List of teams and cyclists in the 1979 Giro d'Italia

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The 1979 Giro d'Italia was the 62nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The field consisted of 130 riders, and 111 riders finished the race.

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Legend
No.Starting number worn by the rider during the Giro
Pos.Position in the general classification
DNFDenotes a rider who did not finish
No.NameNationalityTeamRef
1 Johan De Muynck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Bianchi–Faema [1]
2 Alex Van Linden Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Bianchi–Faema [1]
3 Silvano Contini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
4 Aldo Donadello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
5 Knut Knudsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Bianchi–Faema [1]
6 Salvatore Maccali  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
7 Valerio Lualdi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
8 Serge Parsani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
9 Aldo Parecchini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
10 Rik Van Linden Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Bianchi–Faema [1]
11 Fulvio Bertacco Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CBM Fast–Gaggia [1]
12 Maurizio Bertini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CBM Fast–Gaggia [1]
13 Luciano Borgognoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CBM Fast–Gaggia [1]
14 Annunzio Colombo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CBM Fast–Gaggia [1]
15 Corrado Donadio  [ fr ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CBM Fast–Gaggia [1]
16 Renato Laghi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CBM Fast–Gaggia [1]
17 Alfonso Dal Pian Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CBM Fast–Gaggia [1]
18 Angelo Tosoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CBM Fast–Gaggia [1]
19 Roberto Visentini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CBM Fast–Gaggia [1]
20 Bruno Zanoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CBM Fast–Gaggia [1]
21 Dirk Baert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Carlos–Galli Castelli–GBC [1]
22 Bruno Vicino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Carlos–Galli Castelli–GBC [1]
23 Shane Bartley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Carlos–Galli Castelli–GBC [1]
24 Finn Clausen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Carlos–Galli Castelli–GBC [1]
25 Louis Luyten Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Carlos–Galli Castelli–GBC [1]
26 Eugène Plet Flag of France.svg  France Carlos–Galli Castelli–GBC [1]
27 Willem Thomas Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Carlos–Galli Castelli–GBC [1]
28 Urbain Van Der Flaas Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Carlos–Galli Castelli–GBC [1]
29 René Van Der Gilst Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Carlos–Galli Castelli–GBC [1]
30 Dirk Vermeersch Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Carlos–Galli Castelli–GBC [1]
31 Roger De Vlaeminck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gis Gelati [1]
32 Carmelo Barone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
33 Leonardo Bevilacqua Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
34 Ronny Bossant Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gis Gelati [1]
35 Silvano Cervato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
36 Willy De Geest Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gis Gelati [1]
37 Ronan De Meyer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gis Gelati [1]
38 Piero Falorni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
39 Giuseppe Passuello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
40 Antonio D'alonzo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
51 Bernt Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Magniflex–Famcucine [1]
52 Per Bausager Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Magniflex–Famcucine [1]
53 Roberto Ceruti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Famcucine [1]
54 Jean-Claude Fabbri  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Famcucine [1]
55 Jørgen Marcussen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Magniflex–Famcucine [1]
56 Ignazio Paleari Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Famcucine [1]
57 Graziano Rossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Famcucine [1]
58 Amilcare Sgalbazzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Famcucine [1]
59 Giancarlo Tartoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Famcucine [1]
60 Gino Tigli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Famcucine [1]
61 Mario Beccia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Hoonved [1]
62 Giuliano Cazzolato  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Hoonved [1]
63 Vincenzo De Caro  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Hoonved [1]
64 Mario Fraccaro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Hoonved [1]
65 Luciano Loro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Hoonved [1]
66 Dante Morandi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Hoonved [1]
67 Dino Porrini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Hoonved [1]
68 Luciano Rossignoli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Hoonved [1]
69 Sergio Santimaria Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Hoonved [1]
70 Roberto Sorlini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Hoonved [1]
71 Alessio Antonini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy San Giacomo–Mobilificio [1]
