In the 1921 Tour de France, two veteran cyclists who joined the race were Ernest Paul and Lucien Pothier, both forty years old. Paul rode his first Tour de France in 1908, while Pothier had started in the first Tour de France in 1903, and finished second. 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.
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. The cyclists were divided in two categories, this time named 1ère class (first class), the professionals, and 2ème classe (second class), the amateurs. 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. 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, and would finally give up in the eleventh stage.
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 |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Pos. | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugène Christophe |  France
|
DNF | |
| 2 | Jean Rossius |  Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 3 | Hector Heusghem | Belgium
|
2 | |
| 4 | Firmin Lambot | Belgium
|
9 | |
| 5 | Honoré Barthélémy | France
|
3 | |
| 6 | Jean Alavoine | France
|
DNF | |
| 7 | Louis Mottiat | Belgium
|
11 | |
| 8 | Louis Heusghem | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 9 | René Vermandel | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 10 | Félix Goethals | France
|
10 | |
| 11 | Émile Masson | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 12 | Hector Tiberghien | Belgium
|
5 | |
| 13 | Romain Bellenger | France
|
DNF | |
| 15 | Philippe Thys | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 16 | Charles Juseret | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 17 | Robert Jacquinot | France
|
DNF | |
| 18 | Albert Dejonghe | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 19 | Léon Scieur | Belgium
|
1 | |
| 20 | Jacques Coomans | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 21 | René Chassot | France
|
DNF | |
| 22 | Alfred Steux | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 23 | Marcel Godard | France
|
DNF | |
| 24 | Robert Gerbaud | France
|
DNF | |
| 25 | Luigi Lucotti |  Italy
|
4 | |
| 101 | Joseph Rayen | France
|
DNF | |
| 102 | André Coutte | France
|
DNF | |
| 103 | Paul Coppens | France
|
30 | |
| 104 | Henri Catelan | France
|
38 | |
| 105 | Eugène Dhers | France
|
12 | |
| 106 | Jules Lebreton | France
|
DNF | |
| 107 | Robert Martens | France
|
DNF | |
| 108 | Alexandre Bodinier | France
|
DNF | |
| 109 | Robert Constantin | France
|
34 | |
| 110 | Félix Sellier | Belgium
|
16 | |
| 111 | Edgard Roy | France
|
28 | |
| 112 | Ange-Marie Aubry | France
|
DNF | |
| 113 | Raoul Petouille | France
|
DNF | |
| 114 | Émile Dalifard | France
|
DNF | |
| 115 | Charles Cento | France
|
35 | |
| 116 | Antoine Rière | France
|
DNF | |
| 117 | Pierre Hudsyn | Belgium
|
22 | |
| 118 | Camille Botté | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 119 | Édouard Léonard | France
|
DNF | |
| 120 | Gaston Degy | France
|
DNF | |
| 121 | Alexandre Gilles | France
|
DNF | |
| 122 | Maurice Pesnin | France
|
DNF | |
| 123 | Jules Deloffre | France
|
26 | |
| 124 | Lucien Pothier | France
|
32 | |
| 126 | Léon Despontin | Belgium
|
7 | |
| 127 | François Chevalier | France
|
DNF | |
| 128 | Jean Kienlen | France
|
31 | |
| 129 | Fernand Moulet | France
|
DNF | |
| 131 | Maurice Armand | France
|
DNF | |
| 132 | Charles Pavese | France
|
DNF | |
| 133 | Guillaume Cecherelli | France
|
19 | |
| 134 | Émile Dorvilliers | France
|
DNF | |
| 135 | François Colomines | France
|
DNF | |
| 136 | Jules Beyens | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 137 | Robert Asse | France
|
DNF | |
| 138 | Étienne Dorfeuille | France
|
24 | |
| 139 | Victor Lenaers | Belgium
|
6 | |
| 140 | Henri Ferrara | France
|
13 | |
