Tour de France 1938
Tour de France 1938 — Gino Bartali wins overall after 21 stages
Edition key stats
GC Winner
Gino Bartali
Cadets
21
Stages
4,694
Total km
33.0
Avg km/h
1
Time Trials
Stage profile breakdown
15
Flat
71%
6
Mountain
29%
1
Time Trial
5%
Stage winners and teams — Marcel Kint takes 3 stages
Final general classification (top 30)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ITALIE | 148h 29' 12'' | |
| 02 | BELGIQUE | 148h 47' 39'' | |
| 03 | FRANCE | 148h 58' 38'' | |
| 04 | BELGIQUE | 149h 04' 20'' | |
| 05 | LUXEMBOURG | 149h 11' 20'' | |
| 06 | ITALIE | 149h 14' 11'' | |
| 07 | BELGIQUE | 149h 18' 08'' | |
| 08 | FRANCE | 149h 18' 12'' | |
| 09 | BELGIQUE | 149h 29' 01'' | |
| 10 | BLEUETS | 149h 35' 59'' | |
| 11 | FRANCE | 149h 36' 46'' | |
| 12 | BELGIQUE | 149h 41' 28'' | |
| 13 | CADETS | 149h 43' 06'' | |
| 14 | BELGIQUE | 149h 50' 23'' | |
| 15 | FRANCE | 149h 53' 46'' | |
| 16 | ESPAGNE | 149h 56' 00'' | |
| 17 | BELGIQUE | 150h 04' 55'' | |
| 18 | FRANCE | 150h 06' 36'' | |
| 19 | ESPAGNE | 150h 06' 52'' | |
| 20 | ITALIE | 150h 10' 50'' | |
| 21 | ALLEMAGNE | 150h 11' 39'' | |
| 22 | CADETS | 150h 16' 31'' | |
| 23 | CADETS | 150h 19' 01'' | |
| 24 | CADETS | 150h 19' 16'' | |
| 25 | ITALIE | 150h 19' 20'' | |
| 26 | CADETS | 150h 19' 33'' | |
| 27 | ITALIE | 150h 21' 43'' | |
| 28 | CADETS | 150h 21' 55'' | |
| 29 | ESPAGNE | 150h 22' 43'' | |
| 30 | CADETS | 150h 22' 54'' |
Stage winners (16 riders)
Marcel Kint
3 stages
Stages 15, 16, 18
Félicien Vervaecke
2 stages
Stages 4, 8
Jean Frechaut
2 stages
Stages 9, 12
Gino Bartali
2 stages
Stages 11, 14
Willi Oberbeck
1 stage
Stages 1
Jean Majerus
1 stage
Stages 2
Gerrit Schulte
1 stage
Stages 3
Eloi Meulenberg
1 stage
Stages 5
Glauco Servadei
1 stage
Stages 6
Théo Middelkamp
1 stage
Stages 7
Antonin Magne
1 stage
Stages 10
Dante Gianello
1 stage
Stages 13
Emile ''Junior'' Masson
1 stage
Stages 17
Fabien Galateau
1 stage
Stages 19
François Neuville
1 stage
Stages 20
André Leducq
1 stage
Stages 21
Teams at the 1938 edition
| Team | Riders | Best GC |
|---|---|---|
| ITALIE | 10 | #1 |
| BELGIQUE | 10 | #2 |
| FRANCE | 6 | #3 |
| LUXEMBOURG | 4 | #5 |
| BLEUETS | 5 | #10 |
| CADETS | 9 | #13 |
| ESPAGNE | 3 | #16 |
| ALLEMAGNE | 4 | #21 |
| SUISSE | 1 | #31 |
| PAYS-BAS | 3 | #43 |
Stage profiles in the 1938 edition
15
Flat
6
Mountains flat finish
Compare with other editions of the Tour de France
Stage-by-stage data: all 21 stages of the 1938 Tour de France
All 21 stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 5 Jul | Paris → Caen | 215 km | Willi Oberbeck | Flat | 32.4 km/h |
| Stage 2 | 6 Jul | Caen → Saint-Brieuc | 237 km | Jean Majerus | Flat | 33.8 km/h |
| Stage 3 | 7 Jul | Saint-Brieuc → Nantes | 238 km | Gerrit Schulte | Flat | 31.1 km/h |
| Stage 4 | 8 Jul | La Rochelle → Royan | 62 km | Félicien Vervaecke | Flat | 30.0 km/h |
| Stage 5 | 8 Jul | Royan → Bordeaux | 83 km | Eloi Meulenberg | Flat | 32.3 km/h |
| Stage 6 | 8 Jul | Arcachon → Bayonne | 83 km | Glauco Servadei | Flat | 32.7 km/h |
| Stage 7 | 10 Jul | Bayonne → Pau | 198 km | Théo Middelkamp | Flat | 38.0 km/h |
| Stage 8 | 11 Jul | Pau → Luchon | 53 km | Félicien Vervaecke | Flat | 41.7 km/h |
| Stage 9 | 11 Jul | Luchon → Perpignan | 171 km | Jean Frechaut | Flat | 33.5 km/h |
| Stage 10 | 12 Jul | Béziers → Montpellier | 115 km | Antonin Magne | Flat | 40.3 km/h |
| Stage 11 | 14 Jul | Montpellier → Marseille | 193 km | Gino Bartali | Mountains flat finish | 26.6 km/h |
| Stage 12 | 16 Jul | Marseille → Cannes | 260 km | Jean Frechaut | Mountains flat finish | 36.4 km/h |
| Stage 13 | 17 Jul | Cannes → Digne-les-Bains | 63 km | Dante Gianello | Flat | 32.5 km/h |
| Stage 14 | 17 Jul | Digne-les-Bains → Briançon | 27 km | Gino Bartali | Flat | 41.0 km/h |
| Stage 15 | 17 Jul | Briançon → Aix-les-Bains | 73 km | Marcel Kint | Flat | 34.7 km/h |
| Stage 16 | 18 Jul | Aix-les-Bains → Besançon | 223 km | Marcel Kint | Flat | 32.5 km/h |
| Stage 17 | 19 Jul | Belfort → Strasbourg | 199 km | Emile ''Junior'' Masson | Flat | 30.2 km/h |
| Stage 18 | 21 Jul | Strasbourg → Metz | 284 km | Marcel Kint | Mountains flat finish | 30.4 km/h |
| Stage 19 | 22 Jul | Metz → Reims | 219 km | Fabien Galateau | Mountains flat finish | 24.8 km/h |
| Stage 20 | 23 Jul | St-Quentin → Lille | 311 km | François Neuville | Mountains flat finish | 28.6 km/h |
| Stage 21 | 25 Jul | Lille → Paris | 284 km | André Leducq | Mountains flat finish | 29.4 km/h |












