# List of teams and cyclists in the 1988 Vuelta a España

For the 1988 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 180 riders; 116 finished the race.

## By rider

Legend :
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| Time | Deficit to the winner of the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Pos. | Time |
| 1 | Luis Herrera | Colombia | Café de Colombia | 20 | + 26' 42" |
| 2 | Martín Ramírez | Colombia | Café de Colombia | 16 | + 18' 36" |
| 3 | José Antonio Agudelo Gómez | Colombia | Café de Colombia | 44 | + 1' 03' 04" |
| 4 | Julio César Cadena | Colombia | Café de Colombia | 57 | + 1' 22' 25" |
| 5 | Argemiro Bohórquez | Colombia | Café de Colombia | DNF | — |
| 6 | Henry Cárdenas | Colombia | Café de Colombia | DNF | — |
| 7 | Samuel Cabrera | Colombia | Café de Colombia | DNF | — |
| 8 | Marco Antonio León | Colombia | Café de Colombia | DNF | — |
| 9 | Rubén Darío Beltrán Pérez | Colombia | Café de Colombia | DNF | — |
| 10 | Rafael Acevedo | Colombia | Café de Colombia | DNF | — |
| 11 | Álvaro Pino | Spain | BH | 8 | + 8' 25" |
| 12 | Anselmo Fuerte | Spain | BH | 3 | + 1' 29" |
| 13 | Federico Echave | Spain | BH | 13 | + 13' 44" |
| 14 | Manuel Jorge Domínguez | Spain | BH | 56 | + 1' 21' 09" |
| 15 | Fernando Quevedo | Spain | BH | 99 | + 2' 11' 54" |
| 16 | Laudelino Cubino | Spain | BH | 4 | + 2' 17" |
| 17 | Jørgen Pedersen | Denmark | BH | 43 | + 1' 01' 29" |
| 18 | Roberto Córdoba Asensi | Spain | BH | 10 | + 10' 28" |
| 19 | Philippe Bouvatier | France | BH | DNF | — |
| 20 | Francisco Antequera | Spain | BH | 81 | + 1' 47' 11" |
| 21 | Marino Lejarreta | Spain | Caja Rural–Orbea | DNF | — |
| 22 | Jokin Mújika | Spain | Caja Rural–Orbea | 14 | + 14' 56" |
| 23 | Mathieu Hermans | Netherlands | Caja Rural–Orbea | 106 | + 2' 31' 52" |
| 24 | Imanol Murga | Spain | Caja Rural–Orbea | 70 | + 1' 34' 20" |
| 25 | Roque de la Cruz | Spain | Caja Rural–Orbea | 45 | + 1' 03' 27" |
| 26 | Roland Le Clerc | France | Caja Rural–Orbea | 91 | + 1h 59' 30" |
| 27 | René Beuker | Netherlands | Caja Rural–Orbea | 102 | + 2' 21' 13" |
| 28 | Erwin Nijboer | Netherlands | Caja Rural–Orbea | 111 | + 2' 38' 32" |
| 29 | Juan Maria Eguiarte Soleagui | Spain | Caja Rural–Orbea | 83 | + 1' 54' 43" |
| 30 | Vicente Ridaura | Spain | Caja Rural–Orbea | 24 | + 37' 05" |
| 31 | Sean Kelly | Ireland | Kas–Canal 10 | 1 | 89h 19' 23" |
| 32 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany | Spain | Kas–Canal 10 | 23 | + 36' 11" |
| 33 | Acácio da Silva | Portugal | Kas–Canal 10 | 38 | + 54' 51" |
| 34 | Éric Caritoux | France | Kas–Canal 10 | 11 | + 12' 37" |
| 35 | Jon Unzaga | Spain | Kas–Canal 10 | 47 | + 1' 09' 48" |
| 36 | Guido Van Calster | Belgium | Kas–Canal 10 | 50 | + 1' 14' 46" |
| 37 | Celestino Prieto | Spain | Kas–Canal 10 | DNF | — |
| 38 | Thomas Wegmüller | Switzerland | Kas–Canal 10 | DNF | — |
| 39 | Martin Earley | Ireland | Kas–Canal 10 | 19 | + 25' 27" |
| 40 | Jesús Montoya | Spain | Kas–Canal 10 | 104 | + 2' 25' 13" |
| 41 | Fabio Parra | Colombia | Kelme | 5 | + 2' 25" |
| 42 | Iñaki Gastón | Spain | Kelme | 35 | + 52' 24" |
| 43 | Vicente Belda | Spain | Kelme | 68 | + 1' 30' 53" |
| 44 | Eduardo Chozas | Spain | Kelme | 67 | + 1' 30' 14" |
| 45 | Antonio Coll | Spain | Kelme | 89 | + 1' 56' 41" |
