Tour de France records and statistics - wikipedia Tour de France records and statistics See also : Yellow jersey statistics One rider has been King of the Mountains, won the combination classification, combativity award, the points competition, and the Tour in the same year - Eddy Merckx in 1969, which was also the first year he participated. Twice the Tour was won by a racer who never wore the yellow jersey until the race was over. In 1947, Jean Robic overturned a three - minute deficit on a 257 km final stage into Paris. In 1968, Jan Janssen of the Netherlands secured his win in the individual time trial on the last day. The Tour has been won three times by a racer who led the general classification on the first stage and held the lead all the way to Paris. Maurice Garin did it during the Tour 's very first edition, 1903 ; he repeated the feat the next year, but the results were nullified as a response to widespread cheating. Ottavio Bottechia completed a GC start - to - finish sweep in 1924. In 1928, Nicolas Frantz also led the GC for the entire race, and the final podium was made up of three riders from his Alcyon -- Dunlop team. While no one has accomplished this since 1928, there have been four tours in which a racer has taken over the GC lead on the second stage and held the lead all the way to Paris. Laurent Fignon, winner in 1983, was the last rider to win the race in his first appearance. René Pottier, Roger Lapébie, Sylvère Maes, Fausto Coppi and Bradley Wiggins all won the Tour de France the last time they appeared in the race. Contents 1 Appearances 2 Winning margin 3 Successful breakaways 4 Overall speed 5 Stage speeds 6 Stage wins per rider 7 Stage wins per country 7.1 Detailed table 8 Stage towns 9 Notes 10 References Appearances The record for most appearances is held jointly by Sylvain Chavanel, Stuart O'Grady, and Jens Voigt with 17. In light of George Hincapie 's suspension for use of performance - enhancing drugs, before which he held the mark for most consecutive finishes with sixteen, having completed all but his very first, Joop Zoetemelk holds the record for the most finishes, having completed all 16 of the Tours that he started. Participations Finishes Name Nationality 17 ( 1997, 1998, 1999 -- 2013 ) 15 ( 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 -- 2006, 2008 -- 2013 ) Stuart O'Grady Australia 17 ( 1998 -- 2014 ) 14 ( 1998 -- 2002, 2004, 2006 -- 2008, 2010 -- 2014 ) Jens Voigt Germany 17 ( 2001 -- 2017 ) 15 ( 2001 -- 2006, 2008 -- 2011, 2013 -- 2017 ) Sylvain Chavanel France 16 ( 1970 -- 1973, 1975 -- 1986 ) 16 ( 1970 -- 1973, 1975 -- 1986 ) Joop Zoetemelk Netherlands 16 ( 2001 -- 2009, 2011 -- 2017 ) 15 ( 2001 -- 2003, 2005 -- 2009, 2011 -- 2017 ) Haimar Zubeldia Spain 15 ( 1969 -- 1981, 1983, 1985 ) 15 ( 1969 -- 1981, 1983, 1985 ) Lucien Van Impe Belgium 15 ( 1990 -- 1998, 2000 -- 2004, 2006 ) 15 ( 1990 -- 1998, 2000 -- 2004, 2006 ) Viatcheslav Ekimov Russia 15 ( 1980 -- 1994 ) 13 ( 1981 -- 1982, 1984 -- 1994 ) Guy Nulens Belgium 15 ( 1996 -- 2010 ) 11 ( 1996 -- 1997, 1999 -- 2000, 2003 -- 2007, 2009 -- 2010 ) Christophe Moreau France 15 ( 2003 - 2017 ) 15 ( 2003 - 2017 ) Thomas Voeckler France 14 ( 1953 -- 1966 ) 13 ( 1953 -- 1962, 1964 -- 1966 ) André Darrigade France 14 ( 1994 -- 2004, 2006 -- 2008 ) 13 ( 1995 -- 2004, 2006 -- 2008 ) Erik Zabel Germany 14 ( 1978 -- 1985, 1987 -- 1992 ) 12 ( 1978 -- 1985, 1988 -- 1990, 1992 ) Sean Kelly Ireland 14 ( 1962 -- 1976 ) 11 ( 1962 -- 1965, 1967, 1969 -- 1972, 1974 -- 1976 ) Raymond Poulidor France 14 ( 1908 -- 1914, 1920 -- 1928 ) 07 ( 1909 -- 1914, 1921 ) Jules Deloffre France 14 ( 1996 -- 2003, 2007 - 2012 ) 13 ( 1997 -- 2003, 2007 - 2012 ) George Hincapie United States 13 ( 1981 -- 1988, 1989 -- 1994 ) 13 ( 1981 -- 1988, 1989 -- 1994 ) Phil Anderson Australia 13 ( 1969 -- 1975, 1977 -- 1981, 1983 ) 12 ( 1969 -- 1975, 1977 -- 1980, 1983 ) Joaquim Agostinho Portugal 13 ( 1974 -- 1982, 1984, 1986 -- 1988 ) 11 ( 1974 -- 1975, 1977 -- 1982, 1984, 1986 -- 1987 ) Gerrie Knetemann Netherlands 13 ( 1977 -- 1989 ) 11 ( 1977 -- 1985, 1987, 1989 ) Henk Lubberding Netherlands 13 ( 1951 -- 1963 ) 10 ( 1951 -- 1952, 1954, 1956 -- 1957, 1959 -- 1963 ) Jean Dotto France 13 ( 1964 -- 1976 ) 10 ( 1964 -- 1965, 1967 -- 1971, 1973 -- 1974, 1976 ) Jean - Pierre Genet France 13 ( 1979 -- 1983, 1985 -- 1988, 1990 -- 1993 ) 09 ( 1979, 1981 -- 1983, 1985, 1987 -- 1988, 1990 -- 1991 ) Gilbert Duclos - Lassalle France 13 ( 1953 -- 1965 ) 09 ( 1953 -- 1955, 1957, 1959 -- 1960, 1962 -- 1963, 1965 ) François Mahe France 13 ( 1992 -- 1997, 1999 -- 2005 ) 08 ( 1993 -- 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002 -- 2005 ) Marc Wauters Belgium 13 ( 1994 -- 2006 ) 07 ( 1995, 1997, 2000 -- 2001, 2003, 2005 -- 2006 ) Didier Rous France Winning margin In the early years of the Tour, cyclists rode individually, and were sometimes forbidden to ride together. This led to large gaps between the winner and the number two. Since the cyclists now tend to stay together in a peloton, the margins of the winner have become smaller, as the difference usually originates from time trials, breakaways or on mountain top finishes, or from being left behind the peloton. In the table below, the eight smallest margins between the winner and the second placed cyclists at the end of the Tour are given. The largest margin, by comparison, remains that of the first Tour in 1903 : 2h 49m 45s between Maurice Garin and Lucien Pothier. The nine smallest margins between first and second placed riders are as follows : Winning margin Year Opponents 8 '' 1989 Greg LeMond -- Laurent Fignon 23 '' 2007 Alberto Contador -- Cadel Evans 32 '' 2006 Óscar Pereiro -- Andreas Klöden 38 '' 1968 Jan Janssen -- Herman Van Springel 40 '' Stephen Roche -- Pedro Delgado 48 '' 1977 Bernard Thévenet -- Hennie Kuiper 54 '' 2017 Chris Froome -- Rigoberto Urán 55 '' 1964 Jacques Anquetil -- Raymond Poulidor 58 '' 2008 Carlos Sastre -- Cadel Evans Successful breakaways The longest successful post-war breakaway by a single rider was by Albert Bourlon in the 1947 Tour de France. In the stage Carcassone - Luchon, he stayed away for 253 kilometres ( 157 mi ). It was one of seven breakaways longer than 200 km, the last being Thierry Marie 's 234 km escape in 1991. Bourlon finished 16 m 30s ahead. This is one of the biggest time gaps but not the greatest. That record belongs to José - Luis Viejo, who beat the peloton by 22 mins 50 secs in the 1976 stage Montgenèvre - Manosque. He was the fourth and most recent rider to win a stage by more than 20 minutes. Overall speed Overall Speed of the Tour de France The 2005 edition was the fastest Tour de France in history. Lance Armstrong rode 3,592.5 km in 86h 15 ' 02 ``, thus realising an overall speed of 41.654 km / h, though his win was later annulled. The slowest Tour de France was the edition of 1919, when Firmin Lambot 's average speed was 24.056 km / h. Stage speeds The fastest massed - start stage was in 1999 from Laval to Blois ( 194.5 km ), won by Mario Cipollini at 50.4 km / h ( 31.32 mph ). The fastest time - trial is Rohan Dennis ' stage 1 of the 2015 Tour de France in Utrecht, won at an average of 55.446 km / h ( 34.5 mph ). The fastest stage win was by the 2013 Orica GreenEDGE team in a team time - trial. It completed the 25 km time - trial at 57.7 km / h ( 35.85 mph ). The fastest climb of Alpe d'Huez was by Marco Pantani in 1997 Tour de France at 23.1 km / h ( 14.35 mph ). Stage wins per rider 33 riders have won 10 or more stages ( including half - stages, excluding Team Time Trials ). Riders who are still active are indicated in bold. Riders with the same number of stage wins are listed alphabetically. Rank Name Country Wins Eddy Merckx Belgium 34 Mark Cavendish United Kingdom 30 Bernard Hinault France 28 André Leducq France 25 5 André Darrigade France 22 6 Nicolas Frantz Luxembourg 20 7 François Faber Luxembourg 19 8 Jean Alavoine France 17 9 Jacques Anquetil France 16 René Le Grevès France 16 Charles Pélissier France 16 12 Freddy Maertens Belgium 15 13 Marcel Kittel Germany 14 14 Philippe Thys Belgium 13 Louis Trousselier France 13 16 Gino Bartali Italy 12 Mario Cipollini Italy 12 Miguel Indurain Spain 12 Robbie McEwen Australia 12 Erik Zabel Germany 12 21 Jean Aerts Belgium 11 Louison Bobet France 11 Raffaele Di Paco Italy 11 André Greipel Germany 11 25 Maurice Archambaud France 10 Charly Gaul Luxembourg 10 Walter Godefroot Belgium 10 Thor Hushovd Norway 10 Gerrie Knetemann Netherlands 10 Antonin Magne France 10 Henri Pélissier France 10 Jan Raas Netherlands 10 Joop Zoetemelk Netherlands 10 Three riders have won 8 stages in a single year : Charles Pélissier ( FRA ) ( 1930, in addition to seven 2nd places ) Eddy Merckx ( BEL ) ( 1970, 1974 ) Freddy Maertens ( BEL ) ( 1976, in addition to four 2nd and two 3rd places ) Mark Cavendish has the most mass finish stage wins with 30 ahead of André Darrigade and André Leducq with 22, François Faber with 19 and Eddy Merckx with 18. The youngest Tour de France stage winner is Fabio Battesini, who was 19 when he won one stage in the 1931 Tour de France. Stage wins per country Riders from 33 countries have won at least one stage in the Tour de France. Country # France 702 Belgium 471 Italy 268 Netherlands 171 Spain 127 Germany 87 Luxembourg 70 United Kingdom 67 Country # Switzerland 60 Australia 30 Denmark 18 United