# List of teams and cyclists in the 1974 Tour de France

The 1974 Tour de France had 13 teams, with 10 cyclists each:
| Molteni Bic Peugeot–BP Kas Sonolor–Gitane Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo Gan–Mercier | La Casera–Bahamontes Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage Brooklyn Lejeune–Jobo Carpenter–Confortluxe Frisol |
Merckx, who had been absent in 1973 after winning four Tours in a row, was present again. Merckx had not been as dominant in the spring as in other years; it was his first year as a professional cyclist in which he did not win a spring classic. He did win the 1974 Giro d'Italia and the Tour de Suisse, but after winning the latter he required surgery on the perineum, five days before the 1974 Tour started.
Notable absents were Ocaña and Zoetemelk. Zoetemelk was injured during the Midi Libre and was in hospital with life-threatening meningitis. Ocaña had crashed in the Tour de l'Aude, gone home and was fired by his team for not communicating. Bernard Thévenet, who was considered a potential winner, had crashed several times in the 1974 Vuelta a España. He did start in the Tour, but was not yet back at his former level.

## Start list
### By team

Molteni :
| Molteni No.RiderPos. 1  Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1 2  Joseph Bruyère (BEL) 21 3  Ludo Delcroix (BEL) 58 4  Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) 45 5  Jos Huysmans (BEL) 66 6  Edward Janssens (BEL) 22 7  Marc Lievens (BEL) 35 8  Frans Mintjens (BEL) 83 9  Jozef Spruyt (BEL) 50 10  Victor Van Schil (BEL) 36 | Bic No.RiderPos. 11  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) 6 12  Roland Berland (FRA) 33 13  José Catieau (FRA) 28 14  Bernard Croyet (FRA) 92 15  Gerben Karstens (NED) 61 16  Bernard Labourdette (FRA) 20 17  Jean-Luc Molinéris (FRA) DNF 18  Leif Mortensen (DEN) DNF 19  Alain Vasseur (FRA) 81 20  Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) 51 | Peugeot–BP No.RiderPos. 21  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) DNF 22  Bernard Bourreau (FRA) 52 23  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) 13 24  Raymond Delisle (FRA) 12 25  Jacques Esclassan (FRA) 75 26  André Mollet (FRA) 59 27  Régis Ovion (FRA) 34 28  Raymond Riotte (FRA) 79 29  Charles Rouxel (FRA) 74 30  Guy Sibille (FRA) 71 |
| Kas No.RiderPos. 31  Miguel María Lasa (ESP) 17 32  Gonzalo Aja (ESP) 5 33  Francisco Galdós (ESP) DNF 34  Vicente López Carril (ESP) 3 35  Antonio Martos (ESP) 40 36  Carlos Melero (ESP) 49 37  Antonio Menéndez (ESP) 54 38  Domingo Perurena (ESP) 44 39  José Pesarrodona (ESP) 29 40  Luis Zubero (ESP) 42 | Sonolor–Gitane No.RiderPos. 41  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) 18 42  Jacques Botherel (FRA) 86 43  Ferdinand Julien (FRA) 32 44  Mariano Martínez (FRA) 8 45  Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) 87 46  Alain Nogues (FRA) 64 47  Willy Teirlinck (BEL) 65 48  Claude Tollet (FRA) DNF 49  Willy Van Neste (BEL) 24 50  Michael Wright (GBR) 57 | Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo No.RiderPos. 51  Herman Van Springel (BEL) 10 52  Dirk Baert (BEL) 93 53  Eric Leman (BEL) DNF 54  Herculano de Oliveira (POR) DNF 55  Georges Pintens (BEL) 30 56  Noël Van Clooster (BEL) 70 57  Jan Van De Wiele (BEL) 53 58  Ronny Van Marcke (BEL) 88 59  Staf Van Roosbroeck (BEL) 63 60  Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) 73 |
