The route of the 1957 Tour de France contained many mountains, so mountain specialists Charly Gaul and Federico Bahamontes were considered as the favourites. Gaul had requested to ride in the Dutch team, but this was not allowed. Louison Bobet and Raphael Géminiani, two important French cyclists, did not race in 1957, so the French team needed new stars. The team was then built around young Jacques Anquetil, who had broken the hour record earlier that year.
The riders who had been favourites in previous years had stopped racing (Fausto Coppi), had lost their greatness (Hugo Koblet), or had chosen not to participate (Louison Bobet). As a result, there was no outspoken favourite. Roger Walkowiak, who had won the previous edition, had not shown good results since. Gaul had lost the 1957 Giro d'Italia when he was almost sure of winning it, so he was not considered to be in great form. Gastone Nencini, who won the 1957 Giro, was not considered constant enough. The Spanish team was considered the best Spanish team ever, but they were more a favourite for the mountain classification than for the general classification. The Belgian team was focussed around Jan Adriaensens.
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By rider
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Pos. | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Walkowiak |  France
|
France | DNF | |
| 2 | Jacques Anquetil | France
|
France | 1 | |
| 3 | Gilbert Bauvin | France
|
France | 14 | |
| 4 | Louis Bergaud | France
|
France | 26 | |
| 5 | Albert Bouvet | France
|
France | 50 | |
| 6 | André Darrigade | France
|
France | 27 | |
| 7 | Jean Forestier | France
|
France | 4 | |
| 8 | François Mahé | France
|
France | 11 | |
| 9 | René Privat | France
|
France | 31 | |
| 10 | Jean Stablinski | France
|
France | 43 | |
| 11 | Jan Adriaensens |  Belgium
|
Belgium | 9 | |
| 12 | Pino Cerami | Belgium
|
Belgium | 35 | |
| 13 | Alex Close | Belgium
|
Belgium | DNF | |
| 14 | Fred De Bruyne | Belgium
|
Belgium | DNF | |
| 15 | Marcel Janssens | Belgium
|
Belgium | 2 | |
| 16 | Norbert Kerckhove | Belgium
|
Belgium | DNF | |
| 17 | Désiré Keteleer | Belgium
|
Belgium | 17 | |
| 18 | Jef Planckaert | Belgium
|
Belgium | 16 | |
| 19 | Frans Schoubben | Belgium
|
Belgium | DNF | |
| 20 | Martin Van Geneugden | Belgium
|
Belgium | DNF | |
| 21 | Giancarlo Astrua |  Italy
|
Italy | DNF | |
| 22 | Pierino Baffi | Italy
|
Italy | 23 | |
| 23 | Mario Baroni | Italy
|
Italy | 53 | |
| 24 | Nino Defilippis | Italy
|
Italy | 7 | |
| 25 | Gianni Ferlenghi | Italy
|
Italy | DNF | |
| 26 | Gastone Nencini | Italy
|
Italy | 6 | |
| 27 | Arigo Padovan | Italy
|
Italy | 20 | |
| 28 | Giuseppe Pintarelli | Italy
|
Italy | DNF | |
| 29 | Bruno Tognaccini | Italy
|
Italy | DNF | |
| 30 | Mario Tosato | Italy
|
Italy | 21 | |
| 31 | Daan de Groot |  Netherlands
|
Netherlands | DNF | |
| 32 | Piet De Jongh | Netherlands
|
Netherlands | 33 | |
| 33 | Jaap Kersten | Netherlands
|
Netherlands | 45 | |
| 34 | Michel Stolker | Netherlands
|
Netherlands | 44 | |
| 35 | Léo Van Der Pluym | Netherlands
|
Netherlands | DNF | |
| 36 | Wim van Est | Netherlands
|
Netherlands | 8 | |
| 37 | Piet van Est | Netherlands
|
Netherlands | 32 | |
| 38 | Gerrit Voorting | Netherlands
|
Netherlands | 29 | |
| 39 | Arie van Wetten | Netherlands
|
Netherlands | DNF | |
| 40 | Wout Wagtmans | Netherlands
|
Netherlands | DNF | |
| 41 | Manuel Aizpuru |  Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 42 | Federico Bahamontes | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 43 | Antonio Barrutia | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 44 | Antonio Ferraz | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 45 | Jesús Loroño | Spain
|
Spain | 5 | |
| 46 | Carmelo Morales | Spain
|
Spain | 54 | |
| 47 | Miguel Poblet | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 48 | Bernardo Ruiz | Spain
|
Spain | 24 | |
| 49 | Antonio Suárez | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 50 | Andrés Trobat | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 51 | Antonio Barbosa Alves |  Portugal
|
Luxembourg/Mixed | DNF | |
| 52 | Aldo Bolzan | Italy
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Luxembourg/Mixed | DNF | |
| 53 | José da Silva | Portugal
|
Luxembourg/Mixed | 25 | |
| 54 | Marcel Ernzer |  Luxembourg
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Luxembourg/Mixed | DNF | |
| 55 | Lothar Friedrich |  West Germany
|
Luxembourg/Mixed | DNF | |
| 56 | Charly Gaul | Luxembourg
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Luxembourg/Mixed | DNF | |
| 57 | Willy Kemp | Luxembourg
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Luxembourg/Mixed | DNF | |
| 58 | Nicolas Morn | Luxembourg
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Luxembourg/Mixed | DNF | |
