In the 1979 Tour de France, the following 15 teams each sent 10 cyclists, for a total of 150: Renault–Gitane Miko–Mercier Flandria–Ça va seul TI–Raleigh Kas La Redoute–Motobécane Peugeot–Esso Teka Fiat–La France IJsboerke–Warncke Splendor Bianchi–Faema Daf Trucks Inoxpran Magniflex–Famcucine The big favourite was Hinault; not only was he the defending champion, but the large number of time trials made the race especially suited for him. The only cyclist thought to be able to seriously challenge Hinault was Zoetemelk, the runner-up of the previous edition.

Start list

By team

+Renault–Gitane No. Rider Pos. 1 1 2 74 3 42 4 5 5 59 6 35 7 DNF 8 29 9 47 10 13+Miko–Mercier No. Rider Pos. 11 2 12 53 13 67 14 50 15 51 16 24 17 49 18 70 19 12 20 22+Flandria–Ça va seul No. Rider Pos. 21 3 22 26 23 62 24 57 25 31 26 21 27 25 28 40 29 69 30 71+TI–Raleigh No. Rider Pos. 31 30 32 18 33 75 34 44 35 DNF 36 DNF 37 14 38 DNF 39 8 40 DNF+Kas No. Rider Pos. 41 11 42 78 43 43 44 9 45 61 46 28 47 DNF 48 56 49 DNF 50 DNF+La Redoute–Motobécane No. Rider Pos. 51 16 52 33 53 68 54 DNF 55 72 56 DNF 57 73 58 DNF 59 41 60 20+Peugeot–Esso No. Rider Pos. 61 4 62 60 63 79 64 85 65 46 66 DNF 67 17 68 37 69 63 70 DNF+Teka No. Rider Pos. 71 DNF 72 DNF 73 86 74 DNF 75 DNF 76 DNF 77 83 78 DNF 79 84 80 DNF+Fiat–La France No. Rider Pos. 81 19 82 65 83 87 84 DNF 85 55 86 52 87 80 88 34 89 DNF 90 81+IJsboerke–Warncke No. Rider Pos. 91 10 92 DNF 93 39 94 48 95 DNF 96 45 97 36 98 23 99 DNF 100 DNF+Splendor No. Rider Pos. 101 DNF 102 DNF 103 DNF 104 DNF 105 DNF 106 38 107 DNF 108 DNF 109 76 110 DNF+Bianchi–Faema No. Rider Pos. 111 DNF 112 DNF 113 DNF 114 27 115 DNF 116 66 117 32 118 54 119 88 120 DNF+Daf Trucks No. Rider Pos. 121 15 122 82 123 DNF 124 7 125 DNF 126 DNF 127 89 128 DNF 129 58 130 DNF+Inoxpran No. Rider Pos. 131 6 132 DNF 133 DNF 134 DNF 135 77 136 DNF 137 DNF 138 DNF 139 DNF 140 64+Magniflex–Famcucine No. Rider Pos. 141 DNF 142 DNF 143 DNF 144 DNF 145 DNF 146 DNF 147 DNF 148 DNF 149 DNF 150 DNF

