List of cyclists in the 1921 Tour de France

In the 1921 Tour de France, two veteran cyclists who joined the race were Ernest Paul and Lucien Pothier, both forty years old.[1] Paul rode his first Tour de France in 1908,[2] while Pothier had started in the first Tour de France in 1903, and finished second.[3] The winner of 1920, Philippe Thys, was the dominant stage racer of the time, but he was recovering from an illness and could not compete for the victory.[4]

The economic impact of World War I was still not over, so as in the previous years there were not sponsored teams, but the cycling companies had bundled their forces under the nick La Sportive.[5] The cyclists were divided in two categories, this time named 1ère class (first class), the professionals, and 2ème classe (second class), the amateurs.[6] This year, some of the second class cyclists would finish higher than some of the first class cyclists.

The 1921 Tour de France saw the introduction of foreign press. They followed the race in their own cars.[7] For the first time, an inhabitant from Monaco joined the Tour de France. Laurent Devalle needed more than twenty-seven hours for the fifth stage,[8] and would finally give up in the eleventh stage.[7]

By starting number edit

Legend
No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour
Pos. Position in the general classification
DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish
No. Name Nationality Pos. Ref
1 Eugène Christophe   France DNF [9]
2 Jean Rossius   Belgium DNF [9]
3 Hector Heusghem   Belgium 2 [9]
4 Firmin Lambot   Belgium 9 [9]
5 Honoré Barthélémy   France 3 [9]
6 Jean Alavoine   France DNF [9]
7 Louis Mottiat   Belgium 11 [9]
8 Louis Heusghem   Belgium DNF [9]
9 René Vermandel   Belgium DNF [9]
10 Félix Goethals   France 10 [9]
11 Émile Masson   Belgium DNF [9]
12 Hector Tiberghien   Belgium 5 [9]
13 Romain Bellenger   France DNF [9]
15 Philippe Thys   Belgium DNF [9]
16 Charles Juseret   Belgium DNF [9]
17 Robert Jacquinot   France DNF [9]
18 Albert Dejonghe   Belgium DNF [9]
19 Léon Scieur   Belgium 1 [9]
20 Jacques Coomans   Belgium DNF [9]
21 René Chassot   France DNF [9]
22 Alfred Steux   Belgium DNF [9]
23 Marcel Godard   France DNF [9]
24 Robert Gerbaud   France DNF [9]
25 Luigi Lucotti   Italy 4 [9]
101 Joseph Rayen   France DNF [9]
102 André Coutte   France DNF [9]
103 Paul Coppens   France 30 [9]
104 Henri Catelan   France 38 [9]
105 Eugène Dhers   France 12 [9]
106 Jules Lebreton   France DNF [9]
107 Robert Martens   France DNF [9]
108 Alexandre Bodinier   France DNF [9]
109 Robert Constantin   France 34 [9]
110 Félix Sellier   Belgium 16 [9]
111 Edgard Roy   France 28 [9]
112 Ange-Marie Aubry   France DNF [9]
113 Raoul Petouille   France DNF [9]
114 Émile Dalifard   France DNF [9]
115 Charles Cento   France 35 [9]
116 Antoine Rière   France DNF [9]
117 Pierre Hudsyn   Belgium 22 [9]
118 Camille Botté   Belgium DNF [9]
119 Édouard Léonard   France DNF [9]
120 Gaston Degy   France DNF [9]
121 Alexandre Gilles   France DNF [9]
122 Maurice Pesnin   France DNF [9]
123 Jules Deloffre   France 26 [9]
124 Lucien Pothier   France 32 [9]
126 Léon Despontin   Belgium 7 [9]
127 François Chevalier   France DNF [9]
128 Jean Kienlen   France 31 [9]
129 Fernand Moulet   France DNF [9]
131 Maurice Armand   France DNF [9]
132 Charles Pavese   France DNF [9]
133 Guillaume Cecherelli   France 19 [9]
134 Émile Dorvilliers   France DNF [9]
