Debutants
Eddy Merckx is the youngest debutant in Paris-Nice in 1966. There are 27 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCKX Eddy | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 20y + 264d |
| 2 | MAES Mathieu | Solo - Superia | 21y + 309d |
| 3 | ZOLLINGER Paul | Tigra - Meltina | 21y + 363d |
| 4 | ZOLLINGER Rudi | Tigra - Meltina | 21y + 363d |
| 5 | GIRARD Auguste | Zimba | 22y + 166d |
| 6 | DUMONT Jean | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 22y + 206d |
| 7 | BODIN Jean-Louis | Mercier - BP - Hutchinson | 22y + 219d |
| 8 | MILLIOT Roger | Pelforth - Sauvage - Lejeune - Wolber | 22y + 255d |
| 9 | STEVENS Julien | Solo - Superia | 23y + 11d |
| 10 | GUTTY Paul | Tigra - Meltina | 23y + 124d |
| 11 | ZOET Bart | Televizier - Batavus | 23y + 139d |
| 12 | LEMETEYER Paul | Ford France - Hutchinson | 23y + 277d |
| 13 | ETTER Fernand | Pelforth - Sauvage - Lejeune - Wolber | 24y + 216d |
| 14 | BÖLKE Winfried | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 24y + 287d |
| 15 | NIEL Hubert | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 24y + 315d |
| 16 | PARTESOTTI Pietro | Salvarani | 24y + 332d |
| 17 | ARMANI Luciano | Salvarani | 25y + 147d |
| 18 | PINGEON Roger | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 25y + 192d |
| 19 | DURANTE Adriano | Salvarani | 25y + 227d |
| 20 | MELDOLESI Domenico | Salvarani | 26y + 55d |
| 21 | ZIMMERMANN André | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 27y + 16d |
| 22 | BLANC Francis | Tigra - Meltina | 27y + 163d |
| 23 | MINIERI Mario | Salvarani | 27y + 260d |
| 24 | VERMEULEN Paul | Kamome - Dilecta - Dunlop | 28y + 56d |
| 25 | ADORNI Vittorio | Salvarani | 28y + 114d |
| 26 | KNOPS Leo | Televizier - Batavus | 29y + 39d |
| 27 | BEUFFEUIL Pierre | Kamome - Dilecta - Dunlop | 31y + 129d |