# List of teams and cyclists in the 1952 Tour de France

As was the custom since 1930, the 1952 Tour de France was contested by national and regional teams. The three major cycling countries in 1952, Italy, Belgium and France, each sent a team of 12 cyclists. Other countries sent teams of 8 cyclists: Switzerland, Luxembourg (together with Australia), Netherlands and Spain. The French regional cyclists were divided into four teams of 12 cyclists: Paris, North East–Center, South East and West–South West. The last team of eight cyclists was made up out of cyclists from the French North African colonies. In the end, Luxembourg only sent 6 cyclists, so all together this made 122 cyclists.
There were 57 French (of whom 6 were Algerian), 13 Italian, 12 Belgian, 8 Dutch, 8 Spanish, 8 Swiss, 5 Luxembourgian and 1 Australian cyclist. The winners of the last two editions, Swiss cyclists Hugo Koblet and Ferdinand Kübler, were injured and did not enter the race, neither did French cyclist Louison Bobet.
On the last press conference before the race, Jacques Goddet did a poll amongst journalists, to see who they considered the main favourite. Coppi received 29 votes in that poll, followed by Géminiani and Bartali, both 26 votes.

## By team

Switzerland :
| Switzerland No.RiderPos. 1  Heinrich Spuhler (SUI) 72 2  Walter Diggelmann (SUI) 50 3  Marcel Huber (SUI) DNF 4  Martin Metzger (SUI) DNF 5  Carlo Lafranchi (SUI) 52 6  Gottfried Weilenmann (SUI) 12 7  Roger Aeschlimann (SUI) DNF 8  Walter Reiser (SUI) DNF | Belgium No.RiderPos. 9  Maurice Blomme (BEL) DNF 10  Alex Close (BEL) 7 11  Roger Decock (BEL) 38 12  Alois De Hertog (BEL) 13 13  Germain Derycke (BEL) DNF 14  Maurice Neyt (BEL) 29 15  Stan Ockers (BEL) 2 16  André Rosseel (BEL) 28 17  Robert Vanderstockt (BEL) DNF 18  Edward Van Ende (BEL) 14 19  Henri Van Kerckhove (BEL) DNF 20  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) DNF | Italy No.RiderPos. 21  Mario Baroni (ITA) 41 22  Gino Bartali (ITA) 4 23  Giulio Bresci (ITA) 62 24  Andrea Carrea (ITA) 9 25  Fausto Coppi (ITA) 1 26  Giovanni Corrieri (ITA) 46 27  Fiorenzo Crippa (ITA) 58 28  Franco Franchi (ITA) 27 29  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) 6 30  Alfredo Martini (ITA) 56 31  Ettore Milano (ITA) 51 32  Luciano Pezzi (ITA) 35 |
| France No.RiderPos. 33  Robert Bonnaventure (FRA) 64 34  Jean Dotto (FRA) 8 35  Bernard Gauthier (FRA) 63 36  Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) 11 37  Nello Lauredi (FRA) 19 38  Lucien Lazaridès (FRA) 43 39  Édouard Muller (FRA) DNF 40  Maurice Quentin (FRA) 34 41  Raoul Rémy (FRA) 37 42  Jean Robic (FRA) 5 43  Antonin Rolland (FRA) 21 44  Lucien Teisseire (FRA) 59 | Netherlands No.RiderPos. 45  Hans Dekkers (NED) 60 46  Henk Faanhof (NED) 76 47  Jan Nolten (NED) 15 48  Thijs Roks (NED) 53 49  Hein Van Breenen (NED) 69 50  Wim van Est (NED) 17 51  Gerrit Voorting (NED) 22 52  Wout Wagtmans (NED) 25 | Spain No.RiderPos. 53  Antonio Gelabert (ESP) 10 54  José Gil (ESP) 47 55  Francisco Masip (ESP) 30 56  José Pérez Llácer (ESP) DNF 57  Bernardo Ruiz (ESP) 3 58  José Serra (ESP) 23 59  Andrés Trobat (ESP) 42 60  Hortensio Vidaurreta (ESP) DNF |
