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Tour de France - Past winners

Times have changed in 104 years. Maurice Garin celebrates his Tour win with a smoke
Times have changed in 104 years. Maurice Garin celebrates his Tour win with a smoke

1903 - Maurice Garin, (F)
1904 - Henri Cornet, (F)*
1905 - Louis Trousselier, (F)
1906 - Rene Pottier, (F)
1907 - Lucien Petit-Breton, (F)
1908 - Lucien Petit-Breton, (F)
1909 - Francois Faber, (Lux)
1910 - Octave Lapize, (F)
1911 - Gustave Garrigou, (F)
1912 - Odile Defraye, (B)
1913 - Philippe Thys, (B)
1914 - Philippe Thys, (B)


Suspended due to war

1919 - Firmin Lambot, (B)
1920 - Philippe Thys, (B)
1921 - Leon Scieur, (B)
1922 - Firmin Lambot, (B)
1923 - Henri Pelissier, (F)
1924 - Ottavio Bottechia, (I)
1925 - Ottavio Bottechia, (I)
1926 - Lucien Buysse, (B)
1927 - Nicolas Frantz, (Lux)
1928 - Nicolas Frantz, (Lux)
1929 - Maurice De Waele, (B)
1930 - Andre Leducq, (F)
1931 - Antonin Magne, (F)
1932 - Andre Leducq, (F)
1933 - Georges Speicher, (F)
1934 - Antonin Magne, (F)
1935 - Romain Maes, (B)
1936 - Sylvere Maes, (B)
1937 - Roger Lapebie, (F)
1938 - Gino Bartali, (I)
1939 - Sylvere Maes, (B)


Suspended due to war

1947 - Jean Robic, (F)
1948 - Gino Bartali, (I)
1949 - Fausto Coppi, (I)
1950 - Ferdi Kubler, (Swi)
1951 - Hugo Koblet, (Swi)
1952 - Fausto Coppi, (I)
1953 - Louison Bobet, (F)
1954 - Louison Bobet, (F)
1955 - Louison Bobet, (F)
1956 - Roger Walkowiak, (F)
1957 - Jacques Anquetil, (F)
1958 - Charly Gaul, (Lux)
1959 - Federico Bahamontes, (Sp)
1960 - Gastone Nencini, (I)
1961 - Jacques Anquetil, (F)
1962 - Jacques Anquetil, (F)
1963 - Jacques Anquetil, (F)
1964 - Jacques Anquetil, (F)
1965 - Felice Gimondi, (I)
1966 - Lucien Aimar, (F)
1967 - Roger Pingeon, (F)
1968 - Jan Janssen, (Nl)
1969 - Eddy Merckx, (B)
1970 - Eddy Merckx, (B)
1971 - Eddy Merckx, (B)
1972 - Eddy Merckx, (B)
1973 - Luis Ocana, (Sp)
1974 - Eddy Merckx, (B)
1975 - Bernard Thevenet, (F)
1976 - Lucien Van Impe, (B)
1977 - Bernard Thevenet, (F)
1978 - Bernard Hinault, (F)
1979 - Bernard Hinault, (F)
1980 - Joop Zoetemelk, (Nl)
1981 - Bernard Hinault, (F)
1982 - Bernard Hinault, (F)
1983 - Laurent Fignon, (F)
1984 - Laurent Fignon, (F)
1985 - Bernard Hinault, (F)
1986 - Greg LeMond, (USA)
1987 - Stephen Roche (IRL)
1988 - Pedro Delgado, (Sp)
1989 - Greg LeMond, (USA)
1990 - Greg LeMond, (USA)
1991 - Miguel Indurain, (Sp)
1992 - Miguel Indurain, (Sp)
1993 - Miguel Indurain, (Sp)
1994 - Miguel Indurain, (Sp)
1995 - Miguel Indurain, (Sp)
1996 - Bjarne Riis, (Dk)**
1997 - Jan Ullrich (G)
1998 - Marco Pantani, (I)
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 - To be determined* Henri Cornet declared winner of 1904 Tour after top-three finishers were disqualified for cheating.
** - While his admission of doping came after the statute of limitations, organizers say they no longer consider Bjarne Riis to be the winner of the 1996 Tour de France.



Winners by nationalityDenmark - 1**Germany - 1Ireland - 1Netherlands - 2Switzerland - 2Luxembourg - 4Spain - 8***USA - 10****Italy - 9Belgium - 18France - 36

*** - This number could increase to 9, pending outcome of doping case involving 2006 Tour.
**** - This number could increase to 11, pending outcome of doping case involving 2006 Tour.

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