The leader of the Legnano--Pirelli team, Graziano Battistini, was listed on the start list, but he withdrew from the Tour before stage one and was not replaced. Although _he_was cleared to race by the Tour's doctor, Pierre Dumas, Battistini thought he was suffering from azotemia. <sep>, Pronoun: he <sep>, A: Pierre Dumas <sep>, B: Battistini