List of teams and cyclists in the 1981 Tour de France
For the 1981 Tour de France, in late 1980, there were plans to make the tour "open", which meant that amateur teams would also be allowed to join. This would make it possible for teams from Eastern Europe to join.[1] The plan did not materialize, so only professional teams were invited. In January 1981, the organisation decided that there would be 15 teams with 10 cyclists, or 16 teams with 9 cyclists each. At that point, 16 teams had already submitted a request to join, and the organisation was in discussion with four additional Italian teams, and the American national team.[2]
In the end, the American team did not apply, and the Italian teams decided to focus on the 1981 Giro d'Italia. The organisation selected 15 teams, who each selected 10 cyclists, for a total of 150 participants. The teams were:[3][4]
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Bernard Hinault, the winner of the 1978 and 1979 Tour de France and reigning world champion, was the main favourite. His knee problems, that caused him to leave the 1980 Tour de France, were solved, and he was in form: Hinault had won important races in the spring, and he had skipped the 1981 Giro d'Italia to focus on the Tour.[5][6] His main rivals were 1980 Tour de France winner Joop Zoetemelk, 1976 Tour de France winner Lucien Van Impe and Joaquim Agostinho, although they had never been able to beat Hinault when he was in form.[5]
Freddy Maertens, the winner of the points classification in the Tour de France in 1976 and 1978, had won only three minor races in 1979 and 1980, but in 1981 he was selected again for the Tour.[6]
Start list
By team
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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. | Time | Ref |
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| 1 | Joop Zoetemelk |  Netherlands
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TI–Raleigh–Creda
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4 | + 18' 21" | [7] |
| 2 | Urs Freuler |  Switzerland
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TI–Raleigh–Creda
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 3 | Frank Hoste |  Belgium
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TI–Raleigh–Creda
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95 | + 2h 23' 56" | [7] |
| 4 | Gerrie Knetemann | Netherlands
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TI–Raleigh–Creda
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55 | + 1h 39' 54" | [7] |
| 5 | Henk Lubberding | Netherlands
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TI–Raleigh–Creda
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54 | + 1h 37' 43" | [7] |
| 6 | Ludo Peeters | Belgium
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TI–Raleigh–Creda
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59 | + 1h 43' 05" | [7] |
| 7 | Cees Priem | Netherlands
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TI–Raleigh–Creda
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 8 | Aad van den Hoek | Netherlands
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TI–Raleigh–Creda
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115 | + 3h 11' 29" | [7] |
| 9 | Johan van der Velde | Netherlands
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TI–Raleigh–Creda
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12 | + 29' 46" | [7] |
| 10 | Ad Wijnands | Netherlands
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TI–Raleigh–Creda
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 11 | Jean-René Bernaudeau |  France
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Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
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6 | + 23' 02" | [7] |
| 12 | Phil Anderson |  Australia
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Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
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10 | + 27' 00" | [7] |
| 13 | Jacques Bossis | France
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Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
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63 | + 1h 44' 39" | [7] |
| 14 | Bernard Bourreau | France
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Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
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72 | + 1h 56' 32" | [7] |
| 15 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle | France
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Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
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28 | + 56' 37" | [7] |
| 16 | Graham Jones |  Great Britain
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Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
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20 | + 41' 06" | [7] |
| 17 | Michel Laurent | France
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Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
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18 | + 34' 41" | [7] |
| 18 | Roger Legeay | France
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Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
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61 | + 1h 43' 56" | [7] |
| 19 | Hubert Linard | France
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Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
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46 | + 1h 26' 12" | [7] |
| 20 | Patrick Perret | France
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Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
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44 | + 1h 25' 55" | [7] |
| 21 | Raymond Martin | France
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Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
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17 | + 33' 41" | [7] |
| 22 | Kim Andersen |  Denmark
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Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 23 | Régis Clère | France
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Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
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51 | + 1h 31' 01" | [7] |
| 24 | Patrick Friou | France
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Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
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47 | + 1h 27' 20" | [7] |
| 25 | Joël Gallopin | France
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Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
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86 | + 2h 10' 22" | [7] |
| 26 | Jean-Louis Gauthier | France
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Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
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58 | + 1h 42' 12" | [7] |
| 27 | Didier Lebaud | France
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Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 28 | Christian Levavasseur | France
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Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
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77 | + 2h 02' 36" | [7] |
