List of teams and cyclists in the 1965 Tour de France explained

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.

Start list

By team

No. Rider Pos. 1 DNF 2 DNF 3 87 4 DNF 5 83 6 5 7 67 8 DNF 9 66 10 20	No. Rider Pos. 11 62 12 DNF 13 DNF 14 93 15 27 16 DNF 17 28 18 88 19 38 20 94	No. Rider Pos. 21 61 22 33 23 64 24 DNF 25 71 26 75 27 2 28 40 29 41 30 DNF
No. Rider Pos. 31 4 32 92 33 18 34 DNF 35 96 36 9 37 82 38 43 39 42 40 52	No. Rider Pos. 41 DNF 42 DNF 43 14 44 DNF 45 DNF 46 12 47 DNF 48 22 49 DNF 50 17	No. Rider Pos. 51 21 52 DNF 53 8 54 DNF 55 81 56 DNF 57 54 58 39 59 59 60 80
+Solo–Superia No. Rider Pos. 61 DNF 62 72 63 60 64 56 65 DNF 66 84 67 DNF 68 35 69 DNF 70 31	+Wiel's–Groene Leeuw No. Rider Pos. 71 47 72 16 73 48 74 DNF 75 11 76 DNF 77 DNF 78 69 79 45 80 24	+Televizier No. Rider Pos. 81 77 82 55 83 DNF 84 32 85 57 86 51 87 50 88 90 89 DNF 90 29
+Ferrys No. Rider Pos. 91 25 92 85 93 44 94 76 95 65 96 DNF 97 30 98 6 99 95 100 DNF	No. Rider Pos. 101 53 102 26 103 10 104 37 105 DNF 106 23 107 34 108 46 109 13 110 DNF	+Molteni/Ignis No. Rider Pos. 111 49 112 7 113 89 114 36 115 3 116 78 117 73 118 15 119 63 120 74
+Salvarani No. Rider Pos. 121 DNF 122 79 123 1 124 68 125 91 126 86 127 19 128 58 129 70 130 DNF

By rider

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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				DNF	^[2]
2				DNF
3				87
4				DNF
5				83
6				5
7				67
8				DNF
9				66
10				20
11				62
12				DNF
13				DNF
14				93
15				27
16				DNF
17				28
18				88
19				38
20				94
21				61
22				33
23				64
24				DNF
25				71
26				75
27				2
28				40
29				41
30				DNF
31				4
32				92
33				18
34				DNF
35				96
36				9
37				82
38				43
39				42
40				52
41				DNF
42				DNF
43				14
44				DNF
45				DNF
46				12
47				DNF
48				22
49				DNF
50				17
51				21
52				DNF
53				8
54				DNF
55				81
56				DNF
57				54
58				39
59				59
60				80
61				DNF
62				72
63				60
64				56
65				DNF
66				84
67				DNF
68				35
69				DNF
70				31
71				47
72				16
73				48
74				DNF
75				11
76				DNF
77				DNF
78				69
79				45
80				24
81				77
82				55
83				DNF
84				32
85				57
86				51
87				50
88				90
89				DNF
90				29
91				25
92				85
93				44
94				76
95				65
96				DNF
97				30
98				6
99				95
100				DNF
101				53
102				26
103				10
104				37
105				DNF
106				23
107				34
108				46
109				13
110				DNF
111				49
112				7
113				89
114				36
115				3
116				78
117				73
118				15
119				63
120				74
121				DNF
122				79
123				1
124				68
125				91
126				86
127				19
128				58
129				70
130				DNF

By nationality

Notes and References

1. Web site: 52ème Tour de France 1965. Memoire du cyclisme. fr. 12 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120121062659/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1965.php. 21 January 2012.
2. Web site: 52ème Tour de France 1965. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20120121062659/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1965.php. 21 January 2012.