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Tour de France

Great Britain · Sport / Cycling. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
2002–2009Date range
3Named people
0Places

Chronological records

2002

David Millar2002

Sport / Cycling

Stage winner of stage 13 of the Tour de France

2003

David Millar2003

Sport / Cycling

Stage winner of stage 19 of the Tour de France

2007

Bradley Wiggins2007

Sport / Cycling

Wiggins team is withdrawn after Cristian Moreni fails a doping test. Races in the 2007 Tour de France for Cofidis and takes 1st in the Prologue in London

2008

Mark Cavendish2008

Sport / Cycling

Winner of 4 sprint stages in the Tour de France

2009

Mark Cavendish2009

Sport / Cycling

Winner of 6 sprint stages in the Tour de France. In winning the third stage he became the first Briton to hold the green jersey for two days in a row. Cavendishs win on stage 11 enabled him to reclaim the green jersey from rival Thor Hushovd, and equalled Barry Hobans British record of eight Tour de France stage wins

Bradley Wiggins2009

Sport / Cycling

Finishes 4th overall

Names involved

Bradley WigginsDavid MillarMark Cavendish

Provenance

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