The Tour organisation wanted to globalize cycling by having cyclists from the Eastern Bloc in the Tour. Due to them only riding as amateurs, the 1983 Tour de France was also opened for amateur teams. In the end, only the Colombian and Portuguese national amateur teams applied for a place, [1] and the Portuguese team later withdrew.
The 1983 Tour started with 140 cyclists, divided into 14 teams of 10 cyclists: [2]
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
---|---|
Pos. | Position in the general classification |
Time | Deficit to the winner of the general classification |
Denotes the winner of the general classification | |
Denotes the winner of the points classification | |
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | |
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification | |
Denotes the winner of the intermediate sprints classification | |
Denotes the winner of the team classification | |
Denotes the winner of the combativity award | |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
NP | Denotes a rider who was a non-participant |
AB | Denotes a rider who abandoned |
HD | Denotes a rider who was outside the time limit (French: Hors Delai) |
Age correct as of 1 July 1983, the date on which the Tour began |
No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Age | Pos. | Time | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands | Coop–Mercier–Mavic | 36 | 23 | + 47' 40" | [4] |
2 | Kim Andersen | Denmark | Coop–Mercier–Mavic | 24 | 28 | + 1h 02' 58" | [4] |
3 | Pierre Bazzo | France | Coop–Mercier–Mavic | 29 | 21 | + 40' 34" | [4] |
4 | Régis Clère | France | Coop–Mercier–Mavic | 26 | DNF (HD-14) | — | [4] |
5 | Jean-Louis Gauthier | France | Coop–Mercier–Mavic | 27 | 76 | + 2h 32' 15" | [4] |
6 | Michel Laurent | France | Coop–Mercier–Mavic | 29 | DNF (AB-17) | — | [4] |
7 | Pierre Le Bigaut | France | Coop–Mercier–Mavic | 23 | 32 | + 1h 14' 22" | [4] |
8 | Raymond Martin | France | Coop–Mercier–Mavic | 34 | 43 | + 1h 40' 25" | [4] |
9 | Jacques Michaud | France | Coop–Mercier–Mavic | 31 | 19 | + 35' 34" | [4] |
10 | Claude Moreau | France | Coop–Mercier–Mavic | 24 | 60 | + 2h 06' 10" | [4] |
11 | Bernard Becaas | France | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 28 | DNF (AB-14) | — | [4] |
12 | Charly Bérard | France | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 27 | 56 | + 1h 59' 05" | [4] |
13 | Philippe Chevallier | France | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 22 | 47 | + 1h 50' 10" | [4] |
14 | Lucien Didier | Luxembourg | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 32 | 52 | + 1h 54' 45" | [4] |
15 | Laurent Fignon | France | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 22 | 1 | 105h 07' 52" | [4] |
16 | Dominique Gaigne | France | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 21 | 65 | + 2h 09' 58" | [4] |
17 | Pascal Jules | France | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 21 | 61 | + 2h 06' 29" | [4] |
18 | Marc Madiot | France | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 24 | 8 | + 14' 55" | [4] |
19 | Pascal Poisson | France | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 25 | DNF (AB-20) | — | [4] |
20 | Alain Vigneron | France | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 28 | 33 | + 1h 18' 13" | [4] |
21 | Johan van der Velde | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | 26 | DNF (AB-18) | — | [4] |
22 | Ludo De Keulenaer | Belgium | TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | 23 | 73 | + 2h 22' 37" | [4] |
23 | Theo de Rooij | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | 26 | 29 | + 1h 05' 41" | [4] |
24 | Johan Lammerts | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | 22 | 72 | + 2h 21' 15" | [4] |
25 | Henk Lubberding | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | 29 | 10 | + 18' 55" | [4] |
26 | Bert Oosterbosch | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | 25 | DNF (AB-13) | — | [4] |
