title: List of teams and cyclists in the 1968 Tour de France
text: # List of teams and cyclists in the 1968 Tour de France
  
  The 1968 Tour de France started with 110 cyclists, divided into 11 teams of 10 cyclists:
  
  * France A
  * France B
  * France C
  * Germany
  * Belgium A
  * Belgium B
  * Spain
  * Great Britain
  * Italy
  * Netherlands
  * Switzerland/Luxembourg (combined)
  
  ## Start list
  
  ### By team
  
  France A :
  
  | France A No.RiderPos. 1  Roger Pingeon (FRA) 5 2  Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) 41 3  Bernard Guyot (FRA) 27 4  Jean Jourden (FRA) DNF 5  Anatole Novak (FRA) 50 6  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) DNF 7  Christian Raymond (FRA) 45 8  Raymond Riotte (FRA) DNF 9  José Samyn (FRA) DNF 10  Jean Stablinski (FRA) DNF | France B No.RiderPos. 11  Lucien Aimar (FRA) 7 12  Gilbert Bellone (FRA) 40 13  Serge Bolley (FRA) 48 14  Georges Chappe (FRA) 42 15  Jean-Pierre Ducasse (FRA) 31 16  Fernand Etter (FRA) DNF 17  Michel Grain (FRA) 37 18  Charly Grosskost (FRA) 17 19  Jean-Marie Leblanc (FRA) 58 20  Paul Lemeteyer (FRA) DNF | France C No.RiderPos. 21  André Bayssière (FRA) 22 22  Jean-Louis Bodin (FRA) 59 23  Jacques Cadiou (FRA) DNF 24  André Desvages (FRA) DNF 25  Francis Ducreux (FRA) DNF 26  Jean Dumont (FRA) 21 27  Maurice Izier (FRA) 43 28  Désiré Letort (FRA) DNF 29  Henri Rabaute (FRA) DNF 30  Christian Robini (FRA) DNF |
  | - | - | - |
  | Germany No.RiderPos. 31  Siegfried Adler (FRG) DNF 32  Winfried Bölke (FRG) DNF 33  Peter Glemser (FRG) DNF 34  Winfried Gottschalk (FRG) DNF 35  Klemens Grossimlinghaus (FRG) DNF 36  Karl-Heinz Kunde (FRG) DNF 37  Dieter Puschel (FRG) 36 38  Ernst Streng (FRG) DNF 39  Herbert Wilde (FRG) 44 40  Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) 6 | Belgium A No.RiderPos. 41  Frans Brands (BEL) 34 42  Jos Huysmans (BEL) 32 43  Willy In 't Ven (BEL) 57 44  Marcel Maes (BEL) 49 45  Georges Pintens (BEL) 12 46  André Poppe (BEL) 14 47  Edward Sels (BEL) DNF 48  Daniel Van Ryckeghem (BEL) 46 49  Herman Van Springel (BEL) 2 50  Edward Weckx (BEL) 53 | Belgium B No.RiderPos. 51  Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) 3 52  Wilfried David (BEL) DNF 53  Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 51 54  Walter Godefroot (BEL) 20 55  Antoon Houbrechts (BEL) 16 56  Eric Leman (BEL) 52 57  Jean Monteyne (BEL) 47 58  Victor Nuelant (BEL) 54 59  Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) 18 60  Remy Van Vreckom (BEL) 60 |
  | Spain No.RiderPos. 61  Carlos Echeverría (ESP) 29 62  Sebastián Elorza (ESP) 38 63  Andrés Gandarias (ESP) 9 64  Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP) 11 65  Aurelio González Puente (ESP) 13 66  Julio Jiménez (ESP) 30 67  José Manuel Lasa (ESP) DNF 68  Vicente López Carril (ESP) 23 69  José Pérez Francés (ESP) DNF 70  Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) 4 | Great Britain No.RiderPos. 71  Robert Addy (GBR) DNF 72  John Clarey (GBR) 63 73  Vin Denson (GBR) 62 74  Derek Green (GBR) DNF 75  Derek Harrison (GBR) DNF 76  Barry Hoban (GBR) 33 77  Colin Lewis (GBR) DNF 78  Arthur Metcalfe (GBR) DNF 79  Hugh Porter (GBR) DNF 80  Michael Wright (GBR) 28 | Italy No.RiderPos. 81  Severini Andreoli (ITA) DNF 82  Franco Bitossi (ITA) 8 83  Carlo Chiappano (ITA) 25 84  Ugo Colombo (ITA) 10 85  Mino Denti (ITA) 61 86  Pietro Guerra (ITA) DNF 87  Adriano Passuello (ITA) 24 88  Silvano Schiavon (ITA) 15 89  Flaviano Vicentini (ITA) 19 90  Italo Zilioli (ITA) DNF |
  | Netherlands No.RiderPos. 91  Eddy Beugels (NED) 55 92  Arie den Hartog (NED) 26 93  Evert Dolman (NED) 56 94  Jan Janssen (NED) 1 95  Henk Nijdam (NED) DNF 96  Harm Ottenbros (NED) DNF 97  Wim Schepers (NED) DNF 98  Jos van der Vleuten (NED) DNF 99  Gerard Vianen (NED) DNF 100  Huub Zilverberg (NED) DNF | Switzerland/Luxembourg No.RiderPos. 101  Francis Blanc (SUI) DNF 102  Karl Brand (SUI) 35 103  Robert Hagmann (SUI) DNF 104  Albert Herger (SUI) DNF 105  Josy Johanns (LUX) DNF 106  Paul Köchli (SUI) DNF 107  Johny Schleck (LUX) DNF 108  Edy Schütz (LUX) DNF 109  Roland Smaniotto (LUX) DNF 110  Willy Spuhler (SUI) 39 |
  
