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 team
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By starting number
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
By nationality
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References
- "9ème Tour de France 1911" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Wielrijden - De Ronde van Frankrijk". De Volksstem (in Dutch). Documentatiecentrum en Archief voor Daensisme en Hedendaagse Geschiedenis van de Denderstreek. 28 June 1911. p. 3. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour De France: 1903-1964. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 30–35. ISBN 1-59858-180-5.
- ^ "9ème Tour de France 1911". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
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