135 François Colomines   France DNF [9]
136 Jules Beyens   Belgium DNF [9]
137 Robert Asse   France DNF [9]
138 Étienne Dorfeuille   France 24 [9]
139 Victor Lenaers   Belgium 6 [9]
140 Henri Ferrara   France 13 [9]
141 Noël Amenc   France 14 [9]
142 Napoléon Paoli   France DNF [9]
143 Théodore Abada   France DNF [9]
144 Adrien Alpini   France 37 [9]
146 Lucien Roquebert   France 33 [9]
147 Gwénolé Michel   France DNF [9]
148 Clotaire Guillon   France DNF [9]
149 Charles Hennuyer   France DNF [9]
150 René Paxion   France DNF [9]
151 Henri Miège    Switzerland DNF [9]
152 José Pelletier   France DNF [9]
153 Paul Seigne   France DNF [9]
154 Georges Kamm   France 36 [9]
155 Pierre Excoffier   France DNF [9]
156 Laurent Devalle   Monaco DNF [9]
157 Emile Brelloch   France DNF [9]
158 Firmin Pauloin   France DNF [9]
159 Ernest Paul   France 27 [9]
160 Jules Banino   France DNF [9]
161 Daniel Dagrau   France DNF [9]
162 Joseph Normand   France 23 [9]
163 Lucien Lagouche   France DNF [9]
164 René Billing   France DNF [9]
169 Arthur Claerhout   Belgium DNF [9]
171 Jules Nempon   France DNF [9]
172 Jean Belvaux   Belgium DNF [9]
173 Auguste Meyer   France 20 [9]
174 Benjamin Javaux   Belgium 21 [9]
175 Louis Budts   Belgium DNF [9]
178 Pierre Coolens   Belgium DNF [9]
179 Jules Bertrand   France DNF [9]
180 Nicolas Urme   France DNF [9]
181 Camille Leroy   Belgium 8 [9]
183 Charles Raboisson   France 25 [9]
184 Angelo Erba   Italy DNF [9]
186 Enrico Sala   Italy 18 [9]
187 Michele Brega   Italy DNF [9]
190 Mario Verzeletti   Italy DNF [9]
191 Lucien Abbe   France DNF [9]
192 Julien Samyn   France DNF [9]
194 Charles Hans   France DNF [9]
198 Léon Bonnery   France DNF [9]
199 Edouard Tibal   France DNF [9]
200 Charles Parel    Switzerland 29 [9]
201 Louis Lembeye   France DNF [9]
203 Silvio Borsetti   Italy DNF [9]
204 Camille Dulac   France DNF [9]
205 Alexis Rosset   France DNF [9]
206 Eugène Poncelin   France DNF [9]
207 Charles Loew   France DNF [9]
210 Joseph Muller   France 15 [9]
211 Armand Thewis   Belgium DNF [9]
213 Jean Riou   France DNF [9]
214 Louis Verbraecken   Belgium DNF [9]
216 Emile Ledran   France DNF [9]
217 Émile Lejeune   France DNF [9]
218 Henri Collé    Switzerland 17 [9]
220 Jacques Van Rompaey   Belgium DNF [9]
221 Mathieu Caplat   France DNF [9]
222 Pietro Casati   Italy DNF [9]
224 Jaime Janer   Spain DNF [9]

By nationality edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Past results for Ernest, dit Faber Ernest Paul (FRA)". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Past results for Lucien Pothier (FRA)". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour de France. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 59–62. ISBN 1-59858-180-5. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour de France. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 51–56. ISBN 1-59858-180-5. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ^ Thompson, Christopher S. (2008). The Tour de France. University of California Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-520-25630-1. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b "15ème Tour de France 1921" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. ^ Tom James (15 August 2003). "1921: Scieur continues the Belgian domination". VeloArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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