List of teams and cyclists in the 1974 Tour de France
The 1974 Tour de France had 13 teams, with 10 cyclists each:[1]
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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 Ocana and Zoetemelk. Zoetemelk was injured during the Midi Libre and was in hospital with life-threatening meningitis. Ocana had crashed in the Tour de l'Aude, gone home and was fired by his team for not communicating. Bernard Thevenet, 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
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 | ![]() |
Molteni | 1 | [3] |
2 | Joseph Bruyère | ![]() |
Molteni | 21 | [3] |
3 | Ludo Delcroix | ![]() |
Molteni | 58 | [3] |
4 | Jos Deschoenmaecker | ![]() |
Molteni | 45 | [3] |
5 | Jos Huysmans | ![]() |
Molteni | 66 | [3] |
6 | Edward Janssens | ![]() |
Molteni | 22 | [3] |
7 | Marc Lievens | ![]() |
Molteni | 35 | [3] |
8 | Frans Mintjens | ![]() |
Molteni | 83 | [3] |
9 | Jozef Spruyt | ![]() |
Molteni | 50 | [3] |
10 | Victor Van Schil | ![]() |
Molteni | 36 | [3] |
11 | Joaquim Agostinho | ![]() |
Bic | 6 | [3] |
12 | Roland Berland | ![]() |
Bic | 33 | [3] |
13 | José Catieau | ![]() |
Bic | 28 | [3] |
14 | Bernard Croyet | ![]() |
Bic | 92 | [3] |
15 | Gerben Karstens | ![]() |
Bic | 61 | [3] |
16 | Bernard Labourdette | ![]() |
Bic | 20 | [3] |
17 | Jean-Luc Molineris | ![]() |
Bic | DNF | [3] |
18 | Leif Mortensen | ![]() |
Bic | DNF | [3] |
19 | Alain Vasseur | ![]() |
Bic | 81 | [3] |
20 | Sylvain Vasseur | ![]() |
Bic | 51 | [3] |
21 | Bernard Thévenet | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | DNF | [3] |
22 | Bernard Bourreau | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 52 | [3] |
23 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 13 | [3] |
24 | Raymond Delisle | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 12 | [3] |
25 | Jacques Esclassan | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 75 | [3] |
26 | André Mollet | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 59 | [3] |
27 | Régis Ovion | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 34 | [3] |
28 | Raymond Riotte | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 79 | [3] |
29 | Charles Rouxel | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 74 | [3] |
30 | Guy Sibille | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 71 | [3] |
31 | Miguel María Lasa | ![]() |
Kas | 17 | [3] |
32 | Gonzalo Aja | ![]() |
Kas | 5 | [3] |
33 | Francisco Galdós | ![]() |
Kas | DNF | [3] |
34 | Vicente López Carril | ![]() |
Kas | 3 | [3] |
35 | Antonio Martos | ![]() |
Kas | 40 | [3] |
36 | Carlos Melero | ![]() |
Kas | 49 | [3] |
37 | Antonio Menéndez | ![]() |
Kas | 54 | [3] |
38 | Domingo Perurena | ![]() |
Kas | 44 | [3] |
39 | José Pesarrodona | ![]() |
Kas | 29 | [3] |
40 | Luis Zubero | ![]() |
Kas | 42 | [3] |
41 | Lucien Van Impe | ![]() |
Sonolor-Gitane | 18 | [3] |
42 | Jacques Botherel | ![]() |
Sonolor-Gitane | 86 | [3] |
43 | Ferdinand Julien | ![]() |
Sonolor-Gitane | 32 | [3] |
44 | Mariano Martínez | ![]() |
Sonolor-Gitane | 8 | [3] |
45 | Robert Mintkiewicz | ![]() |
Sonolor-Gitane | 87 | [3] |
46 | Alain Nogues | ![]() |
Sonolor-Gitane | 64 | [3] |
47 | Willy Teirlinck | ![]() |
Sonolor-Gitane | 65 | [3] |
48 | Claude Tollet | ![]() |
Sonolor-Gitane | DNF | [3] |
49 | Willy van Neste | ![]() |
Sonolor-Gitane | 24 | [3] |
50 | Michael Wright | ![]() |
Sonolor-Gitane | 57 | [3] |
51 | Herman Van Springel | ![]() |
Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo | 10 | [3] |
52 | Dirk Baert | ![]() |
Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo | 93 | [3] |
53 | Eric Leman | ![]() |
Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo | DNF | [3] |
54 | Herculano de Oliveira | ![]() |
Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo | DNF | [3] |
55 | Georges Pintens | ![]() |
Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo | 30 | [3] |
56 | Noël Van Clooster | ![]() |
Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo | 70 | [3] |
57 | Jan Van De Wiele | ![]() |
Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo | 53 | [3] |
58 | Ronny Van Marcke | ![]() |
Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo | 88 | [3] |
59 | Staf Van Roosbroeck | ![]() |
Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo | 63 | [3] |
60 | Wilfried Wesemael | ![]() |
Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo | 73 | [3] |
61 | Raymond Poulidor | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 2 | [3] |
62 | Cees Bal | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | DNF | [3] |
63 | Jean-Pierre Genet | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 67 | [3] |
64 | Barry Hoban | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 37 | [3] |
65 | Gerrie Knetemann | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 38 | [3] |
