Events in Sport
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Tour de France Created
1902-11-20 Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race
- 1903-01-19 French newspaper L'Auto announces new 5-stage, long distance bicycle race, "Tour de France"
- 1903-07-01 Tour de France: Inaugural race begins in Montgeron, a south-eastern suburb of Paris
- 1903-07-19 1st Tour de France: French rider Maurice Garin wins inaugural event
- 1904-07-24 2nd Tour de France won by Henri Cornet of France
- 1905-07-30 3rd Tour de France won by Louis Trousselier of France
- 1906-07-29 4th Tour de France won by René Pottier of France
- 1907-08-04 Tour de France: Lucien Petit-Breton of France beats countryman Gustave Garrigou to win first of 2 Tour victories
Tour de France
1908-08-09 Tour de France: French road cyclist Lucien Petit-Breton successfully defends his title beating François Faber of Luxembourg
- 1909-08-01 Tour de France: François Faber of Luxembourg becomes the first foreigner to win the cycling classic
- 1910-07-31 Tour de France: Octave Lapize of France wins by just 4 points from Team Alcyon teammate François Faber of Luxembourg
- 1911-07-30 9th Tour de France won by Gustave Garrigou of France
- 1912-07-28 10th Tour de France won by Odile Defraye of Belgium
- 1913-07-27 11th Tour de France won by Philippe Thys of Belgium
- 1914-07-26 12th Tour de France won by Philippe Thys of Belgium
- 1919-07-27 13th Tour de France won by Firmin Lambot of Belgium
- 1920-07-27 14th Tour de France: Belgian rider Philippe Thys becomes first to win the race 3 times
- 1921-07-24 15th Tour de France won by Leon Scieur of Belgium
- 1922-07-23 16th Tour de France won by Firmin Lambot of Belgium
- 1923-07-22 17th Tour de France won by Henri Pelissier of France
- 1924-07-20 18th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy
- 1925-07-19 19th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy
- 1926-07-18 20th Tour de France won by Lucien Buysse of Belgium
- 1927-07-17 21st Tour de France: Nicolas Frantz of Luxembourg claims first of 2 consecutive titles by 1h 48' 21" from Belgian Maurice De Waele
- 1928-07-15 22nd Tour de France: Defending champion Nicolas Frantz of Luxembourg holds yellow jersey from start to finish; his Alcyon team has all 3 podium positions
- 1929-07-28 23rd Tour de France won by Maurice De Waele of Belgium
- 1930-07-27 24th Tour de France: French cyclist André Leducq scores first of 2 Tour victories (1932)
- 1931-07-26 25th Tour de France won by Antonin Magne of France
- 1932-07-31 26th Tour de France: French cyclist André Leducq wins after tallying 6 stage victories; his second Tour triumph (1930)
- 1933-07-23 27th Tour de France won by Georges Speicher of France
- 1934-07-29 28th Tour de France won by Antonin Magne of France
- 1935-07-28 29th Tour de France won by Romain Maes of Belgium
- 1936-08-02 Tour de France: Sylvère Maes of Belgium wins his second title from Frenchman Antone Magne
- 1937-07-25 31st Tour de France won by Roger Lapebie of France
- 1938-07-31 32nd Tour de France: Italian cyclist Gino Bartali wins both general and mountain classifications
- 1939-07-30 Tour de France: Sylvère Maes of Belgium wins his 3rd title from Frenchman René Vietto
- 1947-07-20 Tour de France: French rider Jean Robic takes lead on final stage to win overall classification; Pierre Brambilla of Italy mountains champion
- 1948-07-25 35th Tour de France: Italian cyclist Gino Bartali wins both general and mountain classifications for the second time (1938)
Tour de France
1949-07-24 36th Tour de France won by Fausto Coppi of Italy
- 1950-08-07 Tour de France: Ferdi Kübler becomes first Swiss rider to win Tour; Louison Bobet of France wins mountain classification
- 1951-07-29 38th Tour de France won by Hugo Koblet of Switzerland
- 1952-07-19 39th Tour de France won by Fausto Coppi of Italy
- 1953-07-26 Tour de France: Louison Bobet of France wins first of 3 consecutive Tour general classification events
- 1954-08-01 Tour de France: Louison Bobet of France wins by 15' 49" from Ferdinand Kübler, for the second of his 3 consecutive wins
- 1955-07-30 42nd Tour de France: French cyclist Louison Bobet claims last of his 3 straight general classification victories
- 1956-07-28 43rd Tour de France won by Roger Walkowiak of France
44th Tour de France
1957-07-20 44th Tour de France: French cyclist Jacques Anquetil wins first of 5 general classification titles
