List of teams and cyclists in the 1974 Tour de France

The 1974 Tour de France had 13 teams, with 10 cyclists each:[1]

Merckx, who had been absent in 1973 after winning four Tours in a row, was present again.[1] Merckx had not been as dominant in the spring as in other years; it was his first year as a professional cyclist in which he did not win a spring classic.[2] He did win the 1974 Giro d'Italia and the Tour de Suisse, but after winning the latter he required surgery on the perineum, five days before the 1974 Tour started.[2]

Notable absents were Ocaña and Zoetemelk. Zoetemelk was injured during the Midi Libre and was in hospital with life-threatening meningitis. Ocaña had crashed in the Tour de l'Aude, gone home and was fired by his team for not communicating. Bernard Thévenet, who was considered a potential winner, had crashed several times in the 1974 Vuelta a España. He did start in the Tour, but was not yet back at his former level.[2]

Start list

By team

Molteni
No. Rider Pos.
1  Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1
2  Joseph Bruyère (BEL) 21
3  Ludo Delcroix (BEL) 58
4  Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) 45
5  Jos Huysmans (BEL) 66
6  Edward Janssens (BEL) 22
7  Marc Lievens (BEL) 35
8  Frans Mintjens (BEL) 83
9  Jozef Spruyt (BEL) 50
10  Victor Van Schil (BEL) 36
Bic
No. Rider Pos.
11  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) 6
12  Roland Berland (FRA) 33
13  José Catieau (FRA) 28
14  Bernard Croyet (FRA) 92
15  Gerben Karstens (NED) 61
16  Bernard Labourdette (FRA) 20
17  Jean-Luc Molinéris (FRA) DNF
18  Leif Mortensen (DEN) DNF
19  Alain Vasseur (FRA) 81
20  Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) 51
Peugeot–BP
No. Rider Pos.
21  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) DNF
22  Bernard Bourreau (FRA) 52
23  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) 13
24  Raymond Delisle (FRA) 12
25  Jacques Esclassan (FRA) 75
26  André Mollet (FRA) 59
27  Régis Ovion (FRA) 34
28  Raymond Riotte (FRA) 79
29  Charles Rouxel (FRA) 74
30  Guy Sibille (FRA) 71
Kas
No. Rider Pos.
31  Miguel María Lasa (ESP) 17
32  Gonzalo Aja (ESP) 5
33  Francisco Galdós (ESP) DNF
34  Vicente López Carril (ESP) 3
35  Antonio Martos (ESP) 40
36  Carlos Melero (ESP) 49
37  Antonio Menéndez (ESP) 54
38  Domingo Perurena (ESP) 44
39  José Pesarrodona (ESP) 29
40  Luis Zubero (ESP) 42
Sonolor–Gitane
No. Rider Pos.
41  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) 18
42  Jacques Botherel (FRA) 86
43  Ferdinand Julien (FRA) 32
44  Mariano Martínez (FRA) 8
45  Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) 87
46  Alain Nogues (FRA) 64
47  Willy Teirlinck (BEL) 65
48  Claude Tollet (FRA) DNF
49  Willy Van Neste (BEL) 24
50  Michael Wright (GBR) 57
Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo
No. Rider Pos.
51  Herman Van Springel (BEL) 10
52  Dirk Baert (BEL) 93
53  Eric Leman (BEL) DNF
54  Herculano de Oliveira (POR) DNF
55  Georges Pintens (BEL) 30
56  Noël Van Clooster (BEL) 70
57  Jan Van De Wiele (BEL) 53
58  Ronny Van Marcke (BEL) 88
59  Staf Van Roosbroeck (BEL) 63
60  Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) 73
Gan–Mercier
No. Rider Pos.
61  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) 2
62  Cees Bal (NED) DNF
63  Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) 67
64  Barry Hoban (GBR) 37
65  Gerrie Knetemann (NED) 38
66  Jack Mourioux (FRA) 80
67  Michel Périn (FRA) 16
68  Christian Raymond (FRA) 76
69  Alain Santy (FRA) 9
70  Gerard Vianen (NED) 56
La Casera–Bahamontes
No. Rider Pos.
71  Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) 46
72  José Luis Abilleira (ESP) 60
73  Jesús Esperanza (ESP) DNF
74  Félix González (ESP) DNF
75  Andrés Oliva (ESP) 19
76  Fernando Plaza (ESP) 94
77  Jose-Antonio Ponton (ESP) DNF
78  Damaso Torres (ESP) 62
79  Antonio Vallori (ESP) DNF
80  Juan Zurano (ESP) 14
Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage
No. Rider Pos.
81  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) DNF
82  Michel Coroller (FRA) 95
83  Régis Delépine (FRA) 101
84  André Dierickx (BEL) 55
85  Joël Millard (FRA) 31
86  Jean-Claude Misac (FRA) 47
87  Gérard Moneyron (FRA) 72
88  Daniel Rébillard (FRA) 77
89  Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) 68
90  Ghislain Van Landeghem (BEL) DNF
Brooklyn
No. Rider Pos.
91  Wladimiro Panizza (ITA) 4
92  Giancarlo Bellini (ITA) 26
93  Fausto Bertoglio (ITA) 23
94  Gianni Di Lorenzo (ITA) 91
95  Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) DNF
96  Valerio Lualdi (ITA) 69
97  Aldo Parecchini (ITA) 97
98  Arturo Pecchielan (ITA) 43
99  Attilio Rota (ITA) DNF
100  Patrick Sercu (BEL) 89
Lejeune–Jobo
No. Rider Pos.
101  Roger Pingeon (FRA) 11
102  Christian Blain (FRA) 48
103  Jean-Claude Blocher (FRA) DNF
104  Francis Campaner (FRA) 39
105  Alain Cigana (FRA) 98
106  Daniel Ducreux (FRA) 90
107  Jean-Pierre Guillemot (FRA) 85
108  Claude Magni (FRA) 82
109  Bernard Masson (FRA) 104
110  André Romero (FRA) 15
Carpenter–Confortluxe
No. Rider Pos.
111  Ronald De Witte (BEL) 25
112  Eddy Cael (BEL) DNF
113  Wilfried David (BEL) DNF
114  Lucien De Brauwere (BEL) DNF
115  Marc Demeyer (BEL) 41
116  Michel Pollentier (BEL) 7
117  Arthur Van De Vijver (BEL) 96
118  Frans Van Looy (BEL) 99
119  Daniel Verplancke (BEL) 100
120  Roger Verschaeve (BEL) DNF
Frisol
No. Rider Pos.
121  Fedor den Hertog (NED) 27
122  Lorenzo Alaimo (ITA) 105
123  Donald Allan (AUS) 103
124  Will De Vlam (NED) DNF
125  Albertus Hulzebosch (NED) DNF
126  Henk Poppe (NED) DNF
127  Cees Priem (NED) DNF
128  Henk Prinsen (NED) 84
129  Wim Prinsen (NED) 78
130  Piet van Katwijk (NED) 102

