Philippe Thys, who had won the 1913 Tour de France, returned for the 1914 Tour de France and was considered as the favourite, together with his teammate Henri Pélissier.[1] Apart from him six other previous Tour de France winners started the race: Louis Trousselier, Lucien Petit-Breton, Octave Lapize, François Faber, Odile Defraye and Gustave Garrigou. Four more cyclists started the race that would later win a Tour de France: Firmin Lambot, Léon Scieur, Henri Pélissier and Lucien Buysse. This number of 11 former or future Tour de France winners on the start line is a record.[2] In addition, Italian champion Costante Girardengo, started the race, but Girardengo was not yet the champion from 1919 on, and was not the team leader.[1] In 1914, the first cyclists from Australia started the Tour de France, Don Kirkham and Iddo Munro. They also finished the race, in 17th place and 20th place.[3]

Cyclists

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 Team Pos. Ref
1 Marcel Buysse  Belgium Alcyon–Soly DNF [4]
2 Lucien Buysse  Belgium Alcyon–Soly DNF [4]
3 Odile Defraye  Belgium Alcyon–Soly DNF [4]
4 Paul Deman  Belgium Alcyon–Soly DNF [4]
5 Jean Rossius  Belgium Alcyon–Soly 4 [4]
6 Joseph Verdickt  Belgium Alcyon–Soly DNF [4]
7 Louis Mottiat  Belgium Alcyon–Soly DNF [4]
8 Dieudonné Gauthy  Belgium Alcyon–Soly DNF [4]
9 François Faber  Luxembourg Peugeot–Wolber 9 [4]
10 Gustave Garrigou  France Peugeot–Wolber 5 [4]
11 Émile Georget  France Peugeot–Wolber 6 [4]
12 Émile Engel  France Peugeot–Wolber DNF [4]
13 Oscar Egg   Switzerland Peugeot–Wolber 13 [4]
14 Eugène Christophe  France Peugeot–Wolber 11 [4]
15 Philippe Thys  Belgium Peugeot–Wolber 1 [4]
16 Jean Alavoine  France Peugeot–Wolber 3 [4]
17 Firmin Lambot  Belgium Peugeot–Wolber 8 [4]
18 Henri Pélissier  France Peugeot–Wolber 2 [4]
19 Louis Heusghem  Belgium Peugeot–Wolber 10 [4]
20 Marcel Baumler  France Peugeot–Wolber 29 [4]
21 Lucien Mazan  France Automoto–Continental DNF [4]
22 Costante Girardengo  Italy Automoto–Continental DNF [4]
23 Louis Luguet  France Automoto–Continental DNF [4]
24 Angelo Gremo  Italy Automoto–Continental DNF [4]
25 Giuseppe Contesini  Italy Automoto–Continental DNF [4]
26 Gaston Degy  France Automoto–Continental 40 [4]
27 Paul Duboc  France Automoto–Continental 31 [4]
28 Louis Trousselier  France Automoto–Continental 38 [4]
29 André Blaise  Belgium Automoto–Continental DNF [4]
30 Victor Doms  Belgium Automoto–Continental DNF [4]
31 Maurice Brocco  France Gladiator–Dunlop 23 [4]
32 Marcel Godivier  France Gladiator–Dunlop 30 [4]
33 Constant Ménager  France Gladiator–Dunlop 34 [4]
34 Charles Cruchon  France Gladiator–Dunlop 35 [4]
35 Charles Kippert  France Gladiator–Dunlop 45 [4]
36 Hector Tiberghien  Belgium Delage–Continental 18 [4]
37 Louis Engel  France Delage–Continental 42 [4]
38 Ernest Paul  France Delage–Continental 12 [4]
39 Louis Petitjean  Belgium Delage–Continental 26 [4]
40 Charles Charron  France Delage–Continental 21 [4]
41 Henri Devroye  Belgium Armor–Soly 22 [4]
42 Vincenzo Borgarello  Italy Clément–Dunlop 25 [4]
43 Giuseppe Santhià  Italy Clément–Dunlop DNF [4]
44 Marius Auriaux  France Clément–Dunlop DNF [4]
45 Maurice Dejoie  France Clément–Dunlop DNF [4]
47 Georges Passerieu  France Phebus–Dunlop DNF [4]
48 Don Kirkham  Australia Phebus–Dunlop 17 [4]
49 Iddo Munro  Australia Phebus–Dunlop 20 [4]
50 René Vandenberghe  Belgium JB Louvet–Continental 28 [4]
51 Alfons Spiessens  Belgium JB Louvet–Continental 7 [4]
52 Édouard Léonard  France JB Louvet–Continental DNF [4]
53 Eugène Dhers  France JB Louvet–Continental DNF [4]
54 Pietro Fasoli  Italy JB Louvet–Continental DNF [4]
55 Jules Nempon  France JB Louvet–Continental 27 [4]
56 Auguste Benoît  Belgium JB Louvet–Continental DNF [4]
57 Camillo Bertarelli  Italy Alleluia–Continental 37 [4]
58 Henri Lignon  France Alleluia–Continental DNF [4]
59 Raymond Harquet  France Alleluia–Continental 41 [4]
60 Angelo Erba  Italy Alleluia–Continental 16 [4]
61 Emile Wirtz  France Alleluia–Continental DNF [4]
62 Gaston Ducerisier  France Alleluia–Continental DNF [4]
64 Charles Crupelandt  France La Française–Hutchinson DNF [4]
65 Octave Lapize  France La Française–Hutchinson DNF [4]
