List of cyclists in the 1921 Tour de France

In the 1921 Tour de France, two veteran cyclists who joined the race were Ernest Paul and Lucien Pothier, both forty years old.[1] Paul rode his first Tour de France in 1908,[2] while Pothier had started in the first Tour de France in 1903, and finished second.[3] The winner of 1920, Philippe Thys, was the dominant stage racer of the time, but he was recovering from an illness and could not compete for the victory.[4]

The economic impact of World War I was still not over, so as in the previous years there were not sponsored teams, but the cycling companies had bundled their forces under the nick La Sportive.[5] The cyclists were divided in two categories, this time named 1ère class (first class), the professionals, and 2ème classe (second class), the amateurs.[6] This year, some of the second class cyclists would finish higher than some of the first class cyclists.

The 1921 Tour de France saw the introduction of foreign press. They followed the race in their own cars.[7] For the first time, an inhabitant from Monaco joined the Tour de France. Laurent Devalle needed more than twenty-seven hours for the fifth stage,[8] and would finally give up in the eleventh stage.[7]

By starting number

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	Pos.	Ref
1	Eugène Christophe	France	DNF	[9]
2	Jean Rossius	Belgium	DNF	[9]
3	Hector Heusghem	Belgium	2	[9]
4	Firmin Lambot	Belgium	9	[9]
5	Honoré Barthélémy	France	3	[9]
6	Jean Alavoine	France	DNF	[9]
7	Louis Mottiat	Belgium	11	[9]
8	Louis Heusghem	Belgium	DNF	[9]
9	René Vermandel	Belgium	DNF	[9]
10	Félix Goethals	France	10	[9]
11	Émile Masson	Belgium	DNF	[9]
12	Hector Tiberghien	Belgium	5	[9]
13	Romain Bellenger	France	DNF	[9]
15	Philippe Thys	Belgium	DNF	[9]
16	Charles Juseret	Belgium	DNF	[9]
17	Robert Jacquinot	France	DNF	[9]
18	Albert Dejonghe	Belgium	DNF	[9]
19	Léon Scieur	Belgium	1	[9]
20	Jacques Coomans	Belgium	DNF	[9]
21	René Chassot	France	DNF	[9]
22	Alfred Steux	Belgium	DNF	[9]
23	Marcel Godard	France	DNF	[9]
24	Robert Gerbaud	France	DNF	[9]
25	Luigi Lucotti	Italy	4	[9]
101	Joseph Rayen	France	DNF	[9]
102	André Coutte	France	DNF	[9]
103	Paul Coppens	France	30	[9]
104	Henri Catelan	France	38	[9]
105	Eugène Dhers	France	12	[9]
106	Jules Lebreton	France	DNF	[9]
107	Robert Martens	France	DNF	[9]
108	Alexandre Bodinier	France	DNF	[9]
109	Robert Constantin	France	34	[9]
110	Félix Sellier	Belgium	16	[9]
111	Edgard Roy	France	28	[9]
112	Ange-Marie Aubry	France	DNF	[9]
113	Raoul Petouille	France	DNF	[9]
114	Émile Dalifard	France	DNF	[9]
115	Charles Cento	France	35	[9]
116	Antoine Rière	France	DNF	[9]
117	Pierre Hudsyn	Belgium	22	[9]
118	Camille Botté	Belgium	DNF	[9]
119	Édouard Léonard	France	DNF	[9]
120	Gaston Degy	France	DNF	[9]
121	Alexandre Gilles	France	DNF	[9]
122	Maurice Pesnin	France	DNF	[9]
123	Jules Deloffre	France	26	[9]
124	Lucien Pothier	France	32	[9]
126	Léon Despontin	Belgium	7	[9]
127	François Chevalier	France	DNF	[9]
128	Jean Kienlen	France	31	[9]
129	Fernand Moulet	France	DNF	[9]
131	Maurice Armand	France	DNF	[9]
132	Charles Pavese	France	DNF	[9]
133	Guillaume Cecherelli	France	19	[9]
134	Émile Dorvilliers	France	DNF	[9]
135	François Colomines	France	DNF	[9]
136	Jules Beyens	Belgium	DNF	[9]
137	Robert Asse	France	DNF	[9]
138	Étienne Dorfeuille	France	24	[9]
139	Victor Lenaers	Belgium	6	[9]
