The 1964 Tour de France started with 132 cyclists, divided into 12 teams of 11 cyclists: Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Peugeot–BP–Englebert Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop Wiel's–Groene Leeuw Solo–Superia Flandria–Romeo Ferrys Kas–Kaskol Salvarani Televizier The main favourite was defending champion Jacques Anquetil. He had won the 1964 Giro d'Italia earlier that year, and was trying to win a Tour-Giro double, which at that moment had only been done by Fausto Coppi.

Start list By team

+Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo No. Rider Pos. 1 1 2 15 3 43 4 DNF 5 63 6 38 7 DNF 8 81 9 22 10 35 11 36+Mercier–BP–Hutchinson No. Rider Pos. 12 75 13 59 14 31 15 78 16 65 17 DNF 18 DNF 19 2 20 47 21 32 22 29+Peugeot–BP–Englebert No. Rider Pos. 23 DNF 24 18 25 71 26 DNF 27 69 28 28 29 DNF 30 DNF 31 DNF 32 14 33 DNF+Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber No. Rider Pos. 34 4 35 51 36 34 37 54 38 6 39 5 40 74 41 24 42 DNF 43 DNF 44 30+Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop No. Rider Pos. 45 DNF 46 3 47 67 48 DNF 49 76 50 11 51 27 52 77 53 19 54 20 55 45+Wiel's–Groene Leeuw No. Rider Pos. 56 49 57 79 58 8 59 40 60 9 61 16 62 DNF 63 DNF 64 DNF 65 DNF 66 56+Solo–Superia No. Rider Pos. 67 DNF 68 72 69 68 70 DNF 71 DNF 72 DNF 73 33 74 61 75 58 76 57 77 DNF+Flandria–Romeo No. Rider Pos. 78 DNF 79 DNF 80 70 81 DNF 82 DNF 83 DNF 84 DNF 85 DNF 86 53 87 42 88 37+Ferrys No. Rider Pos. 89 DNF 90 55 91 26 92 80 93 12 94 DNF 95 44 96 DNF 97 DNF 98 DNF 99 DNF+Kas–Kaskol No. Rider Pos. 100 73 101 23 102 DNF 103 13 104 7 105 DNF 106 52 107 17 108 41 109 DNF 110 DNF+Salvarani No. Rider Pos. 111 10 112 25 113 DNF 114 48 115 46 116 50 117 62 118 21 119 DNF 120 DNF 121 DNF+Televizier No. Rider Pos. 122 DNF 123 60 124 39 125 DNF 126 66 127 DNF 128 DNF 129 DNF 130 DNF 131 DNF 132 64

