List of teams and cyclists in the 1973 Tour de France
For the 1973 Tour de France, the winner of the previous four editions, Eddy Merckx had changed sponsors to the Italian Molteni. His contract said that he had to start in the 1973 Vuelta a España and the 1973 Giro d'Italia, and Merckx thought it was impossible to start in three grand tours in one year, so he stayed away from the Tour. Ocana, who was in great shape, was now the main favourite, with Fuente, Poulidor and Thevenet as his biggest threats.[1] However, Ocana was not the clear favorite; he had already crashed out of the Tour three times, and he was seen as fragile.[2] Zoetemelk had changed teams, because he did not have the full support of his team leader.[2]
The Italian teams did not join the 1973 Tour de France, because no top French cyclist joined the 1973 Giro d'Italia. This meant that world champion Marino Basso and former Tour winner Felice Gimondi were absent.[3] The Tour started with the following 12 teams, each with 11 cyclists:[1]
Start list
By team
By rider
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. | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Raymond Poulidor | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | DNF | [4] |
2 | Régis Delépine | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 82 | [4] |
3 | Jean-Pierre Genet | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 46 | [4] |
4 | René Grelin | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 26 | [4] |
5 | Charly Grosskost | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 67 | [4] |
6 | Cyrille Guimard | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | DNF | [4] |
7 | Barry Hoban | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 43 | [4] |
8 | Mariano Martínez | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 12 | [4] |
9 | Gérard Moneyron | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 79 | [4] |
10 | Jack Mourioux | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 76 | [4] |
11 | Michel Périn | ![]() |
Gan-Mercier | 7 | [4] |
12 | Gérard Besnard | ![]() |
Sonolor | 61 | [4] |
13 | Jacques Botherel | ![]() |
Sonolor | 71 | [4] |
14 | Yves Hézard | ![]() |
Sonolor | DNF | [4] |
15 | Robert Mintkiewicz | ![]() |
Sonolor | 80 | [4] |
16 | Raymond Riotte | ![]() |
Sonolor | 78 | [4] |
17 | Michel Roques | ![]() |
Sonolor | 51 | [4] |
18 | Tino Tabak | ![]() |
Sonolor | DNF | [4] |
19 | Willy Teirlinck | ![]() |
Sonolor | 60 | [4] |
20 | Claude Tollet | ![]() |
Sonolor | 48 | [4] |
21 | Lucien Van Impe | ![]() |
Sonolor | 5 | [4] |
22 | Willy van Neste | ![]() |
Sonolor | DNF | [4] |
23 | Wilfried David | ![]() |
Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria | 74 | [4] |
24 | Lucien De Brauwere | ![]() |
Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria | DNF | [4] |
25 | Ludo Delcroix | ![]() |
Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria | DNF | [4] |
26 | Marc Demeyer | ![]() |
Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria | 72 | [4] |
27 | Ronald De Witte | ![]() |
Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria | 24 | [4] |
28 | Daniel Ducreux | ![]() |
Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria | 55 | [4] |
29 | Walter Godefroot | ![]() |
Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria | 65 | [4] |
30 | Fernando Mendes | ![]() |
Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria | 18 | [4] |
31 | Michel Pollentier | ![]() |
Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria | 34 | [4] |
