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. [1] The war had been only over for seven months, so most cyclists did not have a chance to train enough for the Tour. [2] For that reason, there were almost no new younger cyclists, and the older cyclists dominated the race. [3]
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
Pos. | Position in the general classification |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
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