List of teams and cyclists in the 1979 Vuelta a España

For the 1979 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 90 riders; 73 finished the race.

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No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta
Pos. Position in the general classification
Time Deficit to the winner of the general classification
DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish
No. Name Nationality Team Pos. Time Ref
1 Lucien Van Impe   Belgium Kas 6 + 6' 49" [1]
2 Francisco Galdós   Spain Kas 2 + 2' 43" [1]
3 Enrique Martínez Heredia   Spain Kas 35 + 38' 42" [1]
4 Etienne Van der Helst [nl]   Belgium Kas 69 + 2h 05' 55" [1]
5 Rafael Ladrón   Spain Kas 34 + 37' 37" [1]
6 Jesús Suárez Cueva   Spain Kas 24 + 28' 19" [1]
7 Bernardo Alfonsel   Spain Kas 23 + 25' 52" [1]
8 Marc Renier   Belgium Kas DNF [1]
9 René Dillen   Belgium Kas 37 + 46' 00" [1]
10 José Nazabal   Spain Kas 46 + 54' 26" [1]
11 Salvador Jarque Borràs [ca]   Spain Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] DNF [1]
12 Vicente Belda   Spain Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] 17 + 16' 19" [1]
13 José Enrique Cima   Spain Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] DNF [1]
14 Pedro Torres   Spain Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] 7 + 7' 41" [1]
15 Juan Pujol Pagés   Spain Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] 20 + 22' 29" [1]
16 Sebastián Pozo   Spain Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] 59 + 1h 31' 28" [1]
17 José Manuel García Rodríguez [ca]   Spain Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] 56 + 1h 23' 35" [1]
18 Antonio González Rodríguez   Spain Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] 36 + 39' 11" [1]
19 Ramón Vila Tamarit   Spain Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] DNF [1]
20 Francisco Albelda   Spain Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] 57 + 1h 28' 06" [1]
21 Michel Pollentier   Belgium Splendor 3 + 3' 21" [1]
22 Erich Jagsch   Austria Splendor 65 + 1h 48' 06" [1]
23 Roger Verschaeve   Belgium Splendor 66 + 1h 52' 38" [1]
24 Wim Myngheer   Belgium Splendor 44 + 52' 43" [1]
25 Ronny Vanmarcke   Belgium Splendor DNF [1]
26 Lieven Malfait   Belgium Splendor DNF [1]
27 Ludo Loos   Belgium Splendor 38 + 46' 30" [1]
28 Herman Beysens   Belgium Splendor 16 + 12' 51" [1]
29 Alain Desaever   Belgium Splendor 67 + 1h 54' 42" [1]
30 Sean Kelly   Ireland Splendor DNF [1]
31 Manuel Esparza   Spain Teka 4 + 3' 22" [1]
32 José Antonio González   Spain Teka 33 + 37' 35" [1]
33 José Pesarrodona   Spain Teka 18 + 19' 11" [1]
34 José Viejo   Spain Teka DNF [1]
35 Eulalio García   Spain Teka 32 + 37' 19" [1]
36 Noël Dejonckheere   Belgium Teka 63 + 1h 35' 08" [1]
37 Vicente López Carril   Spain Teka 13 + 11' 22" [1]
38 Domingo Perurena   Spain Teka DNF [1]
39 Miguel Gutiérrez Mayor   Spain Teka 62 + 1h 34' 56" [1]
40 Daniele Tinchella   Italy Teka 70 + 2h 06' 11" [1]
41 Ángel Arroyo   Spain Moliner–Vereco 19 + 20' 20" [1]
42 Miguel María Lasa   Spain Moliner–Vereco 12 + 11' 22" [1]
43 Paulino Martínez   Spain Moliner–Vereco DNF [1]
