List of teams and cyclists in the 2010 Tour de France explained

The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. This Tour featured 22 cycling teams. Eighteen of the teams invited to the Tour were a part of the UCI ProTour, the other four teams were Professional Continental teams. The Tour will begin in Rotterdam, which is located in the Netherlands on 3 July, and finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 25 July.

Twenty-two teams have been invited to participate in the 2010 Tour de France. Sixteen teams, including two which are no longer part of the UCI ProTour, are covered by a September 2008 agreement with the Union Cycliste Internationale. The sixteen teams are:^[1]

Teams

Qualified teams

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Invited teams

Teams not part of the ProTour.

Cyclists

As of 1 July 2010.^[2] ^[3]

Legend
No.	Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour
Pos.	Position in the general classification
‡	Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1985 eligible for the young rider classification
HD	Denotes a rider finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which they did so
DNS	Denotes a rider who did not start, followed by the stage before which they withdrew
DNF	Denotes a rider who did not finish, followed by the stage in which they withdrew
DSQ	Denotes a rider who was disqualified, followed by the stage in which they were withdrawn

By team

AST^[4]
No.	Age	Pos.
1	27	DSQ
2	29	110
3	27	136
4	29	140
5	29	131
6	27	49
7	31	104
8	33	54
9	37	16
Team manager: Yvon Sanquier

SAX^[5]
No.	Age	Pos.
11	25‡	1
12	26	142
13	29	121
14	25‡	50
15	37	149
16	30	DNF-3
17	26	69
18	35	155
19	39	126
Team manager: Bjarne Riis

RSH
No.	Age	Pos.
21	38	DSQ
22	26	43
23	38	10
24	35	14
25	37	13
26	31	148
27	30	46
28	30	85
29	30	114
Team manager: Johan Bruyneel

SKY
No.	Age	Pos.
31	30	24
32	34	99
33	29	151
34	32	89
35	30	DNS-9
36	23‡	116
37	26	17
38	26	107
39	24‡	67
Team manager: Dave Brailsford

LIQ
No.	Age	Pos.
41	32	32
42	30	122
43	24‡	94
44	24‡	9
45	30	86
46	23‡	124
47	30	162
48	32	61
49	28	128
Team manager: Roberto Amadio

GRM
No.	Age	Pos.
51	34	DNS-3
52	35	157
53	26	DNF-12
54	29	7
55	33	DNS-11
56	26	139
57	33	158
58	29	30
59	31	101
Team manager: Jonathan Vaughters

FDJ
No.	Age	Pos.
61	29	42
62	31	25
63	24‡	78
64	30	146
65	25	93
66	23	167
67	27	143
68	23‡	152
69	28	96
Team manager: Marc Madiot

KAT
No.	Age	Pos.
71	29	DNS-9
72	28	102
73	35	109
74	29	65
75	38	165
76	23‡	108
77	31	8
78	26	HD-7
79	27	79
Team manager: Andrei Tchmil

ALM
No.	Age	Pos.
81	26	15
82	23‡	106
83	26	160
84	31	75
85	31	19
86	30	DNF-3
87	28	118
88	32	98
89	29	28
Team manager: Vincent Lavenu

CTT
No.	Age	Pos.
91	35	20
92	30	DNS-P^[6]
93	33	34
94	36	163
95	32	111
96	34	168
97	24‡	127
98	30	159
99	29	164
Team manager: Joop Alberda

OLO
No.	Age	Pos.
101	27	5
102	35	33
103	25‡	72
104	24‡	DNF-2
105	30	80
106	27	47
107	28	21
108	25‡	120
109	32	DNS-11
Team manager: Marc Sergeant

THR
No.	Age	Pos.
111	25‡	154
112	29	156
113	35	169
114	29	DNS-2
115	25‡	137
116	27	55
117	27	DSQ-12
118	30	37
119	27	39
Team manager: Bob Stapleton

BMC
No.	Age	Pos.
121	33	26
122	30	87
123	26	147
124	27	161
125	23‡	DNS-1
126	37	59
127	34	138
128	27	51
129	25	DNF-15
Team manager: John Lelangue

