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More useless trivia This time from the actual TdF official statistics page Before 2009....... Raymond Poulidor may not have won the Yellow Jersey, but he is the rider who stepped the highest number of times on the podium of the Tour (he finished 8 times in the Top 3!), more than Hinault...

Oldest Winner was 36. from wikipedia The oldest winner was Firmin Lambot ( Belgium), aged 36 in 1922. Next oldest were Henri Pélissier ( France) (1923) and Gino Bartali ( Italy) (1948), both 34 The oldest Tour de France cyclist is Henri Paret, who was 50 years when he competed in 1904...