Tour de France 1938
| 32nd Tour de France 1938 - final result | ||
| Route length | 21 stages, 4681 km | |
| Tour winner | Gino Bartali | 148: 29: 12 h (31.525 km / h) |
| Second | Félicien Vervaecke | + 18:27 min |
| Third | Victor Cosson | + 29:26 min |
| Fourth | Edward Vissers | + 35:08 min |
| fifth | Mathias Clemens | + 42:08 min |
| Sixth | Mario Vicini | + 44:59 min |
| seventh | Jules Lowie | + 48:56 min |
| Eighth | Antonin Magne | + 49:00 min |
| Ninth | Marcel Kint | + 59:49 min |
| Tenth | Dante Gianello | + 1:06:47 h |
| Mountain scoring | Gino Bartali | 107 P. |
| Second | Félicien Vervaecke | 79 P. |
| Third | Edward Vissers | 76 P. |
| Team evaluation | Belgium | |
The 32nd Tour de France took place from July 5th to 31st, 1938 and led the 96 starters on 21 stages over 4694 km. By abolishing the team time trial , the individual performance of the individual driver has been upgraded. 55 drivers reached the finish in Paris and were classified.
Race course
The 1938 Tour de France was determined by the duel between Belgian Félicien Vervaecke and Italian Gino Bartali . In the Pyrenees , Vervaecke won the stage from Pau to Luchon and took over the yellow jersey .
But on the toughest stage in the Alps from Digne-les-Bains to Briançon over the Col d'Allos , the Col de Vars and the Col d'Izoard , Bartali was able to show off and took off his competitor over 17 minutes. In addition, there were time credits totaling 5:43 minutes because the Italian not only won the stage, but also crossed all the mountains first. His lead in the overall standings that he had gained on this stage melted down a little on the way to Paris, but was no longer in danger.
Bartali, who could also look forward to winning the mountain classification, achieved an average speed of 31.565 km / h on the tour. Vervaecke still won the team championship with his Belgian team.
Antonin Magne, who won the Tour in 1931 and 1934 , ended his cycling career appropriately with a stage win on the last stage to Paris in the Parc des Princes . Also André Leducq , Tour winner in 1930 and 1932 could be happy about such a farewell. Together with Magne he had run away and in the sprint of the two there was no clear winner, so the commissioners declared both drivers the stage winners.
The stages
| Stages | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Yellow jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | Paris - Caen | 215 | Willi Oberbeck | Willi Oberbeck |
| 2nd stage | Caen - Saint-Brieuc | 237 | Jean Majerus | Jean Majerus |
| 3rd stage | Saint-Brieuc - Nantes | 238 | Gerrit Schulte | Jean Majerus |
| 4th stage (a) | Nantes - La Roche-sur-Yon | 62 | Eloi Meulenberg | Jean Majerus |
| 4th stage (b) | La Roche-sur-Yon - La Rochelle | 83 | Eloi Meulenberg | Jean Majerus |
| 4th stage (c) | La Rochelle - Royan | 83 | Félicien Vervaecke | Jean Majerus |
| 5th stage | Royan - Bordeaux | 198 | Eloi Meulenberg | Jean Majerus |
| 6th stage (a) | Bordeaux - Arcachon | 52.5 | Jules Rossi | Jean Majerus |
| 6th stage (b) | Arcachon - Bayonne | 171 | Glauco Servadei | André Leducq |
| 7th stage | Bayonne - Pau | 115 | Theofiel Middelkamp | André Leducq |
| 8th stage | Pau - Luchon | 193 | Félicien Vervaecke | Félicien Vervaecke |
| 9th stage | Luchon - Perpignan | 260 | Jean Frechaut | Félicien Vervaecke |
| 10th stage (a) | Perpignan - Narbonne | 63 | Antoon van Schendel | Félicien Vervaecke |
| 10th stage (b) | Narbonne - Beziers | 27 ( EZF ) | Félicien Vervaecke | Félicien Vervaecke |
| 10th stage (c) | Béziers - Montpellier | 73 | Antonin Magne | Félicien Vervaecke |
| 11th stage | Montpellier - Marseille | 223 | Gino Bartali | Félicien Vervaecke |
| 12th stage | Marseille - Cannes | 199 | Jean Frechaut | Félicien Vervaecke |
| 13th stage | Cannes - Digne-les-Bains | 284 | Dante Gianello | Félicien Vervaecke |
| 14th stage | Digne-les-Bains - Briançon | 219 | Gino Bartali | Gino Bartali |
| 15th stage | Briançon - Aix-les-Bains | 311 | Marcel Kint | Gino Bartali |
| 16th stage | Aix-les-Bains - Besançon | 284 | Marcel Kint | Gino Bartali |
| 17th stage (a) | Besançon - Belfort | 89.5 (EZF) | Émile Masson junior | Gino Bartali |
| 17th stage (b) | Belfort - Strasbourg | 143 | Jean Frechaut | Gino Bartali |
| 18th stage | Strasbourg - Metz | 186 | Marcel Kint | Gino Bartali |
| 19th stage | Metz - Reims | 196 | Fabien Galateau | Gino Bartali |
| 20th stage (a) | Reims - Laon | 48 | Glauco Servadei | Gino Bartali |
| 20th stage (b) | Laon - Saint-Quentin | 42 (EZF) | Félicien Vervaecke | Gino Bartali |
| 20th stage (c) | Saint-Quentin - Lille | 107 | François Neuville | Gino Bartali |
| 21st stage | Lille - Paris | 279 | Antonin Magne / André Leducq | Gino Bartali |
Web links
- Tour de France 1938 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- radsport-seite.de on the 1938 tour