July 9, 2002
By The Associated Press
1903 — Maurice Garin, France
1904 — Henri Cornet, France
1905 — Louis Trousseller, 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 Farrigou, France
1912 — Odile Defraye, Belgium
1913 — Phillipe Thys, Belgium
1914 — Phillipe Thys, Belgium
1915-18 — Tour cancelled, World War I
1919 — Firmin Lambot, Belgium
1920 — Phillipe Thys, Belgium
1921 — Leon Scieur, France
1922 — Firmin Lambot, Belgium
1923 — Henri Pellissier, France
1924 — Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy
1925 — Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy
1926 — Lucian Bruysee, Belgium
1927 — Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg
1928 — Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg
1929 — Maurice Dewsele, 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 Lapeble, France
1938 — Gino Bartali, Italy
1939 — Sylvare Maes, Belgium
1940-46 — Tour cancelled, World War II
1947 — Jean Robic, France
1948 — Gino Bartali, Italy
1949 — Fausto Coppi, Italy
1950 — Ferdinand 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, Luxwembourg
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 — Lucian Almar, France
1967 — Roger Pingeon, France
1968 — Jan Jansen, Netherlands
1969 — Eddie Merckx, Belgium
1970 — Eddie Merckx, Belgium
1971 — Eddie Merckx, Belgium
1972 — Eddie Merckx, Belgium
1973 — Luis Ocana, Spain
1974 — Eddie Merckx, Belgium
1975 — Bernard Thevenet, France
1976 — Lucien Van Impe, Belgium
1977 — Bernard Thevenet, France
1978 — Bernard Hinault, France
1979 — Bernard Hinault, France
1980 — Zoop Zoetemelk, the Netherlands
1981 — Bernard Hinault, France
1982 — Bernard Hinault, France
1983 — Laurent Fignon, France
1984 — Laurent Fignon, France
1985 — Bernard Hinault, France
1986 — Greg LeMond, United States
1987 — Stephen Roche, Ireland
1988 — Pedro Delgado, Spain
1989 — Greg LeMond, United States
1990 — Greg LeMond, United States
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, United States
2000 — Lance Armstrong, United States
2001 — Lance Armstrong, United States