List_of_teams_and_cyclists_in_the_1939_Tour_de_France

List of teams and cyclists in the 1939 Tour de France

List of teams and cyclists in the 1939 Tour de France

List of cyclists

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

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
More information No., Name ...

By nationality

References

  1. [1]
    Bowen, Wayne H (2006). Spain during World War II. University of Missouri Press. p. 152. ISBN 0826216587. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. [2]
    James, Tom (15 August 2003). "1939: "Le Roi René" and the regionals". VeloArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. [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. [4]
    "33ème Tour de France 1939". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
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