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Depends on what you mean by "wins."
Erik Zabel holds the title for most wins in the points classification (6).
Richard Virenque holds the title for the most wins in the King of the Mountains competition (7).
Eddy Merckx holds the record for most Tour de France stage wins (34).
Lance Armstrong held the title for most wins as overall leader (7), but had them taken away as it was discovered that he had been using doping at the time.
The next highest total number of wins - five - is shared between Miguel Indurain, Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Eddy Merckx.
Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong with 7 victories.
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It's relatively rare for a rider to die in the Tour de France. Only 4 in it's 100+ year history have died during the race. It is more common, although still rare, to be a pedestrian of the race and to die from being hit by a car or motorcycle, or even a rider. Participants filming the race have also died.