List of Tour de France winners

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The first Tour de France was in 1903, but it was not run during World War I and World War II

Winners change

Winner won points classification in the same year
* Winner won mountains classification in the same year
# Winner won young rider classification in the same year
  Winner won points and mountains classification in the same year
§ Winner won mountains and young rider classification in the same year
  • The "Year" column refers to the year the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
  • The "Distance" column refers to the distance over which the race was held.
  • The "Margin" column refers to the margin of time or points by which the winner defeated the runner-up.
  • The "Stage wins" column refers to the number of stage wins the winner had during the race.
Tour de France general classification winners
Year Country Cyclist Sponsor/Team Distance Time/Points Margin Stage wins Stages
in lead
km mi
1903   France Maurice Garin La Française 2,428 1,509 94h 33' 14" + 2h 59' 21" 3 6
1904   France Maurice Garin
  France Henri Cornet[E] Conte 2,428 1,509 96h 05' 55" + 2h 16' 14" 1 3
1905   France Louis Trousselier Peugeot–Wolber 2,994 1,860 35 26 5 10
1906   France René Pottier 4,637 2,881 31 8 5 12
1907   France Lucien Petit-Breton 4,488 2,789 47 19 2 5
1908   France 4,497 2,794 36 32 5 13
1909   Luxembourg François Faber Alcyon–Dunlop 4,498 2,795 37 20 6 13
1910   France Octave Lapize 4,734 2,942 63 4 4 3
1911   France Gustave Garrigou 5,343 3,320 43 18 2 13
1912   Belgium Odile Defraye 5,289 3,286 49 59 3 13
1913   Belgium Philippe Thys Peugeot–Wolber 5,287 3,285 197h 54' 00" + 8' 37" 1 8
1914   Belgium 5,380 3,343 200h 28' 48" + 1' 50" 1 15
1915 Race not held due to World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic
1916
1917
1918
1919   Belgium Firmin Lambot La Sportive 5,560 3,455 231h 07' 15" + 1h 42' 54" 1 2
1920   Belgium Philippe Thys 5,503 3,419 228h 36' 13" + 57' 21" 4 14
1921   Belgium Léon Scieur 5,485 3,408 221h 50' 26" + 18' 36" 2 14
1922   Belgium Firmin Lambot Peugeot–Wolber 5,375 3,340 222h 08' 06" + 41' 15" 0 3
1923   France Henri Pélissier Automoto–Hutchinson 5,386 3,347 222h 15' 30" + 30 '41" 3 6
1924   Italy Ottavio Bottecchia 5,425 3,371 226h 18' 21" + 35' 36" 4 15
1925   Italy 5,440 3,380 219h 10' 18" + 54' 20" 4 13
1926   Belgium Lucien Buysse 5,745 3,570 238h 44' 25" + 1h 22' 25" 2 8
1927   Luxembourg Nicolas Frantz Alcyon–Dunlop 5,398 3,354 198h 16' 42" + 1h 48' 41" 3 14
1928   Luxembourg 5,476 3,403 192h 48' 58" + 50' 07" 5 22
1929   Belgium Maurice De Waele 5,286 3,285 186h 39' 15" +44' 23" 1 16
1930   France André Leducq 4,822 2,996 172h 12' 16" + 14' 13" 2 13
1931   France Antonin Magne France 5,091 3,163 177h 10' 03" + 12' 56" 1 16
1932   France André Leducq 4,479 2,783 154h 11' 49" + 24' 03" 6 19
1933   France Georges Speicher 4,395 2,731 147h 51' 37" + 4' 01" 3 12
1934   France Antonin Magne 4,470 2,778 147h 13' 58" + 27' 31" 3 22
1935   Belgium Romain Maes Belgium 4,338 2,696 141h 23' 00" + 17' 52" 3 21
1936   Belgium Sylvère Maes 4,442 2,760 142h 47' 32" + 26' 55" 4 14
1937   France Roger Lapébie France 4,415 2,743 138h 58' 31" + 7' 17" 3 4
