List of teams and cyclists in the 1965 Tour de France

The 1965 Tour de France started with 130 cyclists, divided into 13 teams of 10 cyclists:^[1]

Ford France–Gitane–Dunlop
Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop
Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber
Peugeot–BP–Michelin
Flandria–Romeo
Solo–Superia

Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
Televizier
Ferrys
Kas–Kaskol
Molteni–Ignis
Salvarani

The Molteni-Ignis team was a combined team, with 5 cyclists from Molteni and 5 from Ignis.

Jacques Anquetil, who won the previous four Tours de France (1961–1964), did not participate in this tour; this made Raymond Poulidor, who became second in the previous Tour, the main favourite.^[1]

[1]

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	Lucien Aimar	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	DNF	^[2]
2	Arie den Hartog	Netherlands	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	DNF	^[2]
3	Vin Denson	Great Britain	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	87	^[2]
4	Pierre Everaert	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	DNF	^[2]
5	Michel Grain	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	83	^[2]
6	Jean-Claude Lebaube	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	5	^[2]
7	Cees Lute	Netherlands	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	67	^[2]
8	Pierre Martin	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	DNF	^[2]
9	Anatole Novak	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	66	^[2]
10	Louis Rostollan	France	Ford-France–Gitane–Dunlop	20	^[2]
11	Jacques Bachelot	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	62	^[2]
12	Federico Bahamontes	Spain	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	DNF	^[2]
13	Gilbert Bellone	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	DNF	^[2]
14	André Darrigade	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	93	^[2]
15	Gines García	Spain	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	27	^[2]
16	Albertus Geldermans	Netherlands	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	DNF	^[2]
17	Hans Junkermann	West Germany	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	28	^[2]
18	François Le Her	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	88	^[2]
19	Raymond Mastrotto	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	38	^[2]
20	Jean Milesi	France	Margnat–Paloma–Inuri–Dunlop	94	^[2]
21	Frans Aerenhouts	Belgium	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	61	^[2]
22	Jean-Louis Bodin	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	33	^[2]
23	Robert Cazala	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	64	^[2]
24	Georges Chappe	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	DNF	^[2]
25	Jean Gainche	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	71	^[2]
26	Jean-Pierre Genet	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	75	^[2]
27	Raymond Poulidor	France	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	2	^[2]
28	Roger Swerts	Belgium	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	40	^[2]
29	Victor Van Schil	Belgium	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	41	^[2]
30	Rolf Wolfshohl	West Germany	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	DNF	^[2]
31	Henry Anglade	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	4	^[2]
32	Hubert Ferrer	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	92	^[2]
33	André Foucher	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	18	^[2]
34	Georges Groussard	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	DNF	^[2]
35	Joseph Groussard	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	96	^[2]
36	Jan Janssen	Netherlands	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	9	^[2]
37	Jean-Claude Lefebvre	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	82	^[2]
38	François Mahé	France	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	43	^[2]
39	Willy Monty	Belgium	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	42	^[2]
40	Johny Schleck	Luxembourg	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber	52	^[2]
41	Ferdinand Bracke	Belgium	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	^[2]
42	Raymond Delisle	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	^[2]
43	Henri Duez	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	14	^[2]
44	Désiré Letort	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	^[2]
45	Michel Nédélec	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	^[2]
46	Roger Pingeon	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	12	^[2]
47	Tom Simpson	Great Britain	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	^[2]
48	Angelino Soler	Spain	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	22	^[2]
49	Georges Van Coningsloo	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	DNF	^[2]
50	André Zimmermann	France	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	17	^[2]
51	Walter Boucquet	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	21	^[2]
