Tour Stage Winners by Nationality since 2002

With three individual stage wins so far, Great Britain is enjoying the 2012 Tour. In recent years some countries have dominated in terms of individual stage wins for one country. In particular that has been Spain and France who have had numerous stage winners in one tour. Looking back over the last ten years at stage winners by nationality to gauge which nations have been dominate in the last 10 years of the Tour Spain and France lead Great Britain and the USA of nations to have won the most stages since 2002. Below is a breakdown of which nations won stages and had multiple individual stage winners at the Tour since the 2002 edition.


2002 Tour de France 

In the 2002 Tour de France, France had three individual stage winners while Australia and the Netherlands were the only other nations to have multiple stage winners. Traditional stage winning nations and the strong cycling nations of Italy, Belgium and Spain won only two stages between them. The nations in full to have won stages in 2002 were;

USA
Switzerland
Spain
Australia x2
Estonia
Germany
Netherlands x 2
Columbia
France x3
Great Britain
Italy
Norway

2003 Tour de France
In 2003 there were four nations to have won multiple stages at the Tour. Spain led the way with four individual wins which was one more than the USA whose US postal TTT win was included as it was an American team. Italy and Australia were the other two nations to have multiple stage wins and both had two individual winners. The nations in full to have won stages in 2003 were;

Australia x2
Italy x2
USA x3 (US postal)
France
Spain x4
Kazakhstan
Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Great Britain

2004 Tour de France
The 2004 Tour was shared among various nations with five nations recording multiple stage winners. Australia, Italy, France, Spain and the USA all had two individual stage winners. Once again an American team won the TTT which is added to the American haul.  The nations in full to have won stages in 2004 were;

Switzerland
Estonia
Australia x2
France
USA x2 (including US postal)
Belgium
Italy x2
Norway
France x2
Spain x2

2005 Tour de France
At the 2005 Tour de France the USA won the most stages with Discovery’s TTT stage win included to their tally. Italy finished with two individual stage winners along with Spain. No other nations recorded multiple individual stage winners.  The nations in full to have won stages in 2005 were;

USA x3 (including Discovery)
Belgium
Australia
Italy x2
Netherlands
Denmark
Spain x2
Kazakhstan
France
Austria

2006 Tour de France
In 2006 France and Spain both had three individual stage winners which was the most of the competing nations. Germany had two individual stage winners and so did somewhat surprisingly, Ukraine.  The nations in full to have won stages in 2006 were;

Norway
France x3
Australia
Germany x2
Spain x3
Ukraine x2
Russia
Luxembourg
Denmark
Italy

2007 Tour de France
2007 was another year in which numerous nations had multiple individual stage winners. France, Italy, Belgium and Australia were all tied on two individual stage winners.  The nations in full to have won stages in 2007 were;

Switzerland
Australia x2
Belgium x2
Norway
Italy x2
Germany
Denmark
Colombia
France x2
 South Africa
Spain
Luxembourg USA



2008 Tour de France
In the equal most dominate national performance of the decade Spain had five different stage winners. France managed two while Norway had two stage winners. With the massive haul by Spain, the other nations had little chance to mount a challenge to the Iberian superiority in 2008.  The nations in full to have won stages in 2008 were;

Spain x5
Norway x2
France x3
Luxembourg
Great Britain
Russia
Australia
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium

2009 Tour de France
In 2009 France returned to its winning ways as four French riders won stages. Spain couldn’t repeat the antics of the previous year and finished with 3. Switzerland and two stage winners which included the Astana team time trial as it as registered as a Swiss team.  The nations in full to have won stages in 2009 were; 

Switzerland x2 (including Astana)
Great Britain
France x4
Norway
Spain x3
Denmark
Germany
Russia
Luxembourg

2010 Tour de France
In 2010 France matched the efforts of Spain in 2008 with five different stage winners. As no other nations had multiple individual stages, this only highlighted the French sweep of 2010. Mark Cavendish won five stages individually but was the only Great Britain rider to have won a stage which ensured France was the stand out stage winning nation of 2010.  The nations in full to have won stages in 2010 were;

Switzerland
Italy
France x5
Norway
Great Britain
Luxembourg
Portugal
Spain
Kazakhstan

2011 Tour de France
2011 was another year in which the spoils were shared more evenly than in 2008 or 2010. Belgium, Norway, Germany, Spain, and USA all had two winners each and were the only nations with two multiple stage winners. Team Garmin-Cervélo won the TTT which made it two wins for the USA.  The nations in full to have won stages in 2011 were;

Belgium x2
USA x2 (including Garmin-Cervélo)
Australia
Great Britain
Norway x2
Portugal
Spain x2
Germany x2
Luxembourg
France

2012 Tour de France With four more stages left of the 2012 Tour certain nations can still open their account or add to them. France currently lead the standings with four stage winners and is just ahead of great Britain which has three stage winners. Peter Sagan and André Greipel both have won three stages each but that has been it for the respective nations.  The nations in full to have won stages so far in 2012 are;

Switzerland
Slovakia
Great Britain x3
Germany
France x4
Spain