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Tour de France general classification winners by nationality Country No. of wins No. of winning cyclists France: 36 21 Belgium: 18 10 Spain: 12 7 Italy: 10 7 Great Britain: 6 3 Luxembourg: 5 4 Denmark: 3 2 United States: 3 1 Slovenia: 3 1 Switzerland: 2 2 Netherlands: 2 2 Ireland: 1 1 Germany: 1 1 Australia: 1 1 Colombia: 1 1
In the 1953 Tour de France, to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Tour de France, the points system was reintroduced, but this time as an additional classification. Because the leader in the general classification wears a yellow jersey, the leader in the points classification also received a special jersey, a green jersey. The color green was ...
The winner of the first several Tour de France races wore a green armband instead of a yellow jersey. [1] After the second Tour de France, the rules were changed, and the general classification was no longer calculated by time, but by points. This points system was kept until 1912, after which it changed back to the time classification.
Current GC Ranking: 4th-place General Classification, (+1:36) Expected GC Finish: 3rd-place General Classification. Roglič has had a rather anonymous Tour de France so far, quietly riding himself ...
The 2023 Tour de France sees Jonas Vingegaard return to defend his crown after winning his first yellow jersey last year an ending Tadej Pogacar’s dominance.. The Slovenian Pogacar had won the ...
The maillot jaune is one of the most recognizable symbols in cycling. Who could snag it this year?
Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour Pos. Position in the general classification: Time Deficit to the winner of the general classification ‡ Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1997 eligible for the young rider classification: Denotes the winner of the general classification: Denotes the winner of the points classification
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]