2020 Tour de France Lanterne Rouge

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2020 Tour de France Lanternes Rouge

Tour de France winners receive a coveted yellow jersey. The best climber walks away with the distinctive red polka dot jersey. And the fast boys, the sprinters, win the green jersey.

Jacky Durand, 1999, Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)

The man to finish usually goes unnamed. Who has time to look all the way to the end of the roster? Right?

The focus is always on the front of the peloton so this page lists the last-place finisher on each stage.  By tradition, the last finisher in the Tour receives a paper some version of a red lantern, symbolic of the red lantern train conductors used to signal the engineer from the train’s caboose.

So here they are listed by day.  Maybe if we reached out to Phil Liggett and Bob Roll we could get them to at least mention them.

Allez!

2020 Tour de France Lanternes Rouge

Stage 21 – September 20, 2020
Roger Kluge, #158, Lotto Soudal, +06h, 07′ 02″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 20 – September 19, 2020
Roger Kluge, #158, Lotto Soudal, +06h, 05′ 42″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 19 – September 18, 2020
Roger Kluge, #158, Lotto Soudal, +05h, 58′ 09″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 18 – September 17, 2020
Roger Kluge, #158, Lotto Soudal, +05h, 55′ 48″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 17 – September 16, 2020
Roger Kluge, #158, Lotto Soudal, +05h, 26′ 09″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 16 – September 15, 2020
Roger Kluge, #158, Lotto Soudal, +04h, 55′ 05″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 15 – September 13, 2020
Jérôme Cousin, #184, Total Direct Energie, +04h, 43′ 19″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 14 – September 12, 2020
Jérôme Cousin, #184, Total Direct Energie, +04h, 05′ 47″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 13 – September 11, 2020
Jérôme Cousin, #184, Total Direct Energie, +03h, 46′ 06″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 12 – September 10, 2020
Jérôme Cousin, #184, Total Direct Energie, +03h, 22′ 10″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 11 – September 9, 2020
Alexey Lutsenko, #161, Astana Pro Team, +04h, 08′ 03″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 10 – September 8, 2020
Jérôme Cousin, #184, Total Direct Energie, +02h, 53′ 00″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 9 – September 6, 2020
Pavel Sivakov, #7, Ineos Grenadiers, +02h, 41′ 37″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 8 – September 5, 2020
Pavel Sivakov, #7, Ineos Grenadiers, +02h,14′ 37″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 7 – September 4, 2020
Pavel Sivakov, #7, Ineos Grenadiers, +01h, 55′ 54″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 6 – September 3, 2020
Pavel Sivakov, #7, Ineos Grenadiers, +01h, 40′ 00″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 5 – September 2, 2020
Pavel Sivakov, #7, Ineos Grenadiers, +01h, 11′ 44″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 4 – September 1, 2020
Pavel Sivakov, #7, Ineos Grenadiers, +01h, 06′ 58″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 3 – August 31, 2020
Pavel Sivakov, #7, Ineos Grenadiers, +00h, 46′ 45″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 2 – August 30, 2020
Caleb Ewan, #151, Lotto Soudal, +00h, 29′ 08″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 1 – August 29, 2020
Rafael Valls Ferri, #168, Bahrain-McLaren, +00h 13′ 04″ [full standings on Letour.fr]

You Can Win Your Own King of the Mountain or Sprint Jersey

Thanks for visiting Cycling Challenges. If you’re here, you love cycling, the Tour, and you’re interested in the Lanterne Rouge. And probably the King of the Mountain and Points leaders.

The Cancer Journeys Foundations is running a Strava.com-based KOM/QOM and sprint competition at locations in the US and the UK. The competitions run until December 31, 2020. USA Cycling age group winners receive KOM/QOM or Sprint Champion jerseys.

If you love to climb or can’t wait to win the sprint during your local club ride, you need to take a minute and see if there’s a segment near you. Click the following link or the image below for details: 2020 King and Queen of the Mountain and Sprint Competition.

