Tour de France Winners Table

113 editions, 106 awardedevery yellow jersey from Maurice Garin in 1903 to 2026 - the 11 wartime gaps and 7 vacated titles kept as honest rows
YearWinnerTeamMarginStage wins
1903Maurice GarinLa Française+2h59'3
1904Henri CornetConte+2h16'1
1905Louis TrousselierPeugeot–Wolber265
1906RenĂ© PottierPeugeot–Wolber85
1907Lucien Petit-BretonPeugeot–Wolber192
1908Lucien Petit-BretonPeugeot–Wolber325
1909François FaberAlcyon–Dunlop206
1910Octave LapizeAlcyon–Dunlop44
1911Gustave GarrigouAlcyon–Dunlop182
1912Odile DefrayeAlcyon–Dunlop593
1913Philippe ThysPeugeot–Wolber+8'1
1914Philippe ThysPeugeot–Wolber+1'1
1915Not contested (WWI)---
1916Not contested (WWI)---
1917Not contested (WWI)---
1918Not contested (WWI)---
1919Firmin LambotLa Sportive+1h42'1
1920Philippe ThysLa Sportive+57'4
1921LĂ©on ScieurLa Sportive+18'2
1922Firmin LambotPeugeot–Wolber+41'0
1923Henri PĂ©lissierAutomoto–Hutchinson+30'41s3
1924Ottavio BottecchiaAutomoto+35'4
1925Ottavio BottecchiaAutomoto–Hutchinson+54'4
1926Lucien BuysseAutomoto–Hutchinson+1h22'2
1927Nicolas FrantzAlcyon–Dunlop+1h48'3
1928Nicolas FrantzAlcyon–Dunlop+50'5
1929Maurice De WaeleAlcyon–Dunlop+44'1
1930André LeducqFrance+14'2
1931Antonin MagneFrance+12'1
1932André LeducqFrance+24'6
1933Georges SpeicherFrance+4'3
1934Antonin MagneFrance+27'3
1935Romain MaesBelgium+17'3
1936SylvĂšre MaesBelgium+26'4
1937Roger LapébieFrance+7'3
1938Gino BartaliItaly+18'2
1939SylvĂšre MaesBelgium+30'2
1940Not contested (WWII)---
1941Not contested (WWII)---
1942Not contested (WWII)---
1943Not contested (WWII)---
1944Not contested (WWII)---
1945Not contested (WWII)---
1946Not contested (WWII)---
1947Jean RobicFrance+3'3
1948Gino BartaliItaly+26'7
1949Fausto CoppiItaly+10'3
1950Ferdinand KĂŒblerSwitzerland+9'3
1951Hugo KobletSwitzerland+22'5
1952Fausto CoppiItaly+28'5
1953Louison BobetFrance+14'2
1954Louison BobetFrance+15'3
1955Louison BobetFrance+4'2
1956Roger WalkowiakFrance+1'0
1957Jacques AnquetilFrance+14'4
1958Charly GaulLuxembourg+3'4
1959Federico BahamontesSpain+4'1
1960Gastone NenciniItaly+5'0
1961Jacques AnquetilFrance+12'2
1962Jacques AnquetilSaint-RaphaĂ«l–Helyett–Hutchinson+4'2
1963Jacques AnquetilSaint-RaphaĂ«l–Gitane–R. Geminiani+3'4
1964Jacques AnquetilSaint-RaphaĂ«l–Gitane–Dunlop-4
1965Felice GimondiSalvarani+2'3
1966Lucien AimarFord France–Hutchinson+1'0
1967Roger PingeonPeugeot–BP–Michelin+3'1
1968Jan JanssenPelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune-2
1969Eddy MerckxFaema+17'6
1970Eddy MerckxFaemino–Faema+12'8
1971Eddy MerckxMolteni+9'4
1972Eddy MerckxMolteni+10'6
1973Luis OcañaBic+15'6
1974Eddy MerckxMolteni+8'8
1975Bernard ThĂ©venetPeugeot–BP–Michelin+2'2
1976Lucien Van ImpeGitane–Campagnolo+4'1
1977Bernard ThĂ©venetPeugeot–Esso–Michelin-1
1978Bernard HinaultRenault–Gitane–Campagnolo+3'3
1979Bernard HinaultRenault–Gitane+13'7
1980Joop ZoetemelkTI–Raleigh–Creda+6'2
1981Bernard HinaultRenault–Elf–Gitane+14'5
1982Bernard HinaultRenault–Elf–Gitane+6'4
1983Laurent FignonRenault–Elf+4'1
1984Laurent FignonRenault–Elf+10'5
1985Bernard HinaultLa Vie Claire+1'2
1986Greg LeMondLa Vie Claire+3'1
1987Stephen RocheCarrera Jeans–Vagabond-1
1988Pedro DelgadoReynolds+7'1
1989Greg LeMondAD Renting–W-Cup–Bottecchia-3
1990Greg LeMondZ–Tomasso+2'0
1991Miguel IndurĂĄinBanesto+3'2
1992Miguel IndurĂĄinBanesto+4'3
1993Miguel IndurĂĄinBanesto+4'2
1994Miguel IndurĂĄinBanesto+5'1
1995Miguel IndurĂĄinBanesto+4'2
1996Bjarne RiisTeam Telekom+1'2
1997Jan UllrichTeam Telekom+9'2
1998Marco PantaniMercatone Uno–Bianchi+3'2
1999No winner awarded---
2000No winner awarded---
2001No winner awarded---
2002No winner awarded---
2003No winner awarded---
2004No winner awarded---
2005No winner awarded---
2006Óscar PereiroCaisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears-0
2007Alberto ContadorDiscovery Channel-1
2008Carlos SastreTeam CSC-1
2009Alberto ContadorAstana+4'2
2010Andy SchleckTeam Saxo Bank+1'2
2011Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+1'1
2012Bradley WigginsTeam Sky+3'2
2013Chris FroomeTeam Sky+4'3
2014Vincenzo NibaliAstana+7'4
2015Chris FroomeTeam Sky+1'1
2016Chris FroomeTeam Sky+4'2
2017Chris FroomeTeam Sky-0
2018Geraint ThomasTeam Sky+1'2
2019Egan BernalTeam INEOS+1'0
2020Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates-3
2021Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates+5'3
2022Jonas VingegaardTeam Jumbo–Visma+2'2
2023Jonas VingegaardTeam Jumbo–Visma+7'1
2024Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates+6'6
2025Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates XRG+4'4
2026Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates XRG+6'5
Structural rows kept on purpose: no race was held 1915-1918 (World War I) or 1940-1946 (World War II), and 1999-2005 read No winner awarded because the UCI stripped Lance Armstrong's seven titles in 2012 rather than re-assign them - the record book leaves those seven lines empty.
Official archive: letour.fr - the race organizer's own history section. Trophy-cluster neighbors: the F1 world champions table, the World Cup winners table and the Eurovision winners table.

