# List of teams and cyclists in the 1978 Tour de France

For the 1978 Tour de France, the following 11 teams each sent 10 cyclists, for a total of 110: Since the 1977 Tour de France, dominant riders as Eddy Merckx, Felice Gimondi, Raymond Poulidor and Luis Ocaña had retired.
Lucien Van Impe, the winner of 1976, had broken his collarbone and was still recovering.
The main contenders were debutant Hinault, who had won the 1978 Vuelta a España, and Joop Zoetemelk, who had already finished in second place for three times. Pre-race analysis judged Hinault better in the time trials, and Zoetemelk better in the mountains. Bernard Thévenet, the winner of the 1977 Tour de France, was out of form, and not considered a favourite.

## Teams

* Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
* TI–Raleigh–McGregor
* C&A
* Kas–Campagnolo
* Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
* Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo
* Teka
* Lejeune–BP
* Fiat
* Flandria–Velda–Lano
* Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or

## Cyclists

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 |

### By starting number

| No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Pos. |
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | DNF |
| 2 | Bernard Bourreau | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 28 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | DNF |
| 4 | Régis Delépine | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 76 |
| 5 | Jacques Esclassan | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 61 |
| 6 | Yves Hézard | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 17 |
| 7 | Michel Laurent | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 14 |
| 8 | Régis Ovion | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | DNF |
| 9 | Guy Sibille | France | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | DNF |
| 10 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke | Belgium | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 64 |
| 11 | Hennie Kuiper | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | DNF |
| 12 | José De Cauwer | Belgium | TI–Raleigh | 55 |
| 13 | Gerben Karstens | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | DNF |
| 14 | Gerrie Knetemann | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | 43 |
| 15 | Henk Lubberding | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | 8 |
| 16 | Jan Raas | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | 24 |
| 17 | Klaus-Peter Thaler | West Germany | TI–Raleigh | 35 |
| 18 | Aad van den Hoek | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | 57 |
| 19 | Paul Wellens | Belgium | TI–Raleigh | 6 |
| 20 | Wilfried Wesemael | Belgium | TI–Raleigh | 47 |
| 21 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium | C&A | 9 |
| 22 | Joseph Bruyère | Belgium | C&A | 4 |
| 23 | Jos Deschoenmaecker | Belgium | C&A | 20 |
| 24 | René Dillen | Belgium | C&A | 51 |
| 25 | Edward Janssens | Belgium | C&A | 16 |
| 26 | Marcel Laurens | Belgium | C&A | 60 |
| 27 | Ludo Loos | Belgium | C&A | DNF |
| 28 | Jacques Martin | Belgium | C&A | DNF |
| 29 | René Martens | Belgium | C&A | 26 |
| 30 | Walter Planckaert | Belgium | C&A | DNF |
| 31 | Francisco Galdós | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | 7 |
| 32 | Julián Andiano | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 33 | José Enrique Cima | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 34 | Faustino Fernández Ovies | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 35 | Enrique Martínez Heredia | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 36 | José Nazabal | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 37 | José Pesarrodona | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 38 | Juan Pujol | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | 32 |
| 39 | Sebastián Pozo | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 40 | Jesús Suárez Cueva | Spain | Kas–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 41 | Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 2 |
| 42 | Barry Hoban | Great Britain | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 65 |
| 43 | Maurice Le Guilloux | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 27 |