| 46 | José Recio | Spain | Kelme | 40 | + 56' 56" |
| 47 | José Hipolito Roncancio | Colombia | Kelme | 59 | + 1' 23' 58" |
| 48 | Juan Martínez Oliver | Spain | Kelme | 75 | + 1' 37' 35" |
| 49 | Jaime Vilamajó | Spain | Kelme | 86 | + 1' 55' 31" |
| 50 | Manuel Guijarro Doménech | Spain | Kelme | DNF | — |
| 51 | Julián Gorospe | Spain | Reynolds | 39 | + 56' 53" |
| 52 | Ángel Arroyo | Spain | Reynolds | DNF | — |
| 53 | Miguel Induráin | Spain | Reynolds | DNF | — |
| 54 | José Luis Laguía | Spain | Reynolds | 17 | + 18' 40" |
| 55 | William Palacio | Colombia | Reynolds | 12 | + 13' 30" |
| 56 | Rubén Gorospe | Spain | Reynolds | 85 | + 1' 55' 20" |
| 57 | Jesús Hernández Úbeda | Spain | Reynolds | DNF | — |
| 58 | José Enrique Carrera [es] | Spain | Reynolds | 97 | + 2' 10' 33" |
| 59 | Pedro Díaz Zabala [es] | Spain | Reynolds | 65 | + 1' 29' 32" |
| 60 | Luis Javier Lukin | Spain | Reynolds | 60 | + 1' 24' 48" |
| 61 | Reimund Dietzen | West Germany | Teka | 2 | + 1' 27" |
| 62 | Jesús Blanco Villar | Spain | Teka | 7 | + 8' 19" |
| 63 | Peter Hilse | West Germany | Teka | 46 | + 1' 03' 44" |
| 64 | Marino Alonso | Spain | Teka | DNF | — |
| 65 | Carlos Hernández Bailo | Spain | Teka | 27 | + 43' 07" |
| 66 | Enrique Aja | Spain | Teka | DNF | — |
| 67 | José Fernando Pacheco Sáez [es] | Spain | Teka | 74 | + 1' 36' 59" |
| 68 | Ángel Sarrapio | Spain | Teka | DNF | — |
| 69 | Alfonso Gutiérrez | Spain | Teka | 73 | + 1' 36' 15" |
| 70 | Mariano Sánchez Martinez | Spain | Teka | 18 | + 19' 35" |
| 71 | Robert Millar | Great Britain | Boss–Fagor | 6 | + 3' 22" |
| 72 | Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez | Spain | Boss–Fagor | DNF | — |
| 73 | Jean-Claude Bagot | France | Boss–Fagor | 29 | + 44' 28" |
| 74 | Eddy Schepers | Belgium | Boss–Fagor | 9 | + 9' 45" |
| 75 | Malcolm Elliott | Great Britain | Boss–Fagor | 76 | + 1' 38' 06" |
| 76 | Sean Yates | Great Britain | Boss–Fagor | 71 | + 1' 34' 40" |
| 77 | Marc Gomez | France | Boss–Fagor | 66 | + 1' 29' 37" |
| 78 | Bernard Richard | France | Boss–Fagor | 28 | + 43' 13" |
| 79 | Johnny Weltz | Denmark | Boss–Fagor | 53 | + 1' 17' 21" |
| 80 | John Carlsen | Denmark | Boss–Fagor | 105 | + 2' 31' 38" |
| 81 | Paul Haghedooren | Belgium | Boss–Fagor | 34 | + 49' 37" |
| 82 | Roger Ilegems | Belgium | Sigma–Dormilon | 113 | + 2' 52' 23" |
| 83 | Wilfried Peeters | Belgium | Sigma–Dormilon | 95 | + 2' 07' 08" |
| 84 | Willem Wijnant | Belgium | Sigma–Dormilon | 112 | + 2' 48' 01" |
| 85 | Philippe Boulanger | France | Sigma–Dormilon | DNF | — |
| 86 | Eddy Vanhaerens | Belgium | Sigma–Dormilon | 115 | + 2' 55' 06" |
| 87 | Rik Van Slycke | Belgium | Sigma–Dormilon | DNF | — |
| 88 | Walter Dalgal | Belgium | Sigma–Dormilon | DNF | — |
| 89 | Ludwig Wijnants | Belgium | Sigma–Dormilon | DNF | — |
| 90 | André Meuwissen | Belgium | Sigma–Dormilon | 108 | + 2' 35' 15" |
| 91 | Francisco Javier Quevedo Prades [ca] | Spain | CLAS | DNF | — |
| 92 | Casimiro Moreda [es] | Spain | CLAS | 49 | + 1' 14' 01" |
| 93 | Américo José Neves Da Silva | Portugal | CLAS | DNF | — |
| 94 | Manuel Cunha | Portugal | CLAS | 30 | + 44' 54" |
| 95 | Jesús Rodríguez Carballido | Spain | CLAS | DNF | — |
| 96 | Javier Duch Ballester | Spain | CLAS | 79 | + 1' 45' 46" |
