List of Tour de France general classification winners facts for kids
Quick facts for kids General classification (GC)at the Tour de France |
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Miguel Indurain, who won five GC Tour titles in a row from 1991 to 1995.
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| Location | Since 1975, finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris |
| Dates | July annually |
The Tour de France is a famous bicycle race that happens every year in July. It lasts for about 23 days. This race started in 1903. It's the most well-known and important of the three big cycling races called "Grand Tours." The other two are the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.
The Tour de France usually covers about 3,500 kilometers (2,200 miles). It goes through France and sometimes nearby countries like Belgium. The race is split into daily parts called stages. Each rider's finishing time for every stage is added up. The person with the fastest total time at the end wins the whole race. The route changes each year, but it always finishes in Paris. Since 1975, the race has ended on the famous Champs-Élysées street.
The cyclist who has the best total time each day gets to wear the yellow jersey. This special jersey shows they are the leader of the general classification, which is the main competition. There are other special jerseys too:
- The green jersey is for the best sprinter (the rider who earns the most points in flat stages).
- The polka dot jersey is for the best climber (the rider who earns the most points on mountain climbs).
- The white jersey is for the best young rider (under 25 years old).
Some amazing cyclists have won the Tour de France five times. These include Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain. Miguel Indurain is the only one who won five times in a row! The youngest winner was Henri Cornet in 1904, who was almost 20. The oldest winner was Firmin Lambot in 1922, at 36 years old. French cyclists have won the most Tours, with 36 wins by 21 different riders. Belgian cyclists are next with 18 wins, and Spanish riders have 12 wins. The most recent winner is Jonas Vingegaard from Denmark, who won in 2023.
It's important to know that some past winners had their titles taken away. For example, Lance Armstrong had his seven wins from 1999 to 2005 removed in 2012. This happened because he was found to have broken the rules by using performance-enhancing substances.
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History of the Tour de France
The Tour de France was created in 1903 by a newspaper called L'Auto. They wanted to sell more newspapers! The first race was won by a French rider named Maurice Garin. He won again the next year, but he was later disqualified. This was because there were claims he had cheated by getting rides in a car or on a train. After this, Henri Cornet became the winner, making him the youngest Tour winner ever.
After the problems in 1904, the way winners were decided changed. Instead of being based on time, it was based on points. The rider with the fewest points won. This system was used until 1912, when they went back to using total time. French cyclists did very well in the early Tours. The first winner who wasn't French was François Faber from Luxembourg in 1909.
Belgian riders were very successful before and after World War I. The Tour was paused from 1915 to 1918 because of the war. In the 1920s, teams sponsored by companies were very strong. Riders like Nicolas Frantz won with the Alcyon team. But when Alcyon rider Maurice De Waele won in 1929 even though he was sick, the organizers changed things. They decided to use national teams the next year. This was to stop teams from working together too much and making the race less exciting. The Tour de France was also paused during World War II, from 1940 to 1946.
After World War II, no one really dominated the Tour until Louison Bobet. He won three Tours in a row from 1953 to 1955. He was the first to do this! Then, French cyclist Jacques Anquetil did even better. He won four Tours in a row from 1961 to 1964. Anquetil also won in 1957, becoming the first person to win five Tours.
Anquetil's five wins were matched by Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx. Merckx won four Tours in a row from 1969 to 1972, and then again in 1974. Merckx is the only rider to win the overall race, the points competition, and the mountains competition all in the same Tour. He did this in 1969, when he won his first Tour.
Merckx almost won a record sixth Tour in 1975, but Bernard Thévenet beat him. Thévenet was the first French winner in seven years. Thévenet won again in 1977. However, another French rider, Bernard Hinault, became very strong in the years that followed. Hinault won in 1978 and 1979. He won the Tour on his very first try in 1978. In 1980, Hinault was trying for a third win in a row, but he had to stop because of an injury. Joop Zoetemelk won that year. Hinault came back strong in 1981 and won that race, and the next one too. Hinault didn't race in 1983, and another French rider, Laurent Fignon, won. Fignon won again the next year, beating Hinault. Hinault then won his fifth Tour in 1985.
