The 1912 Tour de France started with 131 cyclists; there were 10 teams of 5 cyclists each; these 50 cyclists included all favourites for the overall victory. The remaining 81 cyclists started in the isolés category. The Alcyon team had the pre-race favourite, Gustave Garrigou, the winner of the previous Tour de France. To help him, they hired Odile Defraye, who had performed well at the 1912 Tour of Belgium. At first, the Alcyon team did not want to select Defraye, but the Belgian representative of Alcyon posed commercial threats, and Defraye was selected.

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 Émile Georget La Française DNF 2 Octave Lapize La Française DNF 3 Charles Crupelandt La Française DNF 4 Marcel Godivier La Française DNF 5 Maurice Brocco La Française DNF 6 Gustave Garrigou Alcyon–Dunlop 3 7 Paul Duboc Alcyon–Dunlop DNF 8 André Blaise Alcyon–Dunlop DNF 9 Louis Heusghem Alcyon–Dunlop 11 10 Odile Defraye Alcyon–Dunlop 1 11 Lucien Mazan Peugeot–Wolber DNF 12 Peugeot–Wolber 9 13 Charles Deruyter Peugeot–Wolber 16 14 Philippe Thys Peugeot–Wolber 6 15 Marcel Buysse Peugeot–Wolber 4 16 Alexandre Chauviere Griffon DNF 17 Oscar Egg Griffon DNF 18 Hector Tiberghien Griffon 7 19 Médéric Fraissinet Griffon DNF 20 Gabriel Figuet Griffon 22 21 Eugène Christophe Armor 2 22 Ernest Paul Armor DNF 23 Jean Alavoine Armor 5 24 Charles Cruchon Armor DNF 25 Robert Lamon Armor DNF 26 Joseph Van Daele JB Louvet DNF 27 Alfons Spiessens JB Louvet 10 28 Édouard Léonard JB Louvet 23 29 Vincenzo Borgarello JB Louvet 13 30 Pierino Albini JB Louvet DNF 31 François Faber Automoto–Persan 14 32 Eugène Dhers Automoto–Persan 24 33 Maurice Leturgie Automoto–Persan DNF 34 Constant Niedergang Automoto–Persan DNF 35 Julien Maitron Automoto–Persan 27 36 Henri Cornet Le Globe–Russian 28 37 Albert Dupont Le Globe–Russian DNF 38 Pierre-Joseph Heusghem Le Globe–Russian 25 39 Firmin Lambot Le Globe–Russian 18 40 Henri Devroye Le Globe–Russian 8 41 Louis Engel Aiglon–Dunlop 15 42 André Huret Aiglon–Dunlop DNF 43 Robert Lefort Aiglon–Dunlop DNF 44 Charles Kippert Aiglon–Dunlop DNF 45 Charles Guyot Aiglon–Dunlop 20 46 Henri Pélissier Thomann DNF 47 Louis Mottiat Thomann DNF 48 Jacques Coomans Thomann 17 49 Alphonse Charpiot Thomann DNF 50 René Vandenberghe Thomann 12 101 Louis Poyet Lone rider DNF 102 Maurice Leliaert Lone rider 31 103 Benjamin Olivier Lone rider DNF 104 Louis Delcampe Lone rider DNF 105 Albert Dumas Lone rider DNF 106 Henri Alavoine Lone rider 38 107 René Sal Lone rider DNF 108 François Bertrand Lone rider DNF 109 Ernest Tobler Lone rider DNF 110 René Blandet Lone rider DNF 113 André Thieullens Lone rider DNF 116 Henri Yvon Lone rider DNF 117 René Etien Lone rider DNF 118 Auguste Bergerioux Lone rider DNF 119 Edouard Aellig Lone rider DNF 120 Camille Mathieu Lone rider DNF 121 Luc Petitjean Lone rider DNF 122 Louis Petitjean Lone rider DNF 125 Albert Cartigny Lone rider DNF 126 Jean Campanelli Lone rider DNF 127 Fernand Courcelles Lone rider 33 128 François Van Hoofstadt Lone rider DNF 129 Roger Linon Lone rider DNF 130 René Gerwig Lone rider DNF 132 Louis Flamand Lone rider DNF 133 Joanny Panel Lone rider DNF 134 Louis Bonino Lone rider DNF 135 Jean Mercier Lone rider DNF 136 Raymond Harquet Lone rider 34 138 Octave Doury Lone rider DNF 139 Paul Coppens Lone rider DNF 141 Henri Murat Lone rider DNF 143 Augustin Ringeval Lone rider 30 144 Raoul Grieux Lone rider DNF 145 Lone rider 36 147 Lucien Cornu Lone rider DNF 149 Achiel De Smet Lone rider DNF 150 Léon Vallotton Lone rider DNF 151 Gaston Neboux Lone rider 40 152 Ernest Linot Lone rider DNF 153 Albert Kohler Lone rider DNF 154 Maurice Chedebois Lone rider DNF 155 Moïse Fugere Lone rider DNF 156 Jules Deloffre Lone rider 21 157 Louis Coolsaet Lone rider DNF 159 Georges Oudin Lone rider 32 160 Lone rider DNF 161 Enrico Sala Lone rider DNF 162 Eduardo Cuchetti Lone rider DNF 163 Emilio Roscio Lone rider DNF 164 Luigi Gorret Lone rider DNF 165 Ferdinand Payan Lone rider DNF 166 Pierre Everaerts Lone rider 26 167 Francis Gandel Lone rider DNF 169 François Lafourcade Lone rider 29 170 Henri Menager Lone rider DNF 171 Emile Reux Lone rider DNF 172 François D’Haen Lone rider DNF 173 Lucien Delaygue Lone rider DNF 174 Adolphe Dorion Lone rider DNF 175 Emile Lachaise Lone rider DNF 176 Georges Devilly Lone rider DNF 177 Emile Druz Lone rider 35 178 Henri Leclerc Lone rider DNF 179 Constant Collet Lone rider DNF 181 Henri Serverin Lone rider DNF 185 Marcel Rottie Lone rider DNF 186 Maurice Borel Lone rider DNF 187 Jules Quinardt Lone rider DNF 188 Ugo Agostoni Lone rider DNF 189 Emile Caudrelier Lone rider 39 190 Jean Perruca Lone rider DNF 191 Vincent D’Hulst Lone rider DNF 192 Henri Hanlet Lone rider DNF 193 Lone rider DNF 197 Antoine Fauré Lone rider DNF 198 Ottavio Pratesi Lone rider 19 199 Maurice Lartigue Lone rider 41 200 Victor Cathera Lone rider DNF 202 Charles Dumont Lone rider 37 203 V. Schwarshampt Lone rider DNF

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