Participants
The 1965 Tour started with 130 cyclists, divided into 13 teams of 10 cyclists:
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The Molteni-Ignis team was a combined team, with 5 cyclists from Molteni and 5 from Ignis.
Jacques Anquetil, who won the previous four Tours de France (1961–1964), did not participate in this tour; this made Raymond Poulidor, who became second in the previous Tour, the main favourite.
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