List of teams and cyclists in the 1975 Tour de France

There were 14 teams participating in the 1975 Tour de France, with 10 cyclists each: ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Molteni Gan–Mercier Kas Jolly Ceramica Super Ser Peugeot Bianchi

Gitane Filotex Flandria–Carpenter Sporting–Lejeune Miko–de Gribaldy Frisol–GBC Jobo–Sablière–Wolber

Eddy Merckx, who had won all five times that he participated, was again the big favourite. Merckx' first part of the season had been going well, winning Milan–San Remo, the Tour of Flanders and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. ^[4] If Merckx would win again, he would beat Jacques Anquetil and become the first cyclist to win the Tour six times. Merckx did not care about that record: "The idea doesn't interest me very much because then people would want me to go for a seventh and then an eighth". ^[4]

A few months before the race, Merckx was unsure if he would start the Tour. His race schedule had been very busy, and he thought to ride the Giro and the Tour in the same year would not work. Merckx preferred to ride the Tour, but his Italian team preferred the Giro. ^[5] Bernard Thévenet contracted shingles during the 1975 Vuelta a España, but recovered and won the Dauphiné Liberé. ^[2]

Start list

By team

Molteni No. Rider Pos. 1   Eddy Merckx  (BEL) 2 2   Herman Beysens  (BEL) DNF 3   Ludo Delcroix  (BEL) 57 4   Jos Deschoenmaecker  (BEL) 17 5   Jos Huysmans  (BEL) 59 6   Edward Janssens  (BEL) 9 7   Marc Lievens  (BEL) 62 8   Frans Mintjens  (BEL) 56 9   Karel Rottiers  (BEL) 60 10   Jozef Spruyt  (BEL) DNF	Gan–Mercier No. Rider Pos. 11   Raymond Poulidor  (FRA) 19 12   Jean-Pierre Genet  (FRA) DNF 13   Yves Hézard  (FRA) 21 14   Barry Hoban  (GBR) 68 15   Gerrie Knetemann  (NED) 63 16   Jean-Claude Misac  (FRA) 65 17   Michel Périn  (FRA) DNF 18   Georges Talbourdet  (FRA) 13 19   Gerard Vianen  (NED) 66 20   Joop Zoetemelk  (NED) 4	Kas No. Rider Pos. 21   Francisco Galdós  (ESP) DNF 22   Gonzalo Aja  (ESP) DNF 23   José Manuel Fuente  (ESP) DNF 24   José Grande  (ESP) 58 25   Vicente López Carril  (ESP) 5 26   Antonio Martos  (ESP) DNF 27   Carlos Melero  (ESP) 29 28   Antonio Menéndez  (ESP) DNF 29   José Pesarrodona  (ESP) 34 30   Juan Zurano  (ESP) DNF
Jolly Ceramica No. Rider Pos. 31   Bruno Vicino  (ITA) DNF 32   Alessio Antonini  (ITA) DNF 33   Giovanni Battaglin  (ITA) DNF 34   Emmanuele Bergamo  (ITA) DNF 35   Giovanni Dalla Bona  (ITA) DNF 36   Pierino Gavazzi  (ITA) DNF 37   Donato Giuliani  (ITA) DNF 38   Knut Knudsen  (NOR) DNF 39   Giacomo Bazzan  (ITA) DNF 40   Sandro Quintarelli  (ITA) DNF	Super Ser No. Rider Pos. 41   Luis Ocaña  (ESP) DNF 42   Julián Andiano  (ESP) DNF 43   Luis Balagué  (ESP) 26 44   José Casas García  (ESP) 36 45   Santiago Lazcano  (ESP) DNF 46   Eddy Peelman  (BEL) DNF 47   Roger Rosiers  (BEL) DNF 48   Pedro Torres  (ESP) 10 49   Sylvain Vasseur  (FRA) 44 50   José Viejo  (ESP) 25	Peugeot–BP No. Rider Pos. 51   Bernard Thévenet  (FRA) 1 52   Patrick Béon  (FRA) 78 53   Bernard Bourreau  (FRA) 40 54   José Catieau  (FRA) DNF 55   Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  (FRA) DNF 56   Raymond Delisle  (FRA) 16 57   Jacques Esclassan  (FRA) DNF 58   Régis Ovion  (FRA) 28 59   Charly Rouxel  (FRA) 52 60   Guy Sibille  (FRA) DNF
