The oldest living riders from the Tour
Updated at 30 April 2026; ages are current.
The lists below show the oldest living cyclists in several categories. The information is taken from my database, and is as complete as the database is filled; see the overview of riders without date of birth and the overview of riders without date of death.
From most relevant riders that are no longer alive, I know their dates of death, especially those who wore the yellow jersey or finished in the top ten of the general classification. If I could not find a date of deach, I still labeled them as no longer alive if they would now be older than the oldest known living man with their nationality.
Oldest Tour winner
Lucien Aimar (FRA), born on 28 April 1941, now 8549 years old.
Eddy Merckx (BEL), born on 17 June 1945, now 80365 years old.
Lucien Van Impe (BEL), born on 20 October 1946, now 79240 years old.
Joop Zoetemelk (NED), born on 3 December 1946, now 79196 years old.
Bernard Thevenet (FRA), born on 10 January 1948, now 78158 years old.
Bernard Hinault (FRA), born on 14 November 1954, now 71215 years old.
Stephen Roche (IRE), born on 28 November 1959, now 66201 years old.
Pedro Delgado (ESP), born on 15 April 1960, now 6662 years old.
Greg LeMond (USA), born on 26 June 1961, now 64356 years old.
Bjarne Riis (DEN), born on 4 March 1964, now 62104 years old.
Miguel Maria Indurain (ESP), born on 16 July 1964, now 61335 years old.
Jan Ullrich (GER), born on 2 December 1973, now 52197 years old.
Carlos Sastre (ESP), born on 23 April 1975, now 5155 years old.
Cadel Evans (AUS), born on 14 February 1977, now 49122 years old.
Óscar Pereiro (ESP), born on 3 August 1977, now 48318 years old.
Bradley Wiggins (GBR), born on 28 April 1980, now 4649 years old.
Alberto Contador (ESP), born on 6 December 1982, now 43193 years old.
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA), born on 14 November 1984, now 41214 years old.
Chris Froome (GBR), born on 20 May 1985, now 4127 years old.
Oldest yellow jersey wearer
Gilbert Bauvin (FRA), born on 4 August 1927, now 98317 years old.
André Darrigade (FRA), born on 24 April 1929, now 9753 years old.
Jean Forestier (FRA), born on 7 October 1930, now 95253 years old.
Joseph Groussard (FRA), born on 2 March 1934, now 92107 years old.
Michel Vermeulin (FRA), born on 6 September 1934, now 91284 years old.
Georges Groussard (FRA), born on 22 March 1937, now 8986 years old.
Tommaso De Pra (ITA), born on 16 December 1938, now 87183 years old.
Raymond Riotte (FRA), born on 6 February 1940, now 86131 years old.
Jan Janssen (NED), born on 19 May 1940, now 8628 years old.
Gregorio San Miguel (ESP), born on 2 December 1940, now 85196 years old.
José-Maria Errandonea (ESP), born on 12 December 1940, now 85186 years old.
Lucien Aimar (FRA), born on 28 April 1941, now 8549 years old.
Edward Sels (BEL), born on 27 August 1941, now 84294 years old.
Italo Zilioli (ITA), born on 24 September 1941, now 84266 years old.
Julien Stevens (BEL), born on 25 February 1943, now 83112 years old.
Joseph Spruyt (BEL), born on 25 February 1943, now 83112 years old.
Giancarlo Polidori (ITA), born on 30 October 1943, now 82230 years old.
Willy Van Neste (BEL), born on 10 March 1944, now 8298 years old.
Eddy Merckx (BEL), born on 17 June 1945, now 80365 years old.
Oldest stage winner
Gilbert Bauvin (FRA), born on 4 August 1927, now 98317 years old.
André Darrigade (FRA), born on 24 April 1929, now 9753 years old.
Jean Forestier (FRA), born on 7 October 1930, now 95253 years old.
Dino Bruni (ITA), born on 13 April 1932, now 9464 years old.
Luis Otaño (ESP), born on 26 January 1934, now 92142 years old.
Joseph Groussard (FRA), born on 2 March 1934, now 92107 years old.
Pierre Beuffeuil (FRA), born on 30 October 1934, now 91230 years old.
Jo de Roo (NED), born on 5 July 1937, now 88347 years old.
Cees van Espen (NED), born on 28 May 1938, now 8820 years old.
Tommaso De Pra (ITA), born on 16 December 1938, now 87183 years old.
Huub Zilverberg (NED), born on 13 January 1939, now 87155 years old.
Ferdinand Bracke (BEL), born on 25 May 1939, now 8723 years old.
Giuseppe Fezzardi (ITA), born on 28 December 1939, now 86171 years old.
Raymond Riotte (FRA), born on 6 February 1940, now 86131 years old.
