List of teams and cyclists in the 1950 Tour de France

As was the custom since 1930, the 1950 Tour de France was contested by national and regional teams. The three major cycling countries in 1950, Italy, Belgium and France, each sent a team of 10 cyclists. Other countries sent teams of 6 cyclists: Switzerland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Italy and Belgium also sent two extra teams of young riders of 6 cyclists each. The French regional cyclists were divided into five teams of 10 cyclists: Paris, Ile de France–North East, West, Centre–South West and South East. Originally, the plan was to have one extra international team of six cyclists with Spanish cyclists, ^[1] but this extra team became a North African team, with Moroccan and Algerian cyclists, both being French colonies at the time. Altogether this made 116 cyclists. ^[2] There were 60 French cyclists (of which 2 French-Moroccan and 4 French-Algerian), 22 Italian, 16 Belgian, 6 Dutch, 6 Luxembourg and 6 Swiss cyclists.

The winner of the previous Tour de France, Fausto Coppi, was injured during the 1950 Giro d'Italia, so he could not defend his title. ^[3] Still the Italians were favourites, especially Gino Bartali, who had come second in the 1950 Giro d'Italia behind Hugo Koblet, who did not enter the 1950 Tour de France. Other candidates for the victory were Bobet, Kübler, Ockers and Geminiani. ^[4] Two days before the Tour started, the organisation held a poll amongst 25 journalists, who each gave their eight favourites for the victory. Bartali was on the most lists, 23. Robic was written on 20 lists, Lauredi on 19, Bobet and Goldschmidt on 17. ^[5] On the first day of the race, before the Tour had started, French cyclist Charles Coste was replaced by Paul Giguet. ^[6]

