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French cyclists have won the most Tours; 21 cyclists have won 36 Tours among them. Belgian cyclists are second with 18 victories, and Spanish riders are third with 12 wins. The most recent winner is Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard, who won the 2023 Tour.
Zoetemelk currently holds the record for most kilometers ridden in Tour de France history at 62,885, a record which will be difficult to break considering the shorter stage lengths in modern Tours. Of the riders on this list only Van Impe and Zoetemelk have won the race. Riders who are still active are indicated in bold.
The 2022 Tour de France was the 109th edition of the Tour de France. It started in Copenhagen, Denmark on 1 July 2022 and ended with the final stage on the Champs-Élysées, Paris on 24 July 2022. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard ( Team Jumbo–Visma) won the general classification for the first time. Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogačar ( UAE ...
- Jacques Anquetil (5) Taking his first title all the way back in 1957, Frenchman Jacques Anquetil went on to claim further victories in 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964 to take his total of Tour de France wins to five across his career.
- Eddy Merckx (5) When you're a cyclist nicknamed 'The Cannibal', chances are you're someone the rest of the peloton will fear. Winning five titles between 1969 and 1974, Eddy Merckx is undoubtedly one of the greatest riders this competition has ever seen.
- Bernard Hinault (5) The second Frenchman on this list, Bernard Hinault also won five Tour de France titles, between 1978 and 1985. In fact, throughout his 11-year career, Hinault entered a total of 13 Grand Tours, winning 10 of those and finishing second in two others.
- Miguel Indurain (5) Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurain is the fourth and final rider to have won five Tour de France titles across his career and the only man in history to have won all five in a row.
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Jul 24, 2022 · How we test gear. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) won the yellow jersey as the overall winner of the 2022 Tour de France. The 25-year-old outlasted two-time defending champion Tadej ...
Jul 6, 2022 · Trek has a tumultuous history with the Tour de France; its bikes have 'won' a total of nine Tours de France, however, with all of Lance Armstrong’s 'victories' being officially stricken from the ...
Jul 24, 2022 · By Juliet Macur. July 24, 2022. PARIS — Head down and legs churning, Jonas Vingegaard crossed the finish line of the penultimate stage of the Tour de France on Saturday and cupped his hand...