27 | Jan Raas | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | 30 | DNF (AB-4) | — | [4] |
28 | Leo van Vliet | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | 27 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
29 | Gerard Veldscholten | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | 23 | 27 | + 1h 00' 00" | [4] |
30 | Peter Winnen | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | 25 | 3 | + 4' 09" | [4] |
31 | Phil Anderson | Australia | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 25 | 9 | + 16' 56" | [4] |
32 | Jacques Bossis | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 30 | 62 | + 2h 06' 50" | [4] |
33 | Bernard Bourreau | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 31 | 53 | + 1h 54' 46" | [4] |
34 | Frédéric Brun | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 25 | 78 | + 2h 44' 00" | [4] |
35 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 28 | 59 | + 2h 05' 18" | [4] |
36 | Dominique Garde | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 24 | 40 | + 1h 33' 50" | [4] |
37 | Hubert Linard | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 30 | 50 | + 1h 53' 15" | [4] |
38 | Robert Millar | Great Britain | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 24 | 14 | + 23' 29" | [4] |
39 | Stephen Roche | Ireland | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 23 | 13 | + 21' 30" | [4] |
40 | Pascal Simon | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 26 | DNF (AB-17) | — | [4] |
41 | Beat Breu | Switzerland | Cilo–Aufina | 25 | 22 | + 43' 53" | [4] |
42 | Thierry Bolle | Switzerland | Cilo–Aufina | 30 | DNF (AB-18) | — | [4] |
43 | Serge Demierre | Switzerland | Cilo–Aufina | 27 | 71 | + 2h 19' 33" | [4] |
44 | Antonio Ferretti | Switzerland | Cilo–Aufina | 26 | 31 | + 1h 11' 33" | [4] |
45 | Bernard Gavillet | Switzerland | Cilo–Aufina | 23 | 34 | + 1h 21' 06" | [4] |
46 | Gilbert Glaus | Switzerland | Cilo–Aufina | 27 | 85 | + 3h 33' 56" | [4] |
47 | Erich Maechler | Switzerland | Cilo–Aufina | 22 | 84 | + 3h 16' 31" | [4] |
48 | Marcel Russenberger | Switzerland | Cilo–Aufina | 24 | 87 | + 3h 42' 07" | [4] |
49 | Hubert Seiz | Switzerland | Cilo–Aufina | 22 | DNF (AB-18) | — | [4] |
50 | Julius Thalmann | Switzerland | Cilo–Aufina | 23 | 83 | + 3h 01' 48" | [4] |
51 | Daniel Willems | Belgium | Boule d'Or–Colnago–Campagnolo | 26 | DNF (AB-17) | — | [4] |
52 | Roger De Cnijf | Belgium | Boule d'Or–Colnago–Campagnolo | 27 | DNF (AB-13) | — | [4] |
53 | Guy Janiszewski | Belgium | Boule d'Or–Colnago–Campagnolo | 24 | 77 | + 2h 35' 19" | [4] |
54 | Rudy Matthijs | Belgium | Boule d'Or–Colnago–Campagnolo | 24 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
55 | Noël Segers | Belgium | Boule d'Or–Colnago–Campagnolo | 23 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
56 | Eugène Urbany | Luxembourg | Boule d'Or–Colnago–Campagnolo | 25 | 70 | + 2h 16' 43" | [4] |
57 | Jan van Houwelingen | Netherlands | Boule d'Or–Colnago–Campagnolo | 28 | 80 | + 2h 45' 47" | [4] |
58 | Patrick Vermeulen | Belgium | Boule d'Or–Colnago–Campagnolo | 24 | DNF (HD-10) | — | [4] |
59 | Jan Wijnants | Belgium | Boule d'Or–Colnago–Campagnolo | 24 | 68 | + 2h 10' 53" | [4] |
60 | Ludwig Wijnants | Belgium | Boule d'Or–Colnago–Campagnolo | 26 | 48 | + 1h 50' 12" | [4] |
61 | Hennie Kuiper | Netherlands | J. Aernoudt–Hoonved–Marc Zeep | 34 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
62 | Marc Dierickx | Belgium | J. Aernoudt–Hoonved–Marc Zeep | 28 | 82 | + 2h 57' 16" | [4] |
63 | Nico Emonds | Belgium | J. Aernoudt–Hoonved–Marc Zeep | 22 | DNF (AB-13) | — | [4] |
64 | Marcel Laurens | Belgium | J. Aernoudt–Hoonved–Marc Zeep | 31 | 88 | + 4h 02' 46" | [4] |
65 | René Martens | Belgium | J. Aernoudt–Hoonved–Marc Zeep | 28 | DNF (AB-18) | — | [4] |
66 | Henri Manders | Netherlands | J. Aernoudt–Hoonved–Marc Zeep | 23 | 81 | + 2h 56' 46" | [4] |
