Top-100 riders competing
Which riders from the top-100 of the PCS ranking at the time of the race are competing?
| Position | Rider | Present |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALTIG Rudi | - |
| 2 | ANQUETIL Jacques | - |
| 3 | VAN LOOY Rik | - |
| 4 | WOLFSHOHL Rolf | - |
| 5 | PLANCKAERT Joseph | - |
| 6 | POULIDOR Raymond | - |
| 7 | DAEMS Emile | - |
| 8 | GROUSSARD Joseph | - |
| 9 | BALDINI Ercole | - |
| 10 | PÉREZ FRANCÉS José | - |
| 11 | BAHAMONTES Federico Martín | Yes |
| 12 | GRACZYK Jean | - |
| 13 | STABLINSKI Jean | - |
| 14 | DESMET Armand | - |
| 15 | JUNKERMANN Hans | - |
| 16 | ANGLADE Henry | - |
| 17 | BALMAMION Franco | - |
| 18 | DEFILIPPIS Nino | Yes |
| 19 | DARRIGADE André | - |
| 20 | MASSIGNAN Imerio | - |