# List of teams and cyclists in the 1990 Tour de France

The 1990 Tour de France started with 198 cyclists, divided into 22 teams of 9 cyclists: Sixteen teams qualified based on the FICP team ranking, while six teams were given wildcards.

## Teams

Qualified teams
* Z–Tomasso
* Castorama
* Banesto
* PDM–Concorde–Ultima
* ONCE
* RMO
* Panasonic–Sportlife
* Chateau d'Ax–Salotti
* 7-Eleven
* Weinmann–SMM–Uster
* Helvetia–La Suisse
* Histor–Sigma
* Lotto–Superclub
* Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
* Buckler–Colnago–Decca
* Ariostea
Invited teams
* Seur
* Toshiba
* Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao
* TVM
* Kelme–Ibexpress
* Alfa Lum

## Cyclists
### By starting number

Legend :
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| Time | Deficit to the winner of the general classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the general classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the points classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the team classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the combativity award |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
| NP | Denotes a rider who was a non-participant |
| AB | Denotes a rider who abandoned |
| EL | Denotes a rider who was eliminated |
| HD | Denotes a rider who was outside the time limit (French: Hors Delai) |
| Age correct as of 30 June 1990, the date on which the Tour began ||
| No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Age | Pos. | Time |
| 1 | Greg LeMond | United States | Z–Tomasso | 29 | 1 | 90h 43' 20" |
| 2 | Éric Boyer | France | Z–Tomasso | 26 | 19 | + 22' 09" |
| 3 | Bruno Cornillet | France | Z–Tomasso | 27 | 39 | + 53' 00" |
| 4 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle | France | Z–Tomasso | 35 | 65 | + 1h 22' 34" |
| 5 | Atle Kvålsvoll | Norway | Z–Tomasso | 28 | 26 | + 32' 03" |
| 6 | François Lemarchand | France | Z–Tomasso | 29 | 104 | + 1h 54' 12" |
| 7 | Robert Millar | Great Britain | Z–Tomasso | 31 | DNF (AB-15) | — |
| 8 | Ronan Pensec | France | Z–Tomasso | 26 | 20 | + 22' 54" |
| 9 | Jérôme Simon | France | Z–Tomasso | 29 | 22 | + 27' 23" |
| 11 | Laurent Fignon | France | Castorama–Raleigh | 29 | DNF (AB-5) | — |
| 12 | Vincent Barteau | France | Castorama–Raleigh | 28 | 133 | + 2h 17' 41" |
| 13 | Christophe Lavainne | France | Castorama–Raleigh | 26 | DNF (AB-14) | — |
| 14 | Luc Leblanc | France | Castorama–Raleigh | 23 | 73 | + 1h 31' 13" |
| 15 | Thierry Marie | France | Castorama–Raleigh | 27 | 121 | + 2h 06' 58" |
| 16 | Fabrice Philipot | France | Castorama–Raleigh | 24 | 14 | + 15' 49" |
| 17 | Bjarne Riis | Denmark | Castorama–Raleigh | 26 | DNF (NP-17) | — |
| 18 | Gérard Rué | France | Castorama–Raleigh | 24 | DNF (AB-10) | — |
| 19 | Pascal Simon | France | Castorama–Raleigh | 33 | 35 | + 45' 47" |
| 21 | Pedro Delgado | Spain | Banesto | 30 | 4 | + 5' 01" |
| 22 | Marino Alonso | Spain | Banesto | 24 | 96 | + 1h 47' 19" |
| 23 | Dominique Arnaud | France | Banesto | 34 | 59 | + 1h 18' 28" |
| 24 | Julián Gorospe | Spain | Banesto | 30 | DNF (AB-11) | — |
| 25 | Miguel Induráin | Spain | Banesto | 25 | 10 | + 12' 47" |
| 26 | Luis Javier Lukin | Spain | Banesto | 26 | DNF (AB-17) | — |
| 27 | Juan Martínez Oliver | Spain | Banesto | 26 | 98 | + 1h 48' 34" |
