List of teams and cyclists in the 1974 Tour de France

The 1974 Tour de France had 13 teams, with 10 cyclists each:[1]

Merckx, who had been absent in 1973 after winning four Tours in a row, was present again.[1] Merckx had not been as dominant in the spring as in other years; it was his first year as a professional cyclist in which he did not win a spring classic.[2] He did win the 1974 Giro d'Italia and the Tour de Suisse, but after winning the latter he required surgery on the perineum, five days before the 1974 Tour started.[2]

Notable absents were Ocaña and Zoetemelk. Zoetemelk was injured during the Midi Libre and was in hospital with life-threatening meningitis. Ocaña had crashed in the Tour de l'Aude, gone home and was fired by his team for not communicating. Bernard Thévenet, who was considered a potential winner, had crashed several times in the 1974 Vuelta a España. He did start in the Tour, but was not yet back at his former level.[2]

Start list

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By team

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Molteni
No. Rider Pos.
1   Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1
2   Joseph Bruyère (BEL) 21
3   Ludo Delcroix (BEL) 58
4   Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) 45
5   Jos Huysmans (BEL) 66
6   Edward Janssens (BEL) 22
7   Marc Lievens (BEL) 35
8   Frans Mintjens (BEL) 83
9   Jozef Spruyt (BEL) 50
10   Victor Van Schil (BEL) 36
Bic
No. Rider Pos.
11   Joaquim Agostinho (POR) 6
12   Roland Berland (FRA) 33
13   José Catieau (FRA) 28
14   Bernard Croyet (FRA) 92
15   Gerben Karstens (NED) 61
16   Bernard Labourdette (FRA) 20
17   Jean-Luc Molinéris (FRA) DNF
18   Leif Mortensen (DEN) DNF
19   Alain Vasseur (FRA) 81
20   Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) 51
Peugeot–BP
No. Rider Pos.
21   Bernard Thévenet (FRA) DNF
22   Bernard Bourreau (FRA) 52
23   Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) 13
24   Raymond Delisle (FRA) 12
25   Jacques Esclassan (FRA) 75
26   André Mollet (FRA) 59
27   Régis Ovion (FRA) 34
28   Raymond Riotte (FRA) 79
29   Charles Rouxel (FRA) 74
30   Guy Sibille (FRA) 71
Kas
No. Rider Pos.
31   Miguel María Lasa (ESP) 17
32   Gonzalo Aja (ESP) 5
33   Francisco Galdós (ESP) DNF
34   Vicente López Carril (ESP) 3
35   Antonio Martos (ESP) 40
36   Carlos Melero (ESP) 49
37   Antonio Menéndez (ESP) 54
38   Domingo Perurena (ESP) 44
39   José Pesarrodona (ESP) 29
40   Luis Zubero (ESP) 42
Sonolor–Gitane
No. Rider Pos.
41   Lucien Van Impe (BEL) 18
42   Jacques Botherel (FRA) 86
43   Ferdinand Julien (FRA) 32
44   Mariano Martínez (FRA) 8
45   Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) 87
46   Alain Nogues (FRA) 64
47   Willy Teirlinck (BEL) 65
48   Claude Tollet (FRA) DNF
49   Willy Van Neste (BEL) 24
50   Michael Wright (GBR) 57
Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo
