In the 1979 Tour de France, the following 15 teams each sent 10 cyclists, for a total of 150:[1][2]
The big favourite was Hinault; not only was he the defending champion, but the large number of time trials made the race especially suited for him.[3] The only cyclist though to be able to seriously challenge Hinault was Zoetemelk, the runner-up of the previous edition.[3]
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 | Bernard Hinault | France | Renault–Gitane | 1 | [4] |
2 | Hubert Arbès | France | Renault–Gitane | 74 | [4] |
3 | Bernard Becaas | France | Renault–Gitane | 42 | [4] |
4 | Jean-René Bernaudeau | France | Renault–Gitane | 5 | [4] |
5 | André Chalmel | France | Renault–Gitane | 59 | [4] |
6 | Jean Chassang | France | Renault–Gitane | 35 | [4] |
7 | Gilbert Chaumaz | France | Renault–Gitane | DNF | [4] |
8 | Lucien Didier | Luxembourg | Renault–Gitane | 29 | [4] |
9 | Maurice Le Guilloux | France | Renault–Gitane | 47 | [4] |
10 | Pierre-Raymond Villemiane | France | Renault–Gitane | 13 | [4] |
11 | Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands | Miko–Mercier | 2 | [4] |
12 | Patrick Friou | France | Miko–Mercier | 53 | [4] |
13 | Joël Gallopin | France | Miko–Mercier | 67 | [4] |
14 | Jean-Louis Gauthier | France | Miko–Mercier | 50 | [4] |
15 | Christian Levavasseur | France | Miko–Mercier | 51 | [4] |
16 | Raymond Martin | France | Miko–Mercier | 24 | [4] |
17 | Hubert Mathis | France | Miko–Mercier | 49 | [4] |
18 | André Mollet | France | Miko–Mercier | 70 | [4] |
19 | Sven-Åke Nilsson | Sweden | Miko–Mercier | 12 | [4] |
20 | Christian Seznec | France | Miko–Mercier | 22 | [4] |
21 | Joaquim Agostinho | Portugal | Flandria–Ça va seul | 3 | [4] |
22 | René Bittinger | France | Flandria–Ça va seul | 26 | [4] |
23 | Patrick Bonnet | France | Flandria–Ça va seul | 62 | [4] |
24 | Marc Demeyer | Belgium | Flandria–Ça va seul | 57 | [4] |
25 | Hendrik Devos | Belgium | Flandria–Ça va seul | 31 | [4] |
26 | Jos Deschoenmaecker | Belgium | Flandria–Ça va seul | 21 | [4] |
27 | René Martens | Belgium | Flandria–Ça va seul | 25 | [4] |
28 | Jacques Michaud | France | Flandria–Ça va seul | 40 | [4] |
29 | Patrice Thévenard | France | Flandria–Ça va seul | 69 | [4] |
30 | Pol Verschuere | Belgium | Flandria–Ça va seul | 71 | [4] |
31 | Gerrie Knetemann | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | 30 | [4] |
32 | Henk Lubberding | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | 18 | [4] |
33 | Stefan Mutter | Switzerland | TI–Raleigh | 75 | [4] |
34 | Bert Pronk | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | 44 | [4] |
35 | Jan Raas | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | DNF | [4] |
36 | Ueli Sutter | Switzerland | TI–Raleigh | DNF | [4] |
37 | Johan van der Velde | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | 14 | [4] |
38 | Leo van Vliet | Netherlands | TI–Raleigh | DNF | [4] |
39 | Paul Wellens | Belgium | TI–Raleigh | 8 | [4] |
40 | Wilfried Wesemael | Belgium | TI–Raleigh | DNF | [4] |
41 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium | Kas | 11 | [4] |
42 | Bernardo Alfonsel | Belgium | Kas | 78 | [4] |
43 | Joseph Borguet | Belgium | Kas | 43 | [4] |
44 | Claude Criquielion | Belgium | Kas | 9 | [4] |
45 | René Dillen | Belgium | Kas | 61 | [4] |
46 | Francisco Galdós | Spain | Kas | 28 | [4] |
47 | Rafael Ladrón de Guevara | Spain | Kas | DNF | [4] |
