The broom wagon, picking up the cyclists who abandoned the race, was introduced too.
In the tenth stage, over the four mountains in the Pyrenees, cyclists were allowed to finish the stage in the broom wagon and still start the next stage.
On the rest day between the sixth and seventh stage in Nice, cyclist Adolphe Hélière died whilst swimming.
On Tourmalet, Gustave Garrigou was the only cyclist who reached the top without dismounting. He received an extra prize of 100 francs for that.