# List of teams and cyclists in the 1985 Tour de France

The 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Plumelec on 28 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 21 July. The Tour organisation invited 21 teams to the Tour, with 10 cyclists each. Three teams withdrew prior to starting. Finally 18 teams started, setting a new record of 180 riders.

## Teams

* Renault–Elf
* La Vie Claire
* Peugeot–Shell–Michelin
* Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko
* Reynolds
* Fagor
* Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair
* Panasonic–Raleigh
* Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic
* Carrera–Inoxpran
* La Redoute
* Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko
* Zor–Gemeaz Cusin
* Lotto
* Verandalux–Dries–Nissan
* Seat–Orbea
* Santini
* Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF

## 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 |
| | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the intermediate sprints classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the combination 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 28 June 1985, the date on which the Tour began ||

### By starting number

| No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Age | Pos. | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Chevallier | France | Renault–Elf | 24 | 57 | + 1h 15' 19" |
| 2 | Dominique Gaigne | France | Renault–Elf | 23 | 116 | + 2h 23' 23" |
| 3 | Martial Gayant | France | Renault–Elf | 22 | DNF (HD-15) | — |
| 4 | Christophe Lavainne | France | Renault–Elf | 21 | DNF (HD-15) | — |
| 5 | Marc Madiot | France | Renault–Elf | 26 | 26 | + 33' 58" |
| 6 | Yvon Madiot | France | Renault–Elf | 23 | 72 | + 1h 35' 55" |
| 7 | Thierry Marie | France | Renault–Elf | 22 | 67 | + 1h 27' 50" |
| 8 | Charly Mottet | France | Renault–Elf | 22 | 36 | + 42' 57" |
| 9 | Pascal Poisson | France | Renault–Elf | 26 | 42 | + 53' 41" |
| 10 | Denis Roux | France | Renault–Elf | 23 | 56 | + 1h 14' 26" |
| 11 | Bernard Hinault | France | La Vie Claire | 30 | 1 | 113h 24' 23" |
| 12 | Kim Andersen | Denmark | La Vie Claire | 26 | 47 | + 1h 00' 32" |
| 13 | Dominique Arnaud | France | La Vie Claire | 29 | 22 | + 26' 28" |
| 14 | Steve Bauer | Canada | La Vie Claire | 26 | 10 | + 14' 57" |
| 15 | Marc Gomez | France | La Vie Claire | 30 | 99 | + 2h 07' 06" |
| 16 | Christian Jourdan | France | La Vie Claire | 30 | 71 | + 1h 34' 31" |
| 17 | Greg LeMond | United States | La Vie Claire | 24 | 2 | + 1' 42" |
| 18 | Niki Rüttimann | Switzerland | La Vie Claire | 22 | 13 | + 16' 02" |
| 19 | Bernard Vallet | France | La Vie Claire | 31 | 46 | + 59' 50" |
| 20 | Alain Vigneron | France | La Vie Claire | 30 | 44 | + 55' 45" |
| 21 | Robert Millar | Great Britain | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 26 | 11 | + 15' 10" |
| 22 | Frédéric Brun | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 27 | 134 | + 3h 01' 30" |
| 23 | Francis Castaing | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 26 | 132 | + 2h 57' 08" |
| 24 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 30 | 61 | + 1h 20' 56" |
| 25 | Robert Forest | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 23 | 16 | + 17' 45" |
| 26 | Yvan Frebert | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 24 | 68 | + 1h 30' 51" |
| 27 | Hubert Linard | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 32 | 98 | + 2h 06' 57" |
| 28 | Allan Peiper | Australia | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 25 | 86 | + 1h 56' 54" |
