Tour de France 1939
Tour de France 1939 — Sylvère Maes wins overall after 18 stages
Edition key stats
GC Winner
Sylvère Maes
Belgique
18
Stages
4,224
Total km
35.3
Avg km/h
3
Time Trials
Stage profile breakdown
17
Flat
94%
1
Mountain
6%
3
Time Trial
17%
Stage winners and teams — Maurice Archambaud takes 3 stages
Final general classification (top 30)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | BELGIQUE | 132h 03' 17'' | |
| 02 | SUD-EST | 132h 33' 55'' | |
| 03 | BELGIQUE | 132h 35' 25'' | |
| 04 | LUXEMBOURG | 132h 39' 26'' | |
| 05 | BELGIQUE | 132h 41' 22'' | |
| 06 | FRANCE | 132h 48' 33'' | |
| 07 | BELGIQUE | 132h 50' 11'' | |
| 08 | PAYS-BAS | 132h 51' 18'' | |
| 09 | BELGIQUE | 132h 51' 44'' | |
| 10 | BELGIQUE | 132h 53' 01'' | |
| 11 | FRANCE | 132h 59' 12'' | |
| 12 | SUD-OUEST | 133h 00' 40'' | |
| 13 | FRANCE | 133h 05' 22'' | |
| 14 | NORD EST-ILE DE FRANCE | 133h 09' 41'' | |
| 15 | PAYS-BAS | 133h 13' 18'' | |
| 16 | NORD EST-ILE DE FRANCE | 133h 13' 39'' | |
| 17 | NORD EST-ILE DE FRANCE | 133h 16' 50'' | |
| 18 | LUXEMBOURG | 133h 22' 24'' | |
| 19 | FRANCE | 133h 27' 10'' | |
| 20 | LUXEMBOURG | 133h 28' 05'' | |
| 21 | BELGIQUE | 133h 30' 16'' | |
| 22 | SUD-EST | 133h 32' 16'' | |
| 23 | SUD-OUEST | 133h 38' 41'' | |
| 24 | SUD-EST | 133h 49' 18'' | |
| 25 | FRANCE | 133h 51' 04'' | |
| 26 | BELGIQUE | 133h 57' 59'' | |
| 27 | BELGIQUE | 134h 08' 41'' | |
| 28 | PAYS-BAS | 134h 08' 51'' | |
| 29 | FRANCE | 134h 10' 15'' | |
| 30 | SUISSE | 134h 11' 55'' |
Stage winners (14 riders)
Maurice Archambaud
3 stages
Stages 10, 12, 17
Amédée Fournier
2 stages
Stages 1, 5
Pierre-Marie Cloarec
2 stages
Stages 3, 14
Eloi Tassin
1 stage
Stages 2
Raymond Louviot
1 stage
Stages 4
Edmond Pages
1 stage
Stages 6
Raymond Passat
1 stage
Stages 7
Karl Litschi
1 stage
Stages 8
Edward Vissers
1 stage
Stages 9
Fabien Galateau
1 stage
Stages 11
Pierre Gallien
1 stage
Stages 13
Sylvère Maes
1 stage
Stages 15
Antoon Van Schendel
1 stage
Stages 16
Marcel Kint
1 stage
Stages 18
Teams at the 1939 edition
| Team | Riders | Best GC |
|---|---|---|
| BELGIQUE | 10 | #1 |
| SUD-EST | 7 | #2 |
| LUXEMBOURG | 4 | #4 |
| FRANCE | 7 | #6 |
| PAYS-BAS | 6 | #8 |
| SUD-OUEST | 2 | #12 |
| NORD EST-ILE DE FRANCE | 5 | #14 |
| SUISSE | 3 | #30 |
| OUEST | 5 | #31 |
Stage profiles in the 1939 edition
17
Flat
1
Mountains flat finish
Compare with other editions of the Tour de France
Stage-by-stage data: all 18 stages of the 1939 Tour de France
All 18 stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 10 Jul | Paris → Caen | 215 km | Amédée Fournier | Flat | 33.8 km/h |
| Stage 2 | 11 Jul | Vire → Rennes | 64 km | Eloi Tassin | Flat | 38.3 km/h |
| Stage 3 | 11 Jul | Rennes → Brest | 119 km | Pierre-Marie Cloarec | Flat | 37.4 km/h |
| Stage 4 | 12 Jul | Brest → Lorient | 244 km | Raymond Louviot | Flat | 35.5 km/h |
| Stage 5 | 13 Jul | Lorient → Nantes | 174 km | Amédée Fournier | Flat | 37.4 km/h |
| Stage 6 | 14 Jul | La Rochelle → Royan | 207 km | Edmond Pages | Flat | 36.5 km/h |
| Stage 7 | 15 Jul | Royan → Bordeaux | 144 km | Raymond Passat | Flat | 32.8 km/h |
| Stage 8 | 15 Jul | Salies-de-Béarn → Pau | 107 km | Karl Litschi | Flat | 35.6 km/h |
| Stage 9 | 17 Jul | Pau → Toulouse | 198 km | Edward Vissers | Flat | 34.2 km/h |
| Stage 10 | 18 Jul | Béziers → Montpellier | 210 km | Maurice Archambaud | Flat | 31.8 km/h |
| Stage 11 | 18 Jul | Montpellier → Marseille | 69 km | Fabien Galateau | Flat | 36.9 km/h |
| Stage 12 | 19 Jul | Saint-Raphaël → Monaco | 311 km | Maurice Archambaud | Mountains flat finish | 29.9 km/h |
| Stage 13 | 21 Jul | Monaco → Monaco | 149 km | Pierre Gallien | Flat | 36.1 km/h |
| Stage 14 | 21 Jul | Monaco → Digne-les-Bains | 27 km | Pierre-Marie Cloarec | Flat | 43.2 km/h |
| Stage 15 | 21 Jul | Digne-les-Bains → Briançon | 70 km | Sylvère Maes | Flat | 38.1 km/h |
| Stage 16 | 22 Jul | Bourg Saint Maurice → Annecy | 212 km | Antoon Van Schendel | Flat | 32.5 km/h |
| Stage 17 | 23 Jul | Dole → Dijon | 157 km | Maurice Archambaud | Flat | 30.3 km/h |
| Stage 18 | 23 Jul | Troyes → Paris | 122 km | Marcel Kint | Flat | 34.2 km/h |