Start list

By team

Italy No. Rider Pos. 1   Gino Bartali  (ITA) DNF 2   Serafino Biagioni  (ITA) DNF 3   Angelo Brignole  (ITA) DNF 4   Giovanni Corrieri  (ITA) DNF 5   Guido De Santi  (ITA) DNF 6   Attilio Lambertini  (ITA) DNF 7   Fiorenzo Magni  (ITA) DNF 8   Silvio Pedroni  (ITA) DNF 9   Luciano Pezzi  (ITA) DNF 10   Virgilio Salimbeni  (ITA) DNF	Belgium No. Rider Pos. 11   Maurice Blomme  (BEL) DNF 12   Hilaire Couvreur  (BEL) DNF 13   Marcel Dupont  (BEL) DNF 14   Marcel Hendrickx  (BEL) 25 15   Raymond Impanis  (BEL) 8 16   Roger Lambrecht  (BEL) 13 17   Stan Ockers  (BEL) 2 18   Briek Schotte  (BEL) 22 19   Edward Van Ende  (BEL) DNF 20   Jozef Verhaert  (BEL) DNF	France No. Rider Pos. 21   Émile Baffert  (FRA) 48 22   Louison Bobet  (FRA) 3 23   Paul Giguet  (FRA) 24 24   Louis Deprez  (FRA) DNF 25   Robert Desbats  (FRA) 46 26   Raphaël Géminiani  (FRA) 4 27   Nello Lauredi  (FRA) 37 28   Apo Lazaridès  (FRA) 28 29   Jacques Marinelli  (FRA) DNF 30   Pierre Molinéris  (FRA) 36
Switzerland No. Rider Pos. 31   Georges Aeschlimann  (SUI) 41 32   Emilio Croci-Torti  (SUI) 43 33   Ferdinand Kübler  (SUI) 1 34   Martin Metzger  (SUI) DNF 35   Gottfried Weilenmann  (SUI) 50 36   Fritz Zbinden  (SUI) 51	Luxembourg No. Rider Pos. 37   Bim Diederich  (LUX) 18 38   Marcel Ernzer  (LUX) DNF 39   Jean Goldschmit  (LUX) 10 40   Henri Kellen  (LUX) DNF 41   Willy Kemp  (LUX) 21 42   Jeng Kirchen  (LUX) 5	Netherlands No. Rider Pos. 43   Henk De Hoog  (NED) DNF 44   Wim De Ruyter  (NED) 27 45   Sjefke Janssen  (NED) DNF 46   Gerrit Voorting  (NED) DNF 47   Frans Vos  (NED) DNF 48   Wout Wagtmans  (NED) DNF
Italy Cadets No. Rider Pos. 49   Valerio Bonini  (ITA) DNF 50   Giulio Bresci  (ITA) DNF 51   Alberto Ghirardi  (ITA) DNF 52   Adolfo Leoni  (ITA) DNF 53   Alfredo Pasotti  (ITA) DNF 54   Remo Sabatini  (ITA) DNF	Belgium Eaglets No. Rider Pos. 55   Armand Baeyens  (BEL) 23 56   Marcel De Mulder  (BEL) 16 57   Isidore De Rijck  (BEL) DNF 58   Albert Dubuisson  (BEL) DNF 59   Jean Storms  (BEL) DNF 60   Marcel Verschueren  (BEL) 15	France – Paris No. Rider Pos. 61   Jean Baldassari  (FRA) 30 62   José Beyaert  (FRA) 47 63   Serge Blusson  (FRA) 42 64   Robert Chapatte  (FRA) DNF 65   Robert Dorgebray  (FRA) DNF 66   Dominique Forlini  (FRA) DNF 67   Antoine Frankowski  (FRA) DNF 68   Lucien Lauk  (FRA) DNF 69   Maurice Quentin  (FRA) DNF 70   Jacques Renaud  (FRA) DNF
France – Île-de-France/North-East No. Rider Pos. 71   Gilbert Bauvin  (FRA) 49 72   André Brulé  (FRA) 14 73   Maurice De Muer  (FRA) 32 74   Kléber Piot  (FRA) 6 75   Galiano Pividori  (ITA) DNF 76   Roger Queugnet  (FRA) DNF 77   Attilio Redolfi  (FRA) 20 78   Nello Sforacchi  (ITA) DNF 79   Pierre Tacca  (FRA) DNF 80   Daniel Thuayre  (FRA) DNF	France – West No. Rider Pos. 81   Armand Audaire  (FRA) DNF 82   Robert Bonnaventure  (FRA) 44 83   Roger Chupin  (FRA) DNF 84   Roger Creton  (FRA) 39 85   Basile De Cortes  (FRA) DNF 86   Jean-Marie Goasmat  (FRA) 35 87   André Mahé  (FRA) DNF 88   Roger Pontet  (FRA) DNF 89   Jean Robic  (FRA) 12 90   Gino Sciardis  (FRA) 33	France – Centre/South-West No. Rider Pos. 91   René Berton  (FRA) DNF 92   Pierre Cogan  (FRA) 7 93   Armand Darnauguilhem  (FRA) DNF 94   Marcel Dussault  (FRA) 31 95   Bernard Fernandez  (FRA) DNF 96   Noël Lajoie  (FRA) 45 97   Georges Meunier  (FRA) 9 98   Alain Moineau  (FRA) DNF 99   Paul Pineau  (FRA) DNF 100   Hervé Prouzet  (FRA) DNF
France – South-East No. Rider Pos. 101   Marius Bonnet  (FRA) DNF 102   Pierre Brambilla  (FRA) 11 103   Antonin Canavese  (FRA) DNF 104   Robert Castellin  (FRA) 19 105   Bernard Gauthier  (FRA) 17 106   Robert Kallert  (FRA) 38 107   Paul Néri  (ITA) DNF 108   Raoul Rémy  (FRA) 34 109   Emile Rol  (FRA) DNF 110   Antonin Rolland  (FRA) 29	North Africa No. Rider Pos. 111   Max Charroin  (FRA) DNF 112   Custodio Dos Reis  (FRA) 26 113   Ahmed Kebaili  (FRA) 40 114   Marcel Molinès  (FRA) DNF 115   Abdel-Kader Zaaf  (FRA) DNF 116   Marcel Zelasco  (FRA) DNF

