Grand Tour (cycling)

In road bicycle racing, a 'Grand Tour' refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España.

Collectively they are termed the Grand Tours, and all three races are similar in format being multi-week races with daily stages. They have a special status in the UCI regulations: more points for the UCI World Tour are distributed in Grand Tours than in other races,[1] and they are the only stage races allowed to last longer than 14 days.[2]

The Tour de France is the oldest and most prestigious[1] of all three, and also the world's most famous cycling race. The Giro d'Italia is the second most important[3][4][5][6] and has occasionally been as popular as the Tour (late 1940s, 1950s, and early 1970s).

Description

In their current form, the Grand Tours are held over three consecutive weeks and typically include two "rest" days near the end of the first and second week. The stages are a mix of long massed start races (sometimes including mountain and hill climbs and descents; others are flat stages favoring those with a sprint finish), as well as individual and team time trials and non-competitive exhibition and rest days. Unlike most one-day races, stages in the Grand Tours are generally under 200 kilometers in length.

Controversy often surrounds which teams are invited to the event. Typically, the Union Cycliste Internationale (International Cycling Union) prefers top-rated professional teams to enter, while operators of the Grand Tours often want teams based in their country or those unlikely to cause controversy. From 2005 to 2007, organisers had to accept all ProTour teams, leaving only two wildcard teams per Tour. However, the Unibet team, a ProTour team normally guaranteed entry, was banned from the three Grand Tours due to gambling advertising laws. In 2008, following numerous doping scandals, some teams were refused entry to the Grand Tours: Astana did not compete at the 2008 Tour de France and Team Columbia did not compete at the 2008 Vuelta a España. Since 2011, under the UCI World Tour rules, all ProTour teams are guaranteed a place in all three events, and obliged to participate.

The prizes include the individual General classification, the team classification, the King of the Mountains, the points classification, and often the best young rider classification, in addition to other less known classifications. The most contested ones are the individual general classification (Maillot jaune -yellow jersey- in the Tour de France, Maglia rosa -pink jersey- in the Giro d'Italia, and Jersey rojo -red jersey- in the Vuelta a España, ; king of the mountains classification (Maillot à pois rouges -red polka dotted jersey- in the Tour, Maglia Azzurra -blue jersey- in the Giro, and Jersey de puntos azules -blue polka dotted jersey- in the Vuelta); and points classification (Maillot vert -green jersey- in the Tour, Maglia Rosso Passione -red jersey- in the Giro, and Jersey verde -green jersey- in the Vuelta). Only three riders have won all three in the same race: Eddy Merckx in the 1968 Giro d'Italia and 1969 Tour de France, Tony Rominger in the 1993 Vuelta a España and Laurent Jalabert in the 1995 Vuelta a España.[7]

It is rare for cyclists to ride all grand tours in the same year; in 2004, 474 cyclists started in at least one of the grand tours, 68 of them rode two Grand Tours and only two cyclists started in all three grand tours.[8] It is not unusual for sprinters and their leadout men, who do not expect to complete each race, to start each of the Grand Tours and aim for stage wins before the most difficult stages occur. Alessandro Petacchi and Mark Cavendish started all three Grand Tours in 2010 and 2011, respectively, as did some of their preferred support riders. For both riders in both years, only the Tour de France was ridden to its conclusion.

Over the years, 32 riders have completed all three Grand Tours in one year. Marino Lejarreta and Adam Hansen have done it four times, Bernardo Ruiz three times, Eduardo Chozas and Carlos Sastre twice each, and 27 more riders have achieved the feat once.

The only riders to have finished in the top 10 in each of the three tours during the same year are Raphaël Géminiani in 1955 and Gastone Nencini in 1957.

UCI rules

For the UCI World Tour, more points are given in grand tours than in other races; the winner of the Tour de France receives 200 points, and the winners of the Giro and Vuelta receive 170 points, while other races give 100 points at most.[1] The grand tours have a special status for the length: they are allowed to last between 15 and 23 days.[2]

Latest edition details

Giro d'Italia (2016)

Tour de France (2016)

Vuelta a España (2016)

