 Route of the 1927 Tour de France followed counterclockwise, starting in Paris | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 19 June – 17 July 1927 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 5,398 km (3,354 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 198h 16' 42" | ||||||||||||
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The 1927 Tour de France was the 21st edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 19 June to 17 July. It consisted of 24 stages over 5,398 km (3,354 mi).
This tour featured the first win by Nicolas Frantz, a cyclist from Luxembourg. Frantz had come in second in the previous tour, and went on to win the tour in 1928 as well. It also showcased the debuts of André Leducq (4th) and Antonin Magne (6th), two French riders who would win the Tour de France in coming years.
Because Tour director Henri Desgrange was dissatisfied with the tactics used in the long flat stages in the previous years, the individual team start format was introduced, similar to the later team time trial. In this concept, used in stages 1 to 9, 14 and 18 to 23, teams left fifteen minutes after each other. The concept did not make the race more interesting, so after the 1929 Tour de France, it was removed again.