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	Gino Bartali	Italy	Italy	DNF	[7]
2	Serafino Biagioni	Italy	Italy	DNF	[7]
3	Angelo Brignole	Italy	Italy	DNF	[7]
4	Giovanni Corrieri	Italy	Italy	DNF	[7]
5	Guido De Santi	Italy	Italy	DNF	[7]
6	Attilio Lambertini	Italy	Italy	DNF	[7]
7	Fiorenzo Magni	Italy	Italy	DNF	[7]
8	Silvio Pedroni	Italy	Italy	DNF	[7]
9	Luciano Pezzi	Italy	Italy	DNF	[7]
10	Virgilio Salimbeni	Italy	Italy	DNF	[7]
11	Maurice Blomme	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	[7]
12	Hilaire Couvreur	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	[7]
13	Marcel Dupont	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	[7]
14	Marcel Hendrickx	Belgium	Belgium	25	[7]
15	Raymond Impanis	Belgium	Belgium	8	[7]
16	Roger Lambrecht	Belgium	Belgium	13	[7]
17	Stan Ockers	Belgium	Belgium	2	[7]
18	Briek Schotte	Belgium	Belgium	22	[7]
19	Eduard Van Ende	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	[7]
20	Jozef Verhaert	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	[7]
21	Émile Baffert	France	France	48	[7]
22	Louison Bobet	France	France	3	[7]
23	Paul Giguet	France	France	24	[7]
24	Louis Deprez	France	France	DNF	[7]
25	Robert Desbats	France	France	46	[7]
26	Raphaël Géminiani	France	France	4	[7]
27	Nello Lauredi	France	France	37	[7]
28	Apo Lazaridès	France	France	28	[7]
29	Jacques Marinelli	France	France	DNF	[7]
30	Pierre Molinéris	France	France	36	[7]
31	Georges Aeschlimann	Switzerland	Switzerland	41	[7]
32	Emilio Croci-Torti	Switzerland	Switzerland	43	[7]
33	Ferdinand Kübler	Switzerland	Switzerland	1	[7]
34	Martin Metzger	Switzerland	Switzerland	DNF	[7]
35	Gottfried Weilenmann	Switzerland	Switzerland	50	[7]
36	Fritz Zbinden	Switzerland	Switzerland	51	[7]
37	Bim Diederich	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	18	[7]
38	Marcel Ernzer	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	[7]
39	Jean Goldschmit	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	10	[7]
40	Henri Kellen	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	[7]
41	Willy Kemp	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	21	[7]
42	Jeng Kirchen	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	5	[7]
43	Henk De Hoog	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	[7]
44	Wim De Ruyter	Netherlands	Netherlands	27	[7]
45	Sjefke Janssen	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	[7]
46	Gerrit Voorting	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	[7]
47	Frans Vos	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	[7]
48	Wout Wagtmans	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	[7]
49	Valerio Bonini	Italy	Italy Cadets	DNF	[7]
50	Giulio Bresci	Italy	Italy Cadets	DNF	[7]
51	Alberto Ghirardi	Italy	Italy Cadets	DNF	[7]
52	Adolfo Leoni	Italy	Italy Cadets	DNF	[7]
53	Alfredo Pasotti	Italy	Italy Cadets	DNF	[7]
54	Remo Sabattini	Italy	Italy Cadets	DNF	[7]
55	Armand Baeyens	Belgium	Belgium Eaglets	23	[7]
56	Marcel De Mulder	Belgium	Belgium Eaglets	16	[7]
57	Isidoor De Ryck	Belgium	Belgium Eaglets	DNF	[7]
58	Albert Dubuisson	Belgium	Belgium Eaglets	DNF	[7]
59	Jean Storms	Belgium	Belgium Eaglets	DNF	[7]
