List of teams and cyclists in the 1969 Tour de France

For the 1969 Tour de France, Eddy Merckx had been removed from the 1969 Giro d'Italia in leading position because of a positive doping result, and was initially not allowed to join, but his suspension was later lifted. The Tour started with the following 13 teams, each with 10 cyclists: Bic Mann–Grundig Peugeot–BP–Michelin Kas–Kaskol Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger Faema Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber Willem II–Gazelle Fagor Molteni Salvarani

Start list By team

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

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 Jan Janssen Bic 10 2 Lucien Aimar Bic 30 3 Gilbert Bellone Bic 45 4 Roland Berland Bic 53 5 Serge Bolley Bic DNF 6 Charly Grosskost Bic DNF 7 Anatole Novak Bic DNF 8 José Pérez Francés Bic DNF 9 José Samyn Bic DNF 10 Michael Wright Bic 71 11 Roger Cooreman Mann–Grundig 84 12 Ronald De Witte Mann–Grundig DNF 13 Jos Huysmans Mann–Grundig DNF 14 Paul In 't Ven Mann–Grundig 75 15 Willy In 't Ven Mann–Grundig DNF 16 Georges Pintens Mann–Grundig DNF 17 André Poppe Mann–Grundig 33 18 Roger Rosiers Mann–Grundig DNF 19 Willy Van Neste Mann–Grundig DNF 20 Herman Van Springel Mann–Grundig 18 21 André Bayssière Peugeot–BP–Michelin 31 22 Robert Bouloux Peugeot–BP–Michelin 55 23 Ferdinand Bracke Peugeot–BP–Michelin 57 24 Raymond Delisle Peugeot–BP–Michelin 37 25 Jean Dumont Peugeot–BP–Michelin 16 26 Gerben Karstens Peugeot–BP–Michelin 65 27 Désiré Letort Peugeot–BP–Michelin 9 28 Willy Monty Peugeot–BP–Michelin DNF 29 Roger Pingeon Peugeot–BP–Michelin 2 30 Christian Raymond Peugeot–BP–Michelin 42 31 Eduardo Castelló Kas–Kaskol 19 32 Francisco Galdós Kas–Kaskol 21 33 Andrés Gandarias Kas–Kaskol 5 34 Antonio Gómez del Moral Kas–Kaskol DNF 35 José Gómez Kas–Kaskol 58 36 Aurelio González Puente Kas–Kaskol DNF 37 Nemesio Jiménez Kas–Kaskol 61 38 Santiago Lazcano Kas–Kaskol 41 39 Gabriel Mascaró Febrer Kas–Kaskol DNF 40 Gregorio San Miguel Kas–Kaskol DNF 41 Michel Coulon Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger 74 42 Wilfried David Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger 27 43 Marc De Block Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger 82 44 Jaak De Boever Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger 60 45 Roger De Vlaeminck Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger DNF 46 Eric Leman Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger 79 47 Pol Mahieu Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger DNF 48 Jean Monteyne Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger DNF 49 Pieter Nassen Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger DNF 50 Noël Van Clooster Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger DNF 51 Eddy Merckx Faema 1 52 Frans Mintjens Faema 76 53 Guido Reybrouck Faema 77 54 Pietro Scandelli Faema 59 55 Jozef Spruyt Faema 28 56 Julien Stevens Faema 72 57 Roger Swerts Faema 44 58 Georges Vandenberghe Faema 56 59 Martin Van Den Bossche Faema 23 60 Victor Van Schil Faema 29 61 Stéphane Abrahamian Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber 34 62 José Catieau Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber 66 63 Édouard Delberghe Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber 70 64 Roger Gilson Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber DNF 65 Bernard Guyot Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber 50 66 Yves Ravaleu Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber DNF 67 Jean-Claude Theillière Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber 13 68 Lucien Van Impe Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber 12 69 André Wilhelm Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber 86 70 André Zimmermann Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber 26 71 Eddy Beugels Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 83 72 Georges Chappe Mercier–BP–Hutchinson DNF 73 Jean-Pierre Genet Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 68 74 Barry Hoban Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 67 75 Edward Janssens Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 40 76 Bernard Labourdette Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 25 77 Paul Lemeteyer Mercier–BP–Hutchinson DNF 78 Raymond Poulidor Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 3 79 Raymond Riotte Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 80 80 Jean Vidament Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 48 81 Joaquim Agostinho Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber 8 82 Jean-Louis Bodin Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber 62 83 Paul Gutty Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber 17 84 Derek Harrison Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber 32 85 Maurice Izier Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber 35 86 Jean Jourden Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber DNF 87 Jean-Claude Lebaube Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber 46 88 Pierre Matignon Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber 85 89 Willy Planckaert Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber DNF 90 Francis Rigon Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber 54 91 Evert Dolman Willem II–Gazelle 49 92 Cees Haast Willem II–Gazelle 63 93 Henk Nijdam Willem II–Gazelle DNF 94 Harm Ottenbros Willem II–Gazelle 78 95 René Pijnen Willem II–Gazelle DNF 96 Leen Poortvliet Willem II–Gazelle DNF 97 Jozef Timmermann Willem II–Gazelle DNF 98 Jules Van Der Flaas Willem II–Gazelle 64 99 Rik Van Looy Willem II–Gazelle DNF 100 Marinus Wagtmans Willem II–Gazelle 6 101 Mariano Díaz Fagor DNF 102 Francisco Gabica Fagor 24 103 Joaquim Galera Fagor 11 104 Manuel Galera Fagor 47 105 José Manuel López Fagor 22 106 Ramón Mendiburu Fagor DNF 107 José Antonio Momeñe Fagor DNF 108 Luis Ocaña Fagor DNF 109 Domingo Perurena Fagor 38 110 Luis Pedro Santamarina Fagor DNF 111 Mario Anni Molteni 69 112 Marino Basso Molteni DNF 113 Giannino Bianco Molteni DNF 114 Michele Dancelli Molteni 20 115 Sigfrido Fontanelli Molteni DNF 116 Giancarlo Polidori Molteni DNF 117 Giacinto Santambrogio Molteni 73 118 Edy Schütz Molteni 15 119 Guerrino Tosello Molteni DNF 120 Pierfranco Vianelli Molteni 7 121 Rudi Altig Salvarani DNF 122 Franco Balmamion Salvarani 39 123 Lino Carletto Salvarani DNF 124 Giancarlo Ferretti Salvarani 43 125 Felice Gimondi Salvarani 4 126 Pietro Guerra Salvarani 81 127 Wladimiro Panizza Salvarani 14 128 Wilfried Peffgen Salvarani 52 129 Roberto Poggiali Salvarani 51 130 Dino Zandegù Salvarani 36

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