Three former winners of the Tour, François Faber, Octave Lapize and Lucien Petit-Breton had died fighting in World War I. Two other former winners, Philippe Thys and Odile Defraye started the race. The war had been only over for seven months, so most cyclists did not have a chance to train enough for the Tour. For that reason, there were almost no new younger cyclists, and the older cyclists dominated the race.
By starting number
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
By nationality
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References
- Tom James (15 August 2003). "1919: Christophe in Yellow - but not in Paris". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- "1919: Wanhoopspoging levert Firmin Lambot Tourzege op" (in Dutch). Tourdefrance.nl. 19 March 2003. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Tour de France: Timeline". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "13ème Tour de France 1919". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.
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