The 1990 Tour de France started with 198 cyclists, divided into 22 teams of 9 cyclists: Sixteen teams qualified based on the FICP team ranking, while six teams were given wildcards.

Teams

Qualified teams

Invited teams

Cyclists

By starting number

+ Legend No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour Pos. Position in the general classification Time Deficit to the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the team classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish NP Denotes a rider who was a non-participant AB Denotes a rider who abandoned EL Denotes a rider who was eliminated HD Denotes a rider who was outside the time limit (French: Hors Delai) Age correct as of 30 June 1990, the date on which the Tour began

No. Name Nationality Team Age Pos. Time 1 Greg LeMond Z–Tomasso 1 90h 43' 20" 2 Éric Boyer Z–Tomasso 19 + 22' 09" 3 Bruno Cornillet Z–Tomasso 39 + 53' 00" 4 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Z–Tomasso 65 + 1h 22' 34" 5 Atle Kvålsvoll Z–Tomasso 26 + 32' 03" 6 François Lemarchand Z–Tomasso 104 + 1h 54' 12" 7 Robert Millar Z–Tomasso DNF (AB-15) — 8 Ronan Pensec Z–Tomasso 20 + 22' 54" 9 Jérôme Simon Z–Tomasso 22 + 27' 23" 11 Laurent Fignon Castorama–Raleigh DNF (AB-5) — 12 Vincent Barteau Castorama–Raleigh 133 + 2h 17' 41" 13 Christophe Lavainne Castorama–Raleigh DNF (AB-14) — 14 Luc Leblanc Castorama–Raleigh 73 + 1h 31' 13" 15 Thierry Marie Castorama–Raleigh 121 + 2h 06' 58" 16 Fabrice Philipot Castorama–Raleigh 14 + 15' 49" 17 Bjarne Riis Castorama–Raleigh DNF (NP-17) — 18 Gérard Rué Castorama–Raleigh DNF (AB-10) — 19 Pascal Simon Castorama–Raleigh 35 + 45' 47" 21 Pedro Delgado Banesto 4 + 5' 01" 22 Marino Alonso Banesto 96 + 1h 47' 19" 23 Dominique Arnaud Banesto 59 + 1h 18' 28" 24 Julián Gorospe Banesto DNF (AB-11) — 25 Miguel Induráin Banesto 10 + 12' 47" 26 Luis Javier Lukin Banesto DNF (AB-17) — 27 Juan Martínez Oliver Banesto 98 + 1h 48' 34" 28 Jesús Rodríguez Magro Banesto 41 + 53' 44" 29 Abelardo Rondón Banesto 28 + 35' 37" 31 Erik Breukink PDM–Concorde 3 + 2' 29" 32 Raúl Alcalá PDM–Concorde 8 + 11' 14" 33 Uwe Ampler PDM–Concorde DNF (AB-13) — 34 Rudy Dhaenens PDM–Concorde 43 + 59' 51" 35 Martin Earley PDM–Concorde DNF (AB-11) — 36 Gert Jakobs PDM–Concorde 140 + 2h 24' 04" 37 Sean Kelly PDM–Concorde 30 + 38' 42" 38 Uwe Raab PDM–Concorde 87 + 1h 41' 05" 39 Jos van Aert PDM–Concorde 125 + 2h 09' 31" 41 Marino Lejarreta ONCE 5 + 5' 05" 42 Eduardo Chozas ONCE 6 + 9' 14" 43 Herminio Díaz Zabala ONCE 90 + 1h 43' 18" 44 Anselmo Fuerte ONCE 24 + 31' 18" 45 Stephen Hodge ONCE 34 + 44' 22" 46 Miguel Martínez ONCE 29 + 38' 39" 47 Melcior