Grand Tour winners

Year  Giro d'Italia (ITA)  Tour de France (FRA)  Vuelta a España (ESP)
1903 started in 1909 France Maurice Garin started in 1935
1904 France Henri Cornet
1905 France Louis Trousselier
1906 France René Pottier
1907 France Lucien Petit-Breton (1/2)
1908 France Lucien Petit-Breton (2/2)
1909  Luigi Ganna (ITA)  François Faber (LUX)
1910  Carlo Galetti (ITA) (1/3)  Octave Lapize (FRA)
1911  Carlo Galetti (ITA) (2/3)  Gustave Garrigou (FRA)
1912  Team Atala (ITA)
 Carlo Galetti (ITA) (3/3)
 Giovanni Micheletto (ITA)
 Eberardo Pavesi (ITA)
 Odile Defraye (BEL)
1913  Carlo Oriani (ITA)  Philippe Thys (BEL) (1/3)
1914  Alfonso Calzolari (ITA)  Philippe Thys (BEL) (2/3)
1915 Not contested Not contested
1916
1917
1918
1919  Costante Girardengo (ITA) (1/2)  Firmin Lambot (BEL) (1/2)
1920  Gaetano Belloni (ITA)  Philippe Thys (BEL) (3/3)
1921  Giovanni Brunero (ITA) (1/3)  Léon Scieur (BEL)
1922  Giovanni Brunero (ITA) (2/3)  Firmin Lambot (BEL) (2/2)
1923  Costante Girardengo (ITA) (2/2)  Henri Pélissier (FRA)
1924  Giuseppe Enrici (ITA)  Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) (1/2)
1925  Alfredo Binda (ITA) (1/5)  Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) (2/2)
1926  Giovanni Brunero (ITA) (3/3)  Lucien Buysse (BEL)
1927  Alfredo Binda (ITA) (2/5)  Nicolas Frantz (LUX) (1/2)
1928  Alfredo Binda (ITA) (3/5)  Nicolas Frantz (LUX) (2/2)
1929  Alfredo Binda (ITA) (4/5)  Maurice De Waele (BEL)
1930  Luigi Marchisio (ITA)  André Leducq (FRA) (1/2)
1931  Francesco Camusso (ITA)  Antonin Magne (FRA) (1/2)
1932  Antonio Pesenti (ITA)  André Leducq (FRA) (2/2)
1933  Alfredo Binda (ITA) (5/5)  Georges Speicher (FRA)
1934  Learco Guerra (ITA)  Antonin Magne (FRA) (2/2)
1935  Vasco Bergamaschi (ITA)  Romain Maes (BEL)  Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) (1/2)
1936  Gino Bartali (ITA) (1/5)  Sylvère Maes (BEL) (1/2)  Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) (2/2)
1937  Gino Bartali (ITA) (2/5)  Roger Lapébie (FRA) Not contested
1938  Giovanni Valetti (ITA) (1/2)  Gino Bartali (ITA) (3/5)
1939  Giovanni Valetti (ITA) (2/2)  Sylvère Maes (BEL) (2/2)
1940  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (1/7) Not contested
1941 Not contested  Julián Berrendero (ESP) (1/2)
1942  Julián Berrendero (ESP) (2/2)
1943 Not contested
1944
1945  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
1946  Gino Bartali (ITA) (4/5)  Dalmacio Langarica (ESP)
1947  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (2/7)  Jean Robic (FRA)  Edward Van Dijck (BEL)
1948  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (1/3)  Gino Bartali (ITA) (5/5)  Bernardo Ruiz (ESP)
1949  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (3/7)  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (4/7) Not contested
1950  Hugo Koblet (SUI) (1/2)  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)  Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)
1951  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (2/3)  Hugo Koblet (SUI) (2/2) Not contested
1952  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (5/7)  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (6/7)
1953  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (7/7)  Louison Bobet (FRA) (1/3)
1954  Carlo Clerici (SUI)  Louison Bobet (FRA) (2/3)
1955  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (3/3)  Louison Bobet (FRA) (3/3)  Jean Dotto (FRA)
1956  Charly Gaul (LUX) (1/3)  Roger Walkowiak (FRA)  Angelo Conterno (ITA)
1957  Gastone Nencini (ITA)  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (1/8)  Jesús Loroño (ESP)
1958  Ercole Baldini (ITA)  Charly Gaul (LUX) (2/3)  Jean Stablinski (FRA)
1959  Charly Gaul (LUX) (3/3)  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
1960  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (2/8)  Gastone Nencini (ITA)  Frans De Mulder (BEL)
1961  Arnaldo Pambianco (ITA)  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (3/8)  Angelino Soler (ESP)
1962  Franco Balmamion (ITA) (1/2)  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (4/8)  Rudi Altig (GER)
1963  Franco Balmamion (ITA) (2/2)  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (5/8)  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (6/8)
1964  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (7/8)  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (8/8)  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
1965  Vittorio Adorni (ITA)  Felice Gimondi (ITA) (1/5)  Rolf Wolfshohl (GER)
1966  Gianni Motta (ITA)  Lucien Aimar (FRA)  Francisco Gabica (ESP)
1967  Felice Gimondi (ITA) (2/5)  Roger Pingeon (FRA) (1/2)  Jan Janssen (NED) (1/2)
1968  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (1/11)  Jan Janssen (NED) (2/2)  Felice Gimondi (ITA) (3/5)
1969  Felice Gimondi (ITA) (4/5)  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (2/11)  Roger Pingeon (FRA) (2/2)