Bianchi No. Rider Pos. 61   Felice Gimondi  (ITA) 6 62   Luigi Castelletti  (ITA) 81 63   Giovanni Cavalcanti  (ITA) 48 64   Fabrizio Fabbri  (ITA) 33 65   Simone Fraccaro  (ITA) 35 66   Tony Houbrechts  (BEL) 24 67   Serge Parsani  (ITA) 76 68   Martín Rodríguez  (COL) 27 69   Giacinto Santambrogio  (ITA) 46 70   Rik Van Linden  (BEL) 79	Gitane No. Rider Pos. 71   Lucien Van Impe  (BEL) 3 72   René Dillen  (BEL) 70 73   Gerben Karstens  (NED) 50 74   Maurice Le Guilloux  (FRA) 72 75   Guy Leleu  (FRA) 55 76   Raymond Martin  (FRA) 30 77   Mariano Martinez  (FRA) 14 78   Robert Mintkiewicz  (FRA) 53 79   Alain Santy  (FRA) DNF 80   Willy Teirlinck  (BEL) 45	Filotex No. Rider Pos. 81   Francesco Moser  (ITA) 7 82   Arnaldo Caverzasi  (ITA) DNF 83   Pietro Dallai  (ITA) DNF 84   Sigfrido Fontanelli  (ITA) 43 85   Joseph Fuchs  (SUI) 8 86   Renato Marchetti  (ITA) 39 87   Roberto Poggiali  (ITA) 22 88   Ole Ritter  (DEN) 47 89   Mauro Simonetti  (ITA) 54 90   Roberto Sorlini  (ITA) DNF
Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe No. Rider Pos. 91   Michel Pollentier  (BEL) 23 92   Eddy Cael  (BEL) DNF 93   Wilfried David  (BEL) DNF 94   Régis Delépine  (FRA) 77 95   Marc Demeyer  (BEL) 42 96   Ronald De Witte  (BEL) 37 97   Walter Godefroot  (BEL) 51 98   Daniel Verplancke  (BEL) DNF 99   Herman Van Springel  (BEL) 31 100   Gérard Moneyron  (FRA) 80	Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune No. Rider Pos. 101   Joaquim Agostinho  (POR) 15 102   José Amaro  (POR) 83 103   Francis Campaner  (FRA) 49 104   Joaquim Carvalho  (POR) DNF 105   Fernando Ferreira  (POR) 61 106   Firmino Bernardino  (POR) DNF 107   Ferdinand Julien  (FRA) 20 108   Bernard Labourdette  (FRA) DNF 109   André Mollet  (FRA) DNF 110   Manuel Silva  (POR) DNF	Miko-De Gribaldy No. Rider Pos. 111   Michel Laurent  (FRA) DNF 112   Lucien De Brauwere  (BEL) DNF 113   André Doyen  (BEL) 69 114   Antoine Gutierrez  (FRA) DNF 115   Roger Loysch  (BEL) DNF 116   Hubert Mathis  (FRA) 41 117   Patrick Perret  (FRA) DNF 118   Albert Van Vlierberghe  (BEL) 32 119   Frans Van Vlierberghe  (BEL) 75 120   Wilfried Wesemael  (BEL) DNF
Frisol–GBC No. Rider Pos. 121   Hennie Kuiper  (NED) 11 122   Donald Allan  (AUS) 85 123   José De Cauwer  (BEL) 67 124   Fedor den Hertog  (NED) 18 125   Gérard Kamper  (NED) 84 126   Ben Koken  (NED) DNF 127   Fernando Mendes  (POR) DNF 128   Cees Priem  (NED) DNF 129   Theo Smit  (NED) DNF 130   Henk Prinsen  (NED) 82	Jobo–Sablière–Wolber No. Rider Pos. 131   André Romero  (FRA) 12 132   Jacques Boulas  (FRA) 86 133   Alain Cigana  (FRA) DNF 134   André Corbeau  (FRA) DNF 135   Bernard Croyet  (FRA) DNF 136   Joël Hauvieux  (FRA) 73 137   Roger Legeay  (FRA) 70 138   Claude Magni  (FRA) 74 139   Joël Millard  (FRA) 38 140   Richard Pianaro  (FRA) 64

