There were 21 teams in the 1995 Tour de France, each composed of 9 cyclists. [1] The teams were selected in two rounds: in May 1995, the first fifteen teams were announced: [2]
In June, five wildcards were announced: [3]
Shortly before the start, Le Groupement folded because their team leader Luc Leblanc was injured, [4] and because of financial problems. Their spot went to Aki–Gipiemme, the first team in the reserve list. [5] Additionally, the organisation decided to invite one extra team: a combined team of Team Telekom and ZG Mobili, with six riders from Telekom and three from ZG Mobili. [6]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 5 | 1 (Johan Bruyneel ) | |
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 17 | 4 (Jacky Durand, Luc Leblanc, Laurent Jalabert, Richard Virenque) | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 (Erik Zabel x2) | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 (Maximilian Sciandri) | |
| 60 | 38 | 4 (Fabio Baldato, Mario Cipollini, Marco Pantani x2) | |
| 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 1 (Jeroen Blijlevens) | |
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 13 | 2 (Miguel Indurain x2) | |
| 7 | 6 | 1 (Alex Zülle) | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 (Serguei Outschakov) | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 (Lance Armstrong) | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 (Djamolidine Abdoujaparov) | |
| 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 189 | 115 | 19 |