44 Julián Andiano   Spain Moliner–Vereco 11 + 10' 55" [1]
45 Faustino Rupérez   Spain Moliner–Vereco 5 + 5' 51" [1]
46 José Luis López Cerrón [es]   Spain Moliner–Vereco 68 + 1h 56' 36" [1]
47 Alberto Fernández   Spain Moliner–Vereco 15 + 12' 05" [1]
48 Carlos Melero   Spain Moliner–Vereco 22 + 24' 19" [1]
49 Antonio Menéndez   Spain Moliner–Vereco 40 + 48' 23" [1]
50 Manuel Martin Conde   Spain Moliner–Vereco 64 + 1h 44' 18" [1]
51 Alfons De Wolf   Belgium Lano–Boule d'Or 10 + 10' 42" [1]
52 Jan van Houwelingen   Netherlands Lano–Boule d'Or 55 + 1h 23' 22" [1]
53 Roger De Cnijf   Belgium Lano–Boule d'Or 39 + 48' 14" [1]
54 Johnny De Nul   Belgium Lano–Boule d'Or 72 + 2h 09' 13" [1]
55 Adri van Houwelingen   Netherlands Lano–Boule d'Or 48 + 59' 42" [1]
56 Frans Van Vlierberghe   Belgium Lano–Boule d'Or 73 + 2h 10' 36" [1]
57 Patrick Verstraete   Belgium Lano–Boule d'Or 61 + 1h 34' 38" [1]
58 Eddy Vanhaerens   Belgium Lano–Boule d'Or DNF [1]
59 Benny Van Der Auwera   Belgium Lano–Boule d'Or 47 + 54' 29" [1]
60 Cees Bal   Netherlands Lano–Boule d'Or 45 + 54' 23" [1]
61 Joop Zoetemelk   Netherlands Miko–Mercier 1 94h 57' 05" [1]
62 Christian Seznec   France Miko–Mercier 9 + 10' 01" [1]
63 Raymond Martin   France Miko–Mercier 14 + 11' 51" [1]
64 Frits Pirard   Netherlands Miko–Mercier 54 + 1h 12' 06" [1]
65 Joël Gallopin   France Miko–Mercier 58 + 1h 28' 51" [1]
66 Jean-Louis Gauthier   France Miko–Mercier 52 + 1h 06' 32" [1]
67 Patrick Friou   France Miko–Mercier 41 + 48' 29" [1]
68 Christian Levavasseur   France Miko–Mercier DNF [1]
69 Hubert Mathis   France Miko–Mercier 43 + 49' 33" [1]
70 André Mollet   France Miko–Mercier 27 + 35' 34" [1]
71 Jesús Manzaneque   Spain Colchón CR [ca] 29 + 36' 06" [1]
72 Antonio Abad Collado [ca]   Spain Colchón CR [ca] DNF [1]
73 Carlos Ocaña Crespo   Spain Colchón CR [ca] 26 + 33' 26" [1]
74 Ricardo Zúñiga Carrasco   Spain Colchón CR [ca] 28 + 36' 01" [1]
75 Ángel López del Álamo [es]   Spain Colchón CR [ca] 31 + 36' 33" [1]
76 Isidro Juárez del Moral   Spain Colchón CR [ca] 49 + 1h 01' 17" [1]
77 Juan Argudo [es]   Spain Colchón CR [ca] 53 + 1h 12' 03" [1]
78 Jesús López Carril [es]   Spain Colchón CR [ca] 60 + 1h 31' 55" [1]
79 Feliciano Sobradillo   Spain Colchón CR [ca] DNF [1]
80 Jesus Hiniesto   Spain Colchón CR [ca] DNF [1]
81 Francisco Elorriaga   Spain Novostil-Helios [ca] 51 + 1h 06' 10" [1]
82 Felipe Yáñez   Spain Novostil-Helios [ca] 8 + 8' 03" [1]
83 Ismael Lejarreta   Spain Novostil-Helios [ca] 21 + 22' 40" [1]
84 José Luis Mayoz Aizpurua   Spain Novostil-Helios [ca] 42 + 48' 37" [1]
85 Gonzalo Aja   Spain Novostil-Helios [ca] 25 + 32' 21" [1]
86 Roque Moya   Spain Novostil-Helios [ca] 71 + 2h 08' 38" [1]
87 Fernando Cabrero Martínez   Spain Novostil-Helios [ca] 50 + 1h 02' 21" [1]
88 Custódio Mazuela Castillo   Spain Novostil-Helios [ca] DNF [1]
89 Marino Lejarreta   Spain Novostil-Helios [ca] 30 + 36' 24" [1]
90 José María Yurrebaso   Spain Novostil-Helios [ca] DNF [1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl "34ème Vuelta a España 1979". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.