| Luxembourg/Australia No.RiderPos. 61  Robert Bintz (LUX) DNF 62  René Biver (LUX) DNS 63  Bim Diederich (LUX) DNF 64  Johny Goedert (LUX) 57 65  Jean Goldschmit (LUX) 16 66  Willy Kemp (LUX) DNF 67  John Beasley (AUS) DNF 68  Edward Smith (AUS) DNS | France - Paris No.RiderPos. 69  Louis Caput (FRA) DNF 70  Jean Carle (FRA) DNF 71  Robert Chapatte (FRA) DNF 72  Charles Coste (FRA) DNF 73  Georges Decaux (FRA) 36 74  Jacques Dupont (FRA) DNF 75  Pierre Gaudot (FRA) DNF 76  Jacques Marinelli (FRA) 31 77  Armand Papazian (FRA) DNF 78  Jacques Renaud (FRA) 40 79  Gino Sciardis (FRA) DNF 80  Eugène Telotte (FRA) 48 | France - North-East/Centre No.RiderPos. 81  Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) 32 82  Roger Buchonnet (FRA) DNF 83  Jean-Marie Cieleska (FRA) DNF 84  Jean de Gribaldy (FRA) 45 85  Adolphe Deledda (FRA) 24 86  Robert Ducard (FRA) DNF 87  Marcel Dussault (FRA) DNF 88  Noël Lajoie (FRA) DNF 89  Georges Meunier (FRA) DNF 90  Pierre Pardoën (FRA) 55 91  Roger Rossinelli (FRA) 61 92  Alexandre Sowa (FRA) DNF |
| France - South-East No.RiderPos. 93  Jean Bertaina (FRA) 68 94  Siro Bianchi (ITA) 44 95  Dominique Canavèse (FRA) DNF 96  Albert Chaumarat (FRA) DNF 97  Édouard Fachleitner (FRA) DNF 98  Paul Giguet (FRA) 66 99  Michel Llorca (FRA) DNF 100  Joseph Mirando (FRA) 65 101  Pierre Molinéris (FRA) DNF 102  Adolphe Pezzuli (FRA) 71 103  René Rotta (FRA) 67 104  Vincent Vitetta (FRA) 20 | France - West/South-West No.RiderPos. 105  André Bernard (FRA) 75 106  René Berton (FRA) DNF 107  Jean Delahaye (FRA) 73 108  Albert Dolhats (FRA) DNF 109  Guy Lapébie (FRA) DNF 110  Jean Le Guilly (FRA) 26 111  Jean Malléjac (FRA) 33 112  Alain Moineau (FRA) DNF 113  André Dufraisse (FRA) DNF 114  Tino Sabbadini (FRA) 70 115  Raymond Scardin (FRA) 74 116  Jacques Vivier (FRA) 49 | North Africa No.RiderPos. 117  Mostafa Chareuf (FRA) DNF 118  Marcel Fernandez (FRA) 54 119  Ahmed Kebaili (FRA) 39 120  Gérard Guercy (FRA) DNF 121  Henri Paret (FRA) 78 122  Vincent Soler (FRA) 77 123  Abdel-Kader Zaaf (FRA) DNF 124  Marcel Zélasco (FRA) 18 |

## 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 | Heinrich Spuhler | Switzerland | Switzerland | 72 |
| 2 | Walter Diggelmann | Switzerland | Switzerland | 50 |
| 3 | Marcel Huber | Switzerland | Switzerland | DNF |
| 4 | Martin Metzger | Switzerland | Switzerland | DNF |
| 5 | Carlo Lafranchi | Switzerland | Switzerland | 52 |
| 6 | Gottfried Weilenmann | Switzerland | Switzerland | 12 |
| 7 | Roger Aeschlimann | Switzerland | Switzerland | DNF |
| 8 | Walter Reiser | Switzerland | Switzerland | DNF |
| 9 | Maurice Blomme | Belgium | Belgium | DNF |
| 10 | Alex Close | Belgium | Belgium | 7 |
| 11 | Roger Decock | Belgium | Belgium | 38 |
| 12 | Alois De Hertog | Belgium | Belgium | 13 |
| 13 | Germain Derycke | Belgium | Belgium | DNF |
| 14 | Maurice Neyt | Belgium | Belgium | 29 |
| 15 | Stan Ockers | Belgium | Belgium | 2 |