| 28 | Jesús Rodríguez Magro | Spain | Banesto | 30 | 41 | + 53' 44" |
| 29 | Abelardo Rondón | Colombia | Banesto | 26 | 28 | + 35' 37" |
| 31 | Erik Breukink | Netherlands | PDM–Concorde | 26 | 3 | + 2' 29" |
| 32 | Raúl Alcalá | Mexico | PDM–Concorde | 26 | 8 | + 11' 14" |
| 33 | Uwe Ampler | East Germany | PDM–Concorde | 25 | DNF (AB-13) | — |
| 34 | Rudy Dhaenens | Belgium | PDM–Concorde | 29 | 43 | + 59' 51" |
| 35 | Martin Earley | Ireland | PDM–Concorde | 28 | DNF (AB-11) | — |
| 36 | Gert Jakobs | Netherlands | PDM–Concorde | 26 | 140 | + 2h 24' 04" |
| 37 | Sean Kelly | Ireland | PDM–Concorde | 34 | 30 | + 38' 42" |
| 38 | Uwe Raab | East Germany | PDM–Concorde | 27 | 87 | + 1h 41' 05" |
| 39 | Jos van Aert | Netherlands | PDM–Concorde | 27 | 125 | + 2h 09' 31" |
| 41 | Marino Lejarreta | Spain | ONCE | 33 | 5 | + 5' 05" |
| 42 | Eduardo Chozas | Spain | ONCE | 29 | 6 | + 9' 14" |
| 43 | Herminio Díaz Zabala | Spain | ONCE | 25 | 90 | + 1h 43' 18" |
| 44 | Anselmo Fuerte | Spain | ONCE | 28 | 24 | + 31' 18" |
| 45 | Stephen Hodge | Australia | ONCE | 28 | 34 | + 44' 22" |
| 46 | Miguel Martínez | Spain | ONCE | 23 | 29 | + 38' 39" |
| 47 | Melcior Mauri | Spain | ONCE | 24 | 78 | + 1h 33' 40" |
| 48 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany | Spain | ONCE | 28 | 12 | + 13' 39" |
| 49 | Johnny Weltz | Denmark | ONCE | 28 | DNF (AB-14) | — |
| 51 | Charly Mottet | France | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | 27 | 49 | + 1h 06' 57" |
| 52 | Jean-Claude Bagot | France | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | 32 | 52 | + 1h 10' 21" |
| 53 | Frédéric Brun | France | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | 32 | 91 | + 1h 43' 52" |
| 54 | Éric Caritoux | France | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | 29 | DNF (AB-11) | — |
| 55 | Thierry Claveyrolat | France | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | 31 | 21 | + 23' 33" |
| 56 | Jean-Claude Colotti | France | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | 22 | 50 | + 1h 08' 31" |
| 57 | Thierry Laurent | France | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | 23 | 107 | + 1h 55' 43" |
| 58 | Pascal Lino | France | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | 23 | 23 | + 30' 38" |
| 59 | Michel Vermote | Belgium | RMO–Mavic–Liberia | 27 | 144 | + 2h 32' 12" |
| 61 | Steven Rooks | Netherlands | Panasonic–Sportlife | 29 | 33 | + 42' 09" |
| 62 | Viatcheslav Ekimov | Soviet Union | Panasonic–Sportlife | 24 | 55 | + 1h 14' 32" |
| 63 | Olaf Ludwig | East Germany | Panasonic–Sportlife | 30 | 141 | + 2h 26' 33" |
| 64 | Guy Nulens | Belgium | Panasonic–Sportlife | 32 | 54 | + 1h 10' 53" |
| 65 | Allan Peiper | Australia | Panasonic–Sportlife | 30 | DNF (AB-8) | — |
| 66 | Eddy Planckaert | Belgium | Panasonic–Sportlife | 31 | DNF (AB-9) | — |
| 67 | Marc Sergeant | Belgium | Panasonic–Sportlife | 30 | 62 | + 1h 21' 26" |
| 68 | Eric Van Lancker | Belgium | Panasonic–Sportlife | 29 | 100 | + 1h 50' 11" |
| 69 | Jean-Paul van Poppel | Netherlands | Panasonic–Sportlife | 27 | 146 | + 2h 34' 55" |
| 71 | Gianni Bugno | Italy | Chateau d'Ax | 26 | 7 | + 9' 39" |
| 72 | Giuseppe Calcaterra | Italy | Chateau d'Ax | 25 | 118 | + 2h 04' 51" |
| 73 | Giovanni Fidanza | Italy | Chateau d'Ax | 24 | 147 | + 2h 35' 11" |
