Tour de France Timeline

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1903 1903 Tour de France Winner: Maurice Garin (France) First Tour de France edition and beginning of modern professional cycling.
1904 1904 Tour de France Winner: Henri Cornet (France) Race marked by cheating scandals and rider disqualifications.
1905 1905 Tour de France Winner: Louis Trousselier (France) Mountain climbs introduced to increase difficulty.
1906 1906 Tour de France Winner: René Pottier (France) Pottier dominated the race before his tragic death the next year.
1907 1907 Tour de France Winner: Lucien Petit-Breton (France) Petit-Breton became one of the early stars of the Tour.
1908 1908 Tour de France Winner: Lucien Petit-Breton (France) First rider to win consecutive Tours.
1909 1909 Tour de France Winner: François Faber (Luxembourg) Faber became the first non-French Tour winner.
1910 1910 Tour de France Winner: Octave Lapize (France) First Tour to include Pyrenees mountain stages.
1911 1911 Tour de France Winner: Gustave Garrigou (France) First Tour to enter the Alps.
1912 1912 Tour de France Winner: Odile Defraye (Belgium) First Belgian winner of the Tour de France.
1913 1913 Tour de France Winner: Philippe Thys (Belgium) General classification changed to elapsed time format.
1914 1914 Tour de France Winner: Philippe Thys (Belgium) Last Tour before World War I.
1915 – 1918 Tour de France suspended during World War I No editions held 1915–1918 World War I forced cancellation of the Tour de France for four years.
1919 1919 Tour de France Winner: Firmin Lambot (Belgium) Introduction of the iconic yellow jersey (maillot jaune).
1920 1920 Tour de France Winner: Philippe Thys (Belgium) Philippe Thys won his third Tour title.
1921 1921 Tour de France Winner: Léon Scieur (Belgium) Belgian riders dominated the early 1920s.
1922 1922 Tour de France Winner: Firmin Lambot (Belgium) Lambot became the oldest Tour winner at the time.
1923 1923 Tour de France Winner: Henri Pélissier (France) Famous for disputes over harsh race conditions.
1924 1924 Tour de France Winner: Ottavio Bottecchia (Italy) First Italian Tour de France winner.
1925 1925 Tour de France Winner: Ottavio Bottecchia (Italy) Bottecchia defended his title successfully.
1926 1926 Tour de France Winner: Lucien Buysse (Belgium) Longest Tour de France in total distance ever raced.
1927 1927 Tour de France Winner: Nicolas Frantz (Luxembourg) Team-based racing strategies expanded.
1928 1928 Tour de France Winner: Nicolas Frantz (Luxembourg) Frantz wore the yellow jersey from start to finish.
1929 1929 Tour de France Winner: Maurice De Waele (Belgium) Controversial team tactics shaped the race outcome.
1930 1930 Tour de France Winner: André Leducq (France) National teams introduced for the first time.
1931 1931 Tour de France Winner: Antonin Magne (France) Magne claimed his first Tour victory.
1932 1932 Tour de France Winner: André Leducq (France) Bonus seconds introduced to increase competition.
1933 1933 Tour de France Winner: Georges Speicher (France) King of the Mountains classification introduced.
1934 1934 Tour de France Winner: Antonin Magne (France) Individual time trials became increasingly important.
1935 1935 Tour de France Winner: Romain Maes (Belgium) Belgium returned to dominance in the Tour.
1936 1936 Tour de France Winner: Sylvère Maes (Belgium) Mountain racing became increasingly decisive.
1937 1937 Tour de France Winner: Roger Lapébie (France) Derailleur gears officially allowed for the first time.
1938 1938 Tour de France Winner: Gino Bartali (Italy) Italian cycling entered a golden era.
1939 1939 Tour de France Winner: Sylvère Maes (Belgium) Last Tour before World War II.
1940 – 1946 Tour de France suspended during World War II No editions held 1940–1946 World War II caused cancellation of the Tour de France for seven years.
1947 1947 Tour de France Winner: Jean Robic (France) Tour triumphantly returned after World War II.
1948 1948 Tour de France Winner: Gino Bartali (Italy) Bartali became a postwar Italian national hero.