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 Bernard Hinault Renault–Gitane 1 2 Hubert Arbès Renault–Gitane 74 3 Bernard Becaas Renault–Gitane 42 4 Jean-René Bernaudeau Renault–Gitane 5 5 André Chalmel Renault–Gitane 59 6 Jean Chassang Renault–Gitane 35 7 Gilbert Chaumaz Renault–Gitane DNF 8 Lucien Didier Renault–Gitane 29 9 Maurice Le Guilloux Renault–Gitane 47 10 Pierre-Raymond Villemiane Renault–Gitane 13 11 Joop Zoetemelk Miko–Mercier 2 12 Patrick Friou Miko–Mercier 53 13 Joël Gallopin Miko–Mercier 67 14 Jean-Louis Gauthier Miko–Mercier 50 15 Christian Levavasseur Miko–Mercier 51 16 Raymond Martin Miko–Mercier 24 17 Hubert Mathis Miko–Mercier 49 18 André Mollet Miko–Mercier 70 19 Sven-Åke Nilsson Miko–Mercier 12 20 Christian Seznec Miko–Mercier 22 21 Joaquim Agostinho Flandria–Ça va seul 3 22 René Bittinger Flandria–Ça va seul 26 23 Patrick Bonnet Flandria–Ça va seul 62 24 Marc Demeyer Flandria–Ça va seul 57 25 Hendrik Devos Flandria–Ça va seul 31 26 Jos Deschoenmaecker Flandria–Ça va seul 21 27 René Martens Flandria–Ça va seul 25 28 Jacques Michaud Flandria–Ça va seul 40 29 Patrice Thévenard Flandria–Ça va seul 69 30 Pol Verschuere Flandria–Ça va seul 71 31 Gerrie Knetemann TI–Raleigh 30 32 Henk Lubberding TI–Raleigh 18 33 Stefan Mutter TI–Raleigh 75 34 Bert Pronk TI–Raleigh 44 35 Jan Raas TI–Raleigh DNF 36 Ueli Sutter TI–Raleigh DNF 37 Johan van der Velde TI–Raleigh 14 38 Leo van Vliet TI–Raleigh DNF 39 Paul Wellens TI–Raleigh 8 40 Wilfried Wesemael TI–Raleigh DNF 41 Lucien Van Impe Kas 11 42 Bernardo Alfonsel Kas 78 43 Joseph Borguet Kas 43 44 Claude Criquielion Kas 9 45 René Dillen Kas 61 46 Francisco Galdós Kas 28 47 Rafael Ladrón de Guevara Kas DNF 48 Willy Teirlinck Kas 56 49 Pedro Vilardebo Kas DNF 50 Frans Van Looy Kas DNF 51 Mariano Martínez La Redoute–Motobécane 16 52 Pierre Bazzo La Redoute–Motobécane 33 53 Christian Jourdan La Redoute–Motobécane 68 54 Gérard Macé La Redoute–Motobécane DNF 55 Jean-Marie Michel La Redoute–Motobécane 72 56 Alain Patritti La Redoute–Motobécane DNF 57 Jean-François Pescheux La Redoute–Motobécane 73 58 Christian Poirier La Redoute–Motobécane DNF 59 Didier Vanoverschelde La Redoute–Motobécane 41 60 Bernard Vallet La Redoute–Motobécane 20 61 Hennie Kuiper Peugeot–Esso 4 62 Jacques Bossis Peugeot–Esso 60 63 Bernard Bourreau Peugeot–Esso 79 64 José De Cauwer Peugeot–Esso 85 65 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Peugeot–Esso 46 66 Jacques Esclassan Peugeot–Esso DNF 67 Yves Hézard Peugeot–Esso 17 68 Michel Laurent Peugeot–Esso 37 69 Roger Legeay Peugeot–Esso 63 70 Patrick Perret Peugeot–Esso DNF 71 Manuel Esparza Teka DNF 72 Faustino Fernández Ovies Teka DNF 73 Eulalio García Pereda Teka 86 74 Miguel Gutiérrez Teka DNF 75 Jürgen Kraft Teka DNF 76 Vicente López Carril Teka DNF 77 Andrés Oliva Teka 83 78 José Pesarrodona Teka DNF 79 Dominique Sanders Teka 84 80 José Viejo Teka DNF 81 Robert Alban Fiat–La France 19 82 Michel Balbuena Fiat–La France 65 83 Serge Beucherie Fiat–La France 87 84 Didier Bourrier Fiat–La France DNF 85 Alain De Carvalho Fiat–La France 55 86 Ferdinand Julien Fiat–La France 52 87 Gilbert Lelay Fiat–La France 80 88 Alain Meslet Fiat–La France 34 89 Philippe Tesnière Fiat–La France DNF 90 Paul Sherwen Fiat–La France 81 91 Dietrich Thurau IJsboerke–Warncke 10 92 Rudy Colman IJsboerke–Warncke DNF 93 Ludo Delcroix IJsboerke–Warncke 39 94 Fedor den Hertog IJsboerke–Warncke 48 95 André Dierickx IJsboerke–Warncke DNF 96 Jos Jacobs IJsboerke–Warncke 45 97 Ludo Peeters IJsboerke–Warncke 36 98 Rudy Pevenage IJsboerke–Warncke 23 99 Jos Van de Poel IJsboerke–Warncke DNF 100 Gery Verlinden IJsboerke–Warncke DNF 101 Michel Pollentier Splendor DNF 102 Herman Beysens Splendor DNF 103 Alain Desaever Splendor DNF 104 Christian Dumont Splendor DNF 105 Paul Jesson Splendor DNF 106 Sean Kelly Splendor 38 107 Ludo Loos Splendor DNF 108 Liévin Malfait Splendor DNF 109 Wim Myngheer Splendor 76 110 Roger Verschaeve Splendor DNF 111 Johan De Muynck Bianchi–Faema DNF 112 Giovanni Cavalcanti Bianchi–Faema DNF 113 Aldo Donadello Bianchi–Faema DNF 114 Knut Knudsen Bianchi–Faema 27 115 Valerio Lualdi Bianchi–Faema DNF 116 Serge Parsani Bianchi–Faema 66 117 Alessandro Pozzi Bianchi–Faema 32 118 Glauco Santoni Bianchi–Faema 54 119 Alex Van Linden Bianchi–Faema 88 120 Rik Van Linden Bianchi–Faema DNF 121 Eddy Schepers Daf Trucks 15 122 Maurizio Bellet Daf Trucks 82 123 Emiel De Haes Daf Trucks DNF 124 Jo Maas Daf Trucks 7 125 Robert Mintkiewicz Daf Trucks DNF 126 Patrick Pevenage Daf Trucks DNF 127 Gerhard Schönbacher Daf Trucks 89 128 William Tackaert Daf Trucks DNF 129 Guido Van Calster Daf Trucks 58 130 Jacques Verbrugge Daf Trucks DNF 131 Giovanni Battaglin Inoxpran 6 132 Nazzareno Berto Inoxpran DNF 133 Patrick Busolini Inoxpran DNF 134 Gianfranco Foresti Inoxpran DNF 135 Bruno Leali Inoxpran 77 136 Riccardo Magrini Inoxpran DNF 137 Giovanni Mantovani Inoxpran DNF 138 Luigino Moro Inoxpran DNF 139 Pasquale Pugliese Inoxpran DNF 140 Dorino Vanzo Inoxpran 64 141 Gianbattista Baronchelli Magniflex–Famcucine DNF 142 Gaetano Baronchelli Magniflex–Famcucine DNF 143 Per Bausager Magniflex–Famcucine DNF 144 Roberto Ceruti Magniflex–Famcucine DNF 145 Bernt Johansson Magniflex–Famcucine DNF 146 Jørgen Marcussen Magniflex–Famcucine DNF 147 Ignazio Paleari Magniflex–Famcucine DNF 148 Walter Polini Magniflex–Famcucine DNF 149 Amilcare Sgalbazzi Magniflex–Famcucine DNF 150 Alfio Vandi Magniflex–Famcucine DNF

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