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FRANÇOIS FABER (Luxembourg) 1909

OCTAVE LAPIZE (France) 1910

G. GARRIGOU (France) 1911

ODILE DEFRAYE (Belgium) 1912

PHILIPPE THYS (Belgium) 1913, 1914, 1920

FIRMIN LAMBOT (Belgium) 1919, 1922

LÉON SCIEUR (Belgium) 1921

HENRI PÉLISSIER (France) 1922

O. BOTTECCHIA (Italy) 1924, 1925

LUCIEN BUYSSE (Belgium) 1926

NICOLAS FRANTZ (Luxembourg) 1927, 1928

M. DEWAELE (Belgium) 1929

ANDRÉ LEDUCQ (France) 1930, 1932

ANTONIN MAGNE (France) 1931, 1934

G. SPEICHER (France) 1933

ROMAIN MAES (Belgium) 1935

SYLVÈRE MAES (Belgium) 1936, 1939

ROGER LAPÉBIE (France) 1937

GINO BARTALI (Italy) 1938, 1948

JEAN ROBIC (France) 1947

FAUSTO COPPI (Italy) 1949, 1952

FERDI KUBLER (Switzerland) 1950

HUGO KOBLET (Switzerland) 1951

LOUISON BOBET (France) 1953, 1954, 1955

R. WALKOWIAK (France) 1956

J. ANQUETIL (France) 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964

CHARLY GAUL (Luxembourg) 1958

F. BAHAMONTÉS (Spain) 1959

GASTONE NENCINI (Italy) 1960

FELICE GIMONDI (Italy) 1965

LUCIEN AIMAR (France) 1966

ROGER PINGEON (France) 1967

JAN JANSSEN (Netherlands) 1968

EDDY MERCKX (Belgium) 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974

LUIS OCAÑA (Spain) 1973

B. THÉVENET (France) 1975, 1977

L. VAN IMPE (Belgium) 1976

B. HINAULT (France) 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985

J. ZOETEMELK (Netherlands) 1980

L. FIGNON (France) 1983, 1984

GREG LEMOND (USA) 1986, 1989, 1990

STEPHEN ROCHE (Ireland) 1987

PEDRO DELGADO (Spain) 1988

M. INDURAIN (Spain) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

BJARNE RIIS (Denmark) 1996

Jan Ullrich (Germany) 1997

Marco Pantani (Italy) 1998

Lance Armstrong (USA) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

After being overlooked for the Tour de France by his Telekom team, American Bobby Julich will now prepare for September’s Vuelta a España and October’s world championships. “Bobby’s plan now is to come back to the U.S. to do some high altitude training during July, then have a great Vuelta and world championships at the end of the season,” read an entry on Julich’s official web page. Telekom will be anchored by sprinting ace Erik Zabel and three riders with eyes on the final podium: Santiago Botero, Alexandre Vinokourov and Paolo Savoldelli. Rounding out the team are Rolf Aldag, Matthias

Bob;What are the most common types of bicycle accidents?Mike APhoenixDear Mike;For many years, there was vehement debate over this question. Virtuallyall statistics relating to bicycle accidents came from police accidentreports, and critics maintained that this database systematically under-reportedbicycle wrecks that did not involve a motor vehicle. Finally, in 1999,a team of researchers at the Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC) of theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill performed a large-scale studyof bike wrecks based on emergency room admissions. Their findings largelysupported

More than 800 cyclists of all categories will descend on Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Thursday to compete in the Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic stage race. Now in its 44th edition — the race was first held as a single-day event in 1960 — Fitchburg-Longsjo has evolved into one of the major races on the U.S. calendar; past competitors include Greg LeMond, Lance Armstrong, Eric and Beth Heiden, Rebecca Twigg, Connie Carpenter and Davis Phinney. The event began as a tribute to Arthur M. Longsjo, Jr., a Fitchburg native and the first person to compete in both the Summer (cycling) and Winter (speed

Unlike baseball or basketball, there’s no official halfway point in themountain biking season. But with three of five NORBAs in the books andthe World Cup slate well underway, it seems like an appropriate time tohand out some midseason awards. So without further ado, here’s the bestand worst from the opening stanza of the 2003 mountain bike season. Biggest SurpriseSo many candidates here that’s it’s hard to pick just one. Right fromthe beginning, at the NORBA opener in Big Bear Lake, there’s been a steadystream and new faces gracing the top of podium. There was Eric Carter’sstunning double

