Tour de France: winners of world's top cycling event
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Winner is based on points, not overall time.
The world's premier cycling event, the Tour de France is staged throughout the country (sometimes passing through neighboring countries) over four weeks. The 1946 Tour, however, the first after World War II, was only a five-day race.
Multiple winners: Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Induráin and Eddy Merckx (5); Louison Bobet, Greg LeMond and Philippe Thys (3); Gino Bartali, Ottavio Bottecchia, Alberto Contador, Fausto Coppi, Laurent Fignon, Nicholas Frantz, Firmin Lambot, André Leducq, Sylvere Maes, Antonin Magne, Lucien Petit-Breton, Bernard Thevenet, Chris Froome (3).
| Year | Cyclist, Country |
|---|---|
| 1903 | Maurice Garin, France |
| 1904 | Henri Cornet, France |
| 1905 | Louis Trousselier, France |
| 1906 | René Pottier, France |
| 1907 | Lucien Petit-Breton, France |
| 1908 | Lucien Petit-Breton, France |
| 1909 | Francois Faber, Luxembourg |
| 1910 | Octave Lapize, France |
| 1911 | Gustave Garrigou, France |
| 1912 | Odile Defraye, Belgium |
| 1913 | Philippe Thys, Belgium |
| 1914 | Philippe Thys, Belgium |
| 1915 | Not held |
| 1916 | Not held |
| 1917 | Not held |
| 1918 | Not held |
| 1919 | Firmin Lambot, Belgium |
| 1920 | Philippe Thys, Belgium |
| 1921 | Léon Scieur, Belgium |
| 1922 | Firmin Lambot, Belgium |
| 1923 | Henri Pelissier, France |
| 1924 | Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy |
| 1925 | Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy |
| 1926 | Lucien Buysse, Belgium |
| 1927 | Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg |
| 1928 | Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg |
| 1929 | Maurice Dewaele, Belgium |
| 1930 | André Leducq, France |
| 1931 | Antonin Magne, France |
| 1932 | André Leducq, France |
| 1933 | Georges Speicher, France |
| 1934 | Antonin Magne, France |
| 1935 | Romain Maes, Belgium |
| 1936 | Sylvere Maes, Belgium |
| 1937 | Roger Lapebie, France |
| 1938 | Gino Bartali, Italy |
| 1939 | Sylvere Maes, Belgium |
| 1940 | Not held |
| 1941 | Not held |
| 1942 | Not held |
| 1943 | Not held |
| 1944 | Not held |
| 1945 | Not held |
| 1946 | Jean Lazarides, France |
| 1947 | Jean Robic, France |
| 1948 | Gino Bartali, Italy |
| 1949 | Fausto Coppi, Italy |
| 1950 | Ferdinand Kubler, Switzerland |
| 1951 | Hugo Koblet, Switzerland |
| 1952 | Fausto Coppi, Italy |
| 1953 | Louison Bobet, France |
| 1954 | Louison Bobet, France |
| 1955 | Louison Bobet, France |
| 1956 | Roger Walkowiak, France |
| 1957 | Jacques Anquetil, France |
| 1958 | Charly Gaul, Luxembourg |
| 1959 | Federico Bahamontes, Spain |
| 1960 | Gastone Nencini, Italy |
| 1961 | Jacques Anquetil, France |
| 1962 | Jacques Anquetil, France |
| 1963 | Jacques Anquetil, France |
| 1964 | Jacques Anquetil, France |
| 1965 | Felice Gimondi, Italy |
| 1966 | Lucien Aimar, France |
| 1967 | Roger Pingeon, France |
| 1968 | Jan Janssen, Netherlands |
| 1969 | Eddy Merckx, Belgium |
| 1970 | Eddy Merckx, Belgium |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx, Belgium |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx, Belgium |
| 1973 | Luis Ocana, Spain |
| 1974 | Eddy Merckx, Belgium |
| 1975 | Bernard Thevenet, France |
| 1976 | Lucien van Impe, Belgium |
| 1977 | Bernard Thevenet, France |
| 1978 | Bernard Hinault, France |
| 1979 | Bernard Hinault, France |
| 1980 | Joop Zoetemelk, Netherlands |
| 1981 | Bernard Hinault, France |
| 1982 | Bernard Hinault, France |
| 1983 | Laurent Fignon, France |
| 1984 | Laurent Fignon, France |
| 1985 | Bernard Hinault, France |
| 1986 | Greg LeMond, USA |
| 1987 | Stephen Roche, Ireland |
| 1988 | Pedro Delgado, Spain |
| 1989 | Greg LeMond, USA |
| 1990 | Greg LeMond, USA |
| 1991 | Miguel Induráin, Spain |
| 1992 | Miguel Induráin, Spain |
| 1993 | Miguel Induráin, Spain |
| 1994 | Miguel Induráin, Spain |
| 1995 | Miguel Induráin, Spain |
| 1996 | Bjarne Riis, Denmark |
| 1997 | Jan Ullrich, Germany |
| 1998 | Marco Pantani, Italy |
| 1999 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2001 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2006 | Oscar Pereiro, ESP** |
| 2007 | Alberto Contador, ESP |
| 2008 | Carlos Sastre, ESP |
| 2009 | Alberto Contador, ESP |
| 2010 | Andy Schleck, LUX |
| 2011 | Cadel Evans, AUS |
| 2012 | Bradley Wiggins, GBR |
| 2013 | Chris Froome, GBR |
| 2014 | Vincenzo Nibali, ITA |
| 2015 | Chris Froome, GBR |
| 2016 | Chris Froome, GBR |
*In 2012, Lance Armstrong was stripped of all his titles since 1998.
See also Lance Armstrong page.
