<P> Sixty cyclists , all professionals or semi-professionals , started the race , of whom 49 were French , 4 Belgian , 4 Swiss , 2 German , and one Italian ; 21 of them were sponsored by bicycle manufacturers , while 39 entered without commercial support . 24 other cyclists took advantage of the opportunity to enter specific stages : one rode in both the second and fourth stages , and additionally three cyclists took part in the second stage , one in the third stage , fifteen in the fourth stage only , and a further four only competed in the fifth stage . </P>
<P> Sixty cyclists , all professionals or semi-professionals , started the race , of whom 49 were French , 4 Belgian , 4 Swiss , 2 German , and one Italian ; 21 of them were sponsored by bicycle manufacturers , while 39 entered without commercial support . 24 other cyclists took advantage of the opportunity to enter specific stages : one rode in both the second and fourth stages , and additionally three cyclists took part in the second stage , one in the third stage , fifteen in the fourth stage only , and a further four only competed in the fifth stage . </P>
number of participants in the 1903 tour de france
number of participants in the 1903 tour de france
Sixty
Sixty