| 141 | Noël Amenc | France
|
14 | |
| 142 | Napoléon Paoli | France
|
DNF | |
| 143 | Théodore Abada | France
|
DNF | |
| 144 | Adrien Alpini | France
|
37 | |
| 146 | Lucien Roquebert | France
|
33 | |
| 147 | Gwénolé Michel | France
|
DNF | |
| 148 | Clotaire Guillon | France
|
DNF | |
| 149 | Charles Hennuyer | France
|
DNF | |
| 150 | René Paxion | France
|
DNF | |
| 151 | Henri Miège |  Switzerland
|
DNF | |
| 152 | José Pelletier | France
|
DNF | |
| 153 | Paul Seigne | France
|
DNF | |
| 154 | Georges Kamm | France
|
36 | |
| 155 | Pierre Excoffier | France
|
DNF | |
| 156 | Laurent Devalle |  Monaco
|
DNF | |
| 157 | Emile Brelloch | France
|
DNF | |
| 158 | Firmin Pauloin | France
|
DNF | |
| 159 | Ernest Paul | France
|
27 | |
| 160 | Jules Banino | France
|
DNF | |
| 161 | Daniel Dagrau | France
|
DNF | |
| 162 | Joseph Normand | France
|
23 | |
| 163 | Lucien Lagouche | France
|
DNF | |
| 164 | René Billing | France
|
DNF | |
| 169 | Arthur Claerhout | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 171 | Jules Nempon | France
|
DNF | |
| 172 | Jean Belvaux | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 173 | Auguste Meyer | France
|
20 | |
| 174 | Benjamin Javaux | Belgium
|
21 | |
| 175 | Louis Budts | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 178 | Pierre Coolens | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 179 | Jules Bertrand | France
|
DNF | |
| 180 | Nicolas Urme | France
|
DNF | |
| 181 | Camille Leroy | Belgium
|
8 | |
| 183 | Charles Raboisson | France
|
25 | |
| 184 | Angelo Erba | Italy
|
DNF | |
| 186 | Enrico Sala | Italy
|
18 | |
| 187 | Michele Brega | Italy
|
DNF | |
| 190 | Mario Verzeletti | Italy
|
DNF | |
| 191 | Lucien Abbe | France
|
DNF | |
| 192 | Julien Samyn | France
|
DNF | |
| 194 | Charles Hans | France
|
DNF | |
| 198 | Léon Bonnery | France
|
DNF | |
| 199 | Edouard Tibal | France
|
DNF | |
| 200 | Charles Parel | Switzerland
|
29 | |
| 201 | Louis Lembeye | France
|
DNF | |
| 203 | Silvio Borsetti | Italy
|
DNF | |
| 204 | Camille Dulac | France
|
DNF | |
| 205 | Alexis Rosset | France
|
DNF | |
| 206 | Eugène Poncelin | France
|
DNF | |
| 207 | Charles Loew | France
|
DNF | |
| 210 | Joseph Muller | France
|
15 | |
| 211 | Armand Thewis | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 213 | Jean Riou | France
|
DNF | |
| 214 | Louis Verbraecken | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 216 | Emile Ledran | France
|
DNF | |
| 217 | Émile Lejeune | France
|
DNF | |
| 218 | Henri Collé | Switzerland
|
17 | |
| 220 | Jacques Van Rompaey | Belgium
|
DNF | |
| 221 | Mathieu Caplat | France
|
DNF | |
| 222 | Pietro Casati | Italy
|
DNF | |
| 224 | Jaime Janer |  Spain
|
DNF |
By nationality
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References
- "1921 - 15th Tour de France". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- "Past results for Ernest, dit Faber Ernest Paul (FRA)". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- "Past results for Lucien Pothier (FRA)". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- 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.
- 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.
- Thompson, Christopher S. (2008). The Tour de France. University of California Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-520-25630-1. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "15ème Tour de France 1921" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- Tom James (15 August 2003). "1921: Scieur continues the Belgian domination". VeloArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "15ème Tour de France 1921". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012.
External links
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