There were 14 teams participating in the 1975 Tour de France, with 10 cyclists each:[1][2][3]
Eddy Merckx, who had won all five times that he participated, was again the big favourite. Merckx' first part of the season had been going well, winning Milan–San Remo, the Tour of Flanders and Liège–Bastogne–Liège.[4] If Merckx would win again, he would beat Jacques Anquetil and become the first cyclist to win the Tour six times. Merckx did not care about that record: "The idea doesn't interest me very much because then people would want me to go for a seventh and then an eighth".[4]
A few months before the race, Merckx was unsure if he would start the Tour. His race schedule had been very busy, and he thought to ride the Giro and the Tour in the same year would not work. Merckx preferred to ride the Tour, but his Italian team preferred the Giro.[5] Bernard Thévenet contracted shingles during the 1975 Vuelta a España, but recovered and won the Dauphiné Liberé.[2]
Start list
By team
By rider
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
Pos. | Position in the general classification |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Pos. | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium | Molteni | 2 | [6] |
2 | Herman Beysens | Belgium | Molteni | DNF | [6] |
3 | Ludo Delcroix | Belgium | Molteni | 57 | [6] |
4 | Jos Deschoenmaecker | Belgium | Molteni | 17 | [6] |
5 | Jos Huysmans | Belgium | Molteni | 59 | [6] |
6 | Edward Janssens | Belgium | Molteni | 9 | [6] |
7 | Marc Lievens | Belgium | Molteni | 62 | [6] |
8 | Frans Mintjens | Belgium | Molteni | 56 | [6] |
9 | Karel Rottiers | Belgium | Molteni | 60 | [6] |
10 | Jozef Spruyt | Belgium | Molteni | DNF | [6] |
11 | Raymond Poulidor | France | Gan–Mercier | 19 | [6] |
12 | Jean-Pierre Genet | France | Gan–Mercier | DNF | [6] |
13 | Yves Hézard | France | Gan–Mercier | 21 | [6] |
14 | Barry Hoban | Great Britain | Gan–Mercier | 68 | [6] |
15 | Gerrie Knetemann | Netherlands | Gan–Mercier | 63 | [6] |
16 | Jean-Claude Misac | France | Gan–Mercier | 65 | [6] |
17 | Michel Périn | France | Gan–Mercier | DNF | [6] |
18 | Georges Talbourdet | France | Gan–Mercier | 13 | [6] |
19 | Gerard Vianen | Netherlands | Gan–Mercier | 66 | [6] |
20 | Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands | Gan–Mercier | 4 | [6] |
21 | Francisco Galdós | Spain | Kas | DNF | [6] |
22 | Gonzalo Aja | Spain | Kas | DNF | [6] |
23 | José Manuel Fuente | Spain | Kas | DNF | [6] |
24 | José Grande | Spain | Kas | 58 | [6] |
25 | Vicente López Carril | Spain | Kas | 5 | [6] |
26 | Antonio Martos | Spain | Kas | DNF | [6] |
27 | Carlos Melero | Spain | Kas | 29 | [6] |
28 | Antonio Menéndez | Spain | Kas | DNF | [6] |
29 | José Pesarrodona | Spain | Kas | 34 | [6] |
30 | Juan Zurano | Spain | Kas | DNF | [6] |
31 | Bruno Vicino | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF | [6] |
32 | Alessio Antonini | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF | [6] |
33 | Giovanni Battaglin | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF | [6] |
34 | Emmanuele Bergamo | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF | [6] |
35 | Giovanni Dalla Bona | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF | [6] |
36 | Pierino Gavazzi | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF | [6] |
37 | Donato Giuliani | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF | [6] |
38 | Knut Knudsen | Norway | Jolly Ceramica | DNF | [6] |
39 | Giacomo Bazzan | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF | [6] |
40 | Sandro Quintarelli | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF | [6] |
41 | Luis Ocaña | Spain | Super Ser | DNF | [6] |
42 | Julián Andiano | Spain | Super Ser | DNF | [6] |
43 | Luis Balagué | Spain | Super Ser | 26 | [6] |
44 | José Casas García | Spain | Super Ser | 36 | [6] |
45 | Santiago Lazcano | Spain | Super Ser | DNF | [6] |
46 | Eddy Peelman | Belgium | Super Ser | DNF | [6] |
47 | Roger Rosiers | Belgium | Super Ser | DNF | [6] |
48 | Pedro Torres | Spain | Super Ser | 10 | [6] |
49 | Sylvain Vasseur | France | Super Ser | 44 | [6] |
50 | José Viejo | Spain | Super Ser | 25 | [6] |
51 | Bernard Thévenet | France | Peugeot–BP | 1 | [6] |
52 | Patrick Béon | France | Peugeot–BP | 78 | [6] |
53 | Bernard Bourreau | France | Peugeot–BP | 40 | [6] |
54 | José Catieau | France | Peugeot–BP | DNF | [6] |
55 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | France | Peugeot–BP | DNF | [6] |
56 | Raymond Delisle | France | Peugeot–BP | 16 | [6] |
57 | Jacques Esclassan | France | Peugeot–BP | DNF | [6] |
58 | Régis Ovion | France | Peugeot–BP | 28 | [6] |
59 | Charly Rouxel | France | Peugeot–BP | 52 | [6] |
60 | Guy Sibille | France | Peugeot–BP | DNF | [6] |
61 | Felice Gimondi | Italy | Bianchi | 6 | [6] |
62 | Luigi Castelletti | Italy | Bianchi | 81 | [6] |
63 | Giovanni Cavalcanti | Italy | Bianchi | 48 | [6] |
64 | Fabrizio Fabbri | Italy | Bianchi | 33 | [6] |
65 | Simone Fraccaro | Italy | Bianchi | 35 | [6] |
66 | Tony Houbrechts | Belgium | Bianchi | 24 | [6] |
67 | Serge Parsani | Italy | Bianchi | 76 | [6] |
68 | Martín Rodríguez | Colombia | Bianchi | 27 | [6] |
69 | Giacinto Santambrogio | Italy | Bianchi | 46 | [6] |
70 | Rik Van Linden | Belgium | Bianchi | 79 | [6] |
71 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium | Gitane | 3 | [6] |
72 | René Dillen | Belgium | Gitane | 70 | [6] |
73 | Gerben Karstens | Netherlands | Gitane | 50 | [6] |
74 | Maurice Le Guilloux | France | Gitane | 72 | [6] |
75 | Guy Leleu | France | Gitane | 55 | [6] |
76 | Raymond Martin | France | Gitane | 30 | [6] |
77 | Mariano Martinez | France | Gitane | 14 | [6] |
78 | Robert Mintkiewicz | France | Gitane | 53 | [6] |
79 | Alain Santy | France | Gitane | DNF | [6] |
