The 1926 Tour de France was the 20th Tour de France, taking place June 20 to July 18, 1926. It was comprised of 17 stages over 5745 km, ridden at an average speed of 24.064 km/h. Nicholas Frantz (November 4, 1899 – November 8, 1985) was born in Mamer, Luxembourg. ... The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is an epic long distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The longest tour in history, the route traced closely the borders of France. By starting outside of Paris riders were forced to climb the mountains in the east of the country twice, once at the beginning of the race, and again at the end. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

Results

Overall standings

Rank	Name	Country	Time (Avg. speed)
1	Lucien Buysse	Belgium	238h 44' 25" (24.273km/h)
2	Nicolas Frantz	Luxembourg	1h 22' 25"
3	Bartolomeo Aimo	Italy	1h 22' 51"
4	Théophile Beeckman	Belgium	1h 43' 54"
5	Félix Sellier	Belgium	1h 49' 13"
6	Albert Dejonghe	Belgium	1h 56' 15"
7	Léon Parmentier	Belgium	2h 09' 20"
8	Georges Cuvelier	France	2h 28' 32"
9	Jules Buysse	Belgium	2h 37' 03"
10	Marcel Bidot	France	2h 53' 54"

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External links

• 1926 Tour de France results
• VeloArchive "The longest Tour"