American Greg LeMond was the first non-European to win the Tour in 1986. LeMond missed the races in 1987 and 1988. But he returned in 1989 to win the Tour by just eight seconds over Laurent Fignon. This was the closest finish in Tour history! LeMond also won in 1990. In 1991, Spanish rider Miguel Indurain won his first Tour. Indurain then dominated the race, winning four more Tours in a row. This made him the first person to win five consecutive Tours. He tried for a record sixth win in 1996, but Bjarne Riis beat him. Riis later admitted to breaking the rules. Jan Ullrich and Marco Pantani won in 1997 and 1998. Pantani's win was affected by rule-breaking issues.
The 1999 Tour was won by Lance Armstrong. He went on to win six more times, for a total of seven wins in a row. However, he was later found to have broken the rules by using performance-enhancing substances. Because of this, all seven of his Tour de France titles were taken away in October 2012. Floyd Landis won the Tour in 2006, but his title was also later removed due to rule violations. Óscar Pereiro was then given the victory. Alberto Contador won the 2007 Tour. The 2007 Tour also had rule-breaking issues. Because of this, Contador could not defend his title in 2008. His team was banned from the race. Fellow Spanish rider Carlos Sastre won that year. Contador and his team returned in 2009 and he won the title back. He won the Tour again in 2010, but his title was later taken away after he was found to have broken the rules. The second-place rider, Andy Schleck, was then given the victory.
Cadel Evans became the first Australian to win the Tour in 2011. The next year, Bradley Wiggins was the first British cyclist to win the Tour. Chris Froome became the second British winner in a row in 2013. This was the 100th Tour de France race! He couldn't defend his title the next year because he crashed out of the race. Vincenzo Nibali won his first Tour that year. Froome won the title back in 2015 and then won again in 2016. He was the first rider in over 20 years to win two Tours in a row. Froome won the Tour for a third year in a row in 2017. He tried to win a fourth Tour in a row in 2018, but his teammate, Geraint Thomas, won instead. Thomas was unable to win for a second year in a row in 2019. He finished second behind his teammate Egan Bernal. Bernal became the first Colombian cyclist to win the Tour.
The 2020 Tour was moved to August because of the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak. This was the first time since World War II that the Tour de France was not held in July. It was won by Tadej Pogačar. He was the first Slovenian rider to win and one of the youngest winners ever. He won again in 2021. The next year, Jonas Vingegaard became the first Danish rider since 1996 to win the race. Vingegaard won again in 2023. He won the 2023 race by a big margin of 7 minutes and 29 seconds over Pogačar.
Tour de France Winners
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Also won the points classification in the same year |
| * | Also won the mountains classification in the same year |
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| § | Also won mountains and young rider classification in the same year |
- The "Year" column shows the year the race happened. Clicking on it takes you to the article about that year's race.
- The "Distance" column shows how long the race was in total.
- The "Margin" column shows how much time or how many points the winner was ahead of the second-place rider.
- The "Stage wins" column shows how many individual stages the winner won during that race.
