Mental cycling statistics

[RedheadDane]

Also Argentina - Juan Antonio Flecha

JJ Haedo won a stage in the 2011 Vuelta.

 

[tobydawq]

JJ Haedo won a stage in the 2011 Vuelta.

And what an impressive and not at all lucky win that was.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

No French rider has won a stage or so much as worn the jersey of any classification at the Tour since Julian Alaphilippe lost green on the fourth stage of last year's race. That's a total of 33 stages.

On the plus side, today Valentin Madouas became the first French rider to finish in the top-two of a stage since The Greatest Of All Time Before Masnada Came Along gifted Mohoric the nineteenth stage last year.

 

[tobydawq]

No French rider has won a stage or so much as worn the jersey of any classification at the Tour since Julian Alaphilippe lost green on the fourth stage of last year's race. That's a total of 33 stages.

On the plus side, today Valentin Madouas became the first French rider to finish in the top-two of a stage since The Greatest Of All Time Before Masnada Came Along gifted Mohoric the nineteenth stage last year.

At least a native French speaker won today. Which was the first Canadian win since 1988.

 

[Bonimenier]

At least a native French speaker won today. Which was the first Canadian win since 1988.

And only the second Canadian stage win in the Tour ever

 

[tobydawq]

And only the second Canadian stage win in the Tour ever

The only country that has experienced a longer drought (after having gotten off the mark, that is) is Austria who had to wait 74 years from their first three wins in 1931 until Georg Totschnig won a stage in 2005.

 

[Bonimenier]

The only country that has experienced a longer drought (after having gotten off the mark, that is) is Austria who had to wait 74 years from their first three wins in 1931 until Georg Totschnig won a stage in 2005.

Spain is on the way to break that record

 

[tobydawq]

The only country that has experienced a longer drought (after having gotten off the mark, that is) is Austria who had to wait 74 years from their first three wins in 1931 until Georg Totschnig won a stage in 2005.

Actually, this wasn't correct. Luxembourg didn't win between 1966 and 2006, so that too beats the 34 years for Canada.

 

[Mosul]

Actually, this wasn't correct. Luxembourg didn't win between 1966 and 2006, so that too beats the 34 years for Canada.

Despite their 39-year drought Luxembourg still has by far the best stage wins per population record in the Tour.

All-time Tour de France stage wins per million population (top ten countries)

1. Luxembourg 112.3
2. Belgium 42.0
3. France 10.6
4. Netherlands 10.4
5. Switzerland 7.1
6. Slovenia 6.2
7. Italy 4.6
8. Denmark 4.1
9. Norway 3.5
10. Estonia 3.0

 

[wansteadimp]

Despite their 39-year drought Luxembourg still has by far the best stage wins per population record in the Tour.

All-time Tour de France stage wins per million population (top ten countries)

1. Luxembourg 112.3
2. Belgium 42.0
3. France 10.6
4. Netherlands 10.4
5. Switzerland 7.1
6. Slovenia 6.2
7. Italy 4.6
8. Denmark 4.1
9. Norway 3.5
10. Estonia 3.0

So where do Cav's wins go? The Isle of Man isn't part of the UK (it was never in the EU) but its not a country on its own either. I think it has circa 404 stage wins per million.

 

[Gigs_98]

Chris Froome's third place in Alpe d'Huez last week was his first top 10 in any race since April 2019. In other words, Froome managed to be among the 2 best paid cyclists in the world for three years without achieving a single top 10 result.

 

[Gigs_98]

Just came to my mind and it's surprising it hasn't been mentioned yet, but Contador never finishing on the podium of a gt he didn't win is incredibly weird.

 

[Potomac]

Just came to my mind and it's surprising it hasn't been mentioned yet, but Contador never finishing on the podium of a gt he didn't win is incredibly weird.

Victory or death!
That earns respect.
If you win one, only another victory can matter. A high placing is trivial. Take a lesson G. Thomas and ride for the win this week.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

There was a lot of talk about Spain, Italy and France possibly going winless this Tour. This made me think when the last stage was, where no italian, spanish or french riders finished in the top-10. It‘s stage 9 of the 2018 TdF with Sylvain Chavanel in 14th the highest finisher from these countries. Sadly not really a mental statistic because that‘s pretty recent.
Edit: Last time before that is in Bern in 2016

 

[Billie]

JJ Haedo won a stage in the 2011 Vuelta.

Richeze has also 'won' GT stages.

 

[RedheadDane]

If - as seems quite likely - the TdF podium remains as it is, all three riders who step onto the podium in Paris on Sunday will have stood on said podium at least once before. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the last time that happened was 2005.

Please note that I'm going by as it happened, even if some results have since been voided.

 

[YavorD]

If - as seems quite likely - the TdF podium remains as it is, all three riders who step onto the podium in Paris on Sunday will have stood on said podium at least once before. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the last time that happened was 2005.

Curiously enough, same case with the Giro this year. First time in many years, when the final podium contains only guys who previously podiumed said GT.

Heck, too lazy to check but I think the Vuelta has similar pattern as well. We usually see at least one guy who never podiumed said or any GT before.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If - as seems quite likely - the TdF podium remains as it is, all three riders who step onto the podium in Paris on Sunday will have stood on said podium at least once before. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the last time that happened was 2005.

Please note that I'm going by as it happened, even if some results have since been voided.

It will most likely also be the first Tour since 1989 where both the runner-up and the third place finisher are former champions.

Also, unless I've overlooked some results, this will be the first time that's happening where the winner himself isn't also a former champion.

And Geraint Thomas can become the first second rider to have stood on the podium three times while having to descend a step each time.

 

[Bonimenier]

And Geraint Thomas can become the first rider to have stood on the podium three times while having to descend a step each time.

Bahamontes did this as well.

 

[Mosul]

Luis Leon Sanchez is currently the best-placed Spanish rider in the Tour GC in 15th. The last time the best-placed Spanish rider finished outside the top 10 was 1981.

I have conveniently ignored 1998 when there was no best-placed Spanish rider as no Spanish rider finished the race that year.

 

[Ricco']

No german rider on the top-10 of Champs Elysees, the streak has been broken!

 

[Ricco']

WVA is the only green jersey winner since Abdoujaparov in 1991 (big crash in the Champs) to finish outside the top-11 in the last stage. (shame on you Matthews to not let it go to top-10)

 

[SHAD0W93]

No german rider on the top-10 of Champs Elysees, the streak has been broken!

Ones in the top 50 though!

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Nairo's highest tour finish for 6 years

 

[yaco]

During Sean Kelly's seven year reign as world number one he never won a TDF stage.