1937 Tour de France
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| Final Standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall | Roger Lapébie | 138h 58' 31" |
| Second | Mario Vicini | +7' 17" |
| Third | Léo Amberg | +26' 13" |
| Climber | Félicien Vervaecke | 114 points |
| Second | Mario Vicini | 96 points |
| Third | Sylvère Maes | 90 points |
| Teams | France | 418h 36' 28" |
| Second | Italy | +2h 54' 18" |
| Third | Germany | +3h 12' 22" |
The 1937 Tour de France was the 31st Tour de France, taking place June 3 to July 25, 1937. It consisted of 20 stages over 4415 km, ridden at an average speed of 31.768 km/h.
Charles Holland and Bill Burl became the first British cyclists to ride the Tour. Burl lasted only two stages, but Holland rode well until he was eliminated on stage 14C after mechanical problems. The British Empire was also represented by the only non-European in the Tour: Canadian Pierre Gachon, who never completed the first stage.
[edit] Results
[edit] Overall standings
| Rank | Name | Country | Time (Avg. speed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Lapébie |  France |
138h 58' 31" (31.768) |
| 2 | Mario Vicini | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946).svg.png){kind=small} Italy |
7' 17" |
| 3 | Leo Amberg |  Switzerland |
26' 13" |
| 4 | Francesco Camusso |  Italy |
26' 53" |
| 5 | Sylvain Marcaillou | France |
35' 36" |
| 6 | Edouard Vissers | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
38' 13" |
| 7 | Paul Chocque | France |
1h 05' 19" |
| 8 | Pierre Gallien | France |
1h 06' 33" |
| 9 | Erich Bautz |  Germany |
1h 06' 41" |
| 10 | Jean Frechaut | France |
1h 24' 34" |
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