| 44 | Raymond Martin | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 12 |
| 45 | Hubert Mathis | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 45 |
| 46 | André Mollet | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 36 |
| 47 | Sven-Åke Nilsson | Sweden | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 11 |
| 48 | Patrick Perret | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 29 |
| 49 | Christian Seznec | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 5 |
| 50 | Charles Rouxel | France | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson | 33 |
| 51 | Bernard Hinault | France | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 1 |
| 52 | Jean-René Bernaudeau | France | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | DNF |
| 53 | Yvon Bertin | France | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 74 |
| 54 | Jacques Bossis | France | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 62 |
| 55 | André Chalmel | France | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 63 |
| 56 | Gilbert Chaumaz | France | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 37 |
| 57 | Lucien Didier | Luxembourg | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 52 |
| 58 | Bernard Quilfen | France | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 58 |
| 59 | Willy Teirlinck | Belgium | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 38 |
| 60 | Pierre-Raymond Villemiane | France | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 31 |
| 61 | Pedro Torres | Spain | Teka | DNF |
| 62 | Bernardo Alfonsel | Spain | Teka | 46 |
| 63 | Javier Elorriaga | Spain | Teka | DNF |
| 64 | Eulalio García | Spain | Teka | DNF |
| 65 | Miguel María Lasa | Spain | Teka | 41 |
| 66 | Paulino Martínez | Spain | Teka | DNF |
| 67 | José Martíns | Portugal | Teka | 22 |
| 68 | Antonio Menéndez | Spain | Teka | 18 |
| 69 | Andrés Oliva | Spain | Teka | 39 |
| 70 | Pedro Vilardebó | Spain | Teka | 40 |
| 71 | Roger Legeay | France | Lejeune–BP | 42 |
| 72 | Pierre Bazzo | France | Lejeune–BP | 21 |
| 73 | Fedor den Hertog | Netherlands | Lejeune–BP | 25 |
| 74 | Patrick Friou | France | Lejeune–BP | DNF |
| 75 | Joël Gallopin | France | Lejeune–BP | DNF |
| 76 | Jean-Louis Gauthier | France | Lejeune–BP | 69 |
| 77 | Daniel Gisiger | Switzerland | Lejeune–BP | 75 |
| 78 | Antoine Gutierrez | France | Lejeune–BP | DNF |
| 79 | Michel Le Denmat | France | Lejeune–BP | DNF |
| 80 | Eugène Plet | France | Lejeune–BP | 66 |
| 81 | Jean-Jacques Fussien | France | Fiat–La France | 73 |
| 82 | Serge Beucherie | France | Fiat–La France | 67 |
| 83 | Alain Budet | France | Fiat–La France | 71 |
| 84 | Alain De Carvalho | France | Fiat–La France | 48 |
| 85 | Jacky Hardy | France | Fiat–La France | DNF |
| 86 | Gilbert Le Lay | France | Fiat–La France | 23 |
| 87 | Dominique Sanders | France | Fiat–La France | 50 |
| 88 | Philippe Tesnière | France | Fiat–La France | 78 |
| 89 | Didier Van Vlaslaer | France | Fiat–La France | DNF |
| 90 | Paul Sherwen | Great Britain | Fiat–La France | 70 |
| 91 | Freddy Maertens | Belgium | Velda–Lano–Flandria | 13 |
| 92 | Michel Pollentier | Belgium | Velda–Lano–Flandria | DNF |
| 93 | Joaquim Agostinho | Portugal | Velda–Lano–Flandria | 3 |
| 94 | Herman Beysens | Belgium | Velda–Lano–Flandria | 44 |
| 95 | René Bittinger | France | Velda–Lano–Flandria | 19 |
| 96 | Marc Demeyer | Belgium | Velda–Lano–Flandria | 49 |
| 97 | Sean Kelly | Ireland | Velda–Lano–Flandria | 34 |
| 98 | Christian Muselet | France | Velda–Lano–Flandria | 53 |
| 99 | Marcel Tinazzi | France | Velda–Lano–Flandria | 59 |
| 100 | Albert Van Vlierberghe | Belgium | Velda–Lano–Flandria | 56 |
| 101 | Mariano Martínez | France | Jobo–Superia | 10 |
| 102 | Dino Bertolo | France | Jobo–Superia | 72 |
| 103 | Jean-Pierre Biderre | France | Jobo–Superia | DNF |
| 104 | Dante Coccolo | France | Jobo–Superia | 77 |
| 105 | Philippe Durel | France | Jobo–Superia | 68 |
| 106 | Hervé Inaudi | France | Jobo–Superia | DNF |
| 107 | Ferdinand Julien | France | Jobo–Superia | 30 |
| 108 | Alain Patritti | France | Jobo–Superia | 54 |
| 109 | Jean-François Pescheux | France | Jobo–Superia | DNF |
| 110 | André Romero | France | Jobo–Superia | 15 |

