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 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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