List of teams and cyclists in the 1979 Vuelta a España explained

For the 1979 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 90 riders; 73 finished the race.

By rider

Legend
No.	Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta
Pos.	Position in the general classification
Time	Deficit to the winner of the general classification
DNF	Denotes a rider who did not finish

No.	Name	Nationality	Team	Pos.	Time
1	Lucien Van Impe	Belgium	Kas	6	+ 6' 49"	^[1]
2	Francisco Galdós	Spain	Kas	2	+ 2' 43"
3	Enrique Martínez Heredia	Spain	Kas	35	+ 38' 42"
4		Belgium	Kas	69	+ 2h 05' 55"
5	Rafael Ladrón	Spain	Kas	34	+ 37' 37"
6	Jesús Suárez Cueva	Spain	Kas	24	+ 28' 19"
7	Bernardo Alfonsel	Spain	Kas	23	+ 25' 52"
8	Marc Renier	Belgium	Kas	DNF	—
9	René Dillen	Belgium	Kas	37	+ 46' 00"
10	José Nazabal	Spain	Kas	46	+ 54' 26"
11		Spain		DNF	—
12	Vicente Belda	Spain		17	+ 16' 19"
13	José Enrique Cima	Spain		DNF	—
14	Pedro Torres	Spain		7	+ 7' 41"
15	Juan Pujol Pagés	Spain		20	+ 22' 29"
16	Sebastián Pozo	Spain		59	+ 1h 31' 28"
17		Spain		56	+ 1h 23' 35"
18	Antonio González Rodríguez	Spain		36	+ 39' 11"
19	Ramón Vila Tamarit	Spain		DNF	—
20	Francisco Albelda	Spain		57	+ 1h 28' 06"
21	Michel Pollentier	Belgium	Splendor	3	+ 3' 21"
22	Erich Jagsch	Austria	Splendor	65	+ 1h 48' 06"
23	Roger Verschaeve	Belgium	Splendor	66	+ 1h 52' 38"
24	Wim Myngheer	Belgium	Splendor	44	+ 52' 43"
25	Ronny Vanmarcke	Belgium	Splendor	DNF	—
26	Lieven Malfait	Belgium	Splendor	DNF	—
27	Ludo Loos	Belgium	Splendor	38	+ 46' 30"
28	Herman Beysens	Belgium	Splendor	16	+ 12' 51"
29	Alain Desaever	Belgium	Splendor	67	+ 1h 54' 42"
30	Sean Kelly	Ireland	Splendor	DNF	—
31	Manuel Esparza	Spain	Teka	4	+ 3' 22"
32	José Antonio González	Spain	Teka	33	+ 37' 35"
33	José Pesarrodona	Spain	Teka	18	+ 19' 11"
34	José Viejo	Spain	Teka	DNF	—
35	Eulalio García	Spain	Teka	32	+ 37' 19"
36	Noël Dejonckheere	Belgium	Teka	63	+ 1h 35' 08"
37	Vicente López Carril	Spain	Teka	13	+ 11' 22"
38	Domingo Perurena	Spain	Teka	DNF	—
39	Miguel Gutiérrez Mayor	Spain	Teka	62	+ 1h 34' 56"
40	Daniele Tinchella	Italy	Teka	70	+ 2h 06' 11"
41	Ángel Arroyo	Spain	Moliner–Vereco	19	+ 20' 20"
42	Miguel María Lasa	Spain	Moliner–Vereco	12	+ 11' 22"
43	Paulino Martínez	Spain	Moliner–Vereco	DNF	—
44	Julián Andiano	Spain	Moliner–Vereco	11	+ 10' 55"
45	Faustino Rupérez	Spain	Moliner–Vereco	5	+ 5' 51"
46		Spain	Moliner–Vereco	68	+ 1h 56' 36"
47	Alberto Fernández	Spain	Moliner–Vereco	15	+ 12' 05"
48	Carlos Melero	Spain	Moliner–Vereco	22	+ 24' 19"
49	Antonio Menéndez	Spain	Moliner–Vereco	40	+ 48' 23"
50	Manuel Martin Conde	Spain	Moliner–Vereco	64	+ 1h 44' 18"
51	Alfons De Wolf	Belgium	Lano–Boule d'Or	10	+ 10' 42"
52	Jan van Houwelingen	Netherlands	Lano–Boule d'Or	55	+ 1h 23' 22"
53	Roger De Cnijf	Belgium	Lano–Boule d'Or	39	+ 48' 14"
54	Johnny De Nul	Belgium	Lano–Boule d'Or	72	+ 2h 09' 13"
55	Adri van Houwelingen	Netherlands	Lano–Boule d'Or	48	+ 59' 42"
56	Frans Van Vlierberghe	Belgium	Lano–Boule d'Or	73	+ 2h 10' 36"
57	Patrick Verstraete	Belgium	Lano–Boule d'Or	61	+ 1h 34' 38"
58	Eddy Vanhaerens	Belgium	Lano–Boule d'Or	DNF	—
59	Benny Van Der Auwera	Belgium	Lano–Boule d'Or	47	+ 54' 29"
60	Cees Bal	Netherlands	Lano–Boule d'Or	45	+ 54' 23"
61	Joop Zoetemelk	Netherlands	Miko–Mercier	1	94h 57' 05"
62	Christian Seznec	France	Miko–Mercier	9	+ 10' 01"
63	Raymond Martin	France	Miko–Mercier	14	+ 11' 51"
64	Frits Pirard	Netherlands	Miko–Mercier	54	+ 1h 12' 06"
65	Joël Gallopin	France	Miko–Mercier	58	+ 1h 28' 51"
66	Jean-Louis Gauthier	France	Miko–Mercier	52	+ 1h 06' 32"
67	Patrick Friou	France	Miko–Mercier	41	+ 48' 29"
68	Christian Levavasseur	France	Miko–Mercier	DNF	—
69	Hubert Mathis	France	Miko–Mercier	43	+ 49' 33"
70	André Mollet	France	Miko–Mercier	27	+ 35' 34"
71	Jesús Manzaneque	Spain		29	+ 36' 06"
72		Spain		DNF	—
73	Carlos Ocaña Crespo	Spain		26	+ 33' 26"
74	Ricardo Zúñiga Carrasco	Spain		28	+ 36' 01"
75		Spain		31	+ 36' 33"
76		Spain		49	+ 1h 01' 17"
77		Spain		53	+ 1h 12' 03"
78		Spain		60	+ 1h 31' 55"
79	Feliciano Sobradillo	Spain		DNF	—
80	Jesus Hiniesto	Spain		DNF	—
81	Francisco Elorriaga	Spain		51	+ 1h 06' 10"
82	Felipe Yáñez	Spain		8	+ 8' 03"
83	Ismael Lejarreta	Spain		21	+ 22' 40"
84	José Luis Mayoz Aizpurua	Spain		42	+ 48' 37"
85	Gonzalo Aja	Spain		25	+ 32' 21"
86	Roque Moya	Spain		71	+ 2h 08' 38"
87	Fernando Cabrero Martínez	Spain		50	+ 1h 02' 21"
88	Custódio Mazuela Castillo	Spain		DNF	—
89	Marino Lejarreta	Spain		30	+ 36' 24"
90		Spain		DNF	—

Notes and References

1. Web site: 34ème Vuelta a España 1979. Memoire du cyclisme. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20041025144259/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1979.php. 25 October 2004.