The 1966 Tour de France started with 130 cyclists, divided into 13 teams of 10 cyclists:

Ford France–Hutchinson Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber Peugeot–BP–Michelin Fagor Filotex–Fiorelli Kas–Kaskol Mann–Grundig Molteni–Hutchinson Smith's Solo–Superia Televizier–Batavus

Felice Gimondi, winner of the 1965 Tour de France, did not defend his title.

Start list By team

+Ford France–Hutchinson No. Rider Pos. 1 1 2 DNF 3 45 4 DNF 5 DNF 6 66 7 13 8 79 9 DNF 10 61+Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop No. Rider Pos. 11 59 12 71 13 62 14 DNF 15 DNF 16 DNF 17 DNF 18 50 19 DNF 20 47+Mercier–BP–Hutchinson No. Rider Pos. 21 78 22 DNF 23 80 24 DNF 25 DNF 26 3 27 DNF 28 63 29 72 30 39+Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber No. Rider Pos. 31 58 32 DNF 33 43 34 30 35 55 36 2 37 DNF 38 DNF 39 19 40 35+Peugeot–BP–Michelin No. Rider Pos. 41 32 42 21 43 51 44 9 45 57 46 8 47 54 48 DNF 49 DNF 50 23+Fagor No. Rider Pos. 51 48 52 20 53 56 54 28 55 41 56 22 57 49 58 26 59 18 60 29+Filotex–Fiorelli No. Rider Pos. 61 17 62 DNF 63 DNF 64 44 65 DNF 66 DNF 67 82 68 5 69 DNF 70 DNF+Kas–Kaskol No. Rider Pos. 71 25 72 31 73 7 74 15 75 11 76 24 77 4 78 37 79 14 80 DNF+Mann–Grundig No. Rider Pos. 81 DNF 82 70 83 DNF 84 DNF 85 16 86 74 87 52 88 DNF 89 6 90 65+Molteni–Hutchinson No. Rider Pos. 91 12 92 DNF 93 DNF 94 DNF 95 DNF 96 DNF 97 42 98 DNF 99 69 100 77+Smith's No. Rider Pos. 101 33 102 DNF 103 81 104 40 105 53 106 34 107 60 108 10 109 DNF 110 DNF+Solo–Superia No. Rider Pos. 111 DNF 112 DNF 113 27 114 76 115 DNF 116 67 117 38 118 DNF 119 DNF 120 DNF+Televizier–Batavus No. Rider Pos. 121 DNF 122 36 123 DNF 124 46 125 DNF 126 73 127 75 128 DNF 129 68 130 64

