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Internet TdF Game: HistoryThis is an overview of the different editions of the Internet Tour de France Game. The first edition of the game was held in 1994.
Participants and winnersThe next table lists each edition (column Year) with the number of participants that year (Part), the number of different countries they represented (Coun), the number of stages that took part in the game (Stag), the highest attainable overall score (Max), the number of points collected by the winner (Poin) and the name and the country of the winner.
Year Part Coun Stag Max Poin Perc Winner 2026 254 24 19 907 831 91% Sander Denters (The Netherlands) 2025 261 23 19 871 737 84% José Aarts (The Netherlands) 2024 254 20 19 915 744 81% Joel Hull (UK) 2023 259 20 19 814 706 86% Jos Droste (The Netherlands) 2022 273 22 18 784 638 81% Gerard Creemers (The Netherlands) 2021 258 24 19 699 449 64% Lanterne Jaune (UK/Scotland) 2020 258 24 19 731 585 80% Richard Daniells (UK) 2019 294 26 19 854 754 88% Benoit Rey (France) 2018 322 24 18 780 573 73% Matt Makou (France) 2017 312 27 19 836 586 70% Marcel Spanjer (The Netherlands) 2016 308 25 19 658 557 84% Robin van Koert (The Netherlands/USA) 2015 325 26 18 778 653 83% Paul Evans (France) 2014 347 26 19 837 582 69% Emanuel Correia (Portugal) 2013 369 29 18 720 607 84% Joost Dantuma (UK) 2012 422 27 19 769 673 87% Linda De Winter (Belgium) 2011 434 33 19 845 732 86% Roy Kluten (The Netherlands) 2010 463 41 19 829 728 87% Rune Førsund (Norway) 2009 546 39 18 726 599 82% Thomas Storrødvann (Norway) 2008 447 30 19 764 673 88% Tom Denters (The Netherlands) 2007 631 34 19 797 601 75% Rune Førsund (Norway) 2006 646 37 19 890 781 87% Arthur Denneman (The Netherlands) 2005 903 43 18 635 535 84% Amadeus Bike (The Netherlands) 2004 1200 40 18 897 706 78% Arthur Denneman (The Netherlands) 2003 1351 45 18 729 585 80% Belinda Ward (USA) 2002 1142 39 18 761 629 82% Martin Smits (The Netherlands) 2001 1100 39 18 789 651 82% Reinier van Olderen (The Netherlands) 2000 826 31 18 731 525 71% E. Gaasenbeek (The Netherlands) 1999 817 33 19 820 743 90% Michael Botzet (Germany) 1998 813 35 19 738 564 76% Tako Molanus (The Netherlands) 1997 1147 36 20 860 749 87% Kees Winder (The Netherlands) 1996 461 25 20 832 606 72% Wieger van Brug (The Netherlands) 1995 241 20 18 846 666 78% Frank Koper (The Netherlands) 1994 36 4 19 893 520 58% Marko Borst (The Netherlands) The reasons for the different numbers of stages used in the game are differences in the number of rest days (currently 2 but 1 before 1999), the inclusion or absence of the team trial (absent in 1996-1999, 2006-2008, 2010-2012, 2014, 2016-2017) and the presence of a neutralized stage in the editions of 1995 and 1998. Two participants have managed to win the game more than once: Arthur Denneman (The Netherlands) in 2004 and 2006, and Rune Førsund (Norway) in 2007 and 2010.
