# 1937 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 12b

The 1937 Tour de France was the 31st edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 30 June, and Stage 12b occurred on 14 July with a flat stage to Montpellier. The race finished in Paris on 25 July.

## Stage 1

30 June 1937 – Paris to Lille, 263 km (163 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Switzerland | 6h 57' 48" |
| 2 | Arsène Mersch (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 57" |
| 3 | Adolph Braeckeveldt (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 4 | Oskar Thierbach (GER) | Germany | + 1' 06" |
| 5 | Hubert Deltour (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 46" |
| 6 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 7 | Pierre Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 8 | Paul Egli (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 9 | Herbert Muller (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 10 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |

## Stage 2

1 July 1937 – Lille to Charleville, 192 km (119 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France | 5h 18' 31" |
| 2 | Robert Godard (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 3 | Adolph Braeckeveldt (BEL) | Touriste-routier | + 1' 07" |
| 4 | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 5 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =6 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 31" |
| =6 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =6 | Albert Hendrickx (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =6 | Robert Wierinckx (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =6 | Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | |
| 2 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Arsène Mersch (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 2' 39" |
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## Stage 3

2 July 1937 – Charleville to Metz, 161 km (100 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Walter Generati (ITA) | Italy | 4h 13' 02" |
| 2 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | Touriste-routier | + 34" |
| 3 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 4 | Paul Chocque (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Albert van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 6 | Robert Godard (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 7 | Robert Zimmermann (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 8 | Robert Tanneveau (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 9 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 10 | Henri Puppo (FRA) | Touriste-routier | + 4' 16" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 2' 50" |
| 3 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France | + 2' 54" |
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## Stage 4

3 July 1937 – Metz to Belfort, 220 km (140 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | 6h 28' 56" |
| 2 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 3' 45" |
| 3 | Leo Amberg (SUI) | Switzerland | + 4' 29" |
| 4 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Paul Egli (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 6 | Fabien Galateau (FRA) | Touriste-routier | + 4' 39" |
| 7 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Touriste-routier | + 5' 36" |
| 8 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | + 6' 07" |
| =9 | Adolph Braeckeveldt (BEL) | Touriste-routier | + 6' 35" |
| =9 | Sylvain Marcaillou (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | |
| 2 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France | + 6' 22" |
| 3 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 10' 06" |
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## Stage 5a

4 July 1937 – Belfort to Lons-le-Saunier, 175 km (109 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Henri Puppo (FRA) | Touriste-routier | 5h 36' 15" |
| 2 | Julián Berrendero (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| 3 | Jules Rossi (ITA) | Italy | + 40" |
| 4 | Fabien Galateau (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 5 | Raymond Lemarie (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 6 | Francesco Camusso (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 7 | Rafael Ramos (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| 8 | Oskar Thierbach (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 9 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 10 | Gustave Danneels (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 46" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | |
| 2 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France | + 6' 22" |
| 3 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 10' 06" |
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## Stage 5b

4 July 1937 – Lons-le-Saunier to Champagnole, 34 km (21 mi) (TTT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | 55' 33" |
| 2 | Albert Hendrickx (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 3 | Gustave Danneels (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 4 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 5 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 6 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 7 | Paul Chocque (FRA) | France | + 30" |
| 8 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 9 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 10 | René Le Grevès (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | |
| 2 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France | + 5' 57" |
| 3 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 9' 48" |
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## Stage 5c

4 July 1937 – Champagnole to Geneva, 93 km (58 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Leo Amberg (SUI) | Switzerland | 2h 28' 29" |
| 2 | Robert Zimmermann (SUI) | Switzerland | + 1' 45" |
| 3 | Georges Speicher (FRA) | France | + 2' 24" |
| 4 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 5 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 6 | Pierre Gallien (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 7 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 8 | Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 9 | Francesco Camusso (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 10 | Adolph Braeckeveldt (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | |
| 2 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France | + 8' 12" |
| 3 | Leo Amberg (SUI) | Switzerland | + 10' 57" |
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## Rest day 1

5 July 1937 – Geneva

## Stage 6

6 July 1937 – Geneva to Aix-les-Bains, 180 km (110 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | Touriste-routier | 5h 26' 25" |
| 2 | Sylvain Marcaillou (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| =3 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =3 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =3 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =3 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =3 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| =3 | Francesco Camusso (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| =3 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| =3 | Paul Chocque (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | |
| 2 | Leo Amberg (SUI) | Switzerland | + 10' 57" |
| 3 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 12' 03" |
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## Stage 7