Anniversaries are big in France. Take the year 1989, which was the bicentennial of the French Revolution. The bicentennial’s big celebration came on the Fourteenth of July, and the Tour de France organizers just happened to schedule that day’s stage finish in Marseille, the city after which the French national anthem, the Marseillaise, is named. The race saw plenty of attacks by French riders that day, and the stage was won in a late solo attack by the blond rider from Normandy, Vincent Barteau. Acelebration followed on a hot, steamy night, as huge crowds watched a mammoth fireworks display

Improving on last year, that’s the goal for American Levi Leipheimeras he heads into his second Tour de France. In an impressive debut in 2002,the Rabobank rider fought his way to eighth place after a spectacular finalweek in the Alps. And despite emergency surgery for blocked intestineslast August, the 29-yearold says he is back in winning shape and wantsto inch closer to the Tour podium. “I want to improve on last year, for the sponsors and everyone else,”Leipheimer said. “The expectations are higher. I want to keep doing mybest and put into effect everything I’ve learned.” EXCITING

It's been a long time coming but the Aussie presence at this year's Tour de France is going to reach record levels. A potential seven Australian professionals, riding for four teams, are being lined up for this year's centenary race and although that's no mean feat, just wait till the race itself gets underway next Saturday, July 5. No-nonsense Queenslander Robbie McEwen, who rides for the Belgian Lotto outfit, pulled off a coup of sorts when he ended Erik Zabel's bid to win a seventh straight green points jersey. However McEwen, who goes into the race a little less primed than at this

Stage 1 of the Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic, a seven-mile out-and-back time trial finishing with a 500 meter climb, was held Thursday in scorching New England heat and humidity, with Navigators Chris Baldwin and Kiwi Sarah Ulmer (TDS) taking their respective leaders jerseys. In the women's race, Saturn's Jessica Phillips was the first to set a time that looked to stick on the leader's board with an 18:26:29. Phillips remained the leader until Ulmer (TDS) flew across the line fourteen seconds faster. Ulmer’s time of 18:12:88 remained untouched as Phillips’ Saturn teammate Katie Mactier finished

Clifford visits Cannondale

FIVE THE HARD WAY Merckx (left) struggled against Poulidor in the mountains in 1974, but still managed to win his fifth and final Tour.

THE ONE TO CHASE: Armstrong will attempt to match Indurain's five consecutive wins.

PERSEVERANCE Leipheimer got stronger as the race wore on in last year’s Tour.

HIGH EXPECTATIONS Leipheimer hopes to improve on his eighth place finish last year.

Robbie McEwen wants all of them to count at the Tour.

Rogers has had a kiss-filled spring

Three-straight Tour de France podium appearances gives Joseba Beloki quiet confidence going into the 2003 Tour. Often criticized for simply following rather than attacking, Beloki believes his time has come. The ONCE rider says he’s feeling better than ever and promises to give reigning champion Lance Armstrong a run for his money. “I feel better than other years,” Beloki told the Spanish sports daily AS in an interview. “I will go to win. I believe it’s time. You have to try to force Armstrong’s decline instead of just waiting for it and I believe this is a good year for that to

Subaru-Gary Fisher rider Nat Ross called the other day, and I could almost hear him grinning from across the Atlantic after his big 24-hour solo win at the UK’s June 21-22 Saab-Salomon Mountain Mayhem event. Held near Birmingham, England, the race is now in its sixth and most successful year, with online registration selling out its 80 solo and 380 team spots in, coincidentally, just over 24 hours. Ross — who took second at the NORBA 24-hour national championship earlier this year — didn’t have to worry about registration; his boss, mountain-bike legend Gary Fisher, co-sponsored the event

Dear Doctor;I am a 42-year-old Cat. 2 racer with a history of lifelong fitness and no significant health problems. I recently had a blood cholesterol screening done at a health fair while I was out of town.My levels were:total cholesterol 142 mg/dLHDL = 42mg/dlLDL = 80mg/dlTotal/HDL Ratio = 3.38The doctor on hand told me that I should see a cardiologist when I return home, because my ratio – total to HDL - was 3.38, well below the target value of 4.0. Despite the fact that my overall level was low, he felt I might be developing harmful plaque deposits in my blood vessels. Upon return home I