| 16 | André Rosseel | Belgium | Belgium | 28 |
| 17 | Robert Vanderstockt | Belgium | Belgium | DNF |
| 18 | Edward Van Ende | Belgium | Belgium | 14 |
| 19 | Henri Van Kerckhove | Belgium | Belgium | DNF |
| 20 | Rik Van Steenbergen | Belgium | Belgium | DNF |
| 21 | Mario Baroni | Italy | Italy | 41 |
| 22 | Gino Bartali | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| 23 | Giulio Bresci | Italy | Italy | 62 |
| 24 | Andrea Carrea | Italy | Italy | 9 |
| 25 | Fausto Coppi | Italy | Italy | 1 |
| 26 | Giovanni Corrieri | Italy | Italy | 46 |
| 27 | Fiorenzo Crippa | Italy | Italy | 58 |
| 28 | Franco Franchi | Italy | Italy | 27 |
| 29 | Fiorenzo Magni | Italy | Italy | 6 |
| 30 | Alfredo Martini | Italy | Italy | 56 |
| 31 | Ettore Milano | Italy | Italy | 51 |
| 32 | Luciano Pezzi | Italy | Italy | 35 |
| 33 | Robert Bonnaventure | France | France | 64 |
| 34 | Jean Dotto | France | France | 8 |
| 35 | Bernard Gauthier | France | France | 63 |
| 36 | Raphaël Géminiani | France | France | 11 |
| 37 | Nello Lauredi | France | France | 19 |
| 38 | Lucien Lazaridès | France | France | 43 |
| 39 | Édouard Muller | France | France | DNF |
| 40 | Maurice Quentin | France | France | 34 |
| 41 | Raoul Rémy | France | France | 37 |
| 42 | Jean Robic | France | France | 5 |
| 43 | Antonin Rolland | France | France | 21 |
| 44 | Lucien Teisseire | France | France | 59 |
| 45 | Hans Dekkers | Netherlands | Netherlands | 60 |
| 46 | Henk Faanhof | Netherlands | Netherlands | 76 |
| 47 | Jan Nolten | Netherlands | Netherlands | 15 |
| 48 | Thijs Roks | Netherlands | Netherlands | 53 |
| 49 | Hein Van Breenen | Netherlands | Netherlands | 69 |
| 50 | Wim van Est | Netherlands | Netherlands | 17 |
| 51 | Gerrit Voorting | Netherlands | Netherlands | 22 |
| 52 | Wout Wagtmans | Netherlands | Netherlands | 25 |
| 53 | Antonio Gelabert | Spain | Spain | 10 |
| 54 | José Gil | Spain | Spain | 47 |
| 55 | Francisco Masip | Spain | Spain | 30 |
| 56 | José Pérez Llácer | Spain | Spain | DNF |
| 57 | Bernardo Ruiz | Spain | Spain | 3 |
| 58 | José Serra | Spain | Spain | 23 |
| 59 | Andrés Trobat | Spain | Spain | 42 |
| 60 | Hortensio Vidaurreta | Spain | Spain | DNF |
| 61 | Robert Bintz | Luxembourg | Luxembourg/Australia | DNF |
| 62 | René Biever | Luxembourg | Luxembourg/Australia | DNS |
| 63 | Bim Diederich | Luxembourg | Luxembourg/Australia | DNF |
| 64 | Johny Goedert | Luxembourg | Luxembourg/Australia | 57 |
| 65 | Jean Goldschmit | Luxembourg | Luxembourg/Australia | 16 |
| 66 | Willy Kemp | Luxembourg | Luxembourg/Australia | DNF |
| 67 | John Beasley | Australia | Luxembourg/Australia | DNF |
| 68 | Edward Smith | Australia | Luxembourg/Australia | DNS |
| 69 | Louis Caput | France | France - Paris | DNF |
| 70 | Jean Carle | France | France - Paris | DNF |
| 71 | Robert Chapatte | France | France - Paris | DNF |
| 72 | Charles Coste | France | France - Paris | DNF |
| 73 | Georges Decaux | France | France - Paris | 36 |
| 74 | Jacques Dupont | France | France - Paris | DNF |
| 75 | Pierre Gaudot | France | France - Paris | DNF |