140	Henri Ferrara	France	13	[9]
141	Noël Amenc	France	14	[9]
142	Napoléon Paoli	France	DNF	[9]
143	Théodore Abada	France	DNF	[9]
144	Adrien Alpini	France	37	[9]
146	Lucien Roquebert	France	33	[9]
147	Gwénolé Michel	France	DNF	[9]
148	Clotaire Guillon	France	DNF	[9]
149	Charles Hennuyer	France	DNF	[9]
150	René Paxion	France	DNF	[9]
151	Henri Miège	Switzerland	DNF	[9]
152	José Pelletier	France	DNF	[9]
153	Paul Seigne	France	DNF	[9]
154	Georges Kamm	France	36	[9]
155	Pierre Excoffier	France	DNF	[9]
156	Laurent Devalle	Monaco	DNF	[9]
157	Emile Brelloch	France	DNF	[9]
158	Firmin Pauloin	France	DNF	[9]
159	Ernest Paul	France	27	[9]
160	Jules Banino	France	DNF	[9]
161	Daniel Dagrau	France	DNF	[9]
162	Joseph Normand	France	23	[9]
163	Lucien Lagouche	France	DNF	[9]
164	René Billing	France	DNF	[9]
169	Arthur Claerhout	Belgium	DNF	[9]
171	Jules Nempon	France	DNF	[9]
172	Jean Belvaux	Belgium	DNF	[9]
173	Auguste Meyer	France	20	[9]
174	Benjamin Javaux	Belgium	21	[9]
175	Louis Budts	Belgium	DNF	[9]
178	Pierre Coolens	Belgium	DNF	[9]
179	Jules Bertrand	France	DNF	[9]
180	Nicolas Urme	France	DNF	[9]
181	Camille Leroy	Belgium	8	[9]
183	Charles Raboisson	France	25	[9]
184	Angelo Erba	Italy	DNF	[9]
186	Enrico Sala	Italy	18	[9]
187	Michele Brega	Italy	DNF	[9]
190	Mario Verzeletti	Italy	DNF	[9]
191	Lucien Abbe	France	DNF	[9]
192	Julien Samyn	France	DNF	[9]
194	Charles Hans	France	DNF	[9]
198	Léon Bonnery	France	DNF	[9]
199	Edouard Tibal	France	DNF	[9]
200	Charles Parel	Switzerland	29	[9]
201	Louis Lembeye	France	DNF	[9]
203	Silvio Borsetti	Italy	DNF	[9]
204	Camille Dulac	France	DNF	[9]
205	Alexis Rosset	France	DNF	[9]
206	Eugène Poncelin	France	DNF	[9]
207	Charles Loew	France	DNF	[9]
210	Joseph Muller	France	15	[9]
211	Armand Thewis	Belgium	DNF	[9]
213	Jean Riou	France	DNF	[9]
214	Louis Verbraecken	Belgium	DNF	[9]
216	Emile Ledran	France	DNF	[9]
217	Émile Lejeune	France	DNF	[9]
218	Henri Collé	Switzerland	17	[9]
220	Jacques Van Rompaey	Belgium	DNF	[9]
221	Mathieu Caplat	France	DNF	[9]
222	Pietro Casati	Italy	DNF	[9]
224	Jaime Janer	Spain	DNF	[9]

By nationality

References

1. "1921 - 15th Tour de France". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
2. "Past results for Ernest, dit Faber Ernest Paul (FRA)". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
3. "Past results for Lucien Pothier (FRA)". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
4. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour de France. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 59–62. ISBN 1-59858-180-5. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
5. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour de France. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 51–56. ISBN 1-59858-180-5. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
6. Thompson, Christopher S. (2008). The Tour de France. University of California Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-520-25630-1. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
7. "15ème Tour de France 1921" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
8. Tom James (15 August 2003). "1921: Scieur continues the Belgian domination". VeloArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
9. "15ème Tour de France 1921". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012.

External links

• 1921 start list at Cycling Archives