First person to hit double digits in GT stage wins

[SHAD0W93]

Nobody has ever won 10 stages in each Grand Tour before and it might never happen. The only cyclists that I can see accomplishing this are Cavendish or Pettachi but that does not mean others can not do this as well. WHo do you think would be able to do it or if nobody will ever accomplish this.

 

[The Hitch]

Contador could do it if he didnt give them away

Canc could have tried if the individual time trial wasnt a dying breed in gts.

Of course the main name that comes to mind is that of the big young green winning machine.

 

[jordan5000]

Cav won 3 stages in one Vuelta, he may only take part once every two years, if that's the case then he'll get it in about 4 years from now, he should get 3 wins in next year's Giro, or the year after.

 

[luckyboy]

Pretty sure Cav will. Didn't realise Petacchi had as many Vuelta wins as he does, but he seems to be past it now. He won't get the 4 stages he needs in the Tour anyway.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Contador could do it if he didnt give them away

Canc could have tried if the individual time trial wasnt a dying breed in gts.

Of course the main name that comes to mind is that of the big young green winning machine.

I was thinking Contador could do it but i don't see why he gives the stages away . Maybe The Badger needs to tell him about no gifts.

Maybe Canc could do it but has he ever raced the Giro before?

Yeah Cav is the favorite considering he should be able to finish 3 in the Giro and 7 in the Vuelta in 2-3 years.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Pretty sure Cav will. Didn't realise Petacchi had as many Vuelta wins as he does, but he seems to be past it now. He won't get the 4 stages he needs in the Tour anyway.

He might if he gets luckly like in 2010 but doubt it.

 

[greenedge]

Gilbert??? Contador could if he raced all 3 gts. I think the poll question should be who would???

CAV could easily.

 

[ultimobici]

I was thinking Contador could do it but i don't see why he gives the stages away . Maybe The Badger needs to tell him about no gifts.

It wasn't a gift as such. It was a thank you for the previous season's help at the Tour.

As for the OP's question, Cavendish will do it soon enough. Petacchi is too old now so unlikely to win 4 Tour stages before he retires, IMO. The rest have too much ground to make up.

It would have been interesting to see what Freddy Maertens could have done had he ridden the Giro more. He won 7 stages of the '77 edition, 8 Tour stages in '76 & 2 more in '78, as well as 13 Vuelta stages in 1977, so is only 3 away from the target in a shade over 2 years!

 

[ultimobici]

Gilbert??? Contador could if he raced all 3 gts. I think the poll question should be who would???

CAV could easily.

Could? Wrong tense chap. WILL is the word you needed!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Cavendish. Contador could do it if he stops giving away stage wins. He now has 3 wins in TdF (4 if you include TTT), and 2 in both the Giro and the Vuelta.

 

[Lanark]

Cavendish is the only one who can and will do this.

 

[Carols]

Cav has to be the favorite to accomplish this, and yes Contador could do it if he didn't gift so many stage wins. But he has his eye on the Big Prize not mere stage wins.

 

[Echoes]

oh cool. Since when does that matter?

Geert Omloop won about 40 kermesse races in his career. I fail to see why this should be lesser than winning flat GT stages ...

 

[Mich78BEL]

Cavendish is the only one with a shot at this, though i'm not shure he will reach double digits in the Vuelta.

 

[Zoncolan]

As said by others before me, Cavendish the only realistic possibility now.
Sagan somewhere down the line maybe.
Contador had a chance, but gifted too many away.
Pettachi would have done it, I'm sure, if not for injuries/suspensions.

 

[Mambo95]

and yes Contador could do it if he didn't gift so many stage wins.

He'd also have to show a lot more interest in the Vuelta than he has so far in his career (only doing it once because he couldn't do the Tour).

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I was thinking Contador could do it but i don't see why he gives the stages away .

Working with Contador if you are off the front with him on a climb would be suicidally stupid if he had a reputation for always contesting the win. Everyone would automatically try to sit on his wheel and he would have to do all the work himself. He is after all the best climber in the world. Instead, working with Contador is a good idea because you know that he'll let you have the stage if you can keep up with him and help him achieve his bigger goal.