Alexander Vinokourov just couldn't help himself. Leading the Tour of Switzerland since regaining the overall lead in Tuesday's time trial, the Kazakh jumped with less than a kilometer to go in Wednesday's 152km final stage into Aarau and was caught 300 meters from the line. It's not that he really needed the stage win. Second-place rider Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) didn't start the ninth and final stage due to high fever and a urinary infection and all Vinokourov had to do was finish safely in the main bunch to claim final victory. "I tried to win the stage but I'm not disappointed at

Dear Monique;What is the best way to take in sodium during a competition? In longer triathlons I invariably experience cramping during the run, which I suspect is due to some level of naturemia. Can I simply add salt to my drinking water, or is there a better way? -- HD Dear Monique;I am a road cyclist who is prone to leg cramping during strenuous rides, particularly on hot days or hill climbs. I have tried many remedies, but to no avail. Recently I came across a website advertising a sports drink that claims to keep cramps at bay with 282 mg sodium, 584 mg potassium, and 210 mg of

Mark Gorski will step down July 1 as chief executive officer of Tailwind Sports after eight years in the sports-marketing company’s top job. Vice president Dan Osipow, director of operations for the Tailwind-managed U.S. Postal Cycling Team, will become interim general manager. "It is with a mixture of sadness, satisfaction and new opportunity that I announce my resignation," said Gorski. "After many months of consideration, I decided that it was best for me personally, professionally, and most importantly, for my family, to step down." Gorski will be leaving the sports-marketing business

Cooke captures the stage win

Rogers sews up Route du Sud Quick Step's Michael Rogers held off challengers in Tuesday's 156km climb-riddled finale to clinch the overall title of the 27th Route du Sud. Cofidis' David Moncoutie jumped ahead of Alessio's Pietro Caucchioli to win the final stage, which included climbs up the Col de Peyresourde and finished on a steep climb up the on the Port de Balès summit. "It has been a difficult day, but today my teammates were fantastic," Rogers said, a winner of five races this season. "The last up hill section was really very hard. When Moncoutie and Caucchioli launched themselves

Dear Lennard Zinn;Is it true that the Zipp clincher 404/303s will break up when tire pressure exceeds 140? --JV Dear JV;Below is a long answer to your question, but it is worth reading, as it addresses, in addition to the specific Zipp question, the general question many of us have about how much pressure a clincher rim can handle.--Lennard Answer from ZippDear Lennard and JV;In short, no, a ZIPP 303 or 404 clincher will not break up when tire pressure exceeds 140psi. The source of this concern may stem from one or both of two sources: either from the Maximum psi sticker ZIPP now applies to

Alexandre Vinokourov regained the overall lead of the 67th Tour of Switzerland on Tuesday after erasing a 37-second gap to Italian Francesco Casagrande in the 33km individual time trial. Australian Brad McGee (Fdjeux.com) surprised Germans Uwe Peschel and 1997 Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich to claim the stage victory. American Bobby Julich (Telekom) was seventh. Riding in 90-degree heat, McGee was timed in 42 minutes, 20.77 seconds, 23 seconds faster than Peschel (Gerolsteiner) and 50 seconds faster than Ullrich (Bianchi). Vinokourov was poised to recapture the lead from Casagrande

Allen Larsen fell into an embrace with his family moments after winning the 2003 Insight Race Across America at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday morning, exactly eight days, 23 hours, and 36 minutes and 2992 miles after he left San Diego. Larsen maintained a 13.55 mile per hour average over the duration to win RAAM in only his second year competing in the non-stop transcontinental bike race. Larsen took a gamble early on when he opted to forego a rest break until after he reached New Mexico, 700 miles and almost two days into the race. The risky tactic earned him a lead he never relinquished. The move

They say curiosity killed the cat but, as I write this, I still feel pretty good. It's one of those trivial little technical details that's been plaguing me this entire race season: why on earth is the men's world cross-country mountain bike champion wearing mid-level shoes both racing on the road and off? Earlier this year, we saw Roland Green compete in the Tour de Langkawi not sporting Shimano's top-of-the-line SH-R214 carbon road shoe, but instead, the Canadian was seen donning the single strap SH-TR01 triathlon shoe. Later in the year, we see Green roll up to both NORBA and world cup

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