There were 22 teams in the 1992 Tour de France, each composed of 9 cyclists. [1] Sixteen teams qualified because they were the top 16 of the FICP ranking in May 1992; [2] six other teams were given wildcards in June 1992. [3]
Qualified teams
Invited teams
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
Pos. | Position in the general classification |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
Country | No. of riders | In competition | Stage wins |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | 4 | 4 | |
Austria | 1 | 1 | |
Belgium | 24 | 14 | 2 (Jan Nevens, Peter De Clercq) |
Canada | 1 | 0 | |
Colombia | 10 | 5 | |
Denmark | 7 | 5 | |
France | 36 | 36 | 6 (Dominique Arnould, Jean-Claude Colotti, Gilles Delion, Laurent Fignon. Laurent Jalabert, Thierry Marie) |
Germany | 14 | 8 | 1 (Olaf Ludwig) |
Great Britain | 2 | 2 | |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 3 | 1 (Stephen Roche) |
Italy | 26 | 17 | 3 (Guido Bontempi, Claudio Chiappucci, Franco Chioccioli) |
Lithuania | 2 | 2 | |
Mexico | 1 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 17 | 11 | 2 (Rob Harmeling, Jean-Paul van Poppel) |
Norway | 1 | 1 | |
Poland | 1 | 0 | |
Portugal | 1 | 1 | |
Russia | 3 | 2 | |
Spain | 30 | 25 | 4 (Miguel Indurain ×3, Javier Murguialday) |
Switzerland | 8 | 2 | 1 (Rolf Järmann) |
United States | 5 | 2 | 1 (Andrew Hampsten) |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 198 | 130 | 21 |
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