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Race details
Dates	7 July–2 August 1936
Stages	21
Distance	4,418 km (2,745 mi)
Winning time	142h 47' 32" (31.108 km/h/19.330 mph)
Palmarès

The 1936 Tour de France was the 30th Tour de France, taking place July 7 to August 2, 1936. It was composed of 21 stages with a total length of 4,418 km, ridden at an average speed of 31.108 km/h.^[1]

The race was won by Belgian cyclist Sylvère Maes.

[edit] Results

[edit] Stage winners

Stages 13B, 14B, 18B, 19B and 20B were all run in the team-time-trial format.

Stage results^[2]^[3]
Stage	Route	Length^{[Stage notes 1]}	Winner	Race leader
1	Paris – Lille	258 km (160 mi)	Paul Egli (SUI)	Paul Egli (SUI)
2	Lille – Charleville	192 km (119 mi)	Robert Wierinckx (BEL)	Maurice Archambaud (FRA)
3	Charleville – Metz	161 km (100 mi)	Mathias Clemens (LUX)	Arsène Mersch (LUX)
4	Metz – Belfort	220 km (140 mi)	Maurice Archambaud (FRA)	Maurice Archambaud (FRA)
5	Belfort – Evian	298 km (185 mi)	René Le Grèves (FRA)	Maurice Archambaud (FRA)
6	Evian – Aix-les-Bains	212 km (132 mi)	Eloi Meulenberg (BEL)	Maurice Archambaud (FRA)
7	Aix-les-Bains – Grenoble	230 km (140 mi)	Theo Middelkamp (NED)	Maurice Archambaud (FRA)
8	Grenoble – Briançon	194 km (121 mi)	Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
9	Briançon – Digne	220 km (140 mi)	Léon Level (FRA)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
10	Digne – Nice	156 km (97 mi)	Paul Maye (FRA)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
11	Nice – Cannes	126 km (78 mi)	Fédérico Ezquerra (Spain)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
12	Cannes – Marseille	195 km (121 mi)	René Le Grèves (FRA)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
13A	Marseille – Nîmes	112 km (70 mi)	René Le Grèves (FRA)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
13B	Nîmes – Montpellier	52 km (32 mi)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
14A	Montpellier – Narbonne	103 km (64 mi)	René Le Grèves (FRA)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
14B	Narbonne – Perpignan	63 km (39 mi)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
15	Perpignan – Luchon	325 km (202 mi)	Sauveur Ducazeaux (FRA)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
16	Luchon – Pau	194 km (121 mi)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
17	Pau – Bordeaux	229 km (142 mi)	René Le Grèves (FRA)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
18A	Bordeaux – Saintes	117 km (73 mi)	Eloi Meulenberg (BEL)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
18B	Saintes – La Rochelle	75 km (47 mi)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
19A	La Rochelle – La Roche-sur-Yon	81 km (50 mi)	Marcel Kint (BEL)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
19B	La Roche-sur-Yon – Cholet	65 km (40 mi)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
19C	Cholet – Angers	67 km (42 mi)	Paul Maye (FRA)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
20A	Angers – Vire	204 km (127 mi)	René Le Grèves (FRA)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
20B	Vire – Caen	55 km (34 mi)	Antonin Magne (FRA)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)
21	Caen – Paris	234 km (145 mi)	Arsène Mersch (LUX)	Sylvère Maes (BEL)

Notes

^ In 1936, 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.

[edit] Final general standings

Final general standings (1–10)^[2]^[4]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sylvère Maes (BEL)	Belgium	142h 47' 32"
2	Antonin Magne (FRA)	France	+26' 55"
3	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)	Belgium	+27' 53"
4	Pierre Clemens (LUX)	Spain/Luxembourg	+42' 42"
5	Arsène Mersch (LUX)	Spain/Luxembourg	+52' 52"
6	Mariano Canardo (Spain)	Spain/Luxembourg	+1h 03' 04"
7	Mathias Clemens (LUX)	Spain/Luxembourg	+1h 10' 44"
8	Leo Amberg (SUI)	Switzerland	+1h 19' 13"
9	Marcel Kint (BEL)	Belgium	+1h 22' 25"
10	Léon Level (FRA)	Touriste-routier	+1h 27' 57"

[edit] Final team classification

The team classification was calculated in 1936 by adding up the times of the best three cyclists of a team; the team with the least time was the winner.

Team classification (1–5)^[5]^[4]
Rank	Team	Time
1	Belgium	430h 12' 54"
2	Spain/ Luxembourg	+48' 20"
3	France	+2h 19' 40"
4	Netherlands	+5h 23' 28"
5	Switzerland	+9h 54' 01"

[edit] Mountains classification

Mountain classification (1–3)^[2]
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Julien Berrendero (ESP)	Spain/Luxembourg	132
2	Sylvère Maes (BEL)	Belgium	112
3	Federico Ezquerra (ESP)	Spain/Luxembourg	99

[edit] Classification for 100.000 francs

There was also a points classification, for which the winner received 100.000 French Francs.^[6]

Final standings (1–3)
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Sylvère Maes (BEL)	Belgium	11
2	Federico Ezquerra (ESP)	Spain/Luxembourg	8
2	Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA)	Touriste-routier	8

[edit] References

^ Jacques Augendre (2009). "Guide Historique" (in French). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1254580608579206. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "30ème Tour de France 1936" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5kHjiBsiq. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
^ Arian Zwegers. "Tour de France GC Top Ten". CVCC. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5gWiBhPaH. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ ^a ^b "La Vuelta a Francia desde M. Garin, 1903, a Sylvere Maes" (in Spanish). El mundo deportivo. 5 August 1936. p. 1. http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1935/07/29/pagina-2/631299/pdf.html. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
^ Tom James (15 August 2003). "1936: Sylvère takes over where Romain left off". http://www.veloarchive.com/races/tour/1936.php. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
^ "Clasificación para la prima de los 100.000 francos" (in Spanish). El mundo deportivo. 03 July 1935. p. 1. http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1936/08/03/pagina-1/633125/pdf.html. Retrieved 2009-10-02.

[3] In 1936, 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.

[guide-0] Jacques Augendre (2009). "Guide Historique" (in French). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1254580608579206. Retrieved 1 October 2009.

[mdc1936-1] "30ème Tour de France 1936" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5kHjiBsiq. Retrieved 5 October 2009.

[topten-2] Arian Zwegers. "Tour de France GC Top Ten". CVCC. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5gWiBhPaH. Retrieved 2009-04-20.

[elmgen-4] "La Vuelta a Francia desde M. Garin, 1903, a Sylvere Maes" (in Spanish). El mundo deportivo. 5 August 1936. p. 1. http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1935/07/29/pagina-2/631299/pdf.html. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

[veloarchive-5] Tom James (15 August 2003). "1936: Sylvère takes over where Romain left off". http://www.veloarchive.com/races/tour/1936.php. Retrieved 5 October 2009.

[6] "Clasificación para la prima de los 100.000 francos" (in Spanish). El mundo deportivo. 03 July 1935. p. 1. http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1936/08/03/pagina-1/633125/pdf.html. Retrieved 2009-10-02.

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