For the 1969 Tour de France, Eddy Merckx had been removed from the 1969 Giro d'Italia in leading position because of a positive doping result, and was initially not allowed to join, but his suspension was later lifted. [1] The Tour started with the following 13 teams, each with 10 cyclists: [1]
| 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 | Jan Janssen | Bic | 10 | [2] | |
| 2 | Lucien Aimar | Bic | 30 | [2] | |
| 3 | Gilbert Bellone | Bic | 45 | [2] | |
| 4 | Roland Berland | Bic | 53 | [2] | |
| 5 | Serge Bolley | Bic | DNF | [2] | |
| 6 | Charly Grosskost | Bic | DNF | [2] | |
| 7 | Anatole Novak | Bic | DNF | [2] | |
| 8 | José Pérez Francés | Bic | DNF | [2] | |
| 9 | José Samyn | Bic | DNF | [2] | |
| 10 | Michael Wright | Bic | 71 | [2] | |
| 11 | Roger Cooreman | Mann–Grundig | 84 | [2] | |
| 12 | Ronald De Witte | Mann–Grundig | DNF | [2] | |
| 13 | Jos Huysmans | Mann–Grundig | DNF | [2] | |
| 14 | Paul In 't Ven | Mann–Grundig | 75 | [2] | |
| 15 | Willy In 't Ven | Mann–Grundig | DNF | [2] | |
| 16 | Georges Pintens | Mann–Grundig | DNF | [2] | |
| 17 | André Poppe | Mann–Grundig | 33 | [2] | |
| 18 | Roger Rosiers | Mann–Grundig | DNF | [2] | |
| 19 | Willy Van Neste | Mann–Grundig | DNF | [2] | |
| 20 | Herman Van Springel | Mann–Grundig | 18 | [2] | |
| 21 | André Bayssière | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 31 | [2] | |
| 22 | Robert Bouloux | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 55 | [2] | |
| 23 | Ferdinand Bracke | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 57 | [2] | |
| 24 | Raymond Delisle | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 37 | [2] | |
| 25 | Jean Dumont | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 16 | [2] | |
| 26 | Gerben Karstens | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 65 | [2] | |
| 27 | Désiré Letort | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 9 | [2] | |
| 28 | Willy Monty | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | DNF | [2] | |
| 29 | Roger Pingeon | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 2 | [2] | |
| 30 | Christian Raymond | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 42 | [2] | |
| 31 | Eduardo Castelló | Kas–Kaskol | 19 | [2] | |
| 32 | Francisco Galdós | Kas–Kaskol | 21 | [2] | |
| 33 | Andrés Gandarias | Kas–Kaskol | 5 | [2] | |
| 34 | Antonio Gómez del Moral | Kas–Kaskol | DNF | [2] | |
| 35 | José Gómez | Kas–Kaskol | 58 | [2] | |
| 36 | Aurelio González Puente | Kas–Kaskol | DNF | [2] | |
| 37 | Nemesio Jiménez | Kas–Kaskol | 61 | [2] | |
| 38 | Santiago Lazcano | Kas–Kaskol | 41 | [2] | |
| 39 | Gabriel Mascaró Febrer | Kas–Kaskol | DNF | [2] | |
| 40 | Gregorio San Miguel | Kas–Kaskol | DNF | [2] | |
| 41 | Michel Coulon | Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger | 74 | [2] | |
| 42 | Wilfried David | Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger | 27 | [2] | |
| 43 | Marc De Block | Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger | 82 | [2] | |
| 44 | Jaak De Boever | Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger | 60 | [2] | |
| 45 | Roger De Vlaeminck | Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger | DNF | [2] | |
| 46 | Eric Leman | Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger | 79 | [2] | |
| 47 | Pol Mahieu | Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger | DNF | [2] | |
| 48 | Jean Monteyne | Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger | DNF | [2] | |
| 49 | Pieter Nassen | Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger | DNF | [2] | |
| 50 | Noël Van Clooster | Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger | DNF | [2] | |
| 51 | Eddy Merckx | Faema | 1 | [2] | |
| 52 | Frans Mintjens | Faema | 76 | [2] | |
| 53 | Guido Reybrouck | Faema | 77 | [2] | |
| 54 | Pietro Scandelli | Faema | 59 | [2] | |
| 55 | Jozef Spruyt | Faema | 28 | [2] | |
| 56 | Julien Stevens | Faema | 72 | [2] | |
| 57 | Roger Swerts | Faema | 44 | [2] | |
| 58 | Georges Vandenberghe | Faema | 56 | [2] | |
| 59 | Martin Van Den Bossche | Faema | 23 | [2] | |
| 60 | Victor Van Schil | Faema | 29 | [2] | |
| 61 | Stéphane Abrahamian | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 34 | [2] | |
| 62 | José Catieau | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 66 | [2] | |
| 63 | Édouard Delberghe | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 70 | [2] | |
