# List of teams and cyclists in the 1977 Tour de France

For the 1977 Tour de France, to ride the Tour, teams had to pay money. The other Grand Tours, the Giro and the Vuelta, paid the teams money to start. For financial reasons, some teams chose to avoid the Tour, and only 100 cyclists started the race, divided in ten teams of ten cyclists each. One of the notable absentees was Michel Pollentier. The ten teams that did start the Tour were:
* Lejeune–BP
* Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson
* Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
* Kas–Campagnolo
* Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion
* Gitane–Campagnolo
* Teka
* Fiat
* Raleigh
* Bianchi–Campagnolo
Bernard Thévenet, the winner of 1975, was considered the main favourite, because the course of the race was considered suited to his talents. In March 1977, Thévenet had been penalized for a positive doping test in Paris–Nice.
The winner of the 1976 edition, Lucien Van Impe, was specialized in climbing, so his chances in the 1977 edition with less mountains were slimmer. Two other contenders were teammates Raymond Delisle and Joop Zoetemelk, fourth and second in the 1976 edition. Hennie Kuiper, the reigning world champion, was also a favourite.
Five-time winner Eddy Merckx was also competing, and was still considered an outsider for the victory, but he was no longer as dominant as before.

## Start list
### By team

Lejeune–BP :
| Lejeune–BP No.RiderPos. 1  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) 3 2  Pierre Bazzo (FRA) DNF 3  Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) DNF 4  René Dillen (BEL) DNF 5  Antoine Gutierrez (FRA) DNF 6  Ferdinand Julien (FRA) 21 7  Michel Le Denmat (FRA) 43 8  Roger Legeay (FRA) 37 9  Eugène Plet (FRA) 36 10  Roy Schuiten (NED) DNF | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson No.RiderPos. 11  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) 8 12  Yvon Bertin (FRA) DNF 13  Raymond Delisle (FRA) 9 14  Barry Hoban (GBR) 41 15  Maurice Le Guilloux (FRA) DNF 16  Raymond Martin (FRA) 11 17  Patrick Perret (FRA) DNF 18  Charles Rouxel (FRA) DNF 19  Christian Seznec (FRA) 22 20  Bernard Vallet (FRA) 20 | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin No.RiderPos. 21  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) 1 22  Patrick Béon (FRA) DNF 23  Bernard Bourreau (FRA) 34 24  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) 35 25  Régis Delépine (FRA) DNF 26  Jacques Esclassan (FRA) 27 27  Michel Laurent (FRA) 7 28  Régis Ovion (FRA) 24 29  Guy Sibille (FRA) 40 30  Georges Talbourdet (FRA) DNF |
| Kas–Campagnolo No.RiderPos. 31  Francisco Galdós (ESP) 4 32  Julián Andiano (ESP) DNF 33  José Enrique Cima (ESP) 33 34  Vicente López Carril (ESP) 23 35  Enrique Martínez Heredia (ESP) 18 36  José Martins (POR) 16 37  Antonio Menéndez (ESP) 45 38  José Nazabal (ESP) DNF 39  José Pesarrodona (ESP) DNF 40  Sebastián Pozo (ESP) DNF | Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion No.RiderPos. 41  Luis Ocaña (ESP) 25 42  Fedor den Hertog (NED) DNF 43  Roger Loysch (BEL) 52 44  Jan Raas (NED) DNF 45  André Romero (FRA) DNF 46  Roger Rosiers (BEL) DNF 47  Benny Schepmans (BEL) DNF 48  Theo Smit (NED) DNF 49  Paul Wellens (BEL) 30 50  Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) DNF | Gitane–Campagnolo No.RiderPos. 51  Alain Meslet (FRA) 10 52  Jacques Bossis (FRA) DNF 53  Roland Berland (FRA) 32 54  André Chalmel (FRA) 42 55  Jean Chassang (FRA) DNF 56  Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) DNF 57  Gérard Moneyron (FRA) DNF 58  Bernard Quilfen (FRA) DNF 59  Willy Teirlinck (BEL) DNF 60  Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (FRA) 15 |
