Who is the oldest winner of the Tour de France (aged 36 in 1922)?

The oldest winner of the Tour de France was Firmin Lambot, who won the 1922 race aged 36.

Lambot was a Belgian cyclist from Florennes who worked as a saddler before becoming a professional racer. He first rode the Tour in 1911 and competed in ten editions. His career was interrupted by the First World War, but he returned to win the 1919 Tour and repeated the achievement in 1922.

His second victory came after a dramatic general-classification battle. Hector Heusghem received a one-hour penalty for changing bicycles after breaking his frame, which helped Lambot take the lead. Lambot became the first rider to win the Tour without taking an individual stage in that edition.

Lambot’s record is about age at the time of winning, not the age of the oldest rider ever to start or finish the Tour. He remained the oldest Tour champion for decades. The achievement is also distinct from records in the other Grand Tours, whose winners may have been older or younger.