1938   Italy Gino Bartali* Italy 4,694 2,917 148h 29' 12" + 18' 27" 2 8
1939   Belgium Sylvère Maes* Belgium 4,224 2,625 132h 03' 17" + 30' 38" 2 8
1940 Race not held due to World War II
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947   France Jean Robic France 4,642 2,884 148h 11' 25" + 3' 58" 3 1
1948   Italy Gino Bartali* Italy 4,922 3,058 147h 10' 36" + 26' 16" 7 9
1949   Italy Fausto Coppi* 4,808 2,988 149h 40' 49" + 10' 55" 3 5
1950    Switzerland Ferdinand Kübler Switzerland 4,773 2,966 145h 36' 56" + 9' 30" 3 11
1951    Switzerland Hugo Koblet 4,690 2,914 142h 20' 14" + 22' 00" 5 11
1952   Italy Fausto Coppi* Italy 4,898 3,043 151h 57' 20" + 28' 17" 5 14
1953   France Louison Bobet France 4,476 2,781 129h 23' 25" + 14' 18" 2 5
1954   France 4,656 2,893 140h 06' 05" + 15' 49" 3 14
1955   France 4,495 2,793 130h 29' 26" + 4' 53" 2 6
1956   France Roger Walkowiak 4,498 2,795 124h 01' 16" + 1' 25" 0 8
1957   France Jacques Anquetil 4,669 2,901 135h 44' 42" + 14' 56" 4 15
1958   Luxembourg Charly Gaul Luxembourg 4,319 2,684 116h 59' 05" + 3' 10" 4 2
1959   Spain Federico Bahamontes* Spain 4,358 2,708 123h 46' 45" + 4' 01" 1 6
1960   Italy Gastone Nencini Italy 4,173 2,593 112h 08' 42" + 5' 02" 0 14
1961   France Jacques Anquetil France 4,397 2,732 122h 01' 33" + 12' 14" 2 21
1962   France Saint-Raphaël–Helyett–Hutchinson 4,274 2,656 114h 31' 54" + 4' 59" 2 3
1963   France 4,138 2,571 113h 30' 05" + 3' 35" 4 5
1964   France 4,504 2,799 127h 09' 44" + 55" 4 6
1965   Italy Felice Gimondi Salvarani 4,188 2,602 116h 42' 06" + 2' 40" 3 18
1966   France Lucien Aimar Ford France–Hutchinson 4,329 2,690 117h 34' 21" + 1' 07" 0 6
1967   France Roger Pingeon Peugeot–BP–Michelin 4,779 2,970 136h 53' 50" + 3' 40" 1 17
1968   Netherlands Jan Janssen Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune 4,492 2,791 133h 49' 42" + 38" 2 1
1969   Belgium Eddy Merckx  Faema 4,117 2,558 116h 16' 02" + 17' 54" 6 18
1970   Belgium Eddy Merckx* Faemino–Faema 4,254 2,643 119h 31' 49" + 12' 41" 8 20
1971   Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni 3,608 2,242 96h 45' 14" + 9' 51" 4 17
1972   Belgium Eddy Merckx 3,846 2,390 108h 17' 18" + 10' 41" 6 15
1973   Spain Luis Ocaña Bic 4,090 2,541 122h 25' 34" + 15' 51" 6 14
1974   Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni 4,098 2,546 116h 16' 58" + 8' 04" 8 18
1975   France Bernard Thévenet Peugeot–BP–Michelin 4,000 2,485 114h 35' 31" + 2' 47" 2 8
1976   Belgium Lucien Van Impe Gitane–Campagnolo 4,017 2,496 116h 22' 23" + 4' 14" 1 12
1977   France Bernard Thévenet Peugeot–Esso–Michelin 4,096 2,545 115h 38' 30" + 48" 1 8
1978   France Bernard Hinault Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo 3,908 2,428 108h 18' 00" + 3' 56" 3 3
1979   France Bernard Hinault 3,765 2,339 103h 06' 50" + 13' 07" 7 17
1980   Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk TI–Raleigh–Creda 3,842 2,387 109h 19' 14" + 6' 55" 2 10
1981   France Bernard Hinault Renault–Elf–Gitane 3,753 2,332 96h 19' 38" + 14' 34" 5 18
1982   France 3,507 2,179 92h 08' 46" + 6' 21" 4 12
1983   France Laurent Fignon# 3,809 2,367 105h 07' 52" + 4' 04" 1 6
1984   France Laurent Fignon 4,021 2,499 112h 03' 40" + 10' 32" 5 7
