A total of 64 riders have won the Tour de France at least once in their career across the 104 effectively assigned editions, representing 15 nations. France, the host country, leads the all-time ranking with 36 victories, but has not celebrated the top result since 1985, the year Bernard Hinault achieved his personal quintet.

The best performers of all time in the Grande Boucle are the French Hinault and Anquetil, the Belgian Merckx, and the Spaniard Indurain, each with 5 wins, followed by the British Froome with 4, while in the last edition, the Slovenian Pogacar reached 3 victories, joining Thys (Belgium), Bobet (France), and Lemond (United States). The record holder for top three finishes is a rider who never managed to win the overall title, namely Raymond Poulidor, with 3 second places and 5 third places.

Among the 171 cyclists who have stood on the final podium of the Tour de France, there are also 25 Italians, the last being Vincenzo Nibali, in the triumphant 2014 edition. Italy has achieved 10 victories and 41 final podium placements, ranking fourth in the all-time standings. In this edition, Italian cycling primarily hopes to reclaim a partial joy that has been missing for 106 consecutive stages, dating back to the victory by Nibali in Val Thorens on July 27, 2019.

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