Three former winners of the Tour, François Faber, Octave Lapize and Lucien Petit-Breton had died fighting in World War I. Two other former winners, Philippe Thys and Odile Defraye started the race.[1] The war had been only over for seven months, so most cyclists did not have a chance to train enough for the Tour.[2] For that reason, there were almost no new younger cyclists, and the older cyclists dominated the race.[3]
By starting number
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
Pos. | Position in the general classification |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
By nationality
References
- ↑ Tom James (15 August 2003). "1919: Christophe in Yellow - but not in Paris". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "1919: Wanhoopspoging levert Firmin Lambot Tourzege op" (in Dutch). Tourdefrance.nl. 19 March 2003. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Tour de France: Timeline". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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