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Indurain is the only man to win five consecutive Tours. Henri Cornet is the youngest winner; he won in 1904, just short of his 20th birthday. Firmin Lambot is the oldest winner, he was 36 years, 4 months old when he won in 1922. [ 5] French cyclists have won the most Tours; 21 cyclists have won 36 Tours among them.
Overall Speed of the Tour de France. The 2022 edition was the fastest Tour de France in history. Jonas Vingegaard rode 3,349,8 km in 79h 33' 20", thus realising an overall speed of 42.102 km/h (26.161 mph). [ 17] The slowest Tour de France was the edition of 1919, when Firmin Lambot 's average speed was 24.1 km/h. [ 18]
The 2022 Tour de France was the 109th edition of the Tour de France. It started in Copenhagen, Denmark on 1 July 2022 and ended with the final stage on the Champs-Élysées, Paris on 24 July 2022. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard ( Team Jumbo–Visma) won the general classification for the first time. Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogačar ( UAE ...
The first Tour de France was staged in 1903. The plan was a five-stage race from 31 May to 5 July, starting in Paris and stopping in Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Nantes before returning to Paris. Toulouse was added later to break the long haul across southern France from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.
July 21, 2024 at 3:05 PM. Tadej Pogacar previously won the Tour de France in 2020 and 2021 [Getty Images] Tadej Pogacar sealed a sensational Tour de France-Giro d'Italia double by winning the ...
Tour de France LIVE – Yates brothers, Rodriguez and Bilbao fight for third. 16:00, Lawrence Ostlere. 9km to go: Felix Gall leads Vingegaard and Pogacar up towards the finish like a sacrificial ...
The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race consisted of 21 stages and a prologue, over 3,285 km (2,041 mi). It started on 1 July 1989 in Luxembourg before taking an anti-clockwise route through France to finish in Paris on 23 July. The race was won by Greg LeMond of the AD Renting ...
The total prize pot of the 2023 Tour de France is €2.5m and the overall winner of the general classification receives 20% of that figure, taking home €500,000. €500,000.