| 74 | Roberto Gusmeroli | Italy | Chateau d'Ax | 23 | 76 | + 1h 33' 16" |
| 75 | Mario Kummer | East Germany | Chateau d'Ax | 28 | 88 | + 1h 42' 38" |
| 76 | Tony Rominger | Switzerland | Chateau d'Ax | 29 | 57 | + 1h 15' 51" |
| 77 | Mauro-Antonio Santaromita | Italy | Chateau d'Ax | 25 | 131 | + 2h 14' 45" |
| 78 | Jan Schur | East Germany | Chateau d'Ax | 27 | 105 | + 1h 54' 13" |
| 79 | Alberto Volpi | Italy | Chateau d'Ax | 27 | 74 | + 1h 31' 19" |
| 81 | Andrew Hampsten | United States | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 28 | 11 | + 12' 54" |
| 82 | Norman Alvis | United States | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 26 | 142 | + 2h 26' 41" |
| 83 | Steve Bauer | Canada | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 31 | 27 | + 34' 05" |
| 84 | Andy Bishop | United States | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 25 | 116 | + 2h 03' 10" |
| 85 | Ron Kiefel | United States | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 30 | 83 | + 1h 39' 11" |
| 86 | Dag Otto Lauritzen | Norway | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 33 | 56 | + 1h 15' 25" |
| 87 | Davis Phinney | United States | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 30 | 153 | + 2h 59' 29" |
| 88 | Bob Roll | United States | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 29 | 132 | + 2h 14' 50" |
| 89 | Sean Yates | Great Britain | 7-Eleven–Hoonved | 30 | 119 | + 2h 05' 43" |
| 91 | Marco Giovannetti | Italy | Seur | 28 | DNF (AB-5) | — |
| 92 | Roque de la Cruz | Spain | Seur | 25 | DNF (AB-3) | — |
| 93 | Mathieu Hermans | Netherlands | Seur | 27 | DNF (HD-5) | — |
| 94 | Jean-Pierre Heynderickx | Belgium | Seur | 25 | DNF (AB-11) | — |
| 95 | Pablo Moreno | Spain | Seur | 26 | 124 | + 2h 08' 58" |
| 96 | Álvaro Pino | Spain | Seur | 33 | DNF (AB-8) | — |
| 97 | Vicente Ridaura | Spain | Seur | 26 | 63 | + 1h 21' 38" |
| 98 | José Rodríguez | Spain | Seur | 30 | 92 | + 1h 44' 16" |
| 99 | José Urea | Spain | Seur | 22 | 89 | + 1h 42' 53" |
| 101 | Adri van der Poel | Netherlands | Weinmann–SMM Uster | 31 | 111 | + 1h 58' 31" |
| 102 | Alfred Achermann | Switzerland | Weinmann–SMM Uster | 30 | DNF (AB-11) | — |
| 103 | Carlo Bomans | Belgium | Weinmann–SMM Uster | 27 | 110 | + 1h 58' 24" |
| 104 | Beat Breu | Switzerland | Weinmann–SMM Uster | 32 | 42 | + 59' 13" |
| 105 | Michel Dernies | Belgium | Weinmann–SMM Uster | 29 | 58 | + 1h 17' 44 |
| 106 | Jan Goessens | Belgium | Weinmann–SMM Uster | 27 | 114 | + 2h 01' 19" |
| 107 | Patrick Robeet | Belgium | Weinmann–SMM Uster | 25 | 36 | + 46' 59" |
| 108 | Kurt Steinmann | Switzerland | Weinmann–SMM Uster | 27 | 94 | + 1h 45' 44" |
| 109 | Thomas Wegmüller | Switzerland | Weinmann–SMM Uster | 29 | 112 | + 1h 59' 03" |
| 111 | Pascal Richard | Switzerland | Helvetia–La Suisse | 26 | DNF (AB-14) | — |
| 112 | Gilles Delion | France | Helvetia–La Suisse | 23 | 15 | + 16' 57" |
| 113 | Mauro Gianetti | Switzerland | Helvetia–La Suisse | 26 | 61 | + 1h 21' 06" |
| 114 | Othmar Haefliger | Switzerland | Helvetia–La Suisse | 27 | DNF (AB-13) | — |
| 115 | Jean-Claude Leclercq | France | Helvetia–La Suisse | 27 | 139 | + 2h 23' 36" |
| 116 | Hans-Rudi Maerki | Switzerland | Helvetia–La Suisse | 30 | DNF (AB-19) | — |
| 117 | Henri Manders | Netherlands | Helvetia–La Suisse | 30 | 113 | + 1h 59' 15" |