48 | Willy Teirlinck | Belgium | Kas | 56 | [4] |
49 | Pedro Vilardebo | Spain | Kas | DNF | [4] |
50 | Frans Van Looy | Belgium | Kas | DNF | [4] |
51 | Mariano Martínez | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 16 | [4] |
52 | Pierre Bazzo | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 33 | [4] |
53 | Christian Jourdan | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 68 | [4] |
54 | Gérard Macé | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | DNF | [4] |
55 | Jean-Marie Michel | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 72 | [4] |
56 | Alain Patritti | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | DNF | [4] |
57 | Jean-François Pescheux | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 73 | [4] |
58 | Christian Poirier | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | DNF | [4] |
59 | Didier Vanoverschelde | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 41 | [4] |
60 | Bernard Vallet | France | La Redoute–Motobécane | 20 | [4] |
61 | Hennie Kuiper | Netherlands | Peugeot–Esso | 4 | [4] |
62 | Jacques Bossis | France | Peugeot–Esso | 60 | [4] |
63 | Bernard Bourreau | France | Peugeot–Esso | 79 | [4] |
64 | José De Cauwer | Belgium | Peugeot–Esso | 85 | [4] |
65 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle | France | Peugeot–Esso | 46 | [4] |
66 | Jacques Esclassan | France | Peugeot–Esso | DNF | [4] |
67 | Yves Hézard | France | Peugeot–Esso | 17 | [4] |
68 | Michel Laurent | France | Peugeot–Esso | 37 | [4] |
69 | Roger Legeay | France | Peugeot–Esso | 63 | [4] |
70 | Patrick Perret | France | Peugeot–Esso | DNF | [4] |
71 | Manuel Esparza | Spain | Teka | DNF | [4] |
72 | Faustino Fernández Ovies | Spain | Teka | DNF | [4] |
73 | Eulalio García Pereda | Spain | Teka | 86 | [4] |
74 | Miguel Gutiérrez | Spain | Teka | DNF | [4] |
75 | Jürgen Kraft | West Germany | Teka | DNF | [4] |
76 | Vicente López Carril | Spain | Teka | DNF | [4] |
77 | Andrés Oliva | Spain | Teka | 83 | [4] |
78 | José Pesarrodona | Spain | Teka | DNF | [4] |
79 | Dominique Sanders | France | Teka | 84 | [4] |
80 | José Viejo | Spain | Teka | DNF | [4] |
81 | Robert Alban | France | Fiat–La France | 19 | [4] |
82 | Michel Balbuena | France | Fiat–La France | 65 | [4] |
83 | Serge Beucherie | France | Fiat–La France | 87 | [4] |
84 | Didier Bourrier | France | Fiat–La France | DNF | [4] |
85 | Alain De Carvalho | France | Fiat–La France | 55 | [4] |
86 | Ferdinand Julien | France | Fiat–La France | 52 | [4] |
87 | Gilbert Lelay | France | Fiat–La France | 80 | [4] |
88 | Alain Meslet | France | Fiat–La France | 34 | [4] |
89 | Philippe Tesnière | France | Fiat–La France | DNF | [4] |
90 | Paul Sherwen | Great Britain | Fiat–La France | 81 | [4] |
91 | Dietrich Thurau | West Germany | IJsboerke–Warncke | 10 | [4] |
92 | Rudy Colman | Belgium | IJsboerke–Warncke | DNF | [4] |
93 | Ludo Delcroix | Belgium | IJsboerke–Warncke | 39 | [4] |
94 | Fedor den Hertog | Netherlands | IJsboerke–Warncke | 48 | [4] |
95 | André Dierickx | Belgium | IJsboerke–Warncke | DNF | [4] |
96 | Jos Jacobs | Belgium | IJsboerke–Warncke | 45 | [4] |
97 | Ludo Peeters | Belgium | IJsboerke–Warncke | 36 | [4] |
98 | Rudy Pevenage | Belgium | IJsboerke–Warncke | 23 | [4] |
99 | Jos Van de Poel | Belgium | IJsboerke–Warncke | DNF | [4] |
100 | Gery Verlinden | Belgium | IJsboerke–Warncke | DNF | [4] |
101 | Michel Pollentier | Belgium | Splendor | DNF | [4] |
