Mark Cavendish powered to a stage win on 30 occasions. The youngest winner ever was Henri Cornet, winning the 1904 Tour at 19 years of age. The oldest winner is Firmin Lambot, who was 36 years when he won in 1922. Cadel Evans is the oldest winner post WWII – in 2011 he was 34 when he finally won his yellow jersey after years of trying. Tadej Pogacar is the youngest post-WW2 Tour de France winner. He turned 22 the day after he won the 2020 edition. Alberto Contador Chris Froome Bradley Wiggins Geraint Thomas Vincenzo Nibali. Egan Bernal Watch the highlights of recent races here: Leave a comment No comments yet, your opinion is most welcome.
He had to give back his title after charges of doping. ** Lance Armstrong's victories (1999 t/m 2005) have been taken from him due to the use of doping. No new winner was declared. Tour de France Records Four riders remain in the record books for having won the Tour de France five times: Eddy Merckx, Bernhard Hinault, Miguel Indurain and Jacques Anquetil. Anquetil pulled off the unthinkable in 1961 when he held the yellow jersey from the first day of the race right up until the end. Pater Sagan holds the record for green jersey wins with seven. Richard Virenque is the King of the Mountains in the Tour de France. He won the polka dot jersey 4 times in a row from 1994-1997, and added a further three jerseys in 1999, 2003 and 2004. Andy Schleck and Jan Ullrich both won the white jersey three times and share the record. In 1969, Eddy Merckx won the yellow jersey, the green jersey and the polka dot jersey, the only man ever to do so in a single Tour de France. He also has the most stage wins with 34.
The 106th annual Tour de France is churning right along after a commemorative journey through Brussels to open the 2019 Grand Tour, and a handful of countries have already been represented through the early stages of the 2, 200-mile cycling competition. The 23-day event, won by Geraint Thomas in 2018, features 21 total daylong stages and some of the best cyclists from around the globe. The first two stages of this year's Tour went to the Netherlands, with Mike Teuinessen taking the opening flat stage and his team, Jumbo-Visma, winning the team time trial from the Royal Palace of Brussels to the Atomium. Belgium, meanwhile, claimed three stages in the 6-10 run, with Wout van Aert taking Stage 10 on July 15. Simon Yates, brother of 2016 fourth-place finisher Adam Yates, took Stage 12 on the mountain and roared back to win Stage 15 as well, with Italy claiming its second stage three days later.
"It was an amazing three weeks, an incredible journey. " Sam Bennett of Ireland won Sunday's 21st stage in a sprint on the Champs-Élysées but, in keeping with tradition on the race's final day, the cyclists mostly rode at a slower pace than the one they had maintained for three weeks, and the overall standings remained unchanged from Saturday's penultimate stage. For most of the day, all eyes were on the 21-year-old Pogacar, who on Saturday accomplished what many had thought impossible: He wiped out Roglic's 57-second lead by beating his rival by almost two minutes in an individual time trial. In doing so, Pogacar opened an insurmountable lead of his own entering the final day. Image Credit... Anne-Christine Poujoulat/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The dramatic finish lit up a Tour that took place amid stringent coronavirus-related regulations — imposed by both Tour organizers and French health officials — that affected several aspects of the race, including how the teams would compete in it and how fans would watch it from the roadsides.
Tour de France 2019: Top ten time gaps after Stage 19 Rank Rider Gap 1 Egan Bernal – 2 Julian Alaphilippe + 00h 00′ 48" 3 Geraint Thomas + 00h 01′ 16" 4 Steven Kruijswijk + 00h 01′ 28" 5 Emanuel Buchmann + 00h 01′ 55" 6 Mikel Landa Meana + 00h 04′ 35" 7 Rigoberto Uran + 00h 05′ 14" 8 Nairo Quintana + 00h 05′ 17" 9 Alejandro Valverde + 00h 06′ 25" 10 Richie Porte + 00h 06′ 28" Should Bernal triumph in Paris on Sunday, he will also become one of the youngest ever winners of the Tour de France. He's a long way off from being the youngest ever winner, but he will become the third-youngest winner ever. Bernal was born on 13 January 1997. He will be youngest winner in the modern era, though. The two youngest riders to win the tour did so in the early 1910s. Ten youngest Tour de France winners Surnames first, then the rider name in the table below. # Rider Age 1 Cornet Henri 19y + 352d 2 Faber François 22y + 187d 3 Lapize Octave 22y + 280d 4 Gimondi Felice 22y + 289d 5 Thys Philippe 22y + 292d 6 Fignon Laurent 22y + 346d 7 Maes Romain 22y + 352d 8 Anquetil Jacques 23y + 193d 9 Ullrich Jan 23y + 237d 10 Hinault Bernard 23y + 251d Oldest tour de France winners Firmin Lambot aged 36 and 130 days is the oldest ever winner.
How is Tour de France prize money split? The prize pot is spread across a number of disciplines during the Tour de France. The biggest prize is for the overall winner of the General Classification race, who also earns the Yellow Jersey and the glory. However, there are also prizes for the top sprinter, mountain climber and young rider. What's more, prizes are handed out every day for whoever wins each stage, whoever wears the Yellow Jersey and even for the first rider at the top of the Col de la Loze (17th stage). The Tour de France starts in August and ends in September 2020 (GETTY) Tour de France 2020 winner prize The overall winner of the Tour de France 2020 will earn €500, 000 (£450, 000). There is also €11, 000 available for the rider who wins the stage classification. Whichever rider wears the Yellow Jersey will earn €500 a day. Tour de France points classification prize money Sprinters earn €1, 500 for each sprint they win, while the daily Green Jersey holder will earn €300. The overall winner of the points classification receives €25, 000, with a total prize fund here of €131, 000.