1970  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (3/11)  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (4/11)  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (1/2)
1971  Gösta Pettersson (SWE)  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (5/11)  Ferdinand Bracke (BEL)
1972  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (6/11)  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (7/11)  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) (1/2)
1973  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (9/11)  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (2/2)  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (8/11)
1974  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (10/11)  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (11/11)  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) (2/2)
1975  Fausto Bertoglio (ITA)  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) (1/2)  Agustín Tamames (ESP)
1976  Felice Gimondi (ITA) (5/5)  Lucien Van Impe (BEL)  José Pesarrodona (ESP)
1977  Michel Pollentier (BEL)  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) (2/2)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
1978  Johan De Muynck (BEL)  Bernard Hinault (FRA) (2/10)  Bernard Hinault (FRA) (1/10)
1979  Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) (1/2)  Bernard Hinault (FRA) (3/10)  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) (1/2)
1980  Bernard Hinault (FRA) (4/10)  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) (2/2)  Faustino Rupérez (ESP)
1981  Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) (2/2)  Bernard Hinault (FRA) (5/10)  Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) (1/2)
1982  Bernard Hinault (FRA) (6/10)  Bernard Hinault (FRA) (7/10)  Marino Lejarreta (ESP)
1983  Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) (2/2)  Laurent Fignon (FRA) (1/3)  Bernard Hinault (FRA) (8/10)
1984  Francesco Moser (ITA)  Laurent Fignon (FRA) (2/3)  Éric Caritoux (FRA)
1985  Bernard Hinault (FRA) (9/10)  Bernard Hinault (FRA) (10/10)  Pedro Delgado (ESP) (1/3)
1986  Roberto Visentini (ITA)  Greg LeMond (USA) (1/3)  Álvaro Pino (ESP)
1987  Stephen Roche (IRL) (1/2)  Stephen Roche (IRL) (2/2)  Luis Herrera (COL)
1988  Andy Hampsten (USA)  Pedro Delgado (ESP) (2/3)  Sean Kelly (IRL)
1989  Laurent Fignon (FRA) (3/3)  Greg LeMond (USA) (2/3)  Pedro Delgado (ESP) (3/3)
1990  Gianni Bugno (ITA)  Greg LeMond (USA) (3/3)  Marco Giovannetti (ITA)
1991  Franco Chioccioli (ITA)  Miguel Indurain (ESP) (1/7)  Melchor Mauri (ESP)
1992  Miguel Indurain (ESP) (2/7)  Miguel Indurain (ESP) (3/7)  Tony Rominger (SUI) (1/4)
1993  Miguel Indurain (ESP) (4/7)  Miguel Indurain (ESP) (5/7)  Tony Rominger (SUI) (2/4)
1994  Eugeni Berzin (RUS)  Miguel Indurain (ESP) (6/7)  Tony Rominger (SUI) (3/4)
1995  Tony Rominger (SUI) (4/4)  Miguel Indurain (ESP) (7/7)  Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
1996  Pavel Tonkov (RUS)  Bjarne Riis (DEN)  Alex Zülle (SUI) (1/2)
1997  Ivan Gotti (ITA) (1/2)  Jan Ullrich (GER) (1/2)  Alex Zülle (SUI) (2/2)
1998  Marco Pantani (ITA) (1/2)  Marco Pantani (ITA) (2/2)  Abraham Olano (ESP)
1999  Ivan Gotti (ITA) (2/2)  Lance Armstrong (USA) (1/7)[A]  Jan Ullrich (GER) (2/2)
2000  Stefano Garzelli (ITA)  Lance Armstrong (USA) (2/7)[A]  Roberto Heras (ESP) (1/4)
2001  Gilberto Simoni (ITA) (1/2)  Lance Armstrong (USA) (3/7)[A]  Ángel Casero (ESP)
2002  Paolo Savoldelli (ITA) (1/2)  Lance Armstrong (USA) (4/7)[A]  Aitor González (ESP)
2003  Gilberto Simoni (ITA) (2/2)  Lance Armstrong (USA) (5/7)[A]  Roberto Heras (ESP) (2/4)
2004  Damiano Cunego (ITA)  Lance Armstrong (USA) (6/7)[A]  Roberto Heras (ESP) (3/4)
2005  Paolo Savoldelli (ITA) (2/2)  Lance Armstrong (USA) (7/7)[A]  Roberto Heras (ESP) (4/4)
2006  Ivan Basso (ITA) (1/2)  Óscar Pereiro (ESP)  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
2007  Danilo Di Luca (ITA)  Alberto Contador (ESP) (1/7)  Denis Menchov (RUS) (1/2)
2008  Alberto Contador (ESP) (2/7)  Carlos Sastre (ESP)  Alberto Contador (ESP) (3/7)
2009  Denis Menchov (RUS) (2/2)  Alberto Contador (ESP) (4/7)  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
2010  Ivan Basso (ITA) (2/2)  Andy Schleck (LUX)  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (1/4)
2011  Michele Scarponi (ITA)  Cadel Evans (AUS)  Juan José Cobo (ESP)
2012  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)  Bradley Wiggins (GBR)  Alberto Contador (ESP) (5/7)
2013  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (2/4)  Chris Froome (GBR) (1/3)  Chris Horner (USA)
2014  Nairo Quintana (COL) (1/2)  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (3/4)  Alberto Contador (ESP) (6/7)
2015  Alberto Contador (ESP) (7/7)  Chris Froome (GBR) (2/3)  Fabio Aru (ITA)
2016  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (4/4)  Chris Froome (GBR) (3/3)  Nairo Quintana (COL) (2/2)