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	Eddy Merckx	Belgium	Molteni	2	[6]
2	Herman Beysens	Belgium	Molteni	DNF	[6]
3	Ludo Delcroix	Belgium	Molteni	57	[6]
4	Jos Deschoenmaecker	Belgium	Molteni	17	[6]
5	Jos Huysmans	Belgium	Molteni	59	[6]
6	Edward Janssens	Belgium	Molteni	9	[6]
7	Marc Lievens	Belgium	Molteni	62	[6]
8	Frans Mintjens	Belgium	Molteni	56	[6]
9	Karel Rottiers	Belgium	Molteni	60	[6]
10	Jozef Spruyt	Belgium	Molteni	DNF	[6]
11	Raymond Poulidor	France	Gan–Mercier	19	[6]
12	Jean-Pierre Genet	France	Gan–Mercier	DNF	[6]
13	Yves Hézard	France	Gan–Mercier	21	[6]
14	Barry Hoban	Great Britain	Gan–Mercier	68	[6]
15	Gerrie Knetemann	Netherlands	Gan–Mercier	63	[6]
16	Jean-Claude Misac	France	Gan–Mercier	65	[6]
17	Michel Périn	France	Gan–Mercier	DNF	[6]
18	Georges Talbourdet	France	Gan–Mercier	13	[6]
19	Gerard Vianen	Netherlands	Gan–Mercier	66	[6]
20	Joop Zoetemelk	Netherlands	Gan–Mercier	4	[6]
21	Francisco Galdós	Spain	Kas	DNF	[6]
22	Gonzalo Aja	Spain	Kas	DNF	[6]
23	José Manuel Fuente	Spain	Kas	DNF	[6]
24	José Grande	Spain	Kas	58	[6]
25	Vicente López Carril	Spain	Kas	5	[6]
26	Antonio Martos	Spain	Kas	DNF	[6]
27	Carlos Melero	Spain	Kas	29	[6]
28	Antonio Menéndez	Spain	Kas	DNF	[6]
29	José Pesarrodona	Spain	Kas	34	[6]
30	Juan Zurano	Spain	Kas	DNF	[6]
31	Bruno Vicino	Italy	Jolly Ceramica	DNF	[6]
32	Alessio Antonini	Italy	Jolly Ceramica	DNF	[6]
33	Giovanni Battaglin	Italy	Jolly Ceramica	DNF	[6]
34	Emmanuele Bergamo	Italy	Jolly Ceramica	DNF	[6]
35	Giovanni Dalla Bona	Italy	Jolly Ceramica	DNF	[6]
36	Pierino Gavazzi	Italy	Jolly Ceramica	DNF	[6]
37	Donato Giuliani	Italy	Jolly Ceramica	DNF	[6]
38	Knut Knudsen	Norway	Jolly Ceramica	DNF	[6]
39	Giacomo Bazzan	Italy	Jolly Ceramica	DNF	[6]
40	Sandro Quintarelli	Italy	Jolly Ceramica	DNF	[6]
41	Luis Ocaña	Spain	Super Ser	DNF	[6]
42	Julián Andiano	Spain	Super Ser	DNF	[6]
43	Luis Balagué	Spain	Super Ser	26	[6]
44	José Casas García	Spain	Super Ser	36	[6]
45	Santiago Lazcano	Spain	Super Ser	DNF	[6]
46	Eddy Peelman	Belgium	Super Ser	DNF	[6]
47	Roger Rosiers	Belgium	Super Ser	DNF	[6]
48	Pedro Torres	Spain	Super Ser	10	[6]
49	Sylvain Vasseur	France	Super Ser	44	[6]
50	José Viejo	Spain	Super Ser	25	[6]
51	Bernard Thévenet	France	Peugeot–BP	1	[6]
52	Patrick Béon	France	Peugeot–BP	78	[6]
53	Bernard Bourreau	France	Peugeot–BP	40	[6]
54	José Catieau	France	Peugeot–BP	DNF	[6]
55	Jean-Pierre Danguillaume	France	Peugeot–BP	DNF	[6]
56	Raymond Delisle	France	Peugeot–BP	16	[6]
57	Jacques Esclassan	France	Peugeot–BP	DNF	[6]
58	Régis Ovion	France	Peugeot–BP	28	[6]
59	Charly Rouxel	France	Peugeot–BP	52	[6]
60	Guy Sibille	France	Peugeot–BP	DNF	[6]
61	Felice Gimondi	Italy	Bianchi	6	[6]
62	Luigi Castelletti	Italy	Bianchi	81	[6]
63	Giovanni Cavalcanti	Italy	Bianchi	48	[6]
64	Fabrizio Fabbri	Italy	Bianchi	33	[6]
65	Simone Fraccaro	Italy	Bianchi	35	[6]
66	Tony Houbrechts	Belgium	Bianchi	24	[6]
67	Serge Parsani	Italy	Bianchi	76	[6]
68	Martín Rodríguez	Colombia	Bianchi	27	[6]
69	Giacinto Santambrogio	Italy	Bianchi	46	[6]
70	Rik Van Linden	Belgium	Bianchi	79	[6]
71	Lucien Van Impe	Belgium	Gitane	3	[6]
72	René Dillen	Belgium	Gitane	70	[6]
73	Gerben Karstens	Netherlands	Gitane	50	[6]
74	Maurice Le Guilloux	France	Gitane	72	[6]
75	Guy Leleu	France	Gitane	55	[6]
76	Raymond Martin	France	Gitane	30	[6]
77	Mariano Martinez	France	Gitane	14	[6]
78	Robert Mintkiewicz	France	Gitane	53	[6]
79	Alain Santy	France	Gitane	DNF	[6]
80	Willy Teirlinck	Belgium	Gitane	45	[6]
81	Francesco Moser	Italy	Filotex	7	[6]
82	Arnaldo Caverzasi	Italy	Filotex	DNF	[6]
83	Pietro Dallai	Italy	Filotex	DNF	[6]
84	Sigfrido Fontanelli	Italy	Filotex	43	[6]
85	Joseph Fuchs	Switzerland	Filotex	8	[6]