| 29 | Hubert Mathis | France
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Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
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73 | + 1h 58' 29" | [7] |
| 30 | Christian Seznec | France
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Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
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36 | + 1h 12' 43" | [7] |
| 31 | Johan De Muynck | Belgium
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Wickes–Splendor–Europ Decor
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7 | + 24' 25" | [7] |
| 32 | Johnny Broers | Netherlands
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Wickes–Splendor–Europ Decor
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113 | + 3h 01' 58" | [7] |
| 33 | Rudy Colman | Belgium
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Wickes–Splendor–Europ Decor
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65 | + 1h 46' 53" | [7] |
| 34 | Claude Criquielion | Belgium
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Wickes–Splendor–Europ Decor
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9 | + 26' 18" | [7] |
| 35 | Sean Kelly |  Ireland
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Wickes–Splendor–Europ Decor
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48 | + 1h 28' 24" | [7] |
| 36 | Sven-Åke Nilsson |  Sweden
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Wickes–Splendor–Europ Decor
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8 | + 24' 37" | [7] |
| 37 | Eddy Planckaert | Belgium
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Wickes–Splendor–Europ Decor
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 38 | Walter Planckaert | Belgium
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Wickes–Splendor–Europ Decor
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 39 | Eugène Urbany |  Luxembourg
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Wickes–Splendor–Europ Decor
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96 | + 2h 25' 01" | [7] |
| 40 | Guido Van Calster | Belgium
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Wickes–Splendor–Europ Decor
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 41 | Joaquim Agostinho |  Portugal
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Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 42 | Serge Beucherie | France
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Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
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33 | + 1h 01' 40" | [7] |
| 43 | Patrick Clerc | France
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Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 44 | Jean-Paul Hosotte | France
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Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
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98 | + 2h 28' 09" | [7] |
| 45 | Patrick Hosotte | France
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Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
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90 | + 2h 12' 49" | [7] |
| 46 | Fernando Mendes | Portugal
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Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 47 | Jacques Michaud | France
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Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
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23 | + 50' 23" | [7] |
| 48 | Patrick Moerlen | Switzerland
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Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
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78 | + 2h 03' 20" | [7] |
| 49 | Albert Zweifel | Switzerland
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Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
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109 | + 2h 44' 24" | [7] |
| 50 | Marcel Tinazzi | France
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Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
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13 | + 30' 03" | [7] |
| 51 | Robert Alban | France
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La Redoute–Motobécane
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3 | + 17' 04" | [7] |
| 52 | Pierre Bazzo | France
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La Redoute–Motobécane
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31 | + 58' 00" | [7] |
| 53 | Luc Durant
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France
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La Redoute–Motobécane
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92 | + 2h 13' 51" | [7] |
| 54 | Mariano Martínez | France
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La Redoute–Motobécane
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15 | + 32' 16" | [7] |
| 55 | Jean-François Pescheux | France
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La Redoute–Motobécane
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88 | + 2h 12' 04" | [7] |
| 56 | Paul Sherwen | Great Britain
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La Redoute–Motobécane
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 57 | Bernard Vallet | France
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La Redoute–Motobécane
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45 | + 1h 26' 10" | [7] |
| 58 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke | Belgium
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La Redoute–Motobécane
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82 | + 2h 07' 14" | [7] |
| 59 | Ferdi Van Den Haute | Belgium
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La Redoute–Motobécane
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99 | + 2h 28' 11" | [7] |
| 60 | Didier Vanoverschelde | France
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La Redoute–Motobécane
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26 | + 53' 13" | [7] |
| 61 | Daniel Willems | Belgium
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Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 62 | Ronny Claes | Belgium
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Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata
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40 | + 1h 17' 08" | [7] |
| 63 | Ludo Delcroix | Belgium
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Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata
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74 | + 1h 59' 59" | [7] |
| 64 | Theo de Rooij | Netherlands
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Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata
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39 | + 1h 16' 02" | [7] |
| 65 | Jos Jacobs | Belgium
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Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata
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84 | + 2h 08' 21" | [7] |
| 66 | Rudy Pevenage | Belgium
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Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata
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75 | + 2h 00' 34" | [7] |
