# 1938 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21

The 1938 Tour de France was the 32nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 5 July, and Stage 11 occurred on 18 July with a flat stage from Montpellier. The race finished in Paris on 31 July.

## Stage 11

18 July 1938 - Montpellier to Marseille, 223 km (139 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | 6h 52' 10" |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 3 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 4 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Vasco Bergamaschi (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 6 | Yvan Marie (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| =7 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =7 | François Neuville (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =7 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| =7 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 45" |
| 3 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | + 11' 34" |
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## Stage 12

19 July 1938 - Marseille to Cannes, 199 km (124 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | 6h 35' 26" |
| 2 | Yvan Marie (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 3 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 4 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| =5 | Auguste Mallet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| =5 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| =5 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| =5 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| =5 | Robert Tanneveau (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| =5 | Jean Fontenay (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 45" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 8' 45" |
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## Rest day 4

20 July 1938 - Cannes

## Stage 13

21 July 1938 - Cannes to Digne, 284 km (176 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dante Gianello (FRA) | France - Bleuets | 9h 19' 49" |
| 2 | Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 3 | François Neuville (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 21" |
| 4 | Auguste Mallet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 6 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | + 2' 51" |
| 7 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 3' 45" |
| 8 | Jean Fontenay (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 4' 03" |
| 9 | Theo Middelkamp (NED) | Netherlands | + 5' 11" |
| 10 | Pierre Gallien (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 15" |
| 3 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 6' 29" |
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## Stage 14

22 July 1938 - Digne to Briançon, 219 km (136 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | 8h 49' 07" |
| 2 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Italy | + 5' 18" |
| 3 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 6' 48" |
| 4 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | + 11' 18" |
| 5 | Enrico Mollo (ITA) | Italy | + 11' 25" |
| 6 | Giuseppe Martano (ITA) | Italy | + 15' 01" |
| 7 | Pierre Gallien (FRA) | France | + 16' 13" |
| 8 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 9 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | + 17' 22" |
| 10 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 17' 45" |
| 3 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 21' 30" |
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## Stage 15

23 July 1938 - Briançon to Aix-les-Bains, 311 km (193 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | 10h 52' 24" |
| 2 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | + 12" |
| 3 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 4 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 6 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 7 | Jean Fontenay (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 8 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 9 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | + 15' 43" |
| 10 | François Neuville (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 20' 02" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 28' 56" |
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## Rest day 5

24 July 1938 - Aix-les-Bains

## Stage 16

25 July 1938 - Aix-les-Bains to Besançon, 284 km (176 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | 9h 39' 56" |
| 2 | Yvan Marie (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 3 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 4 | Oreste Bernardoni (FRA) | France - Bleuets | s.t. |
| 5 | Paul Egli (SUI) | Switzerland | + 1' 30" |
| 6 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 7 | Arsène Mersch (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 8 | Antoon van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 9 | Raymond Louviot (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 10 | Robert Tanneveau (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 21' 17" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 30' 11" |
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## Stage 17a

26 July 1938 - Besançon to Belfort, 89 km (55 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Émile Masson Jr. (BEL) | Belgium | 2h 27' 48" |
| 2 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 3 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | + 2' 08" |
| 4 | Lucien Le Guével (FRA) | France - Bleuets | s.t. |
| 5 | Paul Egli (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 6 | Robert Tanneveau (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 7 | François Neuens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 3' 01" |
| 8 | Raymond Louviot (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 9 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 10 | Constant Lauwers (BEL) | Belgium | + 5' 59" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 21' 17" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 30' 11" |
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## Stage 17b

26 July 1938 - Belfort to Strasbourg, 143 km (89 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | 4h 30' 20" |
| 2 | Constant Lauwers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 3 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 4 | Oreste Bernardoni (FRA) | France - Bleuets | s.t. |
| 5 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 6 | Émile Masson Jr. (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 7 | Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 8 | Jupp Arents (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 9 | Rafael Ramos (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| 10 | Robert Tanneveau (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 21' 17" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 30' 11" |
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## Stage 18

27 July 1938 - Strasbourg to Metz, 186 km (116 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | 5h 43' 27" |
| 2 | Lucien Le Guével (FRA) | France - Bleuets | s.t. |
| 3 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 4 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 5 | Jean Fontenay (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 6 | Arsène Mersch (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 13" |
| 7 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 8 | Paul Egli (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 9 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 10 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 21' 17" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 30' 11" |
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## Stage 19

28 July 1938 - Metz to Reims, 196 km (122 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabien Galateau (FRA) | France - Cadets | 6h 35' 21" |
| 2 | Lucien Le Guével (FRA) | France - Bleuets | s.t. |
| 3 | Bruno Carini (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 4 | Paul Egli (SUI) | Switzerland | + 36" |
| 5 | François Neuens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 6 | Raymond Louviot (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 7 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 8 | Julián Berrendero (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| 9 | Yvan Marie (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 10 | Arsène Mersch (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 21' 17" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 30' 11" |
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## Rest day 6

29 July 1938 - Reims

## Stage 20a

30 July 1938 - Reims to Laon, 48 km (30 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | 1h 03' 17" |
| 2 | Aldo Bini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 3 | François Neuville (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 4 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Lucien Le Guével (FRA) | France - Bleuets | s.t. |
| 6 | Vasco Bergamaschi (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 7 | Paul Egli (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 8 | Janus Hellemons (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 9 | Enrico Mollo (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 10 | Oreste Bernardoni (FRA) | France - Bleuets | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 21' 17" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 30' 11" |
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## Stage 20b

30 July 1938 - Laon to Saint-Quentin, 42 km (26 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | 1h 04' 40" |
| 2 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | + 21" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 4 | Giordano Cottur (ITA) | Italy | + 32" |
| 5 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 18" |
| 6 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 39" |
| 7 | Arsène Mersch (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 1' 43" |
| 8 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 50" |
| 9 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | + 1' 55" |
| 10 | Robert Tanneveau (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 1' 57" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 18' 27" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 29' 26" |
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## Stage 20c

30 July 1938 - Saint-Quentin to Lille, 107 km (66 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | François Neuville (BEL) | Belgium | 3h 07' 12" |
| 2 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | + 1' 19" |
| 3 | Constant Lauwers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 4 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 5' 09" |
| 5 | Aldo Bini (ITA) | Italy | + 7' 25" |
| 6 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 7 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 8 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 9 | Paul Egli (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 10 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 18' 27" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 29' 26" |
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## Stage 21

31 July 1938 - Lille to Paris, 279 km (173 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| =1 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | 8h 54' 50" |
| =1 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 3 | Raymond Louviot (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 5' 00" |
| 4 | Fabien Galateau (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 5 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 6 | Yvan Marie (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 7 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Italy | + 5' 15" |
| 8 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 9 | Robert Oubron (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
| 10 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | 148h 29' 12" |
| 2 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | + 18' 27" |
| 3 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 29' 26" |
| 4 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | + 35' 08" |
| 5 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 42' 08" |
| 6 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Italy | + 44' 59" |
| 7 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | + 48' 56" |
| 8 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | + 49' 00" |
| 9 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | + 59' 49" |
| 10 | Dante Gianello (FRA) | France - Bleuets | + 1h 06' 47" |