Tour de France Stage Win Total Comparison
Compare 14 Tour de France stage win totals, from 12 win sprinters up to the Cavendish record 35 mark. Official Tour records in a linked converter tool now.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Cavendish Record 35 stage wins. | 35 stage wins | GBR sprinter, 2008-2024 | Tour de France official records / Olympics.com: Cavendish 35 stage wins |
| Eddy Merckx 34 wins plus 5 yellows. | 34 stage wins | BEL legend, 1969-1975 | Tour official records: Merckx 34 stage wins |
| Bernard Hinault 28 wins plus 5 yellows. | 28 stage wins | FRA legend, 1978-1986 | Tour official records: Hinault 28 stage wins |
| Tadej Pogacar 26 wins and climbing. | 26 stage wins | SLO active, 2020-2025 | Tour records / Cycling Weekly 2026: Pogacar 26 stage wins |
| Andre Leducq 25 wins in the long stages era. | 25 stage wins | FRA vintage, 1927-1935 | Tour records: Leducq 25 stage wins |
| Andre Darrigade 22 sprint wins. | 22 stage wins | FRA sprinter, 1950s-60s | Tour records: Darrigade 22 stage wins |
| Nicolas Frantz 20 wins with 2 yellows. | 20 stage wins | LUX interwar, 1920s | Tour records: Frantz 20 stage wins |
| Francois Faber 19 wins including 1909 rout. | 19 stage wins | LUX pioneer | Tour records: Faber 19 stage wins |
| Jean Alavoine 17 stage wins. | 17 stage wins | FRA 1920s attacker | Tour records: Alavoine 17 stage wins |
| Charles Pelissier 16 wins, 8 in one Tour. | 16 stage wins | FRA BEL trio at 16 | Tour records: Pelissier 16 stage wins |
| Jacques Anquetil 16 wins with time trial craft. | 16 stage wins | ESP 5 time winner | Tour records: Anquetil 16 stage wins |
| Freddy Maertens 15 wins, 8 in 1976. | 15 stage wins | BEL 1970s sprinter | Tour records: Maertens 15 stage wins |
| Marcel Kittel 14 sprint wins. | 14 stage wins | GER modern sprinter | Tour records: Kittel 14 stage wins |
| Erik Zabel 12 wins with 6 green jerseys. | 12 stage wins | GER AUS trio at 12 | Tour records: Zabel 12 stage wins |
About this converter
Tour de France organizers and stat keepers tally every stage win, and the sprinters top the list. Mark Cavendish leads with 35 wins after his 2024 record ride. Eddy Merckx holds 34 from 1969 to 1975. Tadej Pogacar climbs fast with 26 and counting. Counts are individual stages only, so team time trials shared by squads sit outside. Fourteen riders hold 12 or more wins.
How to use it
Pick two entries and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. Try Cavendish against Kittel to feel the sprinter gap. Counts are individual Tour stages through 2025.
Win counts follow Tour official records and Olympics.com tallies. Stripped Armstrong results sit out per official expunging, flagged in the FAQ. Pogacar stays active, so his row carries the 2026 cutoff. Fourteen rows cover every rider at 12 wins or more. Sprinters own this board, with six of the top eight pure fast men. Merckx won across all terrain, which makes his 34 the most varied. The 10 win cutoff keeps one day specialists and climbers waiting.
FAQ
Most Tour stage wins ever?
Mark Cavendish with 35, sealed July 2024. Merckx held 34 for 49 years before that.
Fewest on this list?
Erik Zabel at 12 here, tied with Sagan, Indurain and others at the cutoff line.
Where is Lance Armstrong?
Official records stripped his 22 wins and 7 titles, so he sits outside the table.
Is Pogacar still active?
Yes, at 26 and rising. His row will need updates each July.
Sources
- Tour de France official records (tourdefrance.fr)
- Olympics.com all-time stage wins list Jan 2025
Last verified: 2026-10-03 · 14 entries
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