title: 1925 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 9
text: # 1925 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 9
  
  The 1925 Tour de France was the 19th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 21 June, and Stage 9 occurred on 3 July with a mountainous stage to Perpignan. The race finished in Paris on 19 July.
  
  ## Stage 1
  
  21 June 1925 — Paris to Le Havre, 340 km (210 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | 12h 19' 02" |
  | 2 | Francis Pélissier (FRA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 2' 59" |
  | 3 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | + 5' 59" |
  | 4 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 5 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 6 | Théophile Beeckman (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 7 | Arthur Targez (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
  | 8 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 9' 59" |
  | 9 | Joseph Pe (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
  | 10 | Bartolomeo Aimo (ITA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  
  ## Stage 2
  
  23 June 1925 — Le Havre to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, 371 km (231 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Romain Bellenger (FRA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 15h 06' 00" |
  | 2 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 3 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 4 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 5 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 6 | Marcel Colleu (FRA) | JB Louvet-Pouchois | + 2" |
  | 7 | Federico Gay (ITA) | Meteore-Wolber | + 4" |
  | 8 | Bartolomeo Aimo (ITA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 9 | Arturo Bresciani (ITA) | Meteore-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 10 | Luigi Lucotti (ITA) | Meteore-Wolber | + 6" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | |
  | 2 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | + 5' 59" |
  | 3 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | |
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  ## Stage 3
  
  25 June 1925 — Cherbourg-en-Cotentin to Brest, 405 km (252 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Louis Mottiat (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 16h 22' 30" |
  | 2 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | + 5' 38" |
  | 3 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 6' 37" |
  | 4 | Francis Pélissier (FRA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 5 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 6 | Omer Huyse (BEL) | Armor-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 7 | Théophile Beeckman (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 8 | Arturo Bresciani (ITA) | Meteore-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 9 | Jean Alavoine (FRA) | J Alavoine-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 10 | Bartolomeo Aimo (ITA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | |
  | 2 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 8" |
  | 3 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | + 59" |
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  ## Stage 4
  
  26 June 1925 — Brest to Vannes, 208 km (129 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 8h 22' 30" |
  | 2 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 3 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 4 | Théo Wynsdau (BEL) | JB Louvet-Pouchois | s.t. |
  | =5 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | =5 | Alfonso Piccin (ITA) | Christophe Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | =5 | Bartolomeo Aimo (ITA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | =5 | Jean Alavoine (FRA) | J Alavoine-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | =5 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | =5 | Romain Bellenger (FRA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | |
  | 2 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 8" |
  | 3 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | + 59" |
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  ## Stage 5
  
  27 June 1925 — Vannes to Les Sables-d'Olonne, 204 km (127 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 7h 25' 42" |
  | 2 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 3 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 4 | Théo Wynsdau (BEL) | JB Louvet-Pouchois | s.t. |
  | 5 | Francis Pélissier (FRA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 6 | Michele Gordini (ITA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
  | 7 | Philippe Thys (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 8 | Lucien Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 9 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 10 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | JB Louvet-Pouchois | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | |
  | 2 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 8" |
  | 3 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | + 59" |
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  ## Stage 6
  
  28 June 1925 — Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bordeaux, 293 km (182 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | 11h 06' 51" |
  | 2 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 3 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | =4 | Jean Alavoine (FRA) | J Alavoine-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | =4 | Albert Jordens (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
  | =4 | Philippe Thys (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | =4 | Lucien Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | =4 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | =4 | Francis Pélissier (FRA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | =4 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | JB Louvet-Pouchois | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | |
  | 2 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 8" |
  | 3 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | + 59" |
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  ## Stage 7
  
  29 June 1925 — Bordeaux to Bayonne, 189 km (117 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | 6h 35' 21" |
  | 2 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 3 | Federico Gay (ITA) | Meteore-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 4 | Lucien Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 5 | Romain Bellenger (FRA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 6 | Arturo Bresciani (ITA) | Meteore-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 7 | Hector Martin (BEL) | JB Louvet-Pouchois | + 4' 30" |
  | 8 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 9 | Alfonso Piccin (ITA) | Christophe Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 10 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | |
  | 2 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | + 51" |
  | 3 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | + 4' 22" |
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  ## Stage 8
  
  1 July 1925 — Bayonne to Luchon, 326 km (203 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | 15h 18' 56" |
  | 2 | Omer Huyse (BEL) | Armor-Dunlop | + 8' 34" |
  | 3 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 11' 15" |
  | 4 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 21' 19" |
  | 5 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Pouchois | + 22' 04" |
  | 6 | Romain Bellenger (FRA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 35' 50" |
  | 7 | Théophile Beeckman (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | + 37' 04" |
  | 8 | Bartolomeo Aimo (ITA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 40' 46" |
  | 9 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 42' 42" |
  | 10 | Lucien Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 43' 41" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | |
  | 2 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 6' 53" |
  | 3 | Omer Huyse (BEL) | Armor-Dunlop | + 24' 24" |
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  ## Stage 9
  
  3 July 1925 — Luchon to Perpignan, 323 km (201 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 13h 08' 51" |
  | 2 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Pouchois | s.t. |
  | 3 | Lucien Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 6' 05" |
  | 4 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
  | 5 | Romain Bellenger (FRA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 15' 12" |
  | 6 | Hector Martin (BEL) | JB Louvet-Pouchois | s.t. |
  | 7 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 18' 25" |
  | 8 | Bartolomeo Aimo (ITA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 18' 30" |
  | 9 | Auguste Verdyck (BEL) | Christophe Hutchinson | + 32' 09" |
  | 10 | Omer Huyse (BEL) | Armor-Dunlop | + 35' 13" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | |
  | 2 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 13' 20" |
  | 3 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Pouchois | + 26' 25" |
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