Tour de France 2009 / field of drivers
The following riders and teams took part in the 2009 Tour de France :
The German, Austrian and Swiss drivers are marked in bold .
Legend:
- Suspension: exclusion by own team
- Exclusion: Exclusion by the race management before the start of the race
- Disqualification: Exclusion by the race management after the start of the race
-
: Stage winner
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: Yellow jersey for the overall leader
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: Green jersey for the leader in the points classification
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: Dotted jersey for the leader in the mountain classification
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: White jersey for the leader in the under-25 rating
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: Red number for the most combative driver of the previous day
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: Yellow number on the back of the leading team in the team classification
Overview of participants
No. | country | Attendees | Reached destination in Paris |
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1 |
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41 | 36 |
2 |
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28 | 22nd |
3 |
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15th | 14th |
4th |
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15th | 13 |
5 |
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11 | 9 |
6th |
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11 | 8th |
7th |
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8th | 7th |
8th |
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7th | 6th |
9 |
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6th | 6th |
10 |
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4th | 4th |
11 |
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3 | 3 |
12 |
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3 | 3 |
13 |
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3 | 3 |
14th |
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2 | 2 |
15th |
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2 | 2 |
16 |
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2 | 2 |
17th |
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2 | 1 |
18th |
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2 | 1 |
19th |
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2 | 1 |
20th |
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2 | 2 |
21st |
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2 | 2 |
22nd |
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1 | 1 |
23 |
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1 | 1 |
24 |
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1 | 1 |
25th |
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1 | 1 |
26th |
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1 | 1 |
27 |
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1 | 1 |
28 |
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1 | 1 |
29 |
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1 | 1 |
30th |
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1 | 1 |
total | 180 | 156 |
Cervélo TestTeam (Switzerland)
- Sports director: Jean-Paul van Poppel
- Team manager: Thomas Campana
- Material information
- Setting: Cervélo
- Components: rotor
- Wheels: Zipp
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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1 | Carlos Sastre |
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17th overall |
2 | Iñigo Cuesta |
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87th overall |
José Ángel Gómez Marchante |
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Task during the 17th stage | |
4th | Volodymyr Hustov |
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45th overall |
5 | Heinrich Haussler |
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6th | Thor Hushovd |
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7th | Andreas Klier |
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155th overall |
8th | Brett Lancaster |
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127th overall |
9 | Hayden Roulston |
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79th overall |
Silence Lotto (Belgium)
- Athletic Director: Herman Frison
- Team manager: Marc Sergeant
- Material information
- Setting: Canyon
- Components: Campagnolo
- Wheels: Mavic
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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11 | Cadel Evans |
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30th overall |
12 | Mickael Delage |
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101st overall |
13 | Sebastian Lang |
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76th overall |
14th | Matthew Lloyd |
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46th overall |
15th | Staf Scheirlinckx |
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123rd overall |
16 | Greg Van Avermaet |
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89th overall |
17th | Jurgen Van Den Broeck |
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15th overall |
18th | Johan Vansummeren |
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19th | Charles Wegelius |
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59th overall |
Team Astana (Kazakhstan)
- Sports director: Johan Bruyneel
- Team manager: Johan Bruyneel
- Material information
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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21st | Alberto Contador |
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22nd | Lance Armstrong |
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Third overall |
23 | Andreas Klöden |
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Sixth overall |
Levi Leipheimer |
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Task after the 12th stage | |
25th | Dmitri Muravyov |
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148th overall |
26th | Sérgio Paulinho |
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35th overall |
27 | Yaroslav Popovych |
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41st overall |
28 | Grégory Rast |
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138th overall |
29 | Haimar Zubeldia |
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27th overall |
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Team Saxo Bank (Denmark)
- Sporting director: Kim Andersen
- Team manager Bjarne Riis
- Material information
- Frame Specialized
- Switching group SRAM
- Zipp wheels
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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31 | Andy Schleck |
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Kurt Asle Arvesen |