Jan Janssen (NED), born on 19 May 1940, now 8628 years old.
Aurelio González (ESP), born on 26 July 1940, now 85325 years old.
Franco Bitossi (ITA), born on 1 September 1940, now 85288 years old.
Benoni Beheyt (BEL), born on 27 September 1940, now 85262 years old.
Marcello Mugnaini (ITA), born on 12 November 1940, now 85216 years old.
Oldest in top three general classification
Ferdinand Bracke (BEL), born on 25 May 1939, now 8723 years old.
Franco Balmamion (ITA), born on 11 January 1940, now 86157 years old.
Jan Janssen (NED), born on 19 May 1940, now 8628 years old.
Gösta Pettersson (SWE), born on 23 November 1940, now 85205 years old.
Lucien Aimar (FRA), born on 28 April 1941, now 8549 years old.
Gianni Motta (ITA), born on 13 March 1943, now 8396 years old.
Eddy Merckx (BEL), born on 17 June 1945, now 80365 years old.
Lucien Van Impe (BEL), born on 20 October 1946, now 79240 years old.
Joop Zoetemelk (NED), born on 3 December 1946, now 79196 years old.
Bernard Thevenet (FRA), born on 10 January 1948, now 78158 years old.
Hennie Kuiper (NED), born on 3 February 1949, now 77133 years old.
Raymond Martin (FRA), born on 22 May 1949, now 7725 years old.
Robert Alban (FRA), born on 9 February 1952, now 74128 years old.
Bernard Hinault (FRA), born on 14 November 1954, now 71215 years old.
Ángel Arroyo (ESP), born on 2 August 1956, now 69318 years old.
Johan van der Velde (NED), born on 12 December 1956, now 69186 years old.
Peter Winnen (NED), born on 5 September 1957, now 68285 years old.
Fabio Enrique Parra (COL), born on 22 November 1959, now 66207 years old.
Stephen Roche (IRE), born on 28 November 1959, now 66201 years old.
Oldest in top ten general classification
Gilbert Bauvin (FRA), born on 4 August 1927, now 98317 years old.
Jean Forestier (FRA), born on 7 October 1930, now 95253 years old.
Georges Groussard (FRA), born on 22 March 1937, now 8986 years old.
Ferdinand Bracke (BEL), born on 25 May 1939, now 8723 years old.
Renzo Fontona (ITA), born on 2 July 1939, now 86350 years old.
Angelino Soler (ESP), born on 25 November 1939, now 86204 years old.
Franco Balmamion (ITA), born on 11 January 1940, now 86157 years old.
Jan Janssen (NED), born on 19 May 1940, now 8628 years old.
Franco Bitossi (ITA), born on 1 September 1940, now 85288 years old.
Guido De Rosso (ITA), born on 28 September 1940, now 85261 years old.
Marcello Mugnaini (ITA), born on 12 November 1940, now 85216 years old.
Gösta Pettersson (SWE), born on 23 November 1940, now 85205 years old.
Gregorio San Miguel (ESP), born on 2 December 1940, now 85196 years old.
Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL), born on 10 March 1941, now 8598 years old.
Lucien Aimar (FRA), born on 28 April 1941, now 8549 years old.
Gianni Motta (ITA), born on 13 March 1943, now 8396 years old.
Tony Houbrechts (BEL), born on 6 September 1943, now 82284 years old.
Eddy Merckx (BEL), born on 17 June 1945, now 80365 years old.
Edouard Janssens (BEL), born on 18 January 1946, now 80150 years old.
Oldest rider that finished the Tour
The list below may contain riders that are no longer alive, but for which I could not find a date of death and had no other method to conclude that they were no longer living. For example, in 2010 I thought that Emiliano Álvarez was still alive, and I felt comfirmation in the fact that he was mentioned as being the oldest living Vuelta stage winner, so I expected that the cycling community would be aware of him. But later, I found out that he had moved to South America, and died in 1987.
Ernst Rudolf (SUI), born on 14 March 1926, now 10095 years old.
Eugène Telotte (FRA), born on 13 November 1926, now 99216 years old.
Gilbert Bauvin (FRA), born on 4 August 1927, now 98317 years old.
Piero Polo (ITA), born on 4 April 1928, now 9873 years old.
Hans Hollenstein (SUI), born on 1 April 1929, now 9776 years old.
André Darrigade (FRA), born on 24 April 1929, now 9753 years old.
Gabriel Company (ESP), born on 16 May 1930, now 9632 years old.
Jean Forestier (FRA), born on 7 October 1930, now 95253 years old.
Manuel Martín (ESP), born on 3 June 1931, now 9514 years old.
Stanley Arthur Brittain (GBR), born on 7 October 1931, now 94253 years old.