No. Rider Pos.
51   Herman Van Springel (BEL) 10
52   Dirk Baert (BEL) 93
53   Eric Leman (BEL) DNF
54   Herculano de Oliveira (POR) DNF
55   Georges Pintens (BEL) 30
56   Noël Van Clooster (BEL) 70
57   Jan Van De Wiele (BEL) 53
58   Ronny Van Marcke (BEL) 88
59   Staf Van Roosbroeck (BEL) 63
60   Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) 73
Gan–Mercier
No. Rider Pos.
61   Raymond Poulidor (FRA) 2
62   Cees Bal (NED) DNF
63   Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) 67
64   Barry Hoban (GBR) 37
65   Gerrie Knetemann (NED) 38
66   Jack Mourioux (FRA) 80
67   Michel Périn (FRA) 16
68   Christian Raymond (FRA) 76
69   Alain Santy (FRA) 9
70   Gerard Vianen (NED) 56
La Casera–Bahamontes
No. Rider Pos.
71   Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) 46
72   José Luis Abilleira (ESP) 60
73   Jesús Esperanza (ESP) DNF
74   Félix González (ESP) DNF
75   Andrés Oliva (ESP) 19
76   Fernando Plaza (ESP) 94
77   Jose-Antonio Ponton (ESP) DNF
78   Damaso Torres (ESP) 62
79   Antonio Vallori (ESP) DNF
80   Juan Zurano (ESP) 14
Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage
No. Rider Pos.
81   Cyrille Guimard (FRA) DNF
82   Michel Coroller (FRA) 95
83   Régis Delépine (FRA) 101
84   André Dierickx (BEL) 55
85   Joël Millard (FRA) 31
86   Jean-Claude Misac (FRA) 47
87   Gérard Moneyron (FRA) 72
88   Daniel Rébillard (FRA) 77
89   Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) 68
90   Ghislain Van Landeghem (BEL) DNF
Brooklyn
No. Rider Pos.
91   Wladimiro Panizza (ITA) 4
92   Giancarlo Bellini (ITA) 26
93   Fausto Bertoglio (ITA) 23
94   Gianni Di Lorenzo (ITA) 91
95   Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) DNF
96   Valerio Lualdi (ITA) 69
97   Aldo Parecchini (ITA) 97
98   Arturo Pecchielan (ITA) 43
99   Attilio Rota (ITA) DNF
100   Patrick Sercu (BEL) 89
Lejeune–Jobo
No. Rider Pos.
101   Roger Pingeon (FRA) 11
102   Christian Blain (FRA) 48
103   Jean-Claude Blocher (FRA) DNF
104   Francis Campaner (FRA) 39
105   Alain Cigana (FRA) 98
106   Daniel Ducreux (FRA) 90
107   Jean-Pierre Guillemot (FRA) 85
108   Claude Magni (FRA) 82
109   Bernard Masson (FRA) 104
110   André Romero (FRA) 15
Carpenter–Confortluxe
No. Rider Pos.
111   Ronald De Witte (BEL) 25
112   Eddy Cael (BEL) DNF
113   Wilfried David (BEL) DNF
114   Lucien De Brauwere (BEL) DNF
115   Marc Demeyer (BEL) 41
116   Michel Pollentier (BEL) 7
117   Arthur Van De Vijver (BEL) 96
118   Frans Van Looy (BEL) 99
119   Daniel Verplancke (BEL) 100
120   Roger Verschaeve (BEL) DNF
Frisol
No. Rider Pos.
121   Fedor den Hertog (NED) 27
122   Lorenzo Alaimo (ITA) 105
123   Donald Allan (AUS) 103
124   Will De Vlam (NED) DNF
125   Albertus Hulzebosch (NED) DNF
126   Henk Poppe (NED) DNF
127   Cees Priem (NED) DNF
128   Henk Prinsen (NED) 84
129   Wim Prinsen (NED) 78
130   Piet van Katwijk (NED) 102

