title: 1912 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8
text: # 1912 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8
  
  The 1912 Tour de France was the 10th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris on 30 June and Stage 8 occurred on 14 July with a flat stage to Perpignan. The race finished in Paris on 28 July.
  
  ## Stage 1
  
  30 June 1912 — Paris to Dunkerque, 351 km (218.1 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Charles Crupelandt (FRA) | La Française | 11h 39' 37" |
  | 2 | Hector Tiberghien (BEL) | Griffon | + 2' 59" |
  | 3 | Maurice Brocco (FRA) | La Française | + 8' 50" |
  | 4 | Pierino Albini (ITA) | JB Louvet | + 16' 34" |
  | 5 | Félicien Salmon (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 6 | Robert Lamon (BEL) | Armor | + 16' 38" |
  | 7 | Vincenzo Borgarello (ITA) | JB Louvet | + 27' 32" |
  | 8 | Charles Deruyter (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | + 27' 33" |
  | 9 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | + 27' 45" |
  | 10 | René Vandenberghe (BEL) | Thomann | + 27' 46" |
  
  ## Stage 2
  
  2 July 1912 — Dunkerque to Longwy, 388 km (241.1 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 13h 01' 08" |
  | 2 | Gustave Garrigou (FRA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 3 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | Armor | + 10' 53" |
  | 4 | Philippe Thys (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 5 | Alfons Spiessens (BEL) | JB Louvet | s.t. |
  | 6 | François Faber (LUX) | Automoto-Persan | + 19' 29" |
  | 7 | Vincenzo Borgarello (ITA) | JB Louvet | + 19' 51" |
  | 8 | Oscar Egg (SUI) | Griffon | + 21' 15" |
  | 9 | Firmin Lambot (BEL) | Le Globe-Russian | + 32' 04" |
  | 10 | Marcel Buysse (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | + 32' 06" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
  | 1 | Vincenzo Borgarello (ITA) | JB Louvet | 14 |
  | 2 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 15 |
  | 3 | Charles Deruyter (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | 20 |
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  ## Stage 3
  
  4 July 1912 — Longwy to Belfort, 331 km (206 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | Armor | 11h 04' 54" |
  | 2 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 3 | Gustave Garrigou (FRA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 4 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | + 1' 06" |
  | 5 | Vincenzo Borgarello (ITA) | JB Louvet | + 3' 27" |
  | 6 | Charles Deruyter (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 7 | René Vandenberghe (BEL) | Thomann | + 6' 03" |
  | 8 | Marcel Buysse (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 9 | Charles Crupelandt (FRA) | La Française | + 8' 25" |
  | 10 | Jean Alavoine (FRA) | Armor | + 9' 06" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
  | 1 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 17 |
  | 2 | Vincenzo Borgarello (ITA) | JB Louvet | 19 |
  | 3 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | 24 |
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  ## Stage 4
  
  6 July 1912 — Belfort to Chamonix, 344 km (214 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | Armor | 12h 04' 17" |
  | 2 | François Faber (LUX) | Automoto-Persan | + 13' 25" |
  | 3 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 4 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | + 15' 57" |
  | 5 | Marcel Buysse (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | + 20' 44" |
  | 6 | Louis Heusghem (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 21' 59" |
  | 7 | Philippe Thys (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | + 31' 01" |
  | 8 | Albert Dupont (BEL) | Le Globe-Russian | s.t. |
  | 9 | Firmin Lambot (BEL) | Le Globe-Russian | + 40' 01" |
  | 10 | Alfons Spiessens (BEL) | JB Louvet | + 40' 30" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
  | 1 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 20 |
  | 2 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | 28 |
  | 3 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | Armor | 28 |
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  ## Stage 5
  
  8 July 1912 — Chamonix to Grenoble, 366 km (227 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | Armor | 13h 40' 23" |
  | 2 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | + 2' 37" |
  | 3 | Gustave Garrigou (FRA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 9' 33" |
  | 4 | Félicien Salmon (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 5 | Hector Tiberghien (BEL) | Griffon | s.t. |
  | 6 | Marcel Buysse (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | + 17' 58" |
  | 7 | Henri Devroye (BEL) | Le Globe-Russian | + 19' 37" |
  | 8 | Charles Crupelandt (FRA) | La Française | + 26' 17" |
  | 9 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 30' 44" |
  | 10 | Firmin Lambot (BEL) | Le Globe-Russian | + 34' 18" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
  | 1 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 29 |
  | 2 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | Armor | 29 |
  | 3 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | 30 |
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  ## Stage 6
  
  10 July 1912 — Grenoble to Nice, 323 km (201 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | 12h 09' 27" |
  | 2 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 6' 33" |
  | 3 | Pierino Albini (ITA) | JB Louvet | + 20' 51" |
  | 4 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | Armor | s.t. |
  | 5 | Marcel Godivier (FRA) | La Française | + 23' 18" |
  | 6 | Charles Crupelandt (FRA) | La Française | s.t. |
  | 7 | Louis Heusghem (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 8 | Hector Tiberghien (BEL) | Griffon | s.t. |
  | 9 | Félicien Salmon (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | + 23' 38" |
  | 10 | Jean Alavoine (FRA) | Armor | + 36' 55" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
  | 1 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 31 |
  | 2 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | 31 |
  | 3 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | Armor | 33 |
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  ## Stage 7
  
  12 July 1912 — Nice to Marseille, 334 km (208 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 12h 06' 00" |
  | 2 | Gustave Garrigou (FRA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 3 | Firmin Lambot (BEL) | Le Globe-Russian | s.t. |
  | 4 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | s.t. |
  | 5 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | Armor | s.t. |
  | 6 | Félicien Salmon (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 7 | René Vandenberghe (BEL) | Thomann | + 6' 00" |
  | 8 | Philippe Thys (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 9 | Charles Crupelandt (FRA) | La Française | + 8' 00" |
  | 10 | Jean Alavoine (FRA) | Armor | + 10' 00" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
  | 1 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 32 |
  | 2 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | 35 |
  | 3 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | Armor | 38 |
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  ## Stage 8
  
  14 July 1912 — Marseille to Perpignan, 335 km (208.2 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Vincenzo Borgarello (ITA) | JB Louvet | 12h 47' 57" |
  | 2 | Marcel Godivier (FRA) | La Française | s.t. |
  | 3 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | s.t. |
  | 4 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 5 | Alfons Spiessens (BEL) | JB Louvet | s.t. |
  | 6 | Gustave Garrigou (FRA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
  | 7 | Philippe Thys (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 8 | Eugène Dhers (FRA) | Automoto-Persan | s.t. |
  | 9 | Marcel Buysse (BEL) | Peugeot-Wolber | s.t. |
  | 10 | Hector Tiberghien (BEL) | Griffon | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
  | 1 | Odile Defraye (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 36 |
  | 2 | Octave Lapize (FRA) | La Française | 38 |
  | 3 | Eugène Christophe (FRA) | Armor | 55 |
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