| 97 | Francisco Javier Ochaíta Sanz | Spain | CLAS | DNF | — |
| 98 | Carlos Muñiz Menéndez | Spain | CLAS | 31 | + 45' 44" |
| 99 | Jesús Ignacio Alonso Ortega | Spain | CLAS | 80 | + 1' 45' 56" |
| 100 | Jesús Cruz Martín | Spain | CLAS | DNF | — |
| 101 | Miguel Ángel Iglesias | Spain | Helios CR [ca] | 88 | + 1' 56' 08" |
| 102 | Felipe Yáñez | Spain | Helios CR [ca] | DNF | — |
| 103 | José Julián Balaguer Albamonte | Spain | Helios CR [ca] | 58 | + 1' 23' 36" |
| 104 | Juan Ramón Martín [es] | Spain | Helios CR [ca] | 107 | + 2' 33' 35" |
| 105 | Jose Antonio Miralles | Spain | Helios CR [ca] | DNF | — |
| 106 | José Del Ramo Nunez | Spain | Helios CR [ca] | DNF | — |
| 107 | Jose Ignacio Moratinos | Spain | Helios CR [ca] | DNF | — |
| 108 | Jesús Rodríguez Rodríguez [es] | Spain | Helios CR [ca] | 52 | + 1' 16' 03" |
| 109 | José Antonio Casajus Cabrera | Spain | Helios CR [ca] | 101 | + 2' 17' 37" |
| 110 | Francisco López Gonzalvo [ca] | Spain | Helios CR [ca] | DNF | — |
| 111 | Noël Dejonckheere | Belgium | Seur–Campagnolo–Bic | DNF | — |
| 112 | Javier Castellar [es] | Spain | Seur–Campagnolo–Bic | 37 | + 53' 25" |
| 113 | Jean-Jacques Philipp | France | Seur–Campagnolo–Bic | 116 | + 3' 05' 08" |
| 114 | Leo Wellens | Belgium | Seur–Campagnolo–Bic | DNF | — |
| 115 | Antonio Provencio García | Spain | Seur–Campagnolo–Bic | 109 | + 2' 35' 21" |
| 116 | Modesto Urrutibeazcoa | Spain | Seur–Campagnolo–Bic | 103 | + 2' 22' 16" |
| 117 | José Rafael García Martínez | Spain | Seur–Campagnolo–Bic | 78 | + 1' 44' 34" |
| 118 | Francisco Navarro Fuster | Spain | Seur–Campagnolo–Bic | 114 | + 2' 54' 25" |
| 119 | Juan Gomila Alcaraz | Spain | Seur–Campagnolo–Bic | DNF | — |
| 120 | Pablo Moreno Rebollo | Spain | Seur–Campagnolo–Bic | 110 | + 2' 37' 58" |
| 121 | Luc Suykerbuyk | Netherlands | Zahor | 22 | + 35' 45" |
| 122 | Juan Fernández Martín | Spain | Zahor | DNF | — |
| 123 | Manuel Carrera Punzón [ca] | Spain | Zahor | 51 | + 1' 15' 10" |
| 124 | Benny Van Brabant | Belgium | Zahor | 54 | + 1' 18' 31" |
| 125 | Juan Tomás Martínez Gutiérrez | Spain | Zahor | 25 | + 39' 18" |
| 126 | Ángel Ocaña | Spain | Zahor | 33 | + 47' 22" |
| 127 | Juan Martin Zapatero Marcos | Spain | Zahor | 72 | + 1' 36' 14" |
| 128 | Antonio Martínez Martínez [ca] | Spain | Zahor | DNF | — |
| 129 | Roberto Torres | Spain | Zahor | 90 | + 1' 59' 00" |
| 130 | Santiago Portillo Rosado | Spain | Zahor | 48 | + 1' 10' 31" |
| 131 | Francisco Rodríguez Maldonado | Colombia | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | DNF | — |
| 132 | Óscar Vargas | Colombia | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | DNF | — |
| 133 | Pedro Saúl Morales | Colombia | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | DNF | — |
| 134 | Héctor Julio Patarroyo [es] | Colombia | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | DNF | — |
| 135 | Victor Hugo Olarte Cortes | Colombia | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | 87 | + 1' 55' 52" |
| 136 | Néstor Mora | Colombia | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | 42 | + 1' 00' 26" |
| 137 | Carlos Jaramillo | Colombia | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | 21 | + 27' 15" |
| 138 | Luis Fernando Mosquera Restredo | Colombia | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | 94 | + 2' 06' 53" |
