Tour de France yellow jersey winners
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The 2019 Tour de France celebrates 100 years since the introduction of the race leader’s yellow jersey – the coveted prize that has become one of the most iconic symbols in all of sport
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MOST NUMBER OF DAYS SPENT WEARING YELLOW JERSEY (years)

Eddy Merckx, BEL (1969-72, 1974-75)     97 

Bernard Hinault, FRA (1978-82, 1984-86) 76

Miguel Induráin, ESP (1991-95) 60

Chris Froome, GBR (2013, 2015-17) 59

Jacques Anquetil, FRA (1957, 1961-64) 51

Antonin Magne, FRA (1931, 1934) 38
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YELLOW JERSEY WEARERS BY COUNTRY

France   84
Britain   8 
Switzerland 9 
Luxembourg  9
Spain      12 
Germany    14
Netherlands 17
Italy   27
Other countries  30
Belgium   56

 Total 266 wearers
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Eddy Merckx in the time trial stage for the 1974 Tour de France

Note: Lance Armstrong was stripped of his wins, having worn yellow jersey 83 times from 1999 to 2005. Source: The Official Encyclopedia of the Yellow Jersey.
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