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Contador is the youngest, at 25 years, to win every Tour. [4] It is rare for cyclists to ride all Grand Tours in the same year; in 2004, for example, 474 cyclists started in one of the Grand Tours, 68 rode two and only two cyclists started all three. [5] Cyclists are ranked on the basis of their total wins in the three Grand Tours.
The modern editions of the races all consist of 21 days of racing with two rest days spread throughout race calendar, giving riders at most 63 chances to win a stage in a Grand Tour each year. Winning a stage in a Grand Tour is a significant achievement and winning a stage in each Grand Tour is a rare feat that only 112 riders have achieved in ...
The biggest winning margin in a Grand Tour was 2h 59' 21" in Maurice Garin's win at the first Tour de France in 1903. The biggest margin in the history of Giro d'Italia was in 1914 when Alfonso Calzolari won by 1h 57' 26", and the biggest margin in the history of Vuelta a España was in 1945 when Delio Rodríguez finished 30' 08" clear.
There are no three week grand tours in women's cycling, but shorter stage races associated with the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta Espana, and the World Championship, were won by Annemiek van Vleuten in 2022. She is the only cyclist win all three Grand Tours, and the World Championship in one year, she wins nine Grand Tours ...
Erik Zabel has won the most points classifications at the Grand Tour races, with nine to his credit. The Grand Tours are the three most prestigious multi-week stage races in professional road bicycle racing. [1] The competitions are the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España, contested annually in that order
The majority of winners have come from Europe, however there have been a few notable victories for cyclists from other continents. Colombia, Australia, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela are the only non-European countries to have a rider win a mountains classification, with twenty-two victories shared between the five countries.
A can't-miss opportunity to watch Tour de France level riders compete in a U.S. race. How To Watch the Maryland Cycling Classic, the Only UCI ProSeries One-Day Men’s Race in the U. S. Skip to ...
The Tour de France is an annual road bicycle race held over 23 days in July. Established in 1903 by newspaper L'Auto, the Tour is the best-known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours"; the others are the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. [1]