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| 1903 |  France |
Maurice Garin | La Française | 2,428 km (1,509 mi) | 94h 33′ 14″ | + 2h 59′ 21″ | 3 |
| 1904 | France |
Henri Cornet | Conte | 2,428 km (1,509 mi) | 96h 05′ 55″ | + 2h 16′ 14″ | 1 |
| 1905 | France |
Louis Trousselier | Peugeot–Wolber | 2,994 km (1,860 mi) | 35 | 26 | 5 |
| 1906 | France |
René Pottier | Peugeot–Wolber | 4,637 km (2,881 mi) | 31 | 8 | 5 |
| 1907 | France |
Lucien Petit-Breton | Peugeot–Wolber | 4,488 km (2,789 mi) | 47 | 19 | 2 |
| 1908 | France |
Lucien Petit-Breton | Peugeot–Wolber | 4,497 km (2,794 mi) | 36 | 32 | 5 |
| 1909 |  Luxembourg |
François Faber | Alcyon–Dunlop | 4,498 km (2,795 mi) | 37 | 20 | 6 |
| 1910 | France |
Octave Lapize | Alcyon–Dunlop | 4,734 km (2,942 mi) | 63 | 4 | 4 |
| 1911 | France |
Gustave Garrigou | Alcyon–Dunlop | 5,343 km (3,320 mi) | 43 | 18 | 2 |
| 1912 |  Belgium |
Odile Defraye | Alcyon–Dunlop | 5,289 km (3,286 mi) | 49 | 59 | 3 |
| 1913 | Belgium |
Philippe Thys | Peugeot–Wolber | 5,287 km (3,285 mi) | 197h 54′ 00″ | + 8′ 37″ | 1 |
| 1914 | Belgium |
Philippe Thys | Peugeot–Wolber | 5,380 km (3,340 mi) | 200h 28′ 48″ | + 1′ 50″ | 1 |
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| 1919 | Belgium |
Firmin Lambot | La Sportive | 5,560 km (3,450 mi) | 231h 07′ 15″ | + 1h 42′ 54″ | 1 |
| 1920 | Belgium |
Philippe Thys | La Sportive | 5,503 km (3,419 mi) | 228h 36′ 13″ | + 57′ 21″ | 4 |
| 1921 | Belgium |
Léon Scieur | La Sportive | 5,485 km (3,408 mi) | 221h 50′ 26″ | + 18′ 36″ | 2 |
| 1922 | Belgium |
Firmin Lambot | Peugeot–Wolber | 5,375 km (3,340 mi) | 222h 08′ 06″ | + 41′ 15″ | 0 |
| 1923 | France |
Henri Pélissier | Automoto–Hutchinson | 5,386 km (3,347 mi) | 222h 15′ 30″ | + 30 '41″ | 3 |
| 1924 |  Italy |
Ottavio Bottecchia | Automoto | 5,425 km (3,371 mi) | 226h 18′ 21″ | + 35′ 36″ | 4 |
| 1925 | Italy |
Ottavio Bottecchia | Automoto–Hutchinson | 5,440 km (3,380 mi) | 219h 10′ 18″ | + 54′ 20″ | 4 |
| 1926 | Belgium |
Lucien Buysse | Automoto–Hutchinson | 5,745 km (3,570 mi) | 238h 44′ 25″ | + 1h 22′ 25″ | 2 |
| 1927 | Luxembourg |
Nicolas Frantz | Alcyon–Dunlop | 5,398 km (3,354 mi) | 198h 16′ 42″ | + 1h 48′ 41″ | 3 |
| 1928 | Luxembourg |
Nicolas Frantz | Alcyon–Dunlop | 5,476 km (3,403 mi) | 192h 48′ 58″ | + 50′ 07″ | 5 |
| 1929 | Belgium |
Maurice De Waele | Alcyon–Dunlop | 5,286 km (3,285 mi) | 186h 39′ 15″ | +44′ 23″ | 1 |
| 1930 | France |
André Leducq | France | 4,822 km (2,996 mi) | 172h 12′ 16″ | + 14′ 13″ | 2 |
| 1931 | France |
Antonin Magne | France | 5,091 km (3,163 mi) | 177h 10′ 03″ | + 12′ 56″ | 1 |
| 1932 | France |
André Leducq | France | 4,479 km (2,783 mi) | 154h 11′ 49″ | + 24′ 03″ | 6 |
| 1933 | France |