By rider + Legend 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 Jacques Anquetil Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo 1 2 Rudi Altig Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo 15 3 Jo de Roo Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo 43 4 Seamus Elliott Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo DNF 5 Pierre Everaert Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo 63 6 Albertus Geldermans Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo 38 7 Jean-Claude Lebaube Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo DNF 8 Anatole Novak Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo 81 9 Louis Rostollan Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo 22 10 Jean Stablinski Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo 35 11 André Zimmermann Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Campagnolo 36 12 Frans Aerenhouts Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 75 13 Robert Cazala Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 59 14 Jean Gainche Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 31 15 Jean-Pierre Genet Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 78 16 Barry Hoban Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 65 17 André Le Dissez Mercier–BP–Hutchinson DNF 18 Frans Melckenbeeck Mercier–BP–Hutchinson DNF 19 Raymond Poulidor Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 2 20 Robert Poulot Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 47 21 Victor Van Schil Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 32 22 Paul Vermeulen Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 29 23 Ferdinand Bracke Peugeot–BP–Englebert DNF 24 Henri Duez Peugeot–BP–Englebert 18 25 François Hamon Peugeot–BP–Englebert 71 26 Pierre Le Mellec Peugeot–BP–Englebert DNF 27 Camille Le Menn Peugeot–BP–Englebert 69 28 Raymond Mastrotto Peugeot–BP–Englebert 28 29 Emile Daems Peugeot–BP–Englebert DNF 30 Michel Nédélec Peugeot–BP–Englebert DNF 31 Guy Seyve Peugeot–BP–Englebert DNF 32 Tom Simpson Peugeot–BP–Englebert 14 33 Georges Van Coningsloo Peugeot–BP–Englebert DNF 34 Henry Anglade Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 4 35 Édouard Delberghe Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 51 36 Guy Epaud Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 34 37 Hubert Ferrer Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 54 38 André Foucher Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 6 39 Georges Groussard Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 5 40 Joseph Groussard Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 74 41 Jan Janssen Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 24 42 Jean-Claude Lefebvre Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber DNF 43 François Mahé Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber DNF 44 Willy Monty Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber 30 45 Jean Anastasi Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop DNF 46 Federico Bahamontes Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop 3 47 André Darrigade Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop 67 48 Jacques Gestraut Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop DNF 49 Jean Graczyk Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop 76 50 Esteban Martín Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop 11 51 Claude Mattio Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop 27 52 Jean Milesi Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop 77 53 Joseph Novales Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop 19 54 Eddy Pauwels Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop 20 55 José Segú Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop 45 56 Benoni Beheyt Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 49 57 Jean-Baptiste Claes Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 79 58 Gilbert Desmet Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 8 59 Gilbert De Smet Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 40 60 Hans Junkermann Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 9 61 Karl-Heinz Kunde Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 16 62 Yvo Molenaers Wiel's–Groene Leeuw DNF 63 Jozef Timmerman Wiel's–Groene Leeuw DNF 64 René Van Meenen Wiel's–Groene Leeuw DNF 65 Frans Verbeeck Wiel's–Groene Leeuw DNF 66 Michael Wright Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 56 67 Arthur Decabooter Solo–Superia DNF 68 Vin Denson Solo–Superia 72 69 Willy Derboven Solo–Superia 68 70 Armand Desmet Solo–Superia DNF 71 Henri De Wolf Solo–Superia DNF 72 Louis Proost Solo–Superia DNF 73 Edward Sels Solo–Superia 33 74 Edgard Sorgeloos Solo–Superia 61 75 Michel Van Aerde Solo–Superia 58 76 Bernard Van de Kerckhove Solo–Superia 57 77 Rik Van Looy Solo–Superia DNF 78 Willy Bocklant Flandria–Romeo DNF 79 Walter Boucquet Flandria–Romeo DNF 80 Frans Brands Flandria–Romeo 70 81 Jos Hoevenaers Flandria–Romeo DNF 82 Marcel Ongenae Flandria–Romeo DNF 83 Jef Planckaert Flandria–Romeo DNF 84 Clément Roman Flandria–Romeo DNF 85 Willy Vannitsen Flandria–Romeo DNF 86 Guillaume Van Tongerloo Flandria–Romeo 53 87 Camiel Vyncke Flandria–Romeo 42 88 Huub Zilverberg Flandria–Romeo 37 89 José Bernárdez Ferrys DNF 90 Antonio Bertrán Ferrys 55 91 Rogelio Hernández Ferrys 26 92 Salvador Honrubia Ferrys 80 93 Fernando Manzaneque Ferrys 12 94 Gabriel Mas Ferrys DNF 95 Luis Otaño Ferrys 44 96 Miguel Pacheco Ferrys DNF 97 José Pérez Francés Ferrys DNF 98 Raúl Rey Ferrys DNF 99 Francisco Suñé Ferrys DNF 100 Antonio Barrutia Kas–Kaskol 73 101 Sebastián Elorza Kas–Kaskol 23 102 Carlos Echeverría Kas–Kaskol DNF 103 Francisco Gabica Kas–Kaskol 13 104 Julio Jiménez Kas–Kaskol 7 105 José Antonio Momeñe Kas–Kaskol DNF 106 Manuel Martín Piñera Kas–Kaskol 52 107 Joaquim Galera Kas–Kaskol 17 108 Juan María Uribezubia Kas–Kaskol 41 109 Valentín Uriona Kas–Kaskol DNF 110 Eusebio Vélez Kas–Kaskol DNF 111 Vittorio Adorni Salvarani 10 112 Battista Babini Salvarani 25 113 Ercole Baldini Salvarani DNF 114 Bruno Fantinato Salvarani 48 115 Antonio Franchi Salvarani 46 116 Italo Mazzacurati Salvarani 50 117 Mario Minieri Salvarani 62 118 Arnaldo Pambianco Salvarani 21 119 Romano Piancastelli Salvarani DNF 120 Pietro Scandelli Salvarani DNF 121 Vito Taccone Salvarani DNF 122 Piet Damen Televizier DNF 123 Jo de Haan Televizier 60 124 Cees Haast Televizier 39 125 Alfons Steuten Televizier DNF 126 Henk Nijdam Televizier 66 127 André van Aert Televizier DNF 128 Jacques van der Klundert Televizier DNF 129 Leo van Dongen Televizier DNF 130 Cees van Espen Televizier DNF 131 Piet van Est Televizier DNF 132 Rik Wouters Televizier 64

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