# List of teams and cyclists in the 1971 Tour de France

The 1971 Tour de France started with the following 13 teams, each with 10 cyclists:
Eddy Merckx, who had won the 1969 and 1970 Tours, was the big favourite. Pre-race predictions were certain that if he would not become ill or crash, Merckx would be the winner, and were speculating whether he would be able to lead the race from start to end.
With fewer flat stages, fewer time trials and more mountain stages, it was thought that climbers would have an advantage.

## Teams

* Molteni (riders)
* Flandria–Mars (riders)
* Ferretti (riders)
* Sonolor–Lejeune (riders)
* Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson (riders)
* Salvarani (riders)
* Kas–Kaskol (riders)
* Peugeot–BP–Michelin (riders)
* Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber (riders)
* Bic (riders)
* Scic (riders)
* Goudsmit–Hoff (riders)
* Werner (riders)

## Cyclists

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 |
| DNS | Denotes a rider who did not start a stage, followed by the stage before which he withdrew |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish a stage, followed by the stage in which he withdrew |
| HD | Denotes a rider who finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which he did so |
| Age correct as of 26 June 1971, the date on which the Tour began ||

### By starting number

| No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Pos. |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium | Molteni | 1 |
| 2 | Joseph Bruyère | Belgium | Molteni | 60 |
| 3 | Jos Huysmans | Belgium | Molteni | 27 |
| 4 | Frans Mintjens | Belgium | Molteni | 57 |
| 5 | Jozef Spruyt | Belgium | Molteni | 44 |
| 6 | Julien Stevens | Belgium | Molteni | 90 |
| 7 | Roger Swerts | Belgium | Molteni | 35 |
| 8 | Victor Van Schil | Belgium | Molteni | 21 |
| 9 | Herman Van Springel | Belgium | Molteni | 14 |
| 10 | Rini Wagtmans | Netherlands | Molteni | 16 |
| 11 | Erik De Vlaeminck | Belgium | Flandria–Mars | 62 |
| 12 | Roger De Vlaeminck | Belgium | Flandria–Mars | DNF |
| 13 | Edward Janssens | Belgium | Flandria–Mars | 75 |
| 14 | Eric Leman | Belgium | Flandria–Mars | 91 |
| 15 | Marc Lievens | Belgium | Flandria–Mars | DNF |
| 16 | Pieter Nassen | Belgium | Flandria–Mars | 93 |
| 17 | Edy Schütz | Luxembourg | Flandria–Mars | 55 |
| 18 | Tino Tabak | Netherlands | Flandria–Mars | DNF |
| 19 | Willy Van Neste | Belgium | Flandria–Mars | 70 |
| 20 | Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands | Flandria–Mars | 2 |
| 21 | Mario Anni | Italy | Ferretti | DNF |
| 22 | Roberto Ballini | Italy | Ferretti | 92 |
| 23 | Pietro Campagnari | Italy | Ferretti | DNF |
| 24 | Lino Farisato | Italy | Ferretti | DNF |
| 25 | Wilmo Francioni | Italy | Ferretti | 64 |
| 26 | Gösta Pettersson | Sweden | Ferretti | DNF |
| 27 | Tomas Pettersson | Sweden | Ferretti | DNF |
| 28 | Sandro Quintarelli | Italy | Ferretti | 85 |
| 29 | Mauro Simonetti | Italy | Ferretti | 19 |
| 30 | Albert Van Vlierberghe | Belgium | Ferretti | 29 |
| 31 | Lucien Aimar | France | Sonolor–Lejeune | 9 |
| 32 | Gilbert Bellone | France | Sonolor–Lejeune | DNF |
| 33 | José Catieau | France | Sonolor–Lejeune | 43 |
| 34 | Bernard Guyot | France | Sonolor–Lejeune | 28 |
| 35 | Barry Hoban | Great Britain | Sonolor–Lejeune | 40 |
| 36 | Robert Mintkiewicz | France | Sonolor–Lejeune | 84 |
| 37 | Raymond Riotte | France | Sonolor–Lejeune | 34 |
| 38 | Jean-Jacques Sanquer | France | Sonolor–Lejeune | 54 |
| 39 | Willy Teirlinck | Belgium | Sonolor–Lejeune | 74 |
| 40 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium | Sonolor–Lejeune | 3 |
| 41 | Georges Chappe | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 94 |
| 42 | François Coquery | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 56 |
| 43 | Régis Delépine | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | DNF |
| 44 | Jean-Pierre Genet | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 26 |
| 45 | René Grelin | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 81 |
| 46 | Cyrille Guimard | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 7 |
| 47 | Eddy Peelman | Belgium | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 88 |
| 48 | Michel Périn | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 23 |
| 49 | Gerard Vianen | Netherlands | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | DNF |
| 50 | Rolf Wolfshohl | West Germany | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 71 |
| 51 | Ottavio Crepaldi | Italy | Salvarani | 25 |
| 52 | Silvano Davo | Italy | Salvarani | 86 |
| 53 | Tommaso de Pra | Italy | Salvarani | DNF |
| 54 | Ercole Gualazzini | Italy | Salvarani | DNF |
| 55 | Pietro Guerra | Italy | Salvarani | 68 |