1985   France Bernard Hinault La Vie Claire 4,109 2,553 113h 24' 23" + 1' 42" 2 16
1986   United States Greg LeMond La Vie Claire 4,094 2,544 110h 35' 19" + 3' 10" 1 7
1987   Ireland Stephen Roche Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 4,231 2,629 115h 27' 42" + 40" 1 3
1988   Spain Pedro Delgado Reynolds 3,286 2,042 84h 27' 53" + 7' 13" 1 11
1989   United States Greg LeMond AD Renting–W-Cup–Bottecchia 3,285 2,041 87h 38' 35" + 8" 3 8
1990   United States Z–Tomasso 3,504 2,177 90h 43' 20" + 2' 16" 0 2
1991   Spain Miguel Indurain Banesto 3,914 2,432 101h 01' 20" + 3' 36" 2 10
1992   Spain 3,983 2,475 100h 49' 30" + 4' 35" 3 10
1993   Spain 3,714 2,308 95h 57' 09" + 4' 59" 2 14
1994   Spain 3,978 2,472 103h 38' 38" + 5' 39" 1 13
1995   Spain 3,635 2,259 92h 44' 59" + 4' 35" 2 13
1996   Denmark Bjarne Riis[A] Team Telekom 3,765 2,339 95h 57' 16" + 1' 41" 2 13
1997   Germany Jan Ullrich# Team Telekom 3,950 2,454 100h 30' 35" + 9' 09" 2 12
1998   Italy Marco Pantani Mercatone Uno–Bianchi 3,875 2,408 92h 49' 46" + 3' 21" 2 7
1999[B]   United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service
no winner 3,687 2,291
2000[B]   United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service align=center
no winner 3,662 2,275
2001[B]   United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service
no winner 3,458 2,149
2002[B]   United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service
no winner 3,272 2,033
2003[B]   United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service
no winner 3,427 2,129
2004[B]   United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service no winner 3,391 2,107 '
2005[B]   United States Lance Armstrong Discovery Channel
no winner 3,593 2,233 '
2006   United States Floyd Landis Phonak Found guilty of using synthetic testosterone during the race and stripped him of his title on 20 September 2007
  Spain Óscar Pereiro[C] Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears 3,657 2,272 89h 40' 27" + 32" 0 8
2007   Spain Alberto Contador# Discovery Channel 3,570 2,218 91h 00' 26" + 23" 1 4
2008   Spain Carlos Sastre* Team CSC 3,559 2,211 87h 52' 52" + 58" 1 5
2009   Spain Alberto Contador Astana 3,459 2,149 85h 48' 35" + 4' 11" 2 7
2010   Spain Alberto Contador Found guilty of using clenbuterol during the race and stripped him of his title on 6 February 2012
  Luxembourg Andy Schleck#[D] Team Saxo Bank 3,642 2,263 91h 59' 27" + 1' 22" 2 12
2011   Australia Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team 3,430 2,131 86h 12' 22" + 1' 34" 1 2
2012   Great Britain Bradley Wiggins Team Sky 3,496 2,172 87h 34' 47" + 3' 21" 2 14
2013   Great Britain Chris Froome 3,404 2,115 83h 56' 20" + 4' 20" 3 14
2014   Italy Vincenzo Nibali Astana 3,660.5 2,275 89h 59' 06" + 7' 37" 4 19
2015   Great Britain Chris Froome* Team Sky 3,360.3 2,088 84h 46' 14" + 1' 12" 1 16
2016   Great Britain Chris Froome 3,529 2,193 89h 04' 48" + 4' 05" 2 14
2017   Great Britain 3,540 2,200 86h 20' 55" + 54" 0 15
2018   Great Britain Geraint Thomas 3,349 2,081 83h 17' 13" + 1' 51" 2 11
2019   Colombia Egan Bernal# Team Ineos 3,366 2,092 82h 57' 00" + 1' 11" 0 3
2020   Slovenia Tadej Pogačar§ UAE Team Emirates 3,484 2,165 87h 20' 13" + 59" 3 1