| Teka No.RiderPos. 61  Pedro Torres (ESP) 19 62  Gonzalo Aja (ESP) 14 63  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) 13 64  Bernardo Alfonsel (ESP) DNF 65  Luis Balagué (ESP) 50 66  Manuel Esparza (ESP) DNF 67  Andrés Gandarias (ESP) 44 68  Carlos Melero (ESP) DNF 69  Fernando Mendes (POR) 28 70  Klaus-Peter Thaler (FRG) DNF | Fiat No.RiderPos. 71  Eddy Merckx (BEL) 6 72  Cees Bal (NED) 51 73  Robert Bouloux (FRA) 49 74  Joseph Bruyère (BEL) DNF 75  Ludo Delcroix (BEL) DNF 76  Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) 29 77  Jos Huysmans (BEL) 47 78  Edward Janssens (BEL) 17 79  Jean-Luc Molinéris (FRA) DNF 80  Patrick Sercu (BEL) DNF | Raleigh No.RiderPos. 81  Hennie Kuiper (NED) 2 82  José De Cauwer (BEL) 46 83  Gerben Karstens (NED) 53 84  Gerrie Knetemann (NED) 31 85  Henk Lubberding (NED) 26 86  Bill Nickson (GBR) DNF 87  Bert Pronk (NED) 12 88  Dietrich Thurau (FRG) 5 89  Aad van den Hoek (NED) DNF 90  Piet van Katwijk (NED) DNF |
| Bianchi–Campagnolo No.RiderPos. 91  Rik Van Linden (BEL) DNF 92  Luigi Castelletti (ITA) DNF 93  Giovanni Cavalcanti (ITA) 38 94  Willy In 't Ven (BEL) DNF 95  Sergio Parsani (ITA) DNF 96  Jullio Rossi (ITA) DNF 97  Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) 39 98  Glauco Santoni (ITA) DNF 99  Willy Singer (FRG) 48 100  Alex Van Linden (BEL) DNF |

### 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 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium | Lejeune–BP | 3 |
| 2 | Pierre Bazzo | France | Lejeune–BP | DNF |
| 3 | Ferdinand Bracke | Belgium | Lejeune–BP | DNF |
| 4 | René Dillen | Belgium | Lejeune–BP | DNF |
| 5 | Antoine Gutierrez | France | Lejeune–BP | DNF |
| 6 | Ferdinand Julien | France | Lejeune–BP | 21 |
| 7 | Michel Le Denmat | France | Lejeune–BP | 43 |
| 8 | Roger Legeay | France | Lejeune–BP | 37 |
| 9 | Eugène Plet | France | Lejeune–BP | 36 |
| 10 | Roy Schuiten | Netherlands | Lejeune–BP | DNF |
| 11 | Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 8 |
| 12 | Yvon Bertin | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | DNF |
| 13 | Raymond Delisle | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 9 |
| 14 | Barry Hoban | Great Britain | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 41 |
| 15 | Maurice Le Guilloux | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | DNF |
| 16 | Raymond Martin | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 11 |
| 17 | Patrick Perret | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | DNF |
| 18 | Charles Rouxel | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | DNF |
| 19 | Christian Seznec | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 22 |
| 20 | Bernard Vallet | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 20 |
| 21 | Bernard Thévenet | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 1 |
| 22 | Patrick Béon | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | DNF |
| 23 | Bernard Bourreau | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 34 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 35 |
| 25 | Régis Delépine | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | DNF |
| 26 | Jacques Esclassan | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 27 |
| 27 | Michel Laurent | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 7 |
| 28 | Régis Ovion | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 24 |
| 29 | Guy Sibille | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 40 |
| 30 | Georges Talbourdet | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | DNF |
| 31 | Francisco Galdós | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | 4 |
| 32 | Julián Andiano | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 33 | José Enrique Cima | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | 33 |
| 34 | Vicente López Carril | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | 23 |
| 35 | Enrique Martínez Heredia | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | 18 |
| 36 | José Martins | Portugal | Kas–Campagnolo | 16 |
| 37 | Antonio Menéndez | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | 45 |
| 38 | José Nazabal | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 39 | José Pesarrodona | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 40 | Sebastián Pozo | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 41 | Luis Ocaña | Spain | Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion | 25 |