Game veterans (1994-2026)Here is a list of participants that have frequently taken part in the 33 editions of the game:
Plc Eds Name
1. 33 Erik TKS
2. 32 Erix Schokker, Frank Koper, Guus van Zadelhoff, Nico Wienders
6. 31 Arthur Denneman, Benoît Rey, Bret Jaeger, Francis Stalpers, Robert Beernink
11. 30 A.B. Glah, Bojan Kozelj, Gerard Creemers, Jos Droste, Marcel Spanjer, Marko Tukic,
Michael Botzet, Remco van Veenendaal, Rien Post
20. 29 Anton Cozijnsen, Chad Lennon, E. Gaasenbeek, Graeme Camp, Harrie Wintermans,
Hugo Paulissen, Jeroen van Koert, Ken Charbonneau, Michel Oberson, Mike Ross,
Randall Cockroft, Robin van Koert, Tom Scanlon
33. 28 Cameron Henderson, Rob Spaans, Stéphane Pous
36. 27 Janne Högman, Michal Barla, Richard Daniells, Sapna Sanagavarapu, Wicher Otten,
Wil Gommans, Wim Reidt, Michael McQuillen
44. 26 Daryl Collingwood, Eli Lee, Frazer Pearce, Jay Howard, José Aarts,
Karolina Tobiasson, Karsten Sorst, Maaike Kuipers, Mark Wismans, Matt McClain,
Matthijs Otten, Matthieu Jouan, Tore Högman, Guido Van Hal, Kevin Panther
59. 25 Bastin Verweij, Bert Meeus, Bert Otten, Chris Hoekwater, Ferry Deurloo, Joel Hull,
Jonathan Bertram, Kirk Schaubmayer, Mark Bignell, Peter Kundmüller, Edwin Saunders,
Leif Rahr Knudsen, Tako Molanus
72. 24 Balazs Barna, Brian Gregg, Emanuel Correia, Fred Haslin, Geraint Parry,
Martin Evans, Nick Walker, Paul Ryan, Peter Bruning, Peter Maks, Peter Zoras,
Phil Hamilton, Phil Hancox, Phil Rowling, Thomas Storrødvann, Xiaojun Creemers,
David Marshall, Lanterne Jaune, Marcy Dalton, Ross Ogilvie
92. 23 Bas Denters, Christopher Yaure, David Redhead, Jeff Johnson, Johan van Ommen,
Jolanda Prins, Rens Jan Piket, Steven Trezise, Suchi Sanagavarapu, Clement Lee,
Gosse Bouma, Paul Schlösser, Rich Woodruff,
105. 22 Arnaud De La Losa, Derek Seow, Dimitri van Agterveld, Francis Lee, Gary Timberlake,
Henry Sorst, Paul Evans, Roberto Sabadini, Simon White, Stacy Schaubmayer,
William Swanson, Wim Penninx, Andrew Howard, Jenni Collingwood, Jim Green, M. Balon
121. 21 Brian Power, Keven Fitzpatrick, Marc Tohir, Mathew Mitchell, Milton Speer,
R.B. Simpson, Rodrigo Arenas, Sander Denters, Tom Denters, Adrie van Geffen,
Arnaud Le Ny, Bert Platt, Eb Mieghommel, Hans Reidt, Neil Dakin
136. 20 Angelo Colombo, Daan Creemers, Debbie Rowling, Ed Mcvicker, Ed Mocnik,
Frans van Overveld, Gerard Voorintholt, Hermana Beer, Jeff Le Roux,
Jonathan Peeters, Mark Conolly, Matt Makou, Mxl Lxy, Na Fianna, Norbert Sorst,
Ross Woolford, Rudi de Smit, Hank Ebert, John Hamill, Karu Meininki, Kevin Mathers,
Michael Jiggins, Rune Førsund, Ton de Groot
Altogether, 159 participants have taken part in the game 20 times or more often. The robot participant Jan Modaal has also been present in all editions of the game. There is an overview of veteran performance for the years 1994-2025. Note that some of the veterans have stopped participating.
