List of teams and cyclists in the 1972 Tour de France

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The 1972 Tour de France started with the following 12 teams, each with 11 cyclists: [1]

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In the previous year, Ocana was on his way to beat Merckx, when he fell as leader and had to give up. Everybody expected Merckx and Ocana to battle for the victory in 1972. [1] Ocana felt that he could have won the 1971 Tour, and Merckx did not like the comments that he did not deserve the 1971 victory, and both wanted to show their strengths. [2] Merckx had won important races before the Tour started, including the 1972 Giro d'Italia, and was also the reigning world champion. Ocana had won less races, but won the Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré. [2]

The most important other participants were considered Raymond Poulidor, Felice Gimondi, Joop Zoetemelk and Bernard Thévenet. [2]

José Manuel Fuente, who had won the 1972 Vuelta a España and finished second in the 1972 Giro d'Italia, did not compete, as his team decided they had already been in too many hard races. [3]

Herman Van Springel had announced four days prior to the Tour that he would leave his team after his contract would end at the end of 1972. His team then removed him from the Tour squad. [4]

Start list

By team

Molteni
No.RiderPos.
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)1
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Bruyère  (BEL)26
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jos Deschoenmaecker  (BEL)22
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jos Huysmans  (BEL)28
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willy In 't Ven  (BEL)51
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marc Lievens  (BEL)43
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frans Mintjens  (BEL)37
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jozef Spruyt  (BEL)DNF
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger Swerts  (BEL)14
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Martin Van Den Bossche  (BEL)15
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Victor Van Schil  (BEL)DNF
Beaulieu–Flandria
No.RiderPos.
12Flag of Portugal.svg  Joaquim Andrade  (POR)DNF
13Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gérard David  (BEL)59
14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Johan De Muynck  (BEL)DNF
15Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Dierickx  (BEL)DNF
16Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Evert Dolman  (NED)83
17Flag of Portugal.svg  Fernando Mendes  (POR)DNF
18Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Van De Wiele  (BEL)DNF
19Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Herman Van Der Slagmolen  (BEL)DNF
20Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ronny Van Marcke  (BEL)62
21Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willy Van Neste  (BEL)33
22Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Joop Zoetemelk  (NED)5
Sonolor
No.RiderPos.
23Flag of France.svg  José Catieau  (FRA)DNF
24Flag of France.svg  Bernard Guyot  (FRA)81
25Flag of France.svg  Yves Hézard  (FRA)7
26Flag of France.svg  Robert Mintkiewicz  (FRA)87
27Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mathieu Pustjens  (NED)25
28Flag of France.svg  Walter Ricci  (FRA)27
29Flag of France.svg  Raymond Riotte  (FRA)48
30Flag of France.svg  Jean-Jacques Sanquer  (FRA)DNF
31Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willy Teirlinck  (BEL)66
32Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lucien Van Impe  (BEL)4
33Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Daniel Van Ryckeghem  (BEL)DNF
Peugeot–BP–Michelin
No.RiderPos.
34Flag of France.svg  Robert Bouloux  (FRA)DNF
35Flag of France.svg  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  (FRA)21
36Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wilfried David  (BEL)41
37Flag of France.svg  Raymond Delisle  (FRA)11
38Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ronald De Witte  (BEL)31
39Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Walter Godefroot  (BEL)44
40Flag of France.svg  Jean-Pierre Paranteau  (FRA)38
41Flag of France.svg  Roger Pingeon  (FRA)DNF
42Flag of France.svg  Christian Raymond  (FRA)47
43Flag of France.svg  Bernard Thévenet  (FRA)9
44Flag of Germany.svg  Jürgen Tschan  (FRG)45
De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter
No.RiderPos.
45Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willy Abbeloos  (BEL)65
46Flag of Portugal.svg  Joaquim Agostinho  (POR)8
47Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Herman Beysens  (BEL)23
48Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Edward Janssens  (BEL)10
49Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger Kindt  (BEL)DNF
50Flag of France.svg  Mariano Martínez  (FRA)6
51Flag of France.svg  Joël Millard  (FRA)32
52Flag of France.svg  Jean-Claude Largeau  (FRA)46
53Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Poppe  (BEL)DNF
54Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rik Van Linden  (BEL)80
55Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ludo Van Staeyen  (BEL)49
Bic
No.RiderPos.
56Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Jesús Aranzabal  (ESP)56
57Flag of France.svg  Roland Berland  (FRA)40
58Flag of France.svg  Jean-Claude Genty  (FRA)64
59Flag of France.svg  Bernard Labourdette  (FRA)DNF
60Flag of France.svg  Désiré Letort  (FRA)DNF
61Flag of Denmark.svg  Leif Mortensen  (DEN)12
62Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Luis Ocaña  (ESP)DNF
63Flag of France.svg  Alain Santy  (FRA)DNF
64Flag of France.svg  Guy Santy  (FRA)29
65Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Johny Schleck  (LUX)30
66Flag of France.svg  Sylvain Vasseur  (FRA)35
Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
No.RiderPos.
67Flag of France.svg  Jacques Cadiou  (FRA)DNF
68Flag of France.svg  Régis Delépine  (FRA)76
69Flag of France.svg  Jean-Pierre Genet  (FRA)DNF
70Flag of France.svg  René Grelin  (FRA)DNF
71Flag of France.svg  Cyrille Guimard  (FRA)DNF
72Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Barry Hoban  (GBR)70
73Flag of France.svg  Gérard Moneyron  (FRA)36
74Flag of France.svg  Jack Mourioux  (FRA)58
75Flag of France.svg  Michel Périn  (FRA)19
76Flag of France.svg  Raymond Poulidor  (FRA)3
77Flag of France.svg  Yves Ravaleu  (FRA)DNF
Rokado
No.RiderPos.
78Flag of France.svg  Lucien Aimar  (FRA)17
79Flag of France.svg  Gilbert Bellone  (FRA)34
80Flag of Germany.svg  Hans Junkermann  (FRG)DNF
81Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Gerben Karstens  (NED)60
82Flag of Germany.svg  Karl-Heinz Kunde  (FRG)20
83Flag of Germany.svg  Karl-Heinz Muddemann  (FRG)52
84Flag of Germany.svg  Wilfried Peffgen  (FRG)63
85Flag of Germany.svg  Dieter Puschel  (FRG)42
86Flag of Germany.svg  Bernd Rasing  (FRG)DNF
87Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wim Schepers  (NED)DNF
88Flag of Germany.svg  Rolf Wolfshohl  (FRG)24
Salvarani
No.RiderPos.
89Flag of Italy.svg  Marino Basso  (ITA)82
90Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Campagnari  (ITA)74
91Flag of Italy.svg  Luigi Castelletti  (ITA)85
92Flag of Italy.svg  Felice Gimondi  (ITA)2
93Flag of Italy.svg  Ercole Gualazzini  (ITA)DNF
94Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Guerra  (ITA)86
95Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Antoon Houbrechts  (BEL)13
96Flag of Italy.svg  Primo Mori  (ITA)39
97Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Guido Reybrouck  (BEL)DNF
98Flag of Italy.svg  Giacinto Santambrogio  (ITA)53
99Flag of Italy.svg  Italo Zilioli  (ITA)DNF
Goudsmit–Hoff
No.RiderPos.
100Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Leo Duyndam  (NED)DNF
101Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ger Harings  (NED)DNF
102Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Cees Koeken  (NED)DNF
103Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Krekels  (NED)78
104Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wim Prinsen  (NED)61
105Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tino Tabak  (NED)18
106Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jos van der Vleuten  (NED)73
107Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan van Katwijk  (NED)DNF
108Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Harry van Leeuwen  (NED)DNF
109Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Gerard Vianen  (NED)71
110Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marinus Wagtmans  (NED)54
Gitane
No.RiderPos.
111Flag of France.svg  Alain Bellouis  (FRA)88
112Flag of France.svg  Serge Bolley  (FRA)DNF
113Flag of France.svg  Gérard Briend  (FRA)DNF
114Flag of France.svg  Georges Chappe  (FRA)50
115Flag of France.svg  Jean-Claude Daunat  (FRA)72
116Flag of France.svg  René Grenier  (FRA)57
117Flag of France.svg  Loïc Le Bourhis  (FRA)DNF
118Flag of France.svg  Pierre Matignon  (FRA)75
119Flag of France.svg  Léon-Paul Ménard  (FRA)84
120Flag of France.svg  Jean Vidament  (FRA)DNF
121Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Michael Wright  (GBR)55
Watney–Avia
No.RiderPos.
122Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Paul Aerts  (BEL)69
123Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Etienne Antheunis  (BEL)DNF
124Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michel Coulon  (BEL)DNF
125Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pieter Nassen  (BEL)79
126Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Englebert Opdebeeck  (BEL)DNF
127Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Walter Planckaert  (BEL)DNF
128Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marc Sohet  (BEL)68
129Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Noël Van Clooster  (BEL)77
130Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willy Van Malderghem  (BEL)DNF
131Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frans Verbeeck  (BEL)16
132Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Verstraeten  (BEL)67