Georges Speicher | France | 4,395 km (2,731 mi) | 147h 51′ 37″ | + 4′ 01″ | 3 |
| 1934 | France |
Antonin Magne | France | 4,470 km (2,780 mi) | 147h 13′ 58″ | + 27′ 31″ | 3 |
| 1935 | Belgium |
Romain Maes | Belgium | 4,338 km (2,696 mi) | 141h 23′ 00″ | + 17′ 52″ | 3 |
| 1936 | Belgium |
Sylvère Maes | Belgium | 4,442 km (2,760 mi) | 142h 47′ 32″ | + 26′ 55″ | 4 |
| 1937 | France |
Roger Lapébie | France | 4,415 km (2,743 mi) | 138h 58′ 31″ | + 7′ 17″ | 3 |
| 1938 | Italy |
Gino Bartali* | Italy | 4,694 km (2,917 mi) | 148h 29′ 12″ | + 18′ 27″ | 2 |
| 1939 | Belgium |
Sylvère Maes* | Belgium | 4,224 km (2,625 mi) | 132h 03′ 17″ | + 30′ 38″ | 2 |
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| 1947 |  France |
Jean Robic | France | 4,642 km (2,884 mi) | 148h 11′ 25″ | + 3′ 58″ | 3 |
| 1948 |  Italy |
Gino Bartali* | Italy | 4,922 km (3,058 mi) | 147h 10′ 36″ | + 26′ 16″ | 7 |
| 1949 | Italy |
Fausto Coppi* | Italy | 4,808 km (2,988 mi) | 149h 40′ 49″ | + 10′ 55″ | 3 |
| 1950 |  Switzerland |
Ferdinand Kübler | Switzerland | 4,773 km (2,966 mi) | 145h 36′ 56″ | + 9′ 30″ | 3 |
| 1951 | Switzerland |
Hugo Koblet | Switzerland | 4,690 km (2,910 mi) | 142h 20′ 14″ | + 22′ 00″ | 5 |
| 1952 | Italy |
Fausto Coppi* | Italy | 4,898 km (3,043 mi) | 151h 57′ 20″ | + 28′ 17″ | 5 |
| 1953 | France |
Louison Bobet | France | 4,476 km (2,781 mi) | 129h 23′ 25″ | + 14′ 18″ | 2 |
| 1954 | France |
Louison Bobet | France | 4,656 km (2,893 mi) | 140h 06′ 05″ | + 15′ 49″ | 3 |
| 1955 | France |
Louison Bobet | France | 4,495 km (2,793 mi) | 130h 29′ 26″ | + 4′ 53″ | 2 |
| 1956 | France |
Roger Walkowiak | France | 4,498 km (2,795 mi) | 124h 01′ 16″ | + 1′ 25″ | 0 |
| 1957 | France |
Jacques Anquetil | France | 4,669 km (2,901 mi) | 135h 44′ 42″ | + 14′ 56″ | 4 |
| 1958 | Luxembourg |
Charly Gaul | Luxembourg | 4,319 km (2,684 mi) | 116h 59′ 05″ | + 3′ 10″ | 4 |
| 1959 |  Spain |
Federico Bahamontes* | Spain | 4,358 km (2,708 mi) | 123h 46′ 45″ | + 4′ 01″ | 1 |
| 1960 | Italy |
Gastone Nencini | Italy | 4,173 km (2,593 mi) | 112h 08′ 42″ | + 5′ 02″ | 0 |
| 1961 |  France |
Jacques Anquetil | France | 4,397 km (2,732 mi) | 122h 01′ 33″ | + 12′ 14″ | 2 |
| 1962 | France |
Jacques Anquetil | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett–Hutchinson | 4,274 km (2,656 mi) | 114h 31′ 54″ | + 4′ 59″ | 2 |
| 1963 | France |
Jacques Anquetil | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | 4,138 km (2,571 mi) | 113h 30′ 05″ | + 3′ 35″ | 4 |
| 1964 | France |
Jacques Anquetil | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Dunlop | 4,504 km (2,799 mi) | 127h 09′ 44″ | + 55″ | 4 |
| 1965 | Italy |
Felice Gimondi | Salvarani | 4,188 km (2,602 mi) | 116h 42′ 06″ | + 2′ 40″ | 3 |
| 1966 | France |
