The Lanterne Rouge is an unofficial classification in the Tour de France. It refers to the rider in the last place on the General Classification.
It’s not easy to be the Lanterne Rouge as it requires a combination of smart timing calculation, tactics, grit, and determination to stay in the race. There is a cut-off time for the last rider to cross the finish line each day. Any rider who finished after the cut-off time will be expelled from the race.
In 2018, Lawson Craddock became the first rider to be the lanterne rouge for the entire Tour. He crashed hard on Stage 1, suffering facial lacerations and a fractured scapula. Instead of abandoning the race, he continued on, finishing within the cut-off time every day.
Tour de France Lanterne Rouges, 1903 to present
There are only five riders in history that finished last in the Tour de France on more than one occasion.
- Wim Vansevenant (2006, 2007, 2008)
- Jimmy Casper (2001, 2004)
- Mathieu Hermans (1987, 1989)
- Gerhard Schönbacher (1979, 1980)
- Daniel Masson (1922, 1923)
Year | Lanterne rouge | Nationality |
---|---|---|
1903 | Arsène Millocheau | France |
1904 | Antoine Deflotrière | France |
1905 | Clovis Lacroix | France |
1906 | Georges Bronchard | France |
1907 | Albert Chartier | France |
1908 | Henri Anthoine | France |
1909 | Georges Devilly | France |
1910 | Constant Collet | France |
1911 | Lucien Roquebert | France |
1912 | Maurice Lartigue | France |
1913 | Henri Alavoine | France |
1914 | Henri Leclerc | France |
1919 | Jules Nempon | France |
1920 | Charles Raboisson | France |
1921 | Henri Catelan | France |
1922 | Daniel Masson | France |
1923 | Daniel Masson | France |
1924 | Victor Lafosse | France |
1925 | Fernand Besnier | France |
1926 | André Drobecq | France |
1927 | Jacques Pfister | France |
1928 | Edouard Persin | France |
1929 | André Léger | France |
1930 | Marcel Ilpide | France |
1931 | Richard Lamb | Australia |
1932 | Rudolf Risch | Germany |
1933 | Ernest Neuhard | France |
1934 | Antonio Folco | Italy |
1935 | Willy Kutschbach | Germany |
1936 | Aldo Bertocco | France |
1937 | Aloyse Klensch | Luxembourg |
1938 | Janus Hellemons | Netherlands |
1939 | Armand Le Moal | France |
1947 | Pietro Tarchini | Switzerland |
1948 | Vittorio Seghezz | Italy |
1949 | Guido De Santi | Italy |
1950 | Fritz Zbinden | Switzerland |
1951 | Abdel-Kader Zaaf | France |
1952 | Henri Paret | France |
1953 | Claude Rouer | France |
1954 | Marcel Dierkens | Luxembourg |
1955 | Tony Hoar | Great Britain |
1956 | Roger Chaussabel | France |
1957 | Guy Million | France |
1958 | Walter Favre | Switzerland |
1959 | Louis Bisilliat | France |
1960 | José Herrero Berrendero | Spain |
1961 | André Geneste | France |
1962 | Augusto Marcaletti | Italy |
1963 | Willy Derboven | Belgium |
1964 | Anatole Novak | France |
1965 | Joseph Groussard | France |
1966 | Paolo Mannucci | Italy |
1967 | Jean-Pierre Genet | France |
1968 | John Clarey | Great Britain |
1969 | André Wilhelm | France |
1970 | Frits Hoogerheide | Netherlands |
1971 | Georges Chappe | France |
1972 | Alain Bellouis | France |
1973 | Jacques-André Hochart | France |
1974 | Lorenzo Alaimo | Italy |
1975 | Jacques Boulas | France |
1976 | Aad van den Hoek | Netherlands |
1977 | Roger Loysch | Belgium |
1978 | Philippe Tesnière | France |
1979 | Gerhard Schönbacher | Austria |
1980 | Gerhard Schönbacher | Austria |
1981 | Faustino Cuelli | Spain |
1982 | Werner Devos | Belgium |
1983 | Marcel Laurens | Belgium |
1984 | Gilbert Glaus | Switzerland |
1985 | Manrico Ronchiato | Italy |
1986 | Ennio Salvador | Italy |
1987 | Mathieu Hermans | Netherlands |
1988 | Dirk Wayenberg | Belgium |
1989 | Mathieu Hermans | Netherlands |
1990 | Rodolfo Massi | Italy |
1991 | Rob Harmeling | Netherlands |
1992 | Fernando Quevedo | Spain |
1993 | Edwig Van Hooydonck | Belgium |
1994 | John Talen | Netherlands |
1995 | Bruno Cornillet | France |
1996 | Jean-Luc Masdupuy | France |
1997 | Philippe Gaumont | France |
1998 | Damien Nazon | France |
1999 | Jacky Durand | France |
2000 | Olivier Perraudeau | France |
2001 | Jimmy Casper | France |
2002 | Igor Flores | Spain |
2003 | Hans De Clercq | Belgium |
2004 | Jimmy Casper | France |
2005 | Iker Flores | Spain |
2006 | Wim Vansevenant | Belgium |
2007 | Wim Vansevenant | Belgium |
2008 | Wim Vansevenant | Belgium |
2009 | Yauheni Hutarovich | Belarus |
2010 | Adriano Malori | Italy |
2011 | Fabio Sabatini | Italy |
2012 | Jimmy Engoulvent | France |
2013 | Svein Tuft | Canada |
2014 | Ji Cheng | China |
2015 | Sébastien Chavanel | France |
2016 | Sam Bennett | Ireland |
2017 | Luke Rowe | Great Britain |
2018 | Lawson Craddock | United States |
2019 | Sebastian Langeveld | Netherlands |
2020 | Roger Kluge | Germany |
2021 | Tim Declercq | Belgium |