1935 Tour de France
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The 1935 Tour de France was the 29th Tour de France
, taking place July 4 to July 28, 1935. It consisted of 21 stages over 4,338 km, ridden at an average speed of 30.650 km/h. Although the French team was favourite, Belgian Romain Maes took the lead in the first stage, and never gave it away. Halfway the race, Romain Maes' biggest threat, Antonin Magne, had to abandon after he was hit by a car.
In the eighth stage, Spanish cyclist Francisco Cepeda fell while he was descending at high speed, and died while he was transported to the hospital.
was visited in the fifth stage.
The prize money increased in 1935, and for the first time it was more than one million Francs.
, the 1935 Tour de France was contested by national teams. Belgium, Italy, Spain, Germany and France each sent teams of 8 cyclists. Then there were the individuals: each country also sent four cyclists who rode as individuals, but could take over the place of another cyclists if they dropped out. Spain only sent three cyclists, and Swiss sent four individual cyclists even though they did not have a national team, so 23 individual cyclists were racing. Finally, there was the touriste-routiers category, in which 30 cyclists participated. In total this made 93 cyclists. Split up in nationalities, there were 41 French, 13 Italian, 12 Belgian, 12 German, 11 Spanish and 4 Swiss cyclists.
The French team looked very strong, as it contained the three winners of the last five Tours, Antonin Magne
, Georges Speicher
and André Leducq
, in addition to climber René Vietto
and Maurice Archambaud
, who had led the general classification for a long time in 1933. In addition, they had Roger Lapébie
and Charles Pélissier
riding as individuals, which meant that they could take the place of a French team member dropping out.
Of the other teams, the Belgian and Italian teams seemed most likely to challenge the French.
In the second stage, Romain Maes was less lucky, as several flat tires put him nine minutes behind the peloton
. The Belgian team chased for 70 km to get him back with the rest. The stage was won by French sprinter Charles Pélissier. Romain Maes and Charles Pélissier were now ranked first and second, but nobody expected them to remain on top of the general classification.
On the fourth stage, the French team performed bad; the first French cyclist came in tenth place, and Romain Maes increased his leading margin to over five minutes.
In the second part of the fifth stage, Romain Maes performed unexpectedly well, as he lost only 38 seconds to Magne, a time trial specialist. Magne was in second place in the general classification, about four minutes behind Romain Maes.
The sixth stage, the first in the Alps, was perfect for a climber as Vietto, and he indeed took the victory solo. Magne was still about four minutes behind Romain Maes. In the seventh stage, Magne was hit by a car, and had to abandon the race. Later in that stage, Spanish cyclist Francisco Cepeda died after he fell going down the Galibier. One of his tires had peeled of his rim, which caused him to crash at high speed. Because Magne was out of the race, Vasco Bergamaschi
became the new number two of the general classification, more than twelve minutes behind Romain Maes. In the ninth stage, Bergamaschi lost half an hour, and was out of contention for the victory. René Vietto won the stage, with Francesco Camusso
a few seconds behind him. Romain Maes lost almost ten minutes, and Camusso jumped to the second place in the general classification, three and a half minute behind Romain Maes.
In the tenth, eleventh and twelfth stage, Romain Maes won some time on Camusso. The second part of the thirteenth stage was a team time trial, in which the French team beat the Belgian team by 27 seconds, and had Speicher get within 9 minutes of Maes in the general classification. In the second part of the fourteenth stage, however, Romain Maes finished in second place, and thereby increased his lead in the general classification to more than ten minutes on Speicher, who had jumped to second place.
In the fifteenth stage, the Pyrénées were climbed. Belgian cyclists Felicien Vervaecke
and Sylvère Maes
were ahead and beat the others by minutes. The first three places in the general classification were now occupied by Belgian cyclists, with Romain Maes, Vervaecke and Sylvère Maes.
In the sixteenth stage Romain Maes ran into troubles for the first time in 1935. The Belgian team controlled the race over the first three mountains, but on the fourth, the Aubisque, Italians Ambrogio Morelli
and Orlando Teani escaped. Morelli won the stage and took the time bonus, and Romain Maes needed his team mates to keep his losses small. Vervaecke and Jules Lowie
helped him to keep it only six minutes, and Romain Maes was still ahead in the general classification, although only two and a half minute ahead of Morelli.
