| Prologue BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT, 4.6 kmITT | Thierry Marie (Fra) | Thierry Marie (Fra) |
| Stage 1 NANTERRE-SCEAUX, 85 km | Pol Verschuere (Bel) | Alex Stieda (Can) ** |
| Stage 2 MEUDON-ST QUENTIN YVELINE, 56 kmTTT | Team System U | Thierry Marie (Fra) |
| Stage 3 LEVALLOIS PERRET-LIEVIN, 214 km | Davis Phinney (USA) | Thierry Marie (Fra) |
| Stage 4 LIEVIN-EVREUX, 243 km | Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) | Dominique Gaigne (Fra) |
| Stage 5 EVREUX-VILLERS SUR MER, 124 km | Johan Van der Velde (Ned) | Johan Van der Velde (Ned) |
| Stage 6 VILLERS SUR MER-CHERBOURG, 200 km | Guido Bontempi (Ita) | Johan Van der Velde (Ned) |
| Stg 7 CHERBOURG-ST HILAIRE HARCOUET, 201 km | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | Jorgen Pedersen (Den) |
| Stage 8 ST HILAIRE HARCOUET-NANTES, 204 km | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | Jorgen Pedersen (Den) |
| Stage 9 NANTES-NANTES, 62 kmITT | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | Jorgen Pedersen (Den) |
| Stage 10 NANTES-FUTUROSCOPE, 183 km | Angel-Jose Sarrapio (Spa) | Jorgen Pedersen (Den) |
| Stage 11 POITIERS-BORDEAUX, 258 km | Rudy Dhaenens (Bel) | Jorgen Pedersen (Den) |
| Stage 12 BAYONNE-PAU, 218 km | Pedro Delgado (Spa) | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| Stage 13 PAU-LUCHON/Superbagneres, 186 km | Greg LeMond (USA) | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| Stage 14 LUCHON-BLAGNAC, 154 km | Niki Ruttimann (Sui) | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| Stage 15 CARCASSONNE-NIMES, 225 km | Frank Hoste (Bel) | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| Stage 16 NIMES-GAP, 246 km | Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra) | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| Stage 17 GAP-SERRE CHEVALIER, 190 km | Eduardo Chozas (Spa) | Greg LeMond (USA) |
| Stage 18 BRIANCON-ALPE D'HUEZ, 162 km | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | Greg LeMond (USA) |
| Stage 19 VILLARD DE LANS-ST ETIENNE, 179 km | Julian Gorospe (Spa) | Greg LeMond (USA) |
| Stage 20 ST ETIENNE-ST ETIENNE, 58 kmITT | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | Greg LeMond (USA) |
| Stage 21 ST ETIENNE-PUY DE DOME, 190 km | Erich Maechler (Sui) | Greg LeMond (USA) |
| Stage 22 CLERMONT FERRAND-NEVERS, 194 km | Guido Bontempi (Ita) | Greg LeMond (USA) |
| Stage 23 COSNE SUR LOIRE-PARIS/Champs Elysees, 255 km | Guido Bontempi (Ita) |  Greg LeMond (USA) |
|  Bernard Hinault (Fra) |  Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) |