67 | Guy Nulens | Belgium | J. Aernoudt–Hoonved–Marc Zeep | 25 | DNF (AB-18) | — | [4] |
68 | Rudy Rogiers | Belgium | J. Aernoudt–Hoonved–Marc Zeep | 22 | 67 | + 2h 10' 38" | [4] |
69 | Eric Vanderaerden | Belgium | J. Aernoudt–Hoonved–Marc Zeep | 21 | DNF (NP-10) | — | [4] |
70 | Adri van der Poel | Netherlands | J. Aernoudt–Hoonved–Marc Zeep | 24 | 37 | + 1h 29' 53" | [4] |
71 | Robert Alban | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 31 | 5 | + 7' 53" | [4] |
72 | Laurent Biondi | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 23 | 79 | + 2h 44' 04" | [4] |
73 | Johan De Muynck | Belgium | La Redoute–Motobécane | 35 | DNF (AB-13) | — | [4] |
74 | Etienne De Wilde | Belgium | La Redoute–Motobécane | 25 | DNF (AB-16) | — | [4] |
75 | Guy Gallopin | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 27 | 86 | + 3h 34' 57" | [4] |
76 | Pascal Guyot | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 23 | DNF (AB-4) | — | [4] |
77 | Christian Jourdan | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 28 | 45 | + 1h 42' 45" | [4] |
78 | Bernard Vallet | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 29 | 58 | + 2h 04' 02" | [4] |
79 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke | Belgium | La Redoute–Motobécane | 28 | 25 | + 54' 08" | [4] |
80 | Didier Vanoverschelde | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 31 | 35 | + 1h 24' 19" | [4] |
81 | Jean-René Bernaudeau | France | Wolber | 26 | 6 | + 8' 59" | [4] |
82 | Dominique Arnaud | France | Wolber | 27 | 26 | + 57' 23" | [4] |
83 | Patrick Bonnet | France | Wolber | 25 | 38 | + 1h 31' 53" | [4] |
84 | Marc Durant | France | Wolber | 28 | 30 | + 1h 09' 28" | [4] |
85 | Marc Gomez | France | Wolber | 28 | DNF (NP-4) | — | [4] |
86 | Graham Jones | Great Britain | Wolber | 25 | 69 | + 2h 15' 03" | [4] |
87 | Philippe Leleu | France | Wolber | 25 | 41 | + 1h 34' 08" | [4] |
88 | Jean-François Rodriguez | France | Wolber | 25 | 66 | + 2h 10' 29" | [4] |
89 | Christian Seznec | France | Wolber | 30 | 20 | + 39' 49" | [4] |
90 | Claude Vincendeau | France | Wolber | 28 | DNF (AB-18) | — | [4] |
91 | Joaquim Agostinho | Portugal | Sem–Mavic–Reydel | 41 | 11 | + 19' 00" | [4] |
92 | René Bittinger | France | Sem–Mavic–Reydel | 28 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
93 | Jonathan Boyer | United States | Sem–Mavic–Reydel | 27 | 12 | + 19' 57" | [4] |
94 | Éric Caritoux | France | Sem–Mavic–Reydel | 22 | 24 | + 52' 56" | [4] |
95 | André Chappuis | France | Sem–Mavic–Reydel | 27 | DNF (AB-18) | — | [4] |
96 | Patrick Clerc | France | Sem–Mavic–Reydel | 25 | 36 | + 1h 25' 40" | [4] |
97 | Éric Dall'Armelina | France | Sem–Mavic–Reydel | 23 | 74 | + 2h 25' 54" | [4] |
98 | Jean-Marie Grezet | Switzerland | Sem–Mavic–Reydel | 24 | DNF (HD-14) | — | [4] |
99 | Sean Kelly | Ireland | Sem–Mavic–Reydel | 27 | 7 | + 12' 09" | [4] |
100 | Steven Rooks | Netherlands | Sem–Mavic–Reydel | 22 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
101 | Claude Criquielion | Belgium | Euro Shop–Mondial Moquette–Splendor | 26 | 18 | + 33' 29" | [4] |
102 | Ronny Claes | Belgium | Euro Shop–Mondial Moquette–Splendor | 25 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
103 | Hendrik Devos | Belgium | Euro Shop–Mondial Moquette–Splendor | 27 | 63 | + 2h 07' 46" | [4] |
104 | Rudy Dhaenens | Belgium | Euro Shop–Mondial Moquette–Splendor | 22 | DNF (HD-10) | — | [4] |
105 | Paul Haghedooren | Belgium | Euro Shop–Mondial Moquette–Splendor | 23 | 49 | + 1h 51' 17" | [4] |
106 | Eric McKenzie | New Zealand | Euro Shop–Mondial Moquette–Splendor | 24 | DNF (HD-10) | — | [4] |
107 | William Tackaert | Belgium | Euro Shop–Mondial Moquette–Splendor | 26 | DNF (AB-3) | — | [4] |
108 | Benny Van Brabant | Belgium | Euro Shop–Mondial Moquette–Splendor | 24 | DNF (AB-16) | — | [4] |
109 | Eric Van De Wiele | Belgium | Euro Shop–Mondial Moquette–Splendor | 30 | DNF (AB-3) | — | [4] |