32 | Jean-Jacques Sanquer | ![]() |
Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria | 62 | [4] |
33 | Ronny Van Marcke | ![]() |
Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria | DNF | [4] |
34 | Robert Bouloux | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 56 | [4] |
35 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 22 | [4] |
36 | Raymond Delisle | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 11 | [4] |
37 | Jacques Esclassan | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 68 | [4] |
38 | Pierre Martelozzo | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 30 | [4] |
39 | André Mollet | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 69 | [4] |
40 | Régis Ovion | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 10 | [4] |
41 | Jean-Pierre Paranteau | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | DNF | [4] |
42 | Charles Rouxel | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 36 | [4] |
43 | Bernard Thévenet | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 2 | [4] |
44 | Jürgen Tschan | ![]() |
Peugeot-BP | 37 | [4] |
45 | Joaquim Agostinho | ![]() |
Bic | 8 | [4] |
46 | Roland Berland | ![]() |
Bic | 28 | [4] |
47 | José Catieau | ![]() |
Bic | 14 | [4] |
48 | Jean-Claude Genty | ![]() |
Bic | 27 | [4] |
49 | Bernard Labourdette | ![]() |
Bic | 21 | [4] |
50 | Leif Mortensen | ![]() |
Bic | 19 | [4] |
51 | Luis Ocaña | ![]() |
Bic | 1 | [4] |
52 | Alain Santy | ![]() |
Bic | 31 | [4] |
53 | Guy Santy | ![]() |
Bic | 77 | [4] |
54 | Johny Schleck | ![]() |
Bic | 32 | [4] |
55 | Sylvain Vasseur | ![]() |
Bic | 53 | [4] |
56 | Willy Abbeloos | ![]() |
Watney-Maes | DNF | [4] |
57 | Paul Aerts | ![]() |
Watney-Maes | DNF | [4] |
58 | Émile Bodart | ![]() |
Watney-Maes | DNF | [4] |
59 | Michel Coulon | ![]() |
Watney-Maes | DNF | [4] |
60 | André Doyen | ![]() |
Watney-Maes | DNF | [4] |
61 | Englebert Opdebeeck | ![]() |
Watney-Maes | DNF | [4] |
62 | Walter Planckaert | ![]() |
Watney-Maes | DNF | [4] |
63 | Gustaaf Van Cauter | ![]() |
Watney-Maes | DNF | [4] |
64 | Ludo Van Staeyen | ![]() |
Watney-Maes | DNF | [4] |
65 | Frans Verbeeck | ![]() |
Watney-Maes | DNF | [4] |
66 | Eddy Verstraeten | ![]() |
Watney-Maes | DNF | [4] |
67 | Willy De Geest | ![]() |
Rokado | DNF | [4] |
68 | Alfred Gaida | ![]() |
Rokado | 81 | [4] |
69 | Roger Gilson | ![]() |
Rokado | DNF | [4] |
70 | Antoon Houbrechts | ![]() |
Rokado | 16 | [4] |
71 | Pieter Nassen | ![]() |
Rokado | DNF | [4] |
72 | Wilfried Peffgen | ![]() |
Rokado | DNF | [4] |
73 | Georges Pintens | ![]() |
Rokado | DNF | [4] |
74 | Wim Schepers | ![]() |
Rokado | DNF | [4] |
75 | Staf Van Roosbroeck | ![]() |
Rokado | 66 | [4] |
76 | Herman Van Springel | ![]() |
Rokado | 6 | [4] |
77 | Albert Van Vlierberghe | ![]() |
Rokado | 52 | [4] |
78 | Joaquim Andrade | ![]() |
Gitane-Frigecreme | 64 | [4] |
79 | Gilbert Bellone | ![]() |
Gitane-Frigecreme | DNF | [4] |
80 | Francis Campaner | ![]() |
Gitane-Frigecreme | 73 | [4] |
81 | Ferdinand Julien | ![]() |
Gitane-Frigecreme | 42 | [4] |
82 | Jean-Claude Largeau | ![]() |
Gitane-Frigecreme | 49 | [4] |
83 | Raymond Martin | ![]() |
Gitane-Frigecreme | 35 | [4] |
84 | Joël Millard | ![]() |
Gitane-Frigecreme | DNF | [4] |
85 | Alain Nogues | ![]() |
Gitane-Frigecreme | 63 | [4] |
86 | Gerard Vianen | ![]() |
Gitane-Frigecreme | 59 | [4] |
87 | Michael Wright | ![]() |
Gitane-Frigecreme | 57 | [4] |
88 | Joop Zoetemelk | ![]() |
