Before the start of the 1905 Tour de France, 78 riders had signed up for the race. Eighteen of those did not start the race, so the Tour began with 60 riders, including former winner Henri Cornet and future winners René Pottier and Lucien Petit-Breton.[1] The riders were not grouped in teams, but most of them rode with an individual sponsor. Two of the cyclists—Catteau and Lootens—were Belgian, all other cyclists were French. Leading up to the start of the Tour, Wattelier, Trousselier, Pottier and Augereau were all considered the most likely contenders to win the event.[2]
By starting number edit
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
By nationality edit
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References edit
- ^ "3ème Tour de France 1905" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Vélocipedie - Le Tour de France de 1905". La Croix (in French). Gallica Bibliothèque Numérique. 9 July 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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