List of Grand Tour general classification winners

Eddy Merckx, who has won the most Grand Tours with 11 victories.

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. They are the only stage races permitted to last longer than 14 days.^[2] No cyclist has won all three Grand Tours in the same year; the only cyclists to win all three Grand Tours in their career are Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Felice Gimondi, Bernard Hinault, Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali.^[3] Contador is the youngest, at 25 years, and quickest to win every Tour, completing the feat in 14 months.^[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. When there is a tie between cyclists they are listed alphabetically by the Grand Tour they won. The majority of winners have come from Europe, however there have been a few notable victories for cyclists from other continents. Andy Hampsten, became the first North American to win the Giro, when he won in 1988.^[6] The only South Americans to win a Grand Tour are Colombians Luis Herrera who won the 1987 Vuelta a España and Nairo Quintana, who won the 2014 Giro d'Italia.^[7][8] Cadel Evans became the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to win a Grand Tour by winning the 2011 Tour de France.^[9]

Eddy Merckx, with 11 victories, has won the most Grand Tours. Bernard Hinault is second with 10 and Jacques Anquetil is third with eight.^[3] Merckx, Fausto Coppi and Alfredo Binda have won the most Giros, each winning five during their career. Merckx, Hinault, Anquetil and Miguel Indurain hold the record for the most victories in the Tour, with five each. Roberto Heras holds the record for the most victories in the Vuelta, which he has won four times.^[10]

Winners

By cyclist

Bernard Hinault won 10 Grand Tours during his career.

Miguel Indurain, winner of seven Grand Tours

Fausto Coppi won five Giros and the Tour de France twice.

Alberto Contador, the fifth cyclist to have won all three Grand Tours during his career

Alfredo Binda won the Giro d'Italia five times.

Tony Rominger, winner of four Grand Tours

Ivan Basso, he has won two Giros

Stephen Roche, winner of two Grand Tours

Jan Ullrich won two Grand Tours.

Luis Herrera was the first South American to win a Grand Tour.

Alexander Vinokourov was winner of the 2006 Vuelta a España.

Riders in bold are still active. Number of wins in gold indicates the current record holder(s).

