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Race details
Dates	5–31 July 1938
Stages	21
Distance	4,694 km (2,917 mi)
Winning time	148h 29' 12" (31.565 km/h/19.614 mph)
Palmarès

The 1938 Tour de France was the 32nd Tour de France, taking place July 5 to July 31, 1938. It was composed of 21 stages over 4694 km, ridden at an average speed of 31.565 km/h.^[1] The race was won by Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who also won the mountains classification.

[edit] Results

[edit] Stage winners

Stage results^[2]^[3]
Stage	Route	Length^{[Stage notes 1]}	Winner	Race leader
1	Paris – Caen	215 km (134 mi)	Willi Oberbeck (GER)	Willi Oberbeck (GER)
2	Lille – Saint-Brieuc	237 km (147 mi)	Jean Majerus (LUX)	Jean Majerus (LUX)
3	Saint-Brieuc – Nantes	238 km (148 mi)	Gerrit Schulte (NED)	Jean Majerus (LUX)
4A	Nantes – La Roche-sur-Yon	62 km (39 mi)	Eloi Meulenberg (BEL)	Jean Majerus (LUX)
4B	La Roche-sur-Yon – La Rochelle	83 km (52 mi)	Eloi Meulenberg (BEL)	Jean Majerus (LUX)
4C	La Rochelle – Royan	83 km (52 mi)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)	Jean Majerus (LUX)
5	Royan – Bordeaux	198 km (123 mi)	Eloi Meulenberg (BEL)	Jean Majerus (LUX)
6A	Bordeaux – Arcachon	53 km (33 mi)	Jules Rossi (ITA)	Jean Majerus (LUX)
6B	Arcachon – Bayonne	171 km (106 mi)	Glauco Servadei (ITA)	André Leducq (FRA)
7	Bayonne – Pau	115 km (71 mi)	Theo Middelkamp (NED)	André Leducq (FRA)
8	Pau – Luchon	193 km (120 mi)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)
9	Luchon – Perpignan	260 km (160 mi)	Jean Frechaut (FRA)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)
10A	Perpignan – Narbonne	63 km (39 mi)	Antoon van Schendel (NED)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)
10B	Narbonne – Béziers	27 km (17 mi)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)
10C	Béziers – Montpellier	73 km (45 mi)	Antonin Magne (FRA)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)
11	Montpellier – Marseille	223 km (139 mi)	Gino Bartali (ITA)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)
12	Marseille – Cannes	199 km (124 mi)	Jean Frechaut (FRA)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)
13	Cannes – Digne	284 km (176 mi)	Dante Gianello (FRA)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)
14	Digne – Briançon	219 km (136 mi)	Gino Bartali (ITA)	Gino Bartali (ITA)
15	Briançon – Aix-les-Bains	311 km (193 mi)	Marcel Kint (BEL)	Gino Bartali (ITA)
16	Aix-les-Bains – Besançon	284 km (176 mi)	Marcel Kint (BEL)	Gino Bartali (ITA)
17A	Besançon – Belfort	89 km (55 mi)	Émile Masson Jr. (BEL)	Gino Bartali (ITA)
17B	Belfort – Strasbourg	143 km (89 mi)	Jean Frechaut (FRA)	Gino Bartali (ITA)
18	Strasbourg – Metz	186 km (116 mi)	Marcel Kint (BEL)	Gino Bartali (ITA)
19	Metz – Reims	196 km (122 mi)	Fabien Galateau (FRA)	Gino Bartali (ITA)
20A	Reims – Laon	48 km (30 mi)	Glauco Servadei (ITA)	Gino Bartali (ITA)
20B	Laon – Saint-Quentin	42 km (26 mi)	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)	Gino Bartali (ITA)
20C	Saint-Quentin – Lille	107 km (66 mi)	François Neuville (BEL)	Gino Bartali (ITA)
21	Lille – Paris	279 km (173 mi)	Antonin Magne (FRA) André Leducq (FRA)^{[Stage notes 2]}	Gino Bartali (ITA)

Notes

^ In 1938, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate whether the stage was run as a time trial, the stage was flat or the stage included mountains.
^ Magne and Leducq were both declared winners of stage 21.

