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Tour of France Records
In terms of nationality, riders from France have won most Tours (36), followed by Belgium (18), United States (10), Italy (9), Spain (8), Luxembourg (4), Switzerland and the Netherlands (2 each) and Ireland, Denmark and Germany (1 each).
Three other riders have managed to win the Tour three times:
Philippe Thys (Belgium) in 1913, 1914, and 1920;
Louison Bobet (France) in 1953, 1954, and 1955;
Greg LeMond (USA) in 1986, 1989, and 1990.
Gino Bartali holds the record of longest time span between titles, having earned his first and last Tour victories 10 years apart (in 1938 and 1948 respectively).
Four other riders have managed to win the Tour five times:
Jacques Anquetil (France) in 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964;
Eddy Merckx (Belgium) in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1974;
Bernard Hinault (France) in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985;
Miguel Induráin (Spain) in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995
One rider has managed to win the Tour a record number of seven times:
Lance Armstrong (USA) in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
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