| 2001-1982 | 1981-1966 | 1965-1950 | 1949-1934 | 1933-1919 | 1918-1903
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| 2001 |
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Armstrong's memorable climb to L'Alpe d'Huez, when he bluffed pain before pulling away at a staggering pace, left main rival Ullrich behind and after stretching his advantage in the Pyrenees the American claimed his third straight win.
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| 2000 |
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Armstrong won back-to-back Tour titles by combining dominance in the mountains with time trialling opportunism, cruising through the final stage into Paris ahead of a strong field that included Jan Ullrich and Marco Pantani.
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| 1999 |
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In one of the biggest comeback stories in sports, cancer survivor Lance Armstrong won the race, becoming the first American victor since Greg LeMond in 1990 to win the Tour.
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| 1998 |
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Marco Pantani became the first Italian to win the Tour de France since Felice Gimondi won it in 1965. However, a drug scandal and sit-down strikes tarnished "Il Pirata's" moment in the spotlight.
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| 1997 |
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Germany's golden boy, Ullrich, races to victory, becoming the first German to
ever win the tour.
Uzbekistan's Dshamolidin Abdushparov becomes the first rider to be disqualified
from the tour for taking banned substances.
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| 1996 |
| Indurain's legs apparently give out on him as he finishes the tour in 10th place
and announces his retirement shortly thereafter. Bjarne Riis of Denmark wins,
while in his first tour appearance Jan Ullrich of Germany finishes second.
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| 1995 |
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Italy's Fabio Casartelli dies after crashing into a stone marker at the side of
the road while descending the Col de Portet d'Aspet.
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| 1991 |
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In his seventh tour appearance, Miguel Indurain of Spain finally wins.
Indurain goes on to dominate the tour in the '90s, becoming the first cyclist in
the history of the race to win five consecutive tours.
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| 1989 |
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LeMond solidifies his place in the annuals of cycling history, outdueling
Laurent Fignon of France between Versailles and Paris.
LeMond wins by a mere eight seconds for the second of his three tour
wins. |
| 1988 |
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Pedro Delgado of Spain records the fastest time for a tour in 84:27:53.
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| 1986 |
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Greg LeMond becomes the first American to win the tour.
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| 1999-1982 | 1981-1966 | 1965-1950 | 1949-1934 | 1933-1919 | 1918-1903
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