A. a b c d e f g Lance Armstrong was declared winner of seven consecutive tours from 1999 to 2005. However, in October 2012, he was stripped of all titles by the UCI due to his use of performance-enhancing drugs. Organizers of the Tour de France announced that the winner's slot would remain empty in the record books, rather than transfer the win to the second-place finishers each year. However, in October 2014, the Tour de France resumed listing Armstrong as a previous winner of the tour, but with his name crossed out.[9]

Statistics

Most Grand Tour wins per rider

Rank Name Total wins Tour de France Giro d'Italia Vuelta a España
1  Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) 11 5 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974) 5 (1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974) 1 (1973)
2  Hinault, BernardBernard Hinault (FRA) 10 5 (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985) 3 (1980, 1982, 1985) 2 (1978, 1983)
3  Anquetil, JacquesJacques Anquetil (FRA) 8 5 (1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) 2 (1960, 1964) 1 (1963)
4  Contador, AlbertoAlberto Contador (ESP) 7 2 (2007, 2009) 2 (2008, 2015) 3 (2008, 2012, 2014)
 Coppi, FaustoFausto Coppi (ITA) 7 2 (1949, 1952) 5 (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953) 0
 Indurain, MiguelMiguel Indurain (ESP) 7 5 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) 2 (1992, 1993) 0
7  Bartali, GinoGino Bartali (ITA) 5 2 (1938, 1948) 3 (1936, 1937, 1946) 0
 Binda, AlfredoAlfredo Binda (ITA) 5 0 5 (1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933) 0
 Gimondi, FeliceFelice Gimondi (ITA) 5 1 (1965) 3 (1967, 1969, 1976) 1 (1968)
10  Heras, RobertoRoberto Heras (ESP) 4 0 0 4 (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005)
 Nibali, VincenzoVincenzo Nibali (ITA) 4 1 (2014) 2 (2013, 2016) 1 (2010)
 Rominger, TonyTony Rominger (SUI) 4 0 1 (1995) 3 (1992, 1993, 1994)