2020 Tour de France King of the Mountain

Stage 21 – September 20, 2020
Tadej Pogachar, #131, UAE Team Emirates, 82 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 20 – September 19, 2020
Tadej Pogachar, #131, UAE Team Emirates, 82 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 19 – September 18, 2020
Richard Carapaz, #3, Ineos Grenadiers, 74 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 18 – September 17, 2020
Richard Carapaz, #3, Ineos Grenadiers, 74 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 17 – September 16, 2020
Tadej Pogachar, #131, UAE Team Emirates, 66 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 16 – September 15, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 36 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 15 – September 14, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 36 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 14 – September 12, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 36 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 13 – September 11, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 36 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 12 – September 10, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 36 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 11 – September 9, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 36 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 10 – September 8, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 36 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 9 – September 6, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 36 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 8 – September 5, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 35 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 7 – September 4, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 25 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 6 – September 3, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 23 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 5 – September 2, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 23 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 4 – September 1, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 21 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 3 – August 31, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 21 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 2 – August 30, 2020
Benoit Cosnefroy, #33, AG2R Mondial, 10 PTS [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 1 – August 29, 2020
Fabien Grellier, #185, Total Direct Energie 2 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

2020 Tour de France Points Champion

Stage 21 – September 20, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 380 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 20 – September 19, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 319 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 19 – September 18, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 319 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 18 – September 17, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 298 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 17 – September 16, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 278 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 16 – September 15, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 269 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 15 – September 13, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 269 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 14 – September 12, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 262 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 13 – September 11, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 252 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 12 – September 10, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 252 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 11 – September 9, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 243 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 10 – September 8, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 196 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 9 – September 6, 2020
Peter Sagan, #21, Bora-Hansgrohe, 138 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 8 – September 5, 2020
Peter Sagan, #21, Bora-Hansgrohe, 133 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 7 – September 4, 2020
Peter Sagan, #21, Bora-Hansgrohe, 138 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 6 – September 3, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 129 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 5 – September 2, 2020
Sam Bennett, #43, Deceuninck- Quick-Step, 123 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 4 – September 1, 2020
Peter Sagan, #21, Bora-Hansgrohe, 83 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 3 – August 30, 2020
Peter Sagan, #21, Bora-Hansgrohe, 79 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 2August 30, 2020
Alexander Kristoff, #135, UAE Team Emirates/UAE, 64 points [full standings on Letour.fr]

Stage 1 – August 29, 2020
Michael Schar, # 116, CCC, 20 points [full rankings on letour.fr]

The 2020 Tour de France Lanterne Rouge is Decided

The 2020 Tour de France was absolutely fantastic. Lots of great racing and the emergence of new talent like Yellow Jersey winner Tadej Pogachar and American Sepp Kuss who finished in 15th place in his first Tour.

But this is blog is about the Tour’s last-place finisher, the Lanterne Rouge.  This year it’s German pro racer Roger Kluge, riding for Lotto Soudal.

Born in 1986, he won the silver medal in the men’s points race (a track cycling event) at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

It was a really tough Tour for Lotto Soudal with four out of the last five riders coming from their team.

Read more about Roger Kluge on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Kluge

Well, that’s it until next year when we all hope the Tour will be back to the July schedule.

Stay well and keep the rubber side down!

Ride Around the World Challenge

I’m a 19-year prostate cancer survivor and I give a great deal of credit to my bicycles (I have five of them). Staying fit and keeping a healthy body supports a strong immune system, which is the body’s best defense against cancer.

My bikes have taken me 34,911.50 very enjoyable miles since my treatment and I’ve enjoyed every minute. Well, there were those times when it poured down rain; when it was super hot; and some of those climbs pretty were challenging, i.e., Alpe d’Huez and Mt. Baldy. But yeah, I still loved every minute.

To me, it doesn’t matter how well I ride, how fast I go, how many people I pass or pass me, I just love being outside and the great feeling that comes after an hour or so in the saddle.

To encourage other cancer survivors to explore cycling as part of their cancer survival plan, I created the Around the World Challenge. The rules are simple:

  1. Track the miles you ride – it doesn’t matter how.
  2. When you have covered 24,901.6 miles (the distance around the world at the equator) email us and we’ll tell you how to get one of our super cool jerseys.
  3. Just click this link for details – Around the World Challenge

Why I Follow the Tour de France Lanterne Rouge

If the term Lanterne Rouge is unfamiliar, it derives from the red lantern waved by the train conductor from the rear of the train to signal the engineer.  In the early days of the Tour de France, the term was applied to the last rider to finish the day’s stage.

Max Leonard wrote a book about the Lanterne Rouge and the Tour de France and it’s a great read.

I like to follow the Lanterne Rouge because these riders are giving everything they have to stay in the toughest bicycle race on the planet. We always hear about the leaders. I like to know the stories about the men at the tail end of the peloton.

By the way, we would love to have you join our Around the World Cycling Challenge on Strava.com. Just click the following link and give a shout when you join in – Around the World Cycling Challenge on Strava.com

Click the Image Below to See the Contents of Max Leonard’s Book

Cover page from The last man in the tour de france by max leonard