In the first half of the eighteenth stage, Morelli lost ten minutes. Jean Aerts
crossed the finish line first in that stage, but he was set to second place by the jury because he had sprinted irregularly. Maes finished second in the second part of that stage, and increased his lead even more. Initially Jean Fontenay was declared winner of that stage, but he got a penalty of five minutes after the jury found out he had been helped by a car.
Romain Maes finished the Tour by escaping in the last stage, and finishing alone in Paris.
Stages 5B, 14B and 18B were individual time trial
s, while stages 13B, 19B and 20B where team time trial
s. In the team time trials in 1935, cyclists started together in teams, but unlike current team time trials it was the individual time that counted; the team time trial was not won by a team but by a cyclist.
was calculated in 1935 by adding up the times of the best three cyclists of a team; the team with the least time was the winner.
Individuals that ranked higher than team members could be put in the team. This happened with the Belgian team: individual Sylvère Maes
ranked higher than the third Belgian team member Jean Aerts
, so his time was used for the calculation. If this rule would have not been in place, the French team would have won the team classification. It also happened with the Spanish team, which had only two cyclists left at the end of the race; Spanish individual Vicente Bachero was added to the team.
The Italian team had no cyclists left at the end of the race. There were two Italians in the individual category that were then added for the team calculation, but they still lacked a third team member. For that case there was a rule that said that an imaginary cyclist would be added to the team, that had the time of the final cyclist plus one hour penalty time.
On the top of these mountains, ten points were given for the first cyclist to pass, nine points to the second cyclist, and so on, until the tenth cyclist who got one point. The final mountain classification after stage 16 was as follows:
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, taking place July 4 to July 28, 1935. It consisted of 21 stages over 4,338 km, ridden at an average speed of 30.650 km/h. Although the French team was favourite, Belgian Romain Maes took the lead in the first stage, and never gave it away. Halfway the race, Romain Maes' biggest threat, Antonin Magne, had to abandon after he was hit by a car.
In the eighth stage, Spanish cyclist Francisco Cepeda fell while he was descending at high speed, and died while he was transported to the hospital.
Changes from the 1934 Tour de France
This was the first Tour that had a stage finish and start in a city that wasn't in France, when GenevaGeneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
was visited in the fifth stage.
The prize money increased in 1935, and for the first time it was more than one million Francs.
Participants
As was the custom since the 1930 Tour de France1930 Tour de France
The 1930 Tour de France was the 24th Tour de France, taking place from 2 to 27 July 1930. It consisted of 21 stages over 4,822 km, ridden at an average speed of 28.000 km/h....
, the 1935 Tour de France was contested by national teams. Belgium, Italy, Spain, Germany and France each sent teams of 8 cyclists. Then there were the individuals: each country also sent four cyclists who rode as individuals, but could take over the place of another cyclists if they dropped out. Spain only sent three cyclists, and Swiss sent four individual cyclists even though they did not have a national team, so 23 individual cyclists were racing. Finally, there was the touriste-routiers category, in which 30 cyclists participated. In total this made 93 cyclists. Split up in nationalities, there were 41 French, 13 Italian, 12 Belgian, 12 German, 11 Spanish and 4 Swiss cyclists.
The French team looked very strong, as it contained the three winners of the last five Tours, Antonin Magne
Antonin Magne
Antonin Magne was a French cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1931 and 1934. He raced as a professional from 1927 to 1939 and then became a team manager...
, Georges Speicher
Georges Speicher
Georges Speicher was a French cyclist who won the 1933 Tour de France along with three stage wins, and the 1933 World Cycling Championship.- Palmarès :19311932...
and André Leducq
André Leducq
André Leducq was a French cyclist who won the 1930 and 1932 Tour de France.-Career:...
