 The rest of his team La Française, the two remaining Charles Crupelandt and Marcel Godivier did not start the next stage, also in protest.Eugene Christophe, who dominated in the Alps with three consecutive stage victories, including the longest solo breakaway ever of  and had shared the lead after his third stage victory, became the second-placed cyclist after Lapize's retreat.Christophe was not a good sprinter, so he had to break away from Defraye to win back points.