- 1958-07-19 45th Tour de France won by Charly Gaul of Luxembourg
- 1959-07-18 46th Tour de France won by Federico Bahamontes of Spain
- 1960-07-17 47th Tour de France won by Gastone Nencini of Italy
- 1961-07-16 48th Tour de France: Jacques Anquetil of France scores his second Tour general classification category title
- 1962-07-15 49th Tour de France; Defending champion Jacques Anquetil of France claims his 3rd Tour victory
- 1963-07-14 50th Tour de France: French cyclist Jacques Anquetil wins his 3rd consecutive general classification event; first rider to win Tour 4 times
- 1964-07-14 51st Tour de France: Jacques Anquetil of France wins 4th consecutive Tour and is first to claim 5 titles
- 1965-07-14 52nd Tour de France: In his first year as a professional, Italian Felice Gimondi, a replacement on the Salvarani team, captures overall title ahead of Raymond Poulidor
- 1966-07-14 53rd Tour de France won by Lucien Aimar of France
- 1967-07-23 54th Tour de France won by Roger Pingeon of France
- 1968-07-21 55th Tour de France won by Jan Janssen of Netherlands
Tour de France
1969-07-20 56th Tour de France: Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx wins general, points, mountains, team classification titles
- 1970-07-19 57th Tour de France: Defending champion Eddy Merckx of Belgium wins general, mountains and combination categories
- 1971-07-18 58th Tour de France: Eddy Merckx of Belgium wins third straight Tour general classification as well as points and combination categories
- 1972-07-22 59th Tour de France: Eddy Merckx of Belgium takes 4th consecutive general classification title as well as points and combination events
- 1973-07-22 60th Tour de France won by Luis Ocana of Spain
- 1974-07-21 61st Tour de France: Eddy Merckx of Belgium wins 5th Tour that he enters; equals Jacques Anquetil record for Tour victories
- 1975-07-20 62nd Tour de France won by Bernard Thevenet of France
- 1976-07-18 63rd Tour de France won by Lucien Van Impe of Belgium
- 1977-07-24 64th Tour de France won by Bernard Thevenet of France
Tour de France
1978-07-23 65th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
- 1979-07-22 66th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
- 1980-07-20 67th Tour de France won by Joop Zoetemelk of Netherlands
- 1981-07-19 68th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
- 1982-07-25 69th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
- 1983-07-24 70th Tour de France won by Laurent Fignon of France
- 1984-07-22 71st Tour de France won by Laurent Fignon of France
- 1985-07-21 72nd Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
Tour de France
1986-07-27 73rd Tour de France won by Greg LeMond of USA
- 1987-07-26 74th Tour de France won by Stephen Roche of Ireland
- 1988-07-24 75th Tour de France won by Pedro Delgado of Spain
- 1989-07-23 76th Tour de France won by Greg LeMond of USA
- 1990-07-22 77th Tour de France won by Greg LeMond of USA
- 1990-09-27 Tour de France champion Greg LeMond visits White House
Tour de France
1991-07-28 Tour de France: Spanish rider Miguel Induráin beats Gianni Bugno of Italy by 3' 36" for 1st of 5 consecutive Tour wins; Djamolidine Abdoujaparov points winner
- 1992-07-26 Tour de France: Miguel Induráin of Spain defends his title by 4' 35" from Italian Claudio Chiappucci; Laurent Jalabert points winner
- 1993-07-25 Tour de France: Spaniard Miguel Induráin makes it 3 straight Tour titles; Djamolidine Abdoujaparov points winner
- 1994-07-24 Tour de France: Miguel Induráin of Spain wins 4th consecutive Tour, 5' 39" ahead of Piotr Ugrumov; Djamolidine Abdoujaparov points winner
- 1995-07-23 Tour de France: Miguel Induráin of Spain wins 5th consecutive Tour, 4' 35" ahead of Alex Zülle; Laurent Jalabert points winner
- 1996-07-21 83rd Tour de France won by Bjarne Riis of Denmark
- 1996-08-03 5-time Tour de France winner Miguel Induráin of Spain wins the 52.2k road time trial in 1:04:05, 12 seconds ahead of countryman Abraham Olano at the Atlanta Olympics
- 1997-07-27 84th Tour de France won by Jan Ullrich of Germany
- 1998-08-02 Tour de France: Marco Pantani of Italy makes it a Tour & Giro d'Italia double, German Erik Zabel is points winner
Tour de France
1999-07-25 86th Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins 1st of 7 consecutive Tour de France titles but is later disqualified for drug cheating
