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List of teams and cyclists in the 1939 Tour de France

Italy, Germany and Spain did not send teams to the 1939 Tour de France.[1] The Tour organisation were short on participating cyclists, because of this. To solve the problem, they allowed Belgium to send two teams, and France to send four additional regional teams.[2]

The French cyclists had been successful in the 1930s, but their Tour winners were absent in 1939: 1930 and 1932 winner André Leducq had retired in 1938, as had 1931 and 1934 winner Antonin Magne; 1933 winner Georges Speicher did not ride, and 1937 winner Roger Lapébie was injured. This all made the Belgian team favourite.[3]

By team edit

By rider 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 Team Pos. Ref
1 Sylvère Maes   Belgium Belgium 1 [4]
2 Félicien Vervaecke   Belgium Belgium DNF [4]
3 Edward Vissers   Belgium Belgium 5 [4]
4 Marcel Kint   Belgium Belgium 34 [4]
5 Lucien Storme   Belgium Belgium DNF [4]
6 Albert Hendrickx   Belgium Belgium 26 [4]
7 François Neuville   Belgium Belgium 27 [4]
8 Romain Maes   Belgium Belgium DNF [4]
9 Karl Litschi    Switzerland Switzerland DNF [4]
10 Werner Jaisli    Switzerland Switzerland DNF [4]
11 Josef Wagner    Switzerland Switzerland 30 [4]
12 Walter Gross    Switzerland Switzerland DNF [4]
13 Théo Perret    Switzerland Switzerland 41 [4]
14 Karl Wyss    Switzerland Switzerland DNF [4]
15 Ettore Maestranzi    Switzerland Switzerland DNF [4]
16 René Pedroli    Switzerland Switzerland 44 [4]
17 Jean Majerus   Luxembourg Luxembourg DNF [4]
18 Pierre Clemens   Luxembourg Luxembourg 20 [4]
19 Mathias Clemens   Luxembourg Luxembourg 4 [4]
20 François Neuens   Luxembourg Luxembourg 42 [4]
21 Arsène Mersch   Luxembourg Luxembourg DNF [4]
22 Grégoire Leisen   Luxembourg Luxembourg DNF [4]
23 Christophe Didier   Luxembourg Luxembourg 18 [4]
24 Lucien Bidinger   Luxembourg Luxembourg DNF [4]
25 Albert van Schendel   Netherlands Netherlands 15 [4]
26 Antoon van Schendel   Netherlands Netherlands 38 [4]
27 Janus Hellemons   Netherlands Netherlands 46 [4]
28 Jan Lambrichs   Netherlands Netherlands 8 [4]
29 Jozef Dominicus   Netherlands Netherlands 39 [4]
30 Jan Gommers   Netherlands Netherlands DNF [4]
31 André de Korver   Netherlands Netherlands 28 [4]
32 Hubert Sijen   Netherlands Netherlands DNF [4]
33 Auguste Mallet   France France 13 [4]
34 Georges Naisse   France France 19 [4]
35 Lucien Le Guével   France France 35 [4]
36 Victor Cosson   France France 25 [4]
37 Sylvain Marcaillou   France France 6 [4]
38 Pierre Jaminet   France France DNF [4]
39 Dante Gianello   France France 11 [4]
40 Raymond Louviot   France France 29 [4]
41 Albertin Disseaux   Belgium Belgium B 7 [4]
42 Jules Lowie   Belgium Belgium B DNF [4]
43 Lucien Vlaemynck   Belgium Belgium B 3 [4]
44 Albert Ritserveldt   Belgium Belgium B 9 [4]
45 Éloi Meulenberg   Belgium Belgium B DNF [4]
46 Cyriel Vanoverberghe   Belgium Belgium B 10 [4]
47 Albert Perikel   Belgium Belgium B 21 [4]
48 Edmond Delathouwer   Belgium Belgium B DNF [4]
49 Maurice Archambaud   France France – North-East/Île de France 14 [4]
50 Fernand Mithouard   France France – North-East/Île de France DNF [4]
51 Louis Thiétard   France France – North-East/Île de France 17 [4]
52 Pierre Gallien   France France – North-East/Île de France 16 [4]
53 Gabriel Dubois   France France – North-East/Île de France DNF [4]
54 Amédée Fournier   France France – North-East/Île de France 47 [4]
55 Roger Bailleux   France France – North-East/Île de France DNF [4]
56 Victor Codron   France France – North-East/Île de France 40 [4]
57 René Le Grevès   France France – West 45 [4]
58 Pierre Cloarec   France France – West 31 [4]
59 Christophe Taëron   France France – West DNF [4]
60 Jean Fontenay   France France – West 43 [4]
61 Armand Le Moal   France France – West 49 [4]
62 Yvan Marie   France France – West DNF [4]
63 Albert Goutal   France France – West DNF [4]
64 Eloi Tassin   France France – West 32 [4]
65 Paul Maye   France France – South-West DNF [4]
66 Jean Fréchaut   France France – South-West DNF [4]
67 Gérard Virol   France France – South-West DNF [4]
68 Edmond Pagès   France France – South-West 23 [4]
69 André Bramard   France France – South-West DNF [4]
70 Joffre Daran   France France – South-West DNF [4]
71 François Garcia   France France – South-West DNF [4]
72 Raymond Passat   France France – South-West 12 [4]
73 Oreste Bernardoni   France France – South-East 24 [4]
74 René Vietto   France France – South-East 2 [4]
75 Charles Berty   France France – South-East 33 [4]
76 Joseph Soffietti   France France – South-East 48 [4]
77 Gabriel Bouffier   France France – South-East DNF [4]
78 Trino Yelamos   France France – South-East 36 [4]
79 Fabien Galateau   France France – South-East 22 [4]
80 Joseph Aureille   France France – South-East 37 [4]

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References edit

  1. ^ Bowen, Wayne H (2006). Spain during World War II. University of Missouri Press. p. 152. ISBN 0826216587. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ James, Tom (15 August 2003). "1939: "Le Roi René" and the regionals". VeloArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour De France. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 144–147. ISBN 978-1598581805. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb "33ème Tour de France 1939". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
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