1949 1949 Tour de France Winner: Fausto Coppi (Italy) Legendary rivalry between Coppi and Bartali peaked.
1950 1950 Tour de France Winner: Ferdinand Kübler (Switzerland) First Swiss Tour winner.
1951 1951 Tour de France Winner: Hugo Koblet (Switzerland) Koblet became known for his elegant riding style.
1952 1952 Tour de France Winner: Fausto Coppi (Italy) First summit finishes introduced, including Alpe d'Huez.
1953 1953 Tour de France Winner: Louison Bobet (France) Points classification green jersey introduced.
1954 1954 Tour de France Winner: Louison Bobet (France) First Tour start outside France.
1955 1955 Tour de France Winner: Louison Bobet (France) Bobet won his third consecutive Tour.
1956 1956 Tour de France Winner: Roger Walkowiak (France) One of the most surprising victories in Tour history.
1957 1957 Tour de France Winner: Jacques Anquetil (France) Anquetil won the first of his five Tour titles.
1958 1958 Tour de France Winner: Charly Gaul (Luxembourg) Gaul excelled in difficult mountain stages.
1959 1959 Tour de France Winner: Federico Bahamontes (Spain) First Spanish Tour winner.
1960 1960 Tour de France Winner: Gastone Nencini (Italy) Known for dangerous descending skills.
1961 1961 Tour de France Winner: Jacques Anquetil (France) Anquetil established time-trial dominance.
1962 1962 Tour de France Winner: Jacques Anquetil (France) Trade teams returned to the Tour.
1963 1963 Tour de France Winner: Jacques Anquetil (France) Anquetil won his fourth title.
1964 1964 Tour de France Winner: Jacques Anquetil (France) Historic duel with Raymond Poulidor.
1965 1965 Tour de France Winner: Felice Gimondi (Italy) Young Italian rider shocked the favourites.
1966 1966 Tour de France Winner: Lucien Aimar (France) Race marked by rider protests over race conditions.
1967 1967 Tour de France Winner: Roger Pingeon (France) Tom Simpson died during the Mont Ventoux stage.
1968 1968 Tour de France Winner: Jan Janssen (Netherlands) First Dutch Tour de France winner.
1969 1969 Tour de France Winner: Eddy Merckx (Belgium) Merckx began one of the greatest careers in cycling history.
1970 1970 Tour de France Winner: Eddy Merckx (Belgium) Merckx continued his overwhelming dominance.
1971 1971 Tour de France Winner: Eddy Merckx (Belgium) Epic battle against Luis Ocaña in the mountains.
1972 1972 Tour de France Winner: Eddy Merckx (Belgium) Merckx secured his fourth Tour victory.
1973 1973 Tour de France Winner: Luis Ocaña (Spain) First Spanish winner since Bahamontes in 1959.
1974 1974 Tour de France Winner: Eddy Merckx (Belgium) Merckx equalled Anquetil with five Tour wins.
1975 1975 Tour de France Winner: Bernard Thévenet (France) First finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
1976 1976 Tour de France Winner: Lucien Van Impe (Belgium) Climbers gained prominence in the modern Tour.
1977 1977 Tour de France Winner: Bernard Thévenet (France) Thévenet won his second Tour title.
1978 1978 Tour de France Winner: Bernard Hinault (France) Hinault began his legendary Tour career.
1979 1979 Tour de France Winner: Bernard Hinault (France) Hinault dominated mountain and time-trial stages.
1980 1980 Tour de France Winner: Joop Zoetemelk (Netherlands) Zoetemelk finally won after years as runner-up.
1981 1981 Tour de France Winner: Bernard Hinault (France) Hinault captured his third Tour.
1982 1982 Tour de France Winner: Bernard Hinault (France) Hinault reinforced his status as the dominant rider.
1983 1983 Tour de France Winner: Laurent Fignon (France) Young French rider emerged as a new superstar.
1984 1984 Tour de France Winner: Laurent Fignon (France) Fignon defended his title successfully.
1985 1985 Tour de France Winner: Bernard Hinault (France) Hinault achieved a record fifth Tour victory.
1986 1986 Tour de France Winner: Greg LeMond (USA) First non-European winner of the Tour de France.