- 2000-07-23 87th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
- 2001-07-29 88th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
- 2002-07-28 89th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
- 2003-07-07 Tour de France: After 2nd stage, Australians are in possession of both yellow & green jerseys for the first time, Brad McGee overall leader & Robbie McEwen sprint leader
- 2003-07-27 90th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
- 2004-07-25 91st Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
- 2005-07-24 92nd Tour de France: no winner; Lance Armstrong retires after winning a record seventh consecutive victory but disqualified in 2012 for doping
- 2006-07-23 93rd Tour de France won by Oscar Pereiro of Spain
- 2007-07-29 94th Tour de France won by Alberto Contador of Spain
Birthdays in Sport
Henri Desgrange (1865-1940)
1865-01-31 French cyclist, journalist and founder of the Tour de France, born in Paris, France
- 1879-06-05 René Pottier, French racing cyclist (Tour de France 1906), born in Moret-sur-Loing, Seine-et-Marne, France (d. 1907)
- 1882-10-18 Lucien Petit-Breton, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1907-8), born in Plessé, France (d. 1917)
- 1884-08-04 Henri Cornet, French cyclist who won the second Tour de France, born in Desvres, France (d. 1941)
- 1884-09-24 Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (Tour de France 1911), born in Vabre-Tizac, France (d. 1963)
- 1886-03-14 Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist who twice won the Tour de France (1919, 1922), born in Florennes, Namur, Belgium (d. 1964)
François Faber (1887-1915)
1887-01-26 Luxembourgian cyclist (Tour de France 1909), born in Aulnay-sur-lton, France
- 1887-10-24 Octave Lapize, French cyclist (Tour de France 1910), born in Paris, France (d. 1917)
- 1889-01-22 Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (Tour de France 1923), born in Paris, France (d. 1935)
- 1890-10-08 Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (three times winner of Tour de France), born in Anderlecht, Belgium (d. 1971)
- 1892-09-11 Lucien Buysse, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1926), born in Wontergem, East Flanders, Belgium (d. 1980)
- 1894-08-01 Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (the first Italian winner of the Tour de France), born in San Martino di Colle Umberto, Italy (d. 1927)
- 1899-11-04 Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourgish road cyclist (Tour de France 1927-28), born in Mamer, Capellen, Luxembourg (d. 1985)
- 1904-02-15 Antonin Magne, French cyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34), born in Ytrac, France (d. 1983)
- 1904-02-27 André Leducq, French cyclist (Tour de France 1930, 32; Olympic gold road race 1924), born in Saint-Ouen, France (d. 1980)
- 1905-06-21 Jacques Goddet, French sports journalist and publisher (Tour de France), born in Paris (d. 2000)
- 1909-08-27 Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1936, 39), born in Gistel, Belgium (d. 1966)
- 1912-08-10 Romain Maes, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 1935), born in Zerkegem, Belgium (d. 1983)
- 1914-07-18 Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1938, 48; Giro d'Italia 1936-7, 46), born in Ponte a Ema, Florence, Italy (d. 2000)
- 1919-07-24 Ferdi Kübler, Swiss cyclist (Tour de France 1950, Points classification 1954; World C'ship gold Elite Men's Road Race 1951), born in Marthalen (d. 2016)
Fausto Coppi (1919-1960)
1919-09-15 Italian cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1940, 47, 49, 52-53; Tour de France 1949, 52; World Championship gold Individual pursuit 1947, road race 1953), born in Castellania, Italy
- 1920-02-03 Stan Ockers, Belgian road cyclist (World road champion 1955; Tour de France runner-up 1950, 52), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1956)
- 1921-06-10 Jean Robic, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1947; World C'ship gold cyclo-cross 1950), born in Vouziers, France (d. 1980)
- 1922-12-16 Pierre Chany, French cycling journalist (49 x Tour de France; L'Équipe), born in Langeac, Haute-Loire, France (d. 1996)
- 1923-03-25 Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (3 x stage winner Tour de France), born in Fijnaart, Netherlands (d. 2003)