| 59 | Brian Robinson |  Great Britain
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Luxembourg/Mixed | DNF | |
| 60 | Jean-Pierre Schmitz | Luxembourg
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Luxembourg/Mixed | DNF | |
| 61 | Marcel Senn |  Switzerland
|
Switzerland | DNF | |
| 62 | Adolf Christian |  Austria
|
Switzerland | 3 | |
| 63 | Carlo Clerici | Switzerland
|
Switzerland | DNF | |
| 64 | Walter Favre | Switzerland
|
Switzerland | 51 | |
| 65 | Rolf Graf | Switzerland
|
Switzerland | DNF | |
| 66 | Hans Hollenstein | Switzerland
|
Switzerland | DNF | |
| 67 | Walter Holenweger | Switzerland
|
Switzerland | 49 | |
| 68 | Toni Gräser | Switzerland
|
Switzerland | 55 | |
| 69 | Max Schellenberg | Switzerland
|
Switzerland | DNF | |
| 70 | Alcide Vaucher | Switzerland
|
Switzerland | DNF | |
| 71 | Pierre Barbotin | France
|
France - West | DNF | |
| 72 | Jean Bourlès | France
|
France - West | 36 | |
| 73 | Marcel Carfantan | France
|
France - West | DNF | |
| 74 | Joseph Groussard | France
|
France - West | 42 | |
| 75 | Claude Le Ber | France
|
France - West | DNF | |
| 76 | Joseph Morvan | France
|
France - West | DNF | |
| 77 | Fernand Picot | France
|
France - West | 13 | |
| 78 | Francis Pipelin | France
|
France - West | 46 | |
| 79 | Pierre Poulingue | France
|
France - West | 48 | |
| 80 | Joseph Thomin | France
|
France - West | 18 | |
| 81 | Francis Siguenza | France
|
France - South-East | 52 | |
| 82 | Henry Anglade | France
|
France - South-East | 28 | |
| 83 | Emmanuel Busto | France
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France - South-East | DNF | |
| 84 | Charles Coste | France
|
France - South-East | DNF | |
| 85 | Jean Dotto | France
|
France - South-East | 10 | |
| 86 | Raymond Elena | France
|
France - South-East | DNF | |
| 87 | René Faure | France
|
France - South-East | DNF | |
| 88 | Nello Lauredi | France
|
France - South-East | DNF | |
| 89 | Raymond Meyzencq | France
|
France - South-East | DNF | |
| 90 | Roger Chaussabel | France
|
France - South-East | 47 | |
| 91 | Jean-Claude Annaert | France
|
France - North-East/Centre | DNF | |
| 92 | Ugo Anzile | France
|
France - North-East/Centre | DNF | |
| 93 | Mario Bertolo | Italy
|
France - North-East/Centre | DNF | |
| 94 | Max Cohen | France
|
France - North-East/Centre | DNF | |
| 95 | Ferdinand Devèze | France
|
France - North-East/Centre | DNF | |
| 96 | Jean Graczyk | France
|
France - North-East/Centre | DNF | |
| 97 | Roger Hassenforder | France
|
France - North-East/Centre | DNF | |
| 98 | Marcel Rohrbach | France
|
France - North-East/Centre | 12 | |
| 99 | Antonin Rolland | France
|
France - North-East/Centre | 39 | |
| 100 | Pierre Ruby | France
|
France - North-East/Centre | 41 | |
| 101 | Jacques Bianco | France
|
France - South-West | DNF | |
| 102 | Claude Colette | France
|
France - South-West | DNF | |
| 103 | André Dupré | France
|
France - South-West | 37 | |
| 104 | Georges Gay | France
|
France - South-West | 22 | |
| 105 | Robert Gibanel | France
|
France - South-West | DNF | |
| 106 | Valentin Huot | France
|
France - South-West | DNF | |
| 107 | Maurice Lampre | France
|
France - South-West | 38 | |
| 108 | Marcel Queheille | France
|
France - South-West | 30 | |
| 109 | Tino Sabbadini | France
|
France - South-West | DNF | |
| 110 | André Trochut | France
|
France - South-West | DNF | |
| 111 | Nicolas Barone | France
|
France - Île-de-France | 40 | |
| 112 | Jean Bellay | France
|
France - Île-de-France | DNF | |
| 113 | Guy Buchaille | France
|
France - Île-de-France | DNF | |
| 114 | Stanislas Bober | France
|
France - Île-de-France | DNF | |
| 115 | Jean Bobet | France
|
France - Île-de-France | 15 | |
| 116 | René Fournier | France
|
France - Île-de-France | DNF | |
| 117 | Raymond Hoorelbeke | France
|
France - Île-de-France | 19 | |
| 118 | André Le Dissez | France
|
France - Île-de-France | 34 | |
| 119 | Raymond Plaza | France
|
France - Île-de-France | DNF | |
| 120 | Guy Million | France
|
France - Île-de-France | 56 |
By nationality
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References
- Velo news, Volume 36, Edition 11. Inside Communications, Inc. 2007. p. 162. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- "Formatie Tour-ploeg geen groot probleem" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant. 20 June 1957. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- Barry Boyce (2004). "Maitre Jacques' Decisive Debut". Cycling Revealed. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- "Etappe-wedstrijd nog 200 km langer; bergetappes zijn dit jaar zeer zwaar" (in Dutch). 25 June 1957. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "44ème Tour de France 1957". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
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