Grand Tour general classification winners

Rank	Cyclist	Country	Winning span	Giro	Tour	Vuelta	Total
1	Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx	Belgium	1968–1974	5	5	1	11
2	Hinault, BernardBernard Hinault	France	1978–1985	3	5	2	10
3	Anquetil, JacquesJacques Anquetil	France	1957–1964	2	5	1	8
4	Coppi, FaustoFausto Coppi	Italy	1940–1953	5	2	0	7
4	Indurain, MiguelMiguel Indurain	Spain	1991–1995	2	5	0	7
4	Contador, AlbertoAlberto Contador	Spain	2007–2015	2	2	3	7
7	Bartali, GinoGino Bartali	Italy	1936–1948	3	2	0	5
7	Binda, AlfredoAlfredo Binda	Italy	1925–1933	5	0	0	5
7	Gimondi, FeliceFelice Gimondi	Italy	1965–1976	3	1	1	5
10	Rominger, TonyTony Rominger	Switzerland	1992–1995	1	0	3	4
10	Heras, RobertoRoberto Heras	Spain	2000–2005	0	0	4	4
12	Brunero, GiovanniGiovanni Brunero	Italy	1921–1926	3	0	0	3
12	Nibali, VincenzoVincenzo Nibali	Italy	2010–2014	1	1	1	3
12	Galetti, CarloCarlo Galetti	Italy	1910–1912	3	0	0	3
12	Magni, FiorenzoFiorenzo Magni	Italy	1948–1951	3	0	0	3
12	Bobet, LouisonLouison Bobet	France	1953–1955	0	3	0	3
12	LeMond, GregGreg LeMond	United States	1986–1990	0	3	0	3
12	Thys, PhilippePhilippe Thys	Belgium	1913–1920	0	3	0	3
12	Gaul, CharlyCharly Gaul	Luxembourg	1956–1959	2	1	0	3
12	Fignon, LaurentLaurent Fignon	France	1983–1989	1	2	0	3
12	Delgado, PedroPedro Delgado	Spain	1985–1989	0	1	2	3
23	Girardengo, CostanteCostante Girardengo	Italy	1919–1923	2	0	0	2
23	Balmamion, FrancoFranco Balmamion	Italy	1962–1963	2	0	0	2
23	Basso, IvanIvan Basso	Italy	2006–2010	2	0	0	2
23	Gotti, IvanIvan Gotti	Italy	1997–1999	2	0	0	2
23	Savoldelli, PaoloPaolo Savoldelli	Italy	2002–2005	2	0	0	2
23	Saronni, GiuseppeGiuseppe Saronni	Italy	1979–1983	2	0	0	2
23	Simoni, GilbertoGilberto Simoni	Italy	2001–2003	2	0	0	2
23	Valetti, GiovanniGiovanni Valetti	Italy	1938–1939	2	0	0	2
23	Bottecchia, OttavioOttavio Bottecchia	Italy	1924–1925	0	2	0	2
23	Frantz, NicolasNicolas Frantz	Luxembourg	1927–1928	0	2	0	2
23	Froome, ChrisChris Froome	Great Britain	2013–2015	0	2	0	2
23	Lambot, FirminFirmin Lambot	Belgium	1919–1922	0	2	0	2
23	Leducq, AndréAndré Leducq	France	1930–1932	0	2	0	2
23	Maes, SylvèreSylvère Maes	Belgium	1936–1939	0	2	0	2
23	Magne, AntoninAntonin Magne	France	1931–1934	0	2	0	2
23	Petit-Breton, LucienLucien Petit-Breton	France	1907–1908	0	2	0	2
23	Thévenet, BernardBernard Thévenet	France	1975–1977	0	2	0	2
23	Berrendero, JuliánJulián Berrendero	Spain	1941–1942	0	0	2	2
23	Deloor, GustaafGustaaf Deloor	Belgium	1935–1936	0	0	2	2
23	Fuente, José ManuelJosé Manuel Fuente	Spain	1972–1974	0	0	2	2
23	Zülle, AlexAlex Zülle	Switzerland	1996–1997	0	0	2	2
23	Koblet, HugoHugo Koblet	Switzerland	1950–1951	1	1	0	2
23	Nencini, GastoneGastone Nencini	Italy	1957–1960	1	1	0	2
23	Pantani, MarcoMarco Pantani	Italy	1998	1	1	0	2
23	Roche, StephenStephen Roche	Ireland	1987	1	1	0	2
23	Battaglin, GiovanniGiovanni Battaglin	Italy	1981	1	0	1	2
23	Menchov, DenisDenis Menchov	Russia	2007–2009	1	0	1	2
23	Janssen, JanJan Janssen	Netherlands	1967–1968	0	1	1	2
