# List of teams and cyclists in the 1970 Tour de France

After his dominating victory in the previous year, Merckx was the major favourite for the 1970 Tour de France. The main competition was expected from Luis Ocaña and Bernard Thévenet. Early in the race, 86 journalists predicted who would be in the top five of the Tour. 85 of them expected Merckx to be in the top five; Ocana was named by 78, Poulidor by 73. Merckx had already won important races in 1970, including Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Nice, the Giro d'Italia and the Belgian national road championship. Luis Ocaña, who had won the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and the Vuelta a España, suffered from bronchitis, but still started the Tour, unable to seriously challenge Merckx.
The Tour de France started with 15 teams, of 10 cyclists each, from five different countries:
A few days before the Tour started, it became known that Paul Gutty had failed a doping test when he won the French national road championship. Gutty was removed from his Frimatic team, and replaced by Rene Grelin.

## Start list
### By team

Faema–Faemino :
| Faema–Faemino No.RiderPos. 1  Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1 2  Etienne Antheunis (BEL) 87 3  Joseph Bruyère (BEL) 50 4  Jos Huysmans (BEL) 30 5  Frans Mintjens (BEL) 75 6  Jozef Spruyt (BEL) 46 7  Roger Swerts (BEL) 24 8  Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) DNF 9  Victor Van Schil (BEL) 68 10  Italo Zilioli (ITA) 13 | Peugeot–BP–Michelin No.RiderPos. 11  Robert Bouloux (FRA) 41 12  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) 64 13  Raymond Delisle (FRA) 11 14  Jean Dumont (FRA) 21 15  Désiré Letort (FRA) DNF 16  Pierre Martelozzo (FRA) 76 17  Jean-Pierre Paranteau (FRA) 58 18  Roger Pingeon (FRA) DNF 19  Christian Raymond (FRA) 52 20  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) 35 | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson No.RiderPos. 21  Georges Chappe (FRA) 84 22  Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) 82 23  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) 62 24  Bernard Labourdette (FRA) 33 25  Eddy Peelman (BEL) DNF 26  Michel Périn (FRA) 79 27  Domingo Perurena (ESP) 90 28  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) 7 29  Henri Rabaute (FRA) 27 30  Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) 37 |
| Salvarani No.RiderPos. 31  Franco Balmamion (ITA) 12 32  Cipriano Chemello (ITA) DNF 33  Luciano Dalla Bona (ITA) 96 34  Walter Godefroot (BEL) 29 35  Pietro Guerra (ITA) 71 36  Tony Houbrechts (BEL) 8 37  Vittorio Marcelli (ITA) DNF 38  Primo Mori (ITA) 28 39  Wladimiro Panizza (ITA) 18 40  Silvano Schiavon (ITA) DNF | KAS–Kaskol No.RiderPos. 41  Francisco Gabica (ESP) 23 42  Francisco Galdós (ESP) 9 43  Andrés Gandarias (ESP) 20 44  Aurelio González Puente (ESP) 25 45  José Antonio González (ESP) 56 46  Nemesio Jiménez (ESP) 74 47  Vicente López Carril (ESP) 34 48  Gabriel Mascaró Febrer (ESP) 66 49  José Luis Uribezubia (ESP) DNF 50  Luis Zubero (ESP) 15 | Willem II–Gazelle No.RiderPos. 51  Evert Dolman (NED) 32 52  Frits Hoogerheide (NED) 100 53  Victor Nuelant (BEL) DNF 54  Harm Ottenbros (NED) 78 55  René Pijnen (NED) DNF 56  Edward Sels (BEL) DNF 57  Jan Serpenti (NED) DNF 58  Jos van der Vleuten (NED) 44 59  Jan van Katwijk (NED) 80 60  Marinus Wagtmans (NED) 5 |
| Molteni No.RiderPos. 61  Mario Anni (ITA) 55 62  Marino Basso (ITA) 63 63  Davide Boifava (ITA) DNF 64  Carlo Chiappano (ITA) DNF 65  Franco Mori (ITA) 53 66  Arturo Pecchielan (ITA) DNF 67  Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) 49 68  Edy Schütz (LUX) 38 69  Guerrino Tosello (ITA) 39 70  Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) 4 | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber No.RiderPos. 71  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) 14 72  Régis Delépine (FRA) DNF 73  Mogens Frey (DEN) 59 74  Pierre Gautier (FRA) 42 75  Pierre Ghisellini (FRA) 97 76  Michel Grain (FRA) DNF 77  René Grelin (FRA) DNF 78  Maurice Izier (FRA) 61 79  Jean Vidament (FRA) DNF 80  Bernard Vifian (SUI) 22 | Bic No.RiderPos. 81  Roland Berland (FRA) 77 82  Jean-Claude Genty (FRA) DNF 83  Charly Grosskost (FRA) DNF 84  Jan Janssen (NED) 26 85  Jean-Marie Leblanc (FRA) 83 86  Anatole Novak (FRA) DNF 87  Luis Ocaña (ESP) 31 88  Johny Schleck (LUX) 19 89  Alain Vasseur (FRA) 40 90  Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) 95 |
| Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber No.RiderPos. 91  Stéphane Abrahamian (FRA) DNF 92  Lucien Aimar (FRA) 17 93  Gilbert Bellone (FRA) DNF 94  José Catieau (FRA) 70 95  Bernard Guyot (FRA) DNF 96  Barry Hoban (GBR) DNF 97  Walter Ricci (FRA) 51 98  Raymond Riotte (FRA) 72 99  Jean-Claude Theillière (FRA) DNF 100  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) 6 | Mann–Grundig No.RiderPos. 101  René De Bie (BEL) 94 102  Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) 57 103  Ronald De Witte (BEL) 43 104  Willy In ’t Ven (BEL) 89 105  Georges Pintens (BEL) 10 106  André Poppe (BEL) 54 107  Eddy Reyniers (BEL) 65 108  Willy Van Neste (BEL) 16 109  Daniel Van Ryckeghem (BEL) 67 110  Herman Van Springel (BEL) DNF | Mars–Flandria No.RiderPos. 111  Eddy Beugels (NED) 81 112  Michel Coulon (BEL) 85 113  Gérard David (BEL) 69 114  Jaak De Boever (BEL) 98 115  Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) DNF 116  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) DNF 117  Eric Leman (BEL) DNF 118  Marc Lievens (BEL) 91 119  Pieter Nassen (BEL) 88 120  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) 2 |
| Caballero–Laurens No.RiderPos. 121  Henk Benjamins (NED) DNF 122  Arie den Hartog (NED) DNF 123  Leo Duyndam (NED) DNF 124  Huub Harings (NED) DNF 125  Cees Rentmeester (NED) 92 126  Wim Schepers (NED) DNF 127  Harry Steevens (NED) 45 128  Gerard Vianen (NED) 47 129  Adri Wouters (NED) DNF 130  Cees Zoontjens (NED) 86 | Ferretti No.RiderPos. 131  Giuseppe Beghetto (ITA) DNF 132  Eraldo Bocci (ITA) DNF 133  Franco Cortinovis (ITA) DNF 134  Gösta Pettersson (SWE) 3 135  Tomas Pettersson (SWE) 36 136  Renato Rota (ITA) DNF 137  Pietro Tamiazzo (ITA) DNF 138  Romano Tumellero (ITA) 93 139  Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL) 48 140  Loris Vignolini (ITA) DNF | Scic No.RiderPos. 141  Luciano Armani (ITA) DNF 142  Attilio Benfatto (ITA) 60 143  Constantino Conti (ITA) DNF 144  Adriano Durante (ITA) 99 145  Ernesto Jotti (ITA) DNF 146  Claudio Michelotto (ITA) DNF 147  Enrico Paolini (ITA) DNF 148  Giancarlo Polidori (ITA) 73 149  Ambrogio Portalupi (ITA) DNF 150  Paolo Zini (ITA) DNF |

### 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 | Faema–Faemino | 1 |
| 2 | Etienne Antheunis | Belgium | Faema–Faemino | 87 |
| 3 | Joseph Bruyère | Belgium | Faema–Faemino | 50 |
| 4 | Jos Huysmans | Belgium | Faema–Faemino | 30 |
| 5 | Frans Mintjens | Belgium | Faema–Faemino | 75 |
| 6 | Jozef Spruyt | Belgium | Faema–Faemino | 46 |
| 7 | Roger Swerts | Belgium | Faema–Faemino | 24 |
| 8 | Georges Vandenberghe | Belgium | Faema–Faemino | DNF |
| 9 | Victor Van Schil | Belgium | Faema–Faemino | 68 |
| 10 | Italo Zilioli | Italy | Faema–Faemino | 13 |
| 11 | Robert Bouloux | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 41 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 64 |
| 13 | Raymond Delisle | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 11 |
| 14 | Jean Dumont | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 21 |
| 15 | Désiré Letort | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | DNF |
| 16 | Pierre Martelozzo | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 76 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Paranteau | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 58 |
| 18 | Roger Pingeon | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | DNF |
| 19 | Christian Raymond | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 52 |
| 20 | Bernard Thévenet | France | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 35 |
| 21 | Georges Chappe | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 84 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Genet | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 82 |
| 23 | Cyrille Guimard | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 62 |