102 | Herman Beysens | Belgium | Splendor | DNF | [4] |
103 | Alain Desaever | Belgium | Splendor | DNF | [4] |
104 | Christian Dumont | Belgium | Splendor | DNF | [4] |
105 | Paul Jesson | New Zealand | Splendor | DNF | [4] |
106 | Sean Kelly | Ireland | Splendor | 38 | [4] |
107 | Ludo Loos | Belgium | Splendor | DNF | [4] |
108 | Liévin Malfait | Belgium | Splendor | DNF | [4] |
109 | Wim Myngheer | Belgium | Splendor | 76 | [4] |
110 | Roger Verschaeve | Belgium | Splendor | DNF | [4] |
111 | Johan De Muynck | Belgium | Bianchi–Faema | DNF | [4] |
112 | Giovanni Cavalcanti | Italy | Bianchi–Faema | DNF | [4] |
113 | Aldo Donadello | Italy | Bianchi–Faema | DNF | [4] |
114 | Knut Knudsen | Norway | Bianchi–Faema | 27 | [4] |
115 | Valerio Lualdi | Italy | Bianchi–Faema | DNF | [4] |
116 | Serge Parsani | Italy | Bianchi–Faema | 66 | [4] |
117 | Alessandro Pozzi | Italy | Bianchi–Faema | 32 | [4] |
118 | Glauco Santoni | Italy | Bianchi–Faema | 54 | [4] |
119 | Alex Van Linden | Belgium | Bianchi–Faema | 88 | [4] |
120 | Rik Van Linden | Belgium | Bianchi–Faema | DNF | [4] |
121 | Eddy Schepers | Belgium | Daf Trucks | 15 | [4] |
122 | Maurizio Bellet | Italy | Daf Trucks | 82 | [4] |
123 | Emiel De Haes | Belgium | Daf Trucks | DNF | [4] |
124 | Jo Maas | Netherlands | Daf Trucks | 7 | [4] |
125 | Robert Mintkiewicz | France | Daf Trucks | DNF | [4] |
126 | Patrick Pevenage | Belgium | Daf Trucks | DNF | [4] |
127 | Gerhard Schönbacher | Austria | Daf Trucks | 89 | [4] |
128 | William Tackaert | Belgium | Daf Trucks | DNF | [4] |
129 | Guido Van Calster | Belgium | Daf Trucks | 58 | [4] |
130 | Jacques Verbrugge | Netherlands | Daf Trucks | DNF | [4] |
131 | Giovanni Battaglin | Italy | Inoxpran | 6 | [4] |
132 | Nazzareno Berto | Italy | Inoxpran | DNF | [4] |
133 | Patrick Busolini | France | Inoxpran | DNF | [4] |
134 | Gianfranco Foresti | Italy | Inoxpran | DNF | [4] |
135 | Bruno Leali | Italy | Inoxpran | 77 | [4] |
136 | Riccardo Magrini | Italy | Inoxpran | DNF | [4] |
137 | Giovanni Mantovani | Italy | Inoxpran | DNF | [4] |
138 | Luigino Moro | Italy | Inoxpran | DNF | [4] |
139 | Pasquale Pugliese | Italy | Inoxpran | DNF | [4] |
140 | Dorino Vanzo | Italy | Inoxpran | 64 | [4] |
141 | Gianbattista Baronchelli | Italy | Magniflex–Famcucine | DNF | [4] |
142 | Gaetano Baronchelli | Italy | Magniflex–Famcucine | DNF | [4] |
143 | Per Bausager | Denmark | Magniflex–Famcucine | DNF | [4] |
144 | Roberto Ceruti | Italy | Magniflex–Famcucine | DNF | [4] |
145 | Bernt Johansson | Sweden | Magniflex–Famcucine | DNF | [4] |
146 | Jørgen Marcussen | Denmark | Magniflex–Famcucine | DNF | [4] |
147 | Ignazio Paleari | Italy | Magniflex–Famcucine | DNF | [4] |
148 | Walter Polini | Italy | Magniflex–Famcucine | DNF | [4] |
149 | Amilcare Sgalbazzi | Italy | Magniflex–Famcucine | DNF | [4] |
150 | Alfio Vandi | Italy | Magniflex–Famcucine | DNF | [4] |
By nationality
References
- ↑ "66ème Tour de France 1979" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Historique du Tour de France - Year 1979: The starters". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- 1 2 McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour de France: 1965-2007. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 117–122. ISBN 1-59858-608-4. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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