86	Renato Marchetti	Italy	Filotex	39	[6]
87	Roberto Poggiali	Italy	Filotex	22	[6]
88	Ole Ritter	Denmark	Filotex	47	[6]
89	Mauro Simonetti	Italy	Filotex	54	[6]
90	Roberto Sorlini	Italy	Filotex	DNF	[6]
91	Michel Pollentier	Belgium	Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe	23	[6]
92	Eddy Cael	Belgium	Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe	DNF	[6]
93	Wilfried David	Belgium	Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe	DNF	[6]
94	Régis Delépine	France	Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe	77	[6]
95	Marc Demeyer	Belgium	Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe	42	[6]
96	Ronald De Witte	Belgium	Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe	37	[6]
97	Walter Godefroot	Belgium	Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe	51	[6]
98	Daniel Verplancke	Belgium	Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe	DNF	[6]
99	Herman Van Springel	Belgium	Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe	31	[6]
100	Gérard Moneyron	France	Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe	80	[6]
101	Joaquim Agostinho	Portugal	Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune	15	[6]
102	José Amaro	Portugal	Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune	83	[6]
103	Francis Campaner	France	Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune	49	[6]
104	Joaquim Carvalho	Portugal	Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune	DNF	[6]
105	Fernando Ferreira	Portugal	Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune	61	[6]
106	Firmino Bernardino	Portugal	Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune	DNF	[6]
107	Ferdinand Julien	France	Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune	20	[6]
108	Bernard Labourdette	France	Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune	DNF	[6]
109	André Mollet	France	Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune	DNF	[6]
110	Manuel Silva	Portugal	Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune	DNF	[6]
111	Michel Laurent	France	Miko–de Gribaldy	DNF	[6]
112	Lucien De Brauwere	Belgium	Miko–de Gribaldy	DNF	[6]
113	André Doyen	Belgium	Miko–de Gribaldy	69	[6]
114	Antoine Gutierrez	France	Miko–de Gribaldy	DNF	[6]
115	Roger Loysch	Belgium	Miko–de Gribaldy	DNF	[6]
116	Hubert Mathis	France	Miko–de Gribaldy	41	[6]
117	Patrick Perret	France	Miko–de Gribaldy	DNF	[6]
118	Albert Van Vlierberghe	Belgium	Miko–de Gribaldy	32	[6]
119	Frans Van Vlierberghe	Belgium	Miko–de Gribaldy	75	[6]
120	Wilfried Wesemael	Belgium	Miko–de Gribaldy	DNF	[6]
121	Hennie Kuiper	Netherlands	Frisol–GBC	11	[6]
122	Donald Allan	Australia	Frisol–GBC	85	[6]
123	José De Cauwer	Belgium	Frisol–GBC	67	[6]
124	Fedor den Hertog	Netherlands	Frisol–GBC	18	[6]
125	Gérard Kamper	Netherlands	Frisol–GBC	84	[6]
126	Ben Koken	Netherlands	Frisol–GBC	DNF	[6]
127	Fernando Mendes	Portugal	Frisol–GBC	DNF	[6]
128	Cees Priem	Netherlands	Frisol–GBC	DNF	[6]
129	Theo Smit	Netherlands	Frisol–GBC	DNF	[6]
130	Henk Prinsen	Netherlands	Frisol–GBC	82	[6]
131	André Romero	France	Jobo–Sablière–Wolber	12	[6]
132	Jacques Boulas	France	Jobo–Sablière–Wolber	86	[6]
133	Alain Cigana	France	Jobo–Sablière–Wolber	DNF	[6]
134	André Corbeau	France	Jobo–Sablière–Wolber	DNF	[6]
135	Bernard Croyet	France	Jobo–Sablière–Wolber	DNF	[6]
136	Joël Hauvieux	France	Jobo–Sablière–Wolber	73	[6]
137	Roger Legeay	France	Jobo–Sablière–Wolber	70	[6]
138	Claude Magni	France	Jobo–Sablière–Wolber	74	[6]
139	Joël Millard	France	Jobo–Sablière–Wolber	38	[6]
140	Richard Pianaro	France	Jobo–Sablière–Wolber	64	[6]

References

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