### By team

Peugeot–Esso–Michelin :
| Peugeot–Esso–Michelin No.RiderPos. 1  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) DNF 2  Bernard Bourreau (FRA) 28 3  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) DNF 4  Régis Delépine (FRA) 76 5  Jacques Esclassan (FRA) 61 6  Yves Hézard (FRA) 17 7  Michel Laurent (FRA) 14 8  Régis Ovion (FRA) DNF 9  Guy Sibille (FRA) DNF 10  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) 64 | TI–Raleigh No.RiderPos. 11  Hennie Kuiper (NED) DNF 12  José De Cauwer (BEL) 55 13  Gerben Karstens (NED) DNF 14  Gerrie Knetemann (NED) 43 15  Henk Lubberding (NED) 8 16  Jan Raas (NED) 24 17  Klaus-Peter Thaler (FRG) 35 18  Aad van den Hoek (NED) 57 19  Paul Wellens (BEL) 6 20  Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) 47 | C&A No.RiderPos. 21  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) 9 22  Joseph Bruyère (BEL) 4 23  Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) 20 24  René Dillen (BEL) 51 25  Edward Janssens (BEL) 16 26  Marcel Laurens (BEL) 60 27  Ludo Loos (BEL) DNF 28  Jacques Martin (BEL) DNF 29  René Martens (BEL) 26 30  Walter Planckaert (BEL) DNF |
| Kas–Campagnolo No.RiderPos. 31  Francisco Galdós (ESP) 7 32  Julián Andiano (ESP) DNF 33  José Enrique Cima (ESP) DNF 34  Faustino Fernández Ovies (ESP) DNF 35  Enrique Martínez Heredia (ESP) DNF 36  José Nazabal (ESP) DNF 37  José Pesarrodona (ESP) DNF 38  Juan Pujol (ESP) 32 39  Sebastián Pozo (ESP) DNF 40  Jesús Suárez Cueva (ESP) DNF | Miko–Mercier–Hutchinson No.RiderPos. 41  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) 2 42  Barry Hoban (GBR) 65 43  Maurice Le Guilloux (FRA) 27 44  Raymond Martin (FRA) 12 45  Hubert Mathis (FRA) 45 46  André Mollet (FRA) 36 47  Sven-Åke Nilsson (SWE) 11 48  Patrick Perret (FRA) 29 49  Christian Seznec (FRA) 5 50  Charles Rouxel (FRA) 33 | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo No.RiderPos. 51  Bernard Hinault (FRA) 1 52  Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) DNF 53  Yvon Bertin (FRA) 74 54  Jacques Bossis (FRA) 62 55  André Chalmel (FRA) 63 56  Gilbert Chaumaz (FRA) 37 57  Lucien Didier (LUX) 52 58  Bernard Quilfen (FRA) 58 59  Willy Teirlinck (BEL) 38 60  Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (FRA) 31 |
| Teka No.RiderPos. 61  Pedro Torres (ESP) DNF 62  Bernardo Alfonsel (ESP) 46 63  Javier Elorriaga (ESP) DNF 64  Eulalio García (ESP) DNF 65  Miguel María Lasa (ESP) 41 66  Paulino Martínez (ESP) DNF 67  José Martíns (POR) 22 68  Antonio Menéndez (ESP) 18 69  Andrés Oliva (ESP) 39 70  Pedro Vilardebó (ESP) 40 | Lejeune–BP No.RiderPos. 71  Roger Legeay (FRA) 42 72  Pierre Bazzo (FRA) 21 73  Fedor den Hertog (NED) 25 74  Patrick Friou (FRA) DNF 75  Joël Gallopin (FRA) DNF 76  Jean-Louis Gauthier (FRA) 69 77  Daniel Gisiger (SUI) 75 78  Antoine Gutierrez (FRA) DNF 79  Michel Le Denmat (FRA) DNF 80  Eugène Plet (FRA) 66 | Fiat–La France No.RiderPos. 81  Jean-Jacques Fussien (FRA) 73 82  Serge Beucherie (FRA) 67 83  Alain Budet (FRA) 71 84  Alain De Carvalho (FRA) 48 85  Jacky Hardy (FRA) DNF 86  Gilbert Lelay (FRA) 23 87  Dominique Sanders (FRA) 50 88  Philippe Tesnière (FRA) 78 89  Didier Van Vlaslaer (FRA) DNF 90  Paul Sherwen (GBR) 70 |
| Velda–Lano–Flandria No.RiderPos. 91  Freddy Maertens (BEL) 13 92  Michel Pollentier (BEL) DNF 93  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) 3 94  Herman Beysens (BEL) 44 95  René Bittinger (FRA) 19 96  Marc Demeyer (BEL) 49 97  Sean Kelly (IRL) 34 98  Christian Muselet (FRA) 53 99  Marcel Tinazzi (FRA) 59 100  Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL) 56 | Jobo–Superia No.RiderPos. 101  Mariano Martínez (FRA) 10 102  Dino Bertolo (FRA) 72 103  Jean-Pierre Biderre (FRA) DNF 104  Dante Coccolo (FRA) 77 105  Philippe Durel (FRA) 68 106  Hervé Inaudi (FRA) DNF 107  Ferdinand Julien (FRA) 30 108  Alain Patritti (FRA) 54 109  Jean-François Pescheux (FRA) DNF 110  André Romero (FRA) 15 |