| 56 | Virginio Levati | Italy | Salvarani | DNF |
| 57 | Primo Mori | Italy | Salvarani | 12 |
| 58 | Gianni Motta | Italy | Salvarani | DNF |
| 59 | Guido Reybrouck | Belgium | Salvarani | DNF |
| 60 | Georges Vandenberghe | Belgium | Salvarani | 42 |
| 61 | José Manuel Fuente | Spain | Kas–Kaskol | 72 |
| 62 | Francisco Javier Galdeano | Spain | Kas–Kaskol | 73 |
| 63 | Francisco Galdós | Spain | Kas–Kaskol | 11 |
| 64 | Andrés Gandarias | Spain | Kas–Kaskol | DNF |
| 65 | Nemesio Jiménez | Spain | Kas–Kaskol | 61 |
| 66 | Vicente López Carril | Spain | Kas–Kaskol | 10 |
| 67 | Jesús Manzaneque | Spain | Kas–Kaskol | 53 |
| 68 | Gabriel Mascaró Febrer | Spain | Kas–Kaskol | 38 |
| 69 | José Luis Uribezubia | Spain | Kas–Kaskol | 49 |
| 70 | Luis Zubero | Spain | Kas–Kaskol | DNF |
| 71 | Robert Bouloux | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 41 |
| 72 | Ferdinand Bracke | Belgium | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 58 |
| 73 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 18 |
| 74 | Wilfried David | Belgium | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | DNF |
| 75 | Raymond Delisle | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 77 |
| 76 | Jean Dumont | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 20 |
| 77 | Walter Godefroot | Belgium | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | DNF |
| 78 | Pierre Martelozzo | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 89 |
| 79 | Christian Raymond | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 32 |
| 80 | Bernard Thévenet | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 4 |
| 81 | Joaquim Agostinho | Portugal | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | 5 |
| 82 | Jacques Botherel | France | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | DNF |
| 83 | Jean-Claude Daunat | France | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | 46 |
| 84 | Albert Fritz | West Germany | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | DNF |
| 85 | Pierre Ghisellini | France | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | 79 |
| 86 | Mariano Martínez | France | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | 31 |
| 87 | Yves Ravaleu | France | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | 69 |
| 88 | Pierre Rivory | France | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | DNF |
| 89 | Kurt Rub | Switzerland | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | 47 |
| 90 | Jean Vidament | France | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | 51 |
| 91 | Roland Berland | France | Bic | 37 |
| 92 | Francis Ducreux | France | Bic | 36 |
| 93 | Jean-Claude Genty | France | Bic | 39 |
| 94 | Charly Grosskost | France | Bic | 48 |
| 95 | Bernard Labourdette | France | Bic | 8 |
| 96 | Désiré Letort | France | Bic | 17 |
| 97 | Leif Mortensen | Denmark | Bic | 6 |
| 98 | Luis Ocaña | Spain | Bic | DNF |
| 99 | Johny Schleck | Luxembourg | Bic | 22 |
| 100 | Alain Vasseur | France | Bic | 65 |
| 101 | Luciano Armani | Italy | Scic | 66 |
| 102 | Franco Balmamion | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 103 | Attilio Benfatto | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 104 | Davide Boifava | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 105 | Tino Conti | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 106 | Claudio Michelotto | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 107 | Enrico Paolini | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 108 | Adriano Pella | Italy | Scic | 78 |
| 109 | Celestino Vercelli | Italy | Scic | 83 |
| 110 | Paolo Zini | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 111 | Henk Benjamins | Netherlands | Goudsmit–Hoff | 80 |
| 112 | Matthijs de Koning | Netherlands | Goudsmit–Hoff | 76 |
| 113 | Gerard Harings | Netherlands | Goudsmit–Hoff | 82 |
| 114 | Gerben Karstens | Netherlands | Goudsmit–Hoff | 63 |
| 115 | Jan Krekels | Netherlands | Goudsmit–Hoff | 50 |
| 116 | Wim Prinsen | Netherlands | Goudsmit–Hoff | 59 |
| 117 | Cees Rentmeester | Netherlands | Goudsmit–Hoff | DNF |
| 118 | Harry Steevens | Netherlands | Goudsmit–Hoff | DNF |
| 119 | Jos van der Vleuten | Netherlands | Goudsmit–Hoff | 30 |
| 120 | Jan van Katwijk | Netherlands | Goudsmit–Hoff | 87 |
| 121 | Luis Balague | Spain | Werner | 45 |
| 122 | José Casas | Spain | Werner | DNF |
| 123 | Ventura Díaz | Spain | Werner | 33 |
| 124 | José Gómez | Spain | Werner | DNF |
| 125 | José Grande | Spain | Werner | DNF |
| 126 | José Manuel López Rodríguez | Spain | Werner | 52 |
| 127 | Antonio Martos | Spain | Werner | 13 |
| 128 | Luis Santamarina | Spain | Werner | 24 |
| 129 | Agustín Tamames | Spain | Werner | 15 |
| 130 | Francisco Julia | Spain | Werner | 67 |