1987 1987 Tour de France Winner: Stephen Roche (Ireland) Roche completed cycling's rare Triple Crown in one season.
1988 1988 Tour de France Winner: Pedro Delgado (Spain) Spanish cycling regained prominence.
1989 1989 Tour de France Winner: Greg LeMond (USA) Closest finish in Tour history — won by eight seconds.
1990 1990 Tour de France Winner: Greg LeMond (USA) LeMond secured his third and final Tour title.
1991 1991 Tour de France Winner: Miguel Induráin (Spain) The Induráin era began with his first Tour victory.
1992 1992 Tour de France Winner: Miguel Induráin (Spain) Induráin dominated time trials and mountain stages.
1993 1993 Tour de France Winner: Miguel Induráin (Spain) Third consecutive Tour title for Induráin.
1994 1994 Tour de France Winner: Miguel Induráin (Spain) Induráin equalled Merckx with four straight wins.
1995 1995 Tour de France Winner: Miguel Induráin (Spain) Induráin won a record fifth consecutive Tour.
1996 1996 Tour de France Winner: Bjarne Riis (Denmark) Riis later admitted to doping throughout his career.
1997 1997 Tour de France Winner: Jan Ullrich (Germany) Ullrich became the first German Tour winner.
1998 1998 Tour de France Winner: Marco Pantani (Italy) Festina doping scandal shook professional cycling to its core.
1999 1999 Tour de France No official winner — vacated Lance Armstrong's victory was later stripped for systematic doping.
2000 2000 Tour de France No official winner — vacated Lance Armstrong's victory was later stripped for systematic doping.
2001 2001 Tour de France No official winner — vacated Lance Armstrong's victory was later stripped for systematic doping.
2002 2002 Tour de France No official winner — vacated Lance Armstrong's victory was later stripped for systematic doping.
2003 2003 Tour de France No official winner — vacated Centenary edition. Armstrong's record seventh title later annulled.
2004 2004 Tour de France No official winner — vacated Lance Armstrong's victory was later stripped for systematic doping.
2005 2005 Tour de France No official winner — vacated Armstrong's seventh title annulled. His entire Tour career erased.
2006 2006 Tour de France Winner: Óscar Pereiro (Spain) Original winner Floyd Landis was disqualified for doping.
2007 2007 Tour de France Winner: Alberto Contador (Spain) Tour affected by multiple doping controversies.
2008 2008 Tour de France Winner: Carlos Sastre (Spain) Sastre achieved victory with powerful Alpine attacks.
2009 2009 Tour de France Winner: Alberto Contador (Spain) Contador defeated Armstrong's high-profile comeback attempt.
2010 2010 Tour de France Winner: Andy Schleck (Luxembourg) Original winner Alberto Contador was later stripped for doping.
2011 2011 Tour de France Winner: Cadel Evans (Australia) First Australian winner of the Tour de France.
2012 2012 Tour de France Winner: Bradley Wiggins (United Kingdom) First British winner of the Tour de France.
2013 2013 Tour de France Winner: Chris Froome (United Kingdom) Froome claimed the first of his four Tour victories.
2014 2014 Tour de France Winner: Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Nibali dominated amid crashes affecting his main rivals.
2015 2015 Tour de France Winner: Chris Froome (United Kingdom) Froome secured his second Tour title.
2016 2016 Tour de France Winner: Chris Froome (United Kingdom) Froome famously ran up Mont Ventoux after a crash.
2017 2017 Tour de France Winner: Chris Froome (United Kingdom) Froome won his fourth Tour title.
2018 2018 Tour de France Winner: Geraint Thomas (United Kingdom) Welsh rider achieved first Tour victory for Team Sky.
2019 2019 Tour de France Winner: Egan Bernal (Colombia) First Colombian and youngest modern-era winner of the Tour.
2020 2020 Tour de France Winner: Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) Tour postponed to September and held during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 2021 Tour de France Winner: Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) Pogačar defended his Tour title in dominant fashion.
2022 2022 Tour de France Winner: Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark) Vingegaard defeated Pogačar in spectacular mountain stages.
2023 2023 Tour de France Winner: Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark) Vingegaard won consecutive Tour titles.
2024 2024 Tour de France Winner: Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) Tour started in Italy for the first time in its history.