# List of teams and cyclists in the 1975 Tour de France

There were 14 teams participating in the 1975 Tour de France, with 10 cyclists each:
| Molteni Gan–Mercier Kas Jolly Ceramica Super Ser Peugeot Bianchi | Gitane Filotex Flandria–Carpenter Sporting–Lejeune Miko–de Gribaldy Frisol–GBC Jobo–Sablière–Wolber |
Eddy Merckx, who had won all five times that he participated, was again the big favourite. Merckx' first part of the season had been going well, winning Milan–San Remo, the Tour of Flanders and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. If Merckx would win again, he would beat Jacques Anquetil and become the first cyclist to win the Tour six times. Merckx did not care about that record: "The idea doesn't interest me very much because then people would want me to go for a seventh and then an eighth".
A few months before the race, Merckx was unsure if he would start the Tour. His race schedule had been very busy, and he thought to ride the Giro and the Tour in the same year would not work. Merckx preferred to ride the Tour, but his Italian team preferred the Giro. Bernard Thévenet contracted shingles during the 1975 Vuelta a España, but recovered and won the Dauphiné Liberé.

## Start list
### By team

Molteni :
| Molteni No.RiderPos. 1  Eddy Merckx (BEL) 2 2  Herman Beysens (BEL) DNF 3  Ludo Delcroix (BEL) 57 4  Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) 17 5  Jos Huysmans (BEL) 59 6  Edward Janssens (BEL) 9 7  Marc Lievens (BEL) 62 8  Frans Mintjens (BEL) 56 9  Karel Rottiers (BEL) 60 10  Jozef Spruyt (BEL) DNF | Gan–Mercier No.RiderPos. 11  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) 19 12  Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) DNF 13  Yves Hézard (FRA) 21 14  Barry Hoban (GBR) 68 15  Gerrie Knetemann (NED) 63 16  Jean-Claude Misac (FRA) 65 17  Michel Périn (FRA) DNF 18  Georges Talbourdet (FRA) 13 19  Gerard Vianen (NED) 66 20  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) 4 | Kas No.RiderPos. 21  Francisco Galdós (ESP) DNF 22  Gonzalo Aja (ESP) DNF 23  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) DNF 24  José Grande (ESP) 58 25  Vicente López Carril (ESP) 5 26  Antonio Martos (ESP) DNF 27  Carlos Melero (ESP) 29 28  Antonio Menéndez (ESP) DNF 29  José Pesarrodona (ESP) 34 30  Juan Zurano (ESP) DNF |
| Jolly Ceramica No.RiderPos. 31  Bruno Vicino (ITA) DNF 32  Alessio Antonini (ITA) DNF 33  Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) DNF 34  Emmanuele Bergamo (ITA) DNF 35  Giovanni Dalla Bona (ITA) DNF 36  Pierino Gavazzi (ITA) DNF 37  Donato Giuliani (ITA) DNF 38  Knut Knudsen (NOR) DNF 39  Giacomo Bazzan (ITA) DNF 40  Sandro Quintarelli (ITA) DNF | Super Ser No.RiderPos. 41  Luis Ocaña (ESP) DNF 42  Julián Andiano (ESP) DNF 43  Luis Balagué (ESP) 26 44  José Casas García (ESP) 36 45  Santiago Lazcano (ESP) DNF 46  Eddy Peelman (BEL) DNF 47  Roger Rosiers (BEL) DNF 48  Pedro Torres (ESP) 10 49  Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) 44 50  José Viejo (ESP) 25 | Peugeot–BP No.RiderPos. 51  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) 1 52  Patrick Béon (FRA) 78 53  Bernard Bourreau (FRA) 40 54  José Catieau (FRA) DNF 55  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) DNF 56  Raymond Delisle (FRA) 16 57  Jacques Esclassan (FRA) DNF 58  Régis Ovion (FRA) 28 59  Charly Rouxel (FRA) 52 60  Guy Sibille (FRA) DNF |