| 29 | Pascal Simon | France | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 28 | 20 | + 23' 30" |
| 30 | Sean Yates | Great Britain | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 25 | 122 | + 2h 37' 36" |
| 31 | Sean Kelly | Ireland | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 29 | 4 | + 6' 26" |
| 32 | René Bittinger | France | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 30 | 77 | + 1h 40' 32" |
| 33 | Éric Caritoux | France | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 24 | 34 | + 41' 53" |
| 34 | Guy Gallopin | France | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 29 | 102 | + 2h 09' 23" |
| 35 | Dominique Garde | France | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 26 | 35 | + 42' 26" |
| 36 | Gilles Mas | France | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 24 | 37 | + 45' 10" |
| 37 | Joël Pelier | France | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 23 | 78 | + 1h 43' 33" |
| 38 | Philippe Poissonnier | France | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 34 | 90 | + 2h 00' 50" |
| 39 | Jacques van Meer | Netherlands | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 27 | 55 | + 1h 12' 41" |
| 40 | Frédéric Vichot | France | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 26 | 31 | + 40' 02" |
| 41 | Enrique Aja | Spain | Reynolds | 25 | 62 | + 1h 24' 23" |
| 42 | Eduardo Chozas | Spain | Reynolds | 24 | 9 | + 13' 56" |
| 43 | Iñaki Gastón | Spain | Reynolds | 22 | 38 | + 45' 53" |
| 44 | Eduardo González Salvador | Spain | Reynolds | 25 | DNF (HD-12) | — |
| 45 | Carlos Hernández Bailo | Spain | Reynolds | 26 | 76 | + 1h 40' 27" |
| 46 | Jesus Hernández | Spain | Reynolds | 25 | 85 | + 1h 54' 13" |
| 47 | Miguel Indurain | Spain | Reynolds | 20 | DNF (AB-4) | — |
| 48 | José Luis Laguía | Spain | Reynolds | 25 | DNF (AB-9) | — |
| 49 | Francisco Navarro Fuster | Spain | Reynolds | 22 | DNF (HD-4) | — |
| 50 | Celestino Prieto | Spain | Reynolds | 24 | 17 | + 19' 48" |
| 51 | Pedro Muñoz | Spain | Fagor | 26 | DNF (AB-15) | — |
| 52 | Jean-Claude Bagot | France | Fagor | 27 | 65 | + 1h 25' 37" |
| 53 | Pierre Bazzo | France | Fagor | 31 | 21 | + 23' 36" |
| 54 | Jean-René Bernaudeau | France | Fagor | 28 | DNF (AB-12) | — |
| 55 | Michel Bibollet | France | Fagor | 22 | 133 | + 3h 00' 29" |
| 56 | Alfons De Wolf | Belgium | Fagor | 29 | DNF (HD-P) | — |
| 57 | Martin Earley | Ireland | Fagor | 23 | 60 | + 1h 20' 36" |
| 58 | Nico Emonds | Belgium | Fagor | 24 | DNF (AB-15) | — |
| 59 | Philippe Lauraire | France | Fagor | 23 | 138 | + 3h 15' 00" |
| 60 | François Lemarchand | France | Fagor | 24 | 81 | + 1h 50' 40" |
| 61 | Claude Criquielion | Belgium | Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair | 28 | 18 | + 21' 12" |
| 62 | Laurent Biondi | France | Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair | 25 | 53 | + 1h 08' 37" |
| 63 | Hendrik Devos | Belgium | Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair | 29 | 58 | + 1h 16' 32" |
| 64 | Rudy Dhaenens | Belgium | Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair | 24 | 101 | + 2h 09' 23" |
| 65 | Rudy Matthijs | Belgium | Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair | 26 | 135 | + 3h 03' 13" |
| 66 | Rudy Rogiers | Belgium | Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair | 24 | 70 | + 1h 33' 38" |
| 67 | Dietrich Thurau | West Germany | Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair | 30 | DNF (EL-10) | — |
| 68 | Patrick Toelen | Belgium | Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair | 22 | 108 | + 2h 12' 21" |