Mauri ONCE 78 + 1h 33' 40" 48 Pello Ruiz Cabestany ONCE 12 + 13' 39" 49 Johnny Weltz ONCE DNF (AB-14) — 51 Charly Mottet RMO–Mavic–Liberia 49 + 1h 06' 57" 52 Jean-Claude Bagot RMO–Mavic–Liberia 52 + 1h 10' 21" 53 Frédéric Brun RMO–Mavic–Liberia 91 + 1h 43' 52" 54 Éric Caritoux RMO–Mavic–Liberia DNF (AB-11) — 55 Thierry Claveyrolat RMO–Mavic–Liberia 21 + 23' 33" 56 Jean-Claude Colotti RMO–Mavic–Liberia 50 + 1h 08' 31" 57 Thierry Laurent RMO–Mavic–Liberia 107 + 1h 55' 43" 58 Pascal Lino RMO–Mavic–Liberia 23 + 30' 38" 59 Michel Vermote RMO–Mavic–Liberia 144 + 2h 32' 12" 61 Steven Rooks Panasonic–Sportlife 33 + 42' 09" 62 Viatcheslav Ekimov Panasonic–Sportlife 55 + 1h 14' 32" 63 Olaf Ludwig Panasonic–Sportlife 141 + 2h 26' 33" 64 Guy Nulens Panasonic–Sportlife 54 + 1h 10' 53" 65 Allan Peiper Panasonic–Sportlife DNF (AB-8) — 66 Eddy Planckaert Panasonic–Sportlife DNF (AB-9) — 67 Marc Sergeant Panasonic–Sportlife 62 + 1h 21' 26" 68 Eric Van Lancker Panasonic–Sportlife 100 + 1h 50' 11" 69 Jean-Paul van Poppel Panasonic–Sportlife 146 + 2h 34' 55" 71 Gianni Bugno Chateau d'Ax 7 + 9' 39" 72 Giuseppe Calcaterra Chateau d'Ax 118 + 2h 04' 51" 73 Giovanni Fidanza Chateau d'Ax 147 + 2h 35' 11" 74 Roberto Gusmeroli Chateau d'Ax 76 + 1h 33' 16" 75 Mario Kummer Chateau d'Ax 88 + 1h 42' 38" 76 Tony Rominger Chateau d'Ax 57 + 1h 15' 51" 77 Mauro-Antonio Santaromita Chateau d'Ax 131 + 2h 14' 45" 78 Jan Schur Chateau d'Ax 105 + 1h 54' 13" 79 Alberto Volpi Chateau d'Ax 74 + 1h 31' 19" 81 Andrew Hampsten 7-Eleven–Hoonved 11 + 12' 54" 82 Norman Alvis 7-Eleven–Hoonved 142 + 2h 26' 41" 83 Steve Bauer 7-Eleven–Hoonved 27 + 34' 05" 84 Andy Bishop 7-Eleven–Hoonved 116 + 2h 03' 10" 85 Ron Kiefel 7-Eleven–Hoonved 83 + 1h 39' 11" 86 Dag Otto Lauritzen 7-Eleven–Hoonved 56 + 1h 15' 25" 87 Davis Phinney 7-Eleven–Hoonved 153 + 2h 59' 29" 88 Bob Roll 7-Eleven–Hoonved 132 + 2h 14' 50" 89 Sean Yates 7-Eleven–Hoonved 119 + 2h 05' 43" 91 Marco Giovannetti Seur DNF (AB-5) — 92 Roque de la Cruz Seur DNF (AB-3) — 93 Mathieu Hermans Seur DNF (HD-5) — 94 Jean-Pierre Heynderickx Seur DNF (AB-11) — 95 Pablo Moreno Seur 124 + 2h 08' 58" 96 Álvaro Pino Seur DNF (AB-8) — 97 Vicente Ridaura Seur 63 + 1h 21' 38" 98 José Rodríguez Seur 92 + 1h 44' 16" 99 José Urea Seur 89 + 1h 42' 53" 101 Adri van der Poel Weinmann–SMM Uster 111 + 1h 58' 31" 102 Alfred Achermann Weinmann–SMM Uster DNF (AB-11) — 103 Carlo Bomans Weinmann–SMM Uster 110 + 1h 58' 24" 104 Beat Breu Weinmann–SMM Uster 42 + 59' 13" 105 Michel Dernies Weinmann–SMM Uster 58 + 1h 17' 44 106 Jan Goessens Weinmann–SMM Uster 114 + 2h 01' 19" 107 Patrick Robeet Weinmann–SMM Uster 36 + 46' 