| Bianchi No.RiderPos. 61  Felice Gimondi (ITA) 6 62  Luigi Castelletti (ITA) 81 63  Giovanni Cavalcanti (ITA) 48 64  Fabrizio Fabbri (ITA) 33 65  Simone Fraccaro (ITA) 35 66  Tony Houbrechts (BEL) 24 67  Serge Parsani (ITA) 76 68  Martín Rodríguez (COL) 27 69  Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) 46 70  Rik Van Linden (BEL) 79 | Gitane No.RiderPos. 71  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) 3 72  René Dillen (BEL) 70 73  Gerben Karstens (NED) 50 74  Maurice Le Guilloux (FRA) 72 75  Guy Leleu (FRA) 55 76  Raymond Martin (FRA) 30 77  Mariano Martinez (FRA) 14 78  Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) 53 79  Alain Santy (FRA) DNF 80  Willy Teirlinck (BEL) 45 | Filotex No.RiderPos. 81  Francesco Moser (ITA) 7 82  Arnaldo Caverzasi (ITA) DNF 83  Pietro Dallai (ITA) DNF 84  Sigfrido Fontanelli (ITA) 43 85  Joseph Fuchs (SUI) 8 86  Renato Marchetti (ITA) 39 87  Roberto Poggiali (ITA) 22 88  Ole Ritter (DEN) 47 89  Mauro Simonetti (ITA) 54 90  Roberto Sorlini (ITA) DNF |
| Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe No.RiderPos. 91  Michel Pollentier (BEL) 23 92  Eddy Cael (BEL) DNF 93  Wilfried David (BEL) DNF 94  Régis Delépine (FRA) 77 95  Marc Demeyer (BEL) 42 96  Ronald De Witte (BEL) 37 97  Walter Godefroot (BEL) 51 98  Daniel Verplancke (BEL) DNF 99  Herman Van Springel (BEL) 31 100  Gérard Moneyron (FRA) 80 | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune No.RiderPos. 101  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) 15 102  José Amaro (POR) 83 103  Francis Campaner (FRA) 49 104  Joaquim Carvalho (POR) DNF 105  Fernando Ferreira (POR) 61 106  Firmino Bernardino (POR) DNF 107  Ferdinand Julien (FRA) 20 108  Bernard Labourdette (FRA) DNF 109  André Mollet (FRA) DNF 110  Manuel Silva (POR) DNF | Miko-De Gribaldy No.RiderPos. 111  Michel Laurent (FRA) DNF 112  Lucien De Brauwere (BEL) DNF 113  André Doyen (BEL) 69 114  Antoine Gutierrez (FRA) DNF 115  Roger Loysch (BEL) DNF 116  Hubert Mathis (FRA) 41 117  Patrick Perret (FRA) DNF 118  Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL) 32 119  Frans Van Vlierberghe (BEL) 75 120  Wilfried Wesemael (BEL) DNF |
| Frisol–GBC No.RiderPos. 121  Hennie Kuiper (NED) 11 122  Donald Allan (AUS) 85 123  José De Cauwer (BEL) 67 124  Fedor den Hertog (NED) 18 125  Gérard Kamper (NED) 84 126  Ben Koken (NED) DNF 127  Fernando Mendes (POR) DNF 128  Cees Priem (NED) DNF 129  Theo Smit (NED) DNF 130  Henk Prinsen (NED) 82 | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber No.RiderPos. 131  André Romero (FRA) 12 132  Jacques Boulas (FRA) 86 133  Alain Cigana (FRA) DNF 134  André Corbeau (FRA) DNF 135  Bernard Croyet (FRA) DNF 136  Joël Hauvieux (FRA) 73 137  Roger Legeay (FRA) 70 138  Claude Magni (FRA) 74 139  Joël Millard (FRA) 38 140  Richard Pianaro (FRA) 64 |

### 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 | 2 |
| 2 | Herman Beysens | Belgium | Molteni | DNF |
| 3 | Ludo Delcroix | Belgium | Molteni | 57 |
| 4 | Jos Deschoenmaecker | Belgium | Molteni | 17 |
| 5 | Jos Huysmans | Belgium | Molteni | 59 |
| 6 | Edward Janssens | Belgium | Molteni | 9 |
| 7 | Marc Lievens | Belgium | Molteni | 62 |
| 8 | Frans Mintjens | Belgium | Molteni | 56 |
| 9 | Karel Rottiers | Belgium | Molteni | 60 |
| 10 | Jozef Spruyt | Belgium | Molteni | DNF |
| 11 | Raymond Poulidor | France | Gan–Mercier | 19 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Genet | France | Gan–Mercier | DNF |
| 13 | Yves Hézard | France | Gan–Mercier | 21 |
| 14 | Barry Hoban | Great Britain | Gan–Mercier | 68 |
| 15 | Gerrie Knetemann | Netherlands | Gan–Mercier | 63 |
| 16 | Jean-Claude Misac | France | Gan–Mercier | 65 |
| 17 | Michel Périn | France | Gan–Mercier | DNF |
| 18 | Georges Talbourdet | France | Gan–Mercier | 13 |
| 19 | Gerard Vianen | Netherlands | Gan–Mercier | 66 |
| 20 | Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands | Gan–Mercier | 4 |
| 21 | Francisco Galdós | Spain | Kas | DNF |
| 22 | Gonzalo Aja | Spain | Kas | DNF |
| 23 | José Manuel Fuente | Spain | Kas | DNF |
| 24 | José Grande | Spain | Kas | 58 |
| 25 | Vicente López Carril | Spain | Kas | 5 |