Joseph Wasko (FRA), born on 28 November 1931, now 94201 years old.
Dino Bruni (ITA), born on 13 April 1932, now 9464 years old.
Gabriel Mas (ESP), born on 9 March 1933, now 9399 years old.
Claude Frei (SUI), born on 3 April 1933, now 9374 years old.
Pierre Poulingue (FRA), born on 12 May 1933, now 9335 years old.
Stéphane Lach (FRA), born on 10 June 1933, now 936 years old.
Francis Pipelin (FRA), born on 7 July 1933, now 92345 years old.
Toni Gräser (SUI), born on 10 September 1933, now 92280 years old.
Ernst Traxel (SUI), born on 23 November 1933, now 92206 years old.
Oldest rider that started the Tour
Also this list probably has riders that are no longer alive. I also used the gerontology wikia to see if Tour participants show up in their list; if they don't show up, but would have been old enough otherwise, I consider them no longer living. By the way: I never found a single cyclist from my database in their list. Many gerontology overviews are sorted by nationality, so I also show the nationality in these lists.
Ernst Rudolf (SUI), born on 14 March 1926, now 10095 years old.
Victorio Ruiz (ESP), born on 30 April 1926, now 10048 years old.
Victorio Garcia (ESP), born on 20 October 1926, now 99240 years old.
Eugène Telotte (FRA), born on 13 November 1926, now 99216 years old.
Kaj Allan Olsen (DEN), born on 19 February 1927, now 99118 years old.
Gilbert Bauvin (FRA), born on 4 August 1927, now 98317 years old.
Piero Polo (ITA), born on 4 April 1928, now 9873 years old.
Kurt Urbancic (AUT), born on 2 March 1929, now 97106 years old.
Hans Hollenstein (SUI), born on 1 April 1929, now 9776 years old.
Otto Meili (SUI), born on 14 April 1929, now 9763 years old.
Eugenio Bertoglio (ITA), born on 24 April 1929, now 9753 years old.
André Darrigade (FRA), born on 24 April 1929, now 9753 years old.
Gabriel Company (ESP), born on 16 May 1930, now 9632 years old.
Louis Barès (FRA), born on 27 July 1930, now 95325 years old.
Ken Mitchell (GBR), born on 15 September 1930, now 95275 years old.
Jean Forestier (FRA), born on 7 October 1930, now 95253 years old.
René Van Meenen (BEL), born on 14 January 1931, now 95154 years old.
Bernard Pusey (GBR), born on 11 February 1931, now 95126 years old.
Isaac Vitré (FRA), born on 23 May 1931, now 9525 years old.
Oldest in database
The list below is about all riders in my database, so including riders that entered the Tour but never started, and riders who rode the Giro or Vuelta.
It is possible that some (or even many) of the riders below have disappeared from the public view, are still alive and did not connect to the cycling world for tens of years. If a rider emigrated soon after his career to a country where cycling is not relevant, it is not impossible that he did not talk about his cycling career for eighty years, and lived an anonymous life.
Actually, I only found evidence for Emile Idée that he turned a hundred years old. For the other riders, I don't feel confident to make any claims.
Rinaldo Moresco (ITA), born on 15 January 1921, now 105152 years old.
Franz Van Den Borre (BEL), born on 6 March 1921, now 105102 years old.
Manuel Costa (ESP), born on 11 October 1921, now 104249 years old.
Angelo Degano (ITA), born on 22 October 1921, now 104238 years old.
Hubert Schwarzenberg (GER), born on 23 November 1921, now 104206 years old.
Giovanni Mattavelli (ITA), born on 4 January 1922, now 104164 years old.
Giorgio Cargioli (ITA), born on 4 March 1922, now 104105 years old.
Amadeo Maricanola (ITA), born on 16 March 1922, now 10493 years old.
Andrés Martorell (ESP), born on 29 April 1922, now 10449 years old.
Pedro Font (ESP), born on 22 July 1922, now 103330 years old.
Werner Holthöfer (GER), born on 12 December 1922, now 103187 years old.
Pastor Rodríguez (ESP), born on 23 December 1922, now 103176 years old.
Ernesto Codina (ESP), born on 1 January 1923, now 103167 years old.
Ricardo Ferrandiz (ESP), born on 2 March 1923, now 103107 years old.
Máximo Dermit (ESP), born on 29 May 1923, now 10319 years old.
Fausto Marini (ITA), born on 18 September 1923, now 102272 years old.
Riccardo Sarti (ITA), born on 23 September 1923, now 102267 years old.
Fritz Siefert (GER), born on 24 May 1924, now 10223 years old.
Antonin Rolland (FRA), born on 3 September 1924, now 101286 years old.