1928 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11

The 1928 Tour de France was the 22nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a team time trial on 17 June, and Stage 11 occurred on 30 June with a flat stage to Marseille. The race finished in Paris on 15 July.

Stage 1

17 June 1928 - Paris to Caen, 207 km (129 mi) (TTT)^[1]

Stage 1 result and general classification after stage 1^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop	6h 29' 03"
2	Jan Mertens (BEL)	Thomann-Dunlop	s.t.
3	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
4	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
5	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
6	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 10' 56"
7	Joseph Mauclair (FRA)	Armor-Dunlop	+ 14' 38"
8	Marcel Bidot (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	+ 16' 57"
9	Pierre Magne (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.
10	Jean Bidot (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.

Stage 2

18 June 1928 - Caen to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, 140 km (87 mi) (TTT)^[1]

Stage 2 result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	4h 12' 29"
2	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
3	Jan Mertens (BEL)	Thomann-Dunlop	s.t.
4	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
5	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
6	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
7	Louis De Lannoy (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
8	Marcel Bidot (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.
9	Arsène Alancourt (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.
10	Marcel Huot (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.

General classification after stage 2^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
=1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop
=1	Jan Mertens (BEL)	Thomann-Dunlop	s.t.
=1	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
=1	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
=1	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
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Stage 3

19 June 1928 - Cherbourg-en-Cotentin to Dinan, 199 km (124 mi) (TTT)^[1]

Stage 3 result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	6h 29' 17"
2	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
3	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 1' 14"
4	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	+ 2' 15"
5	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 3' 10"
6	Pé Verhaegen (BEL)	JB Louvet-Hutchinson	+ 3' 21"
7	Harry Watson (NZL)	Ravat-Wonder-Dunlop	+ 9' 51"
8	Hubert Opperman (AUS)	Ravat-Wonder-Dunlop	s.t.
9	Percy Osborn (AUS)	Ravat-Wonder-Dunlop	s.t.
10	Camille Van De Casteele (BEL)	JB Louvet-Hutchinson	+ 13' 57"

General classification after stage 3^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
=1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop
=1	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
3	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 1' 14"
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Stage 4

20 June 1928 - Dinan to Brest, 206 km (128 mi) (TTT)^[1]

Stage 4 result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Pé Verhaegen (BEL)	JB Louvet-Hutchinson	6h 47' 58"
2	Camille Van De Casteele (BEL)	JB Louvet-Hutchinson	s.t.
3	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 2' 25"
4	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
5	Jan Mertens (BEL)	Thomann-Dunlop	s.t.
6	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
7	Louis De Lannoy (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
8	Désiré Louesse (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
9	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
10	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.

General classification after stage 4^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
=1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop
=1	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
3	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 1' 14"
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Stage 5

21 June 1928 - Brest to Vannes, 208 km (129 mi) (TTT)^[1]

Stage 5 result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marcel Bidot (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	6h 43' 36"
2	Antonin Magne (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.
3	Louis De Lannoy (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	+ 4' 40"
4	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
5	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
6	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
7	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
8	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
9	Joseph Mauclair (FRA)	Armor-Dunlop	+ 7' 02"
10	Hubert Opperman (AUS)	Ravat-Wonder-Dunlop	+ 11' 59"

General classification after stage 5^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
=1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop
=1	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
3	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 1' 14"
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Stage 6

22 June 1928 - Vannes to Les Sables d'Olonne, 204 km (127 mi) (TTT)^[1]

Stage 6 result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop	6h 23' 44"
2	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
3	Jan Mertens (BEL)	Thomann-Dunlop	s.t.
4	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
5	Ernest Neuhard (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
6	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
7	Joseph Mauclair (FRA)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
8	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 25"
9	Pé Verhaegen (BEL)	JB Louvet-Hutchinson	+ 3' 46"
10	Raymond Decorte (BEL)	JB Louvet-Hutchinson	+ 8' 04"

General classification after stage 6^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
=1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop
=1	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
3	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 1' 39"
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Stage 7

23 June 1928 - Les Sables d'Olonne to Bordeaux, 285 km (177 mi) (TTT)^[1]

Stage 7 result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Victor Fontan (FRA)	Elvish-Wolber	9h 21' 33"
2	Salvador Cardona Balbastre (ESP)	Elvish-Wolber	s.t.
3	Antonin Magne (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	+ 3' 42"
4	Francis Bouillet (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.
5	Marcel Huot (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.
6	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 4' 42"
7	Jan Mertens (BEL)	Thomann-Dunlop	s.t.
8	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
9	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
10	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.

General classification after stage 7^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop
2	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 1' 39"
3	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	+ 2' 15"
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Stage 8

24 June 1928 - Bordeaux to Hendaye, 225 km (140 mi) (TTT)^[1]

Stage 8 result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	6h 47' 25"
2	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
3	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
4	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
5	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
6	Louis De Lannoy (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
7	Jan Mertens (BEL)	Thomann-Dunlop	s.t.
8	Joseph Mauclair (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 3' 45"
9	Hubert Opperman (AUS)	Ravat-Wonder-Dunlop	+ 4' 33"
10	Harry Watson (NZL)	Ravat-Wonder-Dunlop	s.t.

General classification after stage 8^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop
2	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 1' 39"
3	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	+ 2' 15"
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Stage 9

26 June 1928 - Hendaye to Luchon, 387 km (240 mi)^[1]

Stage 9 result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Victor Fontan (FRA)	Elvish-Wolber	16h 13' 10"
2	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 7' 44"
3	Camille Van De Casteele (BEL)	JB Louvet-Hutchinson	+ 13' 24"
4	Jan Mertens (BEL)	Thomann-Dunlop	+ 32' 01"
5	Louis De Lannoy (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	+ 36' 35"
6	Marcel Huot (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	+ 46' 26"
7	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 47' 10"
8	Pierre Magne (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	+ 48' 23"
9	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 55' 37"
10	Antonin Magne (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	+ 56' 20"

General classification after stage 9^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop
2	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 41' 05"
3	Jan Mertens (BEL)	Thomann-Dunlop	+ 54' 12"
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Stage 10

28 June 1928 - Luchon to Perpignan, 323 km (201 mi)^[1]

Stage 10 result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	12h 27' 22"
2	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
3	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
4	Antonin Magne (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	+ 9' 24"
5	Jan Mertens (BEL)	Thomann-Dunlop	s.t.
6	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
7	Victor Fontan (FRA)	Elvish-Wolber	s.t.
8	Marcel Bidot (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.
9	Pierre Magne (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	+ 17' 57"
10	Pé Verhaegen (BEL)	JB Louvet-Hutchinson	+ 24' 42"

General classification after stage 10^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop
2	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 41' 05"
3	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 1h 01' 59"
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Stage 11

30 June 1928 - Perpignan to Marseille, 363 km (226 mi)^[1]

Stage 11 result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	14h 41' 50"
2	Jean Bidot (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.
3	Jan Mertens (BEL)	Thomann-Dunlop	s.t.
4	Pierre Magne (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.
5	Marcel Bidot (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.
6	Antonin Magne (FRA)	Alleluia-Wolber	s.t.
7	Julien Vervaecke (BEL)	Armor-Dunlop	s.t.
8	Pé Verhaegen (BEL)	JB Louvet-Hutchinson	s.t.
9	Gaston Rebry (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.
10	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	s.t.

General classification after stage 11^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nicolas Frantz (LUX)	Alcyon-Dunlop
2	Maurice De Waele (BEL)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 41' 05"
3	André Leducq (FRA)	Alcyon-Dunlop	+ 1h 01' 59"
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References

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