, in addition to climber René Vietto
René Vietto
René Vietto was a French road racing cyclist.In the 1934 Tour de France, Vietto, a relative unknown, got wings on the mountains. This was not a surprise, because he had won the Grand Prix Wolber. He was prepared for the Alps and won easily on the steepest terrain...
and Maurice Archambaud
Maurice Archambaud
Maurice Archambaud was a French professional cyclist from 1932 to 1944. His short stature earned him the nickname of le nabot, or "the dwarf", but colossal thighs made him an exceptional rider....
, who had led the general classification for a long time in 1933. In addition, they had Roger Lapébie
Roger Lapébie
Roger Lapébie was a French racing cyclist who won the 1937 Tour de France. In addition, Lapébie won the 1934 and 1937 editions of the Critérium National. He was born at Bayonne, Aquitaine, and died in Pessac....
and Charles Pélissier
Charles Pélissier
Charles Pélissier was a French racing cyclist, professional between 1922 and 1939, who won 16 stages in the Tour de France. The number of eight stages won in the 1930 Tour de France is still a record, shared with Eddy Merckx and Freddy Maertens...
riding as individuals, which meant that they could take the place of a French team member dropping out.
Of the other teams, the Belgian and Italian teams seemed most likely to challenge the French.
Race details
In the first stage, Belgian Romain Maes was lucky as he passed a train crossing just before it closed, while the rest had to wait. Romain Maes was one minute ahead, and although he was chased, the others could not capture him.In the second stage, Romain Maes was less lucky, as several flat tires put him nine minutes behind the peloton
Peloton
The peloton , field, bunch or pack is the large main group of riders in a road bicycle race. Riders in a group save energy by riding close near other riders...
. The Belgian team chased for 70 km to get him back with the rest. The stage was won by French sprinter Charles Pélissier. Romain Maes and Charles Pélissier were now ranked first and second, but nobody expected them to remain on top of the general classification.
On the fourth stage, the French team performed bad; the first French cyclist came in tenth place, and Romain Maes increased his leading margin to over five minutes.
In the second part of the fifth stage, Romain Maes performed unexpectedly well, as he lost only 38 seconds to Magne, a time trial specialist. Magne was in second place in the general classification, about four minutes behind Romain Maes.
The sixth stage, the first in the Alps, was perfect for a climber as Vietto, and he indeed took the victory solo. Magne was still about four minutes behind Romain Maes. In the seventh stage, Magne was hit by a car, and had to abandon the race. Later in that stage, Spanish cyclist Francisco Cepeda died after he fell going down the Galibier. One of his tires had peeled of his rim, which caused him to crash at high speed. Because Magne was out of the race, Vasco Bergamaschi
Vasco Bergamaschi
Vasco Bergamaschi was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.Born in San Giacomo delle Segnate, Lombardy, Bergamaschi turned professional in 1930. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1935 Giro d'Italia, thanks to the collaboration of his teammate Learco Guerra...
became the new number two of the general classification, more than twelve minutes behind Romain Maes. In the ninth stage, Bergamaschi lost half an hour, and was out of contention for the victory. René Vietto won the stage, with Francesco Camusso
Francesco Camusso
Francesco Camusso was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.Camusso was born in Cumiana, Piedmont, and is ranked among the best Italian climbers ever. In his second year as professional, he won the 1931 Giro d'Italia...
a few seconds behind him. Romain Maes lost almost ten minutes, and Camusso jumped to the second place in the general classification, three and a half minute behind Romain Maes.
In the tenth, eleventh and twelfth stage, Romain Maes won some time on Camusso. The second part of the thirteenth stage was a team time trial, in which the French team beat the Belgian team by 27 seconds, and had Speicher get within 9 minutes of Maes in the general classification. In the second part of the fourteenth stage, however, Romain Maes finished in second place, and thereby increased his lead in the general classification to more than ten minutes on Speicher, who had jumped to second place.
