Tour De France
Wauters started in a total of 10 Tour de France editions, finishing in Paris eight times. His highest final ranking was 43rd in 2000. The year after, during the 2001 Tour de France Wauters won the second stage, held from Calais to Antwerp. He was part of a breakaway containing 16 cyclists together with teammate Erik Dekker. Wauters got away from the group together with Arnaud Pretot who he beat in the final sprint. Because of his decent result in the prologue two days prior in Dunkerque he was wearing the yellow jersey for a day, before losing it to Stuart O'Grady.
- 1993 - 107th
- 1994 - 92nd
- 1996 - 124th
- 1999 - did not finish in Paris
- 2000 - 43rd
- 2001 - winner stage 2, did not finish in Paris
- 2002 - 91st
- 2003 - 115th
- 2004 - 112th
- 2005 - 140th
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