Lucien Aimar | Ford France–Hutchinson | 4,329 km (2,690 mi) | 117h 34′ 21″ | + 1′ 07″ | 0 |
| 1967 | France |
Roger Pingeon | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 4,779 km (2,970 mi) | 136h 53′ 50″ | + 3′ 40″ | 1 |
| 1968 |  Netherlands |
Jan Janssen | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | 4,492 km (2,791 mi) | 133h 49′ 42″ | + 38″ | 2 |
| 1969 | Belgium |
Eddy Merckx |
Faema | 4,117 km (2,558 mi) | 116h 16′ 02″ | + 17′ 54″ | 6 |
| 1970 | Belgium |
Eddy Merckx* | Faemino–Faema | 4,254 km (2,643 mi) | 119h 31′ 49″ | + 12′ 41″ | 8 |
| 1971 | Belgium |
Eddy Merckx |
Molteni | 3,608 km (2,242 mi) | 96h 45′ 14″ | + 9′ 51″ | 4 |
| 1972 | Belgium |
Eddy Merckx |
Molteni | 3,846 km (2,390 mi) | 108h 17′ 18″ | + 10′ 41″ | 6 |
| 1973 | Spain |
Luis Ocaña | Bic | 4,090 km (2,540 mi) | 122h 25′ 34″ | + 15′ 51″ | 6 |
| 1974 | Belgium |
Eddy Merckx | Molteni | 4,098 km (2,546 mi) | 116h 16′ 58″ | + 8′ 04″ | 8 |
| 1975 | France |
Bernard Thévenet | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 4,000 km (2,500 mi) | 114h 35′ 31″ | + 2′ 47″ | 2 |
| 1976 | Belgium |
Lucien Van Impe | Gitane–Campagnolo | 4,017 km (2,496 mi) | 116h 22′ 23″ | + 4′ 14″ | 1 |
| 1977 | France |
Bernard Thévenet | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | 4,096 km (2,545 mi) | 115h 38′ 30″ | + 48″ | 1 |
| 1978 | France |
Bernard Hinault | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 3,908 km (2,428 mi) | 108h 18′ 00″ | + 3′ 56″ | 3 |
| 1979 | France |
Bernard Hinault |
Renault–Gitane | 3,765 km (2,339 mi) | 103h 06′ 50″ | + 13′ 07″ | 7 |
| 1980 | Netherlands |
Joop Zoetemelk | TI–Raleigh–Creda | 3,842 km (2,387 mi) | 109h 19′ 14″ | + 6′ 55″ | 2 |
| 1981 | France |
Bernard Hinault | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 3,753 km (2,332 mi) | 96h 19′ 38″ | + 14′ 34″ | 5 |
| 1982 | France |
Bernard Hinault | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 3,507 km (2,179 mi) | 92h 08′ 46″ | + 6′ 21″ | 4 |
| 1983 | France |
Laurent Fignon# | Renault–Elf | 3,809 km (2,367 mi) | 105h 07′ 52″ | + 4′ 04″ | 1 |
| 1984 | France |
Laurent Fignon | Renault–Elf | 4,021 km (2,499 mi) | 112h 03′ 40″ | + 10′ 32″ | 5 |
| 1985 | France |
Bernard Hinault | La Vie Claire | 4,109 km (2,553 mi) | 113h 24′ 23″ | + 1′ 42″ | 2 |
| 1986 |  United States |
Greg LeMond | La Vie Claire | 4,094 km (2,544 mi) | 110h 35′ 19″ | + 3′ 10″ | 1 |
| 1987 |  Ireland |
Stephen Roche | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 4,231 km (2,629 mi) | 115h 27′ 42″ | + 40″ | 1 |
| 1988 |  Spain |
Pedro Delgado | Reynolds | 3,286 km (2,042 mi) | 84h 27′ 53″ | + 7′ 13″ | 1 |
| 1989 | United States |
Greg LeMond | AD Renting–W-Cup–Bottecchia | 3,285 km (2,041 mi) | 87h 38′ 35″ | + 8″ | 3 |
| 1990 | United States |