66 | Jack Mourioux | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 80 | [3] |
67 | Michel Périn | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 16 | [3] |
68 | Christian Raymond | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 76 | [3] |
69 | Alain Santy | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 9 | [3] |
70 | Gerard Vianen | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 56 | [3] |
71 | Jesús Manzaneque | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | 46 | [3] |
72 | José Luis Abilleira | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | 60 | [3] |
73 | Jesús Esperanza | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | DNF | [3] |
74 | Félix González | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | DNF | [3] |
75 | Andrés Oliva | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | 19 | [3] |
76 | Fernando Plaza | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | 94 | [3] |
77 | José Antonio Pontón | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | DNF | [3] |
78 | Damaso Torres | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | 62 | [3] |
79 | Antonio Vallori | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | DNF | [3] |
80 | Juan Zurano | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | 14 | [3] |
81 | Cyrille Guimard | ![]() |
Flandria-Shimano-Merlin Plage | DNF | [3] |
82 | Michel Coroller | ![]() |
Flandria-Shimano-Merlin Plage | 95 | [3] |
83 | Régis Delépine | ![]() |
Flandria-Shimano-Merlin Plage | 101 | [3] |
84 | André Dierickx | ![]() |
Flandria-Shimano-Merlin Plage | 55 | [3] |
85 | Joël Millard | ![]() |
Flandria-Shimano-Merlin Plage | 31 | [3] |
86 | Jean-Claude Misac | ![]() |
Flandria-Shimano-Merlin Plage | 47 | [3] |
87 | Gérard Moneyron | ![]() |
Flandria-Shimano-Merlin Plage | 72 | [3] |
88 | Daniel Rébillard | ![]() |
Flandria-Shimano-Merlin Plage | 77 | [3] |
89 | Jean-Jacques Sanquer | ![]() |
Flandria-Shimano-Merlin Plage | 68 | [3] |
90 | Ghislain Van Landeghem | ![]() |
Flandria-Shimano-Merlin Plage | DNF | [3] |
91 | Wladimiro Panizza | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 4 | [3] |
92 | Giancarlo Bellini | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 26 | [3] |
93 | Fausto Bertoglio | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 23 | [3] |
94 | Gianni Di Lorenzo | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 91 | [3] |
95 | Ercole Gualazzini | ![]() |
Brooklyn | DNF | [3] |
96 | Valerio Lualdi | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 69 | [3] |
97 | Aldo Parecchini | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 97 | [3] |
98 | Arturo Pecchielan | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 43 | [3] |
99 | Attilio Rota | ![]() |
Brooklyn | DNF | [3] |
100 | Patrick Sercu | ![]() |
Brooklyn | 89 | [3] |
101 | Roger Pingeon | ![]() |
Lejeune-Jobo | 11 | [3] |
102 | Christian Blain | ![]() |
Lejeune-Jobo | 48 | [3] |
103 | Jean-Claude Blocher | ![]() |
Lejeune-Jobo | DNF | [3] |
104 | Francis Campaner | ![]() |
Lejeune-Jobo | 39 | [3] |
105 | Alain Cigana | ![]() |
Lejeune-Jobo | 98 | [3] |
106 | Daniel Ducreux | ![]() |
Lejeune-Jobo | 90 | [3] |
107 | Jean-Pierre Guillemot | ![]() |
Lejeune-Jobo | 85 | [3] |
108 | Claude Magni | ![]() |
Lejeune-Jobo | 82 | [3] |
109 | Bernard Masson | ![]() |
Lejeune-Jobo | 104 | [3] |
110 | André Romero | ![]() |
Lejeune-Jobo | 15 | [3] |
111 | Ronald De Witte | ![]() |
Carpenter-Confortluxe | 25 | [3] |
112 | Eddy Cael | ![]() |
Carpenter-Confortluxe | DNF | [3] |
113 | Wilfried David | ![]() |
Carpenter-Confortluxe | DNF | [3] |
114 | Lucien De Brauwere | ![]() |
Carpenter-Confortluxe | DNF | [3] |
115 | Marc Demeyer | ![]() |
Carpenter-Confortluxe | 41 | [3] |
116 | Michel Pollentier | ![]() |
Carpenter-Confortluxe | 7 | [3] |
117 | Arthur Van De Vijver | ![]() |
Carpenter-Confortluxe | 96 | [3] |
118 | Frans Van Looy | ![]() |
Carpenter-Confortluxe | 99 | [3] |
119 | Daniel Verplancke | ![]() |
Carpenter-Confortluxe | 100 | [3] |
120 | Roger Verschaeve | ![]() |
Carpenter-Confortluxe | DNF | [3] |
121 | Fedor den Hertog | ![]() |
Frisol | 27 | [3] |
122 | Lorenzo Alaimo | ![]() |
Frisol | 105 | [3] |
123 | Donald Allan | ![]() |
Frisol | 103 | [3] |
124 | Will De Vlam | ![]() |
Frisol | DNF | [3] |
125 | Albert Hulzebosch | ![]() |
Frisol | DNF | [3] |
126 | Henk Poppe | ![]() |
Frisol | DNF | [3] |
127 | Cees Priem | ![]() |
Frisol | DNF | [3] |
128 | Henk Prinsen | ![]() |
Frisol | 84 | [3] |
129 | Wim Prinsen | ![]() |
Frisol | 78 | [3] |
130 | Piet van Katwijk | ![]() |
Frisol | 102 | [3] |
References
- "61ème Tour de France 1974" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour De France: 1965-2007. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 81–88. ISBN 1-59858-608-4. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- "61ème Tour de France 1974". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012.