### By team

Molteni :
| Molteni No.RiderPos. 1  Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1 2  Joseph Bruyère (BEL) 60 3  Jos Huysmans (BEL) 27 4  Frans Mintjens (BEL) 57 5  Jozef Spruyt (BEL) 44 6  Julien Stevens (BEL) 90 7  Roger Swerts (BEL) 35 8  Victor Van Schil (BEL) 21 9  Herman Van Springel (BEL) 14 10  Marinus Wagtmans (NED) 16 Directeur sportif: Guillaume Driessens | Flandria–Mars No.RiderPos. 11  Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 62 12  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) DNF 13  Edward Janssens (BEL) 75 14  Eric Leman (BEL) 91 15  Marc Lievens (BEL) DNF 16  Pieter Nassen (BEL) 93 17  Edy Schütz (LUX) 55 18  Tino Tabak (NED) DNF 19  Willy Van Neste (BEL) 70 20  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) 2 Directeur sportif: Briek Schotte | Ferretti No.RiderPos. 21  Mario Anni (ITA) DNF 22  Roberto Ballini (ITA) 92 23  Pietro Campagnari (ITA) DNF 24  Lino Farisato (ITA) DNF 25  Wilmo Francioni (ITA) 64 26  Gösta Pettersson (SWE) DNF 27  Tomas Pettersson (SWE) DNF 28  Sandro Quitarelli (ITA) 85 29  Mauro Simonetti (ITA) 19 30  Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL) 29 Directeur sportif: Alfredo Martini |
| Sonolor–Lejeune No.RiderPos. 31  Lucien Aimar (FRA) 9 32  Gilbert Bellone (FRA) DNF 33  José Catieau (FRA) 43 34  Bernard Guyot (FRA) 28 35  Barry Hoban (GBR) 40 36  Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) 84 37  Raymond Riotte (FRA) 34 38  Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) 54 39  Willy Teirlinck (BEL) 74 40  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) 3 Directeur sportif: Jean Stablinski | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson No.RiderPos. 41  Georges Chappe (FRA) 94 42  François Cocquery (FRA) 56 43  Régis Delépine (FRA) DNF 44  Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) 26 45  René Grelin (FRA) 81 46  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) 7 47  Eddy Peelman (BEL) 88 48  Michel Périn (FRA) 23 49  Gerard Vianen (NED) DNF 50  Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) 71 Directeur sportif: Louis Caput | Salvarani No.RiderPos. 51  Ottavio Crepaldi (ITA) 25 52  Silvano Davo (ITA) 86 53  Tommaso de Pra (ITA) DNF 54  Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) DNF 55  Pietro Guerra (ITA) 68 56  Virginio Levati (ITA) DNF 57  Primo Mori (ITA) 12 58  Gianni Motta (ITA) DNF 59  Guido Reybrouck (BEL) DNF 60  Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) 42 Directeur sportif: Vittorio Adorni |
| Kas–Kaskol No.RiderPos. 61  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) 72 62  Francisco Javier Galdeano (ESP) 73 63  Francisco Galdós (ESP) 11 64  Andrés Gandarias (ESP) DNF 65  Nemesio Jiménez (ESP) 61 66  Vicente López Carril (ESP) 10 67  Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) 53 68  Gabriel Mascaró Febrer (ESP) 38 69  José Luis Uribezubia (ESP) 49 70  Luis Zubero (ESP) DNF Directeur sportif: Dalmacio Langarica | Peugeot–BP–Michelin No.RiderPos. 