By rider

Legend
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 1 [3]
2 Joseph Bruyère  Belgium Molteni 21 [3]
3 Ludo Delcroix  Belgium Molteni 58 [3]
4 Jos Deschoenmaecker  Belgium Molteni 45 [3]
5 Jos Huysmans  Belgium Molteni 66 [3]
6 Edward Janssens  Belgium Molteni 22 [3]
7 Marc Lievens  Belgium Molteni 35 [3]
8 Frans Mintjens  Belgium Molteni 83 [3]
9 Jozef Spruyt  Belgium Molteni 50 [3]
10 Victor Van Schil  Belgium Molteni 36 [3]
11 Joaquim Agostinho  Portugal Bic 6 [3]
12 Roland Berland  France Bic 33 [3]
13 José Catieau  France Bic 28 [3]
14 Bernard Croyet  France Bic 92 [3]
15 Gerben Karstens  Netherlands Bic 61 [3]
16 Bernard Labourdette  France Bic 20 [3]
17 Jean-Luc Molinéris  France Bic DNF [3]
18 Leif Mortensen  Denmark Bic DNF [3]
19 Alain Vasseur  France Bic 81 [3]
20 Sylvain Vasseur  France Bic 51 [3]
21 Bernard Thévenet  France Peugeot–BP DNF [3]
22 Bernard Bourreau  France Peugeot–BP 52 [3]
23 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  France Peugeot–BP 13 [3]
24 Raymond Delisle  France Peugeot–BP 12 [3]
25 Jacques Esclassan  France Peugeot–BP 75 [3]
26 André Mollet  France Peugeot–BP 59 [3]
27 Régis Ovion  France Peugeot–BP 34 [3]
28 Raymond Riotte  France Peugeot–BP 79 [3]
29 Charles Rouxel  France Peugeot–BP 74 [3]
30 Guy Sibille  France Peugeot–BP 71 [3]
31 Miguel María Lasa  Spain Kas 17 [3]
32 Gonzalo Aja  Spain Kas 5 [3]
33 Francisco Galdós  Spain Kas DNF [3]
34 Vicente López Carril  Spain Kas 3 [3]
35 Antonio Martos  Spain Kas 40 [3]
36 Carlos Melero  Spain Kas 49 [3]
37 Antonio Menéndez  Spain Kas 54 [3]
38 Domingo Perurena  Spain Kas 44 [3]
39 José Pesarrodona  Spain Kas 29 [3]
40 Luis Zubero  Spain Kas 42 [3]
41 Lucien Van Impe  Belgium Sonolor–Gitane 18 [3]
42 Jacques Botherel  France Sonolor–Gitane 86 [3]
43 Ferdinand Julien  France Sonolor–Gitane 32 [3]
44 Mariano Martínez  France Sonolor–Gitane 8 [3]
45 Robert Mintkiewicz  France Sonolor–Gitane 87 [3]
46 Alain Nogues  France Sonolor–Gitane 64 [3]
47 Willy Teirlinck  Belgium Sonolor–Gitane 65 [3]
48 Claude Tollet  France Sonolor–Gitane DNF [3]
49 Willy Van Neste  Belgium Sonolor–Gitane 24 [3]
50 Michael Wright  Great Britain Sonolor–Gitane 57 [3]
51 Herman Van Springel  Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 10 [3]
52 Dirk Baert  Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 93 [3]
53 Eric Leman  Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo DNF [3]
54 Herculano de Oliveira  Portugal Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo DNF [3]
55 Georges Pintens  Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 30 [3]
56 Noël Van Clooster  Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 70 [3]
57 Jan Van De Wiele  Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 53 [3]
58 Ronny Van Marcke  Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 88 [3]
59 Staf Van Roosbroeck  Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 63 [3]
60 Wilfried Wesemael  Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 73 [3]
61 Raymond Poulidor  France Gan–Mercier 2 [3]
62 Cees Bal  Netherlands Gan–Mercier DNF [3]
63 Jean-Pierre Genet  France Gan–Mercier 67 [3]
64 Barry Hoban  Great Britain Gan–Mercier 37 [3]
65 Gerrie Knetemann  Netherlands Gan–Mercier 38 [3]
66 Jack Mourioux  France Gan–Mercier 80 [3]
67 Michel Périn  France Gan–Mercier 16 [3]
68 Christian Raymond  France Gan–Mercier 76 [3]
69 Alain Santy  France Gan–Mercier 9 [3]
70 Gerard Vianen  Netherlands Gan–Mercier 56 [3]
71 Jesús Manzaneque  Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 46 [3]
72 José Luis Abilleira  Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 60 [3]
