Jacques Anquetil's fourth win in a row in 1964, added to his 1957 success, made him the first five-time victor in the race

Eddy Merckx of Belgium was the second man to secure five Tour de France victories, winning from 1969-72 then again in 1974

Bernard Hinault won his first Tour in 1978 and his fifth in 1985 and the Frenchman is now a member of the race's staff

Spain's Miguel Indurain claimed his third victory in as many years in 1993

A fourth Tour success in a row in 1994 saw Indurain equal Anquetil's sequence of victories

Indurain claimed his fifth Tour in 1995, only the fourth rider to achieve the mark and the first to win five consecutive Tours

Lance Armstrong will be aiming to become the first rider to win a sixth Tour de France in 2004