The Tour de France Winners List, Past Champions by year, History since 1903..

The 2023 Tour de France will be the 110th edition of the race. With so much history, the race has helped some of the world’s best riders to transition from talented contender to a Grand Tour winner.

Jacques Anquetil (FRA) Eddy Merckx (BEL), Bernard Hinault (FRA) and Miguel Indurain (ESP) have won the most Tour de France titles in history.

— Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard has won the Tour de France for a second straight year as cycling’s most storied race finished Sunday on the famed Champs-Élysées.

With a huge lead built up over main rival Tadej Pogačar, the 2020 and 2021 winner, Vingegaard knew the victory was effectively his again before the largely ceremonial stage at the end of the 110th edition of the Tour.

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Tour de France History, Facts, Stats & Records.

Tour de France is the oldest & most prestigious competition of road bicycle race mainly held in France. The first unit of Tour de France was held in 1903 for increasing the newspaper (L'auto) sale.

It is held annually every year except in 1915-18 due to World War I, & in 1940-146 due to World War II. It is held under the UCI World Tour.
Normally the race was held in July. The modern Tour de France was consist of 21 days long stages covering distances nearly 3500 KM (2200 miles).
Normally Tour de France teams between 20 -22 with 9 Riders each team.
Lance Armstrong win his first Tour de France title in 1999 & continuously won the 7 Tour de France titles consecutively from 1999-2005, but he was stripped of these titles due to positive doping test in October 2012 by UCI.
Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain have won the most le Tour de France.
Miguel Indurain is the only player to win five consecutive le Tour de France.
The youngest champions of le Tour de France is Henri Cornet won the title in 1904. The oldest winner of Le Tour de France is Firmin Lambot at the age of 36 years old.
The most appearances in Le Tour de France have been by George Hincapie with 17th times.
The largest margin remains that of the first Tour in 1903: 2h 49m 45s between Maurice Garin (1st winner in 1903) and Lucien Pothier.
The only Cyclist to win the Le Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year was Bradley Wiggins in 2012.
French cyclist has won the most le Tour de France titles by 21 times & on 2nd is Belgium have won the title 18th times & Spain won 12th times.
Defending & Curren champion (palmarès) of Le Tour de France 2022-23 is Jonas Vingegaard from Team Jumbo–Visma.

List of Tour de France Champions By Year, Past winners from 1903-2023.

Here is complete List (year by year) All-time Tour de France Past Winners-Champions Since 1903 - 2023.

2024 — TBD, Team

2023 — Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark (Team Jumbo–Visma)

2022 — Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark (Team Jumbo–Visma)

2021 — Tadej Pogacar, Slovenia (UAE Team Emirates)

2020 — Tadej Pogacar, Slovenia (UAE Team Emirates)

2019 — Egan Bernal, Colombia (Team Ineos)

2018 — Geraint Thomas, Britain, Wales (Team Sky)

2017 — Chris Froome, Britain ( Sky team )

2016 — Chris Froome, Britain ( Sky team )

2015 — Chris Froome, Britain ( Sky team )

2014 — Vincenzo Nibali, Italy ( Astana )

2013 — Chris Froome, Britain ( Sky team )

2012 — Bradley Wiggins, Britain ( Sky team )

2011 — Cadel Evans, Australia ( BMC Racing )

2010 — ## ~~-Andy Schleck, Luxembourg ( Sexo bank team )~~

2009 — Alberto Contador, Spain ( Astana )

2008 — Carlos Sastre, Spain ( CSC team )

2007 — Alberto Contador, Spain ( Discovery channel )

2006 — ## ~~-Oscar Pereiro, Spain~~

2005 — ## ~~-Lance Armstrong, United States~~

2004 — ## ~~-Lance Armstrong, United States~~

2003 — ## ~~Lance Armstrong, United States~~

2002 ## ~~Lance Armstrong, United States~~

2001 — ## ~~-Lance Armstrong, United States~~

2000 —## ~~-Lance Armstrong, United States~~

1999 — ## ~~-Lance Armstrong, United States~~

1998 — Marco Pantani, Italy ( Mercatone Uno-Bianchi )

1997 — Jan Ullrich, Germany ( Telekom team )

1996 — Bjarne Riis, Denmark ( Telekom team )

1995 — Miguel Indurain, Spain ( Banesto )

1994 — Miguel Indurain, Spain ( Banesto )

1993 — Miguel Indurain, Spain ( Banesto )

1992 — Miguel Indurain, Spain ( Banesto )

1991 — Miguel Indurain, Spain ( Banesto )

1990 — Greg LeMond, United State ( Z-Tomasso )

1989 — Greg LeMond, United States ( ADR-Agrigel )

1988 — Pedro Delgado, Spain ( Renolds )

