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]
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.