Greg LeMond | Z–Tomasso | 3,504 km (2,177 mi) | 90h 43′ 20″ | + 2′ 16″ | 0 |
| 1991 | Spain |
Miguel Indurain | Banesto | 3,914 km (2,432 mi) | 101h 01′ 20″ | + 3′ 36″ | 2 |
| 1992 | Spain |
Miguel Indurain | Banesto | 3,983 km (2,475 mi) | 100h 49′ 30″ | + 4′ 35″ | 3 |
| 1993 | Spain |
Miguel Indurain | Banesto | 3,714 km (2,308 mi) | 95h 57′ 09″ | + 4′ 59″ | 2 |
| 1994 | Spain |
Miguel Indurain | Banesto | 3,978 km (2,472 mi) | 103h 38′ 38″ | + 5′ 39″ | 1 |
| 1995 | Spain |
Miguel Indurain | Banesto | 3,635 km (2,259 mi) | 92h 44′ 59″ | + 4′ 35″ | 2 |
| 1996 |  Denmark |
Bjarne Riis | Team Telekom | 3,765 km (2,339 mi) | 95h 57′ 16″ | + 1′ 41″ | 2 |
| 1997 |  Germany |
Jan Ullrich# | Team Telekom | 3,950 km (2,450 mi) | 100h 30′ 35″ | + 9′ 09″ | 2 |
| 1998 | Italy |
Marco Pantani | Mercatone Uno–Bianchi | 3,875 km (2,408 mi) | 92h 49′ 46″ | + 3′ 21″ | 2 |
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| 2006 | Spain |
Óscar Pereiro | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 3,657 km (2,272 mi) | 89h 40′ 27″ | + 32″ | 0 |
| 2007 | Spain |
Alberto Contador# | Discovery Channel | 3,570 km (2,220 mi) | 91h 00′ 26″ | + 23″ | 1 |
| 2008 | Spain |
Carlos Sastre* | Team CSC | 3,559 km (2,211 mi) | 87h 52′ 52″ | + 58″ | 1 |
| 2009 | Spain |
Alberto Contador | Astana | 3,459 km (2,149 mi) | 85h 48′ 35″ | + 4′ 11″ | 2 |
| 2010 | Luxembourg |
Andy Schleck# | Team Saxo Bank | 3,642 km (2,263 mi) | 91h 59′ 27″ | + 1′ 22″ | 2 |
| 2011 |  Australia |
Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | 3,430 km (2,130 mi) | 86h 12′ 22″ | + 1′ 34″ | 1 |
| 2012 |  Great Britain |
Bradley Wiggins | Team Sky | 3,496 km (2,172 mi) | 87h 34′ 47″ | + 3′ 21″ | 2 |
| 2013 | Great Britain |
Chris Froome | Team Sky | 3,404 km (2,115 mi) | 83h 56′ 20″ | + 4′ 20″ | 3 |
| 2014 | Italy |
Vincenzo Nibali | Astana | 3,660.5 km (2,274.5 mi) | 89h 59′ 06″ | + 7′ 37″ | 4 |
| 2015 | Great Britain |
Chris Froome* | Team Sky | 3,360.3 km (2,088.0 mi) | 84h 46′ 14″ | + 1′ 12″ | 1 |
| 2016 | Great Britain |
Chris Froome | Team Sky | 3,529 km (2,193 mi) | 89h 04′ 48″ | + 4′ 05″ | 2 |
| 2017 | Great Britain |
Chris Froome | Team Sky | 3,540 km (2,200 mi) | 86h 20′ 55″ | + 54″ | 0 |
| 2018 | Great Britain |
Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | 3,349 km (2,081 mi) | 83h 17′ 13″ | + 1′ 51″ | 2 |
| 2019 |  Colombia |
Egan Bernal# | Team Ineos | 3,366 km (2,092 mi) | 82h 57′ 00″ | + 1′ 11″ | 0 |
| 2020 |  Slovenia |
Tadej Pogačar§ | UAE Team Emirates | 3,484 km (2,165 mi) | 87h 20′ 13″ | + 59″ | 3 |
| 2021 | Slovenia |
Tadej Pogačar§ | UAE Team Emirates | 3,414.4 km (2,121.6 mi) | 82h 56′ 36″ | + 5′ 20″ | 3 |
| 2022 | Denmark |
Jonas Vingegaard* | Team Jumbo–Visma | 3,328 km (2,068 mi) | 79h 32′ 29″ | + 2′ 43″ | 2 |
