- Source: List of teams and cyclists in the 1964 Tour de France
- List of teams and cyclists in the 1964 Tour de France
- List of teams and cyclists in the 1962 Tour de France
- List of teams and cyclists in the 1965 Tour de France
- List of Tour de France general classification winners
- List of teams and cyclists in the 1926 Tour de France
- List of teams and cyclists in the 1931 Tour de France
- List of teams and cyclists in the 1954 Tour de France
- List of teams and cyclists in the 1953 Tour de France
- List of teams and cyclists in the 1958 Tour de France
- Tour de France records and statistics
The 1964 Tour de France started with 132 cyclists, divided into 12 teams of 11 cyclists:
The main favourite was defending champion Jacques Anquetil. He had won the 1964 Giro d'Italia earlier that year, and was trying to win a Tour-Giro double, which at that moment had only been done by Fausto Coppi.