- 1925-03-12 Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), born in Saint-Méen-le-Grand, France (d. 1983)
- 1927-03-02 Roger Walkowiak, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1956), born in Montluçon, France (d. 2017)
- 1928-07-09 Federico Bahamontes, Spanish road cyclist (Tour de France 1959; first to win mountain classification in all 3 Grand Tours), born in Santo Domingo-Caudilla, Spain (d. 2023)
- 1930-03-01 Gastone Nencini, Italian road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1957; Tour de France 1960), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1980)
- 1930-07-12 Jean Brankart, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1955, Giro d'Italia 1958 runner-up; Belgium national track pursuit champion 1956, 58, 59), born in Momalle, Belgium (d. 2020)
- 1930-07-23 Roger Hassenforder, French racing cyclist (8 stage wins Tour de France 1955-59), born in Sausheim, France (d. 2021)
- 1930-11-03 Brian Robinson, English cyclist (Tour de France: first Briton to finish and first stage winner), born in Mirfield, West Riding of Yorkshire
- 1933-07-06 Henry Anglade, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1959 runner-up), born in Thionville, France (d. 2022)
Jacques Anquetil (1934-1987)
1934-01-08 French road cyclist (Tour de France 1957, 61-64; first 5-time winner), born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- 1934-10-28 Julio Jiménez, Spanish road cyclist (King of the Mountains: Tour de France 1965, 66, 67 & Vuelta a España 1963, 64, 65), born in Ávila, Spain (d. 2022)
- 1936-12-27 José Pérez Francés, Spanish road racing cyclist (Tour de France 1963 overall 3rd), born in Peñacastillo, Spain (d. 2021)
- 1940-05-19 Jan Janssen, Dutch cyclist (Tour de France, 1968; Vuelta a España, 1967; World Road Race Champion, 1964), born in Nootdorp, South Holland, Netherlands
- 1940-08-28 Roger Pingeon, French cylist (Tour de France 1967 champion), born in Hauteville-Lompnes, France (d. 2017)
- 1941-04-28 Lucien Aimar, French cyclist (won 53rd Tour de France 1966), born in Hyères, France
- 1942-01-14 Gerben Karstens, Dutch road cyclist (Olympic gold 100km team trial 1964; 6 x stages Tour de France, 14 x stages Vuelta a España, 1 x stage Giro d'Italia), born in Voorburg, Netherlands (d. 2022)
- 1942-09-29 Felice Gimondi, Italian road cyclist (Tour de France 1965; Giro d'Italia 1967, 69, 76; Vuelta a España 1968), born in Sedrina, Italy (d. 2019)
- 1943-08-14 Herman Van Springel, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France, 5 career stage wins; Tour de France 1968 & Giro d'Italia 1971 runner-up; Vuelta a España 1970 3rd), born in Grobbendonk, Belgium (d. 2022)
Eddy Merckx (78 years old)
1945-06-17 Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 1969-72, 74; Giro d'Italia 1968, 70, 72-74), born in Meensel-Kiezegem, Belgium
- 1946-10-20 Lucien Van Impe, Belgian cyclist (winner Tour de France 1976), born in Mere, Belgium
- 1946-12-03 Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch road cyclist (Vuelta a España 1979, Tour de France 1980; World Professional Road champion 1985), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1949-02-03 Hennie Kuiper, Dutch road cyclist (Olympic gold road race 1972; world professional road race champion 1975; Tour de France 1977, 80 runner-up), born in Denekamp, Netherlands
Bernard Hinault (69 years old)
1954-11-14 French cyclist and 5-time Tour de France winner, born in Yffiniac, France
- 1955-08-29 Frank Hoste, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France, 1984), born in Ghent, Belgium
- 1956-12-12 Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist (won Young Rider Classification of Tour de France 1980), born in Rijbergen, Netherlands
- 1960-08-12 Laurent Fignon, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1983, 84; Giro d'Italia 1989; FICP World #1 1989), born in Paris, France (d. 2010)
- 1961-05-04 Luis Herrera, Colombian cyclist (Vuelta a España General classification 1987; Tour de France mountains classification 1985, 87; Giro d'Italia mountains classification 1989), born in Fusagasugá, Colombia
Greg LeMond (62 years old)
1961-06-26 American road cyclist (Tour de France 1986, 89, 90; World C'ship gold road race 1983, 89), born in Lakewood, California
