# List of teams and cyclists in the 1961 Tour de France

Since Jacques Anquetil had won in 1957, he was unable to repeat it, due to illness, tiredness and struggle within the French team. For the 1961 Tour de France, he asked the team captain Marcel Bidot to make a team that would only ride for him, and Bidot agreed. Anquetil announced before the race that he would take the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification on the first day, and wear it until the end of the race in Paris. Gastone Nencini, who won the previous edition, did not enter in 1961, but Graziano Battistini, his teammate and runner-up of 1960, started the race as leader of the Italian team. If the French team would again have internal struggles, the Italian team could emerge as the winner. The Spanish team had two outsiders, José Pérez Francés and Fernando Manzaneque. The last outsider was Charly Gaul, winner of the 1958 Tour de France, who rode in the mixed Luxembourg-Swiss team. He considered his teammates so weak that he did not seek their help, and rode the race on his own. Raymond Poulidor was convinced by his team manager Antonin Magne that it would be better to skip the Tour, because the national team format would undermine his commercial value.

## Start list
### By team

Italy :
| Italy No.RiderPos. 1  Renzo Accordi (ITA) 43 2  Graziano Battistini (ITA) DNF 3  Guido Boni (ITA) DNF 4  Carlo Brugnami (ITA) DNF 5  Guido Carlesi (ITA) 2 6  Roberto Falaschi (ITA) 50 7  Vito Favero (ITA) DNF 8  Imerio Massignan (ITA) 4 9  Mario Minieri (ITA) 44 10  Armando Pellegrini (ITA) 56 11  Ezio Pizzoglio (ITA) DNF 12  Adriano Zamboni (ITA) 16 | France No.RiderPos. 13  Henry Anglade (FRA) 18 14  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) 1 15  Robert Cazala (FRA) 40 16  André Darrigade (FRA) 32 17  Pierre Everaert (FRA) 68 18  Jean Forestier (FRA) 35 19  René Privat (FRA) DNF 20  Joseph Groussard (FRA) 45 21  François Mahé (FRA) DNF 22  Raymond Mastrotto (FRA) 19 23  Louis Rostollan (FRA) 31 24  Jean Stablinski (FRA) 42 | Belgium No.RiderPos. 25  Jan Adriaensens (BEL) 10 26  Frans Aerenhouts (BEL) 17 27  Jean-Baptiste Claes (BEL) 36 28  Emile Daems (BEL) DNF 29  Jos Hoevenaers (BEL) 11 30  Eddy Pauwels (BEL) 9 31  Jef Planckaert (BEL) 15 32  Louis Proost (BEL) DNF 33  Michel Van Aerde (BEL) 13 34  René Vanderveken (BEL) DNF 35  Martin Van Geneugden (BEL) 61 36  Jozef Vloeberghs (BEL) DNF |
| Spain No.RiderPos. 37  Jaime Alomar (ESP) DNF 38  Antonio Bertrán (ESP) DNF 39  Juan Campillo (ESP) 55 40  José Gómez del Moral (ESP) DNF 41  Vicente Iturat (ESP) 69 42  Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) 6 43  René Marigil (ESP) 62 44  Carmelo Morales Erostarbe (ESP) DNF 45  Luis Otaño (ESP) 38 46  Miguel Pacheco (ESP) DNF 47  José Pérez Francés (ESP) 7 48  Julio San Emeterio (ESP) 49 | Netherlands No.RiderPos. 49  Piet Damen (NED) 51 50  Jo de Haan (NED) DNF 51  Dick Enthoven (NED) DNF 52  Albertus Geldermans (NED) DNF 53  Jaap Kersten (NED) 58 54  Jef Lahaye (NED) DNF 55  Coen Niesten (NED) DNF 56  Piet van Est (NED) DNF 57  Wim van Est (NED) DNF 58  Antoon van der Steen (NED) 64 59  Wout Wagtmans (NED) DNF 60  Jan Westdorp (NED) 66 | Germany No.RiderPos. 61  Josef Borghard (FRG) DNF 62  Manfred Donike (FRG) DNF 63  Friedhelm Fischerkemmer (FRG) DNF 64  Hans Jaroscewicz (FRG) DNF 65  Hans Junkermann (FRG) 5 66  Dieter Kemper (FRG) DNF 67  Helmut Kuckelkorn (FRG) DNF 68  Horst Oldenburg (FRG) DNF 69  Reinhold Pommer (FRG) DNF 70  Dieter Puschel (FRG) 54 71  Siegfried Renz (FRG) DNF 72  Ludwig Troche (FRG) DNF |
