List of teams and cyclists in the 1937 Tour de France

Last updated December 29, 2022

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]

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
DNF	Denotes a rider who did not finish

No.	Name	Nationality	Team	Pos.	Ref
1	Sylvère Maes	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[5]
2	Félicien Vervaecke	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[5]
3	Albert Hendrickx	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[5]
4	Robert Wierinckx	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[5]
5	Hubert Deltour	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[5]
6	Albertin Disseaux	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[5]
7	Gustave Danneels	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[5]
8	Jules Lowie	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[5]
9	Marcel Kint	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[5]
10	Éloi Meulenberg	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[5]
11	Gino Bartali	Italy	Italy	DNF	^[5]
12	Jules Rossi	Italy	Italy	DNF	^[5]
13	Giuseppe Martano	Italy	Italy	24	^[5]
14	Marco Cimatti	Italy	Italy	DNF	^[5]
15	Glauco Servadei	Italy	Italy	DNF	^[5]
16	Carlo Romanatti	Italy	Italy	36	^[5]
17	Walter Generati	Italy	Italy	DNF	^[5]
18	Augusto Introzzi	Italy	Italy	26	^[5]
19	Giovanni Valetti	Italy	Italy	DNF	^[5]
20	Francesco Camusso	Italy	Italy	4	^[5]
21	Oskar Thierbach	Germany	Germany	14	^[5]
22	Ludwig Geyer	Germany	Germany	28	^[5]
23	Otto Weckerling	Germany	Germany	41	^[5]
24	Erich Bautz	Germany	Germany	9	^[5]
25	Heinrich Schultenjohann	Germany	Germany	DNF	^[5]
26	Heinz Wengler	Germany	Germany	37	^[5]
27	Reinhold Wendel	Germany	Germany	45	^[5]
28	Hermann Schild	Germany	Germany	DNF	^[5]
29	Willi Oberbeck	Germany	Germany	DNF	^[5]
30	Herbert Hauswald	Germany	Germany	43	^[5]
31	Paul Chocque	France	France	7	^[5]
32	Roger Lapébie	France	France	1	^[5]
33	René Le Grevès	France	France	DNF	^[5]
34	Émile Gamard	France	France	44	^[5]
35	Pierre Cloarec	France	France	32	^[5]
36	Maurice Archambaud	France	France	DNF	^[5]
37	Georges Speicher	France	France	DNF	^[5]
38	Louis Thiétard	France	France	DNF	^[5]
39	Robert Tanneveau	France	France	21	^[5]
40	Sylvain Marcaillou	France	France	5	^[5]
41	Mariano Cañardo	Spain	Spain	30	^[5]
42	Julián Berrendero	Spain	Spain	15	^[5]
43	Antonio Prior	Spain	Spain	DNF	^[5]
44	Fédérico Ezquerra	Spain	Spain	DNF	^[5]
45	Rafael Ramos	Spain	Spain	DNF	^[5]
46	Juan Gimeno	Spain	Spain	DNF	^[5]
47	Albert van Schendel	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	^[5]
48	Theo Middelkamp	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	^[5]
49	Antoon van Schendel	Netherlands	Netherlands	33	^[5]
50	John Braspennincx	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	^[5]
51	Gerrit Van De Ruit	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	^[5]
52	Piet van Nek	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	^[5]
53	Pierre Clemens	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	^[5]
54	Arsène Mersch	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	27	^[5]
55	Mathias Clemens	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	^[5]
56	Jean Majerus	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	^[5]
57	François Neuens	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	38	^[5]
58	Aloyse Klensch	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	46	^[5]
59	Robert Zimmermann	Switzerland	Switzerland	31	^[5]
60	René Pedroli	Switzerland	Switzerland	39	^[5]
61	Leo Amberg	Switzerland	Switzerland	3	^[5]
62	Fritz Saladin	Switzerland	Switzerland	DNF	^[5]
63	Gottlieb Weber	Switzerland	Switzerland	DNF	^[5]
64	Paul Egli	Switzerland	Switzerland	29	^[5]
65	Charlie Holland	Great Britain	Great Britain/Canada	DNF	^[5]
66	Bill Burl	Great Britain	Great Britain/Canada	DNF	^[5]
66	Pierre Gachon	Canada	Great Britain/Canada	DNF	^[5]
101	Adolph Braeckeveldt	Belgium	Touriste-routier	22	^[5]
102	Gustaaf Deloor	Belgium	Touriste-routier	16	^[5]
103	Herbert Muller	Belgium	Touriste-routier	11	^[5]
104	Edward Vissers	Belgium	Touriste-routier	6	^[5]
105	Edoardo Molinar	Italy	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]
106	Mario Vicini	Italy	Touriste-routier	2	^[5]
107	Settimio Simonini	Italy	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]
108	Ambrogio Morelli	Italy	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]
109	Pierre Allès	France	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]
110	Pierre Cento	France	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]
111	André Auville	France	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]
112	André Bramard	France	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]
113	Maurice Cacheux	France	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]
114	Bruno Carini	France	Touriste-routier	42	^[5]
115	Victor Cosson	France	Touriste-routier	17	^[5]
116	Gabriel Dubois	France	Touriste-routier	34	^[5]
117	Sauveur Ducazeaux	France	Touriste-routier	19	^[5]
118	Jean Fréchaut	France	Touriste-routier	10	^[5]
119	Fabien Galateau	France	Touriste-routier	25	^[5]
120	Pierre Gallien	France	Touriste-routier	8	^[5]
121	Jean-Marie Goasmat	France	Touriste-routier	18	^[5]
122	Robert Godard	France	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]
123	Jean Goujon	France	Touriste-routier	35	^[5]
124	Marcel Laurent	France	Touriste-routier	13	^[5]
125	Raymond Lemarié	France	Touriste-routier	40	^[5]
126	Paul Maye	France	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]
127	Robert Oubron	France	Touriste-routier	20	^[5]
128	Raymond Passat	France	Touriste-routier	12	^[5]
129	Henri Puppo	France	Touriste-routier	23	^[5]
130	Joseph Soffietti	France	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]
134	Alphonse Antoine	France	Touriste-routier	DNF	^[5]

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References

↑ Tom James (15 August 2003). "1937: Lapébie wins after the Belgians withdraw" . Retrieved 18 January 2015.
↑ Barry Boyce (2004). "1937- Tour Provides Great Racing Drama". Top 25 All Time Tours. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
1 2 "31ème Tour de France 1937" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
1 2 McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour De France. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 132–139. ISBN 978-1-59858-180-5 . Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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[veloarchive-1] Tom James (15 August 2003). "1937: Lapébie wins after the Belgians withdraw" . Retrieved 18 January 2015.

[revealed-2] Barry Boyce (2004). "1937- Tour Provides Great Racing Drama". Top 25 All Time Tours. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

[mdc1937-3] 1 2 "31ème Tour de France 1937" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

[Gann-4] 1 2 McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour De France. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 132–139. ISBN 978-1-59858-180-5 . Retrieved 18 January 2015.

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Vuelta a España	1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Giro d'Italia Donne	2022
Tour de France Femmes	2022