QST
No.	Age	Pos.
131	31	31
132	29	41
133	28	18
134	27	144
135	30	66
136	27	DNF-18
137	23‡	134
138	33	63
139	28	117
Team manager: Patrick Lefevere

MRM
No.	Age	Pos.
141	27	84
142	23‡	133
143	25‡	90
144	24‡	DNS-9
145	29	91
146	33	103
147	27	74
148	26	DNS-3
149	30	119
Team manager: Gerry Van Gerwen

BTL
No.	Age	Pos.
151	31	76
152	25	112
153	31	44
154	31	57
155	22‡	45
156	23‡	58
157	28	100
158	26	113
159	32	88
Team manager: Jean-René Bernaudeau

GCE
No.	Age	Pos.
161	26	11
162	23‡	73
163	25	77
164	31	48
165	29	60
166	39	22
167	28	64
168	30	12
169	25‡	68
Team manager: Eusebio Unzué

COF
No.	Age	Pos.
171	23‡	DNF-13
172	35	153
173	29	DNS-12
174	25‡	27
175	29	97
176	28	92
177	28	70
178	27	71
179	28	38
Team manager: Éric Boyer

EUS
No.	Age	Pos.
181	32	4
182	33	115
183	32	40
184	30	DNS-7
185	28	129
186	28	95
187	27	DNS-5
188	30	62
189	31	36
Team manager: Igor González de Galdeano

RAB
No.	Age	Pos.
191	32	3
192	24‡	130
193	34	141
194	34	35
195	24‡	6
196	36	52
197	34	56
198	31	DNS-16
199	32	132
Team manager: Erik Breukink

LAM
No.	Age	Pos.
201	28	29
202	24‡	125
203	29	123
204	25	105
205	36	135
206	29	166
207	22‡	170
208	36	150
209	24‡	DNF-17
Team manager: Giuseppe Saronni

FOT
No.	Age	Pos.
211	24‡	83
212	28	145
213	27	DNS-1
214	24‡	81
215	25	DNF-9
216	20‡	DNS-9
217	28	DNS-16
218	33	82
219	23‡	53
Team manager: Mauro Gianetti

By rider

Legend
No.	Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour
Pos.	Position in the general classification
‡	Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1985 eligible for the Young rider classification
DNS	Denotes a rider who *did not start*, followed by the stage before which he withdrew
DNF	Denotes a rider who *did not finish*, followed by the stage in which he withdrew
align=center colspan=2	Age correct as of 3 July 2010, the date on which the Tour began