| 69 | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande | Belgium | Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair | 29 | 40 | + 48' 36" |
| 70 | Jean-Marie Wampers | Belgium | Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair | 26 | 117 | + 2h 24' 59" |
| 71 | Phil Anderson | Australia | Panasonic–Raleigh | 27 | 5 | + 7' 44" |
| 72 | Ludo De Keulenaer | Belgium | Panasonic–Raleigh | 25 | 126 | + 2h 39' 52" |
| 73 | Theo de Rooij | Netherlands | Panasonic–Raleigh | 28 | 80 | + 1h 48' 22" |
| 74 | Johan Lammerts | Netherlands | Panasonic–Raleigh | 24 | 75 | + 1h 40' 12" |
| 75 | Henk Lubberding | Netherlands | Panasonic–Raleigh | 31 | 82 | + 1h 51' 48" |
| 76 | Guy Nulens | Belgium | Panasonic–Raleigh | 27 | 113 | + 2h 19' 40" |
| 77 | Steven Rooks | Netherlands | Panasonic–Raleigh | 24 | 25 | + 33' 21" |
| 78 | Eric Vanderaerden | Belgium | Panasonic–Raleigh | 23 | 87 | + 1h 58' 36" |
| 79 | Gerard Veldscholten | Netherlands | Panasonic–Raleigh | 25 | 28 | + 35' 44" |
| 80 | Peter Winnen | Netherlands | Panasonic–Raleigh | 27 | 15 | + 17' 35" |
| 81 | Luis Herrera | Colombia | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | 24 | 7 | + 12' 53" |
| 82 | Rafaël Antonio Acevedo | Colombia | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | 31 | 43 | + 54' 12" |
| 83 | José Antonio Agudelo Gómez | Colombia | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | 25 | DNF (HD-8) | — |
| 84 | Rogelio Arango | Colombia | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | 26 | DNF (AB-5) | — |
| 85 | Carlos Jaramillo | Colombia | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | 24 | 73 | + 1h 38' 52" |
| 86 | Herman Loaiza | Colombia | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | 29 | 66 | + 1h 26' 42" |
| 87 | Reynel Montoya | Colombia | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | 25 | 41 | + 48' 46" |
| 88 | Néstor Mora | Colombia | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | 21 | 118 | + 2h 28' 21" |
| 89 | Fabio Parra | Colombia | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | 25 | 8 | + 13' 35" |
| 90 | Pablo Wilches | Colombia | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | 29 | DNF (AB-12) | — |
| 91 | Roberto Visentini | Italy | Carrera–Inoxpran | 28 | 49 | + 1h 03' 08" |
| 92 | Guido Bontempi | Italy | Carrera–Inoxpran | 25 | 112 | + 2h 17' 15" |
| 93 | Beat Breu | Switzerland | Carrera–Inoxpran | 27 | 23 | + 29' 42" |
| 94 | Czesław Lang | Poland | Carrera–Inoxpran | 30 | 89 | + 2h 00' 49" |
| 95 | Bruno Leali | Italy | Carrera–Inoxpran | 27 | DNF (AB-16) | — |
| 96 | Erich Maechler | Switzerland | Carrera–Inoxpran | 24 | 114 | + 2h 20' 15" |
| 97 | Stefan Mutter | Switzerland | Carrera–Inoxpran | 28 | DNF (AB-20) | — |
| 98 | Jørgen Pedersen | Denmark | Carrera–Inoxpran | 25 | 50 | + 1h 05' 42" |
| 99 | Giancarlo Perini | Italy | Carrera–Inoxpran | 25 | 105 | + 2h 10' 40" |
| 100 | Glauco Santoni | Italy | Carrera–Inoxpran | 33 | DNF (AB-5) | — |
| 101 | Stephen Roche | Ireland | La Redoute | 25 | 3 | + 4' 29" |
| 102 | Alain Bondue | France | La Redoute | 26 | 121 | + 2h 37' 06" |
| 103 | Thierry Claveyrolat | France | La Redoute | 26 | 29 | + 39' 16" |
| 104 | Jean-Louis Gauthier | France | La Redoute | 29 | 69 | + 1h 31' 08" |
| 105 | Pierre Le Bigaut | France | La Redoute | 25 | 92 | + 2h 01' 53" |
| 106 | Paul Sherwen | Great Britain | La Redoute | 29 | 141 | + 3h 28' 13" |
| 107 | Jérôme Simon | France | La Redoute | 24 | 24 | + 32' 52" |
| 108 | Régis Simon | France | La Redoute | 27 | 100 | + 2h 09' 03" |