By rider

Legend
No.Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour
Pos.Position in the general classification
DNFDenotes a rider who did not finish
No.NameNationalityTeamPos.Ref
1 Eddy Merckx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Molteni 1 [5]
2 Joseph Bruyère Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Molteni 26 [5]
3 Jos Deschoenmaecker Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Molteni 22 [5]
4 Jos Huysmans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Molteni 28 [5]
5 Willy In 't Ven Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Molteni 51 [5]
6 Marc Lievens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Molteni 43 [5]
7 Frans Mintjens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Molteni 37 [5]
8 Jozef Spruyt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Molteni DNF [5]
9 Roger Swerts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Molteni 14 [5]
10 Martin Van Den Bossche Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Molteni 15 [5]
11 Victor Van Schil Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Molteni DNF [5]
12 Joaquim Andrade Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Beaulieu–Flandria DNF [5]
13 Gérard David Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Beaulieu–Flandria 59 [5]
14 Johan De Muynck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Beaulieu–Flandria DNF [5]
15 André Dierickx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Beaulieu–Flandria DNF [5]
16 Evert Dolman Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Beaulieu–Flandria 83 [5]
17 Fernando Mendes Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Beaulieu–Flandria DNF [5]
18 Jan Van De Wiele Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Beaulieu–Flandria DNF [5]
19 Herman Van Der Slagmolen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Beaulieu–Flandria DNF [5]
20 Ronny Van Marcke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Beaulieu–Flandria 62 [5]
21 Willy Van Neste Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Beaulieu–Flandria 33 [5]
22 Joop Zoetemelk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Beaulieu–Flandria 5 [5]
23 José Catieau Flag of France.svg France Sonolor DNF [5]
24 Bernard Guyot Flag of France.svg France Sonolor 81 [5]
25 Yves Hézard Flag of France.svg France Sonolor 7 [5]
26 Robert Mintkiewicz Flag of France.svg France Sonolor 87 [5]
27 Mathieu Pustjens Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Sonolor 25 [5]
28 Walter Ricci Flag of France.svg France Sonolor 27 [5]
29 Raymond Riotte Flag of France.svg France Sonolor 48 [5]
30 Jean-Jacques Sanquer Flag of France.svg France Sonolor DNF [5]
31 Willy Teirlinck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Sonolor 66 [5]
32 Lucien Van Impe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Sonolor 4 [5]
33 Daniel Van Ryckeghem Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Sonolor DNF [5]
34 Robert Bouloux Flag of France.svg France Peugeot–BP–Michelin DNF [5]
35 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume Flag of France.svg France Peugeot–BP–Michelin 21 [5]
36 Wilfried David Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Peugeot–BP–Michelin 41 [5]
37 Raymond Delisle Flag of France.svg France Peugeot–BP–Michelin 11 [5]
38 Ronald De Witte Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Peugeot–BP–Michelin 31 [5]
39 Walter Godefroot Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Peugeot–BP–Michelin 44 [5]
40 Jean-Pierre Paranteau Flag of France.svg France Peugeot–BP–Michelin 38 [5]
41 Roger Pingeon Flag of France.svg France Peugeot–BP–Michelin DNF [5]
42 Christian Raymond Flag of France.svg France Peugeot–BP–Michelin 47 [5]
43 Bernard Thévenet Flag of France.svg France Peugeot–BP–Michelin 9 [5]
44 Jürgen Tschan Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Peugeot–BP–Michelin 45 [5]
45 Willy Abbeloos Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter 65 [5]
46 Joaquim Agostinho Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter 8 [5]
47 Herman Beysens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter 23 [5]
48 Edward Janssens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter 10 [5]
49 Roger Kindt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter DNF [5]
50 Mariano Martínez Flag of France.svg France De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter 6 [5]
51 Joël Millard Flag of France.svg France De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter 32 [5]
52 Jean-Claude Largeau Flag of France.svg France De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter 46 [5]
53 André Poppe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter DNF [5]
54 Rik Van Linden Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter 80 [5]
55 Ludo Van Staeyen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium De Gribaldy–Magniflex–Van Cauter 49 [5]
56 Jesús Aranzabal Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain Bic 56 [5]
57 Roland Berland Flag of France.svg France Bic 40 [5]
58 Jean-Claude Genty Flag of France.svg France Bic 64 [5]
59 Bernard Labourdette Flag of France.svg France Bic DNF [5]
60 Désiré Letort Flag of France.svg France Bic DNF [5]
61 Leif Mortensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Bic 12 [5]
62 Luis Ocaña Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain Bic DNF [5]
63 Alain Santy Flag of France.svg France Bic DNF [5]
64 Guy Santy Flag of France.svg France Bic 29 [5]
65 Johny Schleck Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Bic 30 [5]
