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Tour de France winners over the last 50 editions (1976–2025)

The top 3 according to 92 votes from people: 1976: Lucien Van Impe · 1978: Bernard Hinault · 1981: Bernard Hinault. (Updated Dec 15, 2025.)

From Lucien Van Impe in 1976 to Tadej Pogačar in 2025, by way of Hinault, Fignon, Induráin and Froome: the final yellow jersey of the last 50 Tours de France, with second and third place. From 1999 to 2005 the titles stripped from Lance Armstrong were not reassigned.

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Top 50

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    1976: Lucien Van Impe

    Winner of the 1976 Tour de France (Belgium). Second: Joop Zoetemelk (Netherlands); third: Raymond Poulidor (France).

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    7
  2. 2

    1978: Bernard Hinault

    Winner of the 1978 Tour de France (France). Second: Joop Zoetemelk (Netherlands); third: Joaquim Agostinho (Portugal).

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  3. 3

    1981: Bernard Hinault

    Winner of the 1981 Tour de France (France). Second: Lucien Van Impe (Belgium); third: Robert Alban (France).

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  4. 4

    1985: Bernard Hinault

    Winner of the 1985 Tour de France (France). Second: Greg LeMond (United States); third: Stephen Roche (Ireland).

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  5. 5

    1977: Bernard Thévenet

    Winner of the 1977 Tour de France (France). Second: Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands); third: Lucien Van Impe (Belgium).

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  6. 6

    1980: Joop Zoetemelk

    Winner of the 1980 Tour de France (Netherlands). Second: Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands); third: Raymond Martin (France).

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  7. 7

    1982: Bernard Hinault

    Winner of the 1982 Tour de France (France). Second: Joop Zoetemelk (Netherlands); third: Johan van der Velde (Netherlands).

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  8. 8

    1997: Jan Ullrich

    Winner of the 1997 Tour de France (Germany). Second: Richard Virenque (France); third: Marco Pantani (Italy).

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  9. 9

    2011: Cadel Evans

    Winner of the 2011 Tour de France (Australia). Second: Andy Schleck (Luxembourg); third: Fränk Schleck (Luxembourg).

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  10. 10

    2015: Christopher Froome

    Winner of the 2015 Tour de France (United Kingdom). Second: Nairo Quintana (Colombia); third: Alejandro Valverde (Spain).

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  11. 11

    1984: Laurent Fignon

    Winner of the 1984 Tour de France (France). Second: Bernard Hinault (France); third: Greg LeMond (United States).

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  12. 12

    1988: Pedro Delgado

    Winner of the 1988 Tour de France (Spain). Second: Steven Rooks (Netherlands); third: Fabio Parra (Colombia).

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  13. 13

    1996: Bjarne Riis

    Winner of the 1996 Tour de France (Denmark). Second: Jan Ullrich (Germany); third: Richard Virenque (France).

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  14. 14

    2002: title not awarded

    Title stripped from Lance Armstrong by the UCI in 2012 for doping and not reassigned. Second place: Joseba Beloki (Spain).

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  15. 15

    2008: Carlos Sastre

    Winner of the 2008 Tour de France (Spain). Second: Cadel Evans (Australia); third: Denis Menchov (Russia).

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  16. 16

    2009: Alberto Contador

    Winner of the 2009 Tour de France (Spain). Second: Andy Schleck (Luxembourg); third: Bradley Wiggins (United Kingdom).

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  17. 17

    2023: Jonas Vingegaard

    Winner of the 2023 Tour de France (Denmark). Second: Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia); third: Adam Yates (United Kingdom).

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  18. 18

    1979: Bernard Hinault

    Winner of the 1979 Tour de France (France). Second: Joop Zoetemelk (Netherlands); third: Joaquim Agostinho (Portugal).

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
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    1993: Miguel Indurain

    Winner of the 1993 Tour de France (Spain). Second: Tony Rominger (Switzerland); third: Zenon Jaskuła (Poland).

