List of teams and cyclists in the 1965 Tour de France

The 1965 Tour de France started with 130 cyclists, divided into 13 teams of 10 cyclists: ^[1]

Ford France–Gitane–Dunlop Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber Peugeot–BP–Michelin Flandria–Romeo Solo–Superia

Wiel's–Groene Leeuw Televizier Ferrys Kas–Kaskol Molteni–Ignis Salvarani

The Molteni-Ignis team was a combined team, with 5 cyclists from Molteni and 5 from Ignis.

Jacques Anquetil, who won the previous four Tours de France (1961–1964), did not participate in this tour; this made Raymond Poulidor, who became second in the previous Tour, the main favourite. ^[1]

Start list

By team

Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop No. Rider Pos. 1   Lucien Aimar  (FRA) DNF 2   Arie den Hartog  (NED) DNF 3   Vin Denson  (GBR) 87 4   Pierre Everaert  (FRA) DNF 5   Michel Grain  (FRA) 83 6   Jean-Claude Lebaube  (FRA) 5 7   Cees Lute  (NED) 67 8   Pierre Martin  (FRA) DNF 9   Anatole Novak  (FRA) 66 10   Louis Rostollan  (FRA) 20	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop No. Rider Pos. 11   Jacques Bachelot  (FRA) 62 12   Federico Bahamontes  (ESP) DNF 13   Gilbert Bellone  (FRA) DNF 14   André Darrigade  (FRA) 93 15   Ginés García  (ESP) 27 16   Albertus Geldermans  (NED) DNF 17   Hans Junkermann  (FRG) 28 18   François Le Her  (FRA) 88 19   Raymond Mastrotto  (FRA) 38 20   Jean Milesi  (FRA) 94	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson No. Rider Pos. 21   Frans Aerenhouts  (BEL) 61 22   Jean-Louis Bodin  (FRA) 33 23   Robert Cazala  (FRA) 64 24   Georges Chappe  (FRA) DNF 25   Jean Gainche  (FRA) 71 26   Jean-Pierre Genet  (FRA) 75 27   Raymond Poulidor  (FRA) 2 28   Roger Swerts  (BEL) 40 29   Victor Van Schil  (BEL) 41 30   Rolf Wolfshohl  (FRG) DNF
Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber No. Rider Pos. 31   Henry Anglade  (FRA) 4 32   Hubert Ferrer  (FRA) 92 33   André Foucher  (FRA) 18 34   Georges Groussard  (FRA) DNF 35   Joseph Groussard  (FRA) 96 36   Jan Janssen  (NED) 9 37   Jean-Claude Lefebvre  (FRA) 82 38   François Mahé  (FRA) 43 39   Willy Monty  (BEL) 42 40   Johny Schleck  (LUX) 52	Peugeot–BP–Michelin No. Rider Pos. 41   Ferdinand Bracke  (BEL) DNF 42   Raymond Delisle  (FRA) DNF 43   Henri Duez  (FRA) 14 44   Désiré Letort  (FRA) DNF 45   Michel Nédélec  (FRA) DNF 46   Roger Pingeon  (FRA) 12 47   Tom Simpson  (GBR) DNF 48   Angelino Soler  (ESP) 22 49   Georges Van Coningsloo  (FRA) DNF 50   André Zimmermann  (FRA) 17	Flandria–Romeo No. Rider Pos. 51   Walter Boucquet  (BEL) 21 52   Willy Bocklant  (BEL) DNF 53   Frans Brands  (BEL) 8 54   Julien Haelterman  (BEL) DNF 55   Yvo Molenaers  (BEL) 81 56   Peter Post  (NED) DNF 57   Guido Reybrouck  (BEL) 54 58   Georges Vandenberghe  (BEL) 39 59   Roland Van De Rijse  (BEL) 59 60   Guillaume Van Tongerloo  (BEL) 80
Solo–Superia No. Rider Pos. 61   Armand Desmet  (BEL) DNF 62   Noël De Pauw  (BEL) 72 63   Henri Dewolf  (BEL) 60 64   Jef Planckaert  (BEL) 56 65   Edward Sels  (BEL) DNF 66   Edgar Sorgeloos  (BEL) 84 67   Julien Stevens  (BEL) DNF 68   Michel Van Aerde  (BEL) 35 69   Bernard Van de Kerckhove  (BEL) DNF 70   Rik Van Looy  (BEL) 31	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw No. Rider Pos. 71   Benoni Beheyt  (BEL) 47 72   Gilbert Desmet  (BEL) 16 73   Gilbert De Smet  (BEL) 48 74   Gustave De Smet  (BEL) DNF 75   Karl-Heinz Kunde  (FRG) 11 76   Eddy Pauwels  (BEL) DNF 77   Dieter Puschel  (FRG) DNF 78   Jozef Timmermann  (BEL) 69 79   Auguste Verhaegen  (BEL) 45 80   Michael Wright  (GBR) 24	Televizier No. Rider Pos. 81   Jo de Haan  (NED) 77 82   Johan De Roo  (NED) 55 83   Cees Haast  (NED) DNF 84   Huub Harings  (NED) 32 85   Gerben Karstens  (NED) 57 86   Bas Maliepaard  (NED) 51 87   Henk Nijdam  (NED) 50 88   Léo van Dongen  (NED) 90 89   Cees van Espen  (NED) DNF 90   Rik Wouters  (NED) 29
Ferrys No. Rider Pos. 91   Fernando Manzaneque  (ESP) 25 92   Antonio Bertrán  (ESP) 85 93   Eduardo Castelló  (ESP) 44 94   Rogelio Hernández  (ESP) 76 95   Esteban Martín  (ESP) 65 96   Ramón Mendiburu  (ESP) DNF 97   Luis Otaño  (ESP) 30 98   José Pérez Francés  (ESP) 6 99   Raúl Rey  (ESP) 95 100   Juan García Such  (ESP) DNF	KAS–Kaskol No. Rider Pos. 101   Carlos Echeverría  (ESP) 53 102   Sebastián Elorza  (ESP) 26 103   Francisco Gabica  (ESP) 10 104   Joaquín Galera  (ESP) 37 105   Antonio Gómez del Moral  (ESP) DNF 106   Julio Jiménez  (ESP) 23 107   José Antonio Momeñe  (ESP) 34 108   Juan José Sagarduy  (ESP) 46 109   Valentín Uriona  (ESP) 13 110   Eusebio Vélez  (ESP) DNF	Molteni/Ignis No. Rider Pos. 111   René Binggeli  (SUI) 49 112   Guido De Rosso  (ITA) 7 113   Giacomo Fornoni  (ITA) 89 114   Giuseppe Fezzardi  (ITA) 36 115   Gianni Motta  (ITA) 3 116   Ambrogio Colombo  (ITA) 78 117   Adriano Durante  (ITA) 73 118   Renzo Fontona  (ITA) 15 119   Ambrogio Portalupi  (ITA) 63 120   Remo Stefanoni  (ITA) 74
Salvarani No. Rider Pos. 121   Vittorio Adorni  (ITA) DNF 122   Francis Blanc  (SUI) 79 123   Felice Gimondi  (ITA) 1 124   Italo Mazzacurati  (ITA) 68 125   Mario Minieri  (ITA) 91 126   Diego Ronchini  (ITA) 86 127   Arnaldo Pambianco  (ITA) 19 128   Pietro Partesotti  (ITA) 58 129   Gilberto Vendemiati  (ITA) 70 130   Roland Zöffel  (SUI) DNF