  ### 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 | Roger Pingeon | France | France A | 5 |
  | 2 | Jean-Pierre Genet | France | France A | 41 |
  | 3 | Bernard Guyot | France | France A | 27 |
  | 4 | Jean Jourden | France | France A | DNF |
  | 5 | Anatole Novak | France | France A | 50 |
  | 6 | Raymond Poulidor | France | France A | DNF |
  | 7 | Christian Raymond | France | France A | 45 |
  | 8 | Raymond Riotte | France | France A | DNF |
  | 9 | José Samyn | France | France A | DNF |
  | 10 | Jean Stablinski | France | France A | DNF |
  | 11 | Lucien Aimar | France | France B | 7 |
  | 12 | Gilbert Bellone | France | France B | 40 |
  | 13 | Serge Bolley | France | France B | 48 |
  | 14 | Georges Chappe | France | France B | 42 |
  | 15 | Jean-Pierre Ducasse | France | France B | 31 |
  | 16 | Fernand Etter | France | France B | DNF |
  | 17 | Michel Grain | France | France B | 37 |
  | 18 | Charly Grosskost | France | France B | 17 |
  | 19 | Jean-Marie Leblanc | France | France B | 58 |
  | 20 | Paul Lemeteyer | France | France B | DNF |
  | 21 | André Bayssière | France | France C | 22 |
  | 22 | Jean-Louis Bodin | France | France C | 59 |
  | 23 | Jacques Cadiou | France | France C | DNF |
  | 24 | André Desvages | France | France C | DNF |
  | 25 | Francis Ducreux | France | France C | DNF |
  | 26 | Jean Dumont | France | France C | 21 |
  | 27 | Maurice Izier | France | France C | 43 |
  | 28 | Désiré Letort | France | France C | DNF |
  | 29 | Henri Rabaute | France | France C | DNF |
  | 30 | Christian Robini | France | France C | DNF |
  | 31 | Siegfried Adler | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
  | 32 | Winfried Bölke | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
  | 33 | Peter Glemser | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
  | 34 | Winfried Gottschalk | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
  | 35 | Klemens Großimlinghaus | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
  | 36 | Karl-Heinz Kunde | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
  | 37 | Dieter Puschel | West Germany | Germany | 36 |
  | 38 | Ernst Streng | West Germany | Germany | DNF |
  | 39 | Herbert Wilde | West Germany | Germany | 44 |
  | 40 | Rolf Wolfshohl | West Germany | Germany | 6 |
  | 41 | Frans Brands | Belgium | Belgium A | 34 |
  | 42 | Jos Huysmans | Belgium | Belgium A | 32 |
  | 43 | Willy In 't Ven | Belgium | Belgium A | 57 |
  | 44 | Marcel Maes | Belgium | Belgium A | 49 |
  | 45 | Georges Pintens | Belgium | Belgium A | 12 |
  | 46 | André Poppe | Belgium | Belgium A | 14 |
  | 47 | Edward Sels | Belgium | Belgium A | DNF |
  | 48 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem | Belgium | Belgium A | 46 |
  | 49 | Herman Van Springel | Belgium | Belgium A | 2 |
  | 50 | Edouard Weckx | Belgium | Belgium A | 53 |
  | 51 | Ferdinand Bracke | Belgium | Belgium B | 3 |
  | 52 | Wilfried David | Belgium | Belgium B | DNF |
  | 53 | Erik De Vlaeminck | Belgium | Belgium B | 51 |
  | 54 | Walter Godefroot | Belgium | Belgium B | 20 |
  | 55 | Antoon Houbrechts | Belgium | Belgium B | 16 |
  | 56 | Eric Leman | Belgium | Belgium B | 52 |
  | 57 | Jean Monteyne | Belgium | Belgium B | 47 |
  | 58 | Victor Nuelant | Belgium | Belgium B | 54 |
