 Route of the 1935 Tour de France followed clockwise, starting in Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 4–28 July 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21, including six split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,338 km (2,696 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 141h 32' 00" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1935 Tour de France was the 29th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 4 to 28 July. It consisted of 21 stages over 4,338 km (2,696 mi). 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 motorist.
In the eighth stage, Spanish cyclist Francisco Cepeda fell while he was descending at high speed, and died while he was being transported to the hospital.