| Switzerland/Luxembourg No.RiderPos. 73  Fritz Gallati (SUI) 63 74  Kurt Gimmi (SUI) DNF 75  Rolf Graf (SUI) 60 76  Jean Luisier (SUI) DNF 77  Serge Ruchet (SUI) 67 78  Alfred Rüegg (SUI) 12 79  Raymond Bley (LUX) DNF 80  Aldo Bolzan (LUX) 33 81  Marcel Ernzer (LUX) 37 82  Charly Gaul (LUX) 3 83  Jean-Pierre Sintges (LUX) DNF 84  Roger Thull (LUX) DNF | Great Britain No.RiderPos. 85  Stan Brittain (GBR) DNF 86  Ron Coe (GBR) DNF 87  Vin Denson (GBR) DNF 88  Seamus Elliott (IRL) 47 89  Albert Hitchen (GBR) DNF 90  Ken Laidlaw (GBR) 65 91  Ian Moore (IRL) DNF 92  George O'Brien (GBR) DNF 93  Peter Ryall (GBR) DNF 94  Sean Ryan (GBR) DNF 95  Brian Robinson (GBR) 53 96  Tom Simpson (GBR) DNF | France - Paris/North-East No.RiderPos. 101  Albert Bouvet (FRA) DNF 102  Henri Duez (FRA) DNF 103  Philippe Gaudrillet (FRA) DNF 104  André Geneste (FRA) 72 105  Elio Gerussi (FRA) 26 106  Raymond Hoorelbeke (FRA) 70 107  Stéphane Lach (FRA) 29 108  André Le Dissez (FRA) DNF 109  Jean-Claude Lefebvre (FRA) 71 110  Jean-Claude Sauvage (FRA) DNF 111  Bernard Viot (FRA) 57 112  Joseph Wasko (FRA) 24 |
| France - Centre No.RiderPos. 113  Antoine Abate (FRA) 52 114  Louis Bergaud (FRA) 46 115  Emmanuel Busto (FRA) 48 116  Jean Dotto (FRA) 8 117  Valentin Huot (FRA) 39 118  Camille Le Menn (FRA) DNF 119  Claude Mattio (FRA) 22 120  Jean Milesi (FRA) 34 121  Anatole Novak (FRA) DNF 122  Marcel Rohrbach (FRA) DNF 123  Pierre Ruby (FRA) DNF 124  Gérard Thiélin (FRA) 41 | France - West/South-West No.RiderPos. 125  Pierre Beuffeuil (FRA) 28 126  Edouard Bihouée (FRA) 23 127  André Cloarec (FRA) DNF 128  André Foucher (FRA) 20 129  Jean Gainche (FRA) 14 130  Georges Groussard (FRA) 30 131  Marc Huiart (FRA) DNF 132  Guy Ignolin (FRA) 59 133  Félix Lebuhotel (FRA) DNF 134  Fernand Picot (FRA) 27 135  Marcel Queheille (FRA) 21 136  Joseph Thomin (FRA) 25 |

### 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 | Renzo Accordi | Italy | Italy | 43 |
| 2 | Graziano Battistini | Italy | Italy | DNF |
| 3 | Guido Boni | Italy | Italy | DNF |
| 4 | Carlo Brugnami | Italy | Italy | DNF |
| 5 | Guido Carlesi | Italy | Italy | 2 |
| 6 | Roberto Falaschi | Italy | Italy | 50 |
| 7 | Vito Favero | Italy | Italy | DNF |
| 8 | Imerio Massignan | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| 9 | Mario Minieri | Italy | Italy | 44 |
| 10 | Armando Pellegrini | Italy | Italy | 56 |
| 11 | Ezio Pizzoglio | Italy | Italy | DNF |
| 12 | Adriano Zamboni | Italy | Italy | 16 |
| 13 | Henry Anglade | France | France | 18 |
| 14 | Jacques Anquetil | France | France | 1 |
| 15 | Robert Cazala | France | France | 40 |
| 16 | André Darrigade | France | France | 32 |
| 17 | Pierre Everaert | France | France | 68 |
| 18 | Jean Forestier | France | France | 35 |
| 19 | René Privat | France | France | DNF |
| 20 | Joseph Groussard | France | France | 45 |
| 21 | François Mahé | France | France | DNF |
| 22 | Raymond Mastrotto | France | France | 19 |
| 23 | Louis Rostollan | France | France | 31 |
| 24 | Jean Stablinski | France | France | 42 |
| 25 | Jan Adriaensens | Belgium | Belgium | 10 |
| 26 | Frans Aerenhouts | Belgium | Belgium | 17 |
| 27 | Jean-Baptiste Claes | Belgium | Belgium | 36 |