| 24 | Bernard Labourdette | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 33 |
| 25 | Eddy Peelman | Belgium | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | DNF |
| 26 | Michel Périn | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 79 |
| 27 | Domingo Perurena | Spain | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 90 |
| 28 | Raymond Poulidor | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 7 |
| 29 | Henri Rabaute | France | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 27 |
| 30 | Rolf Wolfshohl | West Germany | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | 37 |
| 31 | Franco Balmamion | Italy | Salvarani | 12 |
| 32 | Cipriano Chemello | Italy | Salvarani | DNF |
| 33 | Luciano Dalla Bona | Italy | Salvarani | 96 |
| 34 | Walter Godefroot | Belgium | Salvarani | 29 |
| 35 | Pietro Guerra | Italy | Salvarani | 71 |
| 36 | Tony Houbrechts | Belgium | Salvarani | 8 |
| 37 | Vittorio Marcelli | Italy | Salvarani | DNF |
| 38 | Primo Mori | Italy | Salvarani | 28 |
| 39 | Wladimiro Panizza | Italy | Salvarani | 18 |
| 40 | Silvano Schiavon | Italy | Salvarani | DNF |
| 41 | Francisco Gabica | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 23 |
| 42 | Francisco Galdós | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 9 |
| 43 | Andrés Gandarias | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 20 |
| 44 | Aurelio González Puente | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 25 |
| 45 | José Antonio González | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 56 |
| 46 | Nemesio Jiménez | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 74 |
| 47 | Vicente López Carril | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 34 |
| 48 | Gabriel Mascaró Febrer | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 66 |
| 49 | José Luis Uribezubia | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | DNF |
| 50 | Luis Zubero | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 15 |
| 51 | Evert Dolman | Netherlands | Willem II–Gazelle | 32 |
| 52 | Frits Hoogerheide | Netherlands | Willem II–Gazelle | 100 |
| 53 | Victor Nuelant | Belgium | Willem II–Gazelle | DNF |
| 54 | Harm Ottenbros | Netherlands | Willem II–Gazelle | 78 |
| 55 | René Pijnen | Netherlands | Willem II–Gazelle | DNF |
| 56 | Edward Sels | Belgium | Willem II–Gazelle | DNF |
| 57 | Jan Serpenti | Netherlands | Willem II–Gazelle | DNF |
| 58 | Jos van der Vleuten | Netherlands | Willem II–Gazelle | 44 |
| 59 | Jan van Katwijk | Netherlands | Willem II–Gazelle | 80 |
| 60 | Marinus Wagtmans | Netherlands | Willem II–Gazelle | 5 |
| 61 | Mario Anni | Italy | Molteni | 55 |
| 62 | Marino Basso | Italy | Molteni | 63 |
| 63 | Davide Boifava | Italy | Molteni | DNF |
| 64 | Carlo Chiappano | Italy | Molteni | DNF |
| 65 | Franco Mori | Italy | Molteni | 53 |
| 66 | Arturo Pecchielan | Italy | Molteni | DNF |
| 67 | Giacinto Santambrogio | Italy | Molteni | 49 |
| 68 | Edy Schütz | Luxembourg | Molteni | 38 |
| 69 | Guerrino Tosello | Italy | Molteni | 39 |
| 70 | Martin Van Den Bossche | Belgium | Molteni | 4 |
| 71 | Joaquim Agostinho | Portugal | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 14 |
| 72 | Régis Delépine | France | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | DNF |
| 73 | Mogens Frey | Denmark | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 59 |
| 74 | Pierre Gautier | France | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 42 |
| 75 | Pierre Ghisellini | France | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 97 |
| 76 | Michel Grain | France | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | DNF |
| 77 | René Grelin | France | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | DNF |
| 78 | Maurice Izier | France | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 61 |
| 79 | Jean Vidament | France | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | DNF |
| 80 | Bernard Vifian | Switzerland | Frimatic–de Gribaldy–Viva–Wolber | 22 |
| 81 | Roland Berland | France | Bic | 77 |
| 82 | Jean-Claude Genty | France | Bic | DNF |
| 83 | Charly Grosskost | France | Bic | DNF |
| 84 | Jan Janssen | Netherlands | Bic | 26 |
