The first Tour de France took place in 1903.
Lance Armstrong rode his first Tour de France in 1993.
Helmets were first required in the Tour de France in 2003.
Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France in 1903.
rookie winners of the tour de France
The first Tour de France took place in 1903. It was not held during the World Wars, and the Tour 2014 is the 101st of the race since the beginning. The first Tour was won by Maurice Garin.
See attached link from the official Tour de France website.
rookie winners of the tour de france
No
1969
7-Eleven
Stephen Roche