- 1962-04-07 Andy Hampsten, American road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1988; Tour de France Young rider classification 1986), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1964-02-28 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan road cyclist (Tour de France points winner 1991, 93-4), born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- 1964-04-01 Erik Breukink, Dutch road cyclist (Tour de France 1990 3rd) and manager (Rabobank), born in Rheden, Netherlands
Miguel Induráin (59 years old)
1964-07-16 Spanish cyclist (Tour de France winner 1991-95), born in Villava, Spain
- 1968-11-30 Laurent Jalabert, French road cyclist (Tour de France points 1992, 95; mountains 2001-2), born in Mazamet, France
- 1970-01-13 Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1998), born in Cesena, Italy (d. 2004)
Lance Armstrong (52 years old)
1971-09-18 American road cyclist (7 Tour de France titles) banned for illegal drug use, born in Plano, Texas
- 1973-12-02 Jan Ullrich, German road cyclist (Olympic gold road race 2000; Tour de France 1997; Vuelta a España 1999), born in Rostock, Germany
- 1974-01-03 Alessandro Petacchi, Italian road cyclist (Tour de France 2010; Giro d'Italia 2004; Vuelta a España 2005), born in La Spezia, Italy
- 1974-06-01 Michael Rasmussen, Danish road cyclist (best climber classification Tour de France 2005, 06), born in Tølløse, Denmark
- 1975-10-14 Floyd Landis, American cyclist (Tour de France, 2006 - finished 1st, later disqualified), born in Farmersville, Pennsylvania
- 1976-05-22 Christian Vande Velde, American road cyclist (Tour de France 1 TTT stage 2011; Giro d'Italia 2 TTT stages 2008, 12) and broadcaster (NBC Sports), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1977-02-14 Cadel Evans, Australian road cyclist (Tour de France 2011; UCI World Road Race C'ships 2009), born in Katherine, Australia
- 1977-08-03 Óscar Pereiro, Spanish cyclist (Tour de France 2006 winner), born in Mos, Galicia, Spain
- 1978-01-25 Denis Menchov, Russian road cyclist (Vuelta a España 2007; Giro d'Italia 2009; Tour de France Young rider classification 2003), born in Oryol, Russia
- 1980-04-28 Bradley Wiggins, British cyclist (Olympic gold 2004, 2008 Tour de France 2012), born in Ghent, Belgium
- 1982-12-06 Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist and Tour de France winner (2007, 09), born in Pinto, Madrid, Spain
- 1983-02-01 Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 3rd 2010; 4th 2012), born in Herentals, Belgium
Chris Froome (38 years old)
1985-05-20 British road cyclist (Tour de France 2013, 15, 16, 17; Giro d'Italia 2018; Vuelta a España 2011, 17; Olympic bronze time trial 2012, 16), born in Nairobi, Kenya
- 1985-05-21 Mark Cavendish MBE, British road cyclist (UCI Road World C'ships 2011; Points classification winner Tour de France 2011, 21; Giro d'Italia 2013; Vuelta a España 2010), born in Douglas, Isle of Man
- 1996-12-10 Jonas Vingegaard, Danish road cyclist (Tour de France 2022), born in Hillerslev, Denmark
- 1997-01-13 Egan Bernal, Colombian road cyclist (Tour de France 2019; Giro d'Italia 2021), born in Bogotá, Colombia
- 1998-09-21 Tadej Pogačar, Slovenian road cyclist (Tour de France 2020, 21; 2022 runner-up), born in Komenda, Slovenia
Deaths in Sport
- 1907-01-25 René Pottier, French racing cyclist (Tour de France 1906), dies of suicide at 27
François Faber (1887-1915)
1915-05-09 Luxembourgian cyclist (Tour de France 1909), killed in action by gunshot wounds at 28
- 1917-07-14 Octave Lapize, French cyclist (Tour de France 1910), dies when shot down as WWI fighter pilot at 29
- 1917-12-20 Lucien Petit-Breton, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1907-8), dies in a road accident at 35
- 1927-06-14 Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (the first Italian winner of the Tour de France), dies at 32
- 1935-05-01 Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (Tour de France 1923), dies of a gunshot wound at 46
Henri Desgrange (1865-1940)
1940-08-16 French cyclist, journalist and founder of the Tour de France, dies at 75
- 1956-10-01 Stan Ockers, Belgian road cyclist (World road champion 1955; Tour de France runner-up 1950, 52), dies in track cycling accident at 36
- 1957-02-19 Maurice Garin, Italian-born French road bicycle racer (winner of Tour de France in 1903), dies at 85
Fausto Coppi (1919-1960)
1960-01-02 Italian cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1940, 47, 49, 52-53; Tour de France 1949, 52; World Championship gold Individual pursuit 1947, road race 1953), dies from malaria at 40