66 Georges Monseur  Belgium La Française–Hutchinson DNF [4]
67 Pierre Vuge  France La Française–Hutchinson DNF [4]
68 Omer Verschoore  Belgium La Française–Hutchinson DNF [4]
69 Georges Tribouillard  France La Française–Hutchinson DNF [4]
70 Léon Scieur  Belgium Thomann–Soly 14 [4]
71 Jacques Coomans  Belgium Thomann–Soly 19 [4]
101 Albert Macon  France Lone rider DNF [4]
102 Camille Van Marcke  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
103 Louis Bonino  France Lone rider DNF [4]
104 Henri Alavoine  France Lone rider 52 [4]
105 Auguste Pierron  France Lone rider DNF [4]
106 Eugène Heninger   Switzerland Lone rider DNF [4]
107 Marcel Perrière   Switzerland Lone rider DNF [4]
108 Charles Raboisson  France Lone rider DNF [4]
109 Maurice Leliaert  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
110 Adrien Alpini  France Lone rider 39 [4]
111 Camille Mathieu  France Lone rider DNF [4]
112 Celidonio Morini   Switzerland Lone rider DNF [4]
113 Charles Dumont   Switzerland Lone rider 46 [4]
114 Marcel Rottie  France Lone rider 53 [4]
116 Alcide Rivière  France Lone rider DNF [4]
118 Georges Lips  France Lone rider DNF [4]
119 René Dourdon  France Lone rider DNF [4]
120 Henri Pépin  France Lone rider DNF [4]
121 André Coutte  France Lone rider DNF [4]
122 Pierre Stabat  France Lone rider DNF [4]
123 Emile Guyon   Switzerland Lone rider 43 [4]
124 Jules Deloffre  France Lone rider 36 [4]
125 Ali Neffati  Tunisia Lone rider DNF [4]
126 Paul Noterman  France Lone rider DNF [4]
127 Auguste Garnier  France Lone rider DNF [4]
128 Lucien Meunier  France Lone rider DNF [4]
129 Joanny Panel  France Lone rider DNF [4]
130 Auguste Rossignol  France Lone rider DNF [4]
131 Henri Hostalier  France Lone rider DNF [4]
132 François Flandin  France Lone rider DNF [4]
133 Gaston Van Waesberghe  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
134 Giovanni Micheletto  Italy Lone rider DNF [4]
135 René Cottrel  France Lone rider 47 [4]
136 Henri Tavernier  France Lone rider DNF [4]
138 Henri Leclerc  France Lone rider 54 [4]
139 Alexandre Gervais  France Lone rider DNF [4]
140 Maurice Rossi  France Lone rider DNF [4]
141 Henry Allard  Belgium Lone rider 51 [4]
142 André Cottard  France Lone rider DNF [4]
143 Georges Ducom  France Lone rider DNF [4]
144 Henri Viatoux  France Lone rider DNF [4]
145 Paul Boillat   Switzerland Lone rider DNF [4]
146 Felix Pregnac  France Lone rider DNF [4]
149 Giovanni Casetta  Italy Lone rider DNF [4]
151 Camille Botté  Belgium Lone rider 15 [4]
152 Florent Desanthoine  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
153 Marc Mesnard  France Lone rider DNF [4]
154 Pierre Everaerts  Belgium Lone rider 32 [4]
155 Séraphin Morel  France Lone rider DNF [4]
156 Julien Gabory  France Lone rider DNF [4]
157 Yves Quideau  France Lone rider DNF [4]
158 Louis Ferrault  France Lone rider DNF [4]
159 Louis Villemus  France Lone rider DNF [4]
160 Gaetanto Caravaglia  Italy Lone rider DNF [4]
161 Eduardo Cuchetti  Italy Lone rider 49 [4]
164 Georges Nemo  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
165 Gaston Neboux  France Lone rider 50 [4]
166 Achiel De Smet  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
167 Charles Guyot   Switzerland Lone rider DNF [4]
168 Alfred Faure  France Lone rider DNF [4]
169 Jean Delafaille  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
171 Etienne Repette  France Lone rider DNF [4]
173 Julien Tuytten  Belgium Lone rider 24 [4]
174 Joseph Cassiers  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
175 Marcel Allain  France Lone rider DNF [4]
176 Hilleret  France Lone rider DNF [4]
177 Emile Lachaise  France Lone rider DNF [4]
178 Louis Grasset  France Lone rider DNF [4]
179 Mario Spinelli  Italy Lone rider 44 [4]
181 Alfons Lauwers  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
182 Vincent D'Hulst  France Lone rider DNF [4]
189 Sante Goi  Italy Lone rider 48 [4]
193 Albert Dejonghe  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
194 Louis Valckenaers  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
195 Henri Van Lerberghe  Belgium Lone rider DNF [4]
197 Ottavio Pratesi  Italy Lone rider 33

References

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