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2008 -- Carlos Sastre, Spain
2007 -- Alberto Contador, Spain
2006 -- Oscar Pereiro, Spain
2005 -- Lance Armstrong, United States
2004 -- Lance Armstrong, United States
2003 -- Lance Armstrong, United States
2002 -- Lance Armstrong, United States
2001 -- Lance Armstrong, United States
2000 -- Lance Armstrong, United States
1999 -- Lance Armstrong, United States
1998 -- Marco Pantani, Italy
1997 -- Jan Ullrich, Germany
1996 -- Bjarne Riis, Denmark
1995 -- Miguel Indurain, Spain
1994 -- Miguel Indurain, Spain
1993 -- Miguel Indurain, Spain
1992 -- Miguel Indurain, Spain
1991 -- Miguel Indurain, Spain
1990 -- Greg LeMond, United States
1989 -- Greg LeMond, United States
1988 -- Pedro Delgado, Spain
1987 -- Stephen Roche, Ireland
1986 -- Greg LeMond, United States
1985 -- Bernard Hinault, France
1984 -- Laurent Fignon, France
1983 -- Laurent Fignon, France
1982 -- Bernard Hinault, France
1981 -- Bernard Hinault, France
1980 -- Joop Zoetemelk, Netherlands
1979 -- Bernard Hinault, France
1978 -- Bernard Hinault, France
1977 -- Bernard Thevenet, France
1976 -- Lucien Van Impe, Belgium
1975 -- Bernard Thevenet, France
1974 -- Eddie Merckx, Belgium
1973 -- Luis Ocana, Spain
1972 -- Eddie Merckx, Belgium
1971 -- Eddie Merckx, Belgium
1970 -- Eddie Merckx, Belgium
1969 -- Eddie Merckx, Belgium
1968 -- Jan Jansen, Netherlands
1967 -- Roger Pingeon, France
1966 -- Lucian Almar, France
1965 -- Felice Gimondi, Italy
1964 -- Jacques Anquetil, France
1963 -- Jacques Anquetil, France
1962 -- Jacques Anquetil, France
1961 -- Jacques Anquetil, France
1960 -- Gastone Nencini, Italy
1959 -- Federico Bahamontes, Spain
1958 -- Charly Gaul, Luxembourg
1957 -- Jacques Anquetil, France
1956 -- Roger Walkowiak, France
1955 -- Louison Bobet, France
1954 -- Louison Bobet, France
1953 -- Louison Bobet, France
1952 -- Fausto Coppi, Italy
1951 -- Hugo Koblet, Switzerland
1950 -- Ferdinand Kubler, Switzerland
1949 -- Fausto Coppi, Italy
1948 -- Gino Bartali, Italy
1947 -- Jean Robic, France
1940--46 -- Tour cancelled, World War II
1939 -- Sylvare Maes, Belgium
1938 -- Gino Bartali, Italy
1937 -- Roger Lapeble, France
1936 -- Sylvere Maes, Belgium
1935 -- Romain Maes, Belgium
1934 -- Antonin Magne, France
1933 -- Georges Speicher, France
1932 -- Andre Leducq, France
1931 -- Antonin Magne, France
1930 -- Andre Leducq, France
1929 -- Maurice Dewsele, Belgium
1928 -- Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg
1927 -- Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg
1926 -- Lucian Bruysee, Belgium
1925 -- Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy
1924 -- Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy
1923 -- Henri Pellissier, France
1922 -- Firmin Lambot, Belgium
1921 -- Leon Scieur, France
1920 -- Phillipe Thys, Belgium
1919 -- Firmin Lambot, Belgium
1915--18 -- Tour cancelled, World War I
1914 -- Phillipe Thys, Belgium
1913 -- Phillipe Thys, Belgium
1912 -- Odile Defraye, Belgium
1911 -- Gustave Farrigou, France
1910 -- Octave Lapize, France
1909 -- Francois Faber, Luxembourg
1908 -- Lucien Petit--Breton, France
1907 -- Lucien Petit--Breton, France
1906 -- Rene Pottier, France
1905 -- Louis Trousseller, France
1904 -- Henri Cornet, France
1903 -- Maurice Garin, France


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