| 118 | Niki Rüttimann | Switzerland | Helvetia–La Suisse | 27 | DNF (NP-17) | — |
| 119 | Guido Winterberg | Switzerland | Helvetia–La Suisse | 27 | DNF (AB-17) | — |
| 121 | Jean-François Bernard | France | Toshiba | 28 | DNF (AB-11) | — |
| 122 | John Carlsen | Denmark | Toshiba | 28 | DNF (AB-8) | — |
| 123 | Christian Chaubet | France | Toshiba | 28 | 149 | + 2h 43' 40" |
| 124 | Andreas Kappes | West Germany | Toshiba | 24 | 136 | + 2h 20' 55" |
| 125 | Pascal Lance | France | Toshiba | 26 | 51 | + 1h 09' 37" |
| 126 | Roland Le Clerc | France | Toshiba | 27 | 84 | + 1h 39' 28" |
| 127 | Philippe Louviot | France | Toshiba | 26 | 47 | + 1h 03' 18" |
| 128 | Yvon Madiot | France | Toshiba | 28 | DNF (AB-6) | — |
| 129 | Denis Roux | France | Toshiba | 28 | 77 | + 1h 33' 30" |
| 131 | Álvaro Mejía | Colombia | Ryalcao–Postobón | 23 | 48 | + 1h 05' 04" |
| 132 | Juan Carlos Castillo | Colombia | Ryalcao–Postobón | 25 | 79 | + 1h 34' 19" |
| 133 | Omar Hernández | Colombia | Ryalcao–Postobón | 28 | 46 | + 1h 02' 46" |
| 134 | Carlos Jaramillo | Colombia | Ryalcao–Postobón | 29 | 53 | + 1h 10' 47" |
| 135 | Gerardo Moncada | Colombia | Ryalcao–Postobón | 27 | 40 | + 53' 36" |
| 136 | Reynel Montoya | Colombia | Ryalcao–Postobón | 30 | 37 | + 50' 16" |
| 137 | William Palacio | Colombia | Ryalcao–Postobón | 25 | 16 | + 19' 43" |
| 138 | William Pulido | Colombia | Ryalcao–Postobón | 25 | 70 | + 1h 29' 36" |
| 139 | Óscar Vargas | Colombia | Ryalcao–Postobón | 26 | 38 | + 52' 11" |
| 141 | Stephen Roche | Ireland | Histor–Sigma | 30 | 44 | + 1h 00' 07" |
| 142 | Laurent Biondi | France | Histor–Sigma | 30 | 82 | + 1h 35' 49" |
| 143 | Etienne De Wilde | Belgium | Histor–Sigma | 32 | DNF (NP-6) | — |
| 144 | Paul Haghedooren | Belgium | Histor–Sigma | 30 | 106 | + 1h 54' 29" |
| 145 | Brian Holm | Denmark | Histor–Sigma | 27 | 60 | + 1h 20' 54" |
| 146 | Søren Lilholt | Denmark | Histor–Sigma | 24 | 85 | + 1h 40' 11" |
| 147 | Francis Moreau | France | Histor–Sigma | 24 | DNF (HD-11) | — |
| 148 | Wilfried Peeters | Belgium | Histor–Sigma | 25 | 120 | + 2h 05' 43" |
| 149 | Laurent Pillon | France | Histor–Sigma | 26 | 103 | + 1h 53' 58" |
| 151 | Claude Criquielion | Belgium | Lotto–Superclub | 33 | 9 | + 12' 04" |
| 152 | Johan Bruyneel | Belgium | Lotto–Superclub | 25 | 17 | + 20' 24" |
| 153 | Peter De Clercq | Belgium | Lotto–Superclub | 23 | 137 | + 2h 21' 26" |
| 154 | Jos Haex | Belgium | Lotto–Superclub | 30 | 68 | + 1h 25' 04" |
| 155 | Johan Museeuw | Belgium | Lotto–Superclub | 24 | 81 | + 1h 35' 10" |
| 156 | Hendrik Redant | Belgium | Lotto–Superclub | 27 | 150 | + 2h 47' 53" |
| 157 | Peter Roes | Belgium | Lotto–Superclub | 26 | 93 | + 1h 45' 22" |
| 158 | Wim Van Eynde | Belgium | Lotto–Superclub | 29 | 97 | + 1h 47' 48" |
| 159 | Patrick Verschueren | Belgium | Lotto–Superclub | 27 | 129 | + 2h 13' 06" |
| 161 | Phil Anderson | Australia | TVM | 32 | 71 | + 1h 30' 01" |
| 162 | Johan Capiot | Belgium | TVM | 26 | DNF (AB-9) | — |
| 163 | Maarten Ducrot | Netherlands | TVM | 32 | 66 | + 1h 23' 38" |
| 164 | Patrick Jacobs | Belgium | TVM | 27 | DNF (AB-11) | — |
| 165 | Jörg Müller | Switzerland | TVM | 29 | 31 | + 39' 50" |
| 166 | Martin Schalkers | Netherlands | TVM | 28 | 128 | + 2h 12' 32" |