Gitane-Frigecreme | 4 | [4] |
89 | Matthijs de Koning | ![]() |
Canada Dry-Gazelle | DNF | [4] |
90 | Ben Janbroers | ![]() |
Canada Dry-Gazelle | DNF | [4] |
91 | Wim Kelleners | ![]() |
Canada Dry-Gazelle | DNF | [4] |
92 | Jan Krekels | ![]() |
Canada Dry-Gazelle | 75 | [4] |
93 | José Freitas Martins | ![]() |
Canada Dry-Gazelle | 33 | [4] |
94 | Ludovic Noels | ![]() |
Canada Dry-Gazelle | DNF | [4] |
95 | Herculano de Oliveira | ![]() |
Canada Dry-Gazelle | 45 | [4] |
96 | Wim Prinsen | ![]() |
Canada Dry-Gazelle | DNF | [4] |
97 | Mathieu Pustjens | ![]() |
Canada Dry-Gazelle | DNF | [4] |
98 | Theo Van Der Leeuw | ![]() |
Canada Dry-Gazelle | 70 | [4] |
99 | Jo Vrancken | ![]() |
Canada Dry-Gazelle | DNF | [4] |
100 | Lucien Aimar | ![]() |
De Kova-Lejeune | 17 | [4] |
101 | Jean-Claude Baud | ![]() |
De Kova-Lejeune | 85 | [4] |
102 | Christian Blain | ![]() |
De Kova-Lejeune | 58 | [4] |
103 | Jean-Claude Blocher | ![]() |
De Kova-Lejeune | 86 | [4] |
104 | Marcel Boishardy | ![]() |
De Kova-Lejeune | 44 | [4] |
105 | Joseph Carletti | ![]() |
De Kova-Lejeune | DNF | [4] |
106 | Andrés Gandarias | ![]() |
De Kova-Lejeune | DNF | [4] |
107 | Noël Geneste | ![]() |
De Kova-Lejeune | 84 | [4] |
108 | Charles Genthon | ![]() |
De Kova-Lejeune | 83 | [4] |
109 | Jacques-André Hochart | ![]() |
De Kova-Lejeune | 87 | [4] |
110 | Richard Podesta | ![]() |
De Kova-Lejeune | DNF | [4] |
111 | Gonzalo Aja | ![]() |
Kas | DNF | [4] |
112 | José Manuel Fuente | ![]() |
Kas | 3 | [4] |
113 | Francisco Galdós | ![]() |
Kas | 20 | [4] |
114 | José Antonio González | ![]() |
Kas | 47 | [4] |
115 | José Grande | ![]() |
Kas | 50 | [4] |
116 | Santiago Lazcano | ![]() |
Kas | 29 | [4] |
117 | Vicente López Carril | ![]() |
Kas | 9 | [4] |
118 | Antonio Martos | ![]() |
Kas | 15 | [4] |
119 | Carlos Melero | ![]() |
Kas | 41 | [4] |
120 | Antonio Menéndez | ![]() |
Kas | 40 | [4] |
121 | Luis Zubero | ![]() |
Kas | 23 | [4] |
122 | José Luis Abilleira | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | DNF | [4] |
123 | Luis Balague | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | 25 | [4] |
124 | Jesús Esperanza | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | 54 | [4] |
125 | José Gómez | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | DNF | [4] |
126 | Félix González | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | DNF | [4] |
127 | Jesús Manzaneque | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | 39 | [4] |
128 | Agustín Tamames | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | DNF | [4] |
129 | Dámaso Torres | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | 38 | [4] |
130 | Pedro Torres | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | 13 | [4] |
131 | José Viejo | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | DNF | [4] |
132 | Juan Zurano | ![]() |
La Casera-Bahamontes | DNF | [4] |
By nationality
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References
- ^ a b "60ème Tour de France 1973" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ a b McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour De France: 1965-2007. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 73–81. ISBN 1-59858-608-4. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Italianen mijden Tour de France". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). De krant van toen. 4 June 1973. p. 21. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
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