| 64 | Roger Gilson | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | DNF | [2] | |
| 65 | Bernard Guyot | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 50 | [2] | |
| 66 | Yves Ravaleu | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | DNF | [2] | |
| 67 | Jean-Claude Theillière | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 13 | [2] | |
| 68 | Lucien Van Impe | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 12 | [2] | |
| 69 | André Wilhelm | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 86 | [2] | |
| 70 | André Zimmermann | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 26 | [2] | |
| 71 | Eddy Beugels | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 83 | [2] | |
| 72 | Georges Chappe | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | DNF | [2] | |
| 73 | Jean-Pierre Genet | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 68 | [2] | |
| 74 | Barry Hoban | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 67 | [2] | |
| 75 | Edward Janssens | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 40 | [2] | |
| 76 | Bernard Labourdette | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 25 | [2] | |
| 77 | Paul Lemeteyer | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | DNF | [2] | |
| 78 | Raymond Poulidor | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 3 | [2] | |
| 79 | Raymond Riotte | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 80 | [2] | |
| 80 | Jean Vidament | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 48 | [2] | |
| 81 | Joaquim Agostinho | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 8 | [2] | |
| 82 | Jean-Louis Bodin | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 62 | [2] | |
| 83 | Paul Gutty | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 17 | [2] | |
| 84 | Derek Harrison | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 32 | [2] | |
| 85 | Maurice Izier | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 35 | [2] | |
| 86 | Jean Jourden | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | DNF | [2] | |
| 87 | Jean-Claude Lebaube | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 46 | [2] | |
| 88 | Pierre Matignon | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 85 | [2] | |
| 89 | Willy Planckaert | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | DNF | [2] | |
| 90 | Francis Rigon | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 54 | [2] | |
| 91 | Evert Dolman | Willem II–Gazelle | 49 | [2] | |
| 92 | Cees Haast | Willem II–Gazelle | 63 | [2] | |
| 93 | Henk Nijdam | Willem II–Gazelle | DNF | [2] | |
| 94 | Harm Ottenbros | Willem II–Gazelle | 78 | [2] | |
| 95 | René Pijnen | Willem II–Gazelle | DNF | [2] | |
| 96 | Leen Poortvliet | Willem II–Gazelle | DNF | [2] | |
| 97 | Jozef Timmermann | Willem II–Gazelle | DNF | [2] | |
| 98 | Jules Van Der Flaas | Willem II–Gazelle | 64 | [2] | |
| 99 | Rik Van Looy | Willem II–Gazelle | DNF | [2] | |
| 100 | Marinus Wagtmans | Willem II–Gazelle | 6 | [2] | |
| 101 | Mariano Díaz | Fagor | DNF | [2] | |
| 102 | Francisco Gabica | Fagor | 24 | [2] | |
| 103 | Joaquim Galera | Fagor | 11 | [2] | |
| 104 | Manuel Galera | Fagor | 47 | [2] | |
| 105 | José Manuel López | Fagor | 22 | [2] | |
| 106 | Ramón Mendiburu | Fagor | DNF | [2] | |
| 107 | José Antonio Momeñe | Fagor | DNF | [2] | |
| 108 | Luis Ocaña | Fagor | DNF | [2] | |
| 109 | Domingo Perurena | Fagor | 38 | [2] | |
| 110 | Luis Pedro Santamarina | Fagor | DNF | [2] | |
| 111 | Mario Anni | Molteni | 69 | [2] | |
| 112 | Marino Basso | Molteni | DNF | [2] | |
| 113 | Giannino Bianco | Molteni | DNF | [2] | |
| 114 | Michele Dancelli | Molteni | 20 | [2] | |
| 115 | Sigfrido Fontanelli | Molteni | DNF | [2] | |
| 116 | Giancarlo Polidori | Molteni | DNF | [2] | |
| 117 | Giacinto Santambrogio | Molteni | 73 | [2] | |
| 118 | Edy Schütz | Molteni | 15 | [2] | |
| 119 | Guerrino Tosello | Molteni | DNF | [2] | |
| 120 | Pierfranco Vianelli | Molteni | 7 | [2] | |
| 121 | Rudi Altig | Salvarani | DNF | [2] | |
| 122 | Franco Balmamion | Salvarani | 39 | [2] | |
| 123 | Lino Carletto | Salvarani | DNF | [2] | |
| 124 | Giancarlo Ferretti | Salvarani | 43 | [2] | |
| 125 | Felice Gimondi | Salvarani | 4 | [2] | |
| 126 | Pietro Guerra | Salvarani | 81 | [2] | |
| 127 | Wladimiro Panizza | Salvarani | 14 | [2] | |
| 128 | Wilfried Peffgen | Salvarani | 52 | [2] | |
| 129 | Roberto Poggiali | Salvarani | 51 | [2] | |
| 130 | Dino Zandegù | Salvarani | 36 | [2] |