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Task after the 10th stage | |
33 | Fabian Cancellara |
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34 | Gustav Erik Larsson |
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50th overall |
35 | Stuart O'Grady |
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124th overall |
36 | Frank Schleck |
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37 | Chris Anker Sørensen |
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34th overall |
38 | Nicki Sørensen |
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Jens Voigt |
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Task during the 16th stage (fall injury with subsequent hospitalization) | |
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Rabobank (Netherlands)
- Sports director: Erik Breukink
- Team manager: Harold Knebel
- Material information
- Frame: Giant
- Switching group: Shimano
- Wheels: Shimano
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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41 | Denis Menshov |
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51st overall |
42 | Stef Clement |
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43 | Juan Antonio Flecha |
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102nd overall |
44 | Óscar Freire |
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99th overall |
45 | Juan Manuel Gárate |
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Robert Gesink |
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Task after the 5th stage | |
47 | Grischa Niermann |
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54th overall |
48 | Joost Posthuma |
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73rd overall |
49 | Laurens ten Dam |
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60th overall |
Garmin Slipstream (USA)
- Sporting Director: Matthew White
- Team manager Jonathan Vaughters
- Material information
- Frame felt
- Shimano groupset
- Zipp wheels
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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51 | Christian Vande Velde |
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Eighth overall |
52 | Julian Dean |
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121st overall |
53 | Tyler Farrar |
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151st overall |
54 | Ryder Hesjedal |
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49th overall |
55 | Martijn Maaskant |
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56 | David Millar |
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57 | Danny godfather |
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141st overall |
58 | Bradley Wiggins |
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59 | David Zabriskie |
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77th overall |
Euskaltel-Euskadi (Spain)
- Sporting director: Igor Gonzalez Galdeano
- Team manager Miguel Madariaga
- Material information
- Frame Orbea
- Shimano groupset
- Shimano wheels
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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61 | Mikel Astarloza |
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62 | Igor Antón |
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66th overall |
Koldo Fernández |
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Disqualification after the 8th stage , exceeding the time limit | |
64 | Egoi Martínez |
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65 | Juan José Oroz |
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107th overall |
Alan Perez |
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Disqualification after the 19th stage , exceeding the time limit | |
67 | Rubén Pérez |
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72nd overall |
Amets Txurruka |
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Disqualification after the 19th stage , exceeding the time limit | |
69 | Gorka Verdugo |
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61st overall |
Team Columbia-High Road (USA)
- Sports director:
- Team manager Bob Stapleton
- Material information
- Frame Scott
- Shimano groupset
- Shimano wheels
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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71 | Mark Cavendish |
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72 | Bernhard Eisel |
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150th overall |
73 | Bert Grabsch |
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134th overall |
74 | George Hincapie |
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19th overall |
75 | Kim churches |
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57th overall |
76 | Tony Martin |
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77 | Maxime Monfort |
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28th overall |
78 | Mark Renshaw |
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149th overall |
79 | Michael Rogers |
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103rd overall |
ag2r La Mondiale (France)
- Sporting director: Vincent Lavenu
- Team manager: Vincent Lavenu
- Material information
- Frame: bra
- Switching group: Campagnolo
- Wheels: Mavic
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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Vladimir Yefimkin |
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Task during the 15th stage (fall injury) | |
82 | José Luis Arrieta |
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81st overall |
Cyril Dessel |
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Task during the 17th stage | |
84 | Hubert Dupont |
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33rd overall |
85 | Stéphane Goubert |
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16th overall |
86 | Lloyd Mondory |
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133rd overall |
87 | Rinaldo Nocentini |
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88 | Christophe Riblon |
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89 | Nicolas Roche |
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23rd overall |
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Liquigas (Italy)
- Sporting director: Mario Scirea
- Team manager: Roberto Amadio
- Material information
- Setting: Cannondale
- Switching group: Campagnolo
- Wheels: Mavic
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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91 | Franco Pellizotti |
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92 | Daniele Bennati |
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135th overall |
93 | Roman Kreuziger |
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94 | Alyaksandr Kuschynski |
