In the 1903 Tour de France, in contrast to modern stage races, a cyclist who gave up during a stage was allowed to start again the next stage, although he would no longer be in contention for the general classification. Thus Hippolyte Aucouturier, who gave up during the first stage, was able to return, and won the second and third stages. Charles Laeser, winner of the fourth stage, had not completed the third stage.
60 cyclists, all professionals or semi-professionals, started the race, of whom 49 were French, 4 Belgian, 4 Swiss, 2 German, and one Italian; 21 of them were sponsored by bicycle manufacturers, while 39 entered without commercial support. 24 other cyclists took advantage of the opportunity to enter specific stages: one rode in both the second and fourth stages, and additionally three cyclists took part in the second stage, one in the third stage, fifteen in the fourth stage only, and a further four only competed in the fifth stage.
By starting number + Legend No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour Pos. Position in the general classification Time Deficit to the winner of the general classification DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish AB Denotes a rider who abandoned Age correct as of 19 July 1903, the date on which the Tour ended
No. Name Nationality Age Pos. Time 1 Maurice Garin 1 2 Gustave Pasquier 8 + 10h 24' 04" 3 Lucien Barroy DNF (AB-3) — 5 Alexandre Foureaux 16 + 31h 50' 52" 6 Henri Gauban DNF (AB-2) — 7 Louis Barbrel DNF (AB-1) — 8 Hippolyte Aucouturier DNF (AB-1) — 9 Marcel Kerff 6 + 5h 52' 24" 10 Léon Georget DNF (AB-5) — 11 Eugène Brange DNF (AB-5) — 12 Jean Fischer 5 + 4h 58' 44" 14 Isidore Le Chartier 14 + 24h 05' 13" 15 Benjamin Mounier DNF (AB-1) — 17 Emile Pagie DNF (AB-2) — 21 Jean Dargassies 11 + 13h 49' 40" 22 Emile Moulin 18 + 49h 43' 15" 24 Jules Sales DNF (AB-1) — 26 Édouard Wattelier DNF (AB-1) — 27 Claude Chapperon DNF (AB-1) — 28 Julien Lootens 7 + 8h 31' 08" 29 René Salais 17 + 32h 34' 43" 31 Léon Habets DNF (AB-3) — 32 Victor Dupre DNF (AB-1) — 33 Rodolfo Muller 4 + 4h 39' 30" 36 Jean Bedene DNF (AB-1) — 37 Lucien Pothier 2 + 2h 59' 31" 38 Armand Périn DNF (AB-1) — 39 Fernand Augereau 3 + 4h 29' 34" 40 Eugène Geay DNF (AB-1) — 41 Ernest Pivin DNF (AB-5) — 42 Paul Mercier DNF (AB-1) — 43 Pierre Desvages 20 + 62h 53' 54" 44 Léon Pernette DNF (AB-3) — 45 François Beaugendre 9 + 10h 52' 14" 46 DNF (AB-3) — 47 François Poussel DNF (AB-1) — 48 Josef Fischer 15 + 25h 14' 26" 49 Ludwig Barthelmann DNF (AB-2) — 50 Julien Girbe 13 + 23h 16' 32" 51 Charles Laeser DNF (AB-3) — 53 Georges Borot 19 + 51h 37' 38" 54 Léon Durandeau DNF (AB-1) — 55 Léon Riche DNF (AB-1) — 56 A. Lassartigue DNF (AB-1) — 57 L. Fougere DNF (AB-1) — 58 Emile Torisani DNF (AB-1) — 59 Henri Charrier DNF (AB-1) — 62 Ferdinand Payan 12 + 19h 09' 02" 63 Paul Trippier DNF (AB-1) — 64 Henri Ellinamour DNF (AB-3) — 65 Jean-Baptiste Zimmermann DNF (AB-1) — 66 Marcel Lequatre DNF (AB-3) — 67 Arsène Millocheau 21 + 64h 57' 08" 69 François Monachon DNF (AB-3) — 71 Aloïs Catteau 10 + 12h 44' 57" 73 Victor Lefevre DNF (AB-1) — 75 Auguste Daumain DNF (AB-1) — 76 Gustave Guillarme DNF (AB-2) — 77 Charles Quetier DNF (AB-1) — 78 Philippe De Balade DNF (AB-5) — 100 Elie Monge DNF — 101 Garrot DNF — 102 Cabanna DNF — 103 Paul Armbruster DNF — 120 Boisseau DNF — 121 Armante DNF — 122 Honoré Fossier DNF — 124 Louis Fabre DNF — 125 Camille Biere DNF — 126 Maurice Lartigue DNF — 127 Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq DNF — 128 David Dupont DNF — 129 Paul Aermbruster DNF — 130 André Desbordes DNF — 131 Edouard Chaudron DNF — 132 Georges Lorgeou DNF — 133 Goyon DNF — 134 Florane DNF — 135 Pujol DNF — 140 Ambroise Garin DNF — 141 René Magdelein DNF — 142 Daniel Roques DNF — 144 H. Lesur DNF —
By nationality The number of stage wins and winners in the table below is incomplete. Country No. of riders Finishers Stage wins 49 16 (65.3%) 2 (Hippolyte Aucouturier x2 4 3 (75.0%%) 0 4 0 (0.0%) 1 (Charles Laeser) 2 1 (50.0%) 0 2 1 (50.0%) 0 TOTAL 144 21 (14.6%%) 3
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