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The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd Tour de France, taking place from 10 to 30 July 1939. The total distance was 4,224 km and the average speed of the riders was 31.986 km/h. 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. ==Changes from the 1938 Tour de France== For the first time, a mountain time trial was scheduled: stage 16B.〔 A rule was added to make it more difficult to finish the race: from the second stage to the seventh stage, the last rider in the classification was to be removed from the race.〔 The nutrition of the cyclists became more professional: cyclists were reporting that the use of vitamins increased their performance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1939 Tour de France」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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