80 | Willy Teirlinck | Belgium | Gitane | 45 | [6] |
81 | Francesco Moser | Italy | Filotex | 7 | [6] |
82 | Arnaldo Caverzasi | Italy | Filotex | DNF | [6] |
83 | Pietro Dallai | Italy | Filotex | DNF | [6] |
84 | Sigfrido Fontanelli | Italy | Filotex | 43 | [6] |
85 | Joseph Fuchs | Switzerland | Filotex | 8 | [6] |
86 | Renato Marchetti | Italy | Filotex | 39 | [6] |
87 | Roberto Poggiali | Italy | Filotex | 22 | [6] |
88 | Ole Ritter | Denmark | Filotex | 47 | [6] |
89 | Mauro Simonetti | Italy | Filotex | 54 | [6] |
90 | Roberto Sorlini | Italy | Filotex | DNF | [6] |
91 | Michel Pollentier | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 23 | [6] |
92 | Eddy Cael | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | DNF | [6] |
93 | Wilfried David | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | DNF | [6] |
94 | Régis Delépine | France | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 77 | [6] |
95 | Marc Demeyer | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 42 | [6] |
96 | Ronald De Witte | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 37 | [6] |
97 | Walter Godefroot | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 51 | [6] |
98 | Daniel Verplancke | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | DNF | [6] |
99 | Herman Van Springel | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 31 | [6] |
100 | Gérard Moneyron | France | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 80 | [6] |
101 | Joaquim Agostinho | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | 15 | [6] |
102 | José Amaro | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | 83 | [6] |
103 | Francis Campaner | France | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | 49 | [6] |
104 | Joaquim Carvalho | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | DNF | [6] |
105 | Fernando Ferreira | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | 61 | [6] |
106 | Firmino Bernardino | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | DNF | [6] |
107 | Ferdinand Julien | France | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | 20 | [6] |
108 | Bernard Labourdette | France | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | DNF | [6] |
109 | André Mollet | France | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | DNF | [6] |
110 | Manuel Silva | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | DNF | [6] |
111 | Michel Laurent | France | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF | [6] |
112 | Lucien De Brauwere | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF | [6] |
113 | André Doyen | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | 69 | [6] |
114 | Antoine Gutierrez | France | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF | [6] |
115 | Roger Loysch | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF | [6] |
116 | Hubert Mathis | France | Miko–de Gribaldy | 41 | [6] |
117 | Patrick Perret | France | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF | [6] |
118 | Albert Van Vlierberghe | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | 32 | [6] |
119 | Frans Van Vlierberghe | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | 75 | [6] |
120 | Wilfried Wesemael | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF | [6] |
121 | Hennie Kuiper | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | 11 | [6] |
122 | Donald Allan | Australia | Frisol–GBC | 85 | [6] |
123 | José De Cauwer | Belgium | Frisol–GBC | 67 | [6] |
124 | Fedor den Hertog | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | 18 | [6] |
125 | Gérard Kamper | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | 84 | [6] |
126 | Ben Koken | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | DNF | [6] |
127 | Fernando Mendes | Portugal | Frisol–GBC | DNF | [6] |
128 | Cees Priem | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | DNF | [6] |
129 | Theo Smit | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | DNF | [6] |
130 | Henk Prinsen | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | 82 | [6] |
131 | André Romero | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 12 | [6] |
132 | Jacques Boulas | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 86 | [6] |
133 | Alain Cigana | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | DNF | [6] |
134 | André Corbeau | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | DNF | [6] |
135 | Bernard Croyet | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | DNF | [6] |
136 | Joël Hauvieux | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 73 | [6] |
137 | Roger Legeay | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 70 | [6] |
138 | Claude Magni | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 74 | [6] |
139 | Joël Millard | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 38 | [6] |
140 | Richard Pianaro | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 64 | [6] |
By nationality
References
- ↑ "62ème Tour de France 1975" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- 1 2 McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour De France: 1965–2007. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 88–93. ISBN 978-1-59858-608-4. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Lista de Inscritos". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 June 1975. p. 19. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- 1 2 Sidwells, Chris (17 June 2010). "Eddy Merckx magic moment – 1975 Tour de France". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Deelname Merckx aan Tour de France is onzeker". De Krant van Toen (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant. 22 April 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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