In the fifteenth stage, the Pyrénées were climbed. Belgian cyclists Felicien Vervaecke
Félicien Vervaecke
Félicien Vervaecke was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1930 to 1939. In the Tour de France he showed good results, finishing three times on the podium...
and Sylvère Maes
Sylvère Maes
Sylvère Maes was a Belgian cyclist, who is most famous for winning the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939.- Palmarès :1932...
were ahead and beat the others by minutes. The first three places in the general classification were now occupied by Belgian cyclists, with Romain Maes, Vervaecke and Sylvère Maes.
In the sixteenth stage Romain Maes ran into troubles for the first time in 1935. The Belgian team controlled the race over the first three mountains, but on the fourth, the Aubisque, Italians Ambrogio Morelli
Ambrogio Morelli
Ambrogio Morelli was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :1929Ambrogio Morelli was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :1929Ambrogio Morelli was an Italian...
and Orlando Teani escaped. Morelli won the stage and took the time bonus, and Romain Maes needed his team mates to keep his losses small. Vervaecke and Jules Lowie
Jules Lowie
Jules Lowie was a Belgian racing cyclist. His major win was Paris–Nice in 1938.A native of the East Flanders town of Nokere, Jules Lowie died in Deinze two months short of his 47th birthday.- Palmares :...
helped him to keep it only six minutes, and Romain Maes was still ahead in the general classification, although only two and a half minute ahead of Morelli.
In the first half of the eighteenth stage, Morelli lost ten minutes. Jean Aerts
Jean Aerts
Jean Aerts was a Belgian road bicycle racer who specialized as a sprinter. Aerts became the first man to win both the world amateur and professional road race championships...
crossed the finish line first in that stage, but he was set to second place by the jury because he had sprinted irregularly. Maes finished second in the second part of that stage, and increased his lead even more. Initially Jean Fontenay was declared winner of that stage, but he got a penalty of five minutes after the jury found out he had been helped by a car.
Stage winners
Stages 5, 13, 14, 18, 19 and 20 are retroactively seen as split stages, always between a standard mass-start stage and a time trial stage. In 1935, the mass-start stages were seen as a normal stage, and the time trial stages were not numbered.Stages 5B, 14B and 18B were individual time trial
Individual time trial
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s, while stages 13B, 19B and 20B where team time trial
Team time trial
A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
s. In the team time trials in 1935, cyclists started together in teams, but unlike current team time trials it was the individual time that counted; the team time trial was not won by a team but by a cyclist.
| Stage | Date | Route | TerrainIn 1935, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate whether the stage was run as a time trial, the stage was flat or the stage included mountains that counted towards the mountains classification. | Length | Winner |
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| 1 | 4 July | Paris – Lille Lille Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium... |
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262 km (162.8 mi) | |
| 2 | 5 July | Lille – Charleville Charleville, Marne Charleville is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.... |
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192 km (119.3 mi) | |
| 3 | 6 July | Charleville – Metz Metz Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place... |
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161 km (100 mi) | |
| 4 | 7 July | Metz – Belfort Belfort Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-... |
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220 km (136.7 mi) | |
| 5A | 8 July | Belfort – Geneva Geneva Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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262 km (162.8 mi) | |
| 5B | Geneva – Evian Évian-les-Bains Évian-les-Bains or Évian is a commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France... |
 Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... |
58 km (36 mi) | ||
| 6 | 10 July | Evian – Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:... |
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207 km (128.6 mi) | |
| 7 | 11 July | Aix-les-Bains – Grenoble Grenoble Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère... |
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229 km (142.3 mi) | |
| 8 | 12 July | Grenoble – Gap | |
102 km (63.4 mi) | |
| 9 | 13 July | Gap – Digne | |
227 km (141.1 mi) | |
| 10 | 14 July | Digne – Nice | |
156 km (96.9 mi) | |
| 11 | 16 July | Nice – Cannes Cannes Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department.... |
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126 km (78.3 mi) | |
| 12 | 17 July | Cannes – Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of... |