Winners by country

Grand Tour general classification winners by country
Country Giro Tour Vuelta Total
 Italy 69 10 6 85
 France 6 36 9 51
 Spain 4 12 33 49
 Belgium 7 18 7 32
  Switzerland 3 2 5 10
 Luxembourg 2 5 0 7
 United States 1 3 1 5
 Netherlands 0 2 2 4
 Germany 0 1 3 4
 Russia 3 0 1 4
 Great Britain 0 4 0 4
 Colombia 1 0 2 3
 Ireland 1 1 1 3
 Sweden 1 0 0 1
 Canada 1 0 0 1
 Australia 0 1 0 1
 Denmark 0 1 0 1
 Kazakhstan 0 0 1 1

Winners of all three Grand Tours

Six cyclists have won all three of the Grand Tours during their career:[10]

Winners of three or more consecutive Grand Tours

Winners of three Grand Tours in a year

No cyclist has ever won all three Grand Tour events in the same year.

Winners of two Grand Tours in a year

Nine riders have achieved a double by winning two grand tours in the same year.

Seven cyclists have won the Tour and the Giro in the same year:[10]

The Tour/Vuelta double has been achieved by two cyclists:[10]

The Giro/Vuelta double has been achieved by three cyclists:[10]

Of the above nine, Pantani, Roche and Battaglin's doubles were their only Grand Tour victories in their careers. Only two cyclists have placed in the top ten at all three Grand Tours in the same year: Raphaël Géminiani in 1955 and Gastone Nencini in 1957.

Most Mountain Jerseys

Main article: King of the Mountains
Rank Name Total Wins Tour de France Giro d'Italia Vuelta a España
1  Federico Bahamontes (ESP) 9 6 (1954, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964) 1 (1956) 2 (1957, 1958)
 Gino Bartali (ITA) 9 2 (1938, 1948) 7 (1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947) 0
3  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) 8 6 (1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983) 2 (1982, 1983) 0
4  Richard Virenque (FRA) 7 7 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004) 0 0

The Tour/Giro/Vuelta triple has been achieved by two riders –  Federico Bahamontes (ESP) and  Luis Herrera (COL).

Most Points Jerseys

Main article: Points classification
Rank Name Total Wins Tour de France Giro d'Italia Vuelta a España
1  Erik Zabel (GER) 9 6 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) 0 3 (2002, 2003, 2004)
2  Sean Kelly (IRL) 8 4 (1982, 1983, 1985, 1989) 0 4 (1980, 1985, 1986, 1988)
3  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) 7 2 (1992, 1995) 1 (1999) 4 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
4  Eddy Merckx (BEL) 6 3 (1969, 1971, 1972) 2 (1968, 1973) 1 (1973)

The Tour/Giro/Vuelta triple has been achieved by five riders –  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB),  Mark Cavendish (GBR),  Laurent Jalabert (FRA),  Eddy Merckx (BEL) and  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA).

Most Young Rider Jerseys

Rank Name Total Wins Tour de France Giro d'Italia
1  Andy Schleck (LUX) 4 3 (2008, 2009, 2010) 1 (2007)
2  Nairo Quintana (COL) 3 2 (2013, 2015) 1 (2014)
 Jan Ullrich (GER) 3 3 (1996, 1997, 1998) 0

The Tour/Giro double has been achieved by two riders –  Nairo Quintana (COL) and  Andy Schleck (LUX).

Most Grand Tour stage wins

Cyclists whose names are in bold are still active.[11] This list is complete up to and including the 2016 Tour de France.

Rank Name Country Tour De France
stage wins[12]
Giro d'Italia
stage wins
Vuelta a España
stage wins
Grand Tour
stage wins
1 Eddy Merckx  Belgium 34 24 6 64
2 Mario Cipollini  Italy 12 42 3 57
3 Mark Cavendish  United Kingdom 30 15 3 48
Alessandro Petacchi  Italy 6 22 20 48
5 Alfredo Binda  Italy 2 41 0 43
6 Bernard Hinault  France 28 6 7 41
7 Learco Guerra  Italy 8 31 0 39
Delio Rodríguez  Spain 0 0 39 39
9 Rik Van Looy  Belgium 7 12 18 37
10 Freddy Maertens  Belgium 15 7 13 35
11 Fausto Coppi  Italy 9 22 0 31
12 Costante Girardengo  Italy 0 30 0 30
13 Gino Bartali  Italy 12 17 0 29
14 Marino Basso  Italy 6 15 6 27
15 Guido Bontempi  Italy 6 16 4 26
Raffaele Di Paco  Italy 11 15 0 26
Miguel Poblet  Spain 3 20 3 26
18 Franco Bitossi  Italy 4 21 0 25
Laurent Jalabert  France 4 3 18 25
André Leducq  France 25 0 0 25
Francesco Moser  Italy 2 23 0 25
Rik Van Steenbergen  Belgium 4 15 6 25
23 Roger De Vlaeminck  Belgium 1 22 1 24
Robbie McEwen  Australia 12 12 0 24
Giuseppe Saronni  Italy 0 24 0 24
26 André Darrigade  France 22 1 0 23
27 Jacques Anquetil  France 16 5 1 22
Jean Paul van Poppel  Netherlands 9 4 9 22
29 Charly Gaul  Luxembourg 10 11 0 21
Sean Kelly  Ireland 5 0 16 21
Andre Greipel  Germany 11 6 4 21