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92nd overall |
95 | Vincenzo Nibali |
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Seventh overall |
96 | Fabio Sabatini |
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147th overall |
97 | Brian Vandborg |
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116th overall |
98 | Alessandro Vanotti |
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120th overall |
99 | Frederik Willems |
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86th overall |
Française des Jeux (France)
- Sporting director: Martial Gayant
- Team manager: Marc Madiot
- Material information
- Setting: Lapierre
- Switching group: Shimano
- Wheels: Shimano
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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101 | Sandy Casar |
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Jérôme Coppel |
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Task during the 12th stage | |
103 | Anthony Geslin |
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119th overall |
104 | Jauheni Hutarowitsch |
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156th overall |
Sébastien Joly |
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Task during the 7th stage | |
106 | Christophe Le Mével |
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Tenth overall |
107 | Jérémy Roy |
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48th overall |
108 | Benoît Vaugrenard |
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142nd overall |
109 | Jussi Veikkanen |
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Caisse d'Epargne (Spain)
- Sporting director: Yvon Ledanois
- Team manager: Eusebio Unzué
- Material information
- Setting: Pinarello
- Switching group: Campagnolo
- Wheels: Campagnolo
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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Óscar Pereiro |
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Task during the 8th stage | |
112 | David Arroyo |
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69th overall |
Rui Costa |
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Task after the 11th stage | |
114 | Arnaud Coyot |
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115th overall |
115 | José Iván Gutiérrez |
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71st overall |
116 | Luis Pasamontes |
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39th overall |
117 | José Joaquín Rojas Gil |
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84th overall |
118 | Luis León Sánchez Gil |
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119 | Rigoberto Urán |
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52nd overall |
Équipe Cofidis (France)
- Sports director: Francis van Londersele
- Team manager: Eric Boyer
- Material information
- Frame: look
- Switching group: Campagnolo
- Impellers: Fulcrum
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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121 | David Moncoutié |
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58th overall |
122 | Stéphane Augé |
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123 | Samuel Dumoulin |
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124 | Leonardo Duque |
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125 | Bingen Fernández |
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105th overall |
126 | Christophe Kern |
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127 | Sébastien Minard |
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38th overall |
128 | Amael Moinard |
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65th overall |
129 | Rémi Pauriol |
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43rd overall |
Lampre-NGC (Italy)
- Sports director: Fabrizio Bontempi
- Team manager: Giuseppe Saronni
- Material information
- Setting: Wilier
- Switching group: Campagnolo
- Impellers: Fulcrum
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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131 | Alessandro Ballan |
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95th overall |
132 | Marco Bandiera |
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145th overall |
133 | Marzio Bruseghin |
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80th overall |
Angelo Furlan |
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Task during the 12th stage | |
135 | David Loosli |
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53rd overall |
136 | Daniele Righi |
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110th overall |
137 | Mauro Santambrogio |
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132nd overall |
138 | Marcin Sapa |
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146th overall |
139 | Simon Špilak |
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Bbox Bouygues Télécom (France)
- Sports director: Didier Rous
- Team manager: Jean-René Bernaudeau
- Material information
- Setting: Time
- Switching group: Campagnolo
- Wheels: Campagnolo
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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141 | Thomas Voeckler |
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142 | Yukiya Arashiro |
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129th overall |
143 | William Bonnet |
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128th overall |
144 | Pierrick Fédrigo |
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145 | Said Haddou |
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143rd overall |
146 | Laurent Lefèvre |
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42nd overall |
147 | Alexandre Pichot |
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117th overall |
148 | Pierre Rolland |
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22nd overall |
149 | Yuri Trofimov |
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47th overall |
Quick Step (Belgium)
- Sports director: Wilfried Peeters
- Team manager: Patrick Lefévère
- Material information
- Frame: Specialized
- Switching group: Campagnolo
- Impellers: Roval
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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151 | Sylvain Chavanel |
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20th overall |
152 | Carlos Barredo |
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63rd overall |
Tom Boonen |
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Task after the 14th stage | |
154 | Steven de Jongh |
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153rd overall |
155 | Stijn Devolder |
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83rd overall |
156 | Jérôme Pineau |
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88th overall |
157 | Sébastien Rosseler |