| 167 | Eddy Schurer | Netherlands | TVM | 25 | DNF (AB-10) | — |
| 168 | Jan Siemons | Netherlands | TVM | 26 | 143 | + 2h 27' 30" |
| 169 | Jesper Skibby | Denmark | TVM | 26 | DNF (NP-11) | — |
| 171 | Claudio Chiappucci | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 27 | 2 | + 2' 16" |
| 172 | Guido Bontempi | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 30 | 122 | + 2h 08' 05" |
| 173 | Acácio da Silva | Portugal | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 29 | 108 | + 1h 56' 25" |
| 174 | Massimo Ghirotto | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 29 | 95 | + 1h 46' 57" |
| 175 | Alessandro Giannelli | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 26 | 69 | + 1h 25' 12" |
| 176 | Flavio Giupponi | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 26 | DNF (AB-14) | — |
| 177 | Erich Maechler | Switzerland | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 29 | 130 | + 2h 13' 58" |
| 178 | Giancarlo Perini | Italy | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 30 | 99 | + 1h 49' 17" |
| 179 | Max Sciandri | Great Britain | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 23 | 154 | + 3h 00' 11" |
| 181 | Edwig Van Hooydonck | Belgium | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 23 | 101 | + 1h 53' 05" |
| 182 | Gerrit de Vries | Netherlands | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 23 | 67 | + 1h 23' 54" |
| 183 | Frans Maassen | Netherlands | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 25 | 64 | + 1h 22' 14" |
| 184 | Jelle Nijdam | Netherlands | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 26 | 127 | + 2h 11' 12" |
| 185 | Twan Poels | Netherlands | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 26 | 115 | + 2h 02' 28" |
| 186 | Gerrit Solleveld | Netherlands | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 29 | 117 | + 2h 04' 50" |
| 187 | Patrick Tolhoek | Netherlands | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 25 | 123 | + 2h 08' 10" |
| 188 | Eric Vanderaerden | Belgium | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 28 | DNF (EL-11) | — |
| 189 | Peter Winnen | Netherlands | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | 32 | DNF (AB-11) | — |
| 191 | Moreno Argentin | Italy | Ariostea | 29 | DNF (NP-6) | — |
| 192 | Adriano Baffi | Italy | Ariostea | 27 | 134 | + 2h 18' 39" |
| 193 | Davide Cassani | Italy | Ariostea | 29 | 80 | + 1h 34' 21" |
| 194 | Bruno Cenghialta | Italy | Ariostea | 27 | 102 | + 1h 53' 46" |
| 195 | Roberto Conti | Italy | Ariostea | 25 | 18 | + 20' 43" |
| 196 | Alberto Elli | Italy | Ariostea | 26 | 72 | + 1h 30' 40" |
| 197 | Rodolfo Massi | Italy | Ariostea | 24 | 156 | + 3h 16' 26" |
| 198 | Valerio Piva | Italy | Ariostea | 31 | 109 | + 1h 57' 31" |
| 199 | Marcello Siboni | Italy | Ariostea | 25 | 75 | + 1h 33' 12" |
| 201 | Fabio Parra | Colombia | Kelme–Ibexpress | 30 | 13 | + 14' 35" |
| 202 | Antonio Miguel Díaz | Spain | Kelme–Ibexpress | 21 | 138 | + 2h 22' 37" |
| 203 | Antonio Espejo | Spain | Kelme–Ibexpress | 22 | 155 | + 3h 13' 27" |
| 204 | José Martín Farfán | Colombia | Kelme–Ibexpress | 24 | DNF (AB-8) | — |
| 205 | Mario Lara | Spain | Kelme–Ibexpress | 24 | DNF (HD-7) | — |
| 206 | Néstor Mora | Colombia | Kelme–Ibexpress | 26 | 86 | + 1h 40' 50" |
