For the 1965 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 100 riders; 51 finished the race.
By rider Legend No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta Pos. Position in the general classification DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish
No. Name Nationality Team Pos. 1 Raymond Poulidor Mercier-BP 2 2 Robert Cazala Mercier-BP 28 3 Georges Chappe Mercier-BP 36 4 Barry Hoban Mercier-BP 47 5 André Le Dissez Mercier-BP DNF 6 Frans Melckenbeeck Mercier-BP DNF 7 Robert Poulot Mercier-BP DNF 8 Jozef Spruyt Mercier-BP 37 9 Victor Van Schil Mercier-BP 13 10 Rolf Wolfshohl Mercier-BP 1 11 Jaime Alomar Ferrys 24 12 José Bernárdez Ferrys 40 13 Antonio Bertrán Ferrys 33 14 Rogelio Hernández Ferrys 29 15 Esteban Martín Ferrys 26 16 Fernando Manzaneque Ferrys 4 17 Luis Otaño Ferrys 14 18 José Pérez Francés Ferrys DNF 19 Raúl Rey Ferrys 39 20 Antonio Tous Ferrys 38 21 Willy Derboven Solo–Superia DNF 22 Armand Desmet Solo–Superia 25 23 Henri De Wolf Solo–Superia 46 24 Solo–Superia DNF 25 Edward Sels Solo–Superia DNF 26 Edgard Sorgeloos Solo–Superia DNF 27 Jef Planckaert Solo–Superia 19 28 Michel Van Aerde Solo–Superia DNF 29 Noël De Pauw Solo–Superia DNF 30 Rik Van Looy Solo–Superia 3 31 Carlos Echeverría Kas 5 32 Francisco Gabica Kas 6 33 Antonio Gómez del Moral Kas 9 34 Joaquim Galera Kas 16 35 Sebastián Elorza Kas 17 36 Manuel Martín Piñera Kas 21 37 Julio Jiménez Kas 34 38 Valentín Uriona Kas DNF 39 Antonio Barrutia Kas DNF 40 Eusebio Vélez Kas DNF 41 Mário Silva Portugal DNF 42 João Pinto Portugal DNF 43 Portugal DNF 44 Agostinho Sous Portugal DNF 45 Portugal DNF 46 Francisco Valada Portugal DNF 47 Sérgio Páscoa Portugal DNF 48 Portugal DNF 49 Laurentino Mendes Portugal DNF 50 Portugal DNF 51 Lucien Aimar Ford–Gitane 11 52 Michel Grain Ford–Gitane 20 53 Guy Ignolin Ford–Gitane DNF 54 Jean Jourden Ford–Gitane DNF 55 Jean-Claude Lebaube Ford–Gitane 12 56 Paul Lemeteyer Ford–Gitane 45 57 Anatole Novak Ford–Gitane DNF 58 Jean-Louis Quesne Ford–Gitane 51 59 Gérard Thiélin Ford–Gitane DNF 60 Jean-Claude Wuillemin Ford–Gitane 8 61 Claude Mattio DNF 62 Antonio Karmany DNF 63 Juan Sánchez Camero DNF 64 José Segú 27 65 DNF 66 Antonio Suárez 30 67 Nicolás Cayero DNF 68 José Antonio Artiñano DNF 69 Jesús Manzaneque 43 70 Antonio Saban 48 71 Rudi Altig Inuri-Margnat DNF 72 Willi Altig Inuri-Margnat DNF 73 Federico Bahamontes Inuri-Margnat 10 74 Gilbert Bellone Inuri-Margnat DNF 75 Inuri-Margnat DNF 76 José Martín Colmenarejo Inuri-Margnat 32 77 Ginés García Inuri-Margnat 31 78 Hans Junkermann Inuri-Margnat 7 79 Joseph Novales Inuri-Margnat DNF 80 Inuri-Margnat 50 81 Francisco López Muñoz DNF 82 José Ramon Goyeneche 49 83 Jesús Isasi 42 84 José María Errandonea DNF 85 Andrés Incera 44 86 Gregorio San Miguel 41 87 José Luis Talamillo DNF 88 DNF 89 José Urrestarazu DNF 90 Ventura Díaz 23 91 Jozef Timmerman Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 22 92 Karl-Heinz Kunde Wiel's–Groene Leeuw DNF 93 Dieter Puschel Wiel's–Groene Leeuw DNF 94 Eddy Pauwels Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 18 95 Frans Verbeeck Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 15 96 Etienne Cotman Wiel's–Groene Leeuw DNF 97 Alfons Hellemans Wiel's–Groene Leeuw DNF 98 Karel Colpaert Wiel's–Groene Leeuw DNF 99 Willy Van den Eynde Wiel's–Groene Leeuw DNF 100 August Verhaegen Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 35
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