| 26 | Antonio Martos | Spain | Kas | DNF |
| 27 | Carlos Melero | Spain | Kas | 29 |
| 28 | Antonio Menéndez | Spain | Kas | DNF |
| 29 | José Pesarrodona | Spain | Kas | 34 |
| 30 | Juan Zurano | Spain | Kas | DNF |
| 31 | Bruno Vicino | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF |
| 32 | Alessio Antonini | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF |
| 33 | Giovanni Battaglin | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF |
| 34 | Emmanuele Bergamo | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF |
| 35 | Giovanni Dalla Bona | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF |
| 36 | Pierino Gavazzi | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF |
| 37 | Donato Giuliani | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF |
| 38 | Knut Knudsen | Norway | Jolly Ceramica | DNF |
| 39 | Giacomo Bazzan | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF |
| 40 | Sandro Quintarelli | Italy | Jolly Ceramica | DNF |
| 41 | Luis Ocaña | Spain | Super Ser | DNF |
| 42 | Julián Andiano | Spain | Super Ser | DNF |
| 43 | Luis Balagué | Spain | Super Ser | 26 |
| 44 | José Casas García | Spain | Super Ser | 36 |
| 45 | Santiago Lazcano | Spain | Super Ser | DNF |
| 46 | Eddy Peelman | Belgium | Super Ser | DNF |
| 47 | Roger Rosiers | Belgium | Super Ser | DNF |
| 48 | Pedro Torres | Spain | Super Ser | 10 |
| 49 | Sylvain Vasseur | France | Super Ser | 44 |
| 50 | José Viejo | Spain | Super Ser | 25 |
| 51 | Bernard Thévenet | France | Peugeot–BP | 1 |
| 52 | Patrick Béon | France | Peugeot–BP | 78 |
| 53 | Bernard Bourreau | France | Peugeot–BP | 40 |
| 54 | José Catieau | France | Peugeot–BP | DNF |
| 55 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | France | Peugeot–BP | DNF |
| 56 | Raymond Delisle | France | Peugeot–BP | 16 |
| 57 | Jacques Esclassan | France | Peugeot–BP | DNF |
| 58 | Régis Ovion | France | Peugeot–BP | 28 |
| 59 | Charly Rouxel | France | Peugeot–BP | 52 |
| 60 | Guy Sibille | France | Peugeot–BP | DNF |
| 61 | Felice Gimondi | Italy | Bianchi | 6 |
| 62 | Luigi Castelletti | Italy | Bianchi | 81 |
| 63 | Giovanni Cavalcanti | Italy | Bianchi | 48 |
| 64 | Fabrizio Fabbri | Italy | Bianchi | 33 |
| 65 | Simone Fraccaro | Italy | Bianchi | 35 |
| 66 | Tony Houbrechts | Belgium | Bianchi | 24 |
| 67 | Serge Parsani | Italy | Bianchi | 76 |
| 68 | Martín Rodríguez | Colombia | Bianchi | 27 |
| 69 | Giacinto Santambrogio | Italy | Bianchi | 46 |
| 70 | Rik Van Linden | Belgium | Bianchi | 79 |
| 71 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium | Gitane | 3 |
| 72 | René Dillen | Belgium | Gitane | 70 |
| 73 | Gerben Karstens | Netherlands | Gitane | 50 |
| 74 | Maurice Le Guilloux | France | Gitane | 72 |
| 75 | Guy Leleu | France | Gitane | 55 |
| 76 | Raymond Martin | France | Gitane | 30 |
| 77 | Mariano Martinez | France | Gitane | 14 |
| 78 | Robert Mintkiewicz | France | Gitane | 53 |
| 79 | Alain Santy | France | Gitane | DNF |
| 80 | Willy Teirlinck | Belgium | Gitane | 45 |
| 81 | Francesco Moser | Italy | Filotex | 7 |
| 82 | Arnaldo Caverzasi | Italy | Filotex | DNF |
| 83 | Pietro Dallai | Italy | Filotex | DNF |
| 84 | Sigfrido Fontanelli | Italy | Filotex | 43 |
| 85 | Joseph Fuchs | Switzerland | Filotex | 8 |
| 86 | Renato Marchetti | Italy | Filotex | 39 |
| 87 | Roberto Poggiali | Italy | Filotex | 22 |
| 88 | Ole Ritter | Denmark | Filotex | 47 |
| 89 | Mauro Simonetti | Italy | Filotex | 54 |
| 90 | Roberto Sorlini | Italy | Filotex | DNF |
| 91 | Michel Pollentier | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 23 |
| 92 | Eddy Cael | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | DNF |
| 93 | Wilfried David | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | DNF |