1987 — Stephen Roche, Ireland ( Carrera Jeans-vagabond )

1986 — Greg LeMond, United State ( La Vie Claire )

1985 — Bernard Hinault, France ( La Vie Claire )

1984 — Laurent Fignon, France ( Renault-Elf-Gitane )

1983 — Laurent Fignon, France ( Renault-Elf-Gitane )

1982 — Bernard Hinault, France ( Renault-Elf-Gitane)

1981 — Bernard Hinault, France ( Renault-Elf-Gitane )

1980 — Joop Zoetemelk, Netherland ( TI-Raleigh )

1979 — Bernard Hinault, France ( Renault-Elf-Gitane )

1978 — Bernard Hinault, France ( Renault-Elf-Gitane )

1977 — Bernard Thevenet, France ( Peugeot )

1976 — Lucien Van Impe, Belgium ( Gitane-Campagnolo )

1975 — Bernard Thevenet, France (Peugeot )

1974 — Eddy Merckx, Belgium (Molteni )

1973 — Luis Ocana, Spain (Bic )

1972 — Eddy Merckx, Belgium (Molteni )

1971 — Eddy Merckx, Belgium (Molteni )

1970 — Eddy Merckx, Belgium ( Faemino-Faema )

1969 — Eddy Merckx, Belgium (Faema )

1968 — Jan Jansen, Netherlands (Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune)

1967 — Roger Pingeon, France (Peugeot-BP-Michelin)

1966 — Lucian Almar, France (Ford France-Hutchinson )

1965 — Felice Gimondi, Italy (Salvarani)

1964 — Jacques Anquetil, France (Saint-Raphael-Helyett-R.)

1963 — Jacques Anquetil, France (Saint-Raphael-Helyett-R.)

1962 — Jacques Anquetil, France (Saint-Raphael-Helyett-R.)

1961 — Jacques Anquetil, France (France )

1960 — Gastone Nencini, Italy (Italy)

1959 — Federico Bahamontes, Spain (Spain)

1958 — Charly Gaul, Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

1957 — Jacques Anquetil, France (France)

1956 — Roger Walkowiak, France (France)

1955 — Louison Bobet, France (France)

1954 — Louison Bobet, France (France)

1953 — Louison Bobet, France (France)

1952 — Fausto Coppi, Italy (Italy)

1951 — Hugo Koblet, Switzerland (Switzerland)

1950 — Ferdinand Kubler, Switzerland (Switzerland)

1949 — Fausto Coppi, Italy (Italy)

1948 — Gino Bartali, Italy (Italy)

1947 — Jean Robic, France (France)

In 1940-46 — Tour de France cancelled due to World War II

1939 — Sylvere Maes, Belgium (Belgium)

1938 — Gino Bartali, Italy (Italy)

1937 — Roger Lapeble, France (France)

1936 — Sylvere Maes, Belgium (Belgium )

1935 — Romain Maes, Belgium (Belgium)

1934 — Antonin Magne, France (France)

1933 — Georges Speicher, France (France)

1932 — Andre Leducq, France (France)

1931 — Antonin Magne, France (France)

1930 — Andre Leducq, France (Alcyon)

1929 — Maurice Dewaele, Belgium (Alcyon)

1928 — Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg (Alcyon)

1927 — Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg (Alcyon)

1926 — Lucian Bruysee, Belgium (Automoto)

1925 — Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy (Automoto)

1924 — Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy (Automoto)

1923 — Henri Pellissier, France (Automoto)

1922 — Firmin Lambot, Belgium (Peugeot)

1921 — Leon Scieur, France (La Sportive)

1920 — Phillipe Thys, Belgium (La Sportive)

1919 — Firmin Lambot, Belgium (La Sportive)

In 1915-18 — Tour de France cancelled due to World War I

1914 — Phillipe Thys, Belgium (Peugeot)

1913 — Phillipe Thys, Belgium (Peugeot)

1912 — Odile Defraye, Belgium (Alcyon)

1911 — Gustave Farrigou, France (Alcyon)

1910 — Octave Lapize, France (Alcyon)

1909 — Francois Faber, Luxembourg (Alcyon)

1908 — Lucien Petit-Breton, France (Peugeot)

1907 — Lucien Petit-Breton, France (Peugeot)

1906 — Rene Pottier, France (Peugeot)

1905 — Louis Trousseller, France (Peugeot-Wolber)

1904 — Henri Cornet, France (Conte)

1903 — Maurice Garin, France (La Francaise)

# A yellow jersey Race after Alberto Contador was stripped due to testing positive for clenbuterol.
# A yellow jersey Racer after Floyd Landis was stripped of his title for testing positive for synthetic testosterone.
# Lance Armstrong stripped of all titles after due to positive doping tests .