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Tour de France winners (no races during the two world wars):

1903 Maurice Garin...France

1904 Henri Cornet...France

1905 Louis Trousselier...France

1906 Rene Pottier...France

1907 Lucien Petit-Breton...France

1908 Lucien Petit-Breton...France

1909 Francois Faber...Luxembourg

1910 Octave Lapize...France

1911 Gustave Garrigou...France

1912 Odile Defraye...Belgium

1913 Philippe Thys...Belgium

1914 Philippe Thys...Belgium

1919 Firmin Lambot...Belgium

1920 Philippe Thys...Belgium

1921 Leon Scieur...Belgium

1922 Firmin Lambot...Belgium

1923 Henri Pelissier...France

1924 Ottavio Bottecchia...Italy

1925 Ottavio Bottecchia...Italy

1926 Lucien Buysse...Belgium

1927 Nicolas Frantz...Luxembourg

1928 Nicolas Frantz...Luxembourg

1929 Maurice De Waele...Belgium

1930 Andre Leducq...France

1931 Antonin Magne...France

1932 Andre Leducq...France

1933 Georges Speicher...France

1934 Antonin Magne...France

1935 Romain Maes...Belgium

1936 Sylvere Maes...Belgium

1937 Roger Lapebie...France

1938 Gino Bartali...Italy

1939 Sylvere Maes...Belgium

1947 Jean Robic...France

1948 Gino Bartali...Italy

1949 Fausto Coppi...Italy

1950 Ferdi Kubler...Switzerland

1951 Hugo Koblet...Switzerland

1952 Fausto Coppi...Italy

1953 Louison Bobet...France

1954 Louison Bobet...France

1955 Louison Bobet...France

1956 Roger Walkowiak...France

1957 Jacques Anquetil...France

1958 Charly Gaul...Luxembourg

1959 Federico Bahamontes...Spain

1960 Gastone Nencini...Italy

1961 Jacques Anquetil...France

1962 Jacques Anquetil...France

1963 Jacques Anquetil...France

1964 Jacques Anquetil...France

1965 Felice Gimondi...Italy

1966 Lucien Aimar...France

1967 Roger Pingeon...France

1968 Jan Janssen...Netherlands

1969 Eddy Merckx...Belgium

1970 Eddy Merckx...Belgium

1971 Eddy Merckx...Belgium

1972 Eddy Merckx...Belgium

1973 Luis Ocana...Spain

1974 Eddy Merckx...Belgium

1975 Bernard Thevenet...France

1976 Lucien Van Impe...Belgium

1977 Bernard Thevenet...France

1978 Bernard Hinault...France

1979 Bernard Hinault...France

1980 Joop Zoetemelk...Netherlands

1981 Bernard Hinault...France

1982 Bernard Hinault...France

1983 Laurent Fignon...France

1984 Laurent Fignon...France

1985 Bernard Hinault...France

1986 Greg LeMond...U.S.

1987 Stephen Roche...Ireland

1988 Pedro Delgado...Spain

1989 Greg LeMond...U.S.

1990 Greg LeMond...U.S.

1991 Miguel Indurain...Spain

1992 Miguel Indurain...Spain

1993 Miguel Indurain...Spain

1994 Miguel Indurain...Spain

1995 Miguel Indurain...Spain

1996 Bjarne Riis...Denmark

1997 Jan Ullrich...Germany

1998 Marco Pantani...Italy

1999 Lance Armstrong...U.S.

2000 Lance Armstrong...U.S.

2001 Lance Armstrong...U.S.

2002 Lance Armstrong...U.S.

2003 Lance Armstrong...U.S.

2004 Lance Armstrong...U.S.

2005 Lance Armstrong...U.S.