By rider

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	Team	Pos.	Ref
1	Lucien Aimar	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	DNF	[2]
2	Arie den Hartog	Netherlands	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	DNF	[2]
3	Vin Denson	Great Britain	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	87	[2]
4	Pierre Everaert	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	DNF	[2]
5	Michel Grain	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	83	[2]
6	Jean-Claude Lebaube	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	5	[2]
7	Cees Lute	Netherlands	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	67	[2]
8	Pierre Martin	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	DNF	[2]
9	Anatole Novak	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	66	[2]
10	Louis Rostollan	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	20	[2]
11	Jacques Bachelot	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	62	[2]
12	Federico Bahamontes	Spain	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	DNF	[2]
13	Gilbert Bellone	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	DNF	[2]
14	André Darrigade	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	93	[2]
15	Gines García	Spain	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	27	[2]
16	Albertus Geldermans	Netherlands	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	DNF	[2]
17	Hans Junkermann	West Germany	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	28	[2]
18	François Le Her	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	88	[2]
19	Raymond Mastrotto	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	38	[2]
20	Jean Milesi	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	94	[2]
21	Frans Aerenhouts	Belgium	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	61	[2]
22	Jean-Louis Bodin	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	33	[2]
23	Robert Cazala	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	64	[2]
24	Georges Chappe	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	DNF	[2]
25	Jean Gainche	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	71	[2]
26	Jean-Pierre Genet	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	75	[2]
27	Raymond Poulidor	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	2	[2]
28	Roger Swerts	Belgium	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	40	[2]
29	Victor Van Schil	Belgium	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	41	[2]
30	Rolf Wolfshohl	West Germany	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	DNF	[2]
31	Henry Anglade	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	4	[2]
32	Hubert Ferrer	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	92	[2]
33	André Foucher	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	18	[2]
34	Georges Groussard	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	DNF	[2]
35	Joseph Groussard	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	96	[2]
36	Jan Janssen	Netherlands	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	9	[2]
37	Jean-Claude Lefebvre	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	82	[2]
38	François Mahé	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	43	[2]
39	Willy Monty	Belgium	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	42	[2]
40	Johny Schleck	Luxembourg	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	52	[2]
41	Ferdinand Bracke	Belgium	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	[2]
42	Raymond Delisle	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	[2]
43	Henri Duez	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	14	[2]
44	Désiré Letort	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	[2]
45	Michel Nédélec	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	[2]
46	Roger Pingeon	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	12	[2]
47	Tom Simpson	Great Britain	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	[2]
48	Angelino Soler	Spain	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	22	[2]
49	Georges Van Coningsloo	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	[2]
50	André Zimmermann	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	17	[2]
51	Walter Boucquet	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	21	[2]
52	Willy Bocklant	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	DNF	[2]
53	Frans Brands	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	8	[2]
54	Julien Haelterman	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	DNF	[2]
55	Yvo Molenaers	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	81	[2]
56	Peter Post	Netherlands	Flandria–Romeo	DNF	[2]
57	Guido Reybrouck	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	54	[2]