Records (1994-2026)Since the maximum attainable overall score is different in every edition, it would not be fair to make a list of the highest overall scores in the game. An overview of the highest stage scores is kept on a separate page. The current record holders are Bevo Gallagher (USA) and Dimitri van Agterveld (The Netherlands) with 114 points (2006). Here we keep an overview of stage winners, in particular those participants that have been able to win stages in different editions of the game:
Plc Eds Stg Name (Years)
1. 14 23 Bastin Verweij (2006,2009:3,2010:4,2011:2,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016:2,2017,2018:2,2019:2,2020,2025)
2. 13 22 José Aarts (2000:2,2008,2009,2010,2013:3,2017,2019:4,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025:4,2026)
3. 12 24 Erik TKS (1994:5,1995:3,2000,2006,2007,2015:3,2016,2020,2021:3,2023,2024,2026:3)
4. 12 19 Erix Schokker (1995:2,1996:3,1998,1999,2001,2002,2007:4,2009,2011:2,2015,2019,2022)
5. 12 17 Wicher Otten (1999,2001,2002,2007:2,2008,2010:4,2011:2,2014,2018,2019,2021,2026)
6. 11 13 Tore Högman (2002,2006,2009,2011,2012,2013,2017:2,2022,2024:2,2025,2026)
7. 8 12 Roger Cageot (2014,2015,2016:2,2018:2,2020,2021:2,2023,2026:2)
8. 8 10 Maaike Kuipers (2002:2,2005,2006,2011,2013,2014:2,2015,2018)
9. 8 8 Bert Otten (2008,2011,2012,2017,2019,2020,2022,2026)
10. 7 8 Rien Post (2001:2,2002,2010,2011,2014,2022,2024)
11. 7 7 Olle Olausson (2003,2006,2017,2018,2020,2022,2024)
12. 6 8 Debbie Rowling (2008,2013,2015,2017:2,2020,2023:2)
13. 6 7 Xiaojun Creemers (2003:2,2010,2012,2018,2019,2026)
14. 6 6 Amy Bruning (2013,2014,2015,2016,2019,2020)
15. 5 8 Noah Verweij (2015:2,2016,2017:2,2018,2019:2)
16. 5 6 Ton de Groot (2010,2011,2015,2019,2021:2)
5 6 Norbert Sorst (2015,2016,2020:2,2021,2025)
5 6 Laurent Bruning (2016,2019:2,2021,2022,2024)
19. 4 6 Karolina Tobiasson (2006,2013:3,2020,2023)
20. 4 5 Anja Lex (2010,2018,2020,2026:2)
4 5 Jolanda Prins (2006,2014:2,2022,2023)
22. 4 4 Mäster Lagom (2012,2017,2024,2025)
23. 3 5 Besten Streed (2015:2,2020,2024:2)
3 5 Yvette Horner (2022:3,2024,2025)
25. 3 4 Bevo Gallagher (2006:2,2008,2012)
3 4 Hayden Dusyk (2009,2022,2025:2)
27. 3 3 Wim Reidt (2017,2021,2024)
3 3 Rob Spaans (1998,2007,2022)
3 3 Martin Hoffellner (2005,2007,2009)
3 3 Jeroen van Koert (2013,2015,2018)
3 3 Henry Sorst (2010,2017,2022)
3 3 Hayden Dusyk (2009,2022,2025)
3 3 Gary Timberlake (2008,2009,2010)
3 3 Dick Blom (1999,2001,2006)
3 3 David Collingwood (2015,2022,2026)
3 3 Christopher Yaure (2015,2016,2018)
3 3 Asral H. Dirts (2007,2014,2024)
36. 2 5 Chukkie Stridh (2017:4,2025)
37. 2 3 Tess Creemers (2021:2,2022)
2 3 Paul Puppyn (2014:2,2018)
2 3 Marco Alter (2006,2008:2)
2 3 Edward Quan (2018,2024:2)
2 3 Astrid van Kooten (2016:2,2017)
43. 2 2 Wim Penninx (1994,1995)
2 2 Severine Chaumette (2005,2007)
2 2 Sander Kaspers (1998,2002)
2 2 Ross Ogilvie (2023,2024)
