There were 21 teams in the 1995 Tour de France, each composed of 9 cyclists.[1] The teams were selected in two rounds: in May 1995, the first fifteen teams were announced:[2]
In June, five wildcards were announced:[3]
Shortly before the start, Le Groupement folded because their team leader Luc Leblanc was injured,[4] and because of financial problems. Their spot went to Aki–Gipiemme, the first team in the reserve list.[5] Additionally, the organisation decided to invite one extra team: a combined team of Team Telekom and ZG Mobili, with six riders from Telekom and three from ZG Mobili.[6]
Qualified teams
Invited teams
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
Pos. | Position in the general classification |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
Country | No. of riders | In competition | Stage wins |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | 2 | 2 | |
Austria | 1 | 1 | |
Belgium | 16 | 5 | 1 (Johan Bruyneel ) |
Canada | 1 | 1 | |
Colombia | 7 | 3 | |
Denmark | 4 | 3 | |
Estonia | 1 | 0 | |
France | 34 | 17 | 4 (Jacky Durand, Luc Leblanc, Laurent Jalabert, Richard Virenque) |
Germany | 6 | 4 | 2 (Erik Zabel x2) |
Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 (Maximilian Sciandri) |
Italy | 60 | 38 | 4 (Fabio Baldato, Mario Cipollini, Marco Pantani x2) |
Latvia | 1 | 0 | |
Lithuania | 2 | 2 | |
Mexico | 1 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 10 | 6 | 1 (Jeroen Blijlevens) |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | |
Poland | 1 | 1 | |
Russia | 5 | 2 | |
Slovakia | 1 | 0 | |
Spain | 18 | 13 | 2 (Miguel Indurain x2) |
Switzerland | 7 | 6 | 1 (Alex Zülle) |
Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 1 (Serguei Outschakov) |
United States | 3 | 2 | 1 (Lance Armstrong) |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 1 (Djamolidine Abdoujaparov) |
Venezuela | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 189 | 115 | 19 |