Because of health problems, Henri Desgrange stopped as Tour director, and was succeeded by Jacques Goddet.

Maes was then able to create a large margin with his new closest competitor Magne and teammate Vervaecke.

The introduction of the summer holiday in France in 1936 meant that the number of spectators on the roadside increased.

In addition, the winner received a bonification equal to the margin between him and the second cyclist, with a maximum of 2 minutes.

[7] The Italian team was absent for political reasons (the Second Italo-Abyssinian War).

The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,556 m (8,386 ft) at the summit tunnel of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 7.

Belgian Romain Maes, the winner of the 1935 Tour, was first over the first mountain, but then gave up, a victim of chronic bronchitis.

[13] In the eighth stage, Archambaud could not follow anymore, and Sylvère Maes took over the lead.

It was allowed for touriste-routiers, but not for national team members, and he was fined with ten minutes penalty time in the general classification.

[3] Due to this penalty, Vervaecke lost his second place in the general classification, which Magne took over.

The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey.

[2] The stage victory of the Dutch team convinced the Tour organisation to invite them in 1937 again.