[edit] Final general standings

Final general standings (1–10)^[2]^[4]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Gino Bartali (Italy)	Italy	148h 29' 12"
2	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)	Belgium	+18' 27"
3	Victor Cosson (FRA)	France	+29' 26"
4	Ward Vissers (BEL)	Belgium	+35' 08"
5	Matt Clemens (LUX)	Luxembourg	+42' 08"
6	Mario Vicini (Italy)	Italy	+44' 59"
7	Jules Lowie (BEL)	Belgium	+48' 56"
8	Antonin Magne (FRA)	France	+49' 00"
9	Marcel Kint (BEL)	Belgium	+59' 49"
10	Dante Gianello (FRA)	Bleuets	+1h 06' 47"

[edit] Final team classification

The team classification was calculated in 1938 by adding up the times of the best three cyclists of a team; the team with the least time was the winner. In 1938, there were eight teams of twelve cyclists. Belgium, Italy, Germany and France had a team, Luxembourg and Switzerland both supplied six cyclists for a combined team, as did Spain and the Netherlands, and there were two extra French teams, the bleuets and the cadets.^[2] The bleutets were also described as "France B", and the cadets as "France C".

Team classification (1–8)^[5]^[6]
Rank	Team	Time
1	Belgium	447h 10' 07"
2	France	+43' 29"
3	Italy	+44' 06"
4	Luxembourg/ Switzerland	+3h 02' 29"
5	Cadets	+3h 11' 31"
6	Spain/ Netherlands	+3h 15' 29"
7	Bleuets	+4h 04' 49"
8	Germany	+7h 05' 57"

[edit] Mountains classification

The mountains classification in 1938 was won by Gino Bartali.

Mountain classification (1–5)^[2]^[7]
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Gino Bartali (ITA)	Italy	107
2	Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)	Belgium	79
3	Edward Vissers (BEL)	Belgium	76
4	Dante Gianello (FRA)	Bleuets	57
5	Victor Cosson (FRA)	France	55

[edit] References

^ Jacques Augendre (2009). "Guide Historique" (in French). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1254580608579206. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "32ème Tour de France 1938" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1938.php. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
^ Arian Zwegers. "Tour de France GC Top Ten". CVCC. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5gWiBhPaH. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ "La clasificacion international" (in Spanish). El mundo deportivo. 1 August 1938. p. 2. http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1938/08/01/pagina-2/620815/pdf.html. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
^ Tom James (15 August 2003). "1938: A final fling for les Bleus". http://www.veloarchive.com/races/tour/1938.php. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
^ "De Ronde van Frankrijk door Bartali gewonnen" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant. 1 August 1938. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19380801&id=LC-19380801-12004. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
^ "Tour-Giro-Vuelta". http://www.tour-giro-vuelta.net/. Retrieved 13 October 2009.

[3] In 1938, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate whether the stage was run as a time trial, the stage was flat or the stage included mountains.

[4] Magne and Leducq were both declared winners of stage 21.

[guide-0] Jacques Augendre (2009). "Guide Historique" (in French). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1254580608579206. Retrieved 1 October 2009.

[mdc1938-1] "32ème Tour de France 1938" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1938.php. Retrieved 13 October 2009.

[topten-2] Arian Zwegers. "Tour de France GC Top Ten". CVCC. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5gWiBhPaH. Retrieved 2009-04-20.

[elmgen-5] "La clasificacion international" (in Spanish). El mundo deportivo. 1 August 1938. p. 2. http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1938/08/01/pagina-2/620815/pdf.html. Retrieved 2009-10-13.

[veloarchive-6] Tom James (15 August 2003). "1938: A final fling for les Bleus". http://www.veloarchive.com/races/tour/1938.php. Retrieved 13 October 2009.

[lc-7] "De Ronde van Frankrijk door Bartali gewonnen" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant. 1 August 1938. http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19380801&id=LC-19380801-12004. Retrieved 13 October 2009.

[tgv-8] "Tour-Giro-Vuelta". http://www.tour-giro-vuelta.net/. Retrieved 13 October 2009.

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