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 rider

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 Grèves  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]

References

  1. Bowen, Wayne H (2006). Spain during World War II. University of Missouri Press. p. 152. ISBN 0-8262-1658-7. 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 978-1-59858-180-5. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. "33ème Tour de France 1939". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
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