List of teams and cyclists in the 1950 Tour de France explained

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 DNF
2 DNF
3 DNF
4 DNF
5 DNF
6 DNF
7 DNF
8 DNF
9 DNF
10 DNF
+Belgium
No. Rider Pos.
11 DNF
12 DNF
13 DNF
14 25
15 8
16 13
17 2
18 22
19 DNF
20 DNF
+France
No. Rider Pos.
21 48
22 3
23 24
24 DNF
25 46
26 4
27 37
28 28
29 DNF
30 36
+Switzerland
No. Rider Pos.
31 41
32 43
33 1
34 DNF
35 50
36 51
+Luxembourg
No. Rider Pos.
37 18
38 DNF
39 10
40 DNF
41 21
42 5
+Netherlands
No. Rider Pos.
43 DNF
44 27
45 DNF
46 DNF
47 DNF
48 DNF
+Italy Cadets
No. Rider Pos.
49 DNF
50 DNF
51 DNF
52 DNF
53 DNF
54 DNF
+Belgium Eaglets
No. Rider Pos.
55 23
56 16
57 DNF
58 DNF
59 DNF
60 15
+France – Paris
No. Rider Pos.
61 30
62 47
63 42
64 DNF
65 DNF
66 DNF
67 DNF
68 DNF
69 DNF
70 DNF
+France – Île-de-France/North-East
No. Rider Pos.
71 49
72 14
73 32
74 6
75 DNF
76 DNF
77 20
78 DNF
79 DNF
80 DNF
+France – West
No. Rider Pos.
81 DNF
82 44
83 DNF
84 39
85 DNF
86 35
87 DNF
88 DNF
89 12
90 33
+France – Centre/South-West
No. Rider Pos.
91 DNF
92 7
93 DNF
94 31
95 DNF
96 45
97 9
98 DNF
99 DNF
100 DNF
+France – South-East
No. Rider Pos.
101 DNF
102 11
103 DNF
104 19
105 17
106 38
107 DNF
108 34
109 DNF
110 29
+North Africa
No. Rider Pos.
111 DNF
112 26
113 40
114 DNF
115 DNF
116 DNF

By rider

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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.
1 Italy DNF[7]
2 Italy DNF
3 Italy DNF
4 Italy DNF
5 Italy DNF
6 Italy DNF
7 Italy DNF
8 Italy DNF
9 Italy DNF
10 Italy DNF
11 Belgium DNF
12 Belgium DNF
13 Belgium DNF
14 Belgium 25
15 Belgium 8
16 Belgium 13
17 Belgium 2
18 Belgium 22
19 Belgium DNF
20 Belgium DNF
21 France 48
22 France 3
23 France 24
24 France DNF
25 France 46
26 France 4
27 France 37
28 France 28
29 France DNF
30 France 36
31 Switzerland 41
32 Switzerland 43
33 Switzerland 1
34 Switzerland DNF
35 Switzerland 50
36 Switzerland 51
37 Luxembourg 18
38 Luxembourg DNF
39 Luxembourg 10
40 Luxembourg DNF
41 Luxembourg 21
42 Luxembourg 5
43 Netherlands DNF
44 Netherlands 27
45 Netherlands DNF
46 Netherlands DNF
47 Netherlands DNF
48 Netherlands DNF
49 Italy Cadets DNF
50 Italy Cadets DNF
51 Italy Cadets DNF
52 Italy Cadets DNF
53 Italy Cadets DNF
54 Italy Cadets DNF
55 Belgium Eaglets 23
56 Belgium Eaglets 16
57 Belgium Eaglets DNF
58 Belgium Eaglets DNF
59 Belgium Eaglets DNF
60 Belgium Eaglets 15
61 France – Paris 30
62 France – Paris 47
63 France – Paris 42
64 France – Paris DNF
65 France – Paris DNF
66 France – Paris DNF
67 France – Paris DNF
68 France – Paris DNF
69 France – Paris DNF
70 France – Paris DNF
71 France – Île-de-France/North-East 49
72 France – Île-de-France/North-East 14
73 France – Île-de-France/North-East 32
74 France – Île-de-France/North-East 6
75 France – Île-de-France/North-East DNF
76 France – Île-de-France/North-East DNF
77 France – Île-de-France/North-East 20
78 France – Île-de-France/North-East DNF
79 France – Île-de-France/North-East DNF
80 France – Île-de-France/North-East DNF
81 France – West DNF
82 France – West 44
83 France – West DNF
84 France – West 39
85 France – West DNF
86 France – West 35
87 France – West DNF
88 France – West DNF
89 France – West 12
90 France – West 33
91 France – Centre/South-West DNF
92 France – Centre/South-West 7
93 France – Centre/South-West DNF
94 France – Centre/South-West 31
95 France – Centre/South-West DNF
96 France – Centre/South-West 45
97 France – Centre/South-West 9
98 France – Centre/South-West DNF
99 France – Centre/South-West DNF
100 France – Centre/South-West DNF
101 France – South-East DNF
102 France – South-East 11
103 France – South-East DNF
104 France – South-East 19
105 France – South-East 17
106 France – South-East 38
107 France – South-East DNF
108 France – South-East 34
109 France – South-East DNF
110 France – South-East 29
111 North Africa DNF
112 North Africa 26
113 North Africa 40
114 North Africa DNF
115 North Africa DNF
116 North Africa DNF

By nationality

Notes and References

  1. News: De Tour de France in 1950. Leeuwarder Courant. 13 July 1950. 13 January 2015. nl.
  2. Web site: 37ème Tour de France 1950. Memoire du cyclisme. fr. 13 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120124102922/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1950.php. 24 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Guide Historique. PDF. Jacques Augendre. Jacques. Augendre. Amaury Sport Organisation. 2009. 15 January 2015. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20130703113302/http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_06.pdf. 3 July 2013.
  4. Book: Amels, Wim. De geschiedenis van de Tour de France 1903–1984. 1984. Sport-Express. nl. 90-70763-05-2. 61–62.
  5. News: Gino Bartali, de grote favoriet voor de Tour . Archief Eemland . Dagblad voor Amersfoort . 11 July 1950 . 3 . 13 January 2015 . nl . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104180142/http://archiefeemland.courant.nu/index.php?page=1&mod=krantresultaat&q=%22jacques%2Bgoddet%22&datering=&krant=&qt=paragraaf&pagina=&sort=datum%2Basc%2Ckrant%2Basc%2Cpagina%2Basc&doc=1&p=3&paragraaf=27&y=142 . 4 November 2013 . dead .
  6. News: La XXXVII Vuelta a Francia. es. El Mundo Deportivo. 14 July 1950. 13 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120723135513/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1950/07/07/pagina-1/660763/pdf.html. 23 July 2012.
  7. Web site: 37ème Tour de France 1950. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20120306132146/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1950.php. 6 March 2012.