- 1963-01-28 Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (Tour de France 1911), dies at 78
- 1964-01-19 Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist who twice won the Tour de France (1919, 1922), dies at 77
- 1964-11-06 Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (1951 Tour de France, dies at 39
- 1966-12-05 Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1936, 39), dies of cancer at 57
- 1967-07-13 Tom Simpson, English road cyclist (World C'ship gold road race 1965; Olympic bronze 1956), dies of combination of alcohol & mixed amphetamines during Tour de France at 29
- 1971-01-16 Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (three times winner of Tour de France), dies at 81
- 1980-01-03 Lucien Buysse, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1926), dies at 87
- 1980-02-01 Gastone Nencini, Italian road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1957, Tour de France 1960), dies at 49
- 1980-06-18 André Leducq, French cyclist (Tour de France 1930, 32; Olympic gold road race 1924), dies at 76
- 1980-10-06 Jean Robic, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1947; World C'ship gold cyclo-cross 1950), dies in a road accident at 59
- 1983-02-22 Romain Maes, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 1935), dies at 69
- 1983-03-13 Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies of cancer at 58
- 1983-09-08 Antonin Magne, French cyclist (won Tour de France 1931, 34), dies at 79
- 1985-11-08 Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourgish road cyclist (Tour de France 1927-28), dies at 86
Jacques Anquetil (1934-1987)
1987-11-18 French road cyclist (Tour de France 1957, 61-64; first 5-time winner), dies of stomach cancer at 53
- 1991-10-17 Piet van Est, The Vuurbal, cyclist (7x Tour de France), dies at 57
- 1994-05-19 Luis Ocana, Spanish cyclist (Tour de France 1973), commits suicide at 48
- 1995-07-18 Fabio Casartelli, Italian road cyclist (Olympic gold Individual road race 1992), dies in a race crash during the Tour de France at 24
- 1996-06-18 Pierre Chany, French cycling journalist (49 x Tour de France; L'Équipe), dies of pleurisy at 73
- 2000-05-05 Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1938, 48; Giro d'Italia 1936-7, 46), dies of a heart attack at 85
- 2003-05-01 Wim van Est, Dutch road cyclist (3 x stage winner Tour de France), dies at 80
- 2004-02-14 Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1998), dies of acute cocaine poisoning at 34
- 2010-08-31 Laurent Fignon, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1983, 84; Giro d'Italia 1989; FICP World #1 1989), dies of cancer at 50
- 2016-12-29 Ferdi Kübler, Swiss cyclist (Tour de France 1950, Points classification 1954; World C'ship gold Elite Men's Road Race 1951), dies at 97
- 2017-02-06 Roger Walkowiak, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1956), dies at 89
- 2017-03-19 Roger Pingeon, French cylist (Tour de France 1967 champion), dies at 76
- 2019-08-16 Felice Gimondi, Italian road cyclist (Tour de France 1965; Giro d'Italia 1967, 69, 76; Vuelta a España 1968), dies of a heart attack at 76
- 2020-07-23 Jean Brankart, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1955, Giro d'Italia 1958 runner-up; Belgium national track pursuit champion 1956, 58, 59), dies at 90
- 2021-01-03 Roger Hassenforder, French racing cyclist (8 stage wins Tour de France 1955-59), dies at 90
- 2021-09-30 José Pérez Francés, Spanish road racing cyclist (Tour de France 1963 overall 3rd), dies at 84
- 2022-06-08 Julio Jiménez, Spanish road cyclist (King of the Mountains: Tour de France 1965, 66, 67 & Vuelta a España 1963, 64, 65), dies at 87
- 2022-08-25 Herman Van Springel, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France, 5 career stage wins; Tour de France 1968 & Giro d'Italia 1971 runner-up; Vuelta a España 1970 3rd), dies at 79
- 2022-10-08 Gerben Karstens, Dutch road cyclist (Olympic gold 100km team trial 1964; 6 x stages Tour de France, 14 x stages Vuelta a España, 1 x stage Giro d'Italia), dies of stroke complications at 80
- 2022-11-10 Henry Anglade, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1959 runner-up), dies at 89
- 2023-08-08 Federico Bahamontes, Spanish road cyclist (Tour de France 1959; first to win mountain classification in all 3 Grand Tours), dies at 95