Tour de France 2013: infographic - all-time greats by roadcyclinguk.com

Tour de France All-time greats RCUK ROADCYCLING UK TOTAL STAGES MARGIN OF VICTORY 5x WON 1h 50' 1h 20 WINNERS |123 45 6 7 8|| Eddy Merckx | 1969 | ** | 1970 | . 17' 54" 12' 41" 09' 51" | 1972 | | 1974| ••• • The only cyclist to have won the general classification, points and mountains classification in the same Tour (1969). 10' 41" 08' 04" $ 1965 - 1978 Jacques Anquetil |1957 |** 14' 56" | 1961 | ||1962 | | 1963 | | 1964 | • First cyclist to win Tour de France five times. 12' 14" 04' 59" 03' 35" H 00' 55" $ 1952 - 1969 Bernard Hinault | 1978 | | 1979| *. | 1981 | | 1982 | | 1985 | • The only cyclist to finish either first or second in each Tour he finished. 03' 56" 13' 07" 14' 34" 06' 21" H 01' 42" * 1974 - 1986 Miguel Indurain | 1991| | 1992| | 1993 | ||194| |1995 | 03' 36" 04' 35" 04' 59" 05' 39" 04' 35" $ 1984 - 1997 • Won five consecutive Tours from 1991 to 1995. TOTAL STAGES MARGIN OF VICTORY 3x WON 1h 20 1h 50' WINNERS |123 4 5 6 7 8 | Philippe Thys | 1913 | | 1914 | | 1920| * 08' 37" 01' 50" 57' 21" $ 1910 - 1924 • Thys' record of three Tour wins set in 1920 was not beaten until 1963 by Jacques Anquetil. Louison Bobet | 1953 | | 1954 | * | 1955 | 14' 18" 15' 49" 04' 53" $ 1947 - 1960 • Three consecutive victories between 1953 and 1955. Greg LeMond | 1986 |• | 1989| |1990 03' 10" 00' 08" 02' 16" $ 1981 - 1994 • Eight-second victory over Lauren Fignon in 1989 is the narrowest in Tour history. TOTAL STAGES MARGIN OF VICTORY 2x WON 1h 50' WINNERS |123 4 5 6 7 8| Lucien Petit-BretonII | 1907 | | 1908 | | 19 points winning margin | 32 points winning margin $ 1904 - 1914 • In 1908 he became the first rider to win the Tour twice. Firmin Lambot 1h 42' 54" | 1919| | 1922 | 41' 15" $ 1908 - 1924 > First rider to win the Tour without winning a single stage. Ottavio BottecchiaII | 1924 |** | 1925 | 35' 36" 54' 20" $ 1923 - 1926 > In 1924 he became the first Italian to win the Tour. Nicolas Frantz 1h 48' 41" | 1927 | | 1928 | 50' 07" $ 1923 - 1934 • In the 1928 Tour he wore the yellow jersey from the first to the last day. André Leducq ||1930 | ►• | 1932 | 14' 13" 24' 03" $ 1927 - 1938 • Totalling 28 stage wins, he holds the record for the third-highest number of stage wins in the Tour. Antonin Magne ||1931 | ► |1934 | * 12' 56" 27' 31" $ 1927 - 1939 • Nicknamed 'The Monk' due to his taciturn character. Sylvère Maes | 1936 | | 1939 | 26' 55" 30' 38" $ 1932 - 1947 • Maes' chance to win a third Tour was interrupted by World War II. Gino Bartali | 1938 | | 1948 | **•• 18' 27" 26' 16" $ 1934 - 1954 • Bartali's feat of winning three consecutive mountain stages in the 1948 Tour is still to be equaled. Fausto Coppi | 1949 | | 1952 | ** 10' 55" 28' 17" $ 1940 - 1959 • His rivalry with fellow italian Bartali is said to have divided Italy. Bernard Thévenet | 1975 | | 1977 |• 02' 47" H 00' 48" $ 1970 - 1981 • Maiden Tour victory in 1975 ended five-time reign of Eddy Merckx. Laurent Fignon | 1983 |• |1984 | * 04' 04" BURB FRADA 10' 32" $ 1982 - 1993 • Came within eight seconds of a third Tour victory (see also Greg LeMond). Alberto Contador | 2007 |• | 2009 | + | 00' 23" 04' 11" $ 2003 - present • Stripped of 2010 Tour title after testing positive with minute trace of Clenbuterol.