1939 Tour de France
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Sylvère Maes ( BEL ) Belgium 86
2 Edward Vissers ( BEL ) Belgium 84
3 Albert Ritseveldt ( BEL ) Belgium B 71
4 Dante Gianello ( FRA ) France 61
5 René Vietto ( FRA ) South-East 22
The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 10 to 30 July. The total distance was . Taking place on the eve of World War II, there was already much animosity in Europe. Italy, Germany and Spain all declined to send teams to the race, so the 1938 Italian champion Gino Bartali would not be defending his title. To fill out the ranks, Belgium sent two teams, and France had five teams. This would be the final Tour for eight years, until 1947. Between the second and the seventh stage, the last rider in the general classification was eliminated. The race was won by Belgian Sylvère Maes who also won the mountains classification.