List of Grand Tour general classification winners
The list of winners of the great country tours in cycling lists all winners of the three major national tours, also called " Grand Tours", in road cycling - Giro d' Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España - on. In further lists the individual driver and nations according to the number of their victories, both overall and for each individual itinerary sorted. In addition, the driver will be presented separately, who managed to win several of the tours in a calendar year.
The three major country tours are the only race in cycling race calendar, which will be held over 14 days and are also called the three-week tours. In the early years, the tours were partially discharged over a shorter period. The order of the tours in the table - Giro d' Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España - reflects the current host order. The Vuelta a España was up to and including 1994, the first of three round trips during the year. Only since 1995, it is held in September the last of the race. The background color of the driver's name is based on the current leadership jerseys of tours - the Maglia Rosa ( " Pink Jersey " ) at the Giro d' Italia, the Maillot jaune ( " Yellow Jersey " ) in the Tour de France and Jersey Rojo ( "Red jersey " ) at the Vuelta a España. The guide jerseys were introduced only in the tours for some time after their formation and at the Vuelta a España changed the colors of the leading jerseys in the history repeatedly. For the uniform representation, however, all winner of each round trip will be deposited accordingly.
A total of 147 drivers were able to win at least one of the great country tours, which were 52 times more successful. Record winner with a total of eleven successes in major country tours is the Belgian Eddy Merckx. Merckx is also one of only five drivers in their careers each of the three tours at least once who could decide for themselves. The other four are the Italian Felice Gimondi, the Spaniard Alberto Contador and the two Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault. The latter is the only rider to finish each of the three tours more than once victorious. The most successful nation in the great country tours is Italy, with a total of 82 achievements.
The record for the most wins in one of the three tours held the American Lance Armstrong with seven victories in the Tour de France, but they were taken from him in 2012 for doping. Most victories in the Tour de France go so Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Eddy Merckx and Spaniard Miguel Indurain with five successes. Record winner of the Giro d' Italia are Eddy Merckx and the Italian Alfredo Binda and Fausto Coppi with five successes at the Vuelta a España, the Swiss Tony Rominger and Roberto Heras of Spain with three hits, with Heras 2005 after his original fourth success (initially ) was disqualified for doping.
So far, there is still no driver managed to win all tours in a calendar year. Nine riders managed to finish two of the three tours victorious in a season. Record holder is also Eddy Merckx with four double success. The most recent winner Alberto Contador in 2008 with the Giro d' Italia and the Vuelta a España two tours in a calendar year.
Tours
Drivers by number of wins
Driver: Specifies the name of the driver. From: Indicates the year in which the driver could win a great tour of the country for the first time. To: Indicates the year in which the driver could win the last time a major tour of the country. Total: Returns the number of victories on in the great country tours. After this value, the placement depends in the table. Giro d' Italia: Specifies the number of wins in the Giro d' Italia. Tour de France: Specifies the number of victories in the Tour de France. Vuelta a España: Specifies the number of wins at the Vuelta a España.
Nations Cup
Nation: Specifies the nation. Total: Returns the number of victories on in the great country tours. After this value, the placement depends in the table. Giro d' Italia: Specifies the number of wins in the Giro d' Italia. Tour de France: Specifies the number of victories in the Tour de France. Vuelta a España: Specifies the number of wins at the Vuelta a España.
Winner of multiple tours in a calendar year
Year: Indicates the year in which the driver has won several tours. Driver: Specifies the name of the driver. The number in parentheses indicates the number of times the driver more of the tours won in one season. Itineraries: Specifies the name of the tour, who won the year in question the driver. The order is determined by the discharge order in a given year.