Tour de France winners

André Leducq was a French cyclist who won the 1930 and 1932 Tour de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "André Leducq"

Antonin Magne was a French cyclist who won the Tour de France twice, in 1931 and 1934. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antonin Magne"

Bernard Hinault (born 14 November, 1954) is a French cyclist best known for his five victories in the Tour de France. He is also one of only four cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and the only cyclist to have won each Grand Tour more than once. His first place Tour de France achievements were in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985. In addition, he placed second in 1984 and 1986 and won 28 stages, of which 13 were individual time trials. The other four cyclists to have achieved at least five first place victories in the Tour de France are Jacques Anquetil ( 1964), Eddy Merckx ( 1974), Miguel Induráin ( 1995) and Lance Armstrong ( 2003). The French call Hinault Le Blaireau (the Badger) because of his personality: fiercely independent, outspoken, quick to take offense and often quick with a riposte. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bernard Hinault"

Bernard Thévenet, born January 10, 1948, in Saint-Julien-de-Civry, France, is a retired bicycle racer. He is a two-time champion of the Tour de France and is perhaps best known for ending the reign of five-time Tour champion Eddy Merckx. He also won the Dauphiné Libéré twice, in 1976 and 1977. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bernard Thévenet"

Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (born April 3, 1964 in Herning) was a Danish professional road bicycle racer who won the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team CSC. He is often nicknamed Ørnen fra Herning (the Eagle from Herning). ...more on Wikipedia about "Bjarne Riis"

Charly Gaul ( December 8 1932 – December 6, 2005) was a leading professional cyclist of the 1950s. He was an accomplished time trialist, however, he was renowned as a climbing specialist. His climbing ability earned him the nickname of The Angel of the Mountains in the 1958 Tour de France which he won overall and took ten stage victories. He was also successful in the Giro d'Italia, winning in 1956 and 1959, and claiming several further high places. Gaul was known for his strong performances in cold and wet weather conditions, of which he often took advantage to attack his rivals. He was known for his high pedaling cadence in a day when it was very uncommon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charly Gaul"

Baron Eddy Merckx (born Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx on June 17, 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Belgium) is considered by many to be the greatest cyclist of all-time (except for Lance Armstrong), and an icon of his sport equal to the likes of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan or Pelé. Nicknamed "The cannibal" for his unrelenting competitiveness, he is five-time champion of the two most important races in professional cycling, the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, is one of only four cyclists to have won all three of the Grand Tours (Tour, Giro and Vuelta a España), and one of only two men to have won the Triple Crown of Cycling (Tour, Giro, and the World Cycling Championship) in the same year. In addition, he is one of only three riders (all Belgian) to have won all five classic cycle races at least once during his career, and won the season-long Super Prestige Pernod International competition a record seven consecutive times. Overall, Merckx entered 1582 road races in his 13 year professional career, and won 525—an astonishing winning rate of 35.5% ** . He dominated both single-day and stage races during his career, a rarity in recent cycling. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eddy Merckx" Things go better with shortopedia. Tour_de_France_winners

Fausto Coppi ( September 15, 1919 in Castellania ( Province of Alessandria), Italy, - January 2, 1960 in Tortona, Italy) was an Italian racing cyclist. Nicknamed Il Campionissimo ("champions of the champions"), he was one of the most successful and most popular cyclists of all time. He twice won the Tour de France ( 1949 and 1952), and five times the Giro d'Italia ( 1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953). ...more on Wikipedia about "Fausto Coppi"

Federico Martin Bahamontes was a professional cyclist born on 9 July 1928 in Santo Domingo-Caudilla ( Toledo, Spain). ...more on Wikipedia about "Federico Bahamontes"

Felice Gimondi, (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina, just outside Bergamo, Italy) is a former professional cyclist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Felice Gimondi"

Ferdinand Kubler was a Swiss cyclist who won the 1950 Tour de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ferdinand Kubler"

Firmin Lambot was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1919 and 1922 Tour de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Firmin Lambot"

François Faber (Born 26 January 1887, dead 9 May 1915) was a Luxembourgian cyclist. He was born in France, but because his father was a Luxembourger, he got the Luxembourgian nationality. ...more on Wikipedia about "François Faber"

Gastone Nencini was a Italian cyclist who won the 1960 Tour de France and the 1957 Giro d'Italia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gastone Nencini"

Georges Speicher was a French cyclist who won the 1933 Tour de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Georges Speicher"

Gino Bartali - il Ginettaccio - (born in Ponte a Ema near Florence, 18 July 1914; died 5 May 2000) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. He was the most famous Italian cyclist during the Second World War, having won the Giro d'Italia twice (in 1936 and 1937) and the Tour de France in 1938. His second and last win in 1948 placed him in the record books for having the largest gap between victories in the French race. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gino Bartali"

Greg LeMond (born June 26, 1961 in Lakewood, California) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States. In 1986, he became the first non-European cyclist to win the Tour de France. He won the Tour again in 1989 and 1990, becoming one of only eight cyclists to have won the Tour three or more times. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greg LeMond"

Gustave Garrigou was a French cyclist who won the 1911 Tour de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gustave Garrigou"

Henri Cornet, born as Henri Jaudry on August 4, 1884 - died March 18, 1941, was a French cyclist who won the 1904 Tour de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henri Cornet"

Henri Pélissier was a French cyclist who won the 1923 Tour de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henri Pélissier"

Hugo Koblet ( March 21, 1925 – November 6, 1964) was a Swiss champion cyclist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hugo Koblet"

Jacques Anquetil ( January 8, 1934 - November 18, 1987), was a French cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jacques Anquetil"

Jan Janssen (born Johannes Adrianus Janssen, May 19 1940, in Nootdorp, The Netherlands) was a Dutch professional cyclist (1962 - 1973). He was world champion and winner of the Tour de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jan Janssen"

Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, Germany) is one of the most successful German professional road bicycle racers. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to finish second five times, and fourth (2004) and third (2005) once each. Jan Ullrich is not married but has a two-year-old daughter (Sarah Maria). ...more on Wikipedia about "Jan Ullrich"

Jean Robic was a French cyclist who won the 1947 Tour de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean Robic" www.shortopedia.com never sleeps.

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