List of cyclists
The 1972 Tour de France started with the following 12 teams, each with 11 cyclists:[1]
In the previous year, Ocana was on his way to beat Merckx, when he fell as leader and had to give up. Everybody expected Merckx and Ocana to battle for the victory in 1972.[1] Ocana felt that he could have won the 1971 Tour, and Merckx did not like the comments that he did not deserve the 1971 victory, and both wanted to show their strengths.[2] Merckx had won important races before the Tour started, including the 1972 Giro d'Italia, and was also the reigning world champion. Ocana had won less races, but won the Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré.[2]
The most important other participants were considered Raymond Poulidor, Felice Gimondi, Joop Zoetemelk and Bernard Thévenet.[2]
José Manuel Fuente, who had won the 1972 Vuelta a España and finished second in the 1972 Giro d'Italia, did not compete, as his team decided they had already been in too many hard races.[3]
Herman Van Springel had announced four days prior to the Tour that he would leave his team after his contract would end at the end of 1972. His team then removed him from the Tour squad.[4]
Start list
By team
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 |
By nationality
References
- ^ a b "59ème Tour de France 1972" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ a b c McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour De France: 1965-2007. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 66–73. ISBN 1-59858-608-4. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Spaanse Kas-ploeg niet aan de start in Tour de France". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). De krant van toen. 14 June 1972. p. 23. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Angers nog niet in ban wielercircus". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). De krant van toen. 1 July 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
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- Teams and cyclists
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