72 Fausto Bertoglio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy San Giacomo–Mobilificio [1]
73 Cesare Cipollini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy San Giacomo–Mobilificio [1]
74 Franco Conti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy San Giacomo–Mobilificio [1]
75 Giuseppe Fatato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy San Giacomo–Mobilificio [1]
76 Giuseppe Martinelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy San Giacomo–Mobilificio [1]
77 Francesco Masi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy San Giacomo–Mobilificio [1]
78 Giuseppe Perletto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy San Giacomo–Mobilificio [1]
79 Leone Pizzini  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy San Giacomo–Mobilificio [1]
80 Orlando Maini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy San Giacomo–Mobilificio [1]
81 Gregor Braun Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Peugeot–Esso–Michelin [1]
82 Alan Van Heerden Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Peugeot–Esso–Michelin [1]
83 Yves Hézard Flag of France.svg  France Peugeot–Esso–Michelin [1]
84 Michel Laurent Flag of France.svg  France Peugeot–Esso–Michelin [1]
85 Roger Legeay Flag of France.svg  France Peugeot–Esso–Michelin [1]
86 Patrick Perret Flag of France.svg  France Peugeot–Esso–Michelin [1]
87 Guy Sibille Flag of France.svg  France Peugeot–Esso–Michelin [1]
88 Bernard Thévenet Flag of France.svg  France Peugeot–Esso–Michelin [1]
89 Marcel Tinazzi Flag of France.svg  France Peugeot–Esso–Michelin [1]
90 Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Peugeot–Esso–Michelin [1]
91 Francesco Moser Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo [1]
92 Claudio Bortolotto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo [1]
93 Ronald De Witte Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo [1]
94 Phil Edwards Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo [1]
95 Simone Fraccaro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo [1]
96 Renato Marchetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo [1]
97 Palmiro Masciarelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo [1]
98 Marcello Osler Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo [1]
99 Wladimiro Panizza Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo [1]
100 Attilio Rota Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo [1]
101 Vittorio Algeri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sapa Assicurazioni [1]
102 Marino Amadori Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sapa Assicurazioni [1]
103 Alessandro Bettoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sapa Assicurazioni [1]
104 Giancarlo Casiraghi  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sapa Assicurazioni [1]
105 Stefano D'arcangelo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sapa Assicurazioni [1]
106 Walter Dusi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sapa Assicurazioni [1]
107 Fiorenzo Favero Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sapa Assicurazioni [1]
108 Leonardo Natale Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sapa Assicurazioni [1]
109 Mario Noris Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sapa Assicurazioni [1]
110 Paolo Rosola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sapa Assicurazioni [1]
111 Giuseppe Saronni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
112 Arnaldo Caverzasi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
113 Luciano Conati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
114 Joseph Fuchs Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Scic–Bottecchia [1]
115 Walter Riccomi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
116 Enrico Paolini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
117 Gabriele Landoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
118 Alfredo Chinetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
119 Armando Lora  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
120 Roy Schuiten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Scic–Bottecchia [1]
121 Gottfried Schmutz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza [1]
122 Guido Amrhein Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza [1]
123 Hansjörg Aemisegger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza [1]
124 Thierry Bolle Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza [1]
125 Beat Breu Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza [1]
126 Alex Frei Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza [1]
127 Guido Frei Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza [1]
128 Fridolin Keller Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza [1]
129 Erwin Lienhard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza [1]
130 Josef Wehrli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Willora–Piz Buin–Bonanza [1]
141 Pierino Gavazzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
142 Giancarlo Bellini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
143 Claudio Corti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
144 Enrico Guadrini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
145 Leonardo Mazzantini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
146 Clyde Sefton Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Zonca–Santini [1]
147 Piero Spinelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
148 Giancarlo Torelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
149 Ennio Vanotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
150 Bruno Wolfer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Zonca–Santini [1]

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