  | 59 | Georges Vandenberghe | Belgium | Belgium B | 18 |
  | 60 | Remi Van Vreckom | Belgium | Belgium B | 60 |
  | 61 | Carlos Echeverría | Spain | Spain | 29 |
  | 62 | Sebastián Elorza | Spain | Spain | 38 |
  | 63 | Andrés Gandarias | Spain | Spain | 9 |
  | 64 | Antonio Gómez del Moral | Spain | Spain | 11 |
  | 65 | Aurelio González Puente | Spain | Spain | 13 |
  | 66 | Julio Jiménez | Spain | Spain | 30 |
  | 67 | José Manuel Lasa | Spain | Spain | DNF |
  | 68 | Vicente López Carril | Spain | Spain | 23 |
  | 69 | José Pérez Francés | Spain | Spain | DNF |
  | 70 | Gregorio San Miguel | Spain | Spain | 4 |
  | 71 | Robert Addy | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
  | 72 | John Clarey | Great Britain | Great Britain | 63 |
  | 73 | Vin Denson | Great Britain | Great Britain | 62 |
  | 74 | Derek Green | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
  | 75 | Derek Harrison | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
  | 76 | Barry Hoban | Great Britain | Great Britain | 33 |
  | 77 | Colin Lewis | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
  | 78 | Arthur Metcalfe | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
  | 79 | Hugh Porter | Great Britain | Great Britain | DNF |
  | 80 | Michael Wright | Great Britain | Great Britain | 28 |
  | 81 | Severini Andreoli | Italy | Italy | DNF |
  | 82 | Franco Bitossi | Italy | Italy | 8 |
  | 83 | Carlo Chiappano | Italy | Italy | 25 |
  | 84 | Ugo Colombo | Italy | Italy | 10 |
  | 85 | Mino Denti | Italy | Italy | 61 |
  | 86 | Pietro Guerra | Italy | Italy | DNF |
  | 87 | Adriano Passuello | Italy | Italy | 24 |
  | 88 | Silvano Schiavon | Italy | Italy | 15 |
  | 89 | Flaviano Vicentini | Italy | Italy | 19 |
  | 90 | Italo Zilioli | Italy | Italy | DNF |
  | 91 | Eddy Beugels | Netherlands | Netherlands | 55 |
  | 92 | Arie den Hartog | Netherlands | Netherlands | 26 |
  | 93 | Evert Dolman | Netherlands | Netherlands | 56 |
  | 94 | Jan Janssen | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 |
  | 95 | Henk Nijdam | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
  | 96 | Harm Ottenbros | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
  | 97 | Wim Schepers | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
  | 98 | Jos van der Vleuten | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
  | 99 | Gerard Vianen | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
  | 100 | Huub Zilverberg | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF |
  | 101 | Francis Blanc | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
  | 102 | Karl Brand | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | 35 |
  | 103 | Robert Hagmann | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
  | 104 | Albert Herger | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
  | 105 | Josef Johanns | Luxembourg | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
  | 106 | Paul Köchli | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
  | 107 | Johny Schleck | Luxembourg | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
  | 108 | Edy Schütz | Luxembourg | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
  | 109 | Roland Smaniotto | Luxembourg | Switzerland/Luxembourg | DNF |
  | 110 | Willy Spuhler | Switzerland | Switzerland/Luxembourg | 39 |
  