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104th overall |
158 | Matteo Tosatto |
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114th overall |
Jurgen Van De Walle |
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Task after the 2nd stage | |
Katyusha (Russia)
- Sports director: Serge Parsani
- Team manager: Andrej Tschmil
- Material information
- Frame: Ridley
- Switching group: Campagnolo
- Wheels: Campagnolo
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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161 | Vladimir Karpez |
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13th overall |
162 | Alexander Bocharov |
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18th overall |
163 | Joan Horrach |
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74th overall |
164 | Mikhail Ignatiev |
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165 | Sergei Ivanov |
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Danilo Napolitano |
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Disqualification after the 9th stage , exceeding the time limit | |
167 | Filippo Pozzato |
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100th overall |
168 | Nikolai Trusov |
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122nd overall |
169 | Stijn Vandenbergh |
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96th overall |
Agritubel (France)
- Sports director: Emmanuel Hubert
- Team manager: David Fournès
- Material information
- Setting: Kuota
- Switching group: SRAM
- Impellers: Reynolds
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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171 | Christophe Moreau |
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29th overall |
172 | Maxime Bouet |
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70th overall |
173 | Sylvain Calzati |
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55th overall |
174 | Brice Feillu |
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Romain Feillu |
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Task during the 12th stage | |
Eduardo Gonzalo |
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Task during the 8th stage | |
David Le Lay |
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Task during the 8th stage | |
178 | Geoffroy Lequatre |
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64th overall |
179 | Nicolas Vogondy |
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68th overall |
Team Milram (Germany)
- Sports director: Christian Henn
- Team manager: Gerry Van Gerwen
- Material information
- Frame: Focus
- Switching group: SRAM
- Wheels: Lightweight
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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181 | Linus Gerdemann |
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24th overall |
182 | Gerald Ciolek |
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126th overall |
183 | Markus Fothen |
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125th overall |
184 | Johannes Fröhlinger |
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78th overall |
185 | Christian Knees |
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21st overall |
186 | Niki Terpstra |
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152nd overall |
187 | Peter Velits |
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32nd overall |
188 | Fabian Wegmann |
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137th overall |
Peter Wrolich |
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Task after the 12th stage | |
Skil-Shimano (Netherlands)
- Sports director: Rudie Kemna
- Team manager: Iwan Spekenbrink
- Material information
- Frame: Kago
- Switching group: Shimano
- Wheels: Shimano
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
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191 | Cyril Lemoine |
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144th overall |
192 | Fumiyuki Beppu |
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112th overall |
193 | Koen de Kort |
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111th overall |
194 | Simon Geschke |
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113th overall |
195 | Jonathan Hivert |
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154th overall |
196 | Thierry Hupond |
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Piet Rooijakkers |
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Task during the 4th stage | |
198 | Albert Timmer |
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130th overall |
Kenny van Hummel |
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Task during the 17th stage | |
Retired drivers
* 3 |
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Task during the 17th stage |
* 24 |
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Task after the 12th stage |
* 32 |
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Task after the 10th stage |
* 39 |
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Task during the 16th stage |
* 46 |
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Task after the 5th stage |
* 63 |
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Timeout during the 8th stage |
* 66 |
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Timeout during the 19th stage |
* 68 |
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Timeout during the 19th stage |
* 81 |
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Task during the 15th stage |
* 83 |
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Task during the 17th stage |
* 102 |
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Task during the 12th stage |
* 105 |
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Task during the 7th stage |
* 111 |
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Task during the 8th stage |
* 112 |
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Task after the 11th stage |
* 134 |
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Task during the 12th stage |
* 153 |
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Task after the 14th stage |
* 159 |
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Task after the 2nd stage |
* 166 |
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Timeout during the 9th stage |
* 175 |
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Task during the 12th stage |
* 176 |
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Task during the 8th stage |
* 177 |
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Task during the 8th stage |
* 189 |
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Task after the 12th stage |
* 197 |
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Task during the 4th stage |
* 199 |
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Task during the 17th stage |