2 2 Roberto Sabadini (2015,2023)
2 2 Reinier van Olderen (2006,2007)
2 2 Phil Rowling (2016,2023)
2 2 Mehmed Hasanbegovic (2022,2024)
2 2 Mark Conolly (2005,2015)
2 2 Lord Vader (2016,2024)
2 2 Larsa Stridh (2017,2020)
2 2 Jörgen Jonzon (2008,2024)
2 2 Jenni Collingwood (2018,2021)
2 2 Jan Matheeuwsen (2004,2006)
2 2 Hans Reidt (2016,2022)
2 2 Francis Lee (2003,2024)
2 2 Fiona G. (2009,2014)
2 2 David Redhead (2009,2020)
2 2 Claude Valette (2020,2023)
2 2 Berthold B. Journaille (1998,1999)
2 2 Bert Kerkhofs (2001,2025)
2 2 Bas Denters (2023,2024)
2 2 Anton Cozijnsen (1998,2009)
2 2 Akash van Koert (2024,2026)
The list contains the rank of the participant (Plc), the number of different editions in which he won a stage (Eds), the total number of stage wins (Stg), the participant's name and the years of the stage wins. More than 60 participants have won more than one stage in a single edition of the game. Obviously this was easier in the earlier game editions when there were not that many participants. Only seven participants have been able to win more than three stages in one year after the first edition of the game in 1994: Erix Schokker of The Netherlands (4 in 2007), Evert Molanus (5 in 2008), Wicher Otten (4 in 2010), Bastin Verweij (4 in 2010), Jen Long (4 in 2014), Chukkie Stridh (4 in 2017) and Jose Aarts (4 in 2019 and in 2025). The longest streak of editions with stage wins is held by Bastin Verweij who won stages in 12 game editions in a row (2009-2020). Thirty-three participants have managed to hold the overall lead in different editions of the game:
Plc Eds Stg Name (Years)
1. 10 16 Bastin Verweij (2007:3,2009,2010:2,2012,2014,2016:3,2019,2020,2023:2,2025)
2. 5 8 Rien Post (1999,2001,2002:4,2010,2014)
3. 4 28 Rune Førsund (2007:6,2009:9,2010:8,2014:5)
4. 4 16 Wil Gommans (2000:7,2010,2018:3,2026:5)
5. 4 10 Erix Schokker (1996:7,2002,2007,2022)
6. 3 15 Emanuel Correia (2014:5,2019:9,2023)
7. 3 10 Xiaojun Creemers (2003:4,2016:5,2018)
3 10 Debbie Rowling (2013:2,2021,2023:7)
8. 3 7 Jos Droste (2017:3,2023:2,2026:2)
10. 3 5 Martin Hoffellner (2005,2007,2009:3)
11. 2 18 José Aarts (2000:10,2025:8)
12. 2 11 Tako Molanus (19980,2008)
2 11 Besten Streed (2015:3,2024:8)
14. 2 9 Reinier van Olderen (2001:8,2002)
15. 2 8 Sander Denters (2019:4,2026:4)
2 8 Joel Hull (2015:7,2024)
2 8 Frank Koper (1995:6,2017:2)
2 8 Bojan Kozelj (2017,2020:7)
2 8 Arthur Denneman (2004:7,2006)
20. 2 7 David Nathans (2013:4,2015:3)
2 7 Brigitte Touw (2006:6,2007)
2 7 Bert Platt (2003:5,2020:2)
23. 2 6 Robin van Koert (2016:3,2023:3)
2 6 Ange Perry (2017,2021:5)
25. 2 5 Roger Cageot (2014:2,2018:3)
2 5 Gary Timberlake (2008,2010:4)
27 2 4 Marcel Spanjer (2017:3,2020)
28. 2 3 Joe Sprinta (2019:2,2024)
2 3 Gerard Voorintholt (2013:2,2015)
30. 2 2 Rodrigo Arenas (2011,2024)
2 2 Noah Verweij (2018,2020)
2 2 Erik TKS (2015,2026)
2 2 Bert Otten (2002,2020)
