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A list of Tour de France winners is provided in the table.
| year | winner | km |
|---|---|---|
| *Riis was no longer recognized as champion after his 2007 admission of illegal drug use. | ||
| **Armstrong was stripped of the title in 2012, having declined to continue contesting ongoing charges of illegal drug use. | ||
| ***Became champion after the original winner tested positive for illegal drug use and was stripped of the title. | ||
| 1903 | Maurice Garin (France) | 2,428 |
| 1904 | Henri Cornet (France) | 2,428 |
| 1905 | Louis Trousselier (France) | 2,994 |
| 1906 | René Pottier (France) | 4,637 |
| 1907 | Lucien Petit-Breton (France) | 4,488 |
| 1908 | Lucien Petit-Breton (France) | 4,487 |
| 1909 | François Faber (Lux.) | 4,497 |
| 1910 | Octave Lapize (France) | 4,734 |
| 1911 | Gustave Garrigou (France) | 5,344 |
| 1912 | Odiel Defraeye (Belg.) | 5,289 |
| 1913 | Philippe Thys (Belg.) | 5,287 |
| 1914 | Philippe Thys (Belg.) | 5,380 |
| 1915–18 | not held | |
| 1919 | Firmin Lambot (Belg.) | 5,560 |
| 1920 | Philippe Thys (Belg.) | 5,503 |
| 1921 | Léon Scieur (Belg.) | 5,484 |
| 1922 | Firmin Lambot (Belg.) | 5,375 |
| 1923 | Henri Pélissier (France) | 5,386 |
| 1924 | Ottavio Bottecchia (Italy) | 5,425 |
| 1925 | Ottavio Bottecchia (Italy) | 5,440 |
| 1926 | Lucien Buysse (Belg.) | 5,745 |
| 1927 | Nicolas Frantz (Lux.) | 5,398 |
| 1928 | Nicolas Frantz (Lux.) | 5,476 |
| 1929 | Maurice De Waele (Belg.) | 5,286 |
| 1930 | André Leducq (France) | 4,822 |
| 1931 | Antonin Magne (France) | 5,091 |
| 1932 | André Leducq (France) | 4,479 |
| 1933 | Georges Speicher (France) | 4,395 |
| 1934 | Antonin Magne (France) | 4,470 |
| 1935 | Romain Maes (Belg.) | 4,338 |
| 1936 | Sylvère Maes (Belg.) | 4,442 |
| 1937 | Roger Lapébie (France) | 4,415 |
| 1938 | Gino Bartali (Italy) | 4,694 |
| 1939 | Sylvère Maes (Belg.) | 4,224 |
| 1940–46 | not held | |
| 1947 | Jean Robic (France) | 4,640 |
| 1948 | Gino Bartali (Italy) | 4,922 |
| 1949 | Fausto Coppi (Italy) | 4,808 |
| 1950 | Ferdinand Kubler (Switz.) | 4,775 |
| 1951 | Hugo Koblet (Switz.) | 4,690 |
| 1952 | Fausto Coppi (Italy) | 4,898 |
| 1953 | Louison Bobet (France) | 4,479 |
| 1954 | Louison Bobet (France) | 4,656 |
| 1955 | Louison Bobet (France) | 4,495 |
| 1956 | Roger Walkowiak (France) | 4,496 |
| 1957 | Jacques Anquetil (France) | 4,669 |
| 1958 | Charly Gaul (Lux.) | 4,319 |
| 1959 | Federico Bahamontes (Spain) | 4,355 |
| 1960 | Gastone Nencini (Italy) | 4,173 |
| 1961 | Jacques Anquetil (France) | 4,397 |
| 1962 | Jacques Anquetil (France) | 4,274 |
| 1963 | Jacques Anquetil (France) | 4,137 |
