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)

RankRiderTeamTime
01
ITALIE148h 29' 12''
02
BELGIQUE148h 47' 39''
03
FRANCE148h 58' 38''
04
BELGIQUE149h 04' 20''
05
LUXEMBOURG149h 11' 20''
06
ITALIE149h 14' 11''
07
BELGIQUE149h 18' 08''
08
FRANCE149h 18' 12''
09
BELGIQUE149h 29' 01''
10
BLEUETS149h 35' 59''
11
FRANCE149h 36' 46''
12
BELGIQUE149h 41' 28''
13
CADETS149h 43' 06''
14
BELGIQUE149h 50' 23''
15
FRANCE149h 53' 46''
16
ESPAGNE149h 56' 00''
17
BELGIQUE150h 04' 55''
18
FRANCE150h 06' 36''
19
ESPAGNE150h 06' 52''
20
ITALIE150h 10' 50''
21
ALLEMAGNE150h 11' 39''
22
CADETS150h 16' 31''
23
CADETS150h 19' 01''
24
CADETS150h 19' 16''
25
ITALIE150h 19' 20''
26
CADETS150h 19' 33''
27
ITALIE150h 21' 43''
28
CADETS150h 21' 55''
29
ESPAGNE150h 22' 43''
30
CADETS150h 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

TeamRidersBest GC
ITALIE10#1
BELGIQUE10#2
FRANCE6#3
LUXEMBOURG4#5
BLEUETS5#10
CADETS9#13
ESPAGNE3#16
ALLEMAGNE4#21
SUISSE1#31
PAYS-BAS3#43

Stage profiles in the 1938 edition

15

Flat

6

Mountains flat finish

Compare with other editions of the Tour de France

2025

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2024

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2023

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2022

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2021

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2020

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2019

Egan Bernal Gomez

21 stages

2018

Geraint Thomas

21 stages

Stage-by-stage data: all 21 stages of the 1938 Tour de France

All 21 stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileSpeed
Stage 15 JulParis → Caen215 kmWilli OberbeckFlat32.4 km/h
Stage 26 JulCaen → Saint-Brieuc237 kmJean MajerusFlat33.8 km/h
Stage 37 JulSaint-Brieuc → Nantes238 kmGerrit SchulteFlat31.1 km/h
Stage 48 JulLa Rochelle → Royan62 kmFélicien VervaeckeFlat30.0 km/h
Stage 58 JulRoyan → Bordeaux83 kmEloi MeulenbergFlat32.3 km/h
Stage 68 JulArcachon → Bayonne83 kmGlauco ServadeiFlat32.7 km/h
Stage 710 JulBayonne → Pau198 kmThéo MiddelkampFlat38.0 km/h
Stage 811 JulPau → Luchon53 kmFélicien VervaeckeFlat41.7 km/h
Stage 911 JulLuchon → Perpignan171 kmJean FrechautFlat33.5 km/h
Stage 1012 JulBéziers → Montpellier115 kmAntonin MagneFlat40.3 km/h
Stage 1114 JulMontpellier → Marseille193 kmGino BartaliMountains flat finish26.6 km/h
Stage 1216 JulMarseille → Cannes260 kmJean FrechautMountains flat finish36.4 km/h
Stage 1317 JulCannes → Digne-les-Bains63 kmDante GianelloFlat32.5 km/h
Stage 1417 JulDigne-les-Bains → Briançon27 kmGino BartaliFlat41.0 km/h
Stage 1517 JulBriançon → Aix-les-Bains73 kmMarcel KintFlat34.7 km/h
Stage 1618 JulAix-les-Bains → Besançon223 kmMarcel KintFlat32.5 km/h
Stage 1719 JulBelfort → Strasbourg199 kmEmile ''Junior'' MassonFlat30.2 km/h
Stage 1821 JulStrasbourg → Metz284 kmMarcel KintMountains flat finish30.4 km/h
Stage 1922 JulMetz → Reims219 kmFabien GalateauMountains flat finish24.8 km/h
Stage 2023 JulSt-Quentin → Lille311 kmFrançois NeuvilleMountains flat finish28.6 km/h
Stage 2125 JulLille → Paris284 kmAndré LeducqMountains flat finish29.4 km/h