23	Ocaña, LuisLuis Ocaña	Spain	1970–1973	0	1	1	2
23	Pingeon, RogerRoger Pingeon	France	1967–1969	0	1	1	2
23	Ullrich, JanJan Ullrich	Germany	1997–1999	0	1	1	2
23	Zoetemelk, JoopJoop Zoetemelk	Netherlands	1979–1980	0	1	1	2
53	Adorni, VittorioVittorio Adorni	Italy	1965	1	0	0	1
53	Baldini, ErcoleErcole Baldini	Italy	1958	1	0	0	1
53	Belloni, GaetanoGaetano Belloni	Italy	1920	1	0	0	1
53	Bergamaschi, VascoVasco Bergamaschi	Italy	1935	1	0	0	1
53	Bertoglio, FaustoFausto Bertoglio	Italy	1975	1	0	0	1
53	Berzin, EvgeniEvgeni Berzin	Russia	1994	1	0	0	1
53	Bugno, GianniGianni Bugno	Italy	1990	1	0	0	1
53	Calzolari, AlfonsoAlfonso Calzolari	Italy	1914	1	0	0	1
53	Camusso, FrancescoFrancesco Camusso	Italy	1931	1	0	0	1
53	Chioccioli, FrancoFranco Chioccioli	Italy	1991	1	0	0	1
53	Clerici, CarloCarlo Clerici	Italy	1954	1	0	0	1
53	Cunego, DamianoDamiano Cunego	Italy	2004	1	0	0	1
53	De Muynck, JohanJohan De Muynck	Belgium	1978	1	0	0	1
53	Di Luca, DaniloDanilo Di Luca	Italy	2007	1	0	0	1
53	Enrici, GiuseppeGiuseppe Enrici	Italy	1924	1	0	0	1
53	Ganna, LuigiLuigi Ganna	Italy	1909	1	0	0	1
53	Garzelli, StefanoStefano Garzelli	Italy	2000	1	0	0	1
53	Guerra, LearcoLearco Guerra	Italy	1934	1	0	0	1
53	Hampsten, AndyAndy Hampsten	United States	1988	1	0	0	1
53	Hesjedal, RyderRyder Hesjedal	Canada	2012	1	0	0	1
53	Marchisio, LuigiLuigi Marchisio	Italy	1930	1	0	0	1
53	Micheletto, GiovanniGiovanni Micheletto	Italy	1912	1	0	0	1
53	Moser, FrancescoFrancesco Moser	Italy	1984	1	0	0	1
53	Motta, GianniGianni Motta	Italy	1966	1	0	0	1
53	Oriani, CarloCarlo Oriani	Italy	1913	1	0	0	1
53	Pambianco, ArnaldoArnaldo Pambianco	Italy	1961	1	0	0	1
53	Pavesi, EberardoEberardo Pavesi	Italy	1912	1	0	0	1
53	Pesenti, AntonioAntonio Pesenti	Italy	1932	1	0	0	1
53	Pettersson, GöstaGösta Pettersson	Sweden	1971	1	0	0	1
53	Pollentier, MichelMichel Pollentier	Belgium	1977	1	0	0	1
53	Quintana, NairoNairo Quintana	Colombia	2014	1	0	0	1
53	Scarponi, MicheleMichele Scarponi	Italy	2011	1	0	0	1
53	Tonkov, PavelPavel Tonkov	Russia	1996	1	0	0	1
53	Visentini, RobertoRoberto Visentini	Italy	1986	1	0	0	1
53	Aimar, LucienLucien Aimar	France	1966	0	1	0	1
53	Bahamontes, FedericoFederico Bahamontes	Spain	1959	0	1	0	1
53	Buysse, LucienLucien Buysse	Belgium	1966	0	1	0	1
53	Cornet, HenriHenri Cornet	France	1904	0	1	0	1
53	De Waele, MauriceMaurice De Waele	Belgium	1929	0	1	0	1
53	Defraye, OdileOdile Defraye	Belgium	1912	0	1	0	1
53	Evans, CadelCadel Evans	Australia	2011	0	1	0	1
53	Faber, FrançoisFrançois Faber	Luxembourg	1909	0	1	0	1
53	Garin, MauriceMaurice Garin	France	1903	0	1	0	1
53	Garrigou, GustaveGustave Garrigou	France	1911	0	1	0	1
53	Kübler, FerdinandFerdinand Kübler	Switzerland	1950	0	1	0	1
53	Lapize, OctaveOctave Lapize	France	1910	0	1	0	1
53	Lapébie, RogerRoger Lapébie	France	1937	0	1	0	1
53	Maes, RomainRomain Maes	Belgium	1935	0	1	0	1
53	Pereiro, ÓscarÓscar Pereiro	Spain	2006	0	1	0	1
53	Pottier, RenéRené Pottier	France	1906	0	1	0	1