| 207 | Nelson Rodríguez Serna | Colombia | Kelme–Ibexpress | 24 | 32 | + 39' 56" |
| 208 | Jesus Rosado | Spain | Kelme–Ibexpress | 22 | 152 | + 2h 56' 11" |
| 209 | Ángel Sarrapio | Spain | Kelme–Ibexpress | 31 | 135 | + 2h 20' 22" |
| 211 | Dimitri Konyshev | Soviet Union | Alfa Lum | 24 | 25 | + 31' 21" |
| 212 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Soviet Union | Alfa Lum | 26 | 145 | + 2h 32' 48" |
| 213 | Nikolai Golovatenko | Soviet Union | Alfa Lum | 27 | 151 | + 2h 49' 08" |
| 214 | Ivan Ivanov | Soviet Union | Alfa Lum | 30 | DNF (NP-15) | — |
| 215 | Vasily Zhdanov | Soviet Union | Alfa Lum | 27 | 148 | + 2h 42' 53" |
| 216 | Asiat Saitov | Soviet Union | Alfa Lum | 25 | DNF (AB-15) | — |
| 217 | Alexandre Trubine | Soviet Union | Alfa Lum | 24 | 126 | + 2h 11' 01" |
| 218 | Piotr Ugrumov | Soviet Union | Alfa Lum | 29 | 45 | + 1h 01' 42" |
| 219 | Sergei Uslamin | Soviet Union | Alfa Lum | 27 | DNF (AB-11) | — |

### By team

Z–Tomasso :
| Z–Tomasso No.RiderPos. 1  Greg LeMond (USA) 1 2  Éric Boyer (FRA) 19 3  Bruno Cornillet (FRA) 39 4  Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) 65 5  Atle Kvålsvoll (NOR) 26 6  François Lemarchand (FRA) 104 7  Robert Millar (GBR) AB-15 8  Ronan Pensec (FRA) 20 9  Jérôme Simon (FRA) 22 Directeur sportif: Roger Legeay | Castorama–Raleigh No.RiderPos. 11  Laurent Fignon (FRA) AB-5 12  Vincent Barteau (FRA) 133 13  Christophe Lavainne (FRA) AB-14 14  Luc Leblanc (FRA) 73 15  Thierry Marie (FRA) 121 16  Fabrice Philipot (FRA) 14 17  Bjarne Riis (DEN) NP-17 18  Gérard Rué (FRA) AB-10 19  Pascal Simon (FRA) 35 Directeur sportif: Cyrille Guimard | Banesto No.RiderPos. 21  Pedro Delgado (ESP) 4 22  Marino Alonso (ESP) 96 23  Dominique Arnaud (FRA) 59 24  Julián Gorospe (ESP) AB-11 25  Miguel Induráin (ESP) 10 26  Luis Javier Lukin (ESP) AB-17 27  Juan Martínez Oliver (ESP) 98 28  Jesús Rodríguez Magro (ESP) 41 29  Abelardo Rondón (COL) 28 Directeur sportif: José Miguel Echavarri |
| PDM–Concorde No.RiderPos. 31  Erik Breukink (NED) 3 32  Raúl Alcalá (MEX) 8 33  Uwe Ampler (DDR) AB-13 34  Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) 43 35  Martin Earley (IRL) AB-11 36  Gert Jakobs (NED) 140 37  Sean Kelly (IRL) 30 38  Uwe Raab (DDR) 87 39  Jos van Aert (NED) 125 Directeur sportif: Jan Gijsbers | ONCE No.RiderPos. 41  Marino Lejarreta (ESP) 5 42  Eduardo Chozas (ESP) 6 43  Herminio Díaz Zabala (ESP) 90 44  Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) 24 45  Stephen Hodge (AUS) 34 46  Miguel Martínez (ESP) 29 47  Melcior Mauri (ESP) 78 48  Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) 12 49  Johnny Weltz (DEN) AB-14 Directeur sportif: Manuel Saiz | RMO–Mavic–Liberia No.RiderPos. 51  Charly Mottet (FRA) 49 52  Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA) 52 53  Frédéric Brun (FRA) 91 54  Éric Caritoux (FRA) AB-11 55  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) 21 56  Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) 50 57  Thierry Laurent (FRA) 107 58  Pascal Lino (FRA) 23 59  Michel Vermote (BEL) 144 Directeur sportif: Bernard Vallet |