71  Robert Bouloux (FRA) 41 72  Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) 58 73  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) 18 74  Wilfried David (BEL) DNF 75  Raymond Delisle (FRA) 77 76  Jean Dumont (FRA) 20 77  Walter Godefroot (BEL) DNF 78  Pierre Martelozzo (FRA) 89 79  Christian Raymond (FRA) 32 80  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) 4 Directeur sportif: Gaston Plaud | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber No.RiderPos. 81  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) 5 82  Jacques Botherel (FRA) DNF 83  Jean-Claude Daunat (FRA) 46 84  Albert Fritz (FRG) DNF 85  Pierre Ghisellini (FRA) 79 86  Mariano Martínez (FRA) 31 87  Yves Ravaleu (FRA) 69 88  Pierre Rivory (FRA) DNF 89  Kurt Rub (SUI) 47 90  Jean Vidament (FRA) 51 Directeur sportif: Raphaël Géminiani |
| Bic No.RiderPos. 91  Roland Berland (FRA) 37 92  Francis Ducreux (FRA) 36 93  Jean-Claude Genty (FRA) 39 94  Charly Grosskost (FRA) 48 95  Bernard Labourdette (FRA) 8 96  Désiré Letort (FRA) 17 97  Leif Mortensen (DEN) 6 98  Luis Ocaña (ESP) DNF 99  Johny Schleck (LUX) 22 100  Alain Vasseur (FRA) 65 Directeur sportif: Maurice De Muer | Scic No.RiderPos. 101  Luciano Armani (ITA) 66 102  Franco Balmamion (ITA) DNF 103  Attilio Benfatto (ITA) DNF 104  Davide Boifava (ITA) DNF 105  Constantino Conti (ITA) DNF 106  Claudio Michelotto (ITA) DNF 107  Enrico Paolini (ITA) DNF 108  Adriano Pella (ITA) 78 109  Celestino Vercelli (ITA) 83 110  Paolo Zini (ITA) DNF Directeur sportif: Eraldo Giganti | Goudsmit–Hoff No.RiderPos. 111  Henk Benjamins (NED) 80 112  Matthijs de Koning (NED) 76 113  Ger Harings (NED) 82 114  Gerben Karstens (NED) 63 115  Jan Krekels (NED) 50 116  Wim Prinsen (NED) 59 117  Cees Rentmeester (NED) DNF 118  Harry Steevens (NED) DNF 119  Jos van der Vleuten (NED) 30 120  Jan van Katwijk (NED) 87 Directeur sportif: Kees Pellenaars |
| Werner No.RiderPos. 121  Luis Balagué (ESP) 45 122  José Casas (ESP) DNF 123  Ventura Díaz (ESP) 33 124  José Gómez Lucas (ESP) DNF 125  José Grande (ESP) DNF 126  José Manuel López Rodríguez (ESP) 52 127  Antonio Martos (ESP) 13 128  Luis Santamarina (ESP) 24 129  Agustín Tamames (ESP) 15 130  Francisco Julia (ESP) 67 Directeur sportif: José Antonio Momeñe |

### By nationality

| Country | No. of riders | Finishers | Stage wins |
| Belgium | 25 | 20 | 9 (Eric Leman ×3, Albert Van Vlierberghe, Eddy Merckx ×4, Herman Van Springel) |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | |
| France | 35 | 31 | 4 (Jean-Pierre Genet, Bernard Thévenet, Bernard Labourdette, Jean-Pierre Danguillaume) |
| West Germany | 2 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy | 25 | 11 | 3 (Pietro Guerra, Mauro Simonetti, Luciano Armani) |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | |
| Netherlands | 14 | 10 | 3 (Gerben Karstens, Rini Wagtmans, Jan Krekels) |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain | 21 | 15 | 4 (Luis Ocaña ×2, José Manuel Fuente ×2) |
| Sweden | 2 | 0 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 130 | 94 | 24 |