| Gan–Mercier No.RiderPos. 61  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) 2 62  Cees Bal (NED) DNF 63  Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) 67 64  Barry Hoban (GBR) 37 65  Gerrie Knetemann (NED) 38 66  Jack Mourioux (FRA) 80 67  Michel Périn (FRA) 16 68  Christian Raymond (FRA) 76 69  Alain Santy (FRA) 9 70  Gerard Vianen (NED) 56 | La Casera–Bahamontes No.RiderPos. 71  Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) 46 72  José Luis Abilleira (ESP) 60 73  Jesús Esperanza (ESP) DNF 74  Félix González (ESP) DNF 75  Andrés Oliva (ESP) 19 76  Fernando Plaza (ESP) 94 77  Jose-Antonio Ponton (ESP) DNF 78  Damaso Torres (ESP) 62 79  Antonio Vallori (ESP) DNF 80  Juan Zurano (ESP) 14 | Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage No.RiderPos. 81  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) DNF 82  Michel Coroller (FRA) 95 83  Régis Delépine (FRA) 101 84  André Dierickx (BEL) 55 85  Joël Millard (FRA) 31 86  Jean-Claude Misac (FRA) 47 87  Gérard Moneyron (FRA) 72 88  Daniel Rébillard (FRA) 77 89  Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) 68 90  Ghislain Van Landeghem (BEL) DNF |
| Brooklyn No.RiderPos. 91  Wladimiro Panizza (ITA) 4 92  Giancarlo Bellini (ITA) 26 93  Fausto Bertoglio (ITA) 23 94  Gianni Di Lorenzo (ITA) 91 95  Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) DNF 96  Valerio Lualdi (ITA) 69 97  Aldo Parecchini (ITA) 97 98  Arturo Pecchielan (ITA) 43 99  Attilio Rota (ITA) DNF 100  Patrick Sercu (BEL) 89 | Lejeune–Jobo No.RiderPos. 101  Roger Pingeon (FRA) 11 102  Christian Blain (FRA) 48 103  Jean-Claude Blocher (FRA) DNF 104  Francis Campaner (FRA) 39 105  Alain Cigana (FRA) 98 106  Daniel Ducreux (FRA) 90 107  Jean-Pierre Guillemot (FRA) 85 108  Claude Magni (FRA) 82 109  Bernard Masson (FRA) 104 110  André Romero (FRA) 15 | Carpenter–Confortluxe No.RiderPos. 111  Ronald De Witte (BEL) 25 112  Eddy Cael (BEL) DNF 113  Wilfried David (BEL) DNF 114  Lucien De Brauwere (BEL) DNF 115  Marc Demeyer (BEL) 41 116  Michel Pollentier (BEL) 7 117  Arthur Van De Vijver (BEL) 96 118  Frans Van Looy (BEL) 99 119  Daniel Verplancke (BEL) 100 120  Roger Verschaeve (BEL) DNF |
| Frisol No.RiderPos. 121  Fedor den Hertog (NED) 27 122  Lorenzo Alaimo (ITA) 105 123  Donald Allan (AUS) 103 124  Will De Vlam (NED) DNF 125  Albertus Hulzebosch (NED) DNF 126  Henk Poppe (NED) DNF 127  Cees Priem (NED) DNF 128  Henk Prinsen (NED) 84 129  Wim Prinsen (NED) 78 130  Piet van Katwijk (NED) 102 |

### 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 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium | Molteni | 1 |
| 2 | Joseph Bruyère | Belgium | Molteni | 21 |
| 3 | Ludo Delcroix | Belgium | Molteni | 58 |
| 4 | Jos Deschoenmaecker | Belgium | Molteni | 45 |
| 5 | Jos Huysmans | Belgium | Molteni | 66 |
| 6 | Edward Janssens | Belgium | Molteni | 22 |
| 7 | Marc Lievens | Belgium | Molteni | 35 |
| 8 | Frans Mintjens | Belgium | Molteni | 83 |
| 9 | Jozef Spruyt | Belgium | Molteni | 50 |
| 10 | Victor Van Schil | Belgium | Molteni | 36 |
| 11 | Joaquim Agostinho | Portugal | Bic | 6 |
| 12 | Roland Berland | France | Bic | 33 |
| 13 | José Catieau | France | Bic | 28 |
| 14 | Bernard Croyet | France | Bic | 92 |
| 15 | Gerben Karstens | Netherlands | Bic | 61 |
| 16 | Bernard Labourdette | France | Bic | 20 |
| 17 | Jean-Luc Molinéris | France | Bic | DNF |
| 18 | Leif Mortensen | Denmark | Bic | DNF |
| 19 | Alain Vasseur | France | Bic | 81 |