53	Pélissier, HenriHenri Pélissier	France	1966	0	1	0	1
53	Riis, BjarneBjarne Riis	Denmark	1996	0	1	0	1
53	Robic, JeanJean Robic	France	1947	0	1	0	1
53	Sastre, CarlosCarlos Sastre	Spain	2008	0	1	0	1
53	Schleck, AndyAndy Schleck	Luxembourg	2010	0	1	0	1
53	Scieur, LéonLéon Scieur	Belgium	1921	0	1	0	1
53	Trousselier, LouisLouis Trousselier	France	1905	0	1	0	1
53	Van Impe, LucienLucien Van Impe	Belgium	1976	0	1	0	1
53	Walkowiak, RogerRoger Walkowiak	France	1956	0	1	0	1
53	Wiggins, BradleyBradley Wiggins	Great Britain	2012	0	1	0	1
53	Altig, RudiRudi Altig	Germany	1962	0	0	1	1
53	Aru, FabioFabio Aru	Italy	2015	0	0	1	1
53	Bracke, FerdinandFerdinand Bracke	Belgium	1971	0	0	1	1
53	Caritoux, ÉricÉric Caritoux	France	1984	0	0	1	1
53	Casero, ÁngelÁngel Casero	Spain	2001	0	0	1	1
53	Cobo, Juan JoséJuan José Cobo	Spain	2011	0	0	1	1
53	Conterno, AngeloAngelo Conterno	Italy	1956	0	0	1	1
53	De Mulder, FransFrans De Mulder	Belgium	1960	0	0	1	1
53	Dotto, JeanJean Dotto	France	1955	0	0	1	1
53	Gabica, FranciscoFrancisco Gabica	Spain	1966	0	0	1	1
53	Giovannetti, MarcoMarco Giovannetti	Italy	1990	0	0	1	1
53	González, AitorAitor González	Spain	2002	0	0	1	1
53	Herrera, LuisLuis Herrera	Colombia	1987	0	0	1	1
53	Horner, ChrisChris Horner	United States	2013	0	0	1	1
53	Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert	France	1995	0	0	1	1
53	Kelly, SeanSean Kelly	Ireland	1988	0	0	1	1
53	Langarica, DalmacioDalmacio Langarica	Spain	1946	0	0	1	1
53	Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta	Spain	1982	0	0	1	1
53	Loroño, JesúsJesús Loroño	Spain	1957	0	0	1	1
53	Maertens, FreddyFreddy Maertens	Belgium	1977	0	0	1	1
53	Mauri, MelciorMelcior Mauri	Spain	1991	0	0	1	1
53	Olano, AbrahamAbraham Olano	Spain	1998	0	0	1	1
53	Pesarrodona, JoséJosé Pesarrodona	Spain	1976	0	0	1	1
53	Pino, ÁlvaroÁlvaro Pino	Spain	1986	0	0	1	1
53	Poulidor, RaymondRaymond Poulidor	France	1964	0	0	1	1
53	Rodríguez, DelioDelio Rodríguez	Spain	1945	0	0	1	1
53	Rodríguez, EmilioEmilio Rodríguez	Spain	1950	0	0	1	1
53	Ruiz, BernardoBernardo Ruiz	Spain	1948	0	0	1	1
53	Rupérez, FaustinoFaustino Rupérez	Spain	1980	0	0	1	1
53	Soler, AngelinoAngelino Soler	Spain	1961	0	0	1	1
53	Speicher, GeorgesGeorges Speicher	France	1933	0	1	0	1
53	Stablinski, JeanJean Stablinski	France	1958	0	0	1	1
53	Suárez, AntonioAntonio Suárez	Spain	1959	0	0	1	1
53	Tamames, AgustínAgustín Tamames	Spain	1975	0	0	1	1
53	Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde	Spain	2009	0	0	1	1
53	Van Dijck, EdwardEdward Van Dijck	Belgium	1947	0	0	1	1
53	Vinokourov, AlexanderAlexander Vinokourov	Kazakhstan	2006	0	0	1	1
53	Wolfshohl, RolfRolf Wolfshohl	Germany	1965	0	0	1	1

By country

Grand Tour general classification winners by country

Country	Giro	Tour	Vuelta	Total
Italy	68	10	6	84
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
Ireland	1	1	1	3
United Kingdom	0	3	0	3
Colombia	1	0	1	2
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

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