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Cycling Tours - Tour de France
Most Appearances
This list features the cyclists with the most appearances in Tour de France history.
RANK | CYCLISTS | APPEARANCES | YEARS |
1 | Sylvain Chavanel | 18 | 2001–2018 |
2 | Stuart O’Grady | 17 | 1997–2013 |
3 | Jens Voigt | 17 | 1998–2014 |
4 | George Hincapie | 17 | 1996–2012 |
5 | Joop Zoetemelk | 16 | 1970–1973, 1975–1986 |
6 | Haimar Zubeldia | 16 | 2001–2009, 2011–2017 |
7 | Mark Cavendish | 15 | 2007–2018, 2021, 2023–2024 |
8 | Lucien Van Impe | 15 | 1969–1981, 1983, 1985 |
9 | Viatcheslav Ekimov | 15 | 1990–1998, 2000–2004, 2006 |
10 | Thomas Voeckler | 15 | 2003–2017 |
11 | Guy Nulens | 15 | 1980–1994 |
12 | Christophe Moreau | 15 | 1996–2010 |
13 | Geraint Thomas | 14 | 2007–2025 |
14 | André Darrigade | 14 | 1951–1966 |
15 | Erik Zabel | 14 | 1992–2005 |
16 | Raymond Poulidor | 14 | 1960–1977 |
17 | Sean Kelly | 14 | 1978–1994 |
18 | Alejandro Valverde | 14 | 2005–2010, 2012–2022 |
19 | Jules Deloffre | 14 | 1908–1928 |
References
ProCyclingStats, 2025. Most starts and finishes in Tour de France. Available at: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/results/most-starts-finishes [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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