Frantz on a woman's bike...

The formula in 1928 remained the same as in 1927, with a series of flat team time trial stages between the mountains. Once again Alcyon-Dunlop were able to deliver a cushioned victory to the Luxembourger Nicolas Frantz. Not only did Frantz win, but Alcyon filled both second and third spots as well with André Leducq and Maurice Dewaele

After Frantz led the combined Dunlop teams to victory on the first day, he never relinquished the Yellow Jersey, becoming the second rider (after Ottavio Bottecchia) to wear it from start to finish. But his victory was not the smooth procession of 1927. Going into the nineteenth stage, his lead was over an hour. But as was all too common at the time, the frame of his bicyle broke with 100km of the stage still to ride. Eventually he found a bike shop, where the owner gave him a woman's bicycle, ridiculously small for Frantz. Thus equipped, he chased all the way back to the end of the stage, and despite losing thirty-eight minutes, his overall lead was saved. Four days later Frantz rode in triumph into Paris, with once again an Alcyon between his legs...

Stage winners

	Stage	Winner	Overall Leader
Stage 1	Paris - Caen, 207km	Nicholas Frantz	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 2	Caen - Cherbourg, 140km	André Leducq	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 3	Cherbourg - Dinan, 199km	Gaston Rebry	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 4	Dinan - Brest, 206km	Pé Verhaegen	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 5	Brest - Vannes, 208km	Marcel Bidot	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 6	Vannes - Les Sables d'Olonne, 204km	Nicholas Frantz	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 7	Les Sables d'Olonne - Bordeaux, 285km	Victor Fontan	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 8	Bordeaux - Hendaye, 225km	Maurice Dewaele	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 9	Hendaye - Luchon, 387km	Victor Fontan	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 10	Luchon - Perpignan, 323km	André Leducq	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 11	Perpignan - Marseille, 363km	André Leducq	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 12	Marseille - Nice, 330km	Nicholas Frantz	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 13	Nice - Grenoble, 333km	Antonin Magne	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 14	Grenoble - Evian, 329km	Julien Moineau	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 15	Evian - Pontarlier, 213km	Pierre Magne	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 16	Pontarlier - Belfort, 119km	André Leducq	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 17	Belfort - Strasbourg, 145km	Joseph Mauclair	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 18	Strasbourg - Metz, 165km	Nicholas Frantz	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 19	Metz - Charleville, 159km	Marcel Huot	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 20	Charleville - Malo-les-Bains, 271km	Maurice Dewaele	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 21	Malo-les-Bains - Dieppe, 234km	Antonin Magne	Nicholas Frantz
Stage 24	Dieppe - Paris, 330km	Nicholas Frantz	Nicholas Frantz

In a nutshell

A mixed Australian/New Zealand team rides. Hubert Opperman finished 18th, Harry Watson 28th and Perry Osbourne 38th. Ernest Bainbridge retired on stage 15.
The first inklings of the national teams of 1930: riders were divided into 8 trade teams of various sizes, 9 regional teams with five riders each and the Touristes Routiers.

Results

Overall

1st: Nicolas Frantz, (Luxembourg), Alcyon-Dunlop, 5475km in 192h 48' 58" (28.400km/h)
2nd: André Leducq, (France), Alcyon-Dunlop, @ 50' 07"
3rd: Maurice Dewaele, (Belgium), Alcyon-Dunlop, @ 56' 16"
4th: Jean Mertens, (Belgium), Thomann-Dunlop, @ 1h 19' 18"
5th: Julien Vervaecke, (Belgium), Armor-Dunlop, @ 1h 53' 32"
6th: Antonin Magne, (France), Alleluia-Wolber, @ 2h 14' 02"
7th: Victor Fontan, (France), Elvish-Wolber, @ 5h 07' 47"
8th: Marcel Bidot, (France), Alleluia-Wolber, @ 5h 18' 28"
9th: Marcel Huot, (France), Alleluia-Wolber, @ 5h 37' 33"
10th: Pierre Magne, (France), Alleluia-Wolber, @ 5h 41' 20"

(41st: Edouard Persin, (France), Champagne, @ 26h 56' 19")

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