Multiple winners change

The following riders have won the Tour de France on 2 or more occasions. Since the retirement of two-time winner Alberto Contador in 2017, the only active rider on the list as of that year is Chris Froome, currently with 4 wins. Contador had originally won three Tours, but was stripped of one following an anti-doping violation.[D]

Lance Armstrong was removed from the head of the list after having all seven of his Tour victories stripped when he was found guilty of repeated doping offences. Had his tainted Tour victories been reallocated (as were the victories of Floyd Landis and Contador) to the second placed rider in each race, Jan Ullrich would have joined the list with 4 Tour wins. However, the race organisers ASO decided not to reallocate the titles won in those years, in recognition of the historic doping problem in the sport at that time - Ullrich himself having been banned for a doping violation. Ullrich, therefore, has a single Tour victory to his name.

Multiple winners of the Tour de France general classification
Cyclist Total Years
  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)[D] 2 2007, 2009

By nationality change

Tour de France general classification winners by nationality
Country No. of wins No. of winning cyclists
  France[E] 36 23
  Belgium 18 10
  Spain[D] 12 7
  Italy 10 7
  Great Britain 6 3
  Luxembourg 5 4
  United States[B][C] 3 1
   Switzerland 2 2
  Netherlands 2 2
  Ireland 1 1
  Denmark[A] 1 1
  Germany 1 1
  Australia 1 1
  Colombia 1 1
  Slovenia 1 1

Footnotes change

A. ^ Bjarne Riis has admitted to doping during the 1996 Tour de France. The organizers of the Tour de France said that they no longer consider him to be the winner. However, Union Cycliste Internationale has so far refused to change the official status because a lot of time has passed since his win. Jan Ullrich was placed second on the podium in Paris.[1]

B. a b c d e f g h Lance Armstrong was declared winner of seven Tours in a row from 1999 to 2005. However, in October 2012 he had all his titles removed by the UCI because of his use of performance-enhancing drugs. The Tour director Christian Prudhomme had said before that if this happened, there would be no alternative winners for those years, but this has not yet been made official.[2]

C. a b Floyd Landis was the winner at the podium ceremony in Paris on the last day of the 2006 Tour, but later was found to have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during stage 17 of the race. The United States Anti-Doping Agency found him guilty of using synthetic testosterone during the race and removed his title on 20 September 2007.[3]

D. a b c Alberto Contador was the winner at the podium ceremony in Paris on the last day of the 2010 Tour, but later was found to have tested positive for a drug that was not allowed, Clenbuterol, on a rest day. The Court of Arbitration for Sport found him guilty of using clenbuterol during the race and removed his title on 6 February 2012.[4]

E. ^ Henri Cornet was declared the winner of 1904 race after the disqualification of Maurice Garin for cheating.

Notes change

  1. "Tour takes Riis off winners list". BBC Sport. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  2. "The UCI recognises USADA decision in Armstrong case". Union Cycliste Internationale. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  3. "Oscar Pereiro winner of the 2006 Tour de France". Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 September 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  4. "CAS sanctions Contador with two year ban in clenbutorol case". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.