66 Sylvain Vasseur Flag of France.svg France Bic 35 [5]
67 Jacques Cadiou Flag of France.svg France Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson DNF [5]
68 Régis Delépine Flag of France.svg France Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson 76 [5]
69 Jean-Pierre Genet Flag of France.svg France Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson DNF [5]
70 René Grelin Flag of France.svg France Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson DNF [5]
71 Cyrille Guimard Flag of France.svg France Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson DNF [5]
72 Barry Hoban Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson 70 [5]
73 Gérard Moneyron Flag of France.svg France Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson 36 [5]
74 Jack Mourioux Flag of France.svg France Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson 58 [5]
75 Michel Périn Flag of France.svg France Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson 19 [5]
76 Raymond Poulidor Flag of France.svg France Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson 3 [5]
77 Yves Ravaleu Flag of France.svg France Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson DNF [5]
78 Lucien Aimar Flag of France.svg France Rokado 17 [5]
79 Gilbert Bellone Flag of France.svg France Rokado 34 [5]
80 Hans Junkermann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Rokado DNF [5]
81 Gerben Karstens Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Rokado 60 [5]
82 Karl-Heinz Kunde Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Rokado 20 [5]
83 Karl-Heinz Muddemann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Rokado 52 [5]
84 Wilfried Peffgen Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Rokado 63 [5]
85 Dieter Puschel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Rokado 42 [5]
86 Bernd Rasing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Rokado DNF [5]
87 Wim Schepers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Rokado DNF [5]
88 Rolf Wolfshohl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Rokado 24 [5]
89 Marino Basso Flag of Italy.svg Italy Salvarani 82 [5]
90 Pietro Campagnari Flag of Italy.svg Italy Salvarani 74 [5]
91 Luigi Castelletti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Salvarani 85 [5]
92 Felice Gimondi Flag of Italy.svg Italy Salvarani 2 [5]
93 Ercole Gualazzini Flag of Italy.svg Italy Salvarani DNF [5]
94 Pietro Guerra Flag of Italy.svg Italy Salvarani 86 [5]
95 Antoon Houbrechts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Salvarani 13 [5]
96 Primo Mori Flag of Italy.svg Italy Salvarani 39 [5]
97 Guido Reybrouck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Salvarani DNF [5]
98 Giacinto Santambrogio Flag of Italy.svg Italy Salvarani 53 [5]
99 Italo Zilioli Flag of Italy.svg Italy Salvarani DNF [5]
100 Leo Duyndam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Goudsmit–Hoff DNF [5]
101 Ger Harings Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Goudsmit–Hoff DNF [5]
102 Cees Koeken Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Goudsmit–Hoff DNF [5]
103 Jan Krekels Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Goudsmit–Hoff 78 [5]
104 Wim Prinsen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Goudsmit–Hoff 61 [5]
105 Tino Tabak Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Goudsmit–Hoff 18 [5]
106 Jos van der Vleuten Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Goudsmit–Hoff 73 [5]
107 Jan van Katwijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Goudsmit–Hoff DNF [5]
108 Harrie Van Leeuwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Goudsmit–Hoff DNF [5]
109 Gerard Vianen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Goudsmit–Hoff 71 [5]
110 Marinus Wagtmans Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Goudsmit–Hoff 54 [5]
111 Alain Bellouis Flag of France.svg France Gitane 88 [5]
112 Serge Bolley Flag of France.svg France Gitane DNF [5]
113 Gérard Briend Flag of France.svg France Gitane DNF [5]
114 Georges Chappe Flag of France.svg France Gitane 50 [5]
115 Jean-Claude Daunat Flag of France.svg France Gitane 72 [5]
116 René Grenier Flag of France.svg France Gitane 57 [5]
117 Loïc Le Bourhis Flag of France.svg France Gitane DNF [5]
118 Pierre Matignon Flag of France.svg France Gitane 75 [5]
119 Léon-Paul Ménard Flag of France.svg France Gitane 84 [5]
120 Jean Vidament Flag of France.svg France Gitane DNF [5]
121 Michael Wright Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Gitane 55 [5]
122 Paul Aerts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Watney–Avia 69 [5]
123 Etienne Antheunis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Watney–Avia DNF [5]
124 Michel Coulon Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Watney–Avia DNF [5]
125 Pieter Nassen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Watney–Avia 79 [5]
126 Englebert Opdebeeck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Watney–Avia DNF [5]
127 Walter Planckaert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Watney–Avia DNF [5]
128 Marc Sohet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Watney–Avia 68 [5]
129 Noël Van Clooster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Watney–Avia 77 [5]
130 Willy Van Malderghem Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Watney–Avia DNF [5]
131 Frans Verbeeck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Watney–Avia 16 [5]
132 Eddy Verstraeten Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Watney–Avia 67 [5]

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