Biniam Girmay makes history: The last 20 winners of the green jersey

Biniam Girmay has made history by becoming the first African rider to win the green jersey in the Tour de France. The Eritrean succeeds Belgium's Jasper Philipsen and joins a select club of riders. All stats sourced from ProCyclingStats.

With four stage wins in 2023, Jasper Philipsen won his first green jersey and will be trying to claim another one this year.

Wout van Aert is one of the strongest riders in the peloton, which he proved in 2022, by winning the green jersey and the combativity award.

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With 34 stage wins in the Tour, Mark Cavendish is the joint holder of the record with Eddy Merckx. The Brit has won the green jersey twice: in 2021 and 2011.

Before Cavendish in 2021, Irishman Sam Bennett captured the green jersey on the famous Champs-Élysées.

With seven green jerseys, Peter Sagan holds the record, with victories in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. 'Peter the Great'.

In 2017, it was Australian Michael Matthews who snatched it from Sagan.

2010 was the year of Alessandro Petacchi, who claimed two stages and the green jersey that year.

In 2009, Thor Hushovd won his second green jersey, after 2005.

Oscar Freire is a three-time world champion, but has only won one green jersey, in 2008.

After ten stages in the green jersey in 2005, Belgian Tom Boonen finally claimed it in 2007.

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Robbie McEwen was as fast as they come in cycling. The Australian proved this in 2002, 2004 and 2006.

In 2003, his compatriot Baden Cooke was the fastest man in the Tour de France.

From 1996 to 2001, Erik Zabel dominated the sprinting scene in the Tour de France, winning six green jerseys in a row.

Laurent Jalabert claimed the polka dot jersey in 2000, but he was best known for his sprinting skills. He proved this by taking home the green jersey in 1992 and 1995, riding for ONCE.

In 1991, 1992 and 1994, Azerbaijan's Djamolidine Abdoujaparov won the battle for green.

In 1990, Olaf Ludwig won the green in the colours of Panasonic.

1982, 1983, 1985 and 1989 were the years in which Sean Kelly took his four green jerseys. Legend.

In 1988, Belgian Eddy Planckaert managed to win the green without taking a single stage. A unique feat.

Planckaert was preceded by Jean-Paul van Poppel in 1987, who won two stages that year.

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