 The route of the 1927 Tour de France was similar to other Tours before 1926 that started in Paris, only some stages had been split, making the average stage shorter, from 338 km per stage in 1926 to 221 km per stage in 1927.In the first stage, the Alcyon-team suffered twenty punctures.The Dilecta-Wolber team won the first stage, led by Francis Pélissier, who was the first leader of the general classification.