110 | Jean-Marie Wampers | Belgium | Euro Shop–Mondial Moquette–Splendor | 24 | DNF (AB-17) | — | [4] |
111 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium | Metauromobili–Pinarello | 36 | 4 | + 4' 16" | [4] |
112 | Pierangelo Bincoletto | Italy | Metauromobili–Pinarello | 24 | DNF (AB-17) | — | [4] |
113 | Marco Franceschini | Italy | Metauromobili–Pinarello | 23 | DNF (AB-14) | — | [4] |
114 | Marco Groppo | Italy | Metauromobili–Pinarello | 22 | DNF (AB-12) | — | [4] |
115 | Louis Luyten | Belgium | Metauromobili–Pinarello | 28 | DNF (AB-4) | — | [4] |
116 | Riccardo Magrini | Italy | Metauromobili–Pinarello | 28 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
117 | Nedo Pinori | Italy | Metauromobili–Pinarello | 22 | DNF (HD-14) | — | [4] |
118 | Frits Pirard | Netherlands | Metauromobili–Pinarello | 28 | 42 | + 1h 39' 22" | [4] |
119 | Ole Kristian Silseth | Norway | Metauromobili–Pinarello | 23 | DNF (AB-3) | — | [4] |
120 | Alfio Vandi | Italy | Metauromobili–Pinarello | 27 | 39 | + 1h 32' 59" | [4] |
121 | Alfonso Flórez Ortiz | Colombia | Colombia–Varta | 30 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
122 | Samuel Cabrera | Colombia | Colombia–Varta | 22 | 57 | + 2h 03' 48" | [4] |
123 | Fabio Casas | Colombia | Colombia–Varta | 24 | DNF (AB-11) | — | [4] |
124 | Edgar Corredor | Colombia | Colombia–Varta | 23 | 16 | + 26' 08" | [4] |
125 | José Patrocinio Jiménez | Colombia | Colombia–Varta | 30 | 17 | + 28' 05" | [4] |
126 | Cristóbal Pérez | Colombia | Colombia–Varta | 30 | DNF (AB-8) | — | [4] |
127 | José Alfonso López | Colombia | Colombia–Varta | 31 | 64 | + 2h 09' 42" | [4] |
128 | Abelardo Ríos | Colombia | Colombia–Varta | 31 | 44 | + 1h 40' 59" | [4] |
129 | Julio Alberto Rubiano | Colombia | Colombia–Varta | 29 | DNF (AB-11) | — | [4] |
130 | Rafael Tolosa | Colombia | Colombia–Varta | 24 | DNF (AB-5) | — | [4] |
131 | Ángel Arroyo | Spain | Reynolds | 26 | 2 | + 4' 04" | [4] |
132 | Enrique Aja | Spain | Reynolds | 23 | 75 | + 2h 29' 49" | [4] |
133 | Pedro Delgado | Spain | Reynolds | 23 | 15 | + 25' 44" | [4] |
134 | Julián Gorospe | Spain | Reynolds | 23 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
135 | Anastasio Greciano | Spain | Reynolds | 31 | 51 | + 1h 53' 52" | [4] |
136 | Carlos Hernández Bailo | Spain | Reynolds | 24 | 55 | + 1h 58' 46" | [4] |
137 | Jesús Hernández Úbeda | Spain | Reynolds | 23 | 54 | + 1h 58' 39" | [4] |
138 | José Luis Laguía | Spain | Reynolds | 23 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
139 | Celestino Prieto | Spain | Reynolds | 22 | 46 | + 1h 46' 08" | [4] |
140 | Jaime Vilamajó | Spain | Reynolds | 23 | DNF (AB-10) | — | [4] |
The 140 riders that competed in the 1983 Tour de France represented 16 different countries. Riders from eight countries won stages during the race; French riders won the largest number of stages.
Country | No. of riders | Finishers | Stage wins |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | 1 | 1 | |
Belgium | 30 | 12 | 3 (Eric Vanderaerden, Rudy Matthijs, Lucien Van Impe) |
Colombia | 10 | 5 | |
Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 (Kim Andersen) |
France | 45 | 35 | 8 (Dominique Gaigne, Philippe Chevallier, Régis Clère, Pierre Le Bigaut, Michel Laurent, Jacques Michaud, Philippe Leleu, Laurent Fignon) |
Ireland | 2 | 2 | |
Italy | 6 | 1 | 1 (Riccardo Magrini) |
Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | |
Netherlands | 16 | 10 | 5 (Frits Pirard, Bert Oosterbosch ×2, Henk Lubberding, Peter Winnen) |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | |
Norway | 1 | 0 | |
Portugal | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 10 | 7 | 1 (Ángel Arroyo) |
Switzerland | 11 | 8 | 2 (Serge Demierre, Gilbert Glaus) |
Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 1 (Robert Millar) |
United States | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 140 | 88 | 22 [nb 1] |
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