States 18 Norway 17 Colombia 16 Portugal 12 Ireland 11 Country # Russia 11 Slovakia 9 Uzbekistan 9 Kazakhstan 5 Poland 5 Austria Estonia Ukraine Country # Czech Republic Mexico Latvia Brazil Canada South Africa Sweden Lithuania Slovenia Detailed table 1903 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1904 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1905 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1906 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1907 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1908 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1909 7 - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1910 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1911 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1912 8 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1913 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1914 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1919 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1920 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1921 5 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1922 6 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1923 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1924 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1925 8 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1926 - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1927 6 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1928 13 - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1929 10 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1930 13 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1931 8 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1932 7 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1933 9 9 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1934 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1935 13 8 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1936 13 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1937 9 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1938 8 11 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1939 17 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1947 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1948 6 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1949 8 5 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1950 9 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1951 6 5 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1952 9 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1953 10 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1954 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1955 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1956 8 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1957 17 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1958 9 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1959 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1960 10 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1961 12 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1962 7 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1963 8 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1964 8 7 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1965 7 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1966 8 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1967 8 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1968 10 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1969 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1970 5 14 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1971 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1972 7 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1973 6 7 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1976 12 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1977 8 6 5 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1978 7 5 - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1979 10 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1980 7 - 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1981 6 10 - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1982 6 5 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1984 12 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1985 6 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1986 6 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1988 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1989 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1990 5 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1991 5 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1992 