1927 Tour de France

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Final Standings
Overall	Nicolas Frantz	198h 16' 42"
Second	Maurice De Waele	1h 48' 41"
Third	Julien Vervaecke	2h 25' 06"

The 1927 Tour de France was the 21st Tour de France, taking place June 19 to July 17, 1927. It was comprised of 24 stages over 5340 km, ridden at an average speed of 27.224 km/h.

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 succeed to the maillot jaune in coming years.

[edit] Results

[edit] Overall standings

Rank	Name	Country	Time (Avg. speed)
1	Nicolas Frantz	Luxembourg	198h 16' 42" (27.224 km/h)
2	Maurice De Waele	Belgium	1h 48' 21"
3	Julien Vervaecke	Belgium	2h 25' 06"
4	André Leducq	France	3h 02' 05"
5	Adelin Benoit	Belgium	4h 45' 01"
6	Antonin Magne	France	4h 48' 23"
7	Pé Verhaegen	France	6h 18' 36"
8	Julien Moineau	France	6h 36' 17"
9	Hector Martin	Belgium	7h 07' 34"
10	Maurice Geldhof	Belgium	7h 16' 02"