Debutants
Youngest debutants in Paris - Bourges in 1972. There are 46 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTY Guy | Bic | 21y + 165d |
| 2 | MOLINÉRIS Jean-Luc | Sonolor - Lejeune | 21y + 255d |
| 3 | PALKA Christian | Bic | 22y + 296d |
| 4 | MOLLET André | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 22y + 298d |
| 5 | LARGEAU Jean-Claude | De Gribaldy - Magniflex - Van Cauter | 23y + 30d |
| 6 | LE BOURHIS Loïc | Gitane | 23y + 72d |
| 7 | HÉZARD Yves | Sonolor - Lejeune | 23y + 199d |
| 8 | COQUERY François | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 23y + 227d |
| 9 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | De Gribaldy - Magniflex - Van Cauter | 23y + 229d |
| 10 | TEIRLINCK Willy | Sonolor - Lejeune | 23y + 270d |
| 11 | MAINGON Guy | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 23y + 280d |
| 12 | ROUXEL Charly | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 24y + 30d |
| 13 | VASSEUR Alain | Bic | 24y + 35d |
| 14 | MONEYRON Gérard | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 24y + 110d |
| 15 | MINTKIEWICZ Robert | Sonolor - Lejeune | 24y + 205d |
| 16 | BELLOUIS Alain | Gitane | 24y + 283d |
| 17 | BOULOUX Robert | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 24y + 350d |
| 18 | PÉRIN Michel | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 24y + 352d |
| 19 | BRIEND Gérard | Gitane | 25y + 41d |
| 20 | ROCHAT Gérard | De Gribaldy - Magniflex - Van Cauter | 25y + 47d |
| 21 | MARTELLOZZO Pierre | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 25y + 86d |
| 22 | GUIMARD Cyrille | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 25y + 107d |
| 23 | BOTHEREL Jacques | Sonolor - Lejeune | 25y + 157d |
| 24 | PINTENS Georges | De Gribaldy - Magniflex - Van Cauter | 25y + 204d |
| 25 | MATTIODA Enzo | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 25y + 258d |
| 26 | BERNARD Joël | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 25y + 289d |
| 27 | CATIEAU José | Sonolor - Lejeune | 25y + 294d |
| 28 | DANGUILLAUME Jean-Pierre | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 25y + 347d |
| 29 | MILLARD Joël | De Gribaldy - Magniflex - Van Cauter | 26y + 104d |
| 30 | JANSSENS Ward | De Gribaldy - Magniflex - Van Cauter | 26y + 109d |
| 31 | DAUNAT Jean-Claude | Gitane | 26y + 235d |
| 32 | RAVALEU Yves | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 26y + 244d |
| 33 | OCAÑA Luis | Bic | 26y + 332d |
| 34 | BESNARD Gérard | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 26y + 363d |
| 35 | BERLAND Roland | Bic | 27y + 70d |
| 36 | PARENTEAU Jean-Pierre | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 27y + 275d |
| 37 | GROSSKOST Charly | Bic | 28y + 62d |
| 38 | VIDAMENT Jean | Gitane | 28y + 103d |
| 39 | RAYMOND Christian | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 28y + 134d |
| 40 | CADIOU Jacques | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 28y + 147d |
| 41 | DELISLE Raymond | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 29y + 56d |
| 42 | JOURDEN Jean | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 29y + 300d |
| 43 | WRIGHT Michael | Gitane | 31y + 11d |
| 44 | RIOTTE Raymond | Sonolor - Lejeune | 32y + 80d |
| 45 | HOBAN Barry | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 32y + 91d |
| 46 | DE BOEVER Jaak | Bic | 34y + 251d |