The 8 riders to win more Tour de France titles than Jonas Vingegaard

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard won his second successive Tour de France title last week after sprinter Jordi Meeus took a surprise win on the final stage.

The Dane cruised to victory in the final stage of the world's biggest bike race, beating second place Tadej Pogacar by seven minutes and 29 seconds.

There were only ten seconds that separated the Dane and Pogacar after 15 stages, but Vingegaard took control when the riders entered the Alps in the final week.

The title was won for Vingegaard when Pogacar announced on his team radio, 'I'm dead, I'm gone.' The Danish star then powered to a victory of more than seven minutes.

According to bbc.co.uk, Vingegaard said: "I'm happy, of course - we're winning it for the second time, and it's amazing."

"It's been a super hard race and a super good fight between me and Tadej. Of course, I hope to come back next year to see if I can take the third win."

Since the first Tour de France race in 1903, only eight men have taken home three or more tour wins in France.

Here are the eight riders to win three or more Tour de France titles!

American Greg LeMond was the first non-European cyclist to win the Tour de France in 1987, going on to win again in 1989 and 1990. LeMond is known as one of the greatest all-rounders of all time and an icon in popularizing the sport in the 20^th century.

Louison Bobet was the first great French cyclist of the post-war era and was the first person to win the tour in three successive years, from 1953 to 1955.

The original godfather of cycling, Philippe Thys, was the first rider to win three Tour de France titles, winning successively in 1913 and 1914 before winning again in 1920 after World War One.

British Kenyan Chris Froome is the most successful British rider in history, winning seven Grand Tours and four Tour de France titles between 2013 and 2017. Froome was the main rider in Team Sky's pursuit of greatness in the last 15 years.

Miguel Indurain won five Tour de France titles in the 90s as doping became prevalent in the sport. Indurain was never found to have doped, but suspicious meetings with a doctor who was later found to be doping riders puts his titles up for debate.

Bernard Hinault won 147 professional races and five Tour de France titles in his prestigious career as a cyclist in the late 70s and 80s. In 13 Grand Tour appearances, Hinault won ten, leaving him a legend in the sport.

Eddy Merckx is the most successful cyclist of all time, having the most tour victories of any cyclist in the history of the sport. As well as his success in every race, The Belgian has five Tour de France victories, becoming the second to do so.

Jacques Anquetil was the first road cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. The French rider never hid that he doped, but it was more acceptable in those days before riders started to die from drug-related issues.