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Tour de France 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: Lance Armstrong (7); Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Induráin and Eddy Merckx (5); Louison Bobet, Greg LeMond and Philippe Thys (3); Gino Bartali Ottavio Bottecchia, Fausto Coppi, Laurent Fignon, Nicholas Frantz, Firmin Lambot, André Leducq, Sylvere Maes, Antonin Magne, Lucien Petit-Breton and Bernard Thevenet (2). | Year | Cyclist, Country | Overall Time | Total Distance |
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| 1903 | Maurice Garin, France | 94h 33' 14" | 2,428 km | | 1904 | Henri Cornet, France | 96h 05' 55" | 2,429 km | | 1905 | Louis Trousselier, France | n/a * | 2,994 km | | 1906 | René Pottier, France | n/a * | 4,545 km | | 1907 | Lucien Petit-Breton, France | n/a * | 4,488 km | | 1908 | Lucien Petit-Breton, France | n/a * | 4,488 km | | 1909 | Francois Faber, Luxembourg | n/a * | 4,497 km | | | | | | | 1910 | Octave Lapize, France | n/a * | 4,737 km | | 1911 | Gustave Garrigou, France | n/a * | 5,344 km | | 1912 | Odile Defraye, Belgium | n/a * | 5,289 km | | 1913 | Philippe Thys, Belgium | 197h 54' | 5,388 km | | 1914 | Philippe Thys, Belgium | 200h 28' 48" | 5,405 km | | 1915-18 Not held | | | | 1919 | Firmin Lambot, Belgium | 231h 7' 15" | 5,560 km | | | | | | | 1920 | Philippe Thys, Belgium | 228h 36' 13" | 5,503 km | | 1921 | Léon Scieur, Belgium | 221h 50' 26" | 5,484 km | | 1922 | Firmin Lambot, Belgium | 222h 08' 06" | 5,372 km | | 1923 | Henri Pelissier, France | 222h 15' 30" | 5,386 km | | 1924 | Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy | 226h 18' 21" | 5,425 km | | 1925 | Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy | 219h 10' 18" | 5,430 km | | 1926 | Lucien Buysse, Belgium | 238h 44' 25" | 5,745 km | | 1927 | Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg | 198h 16' 42" | 5,340 km | | 1928 | Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg | 192h 48' 58" | 5,476 km | | 1929 | Maurice Dewaele, Belgium | 186h 39' 16" | 5,286 km | | | | | | | 1930 | André Leducq, France | 172h 12' 16" | 4,822 km | | 1931 | Antonin Magne, France | 177h 10' 03" | 5,091 km | | 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 | | | | | | | | | 1940-45 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 | Lance Armstrong, USA | | | | | | | | | 2000 | Lance Armstrong, USA | | | | 2001 | Lance Armstrong, USA | | 2002 | Lance Armstrong, USA | | | | 2003 | Lance Armstrong, USA | | | | 2004 | Lance Armstrong, USA | | | | 2005 | Lance Armstrong, USA | | | | 2006 | Floyd Landis, USA | | |
*Winner based on points, not overall time.
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