| 20 | Sylvain Vasseur | France | Bic | 51 |
| 21 | Bernard Thévenet | France | Peugeot–BP | DNF |
| 22 | Bernard Bourreau | France | Peugeot–BP | 52 |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | France | Peugeot–BP | 13 |
| 24 | Raymond Delisle | France | Peugeot–BP | 12 |
| 25 | Jacques Esclassan | France | Peugeot–BP | 75 |
| 26 | André Mollet | France | Peugeot–BP | 59 |
| 27 | Régis Ovion | France | Peugeot–BP | 34 |
| 28 | Raymond Riotte | France | Peugeot–BP | 79 |
| 29 | Charles Rouxel | France | Peugeot–BP | 74 |
| 30 | Guy Sibille | France | Peugeot–BP | 71 |
| 31 | Miguel María Lasa | Spain | Kas | 17 |
| 32 | Gonzalo Aja | Spain | Kas | 5 |
| 33 | Francisco Galdós | Spain | Kas | DNF |
| 34 | Vicente López Carril | Spain | Kas | 3 |
| 35 | Antonio Martos | Spain | Kas | 40 |
| 36 | Carlos Melero | Spain | Kas | 49 |
| 37 | Antonio Menéndez | Spain | Kas | 54 |
| 38 | Domingo Perurena | Spain | Kas | 44 |
| 39 | José Pesarrodona | Spain | Kas | 29 |
| 40 | Luis Zubero | Spain | Kas | 42 |
| 41 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium | Sonolor–Gitane | 18 |
| 42 | Jacques Botherel | France | Sonolor–Gitane | 86 |
| 43 | Ferdinand Julien | France | Sonolor–Gitane | 32 |
| 44 | Mariano Martínez | France | Sonolor–Gitane | 8 |
| 45 | Robert Mintkiewicz | France | Sonolor–Gitane | 87 |
| 46 | Alain Nogues | France | Sonolor–Gitane | 64 |
| 47 | Willy Teirlinck | Belgium | Sonolor–Gitane | 65 |
| 48 | Claude Tollet | France | Sonolor–Gitane | DNF |
| 49 | Willy Van Neste | Belgium | Sonolor–Gitane | 24 |
| 50 | Michael Wright | Great Britain | Sonolor–Gitane | 57 |
| 51 | Herman Van Springel | Belgium | Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo | 10 |
| 52 | Dirk Baert | Belgium | Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo | 93 |
| 53 | Eric Leman | Belgium | Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo | DNF |
| 54 | Herculano de Oliveira | Portugal | Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo | DNF |
| 55 | Georges Pintens | Belgium | Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo | 30 |
| 56 | Noël Van Clooster | Belgium | Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo | 70 |
| 57 | Jan Van De Wiele | Belgium | Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo | 53 |
| 58 | Ronny Van Marcke | Belgium | Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo | 88 |
| 59 | Staf Van Roosbroeck | Belgium | Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo | 63 |
| 60 | Wilfried Wesemael | Belgium | Mic–De Gribaldy–Ludo | 73 |
| 61 | Raymond Poulidor | France | Gan–Mercier | 2 |
| 62 | Cees Bal | Netherlands | Gan–Mercier | DNF |
| 63 | Jean-Pierre Genet | France | Gan–Mercier | 67 |
| 64 | Barry Hoban | Great Britain | Gan–Mercier | 37 |
| 65 | Gerrie Knetemann | Netherlands | Gan–Mercier | 38 |
| 66 | Jack Mourioux | France | Gan–Mercier | 80 |
| 67 | Michel Périn | France | Gan–Mercier | 16 |
| 68 | Christian Raymond | France | Gan–Mercier | 76 |
| 69 | Alain Santy | France | Gan–Mercier | 9 |
| 70 | Gerard Vianen | Netherlands | Gan–Mercier | 56 |
| 71 | Jesús Manzaneque | Spain | La Casera–Bahamontes | 46 |
| 72 | José Luis Abilleira | Spain | La Casera–Bahamontes | 60 |
| 73 | Jesús Esperanza | Spain | La Casera–Bahamontes | DNF |
| 74 | Félix González | Spain | La Casera–Bahamontes | DNF |
| 75 | Andrés Oliva | Spain | La Casera–Bahamontes | 19 |
| 76 | Fernando Plaza | Spain | La Casera–Bahamontes | 94 |
