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Stage podiums per rider
[edit]The table below shows the top 26 riders with the most podium finishes (including half-stages, excluding Team Time Trials). Riders who are still active are indicated in bold.
| Rank | Name | Country [n 1] | Podiums | 1st-2nd-3rd | First podium | Last podium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Merckx |  Belgium |
63 | 34-18-11 | 1969 | 1977 |
| 2 | André Leducq |  France |
57 | 25-13-19 | 1927 | 1938 |
| 3 | Erik Zabel |  Germany |
53 | 12-22-19 | 1995 | 2008 |
| 4 | Nicolas Frantz |  Luxembourg |
50 | 20-18-12 | 1924 | 1929 |
| 5 | Peter Sagan |  Slovakia |
47 | 12-22-13 | 2012 | 2020 |
| 6 | Bernard Hinault | France |
46 | 28-12-6 | 1978 | 1986 |
| 7 | Mark Cavendish |  Great Britain |
44 | 35-4-5 | 2008 | 2024 |
| 8 | Sean Kelly |  Ireland |
43 | 5-21-17 | 1978 | 1991 |
| 9 | Charles Pélissier | France |
42 | 16-16-10 | 1929 | 1935 |
| Gustave Garrigou | France |
42 | 8-13-21 | 1907 | 1914 | |
| 11 | François Faber | Luxembourg |
40 | 19-10-11 | 1907 | 1914 |
| 12 | André Darrigade | France |
39 | 22-12-5 | 1953 | 1964 |
| 13 | Philippe Thys | Belgium |
37 | 13-11-13 | 1913 | 1924 |
| Jan Janssen |  Netherlands |
37 | 7-15-15 | 1963 | 1970 | |
| Stan Ockers | Belgium |
37 | 3-16-18 | 1948 | 1956 | |
| 16 | Jean Alavoine | France |
35 | 17-10-8 | 1909 | 1924 |
| 17 | Miguel Indurain |  Spain |
33 | 12-13-8 | 1986 | 1996 |
| Antonin Magne | France |
33 | 10-12-11 | 1927 | 1938 | |
| Lucien Van Impe | Belgium |
33 | 9-9-15 | 1969 | 1983 | |
| Lucien Petit-Breton | France |
33 | 7-17-9 | 1905 | 1913 | |
| Raymond Poulidor | France |
33 | 7-11-15 | 1962 | 1976 | |
| 22 | Tadej Pogačar |  Slovenia |
31 | 17-7-7 | 2020 | 2024 |
| Freddy Maertens | Belgium |
31 | 15-9-7 | 1976 | 1981 | |
| Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands |
31 | 10-12-9 | 1971 | 1980 | |
| 25 | Gerrie Knetemann | Netherlands |
30 | 10-12-8 | 1974 | 1982 |
| Walter Godefroot | Belgium |
30 | 10-11-9 | 1967 | 1975 |
Five riders have reached more than 11 stage podiums in a single year:
- Charles Pélissier (FRA) - 18 (1930: eight 1st, seven 2nd and three 3rd places)[1]
- Freddy Maertens (BEL) - 14 (1976: eight 1st, four 2nd and two 3rd places)[2]
- Nicolas Frantz (LUX) - 13 (1928: five 1st, six 2nd and two 3rd places)[3]
- Philippe Thys (BEL) - 13 (1920: four 1st, seven 2nd and two 3rd places)[4]
- Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA) - 12 (1908: five 1st, three 2nd and four 3rd places)[5]
Three riders with highest percentage of podium finishes in a single year:
- Philippe Thys (BEL) - .867 [13/15] (1920)[4]
- Charles Pélissier (FRA) - .857 [18/21] (1930)[1]
- Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA) - .857 [12/14] (1908)[5]
Cite error: There are <ref group=n> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=n}} template (see the help page).
- ^ a b Henrys, Colin (5 July 2016). "Who has won the most Tour de France stages?". Road Cycling UK. Mpora. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ https://www.tour-giro-vuelta.net/results/tour-1976-~podiums
- ^ https://www.tour-giro-vuelta.net/results/tour-1928-~podiums
- ^ a b Tom James (15 August 2003). "1920: Thys becomes the first triple winner". VeloArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Le classement général". L'Auto (in French). 10 August 1908. p. 1 – via Gallica.