58	Georges Vandenberghe	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	39	[2]
59	Roland Van De Rijse	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	59	[2]
60	Guillaume Van Tongerloo	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	80	[2]
61	Armand Desmet	Belgium	Solo–Superia	DNF	[2]
62	Noël De Pauw	Belgium	Solo–Superia	72	[2]
63	Henri Dewolf	Belgium	Solo–Superia	60	[2]
64	Jef Planckaert	Belgium	Solo–Superia	56	[2]
65	Edward Sels	Belgium	Solo–Superia	DNF	[2]
66	Edgar Sorgeloos	Belgium	Solo–Superia	84	[2]
67	Julien Stevens	Belgium	Solo–Superia	DNF	[2]
68	Michel Van Aerde	Belgium	Solo–Superia	35	[2]
69	Bernard Van de Kerckhove	Belgium	Solo–Superia	DNF	[2]
70	Rik Van Looy	Belgium	Solo–Superia	31	[2]
71	Benoni Beheyt	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	47	[2]
72	Gilbert Desmet	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	16	[2]
73	Gilbert De Smet	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	48	[2]
74	Gustave De Smet	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	DNF	[2]
75	Karl-Heinz Kunde	West Germany	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	11	[2]
76	Eddy Pauwels	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	DNF	[2]
77	Dieter Puschel	West Germany	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	DNF	[2]
78	Jozef Timmermann	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	69	[2]
79	Auguste Verhaegen	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	45	[2]
80	Michael Wright	Great Britain	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	24	[2]
81	Jo de Haan	Netherlands	Televizier	77	[2]
82	Johan De Roo	Netherlands	Televizier	55	[2]
83	Cees Haast	Netherlands	Televizier	DNF	[2]
84	Huub Harings	Netherlands	Televizier	32	[2]
85	Gerben Karstens	Netherlands	Televizier	57	[2]
86	Bas Maliepaard	Netherlands	Televizier	51	[2]
87	Henk Nijdam	Netherlands	Televizier	50	[2]
88	Léo van Dongen	Netherlands	Televizier	90	[2]
89	Cees van Espen	Netherlands	Televizier	DNF	[2]
90	Rik Wouters	Netherlands	Televizier	29	[2]
91	Fernando Manzaneque	Spain	Ferrys	25	[2]
92	Antonio Bertrán	Spain	Ferrys	85	[2]
93	Eduardo Castelló	Spain	Ferrys	44	[2]
94	Rogelio Hernández	Spain	Ferrys	76	[2]
95	Esteban Martín	Spain	Ferrys	65	[2]
96	Ramón Mendiburu	Spain	Ferrys	DNF	[2]
97	Luis Otaño	Spain	Ferrys	30	[2]
98	José Pérez Francés	Spain	Ferrys	6	[2]
99	Raúl Rey	Spain	Ferrys	95	[2]
100	Juan García Such	Spain	Ferrys	DNF	[2]
101	Carlos Echeverría	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	53	[2]
102	Sebastián Elorza	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	26	[2]
103	Francisco Gabica	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	10	[2]
104	Joaquín Galera	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	37	[2]
105	Antonio Gómez del Moral	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	DNF	[2]
106	Julio Jiménez	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	23	[2]
107	José Antonio Momeñe	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	34	[2]
108	Juan José Sagarduy	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	46	[2]
109	Valentín Uriona	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	13	[2]
110	Eusebio Vélez	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	DNF	[2]
111	René Binggeli	Switzerland	Molteni/Ignis	49	[2]
112	Guido De Rosso	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	7	[2]
113	Giacomo Fornoni	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	89	[2]
114	Giuseppe Fezzardi	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	36	[2]
115	Gianni Motta	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	3	[2]
116	Ambrogio Colombo	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	78	[2]
117	Adriano Durante	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	73	[2]
118	Renzo Fontona	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	15	[2]
119	Ambrogio Portalupi	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	63	[2]
120	Remo Stefanoni	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	74	[2]
121	Vittorio Adorni	Italy	Salvarani	DNF	[2]
122	Francis Blanc	Switzerland	Salvarani	79	[2]
123	Felice Gimondi	Italy	Salvarani	1	[2]
124	Italo Mazzacurati	Italy	Salvarani	68	[2]
125	Mario Minieri	Italy	Salvarani	91	[2]
126	Diego Ronchini	Italy	Salvarani	86	[2]
127	Arnaldo Pambianco	Italy	Salvarani	19	[2]
128	Pietro Partesotti	Italy	Salvarani	58	[2]
129	Gilberto Vendemiati	Italy	Salvarani	70	[2]
130	Roland Zöffel	Switzerland	Salvarani	DNF	[2]

References

1. "52ème Tour de France 1965" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
2. "52ème Tour de France 1965". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.