59" 108 Kurt Steinmann Weinmann–SMM Uster 94 + 1h 45' 44" 109 Thomas Wegmüller Weinmann–SMM Uster 112 + 1h 59' 03" 111 Pascal Richard Helvetia–La Suisse DNF (AB-14) — 112 Gilles Delion Helvetia–La Suisse 15 + 16' 57" 113 Mauro Gianetti Helvetia–La Suisse 61 + 1h 21' 06" 114 Othmar Haefliger Helvetia–La Suisse DNF (AB-13) — 115 Jean-Claude Leclercq Helvetia–La Suisse 139 + 2h 23' 36" 116 Hans-Rudi Maerki Helvetia–La Suisse DNF (AB-19) — 117 Henri Manders Helvetia–La Suisse 113 + 1h 59' 15" 118 Niki Rüttimann Helvetia–La Suisse DNF (NP-17) — 119 Guido Winterberg Helvetia–La Suisse DNF (AB-17) — 121 Jean-François Bernard Toshiba DNF (AB-11) — 122 John Carlsen Toshiba DNF (AB-8) — 123 Christian Chaubet Toshiba 149 + 2h 43' 40" 124 Andreas Kappes Toshiba 136 + 2h 20' 55" 125 Pascal Lance Toshiba 51 + 1h 09' 37" 126 Roland Le Clerc Toshiba 84 + 1h 39' 28" 127 Philippe Louviot Toshiba 47 + 1h 03' 18" 128 Yvon Madiot Toshiba DNF (AB-6) — 129 Denis Roux Toshiba 77 + 1h 33' 30" 131 Álvaro Mejía Ryalcao–Postobón 48 + 1h 05' 04" 132 Juan Carlos Castillo Ryalcao–Postobón 79 + 1h 34' 19" 133 Omar Hernández Ryalcao–Postobón 46 + 1h 02' 46" 134 Carlos Jaramillo Ryalcao–Postobón 53 + 1h 10' 47" 135 Gerardo Moncada Ryalcao–Postobón 40 + 53' 36" 136 Reynel Montoya Ryalcao–Postobón 37 + 50' 16" 137 William Palacio Ryalcao–Postobón 16 + 19' 43" 138 William Pulido Ryalcao–Postobón 70 + 1h 29' 36" 139 Óscar Vargas Ryalcao–Postobón 38 + 52' 11" 141 Stephen Roche Histor–Sigma 44 + 1h 00' 07" 142 Laurent Biondi Histor–Sigma 82 + 1h 35' 49" 143 Etienne De Wilde Histor–Sigma DNF (NP-6) — 144 Paul Haghedooren Histor–Sigma 106 + 1h 54' 29" 145 Brian Holm Histor–Sigma 60 + 1h 20' 54" 146 Søren Lilholt Histor–Sigma 85 + 1h 40' 11" 147 Francis Moreau Histor–Sigma DNF (HD-11) — 148 Wilfried Peeters Histor–Sigma 120 + 2h 05' 43" 149 Laurent Pillon Histor–Sigma 103 + 1h 53' 58" 151 Claude Criquielion Lotto–Superclub 9 + 12' 04" 152 Johan Bruyneel Lotto–Superclub 17 + 20' 24" 153 Peter De Clercq Lotto–Superclub 137 + 2h 21' 26" 154 Jos Haex Lotto–Superclub 68 + 1h 25' 04" 155 Johan Museeuw Lotto–Superclub 81 + 1h 35' 10" 156 Hendrik Redant Lotto–Superclub 150 + 2h 47' 53" 157 Peter Roes Lotto–Superclub 93 + 1h 45' 22" 158 Wim Van Eynde Lotto–Superclub 97 + 1h 47' 48" 159 Patrick Verschueren Lotto–Superclub 129 + 2h 13' 06" 161 Phil Anderson TVM 71 + 1h 30' 01" 162 Johan Capiot TVM DNF (AB-9) — 163 Maarten Ducrot TVM 66 + 1h 23' 38" 164 Patrick Jacobs TVM DNF (AB-11) — 165 Jörg Müller TVM 31 + 39' 50" 166 Martin Schalkers TVM 128 + 2h 12' 32" 167 Eddy Schurer TVM DNF (AB-10) — 168 Jan Siemons TVM 143 + 2h 27' 30" 169 Jesper Skibby