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1993 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1994 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1995 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1997 6 - 7 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1998 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1999 - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2000 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2001 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2002 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2003 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2005 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2008 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2009 - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2011 - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012 5 - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013 - - 6 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014 - 5 - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016 - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2017 5 - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TOTAL 702 471 268 171 127 87 70 67 60 30 18 18 17 16 12 11 11 9 9 5 5 Stage towns Some cities and towns have hosted 25 or more stage starts and finishes : Paris -- 140 ( most recent finish : 2017 ) Bordeaux -- 80 ( most recent : 2010 ) Pau -- 69 ( most recent : 2017 ) Bagnères - de-Luchon -- 58 ( most recent : 2016 ) Metz -- 40 ( most recent : 2012 ) Grenoble -- 39 ( most recent : 2014 ) Marseille -- 36 ( most recent : 2017 ) Nice -- 36 ( most recent : 2013 ) Perpignan -- 36 ( most recent : 2009 ) Caen -- 35 ( most recent : 2006 ) Briançon -- 35 ( most recent : 2017 ) Bayonne -- 32 ( most recent : 2003 ) Montpellier -- 31 ( most recent : 2016 ) Nantes -- 30 ( most recent : 2008 ) Belfort -- 29 ( most recent : 2000 ) Brest -- 28 ( most recent : 2008 ) L'Alpe d'Huez -- 28 ( most recent : 2015 ) Toulouse -- 25 ( most recent : 2008 ) Roubaix -- 25 ( most recent : 1994 ) Saint - Étienne -- 25 ( most recent : 2014 ) Notes Jump up ^ Assisted by illicit performance - enhancing drug use in the 1998 Tour de France Jump up ^ Assisted by illicit performance - enhancing drug use in the 1998 Tour de France Jump up ^ All appearances from 2004 to 2006 have been disqualified due to Hincapie 's suspension for performance - enhancing drug use References Jump up ^ Memoire du cyclisme. 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Jump up ^ letour.fr Tour de France By year 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Classifications ( `` jerseys '' ) Current General ( maillot jaune ) Points ( maillot vert ) Mountains ( maillot à pois ) Young rider ( maillot blanc ) Team ( classement d'équipes ) Combativity ( prix de combativité ) Former Combination ( maillot du combiné ) Intermediate sprints ( maillot rouge ) Directors 1903 -- 1935 : Henri Desgrange 1936 -- 1961 : Jacques Goddet 1962 -- 1986 : Jacques Goddet and Félix Lévitan 1987 : Jean - François Naquet - Radiguet 1988 : Xavier Louy 1989 -- 2006 : Jean - Marie Leblanc 2007 -- present : Christian Prudhomme Finish locations 1903 -- 1967 : Parc des Princes 1968 -- 1974 : Vélodrome de Vincennes 1975 -- present : Champs - Élysées stage Lists General classification winners Secondary classification winners Grands Départs Records and statistics Mountain passes and hills Articles and topics During World War II Yellow jersey statistics Lanterne rouge Doping Hors catégorie Souvenir Jacques Goddet Souvenir Henri Desgrange Related articles Didi Senft Géo Lefèvre La Course by Le Tour de France Tour de France Soundtracks Tour de l'Avenir Grand Tour ( cycling ) Races Tour de France General classification winners Secondary classification winners Records and statistics Yellow jersey statistics Giro d'Italia General classification winners Secondary classification winners Records and statistics Vuelta a España General classification winners Secondary classification winners Records and statistics GT winners General classification winners Points classification winners Mountains classification winners Stage winners at all three tours See also General classification Mountains classification Points classification Young rider classification Team classification Triple Crown of Cycling Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tour_de_France_records_and_statistics&oldid=800161954 '' Categories : Tour de France - related lists Cycling records and statistics Tour de France classifications and awards Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 11 September 2017, at 21 : 05. 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