Debutants
Youngest debutants in Paris-Nice in 1961. There are 47 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARCARINI Gianni | Margnat - Rochet - Dunlop | 20y + 360d |
| 2 | DERBOVEN Willy | Faema | 21y + 172d |
| 3 | VANDEN BERGHEN Willy | Mercier - BP - Hutchinson | 21y + 250d |
| 4 | CRINNION Peter | Margnat - Rochet - Dunlop | 22y + 26d |
| 5 | NIESTEN Coen | Alcyon - Leroux | 22y + 192d |
| 6 | TROONBEECKX Lode | Dr. Mann | 22y + 341d |
| 7 | TONUCCI Giuseppe | Ignis | 23y + 1d |
| 8 | ROMAN Clément | Wiel's - Flandria | 23y + 16d |
| 9 | SIMPSON Tom | Saint-Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop | 23y + 100d |
| 10 | DE BOEVER Jaak | Wiel's - Flandria | 23y + 193d |
| 11 | POSTL Kurt | Ignis | 23y + 209d |
| 12 | DE ROO Jo | Helyett - Fynsec - Hutchinson | 23y + 248d |
| 13 | DE PRÉ Julien | Wiel's - Flandria | 23y + 272d |
| 14 | HERMANS Alfons | Dr. Mann | 23y + 340d |
| 15 | ALTIG Rudi | Saint-Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop | 23y + 357d |
| 16 | LE LAN Jean | Helyett - Fynsec - Hutchinson | 24y + 59d |
| 17 | IPPOLITI Amico | Philco | 24y + 69d |
| 18 | DE HAAN Jo | Saint-Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop | 24y + 75d |
| 19 | CARLESI Guido | Philco | 24y + 123d |
| 20 | DE WOLF Henri | Alcyon - Leroux | 24y + 205d |
| 21 | POLETTI Vittorio | Ignis | 24y + 243d |
| 22 | HUIART Marc | Liberia - Grammont - Wolber | 24y + 248d |
| 23 | SENSI Giovanni | Philco | 24y + 332d |
| 24 | COSPEREC Anselme | Margnat - Rochet - Dunlop | 25y + 16d |
| 25 | MATTIO Claude | Margnat - Rochet - Dunlop | 25y + 37d |
| 26 | VLOEBERGS Joseph | Dr. Mann | 25y + 115d |
| 27 | GEYRE Arnaud | Mercier - BP - Hutchinson | 25y + 323d |
| 28 | PROOST Louis | Faema | 25y + 337d |
| 29 | GELDERMANS Ab | Saint-Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop | 25y + 358d |
| 30 | VALDOIS Claude | Peugeot - BP - Dunlop | 26y + 21d |
| 31 | VAN EST Piet | Faema | 26y + 211d |
| 32 | VERDEUN Robert | Mercier - BP - Hutchinson | 26y + 242d |
| 33 | RUEGG Alfred | Liberia - Grammont - Wolber | 26y + 307d |
| 34 | MEULEMAN Maurice | Wiel's - Flandria | 26y + 326d |
| 35 | FINI Giacomo | Philco | 26y + 330d |
| 36 | FABBRI Nello | Ignis | 26y + 360d |
| 37 | LE MENN Camille | Peugeot - BP - Dunlop | 27y + 15d |
| 38 | BLÉNEAU Max | Peugeot - BP - Dunlop | 27y + 47d |
| 39 | FLOC'HLAY Marcel | Margnat - Rochet - Dunlop | 27y + 55d |
| 40 | HAELTERMAN Willy | Liberia - Grammont - Wolber | 27y + 131d |
| 41 | LEFEBVRE Jean-Claude | Alcyon - Leroux | 28y + 58d |
| 42 | KERCKHOVE Norbert | Dr. Mann | 28y + 140d |
| 43 | VERACHTERT Jozef | Dr. Mann | 28y + 202d |
| 44 | GRAF Rolf | Philco | 28y + 203d |
| 45 | CIAMPI Silvano | Philco | 29y + 16d |
| 46 | ELENA Raymond | Saint-Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop | 29y + 218d |
| 47 | BENEDETTI Rino | Ignis | 32y + 112d |