52	Willy Bocklant	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	DNF	^[2]
53	Frans Brands	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	8	^[2]
54	Julien Haelterman	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	DNF	^[2]
55	Yvo Molenaers	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	81	^[2]
56	Peter Post	Netherlands	Flandria–Romeo	DNF	^[2]
57	Guido Reybrouck	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	54	^[2]
58	Georges Vandenberghe	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	39	^[2]
59	Roland Van De Rijse	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	59	^[2]
60	Guillaume Van Tongerloo	Belgium	Flandria–Romeo	80	^[2]
61	Armand Desmet	Belgium	Solo–Superia	DNF	^[2]
62	Noël De Pauw	Belgium	Solo–Superia	72	^[2]
63	Henri Dewolf	Belgium	Solo–Superia	60	^[2]
64	Jef Planckaert	Belgium	Solo–Superia	56	^[2]
65	Edward Sels	Belgium	Solo–Superia	DNF	^[2]
66	Edgar Sorgeloos	Belgium	Solo–Superia	84	^[2]
67	Julien Stevens	Belgium	Solo–Superia	DNF	^[2]
68	Michel Van Aerde	Belgium	Solo–Superia	35	^[2]
69	Bernard Van de Kerckhove	Belgium	Solo–Superia	DNF	^[2]
70	Rik Van Looy	Belgium	Solo–Superia	31	^[2]
71	Benoni Beheyt	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	47	^[2]
72	Gilbert Desmet	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	16	^[2]
73	Gilbert De Smet	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	48	^[2]
74	Gustave De Smet	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	DNF	^[2]
75	Karl-Heinz Kunde	West Germany	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	11	^[2]
76	Eddy Pauwels	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	DNF	^[2]
77	Dieter Puschel	West Germany	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	DNF	^[2]
78	Jozef Timmermann	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	69	^[2]
79	Auguste Verhaegen	Belgium	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	45	^[2]
80	Michael Wright	Great Britain	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	24	^[2]
81	Jo de Haan	Netherlands	Televizier	77	^[2]
82	Johan De Roo	Netherlands	Televizier	55	^[2]
83	Cees Haast	Netherlands	Televizier	DNF	^[2]
84	Huub Harings	Netherlands	Televizier	32	^[2]
85	Gerben Karstens	Netherlands	Televizier	57	^[2]
86	Bas Maliepaard	Netherlands	Televizier	51	^[2]
87	Henk Nijdam	Netherlands	Televizier	50	^[2]
88	Léo van Dongen	Netherlands	Televizier	90	^[2]
89	Cees van Espen	Netherlands	Televizier	DNF	^[2]
90	Rik Wouters	Netherlands	Televizier	29	^[2]
91	Fernando Manzaneque	Spain	Ferrys	25	^[2]
92	Antonio Bertrán	Spain	Ferrys	85	^[2]
93	Eduardo Castelló	Spain	Ferrys	44	^[2]
94	Rogelio Hernández	Spain	Ferrys	76	^[2]
95	Esteban Martín	Spain	Ferrys	65	^[2]
96	Ramón Mendiburu	Spain	Ferrys	DNF	^[2]
97	Luis Otaño	Spain	Ferrys	30	^[2]
98	José Pérez Francés	Spain	Ferrys	6	^[2]
99	Raúl Rey	Spain	Ferrys	95	^[2]
100	Juan García Such	Spain	Ferrys	DNF	^[2]
101	Carlos Echeverría	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	53	^[2]
102	Sebastián Elorza	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	26	^[2]
103	Francisco Gabica	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	10	^[2]
104	Joaquín Galera	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	37	^[2]
105	Antonio Gómez del Moral	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	DNF	^[2]
106	Julio Jiménez	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	23	^[2]
107	José Antonio Momeñe	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	34	^[2]
108	Juan José Sagarduy	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	46	^[2]
109	Valentín Uriona	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	13	^[2]
110	Eusebio Vélez	Spain	KAS–Kaskol	DNF	^[2]
111	René Binggeli	Switzerland	Molteni/Ignis	49	^[2]
112	Guido De Rosso	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	7	^[2]
113	Giacomo Fornoni	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	89	^[2]
114	Giuseppe Fezzardi	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	36	^[2]
115	Gianni Motta	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	3	^[2]
116	Ambrogio Colombo	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	78	^[2]
117	Adriano Durante	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	73	^[2]
118	Renzo Fontona	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	15	^[2]
119	Ambrogio Portalupi	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	63	^[2]
120	Remo Stefanoni	Italy	Molteni/Ignis	74	^[2]
121	Vittorio Adorni	Italy	Salvarani	DNF	^[2]
122	Francis Blanc	Switzerland	Salvarani	79	^[2]
123	Felice Gimondi	Italy	Salvarani	1	^[2]
124	Italo Mazzacurati	Italy	Salvarani	68	^[2]
125	Mario Minieri	Italy	Salvarani	91	^[2]
126	Diego Ronchini	Italy	Salvarani	86	^[2]
127	Arnaldo Pambianco	Italy	Salvarani	19	^[2]
128	Pietro Partesotti	Italy	Salvarani	58	^[2]
129	Gilberto Vendemiati	Italy	Salvarani	70	^[2]
130	Roland Zöffel	Switzerland	Salvarani	DNF	^[2]

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