No.	Rider	Age	Pos.
1		27	1
2		29	110
3		26	136
4		28	140
5		29	131
6		26	49
7		31	104
8		32	54
9		36	16
11		25^‡	2
12		25	142
13	Fabian Cancellara	29	121
14		25^‡	50
15		36	149
16		30	DNF-3
17		25	69
18		35	155
19		38	126
21		38	23
22		26	43
23		38	10
24		35	14
25		36	13
26		30	148
27		30	46
28		30	85
29		30	114
31		30	24
32		34	99
33		29	151
34		32	89
35		30	DNS-9
36		23^‡	116
37		26	17
38		26	107
39		24^‡	67
41		32	32
42		30	122
43		23^‡	94
44		24^‡	9
45		30	86
46		23^‡	124
47		30	162
48		32	61
49		28	128
51		34	DNS-3
52		35	157
53		26	DNF-12
54		29	7
55		33	DNS-11
56		26	139
57		33	158
58		29	30
59		31	101
61		29	42
62		31	25
63		24^‡	78
64		30	146
65		25	93
66		23^‡	167
67		27	143
68		23^‡	152
69		28	96
71		29	DNS-9
72		28	102
73		35	109
74		29	65
75		38	165
76		23^‡	108
77		31	8
78		26	HD-7
79		27	79
81		26	15
82		23^‡	106
83		26	160
84		31	75
85		31	19
86		30	DNF-3
87		28	118
88		32	98
89		29	28
91		35	20
92		30	DNS-P
93		33	34
94		36	163
95		32	111
96		35	168
97		24^‡	127
98		30	159
99		29	164
101		27	5
102		35	33
103		25^‡	72
104		24^‡	DNF-2
105		30	80
106		27	47
107		28	21
108		25^‡	120
109		32	DNS-11
111		25^‡	154
112		29	156
113		35	169
114		29	DNS-2
115		25^‡	137
116		27	55
117		27	DSQ-12
118		30	37
119		27	39
121		33	26
122		30	87
123		26	147
124		27	161
125		23^‡	DNS-1
126		37	59
127		34	138
128		27	51
129		25	DNF-15
131		30	31
132		29	41
133		28	18
134		26	144
135		30	66
136		27	DNF-18
137		23^‡	134
138		33	63
139		28	117
141		27	84
142		23^‡	133
143		25^‡	90
144		24^‡	DNS-9
145		29	91
146		33	103
147		27	74
148		26	DNS-3
149		30	119
151		31	76
152		25	112
153		31	44
154		31	57
155		22^‡	45
156		23^‡	58
157		28	100
158		26	113
159		32	88
161		26	11
162		24^‡	73
163		26	77
164		31	48
165		29	60
166		39	22
167		25	64
168		30	12
169		25^‡	68
171		23^‡	DNF-13
172		35	153
173		29	DNS-12
174		25^‡	27
175		29	97
176		28	92
177		28	70
178		27	71
179		28	38
181		32	4
182		33	115
183		32	40
184		29	DNS-7
185		27	129
186		28	95
187		27	DNS-5
188		30	62
189		31	36
191		32	3
192		24^‡	130
193		34	141
194		34	35
195		24^‡	6
196		36	52
197		34	56
198		31	DNS-16
199		32	132
201		28	29
202		24^‡	125
203		29	123
204		25	105
205		36	135
206		28	166
207		22^‡	170
208		36	150
209		24^‡	DNF-17
211		24^‡	83
212		28	145
213		27	DNS-1
214		24^‡	81
215		25	DNF-9
216		20^‡	DNS-9
217		28	DNS-16
218		32	82
219		23^‡	53

By nationality

Country	No. of riders	Finishers	Stage wins
	35	32 (91.43%)	6 (Sylvain Chavanel x2, Sandy Casar, Pierrick Fédrigo, Christophe Riblon, Thomas Voeckler)
	32	28 (87.50%)	1 (Joaquim Rodríguez)
	17	14 (82.35%)	2 (Alessandro Petacchi x2)
	15	14 (93.34%)	0
	13	12 (92.31%)	0
	11	8 (72.73%)	0
	8	6 (75.00%)	0
	8	7 (87.50%)	5 (Mark Cavendish x5)
	8	6 (75.00%)	0
	6	5 (83.34%)	0
	5	5 (100.00%)	0
	5	4 (80.00%)	2 (Fabian Cancellara x2)
	4	3 (75.00%)	0
	3	2 (66.67%)	0
	3	3 (100.00%)	0
	3	3 (100.00%)	1 (Alexander Vinokourov)
	3	2 (66.67%)	1 (Sérgio Paulinho)
	3	3 (100.00%)	0
	2	2 (100.00%)	0
	2	1 (50.00%)	2 (Andy Schleck x2)
	2	2 (100.00%)	1 (Thor Hushovd)
	1	1 (100.00%)	0
	1	0 (00.00%)	0
	1	1 (100.00%)	0
	1	1 (100.00%)	0
	1	1 (100.00%)	0
	1	1 (100.00%)	0
	1	1 (100.00%)	0
	1	1 (100.00%)	0
	1	0 (00.00%)	0
	1	1 (100.00%)	0
TOTAL	198	170 (85.86%)	21

Notes and References

Web site: 2010 Tour de France Teams . 22 October 2009. 28 December 2009.
News: Tour de France start list. 2010-07-01. 2010-07-01. Cycling News.
Web site: 2010 Riders list. 2010-07-01. 2010-07-01. Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703000215/http://www.letour.fr/2010/TDF/RIDERS/us/partants.html. 2010-07-03. dead.
Web site: Astana names Tour de France Team.
Web site: Saxo Bank names Tour de France line-up.
News: Florencio explains why he is out of the Tour. Cycling News. 2010-07-03. 2010-07-03. Susan. Westemeyer.