Who is the oldest rider to ever win the Tour? If he wins, would Lance Armstrong take that record, too?
Indeed, he would. At age 37, Armstrong would become the oldest rider in history to win the Tour, a distinction that has been held by Belgian Firmin Lambot, who was 36 when he won the 1922 Tour. He would, of course, also break his own record of Tour wins, bringing his total to eight. By the way, it may take some time before we see the record at the other end of the spectrum fall. The 1904 Tour 1904 Tour was officially won by 19-year-old Henri Cornet, but he earned the distinction of being the youngest winner in the history of the race only after the top four finishers were DQ-ed for cheating. If you’re really picky, by the way, Cornet was 20 by the time he was awarded the win, but he still would have the record, given that Romain Maes, the next youngest, was 21 when he won the tour – outright – in 1935.