60	Marcel Verschueren	Belgium	Belgium Eaglets	15	[7]
61	Jean Baldassari	France	France – Paris	30	[7]
62	José Beyaert	France	France – Paris	47	[7]
63	Serge Blusson	France	France – Paris	42	[7]
64	Robert Chapatte	France	France – Paris	DNF	[7]
65	Robert Dorgebray	France	France – Paris	DNF	[7]
66	Dominique Forlini	France	France – Paris	DNF	[7]
67	Antoine Frankowski	France	France – Paris	DNF	[7]
68	Lucien Lauk	France	France – Paris	DNF	[7]
69	Maurice Quentin	France	France – Paris	DNF	[7]
70	Jacques Renaud	France	France – Paris	DNF	[7]
71	Gilbert Bauvin	France	France – Île-de-France/North-East	49	[7]
72	André Brulé	France	France – Île-de-France/North-East	14	[7]
73	Maurice De Muer	France	France – Île-de-France/North-East	32	[7]
74	Kléber Piot	France	France – Île-de-France/North-East	6	[7]
75	Galiano Pividori	Italy	France – Île-de-France/North-East	DNF	[7]
76	Roger Queugnet	France	France – Île-de-France/North-East	DNF	[7]
77	Attilio Redolfi	France	France – Île-de-France/North-East	20	[7]
78	Nello Sforacchi	Italy	France – Île-de-France/North-East	DNF	[7]
79	Giuseppe Tacca	France	France – Île-de-France/North-East	DNF	[7]
80	Daniel Thuayre	France	France – Île-de-France/North-East	DNF	[7]
81	Armand Audaire	France	France – West	DNF	[7]
82	Robert Bonnaventure	France	France – West	44	[7]
83	Roger Chupin	France	France – West	DNF	[7]
84	Roger Creton	France	France – West	39	[7]
85	Basile Decortès	France	France – West	DNF	[7]
86	Jean-Marie Goasmat	France	France – West	35	[7]
87	André Mahé	France	France – West	DNF	[7]
88	Roger Pontet	France	France – West	DNF	[7]
89	Jean Robic	France	France – West	12	[7]
90	Gino Sciardis	France	France – West	33	[7]
91	René Berton	France	France – Centre/South-West	DNF	[7]
92	Pierre Cogan	France	France – Centre/South-West	7	[7]
93	Armand Darnauguilhem	France	France – Centre/South-West	DNF	[7]
94	Marcel Dussault	France	France – Centre/South-West	31	[7]
95	Bernard Fernandez	France	France – Centre/South-West	DNF	[7]
96	Noël Lajoie	France	France – Centre/South-West	45	[7]
97	Georges Meunier	France	France – Centre/South-West	9	[7]
98	Alain Moineau	France	France – Centre/South-West	DNF	[7]
99	Paul Pineau	France	France – Centre/South-West	DNF	[7]
100	Hervé Prouzet	France	France – Centre/South-West	DNF	[7]
101	Marius Bonnet	France	France – South-East	DNF	[7]
102	Pierre Brambilla	France	France – South-East	11	[7]
103	Antonin Canavese	France	France – South-East	DNF	[7]
104	Robert Castelin	France	France – South-East	19	[7]
105	Bernard Gauthier	France	France – South-East	17	[7]
106	Maurice Kallert	France	France – South-East	38	[7]
107	Paul Néri	Italy	France – South-East	DNF	[7]
108	Raoul Rémy	France	France – South-East	34	[7]
109	Emile Rol	France	France – South-East	DNF	[7]
110	Antonin Rolland	France	France – South-East	29	[7]
111	Max Charroin	France	North Africa	DNF	[7]
112	Custodio Dos Reis	France	North Africa	26	[7]
113	Ahmed Kebaili	France	North Africa	40	[7]
114	Marcel Molinès	France	North Africa	DNF	[7]
115	Abdel-Kader Zaaf	France	North Africa	DNF	[7]
116	Marcel Zelasco	France	North Africa	DNF	[7]

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