# 1939 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 18b

The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 10 July, and Stage 11 occurred on 22 July with a flat stage from Montpellier. The race finished in Paris on 30 July.

## Stage 11

22 July 1939 — Montpellier to Marseille, 212 km (132 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabien Galateau (FRA) | France – South-East | 6h 30' 55" |
| 2 | Pierre Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 3 | René Le Grevès (FRA) | France – West | + 1' 00" |
| 4 | Louis Thiétard (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | s.t. |
| 5 | Oreste Bernardoni (FRA) | France – South-East | s.t. |
| 6 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 7 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France – South-West | s.t. |
| 8 | Raymond Passat (FRA) | France – South-West | s.t. |
| =9 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =9 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | |
| 2 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | + 3' 19" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 6' 06" |
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## Stage 12a

23 July 1939 — Marseille to Saint-Raphaël, 157 km (98 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | François Neuens (LUX) | Luxembourg | 5h 11' 15" |
| 2 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 3 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | + 13" |
| 4 | François Neuville (BEL) | Belgium | + 39" |
| 5 | Antoon van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | + 41" |
| 6 | Amédée Fournier (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | + 1' 01" |
| 7 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France – South-West | s.t. |
| 8 | Oreste Bernardoni (FRA) | France – South-East | s.t. |
| 9 | Auguste Mallet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 10 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | |
| 2 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | + 3' 19" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 6' 06" |
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## Stage 12b

23 July 1939 — Saint-Raphaël to Monaco, 121.5 km (75.5 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | 3h 34' 20" |
| 2 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 3 | Pierre Gallien (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | + 1' 30" |
| 4 | Louis Thiétard (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | s.t. |
| 5 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 6 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | s.t. |
| 7 | Albert van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| =8 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =8 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =8 | André de Korver (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | |
| 2 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 6' 59" |
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## Stage 13

24 July 1939 — Monaco to Monaco, 101.5 km (63.1 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pierre Gallien (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | 3h 17' 56" |
| 2 | Edmond Pagès (FRA) | France – South-West | + 1' 05" |
| 3 | Albert Hendrickx (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 21" |
| 4 | Eloi Tassin (FRA) | France – West | s.t. |
| 5 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 6 | Dante Gianello (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 7 | Raymond Passat (FRA) | France – South-West | + 1' 44" |
| 8 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 9 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | + 1' 52" |
| 10 | Albert Ritserveldt (BEL) | Belgium B | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | |
| 2 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 8' 02" |
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## Stage 14

25 July 1939 — Monaco to Digne, 175 km (109 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pierre Cloarec (FRA) | France – West | 6h 15' 58" |
| 2 | Raymond Passat (FRA) | France – South-West | s.t. |
| 3 | Joseph Aureille (FRA) | France – South-East | s.t. |
| 4 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Trino Yelamos (FRA) | France – South-East | s.t. |
| 6 | René Le Grevès (FRA) | France – West | + 7' 16" |
| 7 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 8 | François Neuville (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 9 | André de Korver (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 10 | Dante Gianello (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | |
| 2 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 8' 02" |
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## Stage 15

26 July 1939 — Digne to Briançon, 219 km (136 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | 8h 24' 20" |
| 2 | Pierre Gallien (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | + 3' 23" |
| 3 | Dante Gianello (FRA) | France | + 6' 26" |
| 4 | Pierre Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 8' 37" |
| 5 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | + 12' 05" |
| 6 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 7 | Auguste Mallet (FRA) | France | + 12' 16" |
| 8 | Cyriel Vanoverberghe (BEL) | Belgium B | + 12' 45" |
| 9 | Louis Thiétard (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | + 13' 53" |
| 10 | François Neuville (BEL) | Belgium | + 15' 17" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 21' 31" |
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## Stage 16a

27 July 1939 — Briançon to Briançon, 126 km (78 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | 5h 04' 39" |
| 2 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 3 | Edmond Pagès (FRA) | France – South-West | + 2' 41" |
| 4 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium B | + 2' 43" |
| 5 | Albert van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | + 6' 31" |
| 6 | Sylvain Marcaillou (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 7 | Dante Gianello (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 8 | Raymond Passat (FRA) | France – South-West | s.t. |
| =9 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =9 | Albert Ritserveldt (BEL) | Belgium B | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | + 17' 12" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 27' 13" |
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## Stage 16b

27 July 1939 — Bonneval to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 64.5 km (40.1 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | 1h 55' 41" |
| 2 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | + 4' 03" |
| 3 | Pierre Gallien (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | + 4' 10" |
| 4 | Albert Perikel (BEL) | Belgium B | + 4' 44" |
| 5 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 5' 11" |
| 6 | Albert Ritserveldt (BEL) | Belgium B | + 7' 09" |
| 7 | Christophe Didier (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 7' 24" |
| 8 | Dante Gianello (FRA) | France | + 7' 31" |
| 9 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 7' 46" |
| 10 | Sylvain Marcaillou (FRA) | France | + 8' 01" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | + 27' 00" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 31' 16" |
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## Stage 16c

