Debutants
Paul Aerts is the youngest debutant in Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1972. There are 35 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AERTS Paul | Watney - Avia | 22y + 167d |
| 2 | VAN MALDERGHEM Willy | Watney - Avia | 23y + 15d |
| 3 | LARGEAU Jean-claude | De Gribaldy - Magniflex - Van Cauter | 23y + 55d |
| 4 | DOYEN André | De Gribaldy - Magniflex - Van Cauter | 23y + 63d |
| 5 | DE KONING Mathijs | Beaulieu - Flandria | 23y + 74d |
| 6 | OLIVA Andrés | La Casera - Peña Bahamontes | 23y + 176d |
| 7 | VAN DE WIELE Jan | Beaulieu - Flandria | 23y + 210d |
| 8 | COQUERY François | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 23y + 252d |
| 9 | ZURANO Juan Santiago | La Casera - Peña Bahamontes | 23y + 273d |
| 10 | DE MUYNCK Johan | Beaulieu - Flandria | 24y + 1d |
| 11 | ESPERANZA Jesus | La Casera - Peña Bahamontes | 24y + 76d |
| 12 | KNOCKAERT Julien | Beaulieu - Flandria | 24y + 88d |
| 13 | PUSTJENS Mathieu | Sonolor - Lejeune | 24y + 101d |
| 14 | ABILLEIRA José Luis | La Casera - Peña Bahamontes | 24y + 217d |
| 15 | MINTKIEWICZ Robert | Sonolor - Lejeune | 24y + 230d |
| 16 | ANTHEUNIS Etienne | Watney - Avia | 24y + 351d |
| 17 | PEREZ Joaquim | La Casera - Peña Bahamontes | 24y + 365d |
| 18 | DELÉPINE Régis | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 25y + 161d |
| 19 | MARTOS Antonio | Werner | 25y + 186d |
| 20 | BERNARD Joel | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 25y + 314d |
| 21 | GUILLAUME Serge | Sonolor - Lejeune | 25y + 336d |
| 22 | DANGUILLAUME Jean-Pierre | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 26y + 6d |
| 23 | MENARD Léon-Paul | Gitane | 26y + 117d |
| 24 | TORRES Dámaso | La Casera - Peña Bahamontes | 26y + 172d |
| 25 | RAVALEU Yves | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 26y + 269d |
| 26 | URIBEZUBIA José Luis | Werner | 26y + 284d |
| 27 | BLANCO Manuel | Werner | 27y + 57d |
| 28 | TAMAMES Agustín | Werner | 27y + 225d |
| 29 | GRANDE José | Werner | 27y + 240d |
| 30 | GRENIER René | Gitane | 28y + 160d |
| 31 | VANCLOOSTER Noël | Watney - Avia | 28y + 181d |
| 32 | SAHAGÚN Eufrenio Enrique | La Casera - Peña Bahamontes | 28y + 191d |
| 33 | VAN DEN EYNDE Willy | Watney - Avia | 29y + 41d |
| 34 | SANTAMARINA Luis-Pedro | Werner | 29y + 341d |
| 35 | LÓPEZ RODRÍGUEZ José Manuel | Werner | 32y + 100d |