Three cyclists have won stages in all three of the Grand Tours in the same year:[13]

Grand Tour finishers

Only 33 riders have finished all three Grand Tours in one season. Adam Hansen has done this five times, Marino Lejarreta four times and Bernardo Ruiz achieved it in three different years, while Eduardo Chozas and Carlos Sastre have completed the accomplishment twice.[14][15]

The rider with most participations on Grand Tours is Matteo Tosatto with 33 (12 Tours, 12 Giros and 9 Vueltas). The rider who has finished most Grand Tours is also Matteo Tosatto, with 27 (11 Tours, 11 Giros and 5 Vueltas). Adam Hansen has finished the most consecutive Grand Tours: 16 tours from 2011 Vuelta a España till 2016 Vuelta a España.

Rider Year Final Position – Giro Final Position – Tour Final Position – Vuelta
Spain Alejandro Valverde 2016 3 6 12
Australia Adam Hansen (5) 2016 68 100 110
France Sylvain Chavanel 2015 36 54 47
Australia Adam Hansen (4) 2015 77 114 55
Australia Adam Hansen (3) 2014 73 64 53
Australia Adam Hansen (2) 2013 72 72 60
Australia Adam Hansen 2012 94 81 123
Germany Sebastian Lang 2011 56 113 77
Spain Carlos Sastre (2) 2010 8 20 8
New Zealand Julian Dean 2009 136 121 132
Italy Marzio Bruseghin 2008 3 27 10
Germany Erik Zabel 2008 80 43 49
Belgium Mario Aerts 2007 20 70 28
Spain Carlos Sastre 2006 43 4 4
Italy Giovanni Lombardi 2005 88 118 114
Spain Jon Odriozola 2001 58 69 83
Italy Mariano Piccoli 1999 38 50 58
Italy Guido Bontempi 1992 40 75 62
Australia Neil Stephens 1992 57 74 66
Spain Eduardo Chozas (2) 1991 10 11 11
Italy Marco Giovannetti 1991 8 30 18
Spain Marino Lejarreta (4) 1991 5 53 3
Spain Inaki Gaston 1991 23 61 14

Rider Year Final Position – Giro Final Position – Tour Final Position – Vuelta
Spain Alberto Leanizbarrutia 1991 64 39 44
Russia Vladimir Poulnikov 1991 11 88 66
Italy Valerio Tebaldi 1991 47 89 87
Spain Eduardo Chozas 1990 11 6 33
Spain Marino Lejarreta (3) 1990 7 5 55
Spain Marino Lejarreta (2) 1989 10 5 20
Spain Luis-Javier Lukin 1988 32 82 60
Spain Marino Lejarreta 1987 4 10 34
France Philippe Poissonier 1985 86 90 66
Spain Jose Luis Uribezubia 1971 29 50 27
Spain Jose Manuel Fuente 1971 39 72 54
Spain Federico Bahamontes 1958 17 8 6
Italy Pierino Baffi 1958 23 63 37
Italy Mario Baroni 1957 74 53 46
Italy Gastone Nencini 1957 1 6 9
Spain Bernardo Ruiz (3) 1957 55 24 3
Italy Arrigo Padovan 1956 12 26 19
Spain Bernardo Ruiz (2) 1956 38 70 31
Spain José Serra 1956 26 81 9
France Raphaël Géminiani 1955 4 6 3
Spain Bernardo Ruiz 1955 28 22 14
France Louis Caput 1955 68 54 55

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