| 139 | Gerardo Moncada | Colombia | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | DNF | — |
| 140 | Pablo Wilches | Colombia | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | DNF | — |
| 141 | Luis Alberto González | Colombia | Pony Malta | DNF | — |
| 142 | Reynel Montoya | Colombia | Pony Malta | DNF | — |
| 143 | Manuel Cárdenas Espitia | Colombia | Pony Malta | DNF | — |
| 144 | José Alirio Chizabas Torres [ca] | Colombia | Pony Malta | 41 | + 1' 00' 02" |
| 145 | Lino Casas | Colombia | Pony Malta | DNF | — |
| 146 | Elio Villamizar [es] | Colombia | Pony Malta | DNF | — |
| 147 | Celio Roncancio | Colombia | Pony Malta | DNF | — |
| 148 | Álvaro Lozano | Colombia | Pony Malta | 55 | + 1' 19' 02" |
| 149 | Rafael Tolosa | Colombia | Pony Malta | 61 | + 1' 25' 49" |
| 150 | Ramon Tolosa | Colombia | Pony Malta | DNF | — |
| 151 | Stefano Colagè | Italy | Alba Cucine | DNF | — |
| 152 | Marco Franceschini | Italy | Alba Cucine | 96 | + 2' 09' 53" |
| 153 | Flavio Chesini | Italy | Alba Cucine | DNF | — |
| 154 | Rodolfo Massi | Italy | Alba Cucine | 36 | + 53' 07" |
| 155 | Sauro Varocchi | Italy | Alba Cucine | DNF | — |
| 156 | Mauro-Antonio Santaromita | Italy | Alba Cucine | 32 | + 46' 09" |
| 157 | Alessandro Giannelli | Italy | Alba Cucine | DNF | — |
| 158 | Claudio Savini | Italy | Alba Cucine | 63 | + 1' 27' 11" |
| 159 | Micol Gianelli | Italy | Alba Cucine | DNF | — |
| 160 | Félipe Enríquez | Mexico | Alba Cucine | DNF | — |
| 161 | Eduardo Manuel Correia | Portugal | Sicasal–Torrense | DNF | — |
| 162 | Antonio Joaquim De Castro Oliveira Pinto | Portugal | Sicasal–Torrense | 62 | + 1' 26' 20" |
| 163 | Fernando Fernandes | Portugal | Sicasal–Torrense | DNF | — |
| 164 | Joao Manuel Santos | Portugal | Sicasal–Torrense | DNF | — |
| 165 | Alexandre Manuel Costa Rua | Portugal | Sicasal–Torrense | 93 | + 2' 02' 18" |
| 166 | Paulo Jorge Silva | Portugal | Sicasal–Torrense | 69 | + 1' 33' 17" |
| 167 | Manuel De Sa Neves | Portugal | Sicasal–Torrense | 92 | + 2' 00' 35" |
| 168 | Antonino Araujo | Portugal | Sicasal–Torrense | 84 | + 1' 55' 06" |
| 169 | Jose Poeira | Portugal | Sicasal–Torrense | DNF | — |
| 170 | Paulo de Oliveira Pinto [pt] | Portugal | Sicasal–Torrense | 98 | + 2' 11' 16" |
| 171 | Ettore Pastorelli | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | DNF | — |
| 172 | Marco Franco Votolo | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 15 | + 18' 21" |
| 173 | Mario Chiesa | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 82 | + 1' 50' 24" |
| 174 | Primož Čerin | Yugoslavia | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | DNF | — |
| 175 | Fabio Bordonali | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 64 | + 1' 28' 56" |
| 176 | Claudio Chiappucci | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 26 | + 42' 14" |
| 177 | Francesco Rossignoli | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | DNF | — |
| 178 | Deno Davie | Great Britain | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 100 | + 2' 12' 07" |
| 179 | Marco Bergamo | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 77 | + 1' 44' 27" |
| 180 | Raimondo Vairetti | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | DNF | — |