title: 1938 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c
text: # 1938 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10c
  
  The 1938 Tour de France was the 32nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 5 July, and Stage 10c occurred on 17 July with a flat stage to Montpellier. The race finished in Paris on 31 July.
  
  ## Stage 1
  
  5 July 1938 – Paris to Caen, 215 km (134 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Willi Oberbeck (GER) | Germany | 6h 38' 25" |
  | 2 | Aldo Bini (ITA) | Italy | + 10" |
  | 3 | Theo Middelkamp (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
  | 4 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | 5 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
  | 6 | François Neuville (BEL) | Belgium | + 30" |
  | 7 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
  | 8 | Gerrit Schulte (NED) | Netherlands | + 38" |
  | 9 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | 10 | Giuseppe Martano (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  
  ## Stage 2
  
  6 July 1938 – Caen to Saint-Brieuc, 237 km (147 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | 7h 01' 07" |
  | 2 | Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | 3 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
  | 4 | Georges Speicher (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | =5 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | =5 | Heinz Wengler (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
  | =5 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
  | =5 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | =5 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =5 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | |
  | 2 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | + 32" |
  | 3 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 52" |
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  ## Stage 3
  
  7 July 1938 – Saint-Brieuc to Nantes, 238 km (148 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gerrit Schulte (NED) | Netherlands | 7h 39' 01" |
  | 2 | Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) | Belgium | + 5" |
  | 3 | Paul Egli (SUI) | Switzerland | + 9" |
  | 4 | Heinz Wengler (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
  | 5 | Theo Middelkamp (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
  | 6 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 7 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | 8 | Settimio Simonini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 9 | Eloi Tassin (FRA) | France - Bleuets | s.t. |
  | 10 | Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | |
  | 2 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | + 32" |
  | 3 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 52" |
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  ## Stage 4a
  
  8 July 1938 – Nantes to La Roche-sur-Yon, 62 km (39 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) | Belgium | 2h 04' 49" |
  | 2 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 3 | Aldo Bini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 4 | François Neuville (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | 5 | Heinz Wengler (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
  | 6 | Jules Rossi (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 7 | Giuseppe Martano (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 8 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | 9 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | 10 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | |
  | 2 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | + 32" |
  | 3 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 52" |
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  ## Stage 4b
  
  8 July 1938 – La Roche-sur-Yon to La Rochelle, 83 km (52 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) | Belgium | 2h 34' 20" |
  | 2 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 3 | Oreste Bernardoni (FRA) | France - Bleuets | s.t. |
  | 4 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | 5 | François Neuens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
  | =6 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =6 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =6 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =6 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =6 | Émile Masson Jr. (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | |
  | 2 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | + 32" |
  | 3 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 52" |
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  ## Stage 4c
  
  8 July 1938 – La Rochelle to Royan, 83 km (52 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | 2h 32' 13" |
  | 2 | Janus Hellemons (NED) | Netherlands | + 18" |
  | 3 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | + 32" |
  | 4 | Aldo Bini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | =5 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =5 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =5 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =5 | Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =5 | Émile Masson Jr. (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =5 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | |
  | 2 | Otto Weckerling (GER) | Germany | + 32" |
  | 3 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 52" |
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  ## Rest day 1
  
  9 July 1938 – Royan
  
  ## Stage 5
  
  10 July 1938 – Royan to Bordeaux, 198 km (123 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) | Belgium | 5h 12' 42" |
  | 2 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 3 | Aldo Bini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 4 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | =5 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =5 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =5 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =5 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =5 | Émile Masson Jr. (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =5 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | |
  | 2 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 52" |
  | =3 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | + 1' 00" |
  | =3 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
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  ## Stage 6a
  
  11 July 1938 – Bordeaux to Arcachon, 53 km (33 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jules Rossi (ITA) | Italy | 1h 16' 20" |
  | 2 | Giordano Cottur (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 3 | Georges Naisse (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | 4 | Lucien Le Guével (FRA) | France - Bleuets | s.t. |
  | 5 | Robert Tanneveau (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
  | 6 | Dante Gianello (FRA) | France - Bleuets | s.t. |
  | 7 | Pierre Gallien (FRA) | France | + 2' 02" |
  | 8 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | + 3' 38" |
  | 9 | Enrico Mollo (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 10 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | |
  | 2 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 52" |
  | 3 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | + 1' 00" |
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  ## Stage 6b
  