| Panasonic–Sportlife No.RiderPos. 61  Steven Rooks (NED) 33 62  Viatcheslav Ekimov (URS) 55 63  Olaf Ludwig (DDR) 141 64  Guy Nulens (BEL) 54 65  Allan Peiper (AUS) AB-8 66  Eddy Planckaert (BEL) AB-9 67  Marc Sergeant (BEL) 62 68  Eric Van Lancker (BEL) 100 69  Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) 146 Directeurs sportifs: Walter Planckaert, Peter Post | Chateau d'Ax No.RiderPos. 71  Gianni Bugno (ITA) 7 72  Giuseppe Calcaterra (ITA) 118 73  Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) 147 74  Roberto Gusmeroli (ITA) 76 75  Mario Kummer (DDR) 88 76  Tony Rominger (SUI) 57 77  Mauro-Antonio Santaromita (ITA) 131 78  Jan Schur (DDR) 105 79  Alberto Volpi (ITA) 74 Directeur sportif: Gianluigi Stanga [fr] | 7-Eleven–Hoonved No.RiderPos. 81  Andrew Hampsten (USA) 11 82  Norman Alvis (USA) 142 83  Steve Bauer (CAN) 27 84  Andy Bishop (USA) 116 85  Ron Kiefel (USA) 83 86  Dag Otto Lauritzen (NOR) 56 87  Davis Phinney (USA) 153 88  Bob Roll (USA) 132 89  Sean Yates (GBR) 119 Directeur sportif: Noël Dejonckheere |
| Seur No.RiderPos. 91  Marco Giovannetti (ITA) AB-5 92  Roque de la Cruz (ESP) AB-3 93  Mathieu Hermans (NED) HD-5 94  Jean-Pierre Heynderickx (BEL) AB-11 95  Pablo Moreno (ESP) 124 96  Álvaro Pino (ESP) AB-8 97  Vicente Ridaura (ESP) 63 98  José Rodríguez (ESP) 92 99  José Urea (ESP) 89 Directeur sportif: Maximino Pérez | Weinmann–SMM Uster No.RiderPos. 101  Adri van der Poel (NED) 111 102  Alfred Achermann (SUI) AB-11 103  Carlo Bomans (BEL) 110 104  Beat Breu (SUI) 42 105  Michel Dernies (BEL) 58 106  Jan Goessens (BEL) 114 107  Patrick Robeet (BEL) 36 108  Kurt Steinmann (SUI) 94 109  Thomas Wegmüller (SUI) 112 Directeur sportif: Walter Godefroot | Helvetia–La Suisse No.RiderPos. 111  Pascal Richard (SUI) AB-14 112  Gilles Delion (FRA) 15 113  Mauro Gianetti (SUI) 61 114  Othmar Haefliger (SUI) AB-13 115  Jean-Claude Leclercq (FRA) 139 116  Hans-Rudi Maerki (SUI) AB-19 117  Henri Manders (NED) 113 118  Niki Rüttimann (SUI) NP-17 119  Guido Winterberg (SUI) AB-17 Directeur sportif: Paul Köchli |
| Toshiba No.RiderPos. 121  Jean-François Bernard (FRA) AB-11 122  John Carlsen (DEN) AB-8 123  Christian Chaubet (FRA) 149 124  Andreas Kappes (FRG) 136 125  Pascal Lance (FRA) 51 126  Roland Le Clerc (FRA) 84 127  Philippe Louviot (FRA) 47 128  Yvon Madiot (FRA) AB-6 129  Denis Roux (FRA) 77 Directeur sportif: Yves Hézard | Ryalcao–Postobón No.RiderPos. 131  Álvaro Mejía (COL) 48 132  Juan Carlos Castillo (COL) 79 133  Omar Hernández (COL) 46 134  Carlos Jaramillo (COL) 53 135  Gerardo Moncada (COL) 40 136  Reynel Montoya (COL) 37 137  William Palacio (COL) 16 138  William Pulido (COL) 70 139  Óscar Vargas (COL) 38 Directeur sportif: Raul Mesa | Histor–Sigma No.RiderPos. 141  Stephen Roche (IRL) 44 142  Laurent Biondi (FRA) 82 143  Etienne De Wilde (BEL) NP-6 144  Paul Haghedooren (BEL) 106 145  Brian Holm (DEN) 60 146  Søren Lilholt (DEN) 85 147  Francis Moreau (FRA) HD-11 148  Wilfried Peeters (BEL) 120 149  Laurent Pillon (FRA) 103 Directeur sportif: Willy Teirlinck |
| Lotto–Superclub No.RiderPos. 151  Claude Criquielion (BEL) 9 152  Johan Bruyneel (BEL) 17 153  Peter De Clercq (BEL) 137 154  Jos Haex (BEL) 68 155  Johan Museeuw (BEL) 81 156  Hendrik Redant (BEL) 150 157  Peter Roes (BEL) 93 158  Wim Van Eynde (BEL) 97 159  Patrick Verschueren (BEL) 129 Directeur sportif: Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke | TVM No.RiderPos. 