Bradley Wiggins is the first Brit and the 99th rider to win the Tour de France - completing the 3,497km (2,173 mile) race over 20 stages.

The race itself provides a lot of data - so how does Wiggins compare?

Thanks to this data from Le Tour, which we have updated with the latest result, we can get a picture of how riders are getting faster since the race began in 1903. Then Italian-born French contestant Maurice Garin won the then 2,428km race in 94 hours, 33 minutes. Wiggins - albeit with modern technology and training (and better roads) - won in 87 hours, 34 minutes and 47 seconds on a route that was 44% longer.

In that first race of 1903, only 21 riders out of 60 finished - a dropout rate of 65%, In 2012, 153 of 198 riders finished, a dropout rate of 23%. That's oscillated a lot. The route was a mighty 5,745km (3,570 miles) in 1926, and 85 of the 126 riders dropped out, a rate of 67%. In the 1919 race, in the aftermath of the first war, 84% of the 69 competitors dropped out, the highest rate ever.

Here's some of the key data:

• Of the 99 races, 36 were won by French contestants, 18 Belgian, 12 Spanish, 9 Italian and 10 from the US

• A French rider hasn't won since 1985, when Bernard Hinault took the yellow jersey for the third time

• Lance Armstrong has won more Tours than anyone else ever - seven in total

• The average winning speed is 36.8km/h (22.9mph). The top two record speeds are held by Lance Armstrong, with 41.65km/hour in 2005 and 40.94km/h in 2003. He's followed by Spain's Óscar Pereiro in 2006 with 40.78km/h

• The average age of winners is 27.7 - the oldest to win was Belgian Firmin Lambot who won aged 36 in 1922. The youngest was Frenchman Henri Cornet in the second race of 1904 at 20

