 The race was won by Louison Bobet, the last of his three consecutive wins.As was the custom since the 1930 Tour de France, the 1955 Tour de France was contested by national and regional teams.Eight national teams were sent, with 10 cyclists each from France, Belgium, Spain, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, and a mixed team consisting of Luxembourgian, Austrian, West German and Australian cyclists.