161  Phil Anderson (AUS) 71 162  Johan Capiot (BEL) AB-9 163  Maarten Ducrot (NED) 66 164  Patrick Jacobs (BEL) AB-11 165  Jörg Müller (SUI) 31 166  Martin Schalkers (NED) 128 167  Eddy Schurer (NED) AB-10 168  Jan Siemons (NED) 143 169  Jesper Skibby (DEN) NP-11 Directeur sportif: Cees Priem | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond No.RiderPos. 171  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) 2 172  Guido Bontempi (ITA) 122 173  Acácio da Silva (POR) 108 174  Massimo Ghirotto (ITA) 95 175  Alessandro Giannelli (ITA) 69 176  Flavio Giupponi (ITA) AB-14 177  Erich Maechler (SUI) 130 178  Giancarlo Perini (ITA) 99 179  Max Sciandri (GBR) 154 Directeur sportif: Davide Boifava |
| Buckler–Colnago–Decca No.RiderPos. 181  Edwig Van Hooydonck (BEL) 101 182  Gerrit de Vries (NED) 67 183  Frans Maassen (NED) 64 184  Jelle Nijdam (NED) 127 185  Twan Poels (NED) 115 186  Gerrit Solleveld (NED) 117 187  Patrick Tolhoek (NED) 123 188  Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) EL-11 189  Peter Winnen (NED) AB-11 Directeur sportif: Jan Raas | Ariostea No.RiderPos. 191  Moreno Argentin (ITA) NP-6 192  Adriano Baffi (ITA) 134 193  Davide Cassani (ITA) 80 194  Bruno Cenghialta (ITA) 102 195  Roberto Conti (ITA) 18 196  Alberto Elli (ITA) 72 197  Rodolfo Massi (ITA) 156 198  Valerio Piva (ITA) 109 199  Marcello Siboni (ITA) 75 Directeur sportif: Giancarlo Ferretti | Kelme–Ibexpress No.RiderPos. 201  Fabio Parra (COL) 13 202  Antonio Miguel Díaz (ESP) 138 203  Antonio Espejo (ESP) 155 204  José Martín Farfán (COL) AB-8 205  Mario Lara (ESP) HD-7 206  Néstor Mora (COL) 86 207  Nelson Rodríguez Serna (COL) 32 208  Jesus Rosado (ESP) 152 209  Ángel Sarrapio (ESP) 135 Directeur sportif: Rafael Carrasco [ca] |
| Alfa Lum No.RiderPos. 211  Dimitri Konyshev (URS) 25 212  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (URS) 145 213  Nikolai Golovatenko (URS) 151 214  Ivan Ivanov (URS) NP-15 215  Vasily Zhdanov (URS) 148 216  Asiat Saitov (URS) AB-15 217  Alexandre Troubine (URS) 126 218  Piotr Ugrumov (URS) 45 219  Sergei Uslamin (URS) AB-11 Directeur sportif: Primo Franchini |

### By nationality

The 198 riders that competed in the 1990 Tour de France represented 19 different countries. Riders from eight countries won stages during the race; riders from Italy and Netherlands equally won the largest number of stages.
| Country | No. of riders | Finishers | Stage wins |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | |
| Belgium | 27 | 21 | 2 (Johan Museeuw ×2) |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | |
| Colombia | 14 | 13 | |
| Denmark | 6 | 2 | |
| East Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 (Olaf Ludwig) |
| France | 35 | 28 | 3 (Thierry Marie, Thierry Claveyrolat, Charly Mottet) |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | |
| Italy | 22 | 19 | 5 (Moreno Argentin, Massimo Ghirotto, Gianni Bugno ×2, Guido Bontempi) |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 (Raúl Alcalá) |
| Netherlands | 19 | 16 | 5 (Frans Maassen, Gerrit Solleveld, Jelle Nijdam, Erik Breukink ×2) |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | |
| Soviet Union | 10 | 7 | 1 (Dimitri Konyshev) |
| Spain | 25 | 20 | 3 (Eduardo Chozas, Marino Lejarreta, Miguel Induráin) |
| Switzerland | 13 | 7 | |
| Great Britain | 3 | 2 | |
| United States | 7 | 7 | |
| West Germany | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 198 | 156 | 21 |