| 77 | José Antonio Pontón | Spain | La Casera–Bahamontes | DNF |
| 78 | Damaso Torres | Spain | La Casera–Bahamontes | 62 |
| 79 | Antonio Vallori | Spain | La Casera–Bahamontes | DNF |
| 80 | Juan Zurano | Spain | La Casera–Bahamontes | 14 |
| 81 | Cyrille Guimard | France | Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage | DNF |
| 82 | Michel Coroller | France | Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage | 95 |
| 83 | Régis Delépine | France | Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage | 101 |
| 84 | André Dierickx | Belgium | Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage | 55 |
| 85 | Joël Millard | France | Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage | 31 |
| 86 | Jean-Claude Misac | France | Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage | 47 |
| 87 | Gérard Moneyron | France | Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage | 72 |
| 88 | Daniel Rébillard | France | Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage | 77 |
| 89 | Jean-Jacques Sanquer | France | Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage | 68 |
| 90 | Ghislain Van Landeghem | Belgium | Flandria–Shimano–Merlin Plage | DNF |
| 91 | Wladimiro Panizza | Italy | Brooklyn | 4 |
| 92 | Giancarlo Bellini | Italy | Brooklyn | 26 |
| 93 | Fausto Bertoglio | Italy | Brooklyn | 23 |
| 94 | Gianni Di Lorenzo | Italy | Brooklyn | 91 |
| 95 | Ercole Gualazzini | Italy | Brooklyn | DNF |
| 96 | Valerio Lualdi | Italy | Brooklyn | 69 |
| 97 | Aldo Parecchini | Italy | Brooklyn | 97 |
| 98 | Arturo Pecchielan | Italy | Brooklyn | 43 |
| 99 | Attilio Rota | Italy | Brooklyn | DNF |
| 100 | Patrick Sercu | Belgium | Brooklyn | 89 |
| 101 | Roger Pingeon | France | Lejeune–Jobo | 11 |
| 102 | Christian Blain | France | Lejeune–Jobo | 48 |
| 103 | Jean-Claude Blocher | France | Lejeune–Jobo | DNF |
| 104 | Francis Campaner | France | Lejeune–Jobo | 39 |
| 105 | Alain Cigana | France | Lejeune–Jobo | 98 |
| 106 | Daniel Ducreux | France | Lejeune–Jobo | 90 |
| 107 | Jean-Pierre Guillemot | France | Lejeune–Jobo | 85 |
| 108 | Claude Magni | France | Lejeune–Jobo | 82 |
| 109 | Bernard Masson | France | Lejeune–Jobo | 104 |
| 110 | André Romero | France | Lejeune–Jobo | 15 |
| 111 | Ronald De Witte | Belgium | Carpenter–Confortluxe | 25 |
| 112 | Eddy Cael | Belgium | Carpenter–Confortluxe | DNF |
| 113 | Wilfried David | Belgium | Carpenter–Confortluxe | DNF |
| 114 | Lucien De Brauwere | Belgium | Carpenter–Confortluxe | DNF |
| 115 | Marc Demeyer | Belgium | Carpenter–Confortluxe | 41 |
| 116 | Michel Pollentier | Belgium | Carpenter–Confortluxe | 7 |
| 117 | Arthur Van De Vijver | Belgium | Carpenter–Confortluxe | 96 |
| 118 | Frans Van Looy | Belgium | Carpenter–Confortluxe | 99 |
| 119 | Daniel Verplancke | Belgium | Carpenter–Confortluxe | 100 |
| 120 | Roger Verschaeve | Belgium | Carpenter–Confortluxe | DNF |
| 121 | Fedor den Hertog | Netherlands | Frisol | 27 |
| 122 | Lorenzo Alaimo | Italy | Frisol | 105 |
| 123 | Donald Allan | Australia | Frisol | 103 |
| 124 | Will De Vlam | Netherlands | Frisol | DNF |
| 125 | Albert Hulzebosch | Netherlands | Frisol | DNF |
| 126 | Henk Poppe | Netherlands | Frisol | DNF |
| 127 | Cees Priem | Netherlands | Frisol | DNF |
| 128 | Henk Prinsen | Netherlands | Frisol | 84 |
| 129 | Wim Prinsen | Netherlands | Frisol | 78 |
| 130 | Piet van Katwijk | Netherlands | Frisol | 102 |