73 Jesús Esperanza  Spain La Casera–Bahamontes DNF [3]
74 Félix González  Spain La Casera–Bahamontes DNF [3]
75 Andrés Oliva  Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 19 [3]
76 Fernando Plaza  Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 94 [3]
77 José Antonio Pontón  Spain La Casera–Bahamontes DNF [3]
78 Damaso Torres  Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 62 [3]
79 Antonio Vallori  Spain La Casera–Bahamontes DNF [3]
80 Juan Zurano  Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 14 [3]
81 Cyrille Guimard  France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage DNF [3]
82 Michel Coroller  France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 95 [3]
83 Régis Delépine  France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 101 [3]
84 André Dierickx  Belgium Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 55 [3]
85 Joël Millard  France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 31 [3]
86 Jean-Claude Misac  France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 47 [3]
87 Gérard Moneyron  France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 72 [3]
88 Daniel Rébillard  France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 77 [3]
89 Jean-Jacques Sanquer  France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 68 [3]
90 Ghislain Van Landeghem  Belgium Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage DNF [3]
91 Wladimiro Panizza  Italy Brooklyn 4 [3]
92 Giancarlo Bellini  Italy Brooklyn 26 [3]
93 Fausto Bertoglio  Italy Brooklyn 23 [3]
94 Gianni Di Lorenzo  Italy Brooklyn 91 [3]
95 Ercole Gualazzini  Italy Brooklyn DNF [3]
96 Valerio Lualdi  Italy Brooklyn 69 [3]
97 Aldo Parecchini  Italy Brooklyn 97 [3]
98 Arturo Pecchielan  Italy Brooklyn 43 [3]
99 Attilio Rota  Italy Brooklyn DNF [3]
100 Patrick Sercu  Belgium Brooklyn 89 [3]
101 Roger Pingeon  France Lejeune–Jobo 11 [3]
102 Christian Blain  France Lejeune–Jobo 48 [3]
103 Jean-Claude Blocher  France Lejeune–Jobo DNF [3]
104 Francis Campaner  France Lejeune–Jobo 39 [3]
105 Alain Cigana  France Lejeune–Jobo 98 [3]
106 Daniel Ducreux  France Lejeune–Jobo 90 [3]
107 Jean-Pierre Guillemot  France Lejeune–Jobo 85 [3]
108 Claude Magni  France Lejeune–Jobo 82 [3]
109 Bernard Masson  France Lejeune–Jobo 104 [3]
110 André Romero  France Lejeune–Jobo 15 [3]
111 Ronald De Witte  Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 25 [3]
112 Eddy Cael  Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe DNF [3]
113 Wilfried David  Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe DNF [3]
114 Lucien De Brauwere  Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe DNF [3]
115 Marc Demeyer  Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 41 [3]
116 Michel Pollentier  Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 7 [3]
117 Arthur Van De Vijver  Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 96 [3]
118 Frans Van Looy  Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 99 [3]
119 Daniel Verplancke  Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 100 [3]
120 Roger Verschaeve  Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe DNF [3]
121 Fedor den Hertog  Netherlands Frisol 27 [3]
122 Lorenzo Alaimo  Italy Frisol 105 [3]
123 Donald Allan  Australia Frisol 103 [3]
124 Will De Vlam  Netherlands Frisol DNF [3]
125 Albert Hulzebosch  Netherlands Frisol DNF [3]
126 Henk Poppe  Netherlands Frisol DNF [3]
127 Cees Priem  Netherlands Frisol DNF [3]
128 Henk Prinsen  Netherlands Frisol 84 [3]
129 Wim Prinsen  Netherlands Frisol 78 [3]
130 Piet van Katwijk  Netherlands Frisol 102 [3]

By nationality

References

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