Jonas Vingegaard (right) with his partner, Trine Hansenm and their daughter Frida. Photo: EFE
He did not arrive aboard a fast ‘drakkar’ with stable sails crossing the Seine like his Viking ancestors, and his attacks did not go beyond the changes of pace in the Alpine or Pyrenean ports, but the semi-unknown until three weeks ago Jonas Vingegaard, jersey yellow of the Tour, conquered Paris.
This 25-year-old Danish racer with a beardless face and a youthful air became the first Dane to win the Tour de France since Bjarne Riis in 1996 this Sunday.
all winners
- 1903 Maurizio Garin (FRA)
- 1904 Henri Cornet (FRA) after disqualification
- 1905 Louis Trousselier (FRA)
- 1906 René Pottier (FRA)
- 1907 Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA)
- 1908 Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA)
- 1909 Francois Faber (LUX)
- Octave pencil from 1910 (FRA)
- 1911 Gustave Garrigou (FRA)
- 1912 Odile Defraye (BEL)
- 1913 Philippe Thys (BEL)
- 1914 Philippe Thys (BEL)
- 1919 Firmin Lambot (BEL)
- 1920 Philippe Thys (BEL)
- 1921 Leon Scieur (BEL)
- 1922 Firmin Lambot (BEL)
- 1923 Henri Pelissier (FRA)
- 1924 Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA)
- 1925 Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA)
- 1926 Lucien Buysse (BEL)
- 1927 Nicolas Frantz (LUX)
- 1928 Nicolas Frantz (LUX)
- 1929 Maurice De Waele (BEL)
- 1930 Andre Leducq (FRA)
- 1931 Antonin Magne (FRA)
- 1932 Andre Leducq (FRA)
- 1933 Georges Speicher (FRA)
- 1934 Antonin Magne (FRA)
- 1935 Romain Maes (BEL)
- 1936 Sylvère Maes (BEL)
- 1937 Roger Lapebie (FRA)
- 1938 Gino Bartali (ITA)
- 1939 Sylvère Maes (BEL)
- 1947 Jean Robic (FRA)
- 1948 Gino Bartali (ITA)
- 1949 Fausto Coppi (ITA)
- 1950 Ferdi Kubler (SUI)
- 1951 Hugo Koblet (SUI)
- 1952 Fausto Coppi (ITA)
- 1953 Louison Bobet (FRA)
- 1954 Louison Bobet (FRA)
- 1955 Louison Bobet (FRA)
- 1956 Roger Walkowiak (FRA)
- 1957 Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
- 1958 Charlie Gallia (LUX)
- 1959 Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
- 1960 Gastone Nencini (ITA)
- 1961 Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
- 1962 Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
- 1963 Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
- 1964 Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
- 1965 Felice Gimondi (ITA)
- 1966 Lucien Aimar (FRA)
- 1967 Roger Pingeon (FRA)
- 1968 Jan Janssen (NED)
- 1969 Eddy Merckx (BEL)
- 1970 Eddy Merckx (BEL)
- 1971 Eddy Merckx (BEL)
- 1972 Eddy Merckx (BEL)
- 1973 Luis Ocana (ESP) 1974
- Eddy Merckx (BEL)
- 1975 Bernard Thevenet (FRA)
- 1976 Lucien Van Impe (BEL)
- 1977 Bernard Thevenet (FRA)
- 1978 Bernard Hinault (FRA)
- 1979 Bernard Hinault (FRA)
- 1980 Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
- 1981 Bernard Hinault (FRA)
- 1982 Bernard Hinault (FRA)
- 1983 Laurent Fignon (FRA)
- 1984 Laurent Fignon (FRA)
- 1985 Bernard Hinault (FRA)
- 1986 Greg LeMond (United States)
- 1987 Stephen Roche (IRL)
- 1988 Pedro Delgado (ESP)
- 1989 Greg LeMond (United States)
- 1990 Greg LeMond (United States)
- 1991 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
- 1992 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
- 1993 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
- 1994 Miguel Indurain (ESP
- ) 1995 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
- 1996 Bjarne Riis (DEN) (1)
- 1997 Jan Ullrich (GER)
- 1998 Marco Pantani (ITA)
- 1999 to 2005: No winners after Lance Armstrong’s (USA) victories were canceled for doping.
- 2006 Oscar Pereiro (ESP) after disqualification (2)
- 2007 Alberto Contador (ESP)
- 2008 Carlos Sarto (ESP)
- 2009 Alberto Contador (ESP)
- 2010 Andy Schleck (LUX) (3)
- 2011 Cadel Evans (AUS)
- 2012 Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
- 2013 Chris Froome (GBR)
- 2014 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
- 2015 Chris Froome (GBR)
- ) 2016 Chris Froome (GBR)
- 2017 Chris Froome (GBR)
- 2018 Geraint Thomas (GBR)
- 2019 Egan Bernal (COL)
- 2020 Tadej Pogacar (SLO)
- 2021 Tadej Pogacar (SLO)
- 2022 Jonas Vingegaard (DEN)
(1): Riis recognized time after taking doping, but, as required by the facts, the victory was not withdrawn.
(2): After the disqualification of the American Floyd Landis for testing positive in a doping control.
(3): After the Spaniard Alberto Contador was disqualified for positive doping control
Source: Clarin
