List of teams and cyclists in the 1937 Tour de France

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The Italian team, that had been absent in 1936, returned for the 1937 Tour de France, after Benito Mussolini removed their boycott of the Tour, and selected new star Gino Bartali, who had won the 1936 and 1937 Giro d'Italia, as the Italian team leader. [1] [2] The Italian team had 10 cyclists, just as the Belgian, German and French teams. There were also small teams of six cyclists: the Spanish, Dutch, Luxembourgian and Swiss teams. The last national team was the Great Britain-Canada team, consisting of two British cyclists and one Canadian. [3]

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The French team included Roger Lapébie. Lapébie had had a difficult relation with Desgrange. This had caused Lapébie to be out of the national team in 1935, and completely absent from the Tour in 1936. In 1937, Desgrange had retired, and Lapébie was back. In the month before the Tour started, Lapébie had undergone surgery for a lumbar hernia, and there were doubts about his form. [4]

There were also 31 cyclists riding as individuals. [3] These individuals were responsible for their own food and accommodation. [4]

By team

By rider

Legend
No.Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour
Pos.Position in the general classification
DNFDenotes a rider who did not finish
No.NameNationalityTeamPos.Ref
1 Sylvère Maes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumBelgiumDNF [5]
2 Félicien Vervaecke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumBelgiumDNF [5]
3 Albert Hendrickx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumBelgiumDNF [5]
4 Robert Wierinckx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumBelgiumDNF [5]
5 Hubert Deltour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumBelgiumDNF [5]
6 Albertin Disseaux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumBelgiumDNF [5]
7 Gustave Danneels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumBelgiumDNF [5]
8 Jules Lowie Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumBelgiumDNF [5]
9 Marcel Kint Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumBelgiumDNF [5]
10 Éloi Meulenberg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumBelgiumDNF [5]
11 Gino Bartali Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyItalyDNF [5]
12 Jules Rossi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyItalyDNF [5]
13 Giuseppe Martano Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyItaly24 [5]
14 Marco Cimatti Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyItalyDNF [5]
15 Glauco Servadei Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyItalyDNF [5]
16 Carlo Romanatti Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyItaly36 [5]
17 Walter Generati Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyItalyDNF [5]
18 Augusto Introzzi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyItaly26 [5]
19 Giovanni Valetti Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyItalyDNF [5]
20 Francesco Camusso Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyItaly4 [5]
21 Oskar Thierbach Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg GermanyGermany14 [5]
22 Ludwig Geyer Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg GermanyGermany28 [5]
23 Otto Weckerling Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg GermanyGermany41 [5]
24 Erich Bautz Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg GermanyGermany9 [5]
25 Heinrich Schultenjohann Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg GermanyGermanyDNF [5]
26 Heinz Wengler Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg GermanyGermany37 [5]
27 Reinhold Wendel Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg GermanyGermany45 [5]
28 Hermann Schild Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg GermanyGermanyDNF [5]
29 Willi Oberbeck Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg GermanyGermanyDNF [5]
30 Herbert Hauswald Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg GermanyGermany43 [5]
31 Paul Chocque Flag of France.svg FranceFrance7 [5]
32 Roger Lapébie Flag of France.svg FranceFrance1 [5]
33 René Le Grevès Flag of France.svg FranceFranceDNF [5]
34 Émile Gamard Flag of France.svg FranceFrance44 [5]
35 Pierre Cloarec Flag of France.svg FranceFrance32 [5]
36 Maurice Archambaud Flag of France.svg FranceFranceDNF [5]
37 Georges Speicher Flag of France.svg FranceFranceDNF [5]
38 Louis Thiétard Flag of France.svg FranceFranceDNF [5]
39 Robert Tanneveau Flag of France.svg FranceFrance21 [5]
40 Sylvain Marcaillou Flag of France.svg FranceFrance5 [5]
41 Mariano Cañardo Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg SpainSpain30 [5]
42 Julián Berrendero Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg SpainSpain15 [5]
43 Antonio Prior Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg SpainSpainDNF [5]
44 Fédérico Ezquerra Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg SpainSpainDNF [5]
45 Rafael Ramos Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg SpainSpainDNF [5]
46 Juan Gimeno Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg SpainSpainDNF [5]
47 Albert van Schendel Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsNetherlandsDNF [5]
48 Theo Middelkamp Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsNetherlandsDNF [5]
49 Antoon van Schendel Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsNetherlands33 [5]
50 John Braspennincx Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsNetherlandsDNF [5]
51 Gerrit Van De Ruit Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsNetherlandsDNF [5]
52 Piet van Nek Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsNetherlandsDNF [5]
53 Pierre Clemens Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg LuxembourgDNF [5]
54 Arsène Mersch Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg27 [5]
55 Mathias Clemens Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg LuxembourgDNF [5]
56 Jean Majerus Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg LuxembourgDNF [5]
57 François Neuens Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg38 [5]
58 Aloyse Klensch Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg46 [5]
59 Robert Zimmermann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SwitzerlandSwitzerland31 [5]
60 René Pedroli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SwitzerlandSwitzerland39 [5]
61 Leo Amberg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SwitzerlandSwitzerland3 [5]
62 Fritz Saladin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SwitzerlandSwitzerlandDNF [5]
63 Gottlieb Weber Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SwitzerlandSwitzerlandDNF [5]
64 Paul Egli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SwitzerlandSwitzerland29 [5]
65 Charlie Holland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great BritainGreat Britain/CanadaDNF [5]
66 Bill Burl Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great BritainGreat Britain/CanadaDNF [5]
66 Pierre Gachon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaGreat Britain/CanadaDNF [5]
101 Adolph Braeckeveldt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumTouriste-routier22 [5]
102 Gustaaf Deloor Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumTouriste-routier16 [5]
103 Herbert Muller Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumTouriste-routier11 [5]
104 Edward Vissers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumTouriste-routier6 [5]
105 Edoardo Molinar Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyTouriste-routierDNF [5]
106 Mario Vicini Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyTouriste-routier2 [5]
107 Settimio Simonini Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyTouriste-routierDNF [5]
108 Ambrogio Morelli Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg ItalyTouriste-routierDNF [5]
109 Pierre Allès Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routierDNF [5]
110 Pierre Cento Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routierDNF [5]
111 André Auville Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routierDNF [5]
112 André Bramard Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routierDNF [5]
113 Maurice Cacheux Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routierDNF [5]
114 Bruno Carini Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier42 [5]
115 Victor Cosson Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier17 [5]
116 Gabriel Dubois Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier34 [5]
117 Sauveur Ducazeaux Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier19 [5]
118 Jean Fréchaut Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier10 [5]
119 Fabien Galateau Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier25 [5]
120 Pierre Gallien Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier8 [5]
121 Jean-Marie Goasmat Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier18 [5]
122 Robert Godard Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routierDNF [5]
123 Jean Goujon Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier35 [5]
124 Marcel Laurent Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier13 [5]
125 Raymond Lemarié Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier40 [5]
126 Paul Maye Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routierDNF [5]
127 Robert Oubron Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier20 [5]
128 Raymond Passat Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier12 [5]
129 Henri Puppo Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routier23 [5]
130 Joseph Soffietti Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routierDNF [5]
134 Alphonse Antoine Flag of France.svg FranceTouriste-routierDNF [5]

By nationality

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