| 109 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke | Belgium | La Redoute | 30 | DNF (NP-7) | — |
| 110 | Ferdi Van Den Haute | Belgium | La Redoute | 32 | 119 | + 2h 28' 54" |
| 111 | Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko | 38 | 12 | + 15' 24" |
| 112 | Maarten Ducrot | Netherlands | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko | 27 | 84 | + 1h 53' 57" |
| 113 | Henri Manders | Netherlands | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko | 25 | 91 | + 2h 01' 41" |
| 114 | Jelle Nijdam | Netherlands | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko | 21 | 115 | + 2h 21' 39" |
| 115 | Ludo Peeters | Belgium | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko | 31 | 48 | + 1h 01' 55" |
| 116 | Doug Shapiro | United States | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko | 25 | 74 | + 1h 39' 34" |
| 117 | Gerrit Solleveld | Netherlands | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko | 24 | 110 | + 2h 12' 32" |
| 118 | Adri van der Poel | Netherlands | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko | 26 | 51 | + 1h 07' 29" |
| 119 | Leo van Vliet | Netherlands | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko | 29 | 79 | + 1h 44' 10" |
| 120 | Ad Wijnands | Netherlands | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko | 26 | 106 | + 2h 11' 08" |
| 121 | Ángel Arroyo | Spain | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 28 | DNF (AB-1) | — |
| 122 | Marc Durant | France | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 30 | 64 | + 1h 25' 07" |
| 123 | Juan Fernández Martín | Spain | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 28 | DNF (NP-14) | — |
| 124 | Anselmo Fuerte | Spain | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 23 | 109 | + 2h 12' 22" |
| 125 | Jesús Ibáñez | Spain | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 25 | DNF (AB-10) | — |
| 126 | Peter Pieters | Netherlands | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 23 | 140 | + 3h 25' 44" |
| 127 | Álvaro Pino | Spain | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 28 | 19 | + 21' 35" |
| 128 | Francisco Rodríguez Maldonado | Colombia | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 25 | DNF (AB-6) | — |
| 129 | Jesús Rodríguez Magro | Spain | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 25 | 30 | + 39' 38" |
| 130 | Faustino Rupérez | Spain | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 28 | 39 | + 46' 12" |
| 131 | Jozef Lieckens | Belgium | Lotto | 26 | 130 | + 2h 48' 15" |
| 132 | Jan Baeyens | Belgium | Lotto | 28 | 136 | + 3h 09' 36" |
| 133 | Michel Dernies | Belgium | Lotto | 24 | 96 | + 2h 05' 54" |
| 134 | Yves Godimus | Belgium | Lotto | 25 | DNF (NP-8) | — |
| 135 | Paul Haghedooren | Belgium | Lotto | 25 | 33 | + 40' 37" |
| 136 | Eric McKenzie | New Zealand | Lotto | 26 | 127 | + 2h 40' 41" |
| 137 | Patrick Onnockx | Belgium | Lotto | 25 | 142 | + 3h 29' 25" |
| 138 | Eddy Schepers | Belgium | Lotto | 29 | 14 | + 16' 13" |
| 139 | Marc Sergeant | Belgium | Lotto | 25 | 59 | + 1h 19' 10" |
| 140 | Wim Van Eynde | Belgium | Lotto | 24 | 93 | + 2h 01' 55" |
| 141 | Hennie Kuiper | Netherlands | Verandalux–Dries–Nissan | 36 | DNF (NP-15) | — |
| 142 | Jan Bogaert | Belgium | Verandalux–Dries–Nissan | 27 | 137 | + 3h 11' 35" |
| 143 | Étienne De Beule | Belgium | Verandalux–Dries–Nissan | 31 | 131 | + 2h 51' 18" |
| 144 | Dirk Demol | Belgium | Verandalux–Dries–Nissan | 25 | DNF (AB-15) | — |
| 145 | Jos Jacobs | Belgium | Verandalux–Dries–Nissan | 32 | 124 | + 2h 38' 54" |