| 76 | Jacques Marinelli | France | France - Paris | 31 |
| 77 | Armand Papazian | France | France - Paris | DNF |
| 78 | Jacques Renaud | France | France - Paris | 40 |
| 79 | Gino Sciardis | France | France - Paris | DNF |
| 80 | Eugène Telotte | France | France - Paris | 48 |
| 81 | Gilbert Bauvin | France | France - North-East/Centre | 32 |
| 82 | Roger Buchonnet | France | France - North-East/Centre | DNF |
| 83 | Jean-Marie Cieleska | France | France - North-East/Centre | DNF |
| 84 | Jean de Gribaldy | France | France - North-East/Centre | 45 |
| 85 | Adolphe Deledda | France | France - North-East/Centre | 24 |
| 86 | Robert Ducard | France | France - North-East/Centre | DNF |
| 87 | Marcel Dussault | France | France - North-East/Centre | DNF |
| 88 | Noël Lajoie | France | France - North-East/Centre | DNF |
| 89 | Georges Meunier | France | France - North-East/Centre | DNF |
| 90 | Pierre Pardoën | France | France - North-East/Centre | 55 |
| 91 | Roger Rossinelli | France | France - North-East/Centre | 61 |
| 92 | Alexandre Sowa | France | France - North-East/Centre | DNF |
| 93 | Jean Bertaina | France | France - South-East | 68 |
| 94 | Siro Bianchi | Italy | France - South-East | 44 |
| 95 | Dominique Canavèse | France | France - South-East | DNF |
| 96 | Albert Chaumarat | France | France - South-East | DNF |
| 97 | Édouard Fachleitner | France | France - South-East | DNF |
| 98 | Paul Giguet | France | France - South-East | 66 |
| 99 | Michel Llorca | France | France - South-East | DNF |
| 100 | Joseph Mirando | France | France - South-East | 65 |
| 101 | Pierre Molinéris | France | France - South-East | DNF |
| 102 | Adolphe Pezzuli | France | France - South-East | 71 |
| 103 | René Rotta | France | France - South-East | 67 |
| 104 | Vincent Vitetta | France | France - South-East | 20 |
| 105 | André Bernard | France | France - West/South-West | 75 |
| 106 | René Berton | France | France - West/South-West | DNF |
| 107 | Jean Delahaye | France | France - West/South-West | 73 |
| 108 | Albert Dolhats | France | France - West/South-West | DNF |
| 109 | Guy Lapébie | France | France - West/South-West | DNF |
| 110 | Jean Le Guilly | France | France - West/South-West | 26 |
| 111 | Jean Malléjac | France | France - West/South-West | 33 |
| 112 | Alain Moineau | France | France - West/South-West | DNF |
| 113 | André Dufraisse | France | France - West/South-West | DNF |
| 114 | Tino Sabbadini | France | France - West/South-West | 70 |
| 115 | Raymond Scardin | France | France - West/South-West | 74 |
| 116 | Jacques Vivier | France | France - West/South-West | 49 |
| 117 | Mustapha Chareuf | France | North Africa | DNF |
| 118 | Marcel Fernandez | France | North Africa | 54 |
| 119 | Ahmed Kebaili | France | North Africa | 39 |
| 120 | Gérard Guercy | France | North Africa | DNF |
| 121 | Henri Paret | France | North Africa | 78 |
| 122 | Vincent Soler | France | North Africa | 77 |
| 123 | Abdel-Kader Zaaf | France | North Africa | DNF |
| 124 | Marcel Zélasco | France | North Africa | 18 |