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, Alberto Contador, Fausto Coppi, Laurent Fignon, Nicholas Frantz, Firmin Lambot, André Leducq, Sylvere Maes, Antonin Magne, Lucien Petit-Breton, Bernard Thevenet (2).

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	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	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