20+ | 10–19 | 2–9 | 1 |
The 1990 Tour de France started with 198 cyclists, divided into 22 teams of 9 cyclists: [1] Sixteen teams qualified based on the FICP team ranking, [2] while six teams were given wildcards. [3]
Qualified teams
Invited teams
| 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 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 |
| EL | Denotes a rider who was eliminated |
| HD | Denotes a rider who was outside the time limit (French: Hors Delai) |
| Age correct as of 30 June 1990, the date on which the Tour began | |
The 198 riders that competed in the 1990 Tour de France represented 19 different countries. Riders from eight countries won stages during the race; riders from Italy and Netherlands equally won the largest number of stages.
| Country | No. of riders | Finishers | Stage wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | ||
| 27 | 21 | 2 (Johan Museeuw ×2) | |
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 (Olaf Ludwig) | |
| 35 | 28 | 3 (Thierry Marie, Thierry Claveyrolat, Charly Mottet) | |
| 3 | 2 | ||
| 22 | 19 | 5 (Moreno Argentin, Massimo Ghirotto, Gianni Bugno ×2, Guido Bontempi) | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 (Raúl Alcalá) | |
| 19 | 16 | 5 (Frans Maassen, Gerrit Solleveld, Jelle Nijdam, Erik Breukink ×2) | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 7 | 1 (Dimitri Konyshev) | |
| 25 | 20 | 3 (Eduardo Chozas, Marino Lejarreta, Miguel Induráin) | |
| 13 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 198 | 156 | 21 [nb 1] |
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