| 146 | Louis Luyten | Belgium | Verandalux–Dries–Nissan | 30 | DNF (AB-16) | — |
| 147 | Adri van Houwelingen | Netherlands | Verandalux–Dries–Nissan | 31 | 88 | + 1h 59' 32" |
| 148 | Jan van Houwelingen | Netherlands | Verandalux–Dries–Nissan | 30 | 104 | + 2h 10' 30" |
| 149 | Teun van Vliet | Netherlands | Verandalux–Dries–Nissan | 23 | DNF (AB-16) | — |
| 150 | Gery Verlinden | Belgium | Verandalux–Dries–Nissan | 31 | DNF (AB-6) | — |
| 151 | Pedro Delgado | Spain | Seat–Orbea | 25 | 6 | + 11' 53" |
| 152 | José Del Ramo Nunez | Spain | Seat–Orbea | 25 | 125 | + 2h 39' 40" |
| 153 | Anastasio Greciano | Spain | Seat–Orbea | 33 | 83 | + 1h 53' 27" |
| 154 | Jeronimo Ibañez Escribano | Spain | Seat–Orbea | 28 | DNF (AB-9) | — |
| 155 | Jokin Mújika | Spain | Seat–Orbea | 22 | 45 | + 55' 54" |
| 156 | Imanol Murga | Spain | Seat–Orbea | 27 | 94 | + 2h 02' 13" |
| 157 | Luis Vicente Otin | Spain | Seat–Orbea | 26 | 107 | + 2h 12' 00" |
| 158 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany | Spain | Seat–Orbea | 23 | 54 | + 1h 12' 06" |
| 159 | José Salvador Sanchis | Spain | Seat–Orbea | 22 | 128 | + 2h 41' 38" |
| 160 | Ricardo Zúñiga Carrasco | Spain | Seat–Orbea | 27 | DNF (AB-9) | — |
| 161 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium | Santini | 38 | 27 | + 34' 16" |
| 162 | Roberto Bressan | Italy | Santini | 25 | 143 | + 3h 45' 20" |
| 163 | Daniele Caroli | Italy | Santini | 26 | DNF (AB-16) | — |
| 164 | Davide Cassani | Italy | Santini | 24 | DNF (AB-16) | — |
| 165 | Claudio Cerri | Italy | Santini | 25 | DNF (AB-4) | — |
| 166 | Claudio Fasolo | Italy | Santini | 25 | 97 | + 2h 05' 55" |
| 167 | Elio Festa | Italy | Santini | 24 | 95 | + 2h 02' 21" |
| 168 | Patrizio Gambirasio | Italy | Santini | 24 | DNF (AB-17) | — |
| 169 | Giuliano Pavanello | Italy | Santini | 23 | 139 | + 3h 16' 40" |
| 170 | Manrico Ronchiato | Italy | Santini | 24 | 144 | + 4h 13' 48" |
| 171 | Paul Wellens | Belgium | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF | 33 | 32 | + 40' 20" |
| 172 | André Lurquin | Belgium | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF | 23 | 123 | + 2h 38' 04" |
| 173 | Stefan Morjean | Belgium | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF | 25 | DNF (AB-6) | — |
| 174 | Rudy Patry | Belgium | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF | 23 | 111 | + 2h 16' 46" |
| 175 | Noël Segers | Belgium | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF | 25 | 120 | + 2h 36' 25" |
| 176 | Benny Van Brabant | Belgium | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF | 26 | 129 | + 2h 48' 15" |
| 177 | Luc Wallays | Belgium | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF | 23 | DNF (NP-6) | — |
| 178 | Jan Wijnants | Belgium | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF | 26 | 52 | + 1h 08' 23" |
| 179 | Ludwig Wijnants | Belgium | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF | 28 | 63 | + 1h 24' 36" |
| 180 | Aloïs Wouters | Belgium | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF | 22 | 103 | + 2h 09' 36" |

### By team

Renault–Elf :
| Renault–Elf No.RiderPos. 1  Philippe Chevallier (FRA) 57 2  Dominique Gaigne (FRA) 116 3  Martial Gayant (FRA) HD-15 4  Christophe Lavainne (FRA) HD-15 5  Marc Madiot (FRA) 26 6  Yvon Madiot (FRA) 72 7  Thierry Marie (FRA) 67 8  Charly Mottet (FRA) 36 9  Pascal Poisson (FRA) 42 10  Denis Roux (FRA) 56 | La Vie Claire No.RiderPos. 11  Bernard Hinault (FRA) 1 12  Kim Andersen (DEN) 47 13  Dominique Arnaud (FRA) 22 14  Steve Bauer (CAN) 10 15  Marc Gomez (FRA) 99 16  Christian Jourdan (FRA) 71 17  Greg LeMond (USA) 2 18  Niki Rüttimann (SUI) 13 19  Bernard Vallet (FRA) 46 20  Alain Vigneron (FRA) 44 | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin No.RiderPos. 21  Robert Millar (GBR) 11 22  Frédéric Brun (FRA) 134 23  Francis Castaing (FRA) 132 24  Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) 61 25  Robert Forest (FRA) 16 26  Yvan Frebert (FRA) 68 27  Hubert Linard (FRA) 98 28  Allan Peiper (AUS) 86 29  Pascal Simon (FRA) 20 30  Sean Yates (GBR) 122 |
| Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko No.RiderPos. 31  Sean Kelly (IRL) 4 32  René Bittinger (FRA) 77 33  Éric Caritoux (FRA) 34 34  Guy Gallopin (FRA) 102 35  Dominique Garde (FRA) 35 36  Gilles Mas (FRA) 37 37  Joël Pelier (FRA) 78 38  Philippe Poissonnier (FRA) 90 39  Jacques van Meer (NED) 55 40  Frédéric Vichot (FRA) 31 | Reynolds No.RiderPos. 41  Enrique Aja (ESP) 62 42  Eduardo Chozas (ESP) 9 43  Iñaki Gastón (ESP) 38 44  Eduardo González Salvador (ESP) HD-12 45  Carlos Hernández Bailo (ESP) 76 46  Jesus Hernández (ESP) 85 47  Miguel Indurain (ESP) AB-4 48  Jose-Luis Laguia (ESP) AB-9 49  Francisco Navarro Fuster (ESP) HD-4 50  Celestino Prieto (ESP) 17 | Fagor No.RiderPos. 51  Pedro Muñoz (ESP) AB-15 52  Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA) 65 53  Pierre Bazzo (FRA) 21 54  Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) AB-12 55  Michel Bibollet (FRA) 133 56  Alfons De Wolf (BEL) HD-P 57  Martin Earley (IRL) 60 58  Nico Emonds (BEL) AB-15 59  Philippe Lauraire (FRA) 138 60  François Lemarchand (FRA) 81 |
| Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair No.RiderPos. 61  Claude Criquielion (BEL) 18 62  Laurent Biondi (FRA) 53 63  Hendrik Devos (BEL) 58 64  Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) 101 65  Rudy Matthijs (BEL) 135 66  Rudy Rogiers (BEL) 70 67  Dietrich Thurau (FRG) EL-10 68  Patrick Toelen (BEL) 108 69  Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (BEL) 40 70  Jean-Marie Wampers (BEL) 117 | Panasonic–Raleigh No.RiderPos. 71  Phil Anderson (AUS) 5 72  Ludo De Keulenaer (BEL) 126 73  Theo de Rooij (NED) 80 74  Johan Lammerts (NED) 75 75  Henk Lubberding (NED) 82 76  Guy Nulens (BEL) 113 77  Steven Rooks (NED) 25 78  Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) 87 79  Gerard Veldscholten (NED) 28 80  Peter Winnen (NED) 15 | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic No.RiderPos. 81  Luis Herrera (COL) 7 82  Rafaël Antonio Acevedo (COL) 43 83  José Antonio Agudelo Gómez (COL) HD-8 84  Rogelio Arango (COL) AB-5 85  Carlos Jaramillo (COL) 73 86  Herman Loaiza (COL) 66 87  Reynel Montoya (COL) 41 88  Néstor Mora (COL) 118 89  Fabio Parra (COL) 8 90  Pablo Wilches (COL) AB-12 |
| Carrera–Inoxpran No.RiderPos. 91  Roberto Visentini (ITA) 49 92  Guido Bontempi (ITA) 112 93  Beat Breu (SUI) 23 94  Czesław Lang (POL) 89 95  Bruno Leali (ITA) AB-16 96  Erich Maechler (SUI) 114 97  Stefan Mutter (SUI) AB-20 98  Jørgen Pedersen (DEN) 50 99  Giancarlo Perini (ITA) 105 100  Glauco Santoni (ITA) AB-5 | La Redoute No.RiderPos. 101  Stephen Roche (IRL) 3 102  Alain Bondue (FRA) 121 103  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) 29 104  Jean-Louis Gauthier (FRA) 69 105  Pierre Le Bigaut (FRA) 92 106  Paul Sherwen (GBR) 141 107  Jérôme Simon (FRA) 24 108  Régis Simon (FRA) 100 109  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) NP-7 110  Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) 119 | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko No.RiderPos. 111  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) 12 112  Maarten Ducrot (NED) 84 113  Henri Manders (NED) 91 114  Jelle Nijdam (NED) 115 115  Ludo Peeters (BEL) 48 116  Doug Shapiro (USA) 74 117  Gerrit Solleveld (NED) 110 118  Adri van der Poel (NED) 51 119  Leo van Vliet (NED) 79 120  Ad Wijnands (NED) 106 |