| 85 | Jean-Marie Leblanc | France | Bic | 83 |
| 86 | Anatole Novak | France | Bic | DNF |
| 87 | Luis Ocaña | Spain | Bic | 31 |
| 88 | Johny Schleck | Luxembourg | Bic | 19 |
| 89 | Alain Vasseur | France | Bic | 40 |
| 90 | Sylvain Vasseur | France | Bic | 95 |
| 91 | Stéphane Abrahamian | France | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | DNF |
| 92 | Lucien Aimar | France | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 17 |
| 93 | Gilbert Bellone | France | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | DNF |
| 94 | José Catieau | France | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 70 |
| 95 | Bernard Guyot | France | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | DNF |
| 96 | Barry Hoban | Great Britain | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | DNF |
| 97 | Walter Ricci | France | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 51 |
| 98 | Raymond Riotte | France | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 72 |
| 99 | Jean-Claude Theillière | France | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | DNF |
| 100 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium | Sonolor–Lejeune–Wolber | 6 |
| 101 | René De Bie | Belgium | Mann–Grundig | 94 |
| 102 | Jos Deschoenmaecker | Belgium | Mann–Grundig | 57 |
| 103 | Ronald De Witte | Belgium | Mann–Grundig | 43 |
| 104 | Willy In ’t Ven | Belgium | Mann–Grundig | 89 |
| 105 | Georges Pintens | Belgium | Mann–Grundig | 10 |
| 106 | André Poppe | Belgium | Mann–Grundig | 54 |
| 107 | Eddy Reyniers | Belgium | Mann–Grundig | 65 |
| 108 | Willy Van Neste | Belgium | Mann–Grundig | 16 |
| 109 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem | Belgium | Mann–Grundig | 67 |
| 110 | Herman Van Springel | Belgium | Mann–Grundig | DNF |
| 111 | Eddy Beugels | Netherlands | Mars–Flandria | 81 |
| 112 | Michel Coulon | Belgium | Mars–Flandria | 85 |
| 113 | Gérard David | Belgium | Mars–Flandria | 69 |
| 114 | Jaak De Boever | Belgium | Mars–Flandria | 98 |
| 115 | Erik De Vlaeminck | Belgium | Mars–Flandria | DNF |
| 116 | Roger De Vlaeminck | Belgium | Mars–Flandria | DNF |
| 117 | Eric Leman | Belgium | Mars–Flandria | DNF |
| 118 | Marc Lievens | Belgium | Mars–Flandria | 91 |
| 119 | Pieter Nassen | Belgium | Mars–Flandria | 88 |
| 120 | Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands | Mars–Flandria | 2 |
| 121 | Henk Benjamins | Netherlands | Caballero–Laurens | DNF |
| 122 | Arie den Hartog | Netherlands | Caballero–Laurens | DNF |
| 123 | Leo Duyndam | Netherlands | Caballero–Laurens | DNF |
| 124 | Huub Harings | Netherlands | Caballero–Laurens | DNF |
| 125 | Cees Rentmeester | Netherlands | Caballero–Laurens | 92 |
| 126 | Wim Schepers | Netherlands | Caballero–Laurens | DNF |
| 127 | Harry Steevens | Netherlands | Caballero–Laurens | 45 |
| 128 | Gerard Vianen | Netherlands | Caballero–Laurens | 47 |
| 129 | Adrie Wouters | Netherlands | Caballero–Laurens | DNF |
| 130 | Cees Zoontjens | Netherlands | Caballero–Laurens | 86 |
| 131 | Giuseppe Beghetto | Italy | Ferretti | DNF |
| 132 | Eraldo Bocci | Italy | Ferretti | DNF |
| 133 | Franco Cortinovis | Italy | Ferretti | DNF |
| 134 | Gösta Pettersson | Sweden | Ferretti | 3 |
| 135 | Tomas Pettersson | Sweden | Ferretti | 36 |
| 136 | Renato Rota | Italy | Ferretti | DNF |
| 137 | Pietro Tamiazzo | Italy | Ferretti | DNF |
| 138 | Romano Tumellero | Italy | Ferretti | 93 |
| 139 | Albert Van Vlierberghe | Belgium | Ferretti | 48 |
| 140 | Loris Vignolini | Italy | Ferretti | DNF |
| 141 | Luciano Armani | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 142 | Attilio Benfatto | Italy | Scic | 60 |
| 143 | Constantino Conti | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 144 | Adriano Durante | Italy | Scic | 99 |
| 145 | Ernesto Jotti | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 146 | Claudio Michelotto | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 147 | Enrico Paolini | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 148 | Giancarlo Polidori | Italy | Scic | 73 |
| 149 | Ambrogio Portalupi | Italy | Scic | DNF |
| 150 | Paolo Zini | Italy | Scic | DNF |