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195 km (121.2 mi) | |
| 13A | 18 July | Marseille – Nîmes Nîmes Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:... |
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112 km (69.6 mi) | |
| 13B | Nîmes – Montpellier Montpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council.... |
Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... |
56 km (34.8 mi) | ||
| 14A | 19 July | Montpellier – Narbonne Narbonne Narbonne is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea... |
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103 km (64 mi) | |
| 14B | Narbonne – Perpignan Perpignan -Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the... |
Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... |
63 km (39.1 mi) | ||
| 15 | 20 July | Perpignan – Luchon | |
325 km (201.9 mi) | |
| 16 | 22 July | Luchon – Pau | |
194 km (120.5 mi) | |
| 17 | 24 July | Pau – Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture... |
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224 km (139.2 mi) | |
| 18A | 25 July | Bordeaux – Rochefort Rochefort, Charente-Maritime Rochefort is a commune in southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a sub-prefecture of the Charente-Maritime department.-History:... |
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158 km (98.2 mi) | |
| 18B | Rochefort – La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988... |
Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... |
33 km (20.5 mi) | ||
| 19A | 26 July | La Rochelle – La Roche sur Yon | |
81 km (50.3 mi) | |
| 19B | La Roche sur Yon – Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants.... |
Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... |
95 km (59 mi) | ||
| 20A | 27 July | Nantes – Vire Vire Vire is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.- History :In 1123, Henri I Beauclerc, King of England and Duke of Normandy, had a redoubt constructed on a rocky hill top, which was surrounded by the Vire river... |
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220 km (136.7 mi) | |
| 20B | Vire – Caen Caen Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel.... |
Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... |
55 km (34.2 mi) | ||
| 21 | 28 July | Caen – Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
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221 km (137.3 mi) | |
Classification leadership
| Stage | General classification |
Mountains classification | Team classification Team classification The team classification is a prize given in the Tour de France to the best team in the race. It has been awarded since 1930, and the calculation has changed throughout the years.-Calculation:... |
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Final general classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Belgium | 141h 32' 00" |
| 2 | Italian individuals | +17' 52" | |
| 3 | Belgium | +24' 06" | |
| 4 | Belgian individuals | +35' 24" | |
| 5 | Belgian individuals | +51' 26" | |
| 6 | France | +54' 29" | |
| 7 | France | +1h 09' 28" | |
| 8 | France | +1h 21' 03" | |
| 9 | Touriste-routier | +1h 34' 02" | |
| 10 | Germany | +2h 00' 04" |
| Final general classification (11–46) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 11 | Touriste-routier | +2h 11' 56" | |
| 12 | Touriste-routier | +2h 21' 01" | |
| 13 | French individual | +2h 29' 21" | |
| 14 | Touriste-routier | +2h 30' 47" | |
| 15 | France | +2h 40' 05" | |
| 16 | Touriste-routier | +2h 48' 07" | |
| 17 | France | +2h 56' 14" | |
| 18 | Touriste-routier | +3h 19' 55" | |
| 19 | Touriste-routier | +3h 20' 36" | |
| 20 | Belgian individual | +3h 24' 52" | |
| 21 | Touriste-routier | +3h 28' 30" | |
| 22 | Spain | +3h 50' 59" | |
| 23 | German individual | +3h 51' 06" | |
| 24 | Swiss individual | +3h 56' 25" | |
| 25 | French individual | +4h 09' 56" | |
| 26 | Swiss individual | +4h 14' 37" | |
| 27 | Italian individual | +4h 17' 32" | |
| 28 | Touriste-routier | +4h 24' 36" | |
| 29 | Belgium | +4h 28' 05" | |
| 30 | French individual | +4h 33' 46" | |
| 31 | Touriste-routier | +4h 39' 14" | |
| 32 | Spain | +4h 51' 06" | |
| 33 | Touriste-routier | +4h 52' 33" | |
| 34 | German individual | +5h 06' 16" | |
| 35 | Touriste-routier | +5h 12' 28" | |
| 36 | Touriste-routier | +5h 12' 47" | |
| 37 | Touriste-routier | +5h 26' 28" | |
| 38 | Touriste-routier | +5h 27' 50" | |
| 39 | Spanish individual | +5h 37' 50" | |
| 40 | Swiss individual | +5h 49' 01" | |
| 41 | Touriste-routier | +6h 01' 18" | |
| 42 | Germany | +6h 11' 55" | |
| 43 | Touriste-routier | +6h 13' 39" | |
| 44 | Touriste-routier | +6h 17' 55" | |
| 45 | German individual | +6h 59' 19" | |
| 46 | Germany | +7h 40' 39" | |
Final team classification
The team classificationTeam classification
The team classification is a prize given in the Tour de France to the best team in the race. It has been awarded since 1930, and the calculation has changed throughout the years.-Calculation:...
was calculated in 1935 by adding up the times of the best three cyclists of a team; the team with the least time was the winner.