7 July 1937 – Aix-les-Bains to Grenoble, 228 km (142 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | 8h 02' 57" |
| 2 | Francesco Camusso (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 53" |
| 3 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | + 2' 38" |
| 4 | Sylvain Marcaillou (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Marcel Laurent (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 6 | Pierre Gallien (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 7 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 8 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 9 | Fabien Galateau (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 10 | Settimio Simonini (ITA) | Touriste-routier | + 4' 47" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Touriste-routier | + 9' 18" |
| 3 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | + 9' 55" |
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## Stage 8

8 July 1937 – Grenoble to Briançon, 194 km (121 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | 5h 55' 45" |
| 2 | Leo Amberg (SUI) | Switzerland | + 29" |
| 3 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 4 | Adolph Braeckeveldt (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 5 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 6 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 7 | Sylvain Marcaillou (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 8 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 9 | Oskar Thierbach (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 10 | Herbert Muller (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | + 2' 05" |
| 3 | Leo Amberg (SUI) | Switzerland | + 5' 17" |
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## Stage 9

9 July 1937 – Briançon to Digne, 220 km (140 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | 7h 27' 43" |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 2' 47" |
| 3 | Pierre Gallien (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 4 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | + 3' 16" |
| 5 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Touriste-routier | + 3' 28" |
| 6 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 7 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 8 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 9 | Henri Puppo (FRA) | Touriste-routier | + 11' 02" |
| 10 | Arsène Mersch (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Touriste-routier | + 35" |
| 3 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | + 1' 22" |
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## Rest day 2

17 July 1937 – Digne

## Stage 10

11 July 1937 – Digne to Nice, 251 km (156 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | 8h 29' 19" |
| 2 | Bruno Carini (FRA) | Touriste-routier | + 36" |
| 3 | Fédérico Ezquerra (ESP) | Spain | + 1' 27" |
| 4 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 46" |
| 5 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 6 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 7 | Fabien Galateau (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 8 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| 9 | Pierre Gallien (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 10 | Marcel Laurent (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Touriste-routier | + 35" |
| 3 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | + 1' 22" |
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## Rest day 3

12 July 1937 – Nice

## Stage 11a

13 July 1937 – Nice to Toulon, 169 km (105 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) | Belgium | 5h 25' 14" |
| 2 | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 3 | Heinz Wengler (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 4 | Raymond Lemarie (FRA) | Touriste-routier | + 28" |
| 5 | Alphonse Antoine (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 6 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 7 | Herbert Muller (BEL) | Touriste-routier | + 1' 03" |
| 8 | Gustave Danneels (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 51" |
| 9 | Robert Wierinckx (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 10 | Adolph Braeckeveldt (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Touriste-routier | + 35" |
| 3 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | + 1' 22" |
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## Stage 11b

13 July 1937 – Toulon to Marseille, 65 km (40 mi) (TTT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gustave Danneels (BEL) | Belgium | 1h 41' 09" |
| 2 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 3 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 4 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 5 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 6 | Leo Amberg (SUI) | Switzerland | + 1' 31" |
| 7 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 8 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | + 4' 24" |
| 9 | Julián Berrendero (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| 10 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | + 2' 53" |
| 3 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | + 5' 17" |
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## Stage 12a

14 July 1937 – Marseille to Nîmes, 112 km (70 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alphonse Antoine (FRA) | Touriste-routier | 3h 39' 37" |
| 2 | Sylvain Marcaillou (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 3 | Antoon van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 4 | Augusto Introzzi (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 5 | Robert Zimmermann (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 6 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 7 | Erich Bautz (GER) | Germany | + 9' 53" |
| 8 | Giuseppe Martano (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 9 | Hubert Deltour (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 10 | Emile Gamard (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | + 2' 53" |
| 3 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | + 5' 17" |
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## Stage 12b

14 July 1937 – Nîmes to Montpellier, 51 km (32 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | René Pedroli (SUI) | Switzerland | 1h 16' 49" |
| 2 | Heinz Wengler (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 3 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| 4 | Jean Goujon (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| =5 | Robert Tanneveau (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| =5 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| =5 | Sylvain Marcaillou (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| =5 | Sauveur Ducazeaux (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| =5 | Antoon van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| =5 | Raymond Passat (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | France | + 2' 18" |
| 3 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Touriste-routier | + 5' 13" |
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