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. 1 Lucien Aimar Ford France–Hutchinson 1 2 Jacques Anquetil Ford France–Hutchinson DNF 3 Arie den Hartog Ford France–Hutchinson 45 4 Vin Denson Ford France–Hutchinson DNF 5 Pierre Everaert Ford France–Hutchinson DNF 6 Michel Grain Ford France–Hutchinson 66 7 Julio Jiménez Ford France–Hutchinson 13 8 Jean Milesi Ford France–Hutchinson 79 9 Anatole Novak Ford France–Hutchinson DNF 10 Jean Stablinski Ford France–Hutchinson 61 11 Maurice Benet Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop 59 12 Pierre Beuffeuil Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop 71 13 André Darrigade Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop 62 14 Jean Dupont Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop DNF 15 Jean-Claude Lebaube Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop DNF 16 Raymond Lebreton Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop DNF 17 Alain Le Grèves Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop DNF 18 Raymond Mastrotto Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop 50 19 Joseph Novales Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop DNF 20 Louis Rostollan Kamomé–Dilecta–Dunlop 47 21 Gilbert Bellone Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 78 22 Jean-Louis Bodin Mercier–BP–Hutchinson DNF 23 Robert Cazala Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 80 24 Jean-Pierre Genet Mercier–BP–Hutchinson DNF 25 Henri Guimbard Mercier–BP–Hutchinson DNF 26 Raymond Poulidor Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 3 27 Jozef Spruyt Mercier–BP–Hutchinson DNF 28 Roger Swerts Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 63 29 Victor Van Schil Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 72 30 Rolf Wolfshohl Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 39 31 Édouard Delberghe Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 58 32 Julien Delocht Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber DNF 33 André Foucher Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 43 34 Georges Groussard Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 30 35 Maurice Izier Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 55 36 Jan Janssen Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 2 37 Jean-Claude Lefebvre Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber DNF 38 Roger Milliot Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber DNF 39 Willy Monty Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 19 40 Johny Schleck Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 35 41 Ferdinand Bracke Peugeot–BP–Michelin 32 42 Raymond Delisle Peugeot–BP–Michelin 21 43 Henri Duez Peugeot–BP–Michelin 51 44 Karl-Heinz Kunde Peugeot–BP–Michelin 9 45 Désiré Letort Peugeot–BP–Michelin 57 46 Roger Pingeon Peugeot–BP–Michelin 8 47 Christian Raymond Peugeot–BP–Michelin 54 48 Tom Simpson Peugeot–BP–Michelin DNF 49 Georges Van Coningsloo Peugeot–BP–Michelin DNF 50 André Zimmermann Peugeot–BP–Michelin 23 51 Jesús Aranzabal Fagor 48 52 Mariano Díaz Fagor 20 53 José María Errandonea Fagor 56 54 Ginés Garcia Fagor 28 55 José Manuel López Fagor 41 56 Esteban Martín Fagor 22 57 Ramón Mendiburu Fagor 49 58 Luis Otaño Fagor 26 59 Domingo Perurena Fagor 18 60 Luis Pedro Santamarina Fagor 29 61 Franco Bitossi Filotex–Fiorelli 17 62 Guido Carlesi Filotex–Fiorelli DNF 63 Vittorio Chiarini Filotex–Fiorelli DNF 64 Ugo Colombo Filotex–Fiorelli 44 65 Pasquale Fabbri Filotex–Fiorelli DNF 66 Guerrando Lenzi Filotex–Fiorelli DNF 67 Paolo Mannucci Filotex–Fiorelli 82 68 Guido Marcello Mugnaini Filotex–Fiorelli 5 69 Rollando Picchiotti Filotex–Fiorelli DNF 70 Mario Zanchi Filotex–Fiorelli DNF 71 Carlos Echeverría Kas–Kaskol 25 72 Sebastián Elorza Kas–Kaskol 31 73 Francisco Gabica Kas–Kaskol 7 74 Joaquim Galera Kas–Kaskol 15 75 Antonio Gómez del Moral Kas–Kaskol 11 76 Aurelio González Kas–Kaskol 24 77 José Antonio Momeñe Kas–Kaskol 4 78 Gregorio San Miguel Kas–Kaskol 37 79 Valentín Uriona Kas–Kaskol 14 80 Eusebio Vélez Kas–Kaskol DNF 81 Jozef Boons Mann–Grundig DNF 82 Walter Boucquet Mann–Grundig 70 83 Jan Boonen Mann–Grundig DNF 84 Jan Nolmans Mann–Grundig DNF 85 Jos Huysmans Mann–Grundig 16 86 Willy In ’t Ven Mann–Grundig 74 87 André Messelis Mann–Grundig 52 88 Willy Vannitsen Mann–Grundig DNF 89 Herman Van Springel Mann–Grundig 6 90 Herman Vrancken Mann–Grundig 65 91 Rudi Altig Molteni–Hutchinson 12 92 Willi Altig Molteni–Hutchinson DNF 93 René Binggeli Molteni–Hutchinson DNF 94 Ambrogio Colombo Molteni–Hutchinson DNF 95 Tommaso de Pra Molteni–Hutchinson DNF 96 Guido De Rosso Molteni–Hutchinson DNF 97 Giuseppe Fezzardi Molteni–Hutchinson 42 98 Giacomo Fornoni Molteni–Hutchinson DNF 99 Albertus Geldermans Molteni–Hutchinson 69 100 Guido Neri Molteni–Hutchinson 77 101 Frans Brands Smith's 33 102 Joseph Mathy Smith's DNF 103 Yvo Molenaers Smith's 81 104 Willy Planckaert Smith's 40 105 Guido Reybrouck Smith's 53 106 Edy Schütz Smith's 34 107 Georges Vandenberghe Smith's 60 108 Martin Van Den Bossche Smith's 10 109 Willy Van den Eynde Smith's DNF 110 Albert Van Vlierberghe Smith's DNF 111 Noël De Pauw Solo–Superia DNF 112 Willy Derboven Solo–Superia DNF 113 Armand Desmet Solo–Superia 27 114 Henri De Wolf Solo–Superia 76 115 Mathieu Maes Solo–Superia DNF 116 Jean Monteyne Solo–Superia 67 117 Edward Sels Solo–Superia 38 118 Edgard Sorgeloos Solo–Superia DNF 119 Julien Stevens Solo–Superia DNF 120 Rik Van Looy Solo–Superia DNF 121 Jo de Roo Televizier–Batavus DNF 122 Cees Haast Televizier–Batavus 36 123 Huub Harings Televizier–Batavus DNF 124 Gerben Karstens Televizier–Batavus 46 125 Bas Maliepaard Televizier–Batavus DNF 126 Henk Nijdam Televizier–Batavus 73 127 Jos van der Vleuten Televizier–Batavus 75 128 Leo van Dongen Televizier–Batavus DNF 129 Rik Wouters Televizier–Batavus 68 130 Huub Zilverberg Televizier–Batavus 64

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