Debutants
Didier Garcia is the youngest debutant in Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1985. There are 31 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GARCIA Didier | Peugeot - Shell - Michelin | 21y + 4d |
| 2 | CHAPARRO Segundo Leopoldo | Colpatria | 21y + 334d |
| 3 | CARTER Michael | Team Xerox - Philadelphia Lasers | 22y + 85d |
| 4 | CORNILLET Bruno | La Vie Claire | 22y + 108d |
| 5 | THEUNISSE Gert-Jan | Panasonic - Raleigh | 22y + 133d |
| 6 | MOTTET Charly | Renault - Elf | 22y + 162d |
| 7 | DÍAZ Pedro Luis | Teka | 22y + 308d |
| 8 | MADIOT Yvon | Renault - Elf | 22y + 340d |
| 9 | PACHECO José Fernando | Teka | 22y + 362d |
| 10 | HILSE Peter | Teka | 23y + 19d |
| 11 | BERNARD Jean-François | La Vie Claire | 23y + 25d |
| 12 | PELIER Joël | Skil - Sem | 23y + 65d |
| 13 | FOREST Robert | Peugeot - Shell - Michelin | 23y + 190d |
| 14 | ROUX Denis | Renault - Elf | 23y + 203d |
| 15 | PATRY Rudy | Tönissteiner - TW Rock - BASF - Humo | 23y + 294d |
| 16 | MULLER Jörg | Skil - Sem | 24y + 124d |
| 17 | JARAMILLO Carlos Mario | Café de Colombia - Varta - Mavic | 24y + 131d |
| 18 | GUTIERREZ Carlos Emirio | Kelme | 24y + 205d |
| 19 | LAMMERTS Johan | Panasonic - Raleigh | 24y + 237d |
| 20 | GARDE Jean-Claude | Skil - Sem | 24y + 257d |
| 21 | MENTHÉOUR Pierre-Henri | La Redoute | 25y + 18d |
| 22 | SEGERS Noël | Tönissteiner - TW Rock - BASF - Humo | 25y + 157d |
| 23 | URRUTIBEAZKOA Modesto | Teka | 25y + 240d |
| 24 | BAUER Steve | La Vie Claire | 25y + 349d |
| 25 | RAULT Jean-François | La Vie Claire | 26y + 343d |
| 26 | SIMON Régis | La Redoute | 27y + 69d |
| 27 | ANDERSEN Kim | La Vie Claire | 27y + 106d |
| 28 | LAURITZEN Dag-Otto | Peugeot - Shell - Michelin | 28y + 257d |
| 29 | WYNANTS Ludwig | Tönissteiner - TW Rock - BASF - Humo | 28y + 327d |
| 30 | LOAYZA Herman | Café de Colombia - Varta - Mavic | 29y + 43d |
| 31 | DEJONCKHEERE Noël | Teka | 30y + 34d |