Tour de France Stats

The Tour de France has had many monumental events happen since its inception in 1903, and for your enjoyment we have listed a handful of records which have been created throughout the last century.

The 5 Fives = Five racers have won the Tour de France 5 times

1. Miguel Indurain (Esp)
2. Bernard Hinault (Fra)
3. Eddy Merckx (Bel)
4. Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
5. Lance Armstrong (USA) – the only racer to pass 5 victories for a total of 7 Tour de France wins

Most Polka Dot Jersey Wins: Richard Virenque = 7

Most Green Jersey Wins: Erik Zabel = 6

Most White Jersey Wins: Jan Ullrich and Andy Schleck = 3

***Only rider to win the yellow, green and polka-dot jersey = Eddy Merckx***

Most stage wins:

1. Eddy Merckx = 34
2. Bernard Hinault = 28
3. Andre Leducq = 25

Most years racing in the Tour de France: Joop Zoetemelk = 16 years

Oldest Tour Winner: Firmin Lambot = 36 years old

Youngest Tour Winner: Henri Cornet = 20 years old

Longest Tour de France distance: 5,745 km in 1926

Number of Wins per Nation:

1. France = 36
2. Belgium = 18
3. Spain = 13
4. United States = 10
5. Italy = 9
6. Luxembourg = 4
7. Netherlands and Switzerland = 2
8. Germany, Denmark and Ireland = 1