| 28 | Emile Daems | Belgium | Belgium | DNF |
| 29 | Jos Hoevenaers | Belgium | Belgium | 11 |
| 30 | Eddy Pauwels | Belgium | Belgium | 9 |
| 31 | Jef Planckaert | Belgium | Belgium | 15 |
| 32 | Louis Proost | Belgium | Belgium | DNF |
| 33 | Michel Van Aerde | Belgium | Belgium | 13 |
| 34 | René Vanderveken | Belgium | Belgium | DNF |
| 35 | Martin Van Geneugden | Belgium | Belgium | 61 |
| 36 | Joseph Vloeberghs | Belgium | Belgium | DNF |
| 37 | Jaime Alomar | Spain | Spain | DNF |
| 38 | Antonio Bertrán | Spain | Spain | DNF |
| 39 | Juan Campillo | Spain | Spain | 55 |
| 40 | José Gómez del Moral | Spain | Spain | DNF |
| 41 | Vicente Iturat | Spain | Spain | 69 |
| 42 | Fernando Manzaneque | Spain | Spain | 6 |
| 43 | René Marigil | Spain | Spain | 62 |
| 44 | Carmelo Morales Erostarbe | Spain | Spain | DNF |
| 45 | Luis Otaño | Spain | Spain | 38 |
| 46 | Miguel Pacheco | Spain | Spain | DNF |
| 47 | José Pérez Francés | Spain | Spain | 7 |
| 48 | Julio San Emeterio | Spain | Spain | 49 |
| 49 | Piet Damen | Netherlands | Netherlands | 51 |
| 50 | Jo de Haan | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
| 51 | Dick Enthoven | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
| 52 | Albertus Geldermans | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
| 53 | Jaap Kersten | Netherlands | Netherlands | 58 |
| 54 | Jef Lahaye | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
| 55 | Coen Niesten | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
| 56 | Piet van Est | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
| 57 | Wim van Est | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
| 58 | Antoon van der Steen | Netherlands | Netherlands | 64 |
| 59 | Wout Wagtmans | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
| 60 | Jan Westdorp | Netherlands | Netherlands | 66 |
| 61 | Josef Borghard | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
| 62 | Manfred Donike | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
| 63 | Friedhelm Fischerkeller | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
| 64 | Hans Jaroscewicz | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
| 65 | Hans Junkermann | West Germany | Germany | 5 |
| 66 | Dieter Kemper | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
| 67 | Helmut Kuckelkorn | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
| 68 | Horst Oldenburg | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
| 69 | Reinhold Pommer | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
| 70 | Dieter Puschel | West Germany | Germany | 54 |
| 71 | Siegfried Renz | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
| 72 | Ludwig Troche | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
| 73 | Fritz Gallati | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | 63 |
| 74 | Kurt Gimmi | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
| 75 | Rolf Graf | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | 60 |
| 76 | Jean Luisier | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
| 77 | Serge Ruchet | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | 67 |
| 78 | Alfred Rüegg | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | 12 |
| 79 | Raymond Bley | Luxembourg | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
| 80 | Aldo Bolzan | Luxembourg | Switzerland/Luxembourg | 33 |