| 94 | Régis Delépine | France | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 77 |
| 95 | Marc Demeyer | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 42 |
| 96 | Ronald De Witte | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 37 |
| 97 | Walter Godefroot | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 51 |
| 98 | Daniel Verplancke | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | DNF |
| 99 | Herman Van Springel | Belgium | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 31 |
| 100 | Gérard Moneyron | France | Flandria–Carpenter–Confortluxe | 80 |
| 101 | Joaquim Agostinho | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | 15 |
| 102 | José Amaro | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | 83 |
| 103 | Francis Campaner | France | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | 49 |
| 104 | Joaquim Carvalho | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | DNF |
| 105 | Fernando Ferreira | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | 61 |
| 106 | Firmino Bernardino | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | DNF |
| 107 | Ferdinand Julien | France | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | 20 |
| 108 | Bernard Labourdette | France | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | DNF |
| 109 | André Mollet | France | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | DNF |
| 110 | Manuel Silva | Portugal | Sporting–Sottomayor–Lejeune | DNF |
| 111 | Michel Laurent | France | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF |
| 112 | Lucien De Brauwere | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF |
| 113 | André Doyen | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | 69 |
| 114 | Antoine Gutierrez | France | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF |
| 115 | Roger Loysch | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF |
| 116 | Hubert Mathis | France | Miko–de Gribaldy | 41 |
| 117 | Patrick Perret | France | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF |
| 118 | Albert Van Vlierberghe | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | 32 |
| 119 | Frans Van Vlierberghe | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | 75 |
| 120 | Wilfried Wesemael | Belgium | Miko–de Gribaldy | DNF |
| 121 | Hennie Kuiper | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | 11 |
| 122 | Donald Allan | Australia | Frisol–GBC | 85 |
| 123 | José De Cauwer | Belgium | Frisol–GBC | 67 |
| 124 | Fedor den Hertog | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | 18 |
| 125 | Gérard Kamper | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | 84 |
| 126 | Ben Koken | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | DNF |
| 127 | Fernando Mendes | Portugal | Frisol–GBC | DNF |
| 128 | Cees Priem | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | DNF |
| 129 | Theo Smit | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | DNF |
| 130 | Henk Prinsen | Netherlands | Frisol–GBC | 82 |
| 131 | André Romero | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 12 |
| 132 | Jacques Boulas | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 86 |
| 133 | Alain Cigana | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | DNF |
| 134 | André Corbeau | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | DNF |
| 135 | Bernard Croyet | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | DNF |
| 136 | Joël Hauvieux | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 73 |
| 137 | Roger Legeay | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 70 |
| 138 | Claude Magni | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 74 |
| 139 | Joël Millard | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 38 |
| 140 | Richard Pianaro | France | Jobo–Sablière–Wolber | 64 |