| 67 | Eric Van De Wiele | Belgium
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Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 68 | Dirk Wayenberg | Belgium
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Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata
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107 | + 2h 40' 27" | [7] |
| 69 | Jostein Wilmann |  Norway
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Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata
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34 | + 1h 02' 46" | [7] |
| 70 | Peter Winnen | Netherlands
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Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata
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5 | + 20' 26" | [7] |
| 71 | Bernard Thévenet | France
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Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo
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37 | + 1h 12' 48" | [7] |
| 72 | Dominique Arnaud | France
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Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo
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24 | + 52' 15" | [7] |
| 73 | Jean Chassang | France
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Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo
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70 | + 1h 50' 34" | [7] |
| 74 | Alain De Carvalho | France
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Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo
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53 | + 1h 35' 25" | [7] |
| 75 | Yves Hézard | France
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Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo
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71 | + 1h 52' 15" | [7] |
| 76 | Jacques Osmont | France
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Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 77 | Régis Ovion | France
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Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo
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29 | + 56' 43" | [7] |
| 78 | Gerhard Schönbacher |  Austria
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Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo
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112 | + 2h 51' 30" | [7] |
| 79 | Klaus-Peter Thaler |  West Germany
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Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo
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49 | + 1h 28' 51" | [7] |
| 80 | Claude Vincendeau | France
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Puch–Wolber–Campagnolo
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 81 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium
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Boston–Mavic | 2 | + 14' 34" | [7] |
| 82 | Roger De Cnijf | Belgium
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Boston–Mavic | 87 | + 2h 10' 47" | [7] |
| 83 | Luc De Grauwe | Belgium
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Boston–Mavic | 114 | + 3h 05' 51" | [7] |
| 84 | Marc Goossens | Belgium
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Boston–Mavic | DNF | — | [7] |
| 85 | Jan Jonkers | Netherlands
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Boston–Mavic | 116 | + 3h 15' 21" | [7] |
| 86 | Alain Meslet | France
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Boston–Mavic | 41 | + 1h 18' 38" | [7] |
| 87 | Jan Nevens | Belgium
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Boston–Mavic | DNF | — | [7] |
| 88 | Philippe Tesnière | France
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Boston–Mavic | 120 | + 4h 14' 59" | [7] |
| 89 | Willy Teirlinck | Belgium
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Boston–Mavic | 111 | + 2h 46' 44" | [7] |
| 90 | Benjamin Vermeulen | Belgium
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Boston–Mavic | DNF | — | [7] |
| 91 | Marino Lejarreta |  Spain
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Teka | 35 | + 1h 10' 37" | [7] |
| 92 | Bernardo Alfonsel | Spain
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Teka | 69 | + 1h 49' 11" | [7] |
| 93 | Faustino Cueli | Spain
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Teka | 121 | + 4h 29' 54" | [7] |
| 94 | Noël Dejonckheere | Belgium
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Teka | DNF | — | [7] |
| 95 | Alberto Fernández | Spain
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Teka | 21 | + 42' 27" | [7] |
| 96 | Eulalio García Pereda
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Spain
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Teka | 101 | + 2h 30' 43" | [7] |
| 97 | Ismael Lejarreta | Spain
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Teka | 64 | + 1h 44' 49" | [7] |
| 98 | Paulino Martínez | Spain
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Teka | 91 | + 2h 13' 12" | [7] |
| 99 | José Luis Mayoz | Spain
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Teka | DNF | — | [7] |
| 100 | Jorge Ruiz Cabestany | Spain
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Teka | 118 | + 3h 16' 13" | [7] |
| 101 | Hennie Kuiper | Netherlands
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DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or–Gazelle
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30 | + 57' 21" | [7] |
| 102 | Luc Colijn | Belgium
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DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or–Gazelle
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 103 | Marc Dierickx | Belgium
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DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or–Gazelle
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106 | + 2h 38' 10" | [7] |
| 104 | Hendrik Devos | Belgium
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DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or–Gazelle
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57 | + 1h 42' 05" | [7] |
| 105 | Marcel Laurens | Belgium
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DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or–Gazelle
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110 | + 2h 45' 21" | [7] |
| 106 | René Martens | Belgium
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DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or–Gazelle
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83 | + 2h 07' 41" | [7] |
| 107 | Guy Nulens | Belgium
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DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or–Gazelle
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52 | + 1h 33' 39" | [7] |
| 108 | Eddy Schepers | Belgium
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DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or–Gazelle
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16 | + 33' 27" | [7] |
| 109 | Hennie Stamsnijder | Netherlands
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DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or–Gazelle
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80 | + 2h 05' 31" | [7] |