| 81 | Marcel Ernzer | Luxembourg | Switzerland/Luxembourg | 37 |
| 82 | Charly Gaul | Luxembourg | Switzerland/Luxembourg | 3 |
| 83 | Jean-Pierre Sintges | Luxembourg | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
| 84 | Roger Thull | Luxembourg | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
| 85 | Stan Brittain | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
| 86 | Ron Coe | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
| 87 | Vin Denson | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
| 88 | Seamus Elliott | Ireland | Great Britain | 47 |
| 89 | Albert Hitchen | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
| 90 | Ken Laidlaw | Great Britain | Great Britain | 65 |
| 91 | Ian Moore | Ireland | Great Britain | DNF |
| 92 | George O'Brien | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
| 93 | Peter Ryalls | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
| 94 | Sean Ryan | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
| 95 | Brian Robinson | Great Britain | Great Britain | 53 |
| 96 | Tom Simpson | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
| 101 | Albert Bouvet | France | France - Paris/North-East | DNF |
| 102 | Henri Duez | France | France - Paris/North-East | DNF |
| 103 | Philippe Gaudrillet | France | France - Paris/North-East | DNF |
| 104 | André Geneste | France | France - Paris/North-East | 72 |
| 105 | Elio Gerussi | France | France - Paris/North-East | 26 |
| 106 | Raymond Hoorelbeke | France | France - Paris/North-East | 70 |
| 107 | Stéphane Lach | France | France - Paris/North-East | 29 |
| 108 | André Le Dissez | France | France - Paris/North-East | DNF |
| 109 | Jean-Claude Lefebvre | France | France - Paris/North-East | 71 |
| 110 | Claude Sauvage | France | France - Paris/North-East | DNF |
| 111 | Bernard Viot | France | France - Paris/North-East | 57 |
| 112 | Joseph Wasko | France | France - Paris/North-East | 24 |
| 113 | Antoine Abate | France | France - Centre | 52 |
| 114 | Louis Bergaud | France | France - Centre | 46 |
| 115 | Emmanuel Busto | France | France - Centre | 48 |
| 116 | Jean Dotto | France | France - Centre | 8 |
| 117 | Valentin Huot | France | France - Centre | 39 |
| 118 | Camille Le Menn | France | France - Centre | DNF |
| 119 | Claude Mattio | France | France - Centre | 22 |
| 120 | Jean Milesi | France | France - Centre | 34 |
| 121 | Anatole Novak | France | France - Centre | DNF |
| 122 | Marcel Rohrbach | France | France - Centre | DNF |
| 123 | Pierre Ruby | France | France - Centre | DNF |
| 124 | Gérard Thiélin | France | France - Centre | 41 |
| 125 | Pierre Beuffeuil | France | France - West/South-West | 28 |
| 126 | Edouard Bihouée | France | France - West/South-West | 23 |
| 127 | André Cloarec | France | France - West/South-West | DNF |
| 128 | André Foucher | France | France - West/South-West | 20 |
| 129 | Jean Gainche | France | France - West/South-West | 14 |
| 130 | Georges Groussard | France | France - West/South-West | 30 |
| 131 | Marc Huiart | France | France - West/South-West | DNF |
| 132 | Guy Ignolin | France | France - West/South-West | 59 |
| 133 | Félix Lebuhotel | France | France - West/South-West | DNF |
| 134 | Fernand Picot | France | France - West/South-West | 27 |
| 135 | Marcel Queheille | France | France - West/South-West | 21 |
| 136 | Joseph Thomin | France | France - West/South-West | 25 |