27 July 1939 — Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Annecy, 103.5 km (64.3 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Antoon van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | 3h 44' 17" |
| 2 | Pierre Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 3 | Raymond Passat (FRA) | France – South-West | + 1' 01" |
| 4 | Oreste Bernardoni (FRA) | France – South-East | s.t. |
| 5 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 6 | Albert Perikel (BEL) | Belgium B | s.t. |
| 7 | Auguste Mallet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 8 | Janus Hellemons (NED) | Netherlands | + 1' 42" |
| 9 | Joseph Aureille (FRA) | France – South-East | + 2' 03" |
| 10 | Jean Fontenay (FRA) | France – West | + 2' 05" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | + 27' 00" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 31' 16" |
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## Stage 17a

29 July 1939 — Annecy to Dôle, 226 km (140 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | François Neuens (LUX) | Luxembourg | 7h 17' 58" |
| 2 | Antoon van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 3 | René Le Grevès (FRA) | France – West | + 25" |
| 4 | Louis Thiétard (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | s.t. |
| 5 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 6 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 7 | Oreste Bernardoni (FRA) | France – South-East | s.t. |
| 8 | André de Korver (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| =9 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =9 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | + 26' 45" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 31' 01" |
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## Stage 17b

29 July 1939 — Dôle to Dijon, 59 km (37 mi) (ITT) In a burning heat, the best riders of the previous stages also performed well in the time trial. Winner was the world hour recordholder Archambaud.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | 1h 24' 28" |
| 2 | Cyriel Vanoverberghe (BEL) | Belgium B | + 51" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 1' 19" |
| 4 | Jan Lambrichs (NED) | Netherlands | + 1' 38" |
| 5 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 41" |
| 6 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | + 2' 17" |
| 7 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 2' 40" |
| 8 | Raymond Passat (FRA) | France – South-West | + 2' 52" |
| 9 | Auguste Mallet (FRA) | France | + 3' 24" |
| 10 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | + 3' 27" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | 120h 30m 18s |
| 2 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | + 28' 33" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 30' 03" |
| 4 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 34' 04" |
| 5 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | + 36' 00" |
| 6 | Sylvain Marcaillou (FRA) | France | + 40' 11" |
| 7 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium B | + 44' 49" |
| 8 | Jan Lambrichs (NED) | Netherlands | + 45' 56" |
| 9 | Albert Ritserveldt (BEL) | Belgium B | + 46' 22" |
| 10 | Cyriel Vanoverberghe (BEL) | Belgium B | + 48' 31" |

## Stage 18a

30 July 1939 — Dijon to Troyes, 151 km (94 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | René Le Grevès (FRA) | France – West | 5h 02' 10" |
| 2 | Amédée Fournier (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | s.t. |
| 3 | François Neuville (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 4 | Joseph Soffietti (FRA) | France – South-East | s.t. |
| 5 | Raymond Passat (FRA) | France – South-West | s.t. |
| 6 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| =7 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =7 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =7 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =7 | Albert Hendrickx (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | + 28' 33" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 30' 03" |
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## Stage 18b

30 July 1939 — Troyes to Paris, 201 km (125 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | 6h 30' 49" |
| 2 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 3 | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) | France – North-East/Île de France | s.t. |
| 4 | Cyriel Vanoverberghe (BEL) | Belgium B | + 1' 13" |
| 5 | Pierre Cloarec (FRA) | France – West | s.t. |
| 6 | Fabien Galateau (FRA) | France – South-East | s.t. |
| 7 | Pierre Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 8 | Auguste Mallet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 9 | René Le Grevès (FRA) | France – West | + 2' 05" |
| 10 | Raymond Passat (FRA) | France – South-West | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | 132h 03' 17" |
| 2 | René Vietto (FRA) | France – South-East | + 30' 38" |
| 3 | Lucien Vlaemynck (BEL) | Belgium B | + 32' 08" |
| 4 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 36' 09" |
| 5 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | + 38' 05" |
| 6 | Sylvain Marcaillou (FRA) | France | + 45' 16" |
| 7 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium B | + 46' 54" |
| 8 | Jan Lambrichs (NED) | Netherlands | + 48' 01" |
| 9 | Albert Ritserveldt (BEL) | Belgium B | + 48' 27" |
| 10 | Cyriel Vanoverberghe (BEL) | Belgium B | + 49' 44" |