One hundred and twenty-four July calendars from 1903 to 2026, and the table's spine is a five-man shelf: Jacques Anquetil holds the record at 5 titles, and four riders - Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and now Pogacar - have each collected five or more yellow jerseys. Tadej Pogacar is the active chapter: 5 wins including 3 straight from 2024, and the 2026 edition he just took.

Bottom line: the official record book has holes, and this table keeps them. No Tour at all from 1915-1918 and 1940-1946 (two world wars), and seven straight vacant lines from 1999-2005 - Lance Armstrong's titles were stripped in 2012 and never re-assigned, so the question of who won those years officially has no answer.

The margin column is the race's modernization meter: Maurice Garin won the first Tour by nearly three hours in 1903, Eddy Merckx routinely won by double digits of minutes, and the 2020s are decided by two-to-five minute cushions - not because champions got weaker, but because radios, aerodynamics and control racing compressed the gaps.

How to use

  1. Find any edition by year - the table runs unbroken from 1903 to 2026, including the years nothing was won.
  2. Read the margin column for dominance in one glance: string a run of +9h margins together and you are in the 1950s-60s; modern wins are decided in minutes because teams now control the race from the first week.
  3. Stage wins count only stages taken by the eventual champion - a 2026-style week of stage hunting by a non-contender never shows in this column.
Good to know — 124 editions 1903-2026: 11 not contested (WWI 1915-18, WWII 1940-46), 7 vacant (1999-2005, stripped 2012, never re-assigned), 106 champions crowned. Title leaders: Jacques Anquetil 5, Eddy Merckx 5, Bernard Hinault 5, Miguel Induráin 5, Tadej Pogačar 5. Pogacar wins: 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026. First winner Maurice Garin 1903 (margin about 2h59m); youngest winner Henri Cornet, 19, after the 1904 edition's first-four disqualification scandal; per the official letour.fr archive and UCI record.
Quick reference — Use the vacated rows when the pub argument turns to Armstrong: the official record leaves 1999-2005 blank rather than re-assigning them, so any list that fills those seven years is editorial, not official. The margin column is the quieter story - it collapses from hours to minutes as the race modernized.

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most Tours de France?

Jacques Anquetil leads with 5. Jacques Anquetil (1957, 1961-64), Eddy Merckx (1969-72, 1974) and Bernard Hinault (1978-79, 1981-82, 1985) each took five, Miguel Indurain sealed five in a row (1991-95), and Tadej Pogacar reached 5 with his 2026 win. No one else has more than three in the official count.

Why are there no winners listed for 1999-2005?

Lance Armstrong won those seven races on the road, but after the USADA investigation the UCI stripped all seven titles in 2012 and decided not to re-assign them - the riders who finished behind him included other sanctioned dopers, so the years stand officially vacant. Any table that names a retroactive winner for those years is making an editorial choice, not quoting the record.

Who won the Tour de France in 2026?

Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia, riding for UAE Team Emirates XRG - his fifth Tour win and part of the run that has made him the race's dominant figure of the 2020s.

Was the Tour ever cancelled?

Eleven times, all for war: 1915-1918 during World War I and 1940-1946 during World War II. The race has run every year otherwise since 1903 - the 2020 edition was postponed to August rather than cancelled, the only scheduling change in the race's modern history.

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