The Tour de France, the world's most famous cycle race, is the pinnacle of professional road cycling and the race that every rider dreams of winning when they first clip their shoes into the pedals.
First raced in 1903, there have been 108 different editions of the multiple-stage Grand Tour race which offers something for everyone, whether that be the high-octane thrills of the sprint stages, the breakaway stages favoured by the rouleurs and the high-mountain tests where the General Classification (GC) really takes shape.
And while the likes of Mark Cavendish made their name on the Champs-Elysees, it's the yellow jersey - worn by the best GC rider - which is the most coveted prize in cycling.
List of Tour de France winners by decade
1903-1910
Year | Rider | Country |
1903 | Maurice Garin | France |
1904 | Henri Cornet | France |
1905 | Louis Trousselier | France |
1906 | Rene Pottier | France |
1907 | Lucien Petit-Breton | France |
1908 | Lucien Petit-Breton | France |
1909 | Francois Faber | Luxembourg |
1910 | Octave Lapize | France |
1911-1920
Year | Rider | Country |
1911 | Gustave Garrigou | France |
1912 | Odile Defraye | Belgium |
1913 | Philippe Thys | Belgium |
1914 | Philippe Thys | Belgium |
1915 | No Race | - |
1916 | No Race | - |
1917 | No Race | - |
1918 | No Race | - |
1919 | Firmin Lambot | Belgium |
1920 | Philippe Thys | Belgium |
1921-1930
Year | Rider | Country |
1921 | Leon Scieur | Belgium |
1922 | Firmin Lambot | Belgium |
1923 | Henri Pelissier | France |
1924 | Ottavio Bottecchia | Italy |
1925 | Ottavio Bottecchia | Italy |
1926 | Lucien Buysse | Belgium |
1927 | Nicolas Frantz | Luxembourg |
1928 | Nicolas Frantz | Luxembourg |
1929 | Maurice de Waele | Belgium |
1930 | Andre Leducq | France |
1931-1940
Year | Rider | Country |
1931 | Antonin Magne | France |
1932 | Andre Leducq | France |
1933 | Georges Speicher | France |
1934 | Antonin Magne | France |
1935 | Romain Maes | Belgium |
1936 | Sylvere Maes | Belgium |
1937 | Roger Laperbie | France |
1938 | Gino Bartali | Italy |
1939 | Sylvere Maes | Belgium |
1940 | No Race | - |
1941-1950
Year | Rider | Country |
1941 | No Race | - |
1942 | No Race | - |
1943 | No Race | - |
1944 | No Race | - |
1945 | No Race | - |
1946 | No Race | - |
1947 | Jean Robic | France |
1948 | Gino Bartali | Italy |
1949 | Fausto Coppi | Italy |
1950 | Ferdinand Kubler | Switzerland |
1951-1960
Year | Rider | Country |
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 | France |
1959 | Federico Bahamontes | Spain |
1960 | Gastore Nencini | Italy |
1961-1970
Year | Rider | Country |
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 |
1971-1980
Year | Rider | Country |
1971 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
1972 | Eddy Marckx | 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 Zoetermelk | Netherlands |
1981-1990
Year | Rider | Country |
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 |
1991-2000
Year | Rider | Country |
1991 | Miguel Indurain | Spain |
1992 | Miguel Indurain | Spain |
1993 | Miguel Indurain | Spain |
1994 | Miguel Indurain | Spain |
1995 | Miguel Indurain | Spain |
1996 | Bjarne Riis | Denmark |
1997 | Jan Ullrich | Germany |
1998 | Marco Pantani | Italy |
1999 | No Winner | - |
2000 | No Winner | - |
2001-2010
Year | Rider | Country |
2001 | No Winner | - |
2002 | No Winner | - |
2003 | No Winner | - |
2004 | No Winner | - |
2005 | No Winner | - |
2006 | Oscar Pereiro | Spain |
2007 | Alberto Contador | Spain |
2008 | Carlos Sastre | Spain |
2009 | Alberto Contador | Spain |
2010 | Andy Schleck | Luxembourg |
2011-2020
Year | Rider | Country |
2011 | Cadel Evans | Australia |
2012 | Bradley Wiggins | Great Britain |
2013 | Chris Froome | Great Britain |
2014 | Vincenzo Nibail | Italy |
2015 | Chris Froome | Great Britain |
2016 | Chris Froome | Great Britain |
2017 | Chris Froome | Great Britain |
2018 | Geraint Thomas | Great Britain |
2019 | Egan Bernal | Colombia |
2020 | Tadej Pogacar | Slovenia |
2021-2025
Year | Rider | Country |
2021 | Tadej Pogacar | Slovenia |
2022 | Jonas Vingegaard | Denmark |
2023 | Jonas Vingegaard | Denmark |
2024 | Tadej Pogacar | Slovenia |
2025 | Tadej Pogacar | Slovenia |
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