By rider

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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. Ref
1 Eddy Merckx   Belgium Molteni 1 [3]
2 Joseph Bruyère   Belgium Molteni 21 [3]
3 Ludo Delcroix   Belgium Molteni 58 [3]
4 Jos Deschoenmaecker   Belgium Molteni 45 [3]
5 Jos Huysmans   Belgium Molteni 66 [3]
6 Edward Janssens   Belgium Molteni 22 [3]
7 Marc Lievens   Belgium Molteni 35 [3]
8 Frans Mintjens   Belgium Molteni 83 [3]
9 Jozef Spruyt   Belgium Molteni 50 [3]
10 Victor Van Schil   Belgium Molteni 36 [3]
11 Joaquim Agostinho   Portugal Bic 6 [3]
12 Roland Berland   France Bic 33 [3]
13 José Catieau   France Bic 28 [3]
14 Bernard Croyet   France Bic 92 [3]
15 Gerben Karstens   Netherlands Bic 61 [3]
16 Bernard Labourdette   France Bic 20 [3]
17 Jean-Luc Molinéris   France Bic DNF [3]
18 Leif Mortensen   Denmark Bic DNF [3]
19 Alain Vasseur   France Bic 81 [3]
20 Sylvain Vasseur   France Bic 51 [3]
21 Bernard Thévenet   France Peugeot–BP DNF [3]
22 Bernard Bourreau   France Peugeot–BP 52 [3]
23 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume   France Peugeot–BP 13 [3]
24 Raymond Delisle   France Peugeot–BP 12 [3]
25 Jacques Esclassan   France Peugeot–BP 75 [3]
26 André Mollet   France Peugeot–BP 59 [3]
27 Régis Ovion   France Peugeot–BP 34 [3]
28 Raymond Riotte   France Peugeot–BP 79 [3]
29 Charles Rouxel   France Peugeot–BP 74 [3]
30 Guy Sibille   France Peugeot–BP 71 [3]
31 Miguel María Lasa   Spain Kas 17 [3]
32 Gonzalo Aja   Spain Kas 5 [3]
33 Francisco Galdós   Spain Kas DNF [3]
34 Vicente López Carril   Spain Kas 3 [3]
35 Antonio Martos   Spain Kas 40 [3]
36 Carlos Melero   Spain Kas 49 [3]
37 Antonio Menéndez   Spain Kas 54 [3]
38 Domingo Perurena   Spain Kas 44 [3]
39 José Pesarrodona   Spain Kas 29 [3]
40 Luis Zubero   Spain Kas 42 [3]
41 Lucien Van Impe   Belgium Sonolor–Gitane 18 [3]
42 Jacques Botherel   France Sonolor–Gitane 86 [3]
43 Ferdinand Julien   France Sonolor–Gitane 32 [3]
44 Mariano Martínez   France Sonolor–Gitane 8 [3]
45 Robert Mintkiewicz   France Sonolor–Gitane 87 [3]
46 Alain Nogues   France Sonolor–Gitane 64 [3]
47 Willy Teirlinck   Belgium Sonolor–Gitane 65 [3]
48 Claude Tollet   France Sonolor–Gitane DNF [3]
49 Willy Van Neste   Belgium Sonolor–Gitane 24 [3]
50 Michael Wright   Great Britain Sonolor–Gitane 57 [3]
51 Herman Van Springel   Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 10 [3]
52 Dirk Baert   Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 93 [3]
53 Eric Leman   Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo DNF [3]
54 Herculano de Oliveira   Portugal Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo DNF [3]
55 Georges Pintens   Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 30 [3]
56 Noël Van Clooster   Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 70 [3]
57 Jan Van De Wiele   Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 53 [3]
58 Ronny Van Marcke   Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 88 [3]
59 Staf Van Roosbroeck   Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 63 [3]
60 Wilfried Wesemael   Belgium Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo 73 [3]
61 Raymond Poulidor   France Gan–Mercier 2 [3]
62 Cees Bal   Netherlands Gan–Mercier DNF [3]
63 Jean-Pierre Genet   France Gan–Mercier 67 [3]
64 Barry Hoban   Great Britain Gan–Mercier 37 [3]
65 Gerrie Knetemann   Netherlands Gan–Mercier 38 [3]
66 Jack Mourioux   France Gan–Mercier 80 [3]
67 Michel Périn   France Gan–Mercier 16 [3]
68 Christian Raymond   France Gan–Mercier 76 [3]
69 Alain Santy   France Gan–Mercier 9 [3]
70 Gerard Vianen   Netherlands Gan–Mercier 56 [3]
71 Jesús Manzaneque   Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 46 [3]
72 José Luis Abilleira   Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 60 [3]
73 Jesús Esperanza   Spain La Casera–Bahamontes DNF [3]
