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matticus
Guru
Only other rider to win LBL, Il Lom and Le Tour?
Yup, Eddy Merckx. And 1972 was a long time ago ...
EDIT: this is sort of right, someone else can do the pedantry ... :P
BalkanExpress
Legendary Member
- Location
- Brussels
Interesting week, Rog who had looked so impressive all week had ultimately “ left it on the training pitch”, well left it in Milan Turin” Pog looked good in Tri Valli, but less so in Milan Turin, was he sandbagging on Wednesday? And on the last race of the year, Yates has finally beaten Rog in a sprint!
Coppi didn't do it. Coppi's TdF wins were in 1949 and 1952. He didn't win Liege at all in his career. Merckx is the only rider to achieve this feat before Pogacar, doing the triple in 1972 - along with Milan-San Remo, Fleche Wallonne, Girod'Italia (inc. 4 stage wins), Brabantse Pijl, Giro del Emilia,GP d'Escaut, A Travers Lausanne...and in the middle of the season went to Mexico and set a new Hour Record.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Well, that’s put me in my place!
I blame the commentator on Norwegian Eurosport for spreading fake news.
Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
Fausto Coppi is the only other rider to have won the Tour and at least two monuments in a single year, which I imagine is what the commentator meant. If you make it a grand tour plus two monuments, you still don't find anyone else.Well, that’s put me in my place!
I blame the commentator on Norwegian Eurosport for spreading fake news.
A feat that bears comparison is winning a grand tour, a monument and the world road race in a single season. This has been done by Alfredo Binda (1927), Eddy Merckx (1971) and Bernard Hinault (1980).
Pogacar has achieved his feat when comfortably younger than any of them. He's looking quite promising.