Individuals that ranked higher than team members could be put in the team. This happened with the Belgian team: individual Sylvère Maes
Sylvère Maes
Sylvère Maes was a Belgian cyclist, who is most famous for winning the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939.- Palmarès :1932...
ranked higher than the third Belgian team member Jean Aerts
Jean Aerts
Jean Aerts was a Belgian road bicycle racer who specialized as a sprinter. Aerts became the first man to win both the world amateur and professional road race championships...
, so his time was used for the calculation. If this rule would have not been in place, the French team would have won the team classification. It also happened with the Spanish team, which had only two cyclists left at the end of the race; Spanish individual Vicente Bachero was added to the team.
The Italian team had no cyclists left at the end of the race. There were two Italians in the individual category that were then added for the team calculation, but they still lacked a third team member. For that case there was a rule that said that an imaginary cyclist would be added to the team, that had the time of the final cyclist plus one hour penalty time.
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 425h 36' 09" | |
| 2 | +2h 24' 51" | |
| 3 |  Germany |
+9h 57' 17" |
| 4 |  Italy |
+12h 13' 22" |
| 5 |  Spain |
+13h 16' 21" |
Mountains classification
For the mountain classification, 15 mountains were selected by the Tour organisation:| Stage | Name | Height | Mountain range | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ballon d'Alsace | 1178 metres (3,864.8 ft) | Vosges | Felicien Vervaecke |
| 6 | Aravis | 1498 metres (4,914.7 ft) | Alps | René Vietto |
| 7 | Galibier | 2556 metres (8,385.8 ft) | Alps | Gabriel Ruozzi |
| 8 | Côte de Laffrey | 900 metres (2,952.8 ft) | Alps | Gabriel Ruozzi |
| 9 | Vars | 2110 metres (6,922.6 ft) | Alps | Felicien Vervaecke |
| 9 | Allos | 2250 metres (7,381.9 ft) | Alps | Felicien Vervaecke |
| 11 | Braus | 1002 metres (3,287.4 ft) | Alps-Maritimes | Gabriel Ruozzi |
| 11 | La Turbie | 555 metres (1,820.9 ft) | Alps-Maritimes | Orlando Teani |
| 15 | Puymorens | 1920 metres (6,299.2 ft) | Pyrénées | Felicien Vervaecke |
| 15 | Col de Port | 1249 metres (4,097.8 ft) | Pyrénées | Felicien Vervaecke |
| 15 | Portet d'Aspet | 1069 metres (3,507.2 ft) | Pyrénées | Felicien Vervaecke |
| 16 | Peyresourde | 1569 metres (5,147.6 ft) | Pyrénées | Felicien Vervaecke |
| 16 | Aspin | 1489 metres (4,885.2 ft) | Pyrénées | Felicien Vervaecke |
| 16 | Tourmalet | 2115 metres (6,939 ft) | Pyrénées | Sylvère Maes |
| 16 | Aubisque | 1709 metres (5,607 ft) | Pyrénées | Ambrogio Morelli |
On the top of these mountains, ten points were given for the first cyclist to pass, nine points to the second cyclist, and so on, until the tenth cyclist who got one point. The final mountain classification after stage 16 was as follows:
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 118 | |
| 2 | Belgian individuals | 92 | |
| 3 | Belgian individuals | 71 | |
| 4 | Touriste-routier | 62 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 58 | |
| 6 | Italian individuals | 49 | |
| 7 | Italy | 47 | |
| 8 | France | 42 | |
| 9 | Italian individuals | 41 | |
| 10 | Swiss individuals | 33 |