| 2023 | Denmark |
Jonas Vingegaard | Team Jumbo–Visma | 3,406 km (2,116 mi) | 82h 05′ 42″ | + 7′ 29″ | 1 |
Cyclists with Multiple Wins
The cyclists listed below have won the Tour de France more than once.
Alberto Contador won three Tours, but one of his wins was later taken away because of rule violations.
Lance Armstrong was removed from the list of winners. All seven of his Tour victories were taken away after it was found he broke the rules by using performance-enhancing substances.
| Cyclist | Total | Years |
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| Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
5 | 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 |
| Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
5 | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 |
| Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
5 | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985 |
| Miguel Indurain (ESP) |
5 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Chris Froome (GBR) |
4 | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Philippe Thys (BEL) |
3 | 1913, 1914, 1920 |
| Louison Bobet (FRA) |
3 | 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| Greg LeMond (USA) |
3 | 1986, 1989, 1990 |
| Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA) |
2 | 1907, 1908 |
| Firmin Lambot (BEL) |
2 | 1919, 1922 |
 Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) |
2 | 1924, 1925 |
| Nicolas Frantz (LUX) |
2 | 1927, 1928 |
| André Leducq (FRA) |
2 | 1930, 1932 |
| Antonin Magne (FRA) |
2 | 1931, 1934 |
| Sylvère Maes (BEL) |
2 | 1936, 1939 |
| Gino Bartali (ITA) |
2 | 1938, 1948 |
| Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
2 | 1949, 1952 |
| Bernard Thévenet (FRA) |
2 | 1975, 1977 |
| Laurent Fignon (FRA) |
2 | 1983, 1984 |
| Alberto Contador (ESP) |
2 | 2007, 2009 |
| Tadej Pogačar (SVN) |
2 | 2020, 2021 |
| Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) |
2 | 2022, 2023 |
Winners by Country
This table shows how many times cyclists from different countries have won the Tour de France.
| Country | No. of wins | No. of winning cyclists |
|---|---|---|
| France |
36 | 21 |
| Belgium |
18 | 10 |
| Spain |
12 | 7 |
| Italy |
10 | 7 |
| Great Britain |
6 | 3 |
| Luxembourg |
5 | 4 |
| Denmark |
3 | 2 |
| United States |
3 | 1 |
| Switzerland |
2 | 2 |
| Netherlands |
2 | 2 |
| Slovenia |
2 | 1 |
| Ireland |
1 | 1 |
| Germany |
1 | 1 |
| Australia |
1 | 1 |
| Colombia |
1 | 1 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Ganadores de las clasificaciones del Tour de Francia para niños
- List of Tour de France secondary classification winners
- Yellow jersey statistics
- List of Grand Tour general classification winners
