# The greatest Tour de France winners

Every rider who has won the Tour de France at least twice, up to Tadej Pogačar's fifth win in 2026. The titles stripped from Lance Armstrong don't count.

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- Aug 26, 2026 · respawn_toulouse
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## Top 15

1. **Tadej Pogačar** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Slovenia. 5 wins: 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026. Won his fifth in 2026 to equal the record.
2. **Eddy Merckx** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Belgium. 5 wins: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974. 'The Cannibal', winner of 34 stages.
3. **Bernard Hinault** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — France. 5 wins: 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985. The last French winner of the Tour, in 1985.
4. **Jacques Anquetil** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — France. 5 wins: 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964. The first to win five Tours.
5. **Miguel Induráin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spain. 5 wins: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995. The only rider to win five in a row.
6. **Chris Froome** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — United Kingdom. 4 wins: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017.
7. **Philippe Thys** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Belgium. 3 wins: 1913, 1914, 1920. The first three-time winner.
8. **Louison Bobet** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — France. 3 wins: 1953, 1954, 1955. Three in a row.
9. **Greg LeMond** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — United States. 3 wins: 1986, 1989, 1990. In 1989 he won by 8 seconds, the closest margin ever.
10. **Fausto Coppi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Italy. 2 wins: 1949, 1952. 'Il Campionissimo'.
11. **Gino Bartali** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Italy. 2 wins: 1938, 1948. Ten years between his two wins.
12. **Jonas Vingegaard** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Denmark. 2 wins: 2022, 2023.
13. **Alberto Contador** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spain. 2 wins: 2007, 2009.
14. **Laurent Fignon** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — France. 2 wins: 1983, 1984.
15. **Bernard Thévenet** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — France. 2 wins: 1975, 1977. Ended Merckx's reign in 1975.
16. **Lucien Petit-Breton** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — France. 2 wins: 1907, 1908. The first two-time winner.
17. **Sylvère Maes** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Belgium. 2 wins: 1936, 1939.
18. **Antonin Magne** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — France. 2 wins: 1931, 1934.
19. **André Leducq** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — France. 2 wins: 1930, 1932.
20. **Nicolas Frantz** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Luxembourg. 2 wins: 1927, 1928.
21. **Ottavio Bottecchia** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Italy. 2 wins: 1924, 1925. The first Italian winner.
22. **Firmin Lambot** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Belgium. 2 wins: 1919, 1922.

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