TVM DNF (NP-11) — 171 Claudio Chiappucci Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 2 + 2' 16" 172 Guido Bontempi Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 122 + 2h 08' 05" 173 Acácio da Silva Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 108 + 1h 56' 25" 174 Massimo Ghirotto Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 95 + 1h 46' 57" 175 Alessandro Giannelli Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 69 + 1h 25' 12" 176 Flavio Giupponi Carrera Jeans–Vagabond DNF (AB-14) — 177 Erich Maechler Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 130 + 2h 13' 58" 178 Giancarlo Perini Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 99 + 1h 49' 17" 179 Max Sciandri Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 154 + 3h 00' 11" 181 Edwig Van Hooydonck Buckler–Colnago–Decca 101 + 1h 53' 05" 182 Gerrit de Vries Buckler–Colnago–Decca 67 + 1h 23' 54" 183 Frans Maassen Buckler–Colnago–Decca 64 + 1h 22' 14" 184 Jelle Nijdam Buckler–Colnago–Decca 127 + 2h 11' 12" 185 Twan Poels Buckler–Colnago–Decca 115 + 2h 02' 28" 186 Gerrit Solleveld Buckler–Colnago–Decca 117 + 2h 04' 50" 187 Patrick Tolhoek Buckler–Colnago–Decca 123 + 2h 08' 10" 188 Eric Vanderaerden Buckler–Colnago–Decca DNF (EL-11) — 189 Peter Winnen Buckler–Colnago–Decca DNF (AB-11) — 191 Moreno Argentin Ariostea DNF (NP-6) — 192 Adriano Baffi Ariostea 134 + 2h 18' 39" 193 Davide Cassani Ariostea 80 + 1h 34' 21" 194 Bruno Cenghialta Ariostea 102 + 1h 53' 46" 195 Roberto Conti Ariostea 18 + 20' 43" 196 Alberto Elli Ariostea 72 + 1h 30' 40" 197 Rodolfo Massi Ariostea 156 + 3h 16' 26" 198 Valerio Piva Ariostea 109 + 1h 57' 31" 199 Marcello Siboni Ariostea 75 + 1h 33' 12" 201 Fabio Parra Kelme–Ibexpress 13 + 14' 35" 202 Antonio Miguel Díaz Kelme–Ibexpress 138 + 2h 22' 37" 203 Antonio Espejo Kelme–Ibexpress 155 + 3h 13' 27" 204 José Martín Farfán Kelme–Ibexpress DNF (AB-8) — 205 Mario Lara Kelme–Ibexpress DNF (HD-7) — 206 Néstor Mora Kelme–Ibexpress 86 + 1h 40' 50" 207 Nelson Rodríguez Serna Kelme–Ibexpress 32 + 39' 56" 208 Jesus Rosado Kelme–Ibexpress 152 + 2h 56' 11" 209 Ángel Sarrapio Kelme–Ibexpress 135 + 2h 20' 22" 211 Dimitri Konyshev Alfa Lum 25 + 31' 21" 212 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Alfa Lum 145 + 2h 32' 48" 213 Nikolai Golovatenko Alfa Lum 151 + 2h 49' 08" 214 Ivan Ivanov Alfa Lum DNF (NP-15) — 215 Vasily Zhdanov Alfa Lum 148 + 2h 42' 53" 216 Asiat Saitov Alfa Lum DNF (AB-15) — 217 Alexandre Trubine Alfa Lum 126 + 2h 11' 01" 218 Piotr Ugrumov Alfa Lum 45 + 1h 01' 42" 219 Sergei Uslamin Alfa Lum DNF (AB-11) —

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