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Data summary

Tour de France winners Click heading to sort table. Download this data Year Stg Start Dropout % Course, km Time Avg km/h Winner Age Country 1903 6 60 65 2,428 94h 33m 0s 25.68 M. Garin 32 France 1904 6 88 69 2,428 96h 5m 56s 25.26 H. Cornet 20 France 1905 11 60 60 2,994 110h 26m 58s 27.11 L. Trousselier 24 France 1906 13 82 83 4,637 189h 34m 0s 24.46 R. Pottier 27 France 1907 14 93 65 4,488 158h 45m 5s 28.47 L. Petit-Breton 24 France 1908 14 112 68 4,488 156h 53m 29s 28.74 L. Petit-Breton 25 France 1909 14 150 63 4,497 157h 1m 22s 28.66 F. Faber 22 Lux. 1910 15 110 63 4,734 162h 41m 30s 29.10 O. Lapize 21 France 1911 15 84 67 5,343 195h 37m 0s 27.32 G. Garrigou 27 France 1912 15 131 69 5,289 190h 30m 28s 27.76 O. Defraye 24 Bel 1913 15 140 82 5,287 197h 54m 0s 26.72 P. Thys 23 Bel 1914 15 145 63 5,380 200h 28m 48s 26.84 P. Thys 24 Bel 1919 15 69 84 5,560 231h 7m 15s 24.06 F. Lambot 33 Bel 1920 15 113 81 5,503 228h 36m 13s 24.07 P. Thys 30 Bel 1921 15 123 69 5,485 221h 50m 26s 24.72 L. Scieur 33 Bel 1922 15 121 69 5,375 222h 8m 6s 24.20 F. Lambot 36 Bel 1923 15 139 65 5,386 222h 15m 30s 24.23 H. Pélissier 33 France 1924 15 157 62 5,425 226h 18m 21s 24.25 O. Bottecchia 30 Italy 1925 18 130 62 5,440 219h 10m 18s 24.82 O. Bottecchia 31 Italy 1926 17 126 67 5,745 238h 44m 25s 24.27 L. Buysse 34 Bel 1927 24 142 73 5,398 198h 16m 42s 27.22 N. Frantz 28 Lux. 1928 22 162 75 5,476 192h 48m 58s 28.40 N. Frantz 29 Lux. 1929 22 155 61 5,286 186h 39m 16s 28.32 M. Dewaele 33 Bel 1930 21 100 41 4,822 172h 12m 16s 28.00 A. Leducq 26 France 1931 24 81 57 5,091 177h 10m 3s 28.74 A. Magne 27 France 1932 21 80 29 4,479 154h 12m 59s 29.05 A. Leducq 28 France 1933 23 80 50 4,395 147h 51m 37s 29.82 G. Speicher 26 France 1934 23 60 35 4,470 147h 13m 58s 30.36 A. Magne 30 France 1935 21 93 51 4,338 141h 23m 0s 30.65 R. Maes 22 Bel 1936 21 90 52 4,442 142h 47m 32s 31.11 S. Maes 27 Bel 1937 20 98 53 4,415 138h 58m 31s 31.77 R. Lapébie 26 France 1938 21 96 43 4,694 148h 29m 12s 31.56 G. Bartali 24 Italy 1939 18 79 38 4,224 132h 3m 17s 31.99 S. Maes 30 Bel 1947 21 100 47 4,642 148h 11m 25s 31.41 J. Robic 26 France 1948 21 120 63 4,922 147h 10m 36s 33.44 G. Bartali 34 Italy 1949 21 120 54 4,808 149h 40m 49s 32.12 F. Coppi 30 Italy 1950 22 116 56 4,773 145h 36m 46s 32.78 F. Kübler 31 Switz 1951 24 123 46 4,690 142h 20m 14s 32.95 H. Koblet 26 Switz 1952 23 122 36 4,898 151h 57m 20s 32.23 F. Coppi 33 Italy 1953 22 119 36 4,476 129h 23m 25s 34.59 L. Bobet 28 France 1954 23 110 37 4,656 140h 6m 5s 33.23 L. Bobet 29 France 1955 22 130 47 4,495 130h 29m 26s 34.45 L. Bobet 30 France 1956 22 120 27 4,498 124h 1m 16s 36.27 R. Walkowiak 29 France 1957 22 120 53 4,669 135h 44m 42s 34.52 J. Anquetil 23 France 1958 24 120 35 4,319 116h 59m 5s 36.92 C. Gaul 26 Lux. 1959 22 120 46 4,358 123h 46m 45s 35.47 F. Bahamontes 31 Spain 1960 22 128 37 4,173 112h 8m 42s 37.21 G. Nencini 30 Italy 1961 21 132 45 4,397 122h 1m 33s 36.03 J. Anquetil 27 France 1962 22 149 37 4,274 114h 31m 45s 37.32 J. Anquetil 28 France 1963 21 130 42 4,138 113h 30m 5s 37.09 J. Anquetil 29 France 1964 22 132 39 4,504 127h 9m 44s 35.42 J. Anquetil 30 France 1965 22 130 26 4,188 116h 42m 6s 35.89 F. Gimondi 23 Italy 1966 22 130 37 4,329 117h 34m 21s 36.76 L. Aimar 25 France 1967 22 130 32 4,779 136h 53m 50s 34.76 R. Pingeon 27 France 1968 22 110 43 4,492 133h 49m 32s 33.56 J. Janssen 28 Neth 1969 22 130 34 4,117 116h 16m 2s 35.41 E. Merckx 24 Bel 1970 23 150 33 4,254 119h 31m 49s 35.59 E. Merckx 25 Bel 1971 20 130 28 3,608 96h 45m 14s 38.08 E. Merckx 26 Bel 1972 20 132 33 3,846 108h 17m 18s 35.51 E. Merckx 27 Bel 1973 20 132 34 4,090 122h 25m 34s 33.41 L.Ocana 28 Spain 1974 22 130 19 4,098 116h 16m 58s 35.24 E. Merckx 29 Bel 1975 22 140 39 4,000 114h 35m 31s 34.91 B. Thévenet 27 France 1976 22 130 33 4,017 116h 22m 23s 34.52 L. Van Impe 30 Bel 1977 22 100 47 4,096 115h 38m 30s 35.42 B. Thévenet 29 France 1978 22 110 29 3,908 108h 18m 0s 36.08 B. Hinault 24 France 1979 24 150 40 3,765 103h 6m 50s 36.51 B. Hinault 25 France 1980 22 130 35 3,842 109h 19m 14s 35.14 J. Zoetemelk 34 Neth 1981 24 150 19 3,753 96h 19m 38s 38.96 B. Hinault 27 France 1982 21 169 26 3,507 92h 8m 46s 38.06 B. Hinault 28 France 1983 22 140 37 3,809 105h 7m 52s 36.23 L. Fignon 23 France 1984 23 170 27 4,021 112h 3m 40s 35.88 L. Fignon 24 France 1985 22 180 20 4,109 113h 24m 23s 36.23 B. Hinault 31 France 1986 23 210 37 4,094 110h 35m 19s 37.02 G. LeMond 25 US 1987 25 207 35 4,231 115h 27m 42s 36.64 S. Roche 28 Irel 1988 22 198 24 3,286 84h 27m 53s 38.91 P. Delgado 28 Spain 1989 21 198 30 3,285 87h 38m 35s 37.49 G. LeMond 28 US 1990 21 198 21 3,504 90h 43m 20s 38.62 G. LeMond 29 US 1991 22 198 20 3,914 101h 1m 20s 38.75 M. Indurain 27 Spain 1992 21 198 34 3,983 100h 49m 30s 39.50 M. Indurain 28 Spain 1993 20 180 24 3,714 95h 57m 9s 38.71 M. Indurain 29 Spain 1994 21 189 38 3,978 103h 38m 38s 38.38 M. Indurain 30 Spain 1995 20 189 39 3,635 92h 44m 59s 39.19 M. Indurain 31 Spain 1996 21 198 35 3,765 95h 57m 16s 39.23 B. Riis 32 Denmark 1997 21 198 30 3,950 100h 30m 35s 39.24 J. Ullrich 24 Ger 1998 21 189 49 3,875 92h 49m 46s 39.98 M. Pantani 28 Italy 1999 20 180 22 3,870 91h 32m 16s 40.28 L. Armstrong 28 US 2000 21 177 28 3,662 92h 33m 8s 39.57 L. Armstrong 29 US 2001 20 189 24 3,458 86h 17m 28s 40.07 L. Armstrong 30 US 2002 20 189 19 3,278 82h 5m 12s 39.92 L. Armstrong 31 US 2003 20 198 26 3,427 83h 41m 12s 40.94 L. Armstrong 32 US 2004 20 188 22 3,391 83h 36m 2s 40.55 L. Armstrong 33 US 2005 21 189 18 3,593 86h 15m 2s 41.65 L. Armstrong 34 US 2006 21 176 21 3,657 89h 39m 30s 40.78 O. Pereiro 30 Spain 2007 21 189 25 3,570 91h 0m 26s 39.23 A. Contador 24 Spain 2008 21 180 19 3,559 87h 52m 52s 40.49 C. Sastre 33 Spain 2009 21 180 13 3,460 85h 48m 35s 40.32 A. Contador 26 Spain 2010 20 198 14 3,642 91h 58m 48s 39.59 A. Schleck 25 Lux. 2011 21 198 16 3,630 86h 12m 22s 39.79 C. Evans 34 Aus 2012 20 198 23 3,497 87h 34m 47s 39.83 B. Wiggins 32 UK AVER- AGE 21.4 175 28 3,748 38.3 28.7

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