  11 July 1938 – Arcachon to Bayonne, 171 km (106 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | 5h 06' 34" |
  | 2 | Jules Rossi (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 3 | Heinz Wengler (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
  | 4 | Raoul Lesueur (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
  | 5 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
  | 6 | Giuseppe Martano (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 7 | Aldo Bini (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 40" |
  | 8 | Paul Langhoff (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
  | 9 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | 10 | Giordano Cottur (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | |
  | 2 | Heinz Wengler (GER) | Germany | + 26" |
  | 3 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 48" |
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  ## Stage 7
  
  12 July 1938 – Bayonne to Pau, 115 km (71 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Theo Middelkamp (NED) | Netherlands | 2h 51' 22" |
  | 2 | Heinz Wengler (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
  | 3 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | 4 | Julián Berrendero (ESP) | Spain | + 11" |
  | 5 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | + 13" |
  | 6 | Aldo Bini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | =7 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =7 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =7 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =7 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | André Leducq (FRA) | France - Cadets | |
  | 2 | Heinz Wengler (GER) | Germany | + 13" |
  | 3 | Jean Majerus (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 48" |
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  ## Rest day 2
  
  13 July 1938 –- Pau
  
  ## Stage 8
  
  14 July 1938 – Pau to Luchon, 193 km (120 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | 7h 15' 19" |
  | 2 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | 3 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 55" |
  | 4 | Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA) | France | + 4' 12" |
  | 5 | Albertin Disseaux (BEL) | Belgium | + 6' 04" |
  | 6 | Victor Cosson (FRA) | France | + 8' 05" |
  | 7 | Dante Gianello (FRA) | France - Bleuets | + 8' 56" |
  | 8 | Fabien Galateau (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 9' 11" |
  | 9 | Arsène Mersch (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 10' 14" |
  | 10 | Settimio Simonini (ITA) | Italy | + 11' 31" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | |
  | 2 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 18" |
  | 3 | Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA) | France | + 5' 09" |
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  ## Rest day 3
  
  15 July 1938 – Luchon
  
  ## Stage 9
  
  16 July 1938 – Luchon to Perpignan, 260 km (160 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | France | 7h 08' 15" |
  | 2 | Enrico Mollo (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 3 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | + 50" |
  | 4 | Julián Berrendero (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
  | 5 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | 6 | Antoon van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | + 2' 17" |
  | 7 | Yvan Marie (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
  | 8 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 47" |
  | 9 | Constant Lauwers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | 10 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | |
  | 2 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 53" |
  | 3 | Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA) | France | + 5' 09" |
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  ## Stage 10a
  
  17 July 1938 – Perpignan to Narbonne, 63 km (39 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Antoon van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | 1h 56' 09" |
  | 2 | Aldo Bini (ITA) | Italy | + 9" |
  | 3 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | 4 | Jules Rossi (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 5 | Pierre Jaminet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
  | 6 | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 7 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
  | 8 | Yvan Marie (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
  | =9 | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | =9 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | |
  | 2 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 53" |
  | 3 | Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA) | France | + 5' 09" |
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  ## Stage 10b
  
  17 July 1938 – Narbonne to Béziers, 27 km (17 mi) (ITT)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | 39' 31" |
  | 2 | Mario Vicini (ITA) | Italy | + 35" |
  | 3 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 40" |
  | 4 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | + 49" |
  | 5 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | + 1' 04" |
  | 6 | Giordano Cottur (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 06" |
  | 7 | Settimio Simonini (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 18" |
  | =8 | Raoul Lesueur (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 1' 25" |
  | =8 | Arsène Mersch (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
  | 10 | Yvan Marie (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 1' 27" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | |
  | 2 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 3' 45" |
  | 3 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | + 7' 46" |
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  ## Stage 10c
  
  17 July 1938 – Béziers to Montpellier, 73 km (45 mi)
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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  | 1 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | 2h 06' 23" |
  | 2 | Constant Lauwers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
  | 3 | Arsène Mersch (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
  | 4 | Yvan Marie (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
  | 5 | Mathias Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
  | 6 | Pierre Clemens (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
  | 7 | Fabien Galateau (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
  | 8 | Robert Tanneveau (FRA) | France - Cadets | s.t. |
  | 9 | Antoon van Schendel (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
  | 10 | Jean Fontenay (FRA) | France - Cadets | + 1' 09" |
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | |
  | 2 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 3' 45" |
  | 3 | Edward Vissers (BEL) | Belgium | + 7' 46" |
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