74 Félix González   Spain La Casera–Bahamontes DNF [3]
75 Andrés Oliva   Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 19 [3]
76 Fernando Plaza   Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 94 [3]
77 José Antonio Pontón   Spain La Casera–Bahamontes DNF [3]
78 Damaso Torres   Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 62 [3]
79 Antonio Vallori   Spain La Casera–Bahamontes DNF [3]
80 Juan Zurano   Spain La Casera–Bahamontes 14 [3]
81 Cyrille Guimard   France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage DNF [3]
82 Michel Coroller   France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 95 [3]
83 Régis Delépine   France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 101 [3]
84 André Dierickx   Belgium Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 55 [3]
85 Joël Millard   France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 31 [3]
86 Jean-Claude Misac   France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 47 [3]
87 Gérard Moneyron   France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 72 [3]
88 Daniel Rébillard   France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 77 [3]
89 Jean-Jacques Sanquer   France Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage 68 [3]
90 Ghislain Van Landeghem   Belgium Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage DNF [3]
91 Wladimiro Panizza   Italy Brooklyn 4 [3]
92 Giancarlo Bellini   Italy Brooklyn 26 [3]
93 Fausto Bertoglio   Italy Brooklyn 23 [3]
94 Gianni Di Lorenzo   Italy Brooklyn 91 [3]
95 Ercole Gualazzini   Italy Brooklyn DNF [3]
96 Valerio Lualdi   Italy Brooklyn 69 [3]
97 Aldo Parecchini   Italy Brooklyn 97 [3]
98 Arturo Pecchielan   Italy Brooklyn 43 [3]
99 Attilio Rota   Italy Brooklyn DNF [3]
100 Patrick Sercu   Belgium Brooklyn 89 [3]
101 Roger Pingeon   France Lejeune–Jobo 11 [3]
102 Christian Blain   France Lejeune–Jobo 48 [3]
103 Jean-Claude Blocher   France Lejeune–Jobo DNF [3]
104 Francis Campaner   France Lejeune–Jobo 39 [3]
105 Alain Cigana   France Lejeune–Jobo 98 [3]
106 Daniel Ducreux   France Lejeune–Jobo 90 [3]
107 Jean-Pierre Guillemot   France Lejeune–Jobo 85 [3]
108 Claude Magni   France Lejeune–Jobo 82 [3]
109 Bernard Masson   France Lejeune–Jobo 104 [3]
110 André Romero   France Lejeune–Jobo 15 [3]
111 Ronald De Witte   Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 25 [3]
112 Eddy Cael   Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe DNF [3]
113 Wilfried David   Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe DNF [3]
114 Lucien De Brauwere   Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe DNF [3]
115 Marc Demeyer   Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 41 [3]
116 Michel Pollentier   Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 7 [3]
117 Arthur Van De Vijver   Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 96 [3]
118 Frans Van Looy   Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 99 [3]
119 Daniel Verplancke   Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe 100 [3]
120 Roger Verschaeve   Belgium Carpenter–Confortluxe DNF [3]
121 Fedor den Hertog   Netherlands Frisol 27 [3]
122 Lorenzo Alaimo   Italy Frisol 105 [3]
123 Donald Allan   Australia Frisol 103 [3]
124 Will De Vlam   Netherlands Frisol DNF [3]
125 Albert Hulzebosch   Netherlands Frisol DNF [3]
126 Henk Poppe   Netherlands Frisol DNF [3]
127 Cees Priem   Netherlands Frisol DNF [3]
128 Henk Prinsen   Netherlands Frisol 84 [3]
129 Wim Prinsen   Netherlands Frisol 78 [3]
130 Piet van Katwijk   Netherlands Frisol 102 [3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "61ème Tour de France 1974" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour De France: 1965-2007. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 81–88. ISBN 1-59858-608-4. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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