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  20. 20

    1990: Greg LeMond

    Winner of the 1990 Tour de France (United States). Second: Claudio Chiappucci (Italy); third: Erik Breukink (Netherlands).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
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    1991: Miguel Indurain

    Winner of the 1991 Tour de France (Spain). Second: Gianni Bugno (Italy); third: Claudio Chiappucci (Italy).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
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    1998: Marco Pantani

    Winner of the 1998 Tour de France (Italy). Second: Jan Ullrich (Germany); third: Bobby Julich (United States).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
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    2003: title not awarded

    Title stripped from Lance Armstrong by the UCI in 2012 for doping and not reassigned. Second place: Jan Ullrich (Germany).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  24. 24

    2004: title not awarded

    Title stripped from Lance Armstrong by the UCI in 2012 for doping and not reassigned. Second place: Andreas Klöden (Germany).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
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    2007: Alberto Contador

    Winner of the 2007 Tour de France (Spain). Second: Cadel Evans (Australia); third: non attribué.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
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    2012: Bradley Wiggins

    Winner of the 2012 Tour de France (United Kingdom). Second: Christopher Froome (United Kingdom); third: Vincenzo Nibali (Italy).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
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    2016: Christopher Froome

    Winner of the 2016 Tour de France (United Kingdom). Second: Romain Bardet (France); third: Nairo Quintana (Colombia).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
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    2017: Christopher Froome

    Winner of the 2017 Tour de France (United Kingdom). Second: Rigoberto Urán (Colombia); third: Romain Bardet (France).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
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    2019: Egan Bernal

    Winner of the 2019 Tour de France (Colombia). Second: Geraint Thomas (United Kingdom); third: Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
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    2020: Tadej Pogačar

    Winner of the 2020 Tour de France (Slovenia). Second: Primož Roglič (Slovenia); third: Richie Porte (Australia).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
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    1989: Greg LeMond

    Winner of the 1989 Tour de France (United States). Second: Laurent Fignon (France); third: Pedro Delgado (Spain).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
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    1999: title not awarded

    Title stripped from Lance Armstrong by the UCI in 2012 for doping and not reassigned. Second place: Alex Zülle (Switzerland).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  33. 33

    2000: title not awarded

    Title stripped from Lance Armstrong by the UCI in 2012 for doping and not reassigned. Second place: Jan Ullrich (Germany).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  34. 34

    2006: Óscar Pereiro

    Winner of the 2006 Tour de France (Spain). Second: Andreas Klöden (Germany); third: Carlos Sastre (Spain).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
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    2018: Geraint Thomas

    Winner of the 2018 Tour de France (United Kingdom). Second: Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands); third: Christopher Froome (United Kingdom).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  36. 36

    1986: Greg LeMond

    Winner of the 1986 Tour de France (United States). Second: Bernard Hinault (France); third: Urs Zimmermann (Switzerland).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  37. 37

    1992: Miguel Indurain

    Winner of the 1992 Tour de France (Spain). Second: Claudio Chiappucci (Italy); third: Gianni Bugno (Italy).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  38. 38

    2005: title not awarded

    Title stripped from Lance Armstrong by the UCI in 2012 for doping and not reassigned. Second place: Ivan Basso (Italy).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
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    2010: Andy Schleck

    Winner of the 2010 Tour de France (Luxembourg). Second: Samuel Sánchez (Spain); third: Jurgen Van den Broeck (Belgium).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
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    2013: Christopher Froome

    Winner of the 2013 Tour de France (United Kingdom). Second: Nairo Quintana (Colombia); third: Joaquim Rodríguez (Spain).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
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    2014: Vincenzo Nibali

    Winner of the 2014 Tour de France (Italy). Second: Jean-Christophe Péraud (France); third: Thibaut Pinot (France).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
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    2021: Tadej Pogačar

    Winner of the 2021 Tour de France (Slovenia). Second: Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark); third: Richard Carapaz (Ecuador).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
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    2022: Jonas Vingegaard

    Winner of the 2022 Tour de France (Denmark). Second: Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia); third: Geraint Thomas (United Kingdom).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
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    2024: Tadej Pogačar

    Winner of the 2024 Tour de France (Slovenia). Second: Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark); third: Remco Evenepoel (Belgium).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
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    2025: Tadej Pogačar

    Winner of the 2025 Tour de France (Slovenia). Second: Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark); third: Florian Lipowitz (Germany).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
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    1987: Stephen Roche

    Winner of the 1987 Tour de France (Ireland). Second: Pedro Delgado (Spain); third: Jean-François Bernard (France).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 2

    -1
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    1983: Laurent Fignon

    Winner of the 1983 Tour de France (France). Second: Ángel Arroyo (Spain); third: Peter Winnen (Netherlands).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
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    1994: Miguel Indurain

    Winner of the 1994 Tour de France (Spain). Second: Piotr Ugrumov (Latvia); third: Marco Pantani (Italy).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
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    1995: Miguel Indurain

    Winner of the 1995 Tour de France (Spain). Second: Alex Zülle (Switzerland); third: Bjarne Riis (Denmark).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
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    2001: title not awarded

    Title stripped from Lance Armstrong by the UCI in 2012 for doping and not reassigned. Second place: Jan Ullrich (Germany).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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