List of teams and cyclists in the 1937 Tour de France

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 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 Grèves  France France DNF [5]
34 Emile 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 Lemarie  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]

References
  1. Tom James (15 August 2003). "1937: Lapébie wins after the Belgians withdraw". Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. Barry Boyce (2004). "1937- Tour Provides Great Racing Drama". Top 25 All Time Tours. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. "31ème Tour de France 1937" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. 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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