| Zor–Gemeaz Cusin No.RiderPos. 121  Ángel Arroyo (ESP) AB-1 122  Marc Durant (FRA) 64 123  Juan Fernández Martín (ESP) NP-14 124  Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) 109 125  Jesus Ibanez (ESP) AB-10 126  Peter Pieters (NED) 140 127  Álvaro Pino (ESP) 19 128  Francisco Rodríguez Maldonado (COL) AB-6 129  Jesús Rodríguez Magro (ESP) 30 130  Faustino Rupérez (ESP) 39 | Lotto No.RiderPos. 131  Jozef Lieckens (BEL) 130 132  Jan Baeyens (BEL) 136 133  Michel Dernies (BEL) 96 134  Yves Godimus (BEL) NP-8 135  Paul Haghedooren (BEL) 33 136  Eric McKenzie (NZL) 127 137  Patrick Onnockx (BEL) 142 138  Eddy Schepers (BEL) 14 139  Marc Sergeant (BEL) 59 140  Wim Van Eynde (BEL) 93 | Verandalux–Dries–Nissan No.RiderPos. 141  Hennie Kuiper (NED) NP-15 142  Jan Bogaert (BEL) 137 143  Etienne De Beule (BEL) 131 144  Dirk Demol (BEL) AB-15 145  Jos Jacobs (BEL) 124 146  Louis Luyten (BEL) AB-16 147  Adri van Houwelingen (NED) 88 148  Jan van Houwelingen (NED) 104 149  Teun van Vliet (NED) AB-16 150  Géry Verlinden (BEL) AB-6 |
| Seat–Orbea No.RiderPos. 151  Pedro Delgado (ESP) 6 152  José Del Ramo Nunez (ESP) 125 153  Anastasio Greciano (ESP) 83 154  Jeronimo Ibañez Escribano (ESP) AB-9 155  Jokin Mújika (ESP) 45 156  Imanol Murga (ESP) 94 157  Luis Vicente Otin (ESP) 107 158  Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) 54 159  José Salvador Sanchis (ESP) 128 160  Ricardo Zúñiga Carrasco (ESP) AB-9 | Santini No.RiderPos. 161  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) 27 162  Roberto Bressan (ITA) 143 163  Daniele Caroli (ITA) AB-16 164  Davide Cassani (ITA) AB-16 165  Claudio Cerri (ITA) AB-4 166  Claudio Fasolo (ITA) 97 167  Elio Festa (ITA) 95 168  Patrizio Gambirasio (ITA) AB-17 169  Giuliano Pavanello (ITA) 139 170  Manrico Ronchiato (ITA) 144 | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF No.RiderPos. 171  Paul Wellens (BEL) 32 172  André Lurquin (BEL) 123 173  Stefan Morjean (BEL) AB-6 174  Rudy Patry (BEL) 111 175  Noël Segers (BEL) 120 176  Benny Van Brabant (BEL) 129 177  Luc Wallays (BEL) NP-6 178  Jan Wijnants (BEL) 52 179  Ludwig Wijnants (BEL) 63 180  Aloïs Wouters (BEL) 103 |

### By nationality

The 180 riders that competed in the 1985 Tour de France were represented by 16 different countries. Riders from eight countries won stages during the race; Belgium riders won the largest number of stages.
| Country | No. of riders | Finishers | Stage wins |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | |
| Belgium | 42 | 33 | 6 (Rudy Matthijs ×3, Ludwig Wijnants, Eric Vanderaerden ×2) |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | |
| Colombia | 11 | 7 | 3 (Luis Herrera ×2, Fabio Parra) |
| Denmark | 2 | 2 | 1 (Jørgen Pedersen) |
| France | 45 | 42 | 5 (Bernard Hinault ×2, Francis Castaing, Frédéric Vichot, Régis Simon) |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 1 (Stephen Roche) |
| Italy | 14 | 8 | |
| Netherlands | 20 | 18 | 4 (Gerrit Solleveld, Henri Manders, Maarten Ducrot, Johan Lammerts) |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain | 28 | 18 | 2 (Eduardo Chozas, Pedro Delgado) |
| Switzerland | 4 | 3 | |
| Great Britain | 3 | 3 | |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 1 (Greg LeMond) |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 180 | 144 | 23 |