| 42 | Fedor den Hertog | Netherlands | Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion | DNF |
| 43 | Roger Loysch | Belgium | Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion | 52 |
| 44 | Jan Raas | Netherlands | Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion | DNF |
| 45 | André Romero | France | Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion | DNF |
| 46 | Roger Rosiers | Belgium | Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion | DNF |
| 47 | Benny Schepmans | Belgium | Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion | DNF |
| 48 | Theo Smit | Netherlands | Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion | DNF |
| 49 | Paul Wellens | Belgium | Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion | 30 |
| 50 | Wilfried Wesemael | Belgium | Frisol–Gazelle–Thirion | DNF |
| 51 | Alain Meslet | France | Gitane–Campagnolo | 10 |
| 52 | Jacques Bossis | France | Gitane–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 53 | Roland Berland | France | Gitane–Campagnolo | 32 |
| 54 | André Chalmel | France | Gitane–Campagnolo | 42 |
| 55 | Jean Chassang | France | Gitane–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 56 | Robert Mintkiewicz | France | Gitane–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 57 | Gérard Moneyron | France | Gitane–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 58 | Bernard Quilfen | France | Gitane–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 59 | Willy Teirlinck | Belgium | Gitane–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 60 | Pierre-Raymond Villemiane | France | Gitane–Campagnolo | 15 |
| 61 | Pedro Torres | Spain | Teka | 19 |
| 62 | Gonzalo Aja | Spain | Teka | 14 |
| 63 | Joaquim Agostinho | Portugal | Teka | 13 |
| 64 | Bernardo Alfonsel | Spain | Teka | DNF |
| 65 | Luis Balagué | Spain | Teka | 50 |
| 66 | Manuel Esparza | Spain | Teka | DNF |
| 67 | Andrés Gandarias | Spain | Teka | 44 |
| 68 | Carlos Melero | Spain | Teka | DNF |
| 69 | Fernando Mendes | Portugal | Teka | 28 |
| 70 | Klaus-Peter Thaler | West Germany | Teka | DNF |
| 71 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium | Fiat | 6 |
| 72 | Cees Bal | Netherlands | Fiat | 51 |
| 73 | Robert Bouloux | France | Fiat | 49 |
| 74 | Joseph Bruyère | Belgium | Fiat | DNF |
| 75 | Ludo Delcroix | Belgium | Fiat | DNF |
| 76 | Jos Deschoenmaecker | Belgium | Fiat | 29 |
| 77 | Jos Huysmans | Belgium | Fiat | 47 |
| 78 | Edward Janssens | Belgium | Fiat | 17 |
| 79 | Jean-Luc Molinéris | France | Fiat | DNF |
| 80 | Patrick Sercu | Belgium | Fiat | DNF |
| 81 | Hennie Kuiper | Netherlands | Raleigh | 2 |
| 82 | José De Cauwer | Belgium | Raleigh | 46 |
| 83 | Gerben Karstens | Netherlands | Raleigh | 53 |
| 84 | Gerrie Knetemann | Netherlands | Raleigh | 31 |
| 85 | Henk Lubberding | Netherlands | Raleigh | 26 |
| 86 | Bill Nickson | Great Britain | Raleigh | DNF |
| 87 | Bert Pronk | Netherlands | Raleigh | 12 |
| 88 | Dietrich Thurau | West Germany | Raleigh | 5 |
| 89 | Aad van den Hoek | Netherlands | Raleigh | DNF |
| 90 | Piet van Katwijk | Netherlands | Raleigh | DNF |
| 91 | Rik Van Linden | Belgium | Bianchi–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 92 | Luigi Castelletti | Italy | Bianchi–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 93 | Giovanni Cavalcanti | Italy | Bianchi–Campagnolo | 38 |
| 94 | Willy In 't Ven | Belgium | Bianchi–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 95 | Sergio Parsani | Italy | Bianchi–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 96 | Jullio Rossi | Italy | Bianchi–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 97 | Giacinto Santambrogio | Italy | Bianchi–Campagnolo | 39 |
| 98 | Glauco Santoni | Italy | Bianchi–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 99 | Willy Singer | West Germany | Bianchi–Campagnolo | 48 |
| 100 | Alex Van Linden | Belgium | Bianchi–Campagnolo | DNF |