Who has won the Tour de France the most times?
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Four riders have won the Tour de France five times: Jacques Anquetil (France) in 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964; Eddy Merckx (Belgium) in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1974; Bernard Hinault (France) in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985; and Miguel Indurain (Spain) in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 (the first to do so in five consecutive years). Lance Armstrong (USA) won the Tour in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 (seven consecutive years), but his titles were stripped after he confessed to taking performance enhancing drugs.
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