| 1964 | Jacques Anquetil (France) | 4,504 |
| 1965 | Felice Gimondi (Italy) | 4,188 |
| 1966 | Lucien Aimar (France) | 4,329 |
| 1967 | Roger Pingeon (France) | 4,780 |
| 1968 | Jan Janssen (Neth.) | 4,492 |
| 1969 | Eddy Merckx (Belg.) | 4,117 |
| 1970 | Eddy Merckx (Belg.) | 4,254 |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx (Belg.) | 3,608 |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx (Belg.) | 3,846 |
| 1973 | Luis Ocaña (Spain) | 4,090 |
| 1974 | Eddy Merckx (Belg.) | 4,098 |
| 1975 | Bernard Thévenet (France) | 4,000 |
| 1976 | Lucien Van Impe (Belg.) | 4,017 |
| 1977 | Bernard Thévenet (France) | 4,098 |
| 1978 | Bernard Hinault (France) | 3,908 |
| 1979 | Bernard Hinault (France) | 3,765 |
| 1980 | Joop Zoetemelk (Neth.) | 3,842 |
| 1981 | Bernard Hinault (France) | 3,765 |
| 1982 | Bernard Hinault (France) | 3,507 |
| 1983 | Laurent Fignon (France) | 3,809 |
| 1984 | Laurent Fignon (France) | 4,021 |
| 1985 | Bernard Hinault (France) | 4,100 |
| 1986 | Greg LeMond (U.S.) | 4,091 |
| 1987 | Stephen Roche (Ire.) | 4,231 |
| 1988 | Pedro Delgado (Spain) | 3,286 |
| 1989 | Greg LeMond (U.S.) | 3,285 |
| 1990 | Greg LeMond (U.S.) | 3,504 |
| 1991 | Miguel Indurain (Spain) | 3,914 |
| 1992 | Miguel Indurain (Spain) | 3,983 |
| 1993 | Miguel Indurain (Spain) | 3,714 |
| 1994 | Miguel Indurain (Spain) | 3,978 |
| 1995 | Miguel Indurain (Spain) | 3,635 |
| 1996 | Bjarne Riis (Den.)* | 3,765 |
| 1997 | Jan Ullrich (Ger.) | 3,950 |
| 1998 | Marco Pantani (Italy) | 3,875 |
| 1999 | Lance Armstrong (U.S.)** | 3,870 |
| 2000 | Lance Armstrong (U.S.)** | 3,663 |
| 2001 | Lance Armstrong (U.S.)** | 3,454 |
| 2002 | Lance Armstrong (U.S.)** | 3,272 |
| 2003 | Lance Armstrong (U.S.)** | 3,428 |
| 2004 | Lance Armstrong (U.S.)** | 3,390 |
| 2005 | Lance Armstrong (U.S.)** | 3,593 |
| 2006 | Óscar Pereiro (Spain)*** | 3,657 |
| 2007 | Alberto Contador (Spain) | 3,570 |
| 2008 | Carlos Sastre (Spain) | 3,554 |
| 2009 | Alberto Contador (Spain) | 3,460 |
| 2010 | Andy Schleck (Lux.)*** | 3,642 |
| 2011 | Cadel Evans (Austl.) | 3,630 |
| 2012 | Bradley Wiggins (U.K.) | 3,497 |
| 2013 | Christopher Froome (U.K.) | 3,404 |
| 2014 | Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) | 3,664 |
| 2015 | Christopher Froome (U.K.) | 3,354 |
| 2016 | Christopher Froome (U.K.) | 3,529 |
| 2017 | Christopher Froome (U.K.) | 3,540 |
| 2018 | Geraint Thomas (U.K.) | 3,349 |
| 2019 | Egan Bernal (Colom.) | 3,366 |
| 2020 | Tadej Pogačar (Slvn.) | 3,482 |
| 2021 | Tadej Pogačar (Slvn.) | 3,383 |
| 2022 | Jonas Vingegaard (Den.) | 3,328 |
| 2023 | Jonas Vingegaard (Den.) | 3,406 |
| 2024 | Tadej Pogačar (Slvn.) | 3,498 |