As in the year before, there were two categories of riders in the 1911 Tour de France. The best riders started in sponsored teams; there were four teams, with 37 riders in total. The stages had checkpoints where riders had to sign, and on these checkpoints the sponsored riders were allowed to be given food and drinks. The other category consisted of 67 isolated riders; they were not allowed to be given food or drinks during these checkpoints.
The previous edition had been a close battle between teammates Octave Lapize and François Faber from the Alcyon team, won by Lapize. Lapize had changed teams to the La Française team, where he was joined by former winner Lucien Petit-Breton (winner in 1907 and 1908). Petit-Breton was a late replacement for Cyrille van Hauwaert, who was not feeling healthy enough to ride the Tour.
Cyclists
By starting number + Legend No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour Pos. Position in the general classification DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish
No. Name Nationality Team Pos. 1 Octave Lapize La Française DNF 2 Émile Georget La Française 3 3 Lucien Mazan La Française DNF 4 Georges Passerieu La Française DNF 5 Charles Crupelandt La Française 4 6 Marcel Godivier La Française 6 7 Paul Duboc La Française 2 8 Alphonse Charpiot La Française DNF 9 Charles Cruchon La Française 7 10 Julien Maitron La Française 14 11 François Faber Alcyon-Dunlop DNF 12 Gustave Garrigou Alcyon-Dunlop 1 13 Louis Trousselier Alcyon-Dunlop DNF 14 Ernest Paul Alcyon-Dunlop 8 15 Eugène Christophe Alcyon-Dunlop DNF 16 André Blaise Alcyon-Dunlop DNF 17 Louis Heusghem Alcyon-Dunlop 5 18 Jules Masselis Alcyon-Dunlop DNF 19 Maurice Brocco Alcyon-Dunlop DNF 20 René Vandenberghe Alcyon-Dunlop DNF 21 Henri Cornet Le Globe 12 22 Henri Devroye Le Globe 10 23 Maurice Pardon Le Globe 23 24 Frédéric Saillot Le Globe DNF 25 Philippe Pautrat Le Globe DNF 26 Albert Dupont Le Globe 9 27 Constant Ménager Le Globe 22 28 Firmin Lambot Le Globe 11 29 Lucien Pothier Le Globe 20 30 Jules Nempon Le Globe DNF 31 Alfred Faure Automoto 18 32 Georges Paulmier Automoto 16 33 Ferdinand Lafourcade Automoto DNF 34 Édouard Léonard Automoto 21 35 Maurice Leturgie Automoto DNF 36 Constant Niedergang Automoto DNF 37 Ernest Ricaux Automoto 26 101 Louis Poyet Lone rider DNF 103 Edouard Chaudron Lone rider DNF 104 Pietro Ghislotti Lone rider 27 105 André Kuhm Lone rider DNF 106 Julien Gabory Lone rider DNF 107 Paul Trippier Lone rider DNF 108 Jean Brethoux Lone rider DNF 109 Lucien Roquebert Lone rider 28 110 Léon Rabot Lone rider DNF 112 André Thieullens Lone rider DNF 113 Henri Alavoine Lone rider DNF 115 Lucien Léman Lone rider DNF 116 Paul Coppens Lone rider DNF 117 Charles Pavese Lone rider DNF 118 François Lemoigne Lone rider DNF 119 Henri Yvon Lone rider DNF 120 Raphaël Galiero Lone rider DNF 122 Georges Devilly Lone rider DNF 124 Ernest Gargat Lone rider DNF 126 Paul Armbruster Lone rider DNF 127 Henri Anthoine Lone rider DNF 128 Ferdinand Payan Lone rider DNF 129 François Lafourcade Lone rider DNF 131 Georges Fleury Lone rider DNF 132 Louis Coolsaet Lone rider 24 134 Pierre Dane Lone rider DNF 135 Alcide Rivière Lone rider DNF 136 Léon Riche Lone rider DNF 137 Édouard Wattelier Lone rider DNF 138 Louis Bonino Lone rider DNF 139 Adrien Melaye Lone rider DNF 141 Charles Dumont Lone rider DNF 143 Ottavio Pratesi Lone rider 17 146 Pierino Fiore Lone rider DNF 148 Aloïs Catteau Lone rider DNF 149 Robert Lamon Lone rider DNF 150 Paul Deman Lone rider 13 151 Vincent D’Hulst Lone rider 19 152 Eugène Merville Lone rider DNF 153 Victor Cathera Lone rider DNF 157 Eugène Moura Lone rider DNF 158 Emile Lachaise Lone rider DNF 159 Jules Deloffre Lone rider 15 165 Marius Vilette Lone rider 25 166 Raymond Harquet Lone rider DNF 167 Antoine Wattelier Lone rider DNF 168 Georges Nemo Lone rider DNF
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