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List of cyclists in the 1906 Tour de France

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In the 1906 Tour de France, 100 cyclists signed up for the but only 76 of them showed up for the start. Among the absentees was Henri Cornet, the winner of the 1904 Tour de France. The starting cyclists included four Belgians, one was Luxembourger (future winner François Faber), two Germans, and the rest were French.[1] Louis Trousselier, winner of the 1905 Tour de France, was present. While the riders were not organized into teams, some shared the same sponsor, although collaboration was not permitted. Before the race began, the top contenders were Cadolle, Aucouturier, Georget, Pottier, Trousselier, Dortignac and Petit-Breton.[2]

Similar to 1905, the cyclists were divided in two categories: the coureurs de vitesse and the coureurs sur machines poinçonnées. Riders in the first category were allowed to change bicycles, which could be an advantage in the mountains, where they could use a bicycle with lower gears. In 1905, sponsors had not been so enthusiastic about entering their cyclists in this category, but in 1906 they had learned that it had a commercial advantage to have cyclists starting in the poinçonnées category, because the average French citizen could identify more with them. In 1906, more than half of the cyclists started in the poinçonnées category, including Lucien Petit-Breton, one of the pre-favourites.[3]

By starting number

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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 Pos. Ref
1 Édouard Wattelier  France 7 [4]
2 Georges Sérès  France DNF [4]
4 François Beaugendre  France DNF [4]
5 Augustin Ringeval  France DNF [4]
6 Eugène Christophe  France 9 [4]
7 Arsène Tuale  France DNF [4]
8 François Poiry  France DNF [4]
9 Gaston Codam  France DNF [4]
10 Prosper Rau  France DNF [4]
11 Paul Trippier  France DNF [4]
13 Emile Bertrand  France DNF [4]
14 Pierre Desvages  France DNF [4]
15 Henri Timmermann  Belgium DNF [4]
17 Marcel Cadolle  France DNF [4]
18 Hippolyte Aucouturier  France DNF [4]
19 Fernand Gaborias  France DNF [4]
21 Aloïs Catteau  Belgium 6 [4]
22 Victor Lascoutounax  France DNF [4]
24 Julien Gabory  France DNF [4]
25 Henri Gauban  France DNF [4]
26 Émile Georget  France 5 [4]
28 Ferdinand Payan  France 12 [4]
30 Martin Soulie  France DNF [4]
32 Georges Devilly  France DNF [4]
35 Firmin Pauloin  France DNF [4]
37 Charles Crupelandt  France DNF [4]
38 Ernest Ricaux  France DNF [4]
39 Antoine Wattelier  France 10 [4]
40 Fernand Lallement  France DNF [4]
41 Frédéric Saillot  France DNF [4]
42 Léon Winant  France 13 [4]
43 Jules Chabas  France DNF [4]
45 Arthur Pottiez  France DNF [4]
46 Georges Fleury  France 11 [4]
47 Pierre Schneider  France DNF [4]
48 René Pottier  France 1 [4]
49 Louis Trousselier  France 3 [4]
50 Georges Passerieu  France 2 [4]
51 Maurice Decaup  France DNF [4]
52 Albert Baudet  France DNF [4]
53 Eugène Duffis  France DNF [4]
55 Emile Haemmerlin  France DNF [4]
56 Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq  France DNF [4]
57 Emile Lamboeuf  France DNF [4]
58 D. Gonjeaud  France DNF [4]
59 Charles Perreard  France DNF [4]
60 Georges Bronchard  France 14 [4]
61 David Dupont  France DNF [4]
62 Léon Georget  France 8 [4]
63 Gaston Tuvache  France DNF [4]
64 Henri Star  France DNF [4]
66 Christophe Laurent  France DNF [4]
68 Henri Marchand  France DNF [4]
69 Giovanni Gerbi  Italy DNF [4]
70 François Faber  Luxembourg DNF [4]
71 Julien Lootens  Belgium DNF [4]
72 Lucien Mazan  France 4 [4]
73 Pierre Privat  France DNF [4]
74 Henri Menez  France DNF [4]
76 D. Communal  France DNF [4]
77 Edouard Chaumard  France DNF [4]
79 Robert Dubois  France DNF [4]
80 Robert Wancour  Belgium DNF [4]
81 Albert Chartier  France DNF [4]
82 Gaston Heneau  France DNF [4]
83 E. Vernimmen  France DNF [4]
84 Alfred Belleville  France DNF [4]
85 Charles Habert  France DNF [4]
86 Albert Godefroy  France DNF [4]
87 Maurice Carrere  France DNF [4]
88 Alfred Pocarius  France DNF [4]
89 Maxime Morel  France DNF [4]
90 Louis Tanchou  France DNF [4]
91 Heini Scholl  Germany DNF [4]
93 François Lafourcade  France DNF [4]
94 Jean Perreard  France DNF [4]
95 Jean Giran  France DNF [4]
96 Ludwig Barthelmann  Germany DNF [4]

By nationality

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References

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  1. ^ "4ème Tour de France 1906" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ^ "El "Tour de France" 1906". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 July 1906. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Gelode fietsen". Heersers van de Weg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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