List of teams and cyclists in the 1979 Tour de France

In the 1979 Tour de France, the following 15 teams each sent 10 cyclists, for a total of 150:[1][2]

  • La Redoute-Motobecane
  • 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.[3] The only cyclist though to be able to seriously challenge Hinault was Zoetemelk, the runner-up of the previous edition.[3]

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

References

  1. ↑ "66ème Tour de France 1979" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Historique du Tour de France - Year 1979: The starters". Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour de France: 1965-2007. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 117–122. ISBN 1-59858-608-4. Retrieved 21 January 2015.