| 110 | William Tackaert | Belgium
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DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or–Gazelle
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93 | + 2h 21' 50" | [7] |
| 111 | Juan Fernández Martín
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Spain
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Kelme | 50 | + 1h 30' 46" | [7] |
| 112 | Francisco Albelda | Spain
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Kelme | 103 | + 2h 33' 54" | [7] |
| 113 | Vicente Belda | Spain
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Kelme | 38 | + 1h 14' 23" | [7] |
| 114 | Jorge Fortiá
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Spain
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Kelme | 42 | + 1h 23' 28" | [7] |
| 115 | Jesús Guzmán
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Spain
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Kelme | 97 | + 2h 25' 38" | [7] |
| 116 | Rafael Ladrón de Guevara
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Spain
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Kelme | DNF | — | [7] |
| 117 | Imanol Murga | Spain
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Kelme | 104 | + 2h 35' 45" | [7] |
| 118 | Avelino Perea | Spain
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Kelme | DNF | — | [7] |
| 119 | Jesús Suárez Cueva | Spain
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Kelme | 105 | + 2h 37' 36" | [7] |
| 120 | Jaime Vilamajó | Spain
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Kelme | 100 | + 2h 29' 41" | [7] |
| 121 | Gery Verlinden | Belgium
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Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago
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25 | + 52' 48" | [7] |
| 122 | Alain De Roo | Belgium
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Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago
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119 | + 3h 19' 07" | [7] |
| 123 | Ronald De Witte | Belgium
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Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago
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62 | + 1h 44' 07" | [7] |
| 124 | Freddy Maertens | Belgium
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Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago
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66 | + 1h 47' 34" | [7] |
| 125 | Frits Pirard | Netherlands
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Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago
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94 | + 2h 23' 40" | [7] |
| 126 | Eric Vandeperre | Belgium
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Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 127 | Jan van Houwelingen | Netherlands
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Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 128 | Paul Wellens | Belgium
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Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago
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14 | + 32' 09" | [7] |
| 129 | Leo Wellens | Belgium
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Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago
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102 | + 2h 30' 46" | [7] |
| 130 | Johan Wellens | Belgium
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Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago
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117 | + 3h 16' 02" | [7] |
| 131 | Bernard Hinault | France
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Renault–Elf–Gitane
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1 | 96h 19' 38" | [7] |
| 132 | Hubert Arbès | France
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Renault–Elf–Gitane
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60 | + 1h 43' 45" | [7] |
| 133 | Bernard Becaas | France
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Renault–Elf–Gitane
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68 | + 1h 48' 05" | [7] |
| 134 | Charly Bérard | France
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Renault–Elf–Gitane
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27 | + 56' 06" | [7] |
| 135 | Yvon Bertin | France
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Renault–Elf–Gitane
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85 | + 2h 10' 08" | [7] |
| 136 | Jonathan Boyer |  United States
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Renault–Elf–Gitane
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32 | + 59' 21" | [7] |
| 137 | Lucien Didier | Luxembourg
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Renault–Elf–Gitane
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22 | + 49' 26" | [7] |
| 138 | Maurice Le Guilloux | France
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Renault–Elf–Gitane
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56 | + 1h 41' 25" | [7] |
| 139 | Jean-François Rodriguez | France
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Renault–Elf–Gitane
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19 | + 38' 32" | [7] |
| 140 | Alain Vigneron | France
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Renault–Elf–Gitane
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43 | + 1h 24' 52" | [7] |
| 141 | Fons De Wolf | Belgium
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Vermeer–Thijs–Gios
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11 | + 28' 53" | [7] |
| 142 | Herman Beysens | Belgium
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Vermeer–Thijs–Gios
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79 | + 2h 03' 25" | [7] |
| 143 | Jan Bogaert | Belgium
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Vermeer–Thijs–Gios
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 144 | Franky De Gendt | Belgium
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Vermeer–Thijs–Gios
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89 | + 2h 12' 42" | [7] |
| 145 | Jos Deschoenmaecker | Belgium
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Vermeer–Thijs–Gios
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67 | + 1h 47' 54" | [7] |
| 146 | Roland Liboton | Belgium
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Vermeer–Thijs–Gios
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 147 | Louis Luyten | Belgium
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Vermeer–Thijs–Gios
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76 | + 2h 02' 01" | [7] |
| 148 | Michel Pollentier | Belgium
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Vermeer–Thijs–Gios
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DNF | — | [7] |
| 149 | Adri van Houwelingen | Netherlands
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Vermeer–Thijs–Gios
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81 | + 2h 06' 20" | [7] |
| 150 | Eddy Verstraeten | Belgium
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Vermeer–Thijs–Gios
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108 | + 2h 44' 22" | [7] |
By nationality
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