This overview shows the rank in this list (Plc), the number of different editions in which the participant occupied the overall place one (Eds), the total of stages in which the participant managed this (Stg), his or her name and the years in which the top ranks were achieved. Fifty-two participants have managed to obtain two or more top ten positions in the final overall rankings of the game:
Plc Eds Name (Years:Ranks)
1. 6 Michael Botzet (1999:1,2004:4,2015:8,2019:9,2023:7,2024:8)
2. 6 Emanuel Correia (2006:8,2007:5,2008:7,2010:5,2014:1,2023:6)
3. 5 Joel Hull (2013:2,2014:4,2015:2,2024:1,2025:7)
4. 5 Robin van Koert (2001:7,2016:1,2019:6,2022:4,2023:3)
5. 4 Sander Denters (2015:6,2017:7,2019:3,2026:1)
6. 4 Cameron Henderson (2001:2,2016:3,2017:3,2022:5)
7. 4 Paul Schlösser (2005:2,2008:7,2017:8,2024:7)
8. 4 Bojan Kozelj (2017:6,2018:5,2020:3,2021:4)
9. 3 Rune Førsund (2007:1,2010:1,2014:2)
10. 3 Arthur Denneman (2001:6,2004:1,2006:1)
11. 3 Jos Droste (2022:6,2023:1,2026:2)
12. 3 Dimitri van Agterveld (1999:4,2002:10,2006:3)
13. 3 Frazer Pearce (2009:4,2011:9,2012:10)
14. 3 Johan van Ommen (2004:5,2008:9,2023:5)
15. 3 Bert Kerkhofs (2012:6,2013:9,2025:10)
16. 3 Jolanda Prins (2006:8,2014:7,2016:9)
17. 2 Joost Dantuma (2008:3,2013:1)
18. 2 Frank Koper (1995:1,2017:4)
2 Roy Kluten (2011:1,2019:4)
20. 2 Gerard Creemers (2019:5,2022:1)
21 2 Benoit Rey (2019:1,2026:6)
22. 2 E. Gaasenbeek (2000:1,2010:9)
2 Paul Evans (2015:1,2026:9)
24. 2 Thomas Storrødvann (2009:1,2017:10)
2 Tom Denters (2008:1,2019:10)
26. 2 Jeroen van Koert (2018:2,2020:2)
27. 2 Brigitte Touw (2006:2,2007:3)
2 Wil Gommans (2000:2,2018:3)
29. 2 Geraint Parry (2016:2,2022:7)
30. 2 Bryan Stout (2008:2,2009:8)
2 David Nathans (2013:2,2015:8)
32. 2 Hans Splinter (1998:3,2002:5)
2 Phil Hancox (2011:3,2021:5)
34. 2 Bret Jaeger (2016:3,2023:8)
2 Pantini Maher (2010:8,2012:3)
2 Rob Spaans (1998:3,2004:8)
37. 2 Erik-Jan Meles (1999:3,2000:10)
38. 2 Daniel McQuillen (2001:5,2002:4)
39. 2 Peter Bruning (2010:6,2024:4)
2 Stefano Heyer (2007:6,2010:4)
41. 2 Angelo Colombo (2014:4,2021:9)
42. 2 Michal Barla (2016:7,2017:5)
43. 2 Frans Meeus (2002:9,2016:5)
44. 2 Peter Cunliffe (2012:7,2020:6)
45. 2 Nicolas Desgranges (2011:6,2022:8)
2 Sapna Sanagavarapu (2019:8,2021:6)
47. 2 Henry Sorst (2004:6,2023:10)
48. 2 David Redhead (2016:8,2020:7)
49. 2 Keven Fitzpatrick (2009:7,2016:9)
50. 2 Clarence Yntema (2011:8,2015:8)
51. 2 Francois Deldycke (2018:8,2022:9)
52. 2 Nico Wienders (2009:10,2022:10)
This overview shows the rank in this list (Plc), the number of different editions in which the participant finished within the top ten (Eds), his or her name and the years in which the top positions were achieved. Emanuel Correia (2006-2008) and Joel Hull (2013-2015) are the only participants that have obtained overall top ten positions in three consecutive game editions.
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