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SPORTS / CYCLING
List: Top Ten Cyclists of All Time in the Tour de France
Date: July, 2009
Source: Tour de France
Base: All cyclists who have won a Tour.
Notes: Lance Armstrong of the USA holds the record for most tour wins with 7 - winning in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 (seven consecutive years). Another four riders have won 5 times: Jacques Anquetil (France), Eddy Merckx (Belgium), Bernard Hinault (France) and Miguel Indurain (Spain- doing so in five consecutive years). Three bicycle racers have won the Tour de France 3 times: Philippe Thys (Belgium), Louison Bobet (France) and Greg LeMond (United States). Spanish rider Alberto Contador won the 2009 Tour de France, joining a group of eleven two-time winners.
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Cyclist
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Tour Wins
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Country
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Lance Armstrong
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7
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USA
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Jacques Anquetil
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5
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France
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Eddy Merckx
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5
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Belgium
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Bernard Hinault
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5
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France
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Miguel Indurain
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5
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Spain
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Philippe Thys
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3
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Belgium
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Louison Bobet
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3
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France
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Greg LeMond
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3
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USA
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Alberto Contador
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2
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Spain
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Laurent Fignon
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2
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France
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Bernard Thevenet
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2
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France
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Fausto Coppi
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2
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Italy
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Gino Bartali
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2
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Italy
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Sylvere Maes
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2
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Belgium
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Antonin Magne
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2
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France
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Nicolas Franz
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2
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Luxembourg
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Ottavio Botecchia
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2
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Italy
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Firmin Lambot
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2
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Belgium
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Lucien Petit-Breton
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2
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France
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