 

[The Hitch]

Maybe Canc could do it but has he ever raced the Giro before?

Canc did the 09 Giro but retired ironically on the morning of the tt.

It was one of those Giro tts where tt bikes arent much use though.

 

[The Hitch]

Working with Contador if you are off the front with him on a climb would be suicidally stupid if he had a reputation for always contesting the win. Everyone would automatically try to sit on his wheel and he would have to do all the work himself. He is after all the best climber in the world. Instead, working with Contador is a good idea because you know that he'll let you have the stage if you can keep up with him and help him achieve his bigger goal.

Yes, Tiralongo really worked with Contador in that Giro stage

And he had already had the Tour won when he refused to contest against Schlecks in Grand Bornard. With Andrew in Tourmalet he could have contested if he wanted to.

With Rujano in Grossglockner Contador did most of the work.

Also I dont see what cycling advantage he gained from not contesting final mountain points in the Giro so that Garzelli could win.

I know the reasons not to like Contador but some of the people who really hate him try to find faults where there are none.

You might want to consider him more of a Long John Silver, whose capable of many gentleman qualities, but evil on the inside, rather than a stone cold pure evil Captain Flint.

Maybe Canc could do it but has he ever raced the Giro before?

Canc did the 09 Giro but retired ironically on the morning of the tt.

It was one of those Giro tts where tt bikes arent much use though.

 

[El Pistolero]

Contador could do it if he didnt give them away

Canc could have tried if the individual time trial wasnt a dying breed in gts.

Of course the main name that comes to mind is that of the big young green winning machine.

Lol, Cancellara could never do it. He gets beaten 90% of the time in long GT time trials.

 

[La Canaja]

Cavendish is probably gonna make it in 3 or 4 years.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Yes, Tiralongo really worked with Contador in that Giro stage

And he had already had the Tour won when he refused to contest against Schlecks in Grand Bornard. With Andrew in Tourmalet he could have contested if he wanted to.

With Rujano in Grossglockner Contador did most of the work.

Also I dont see what cycling advantage he gained from not contesting final mountain points in the Giro so that Garzelli could win.

I know the reasons not to like Contador but some of the people who really hate him try to find faults where there are none.

You might want to consider him more of a Long John Silver, whose capable of many gentleman qualities, but evil on the inside, rather than a stone cold pure evil Captain Flint.

I wasn't criticising him! Nor was I saying that self-interest is the only reason why he gives stage wins away. However, being generous in his position is smart - one of those happy situations where helping others also plays to your own advantage in the long run.

Contador has a reputation, earned through his actions, as a good guy to be off the front with, rather than the worst in the world which is what his talent should dictate. He also has a reputation for generosity towards his domestiques. These are useful ways to be perceived. Particularly, when you have bigger fish to fry.

 

[The Hitch]

No one else things Sagan could do it. Hes already won 2 gt stages and hes 2/3 of the way into his first gt.

His problem would be that with the cobbled and ardennes classic schedule he might not be doing the Giro too much.

 

[Arnout]

If Petacchi enters the Tour in good form again he will win sprints again. He is the only cyclist who has proven consisently he can beat Cav in the big races.

That said, I don't think he will win 4 more. So its gonna be Cavendish.

 

[jordan5000]

No one else things Sagan could do it. Hes already won 2 gt stages and hes 2/3 of the way into his first gt.

His problem would be that with the cobbled and ardennes classic schedule he might not be doing the Giro too much.

Sagan would need to race in each GT 5 times at this rate to do it, maybe 3 or 4 at least, Cav will get 10 in each by then.

If Petacchi enters the Tour in good form again he will win sprints again. He is the only cyclist who has proven consisently he can beat Cav in the big races.

That said, I don't think he will win 4 more. So its gonna be Cavendish.

Petacchi only wins when Cav can't stage with the group on a big climb with the end or when he gets taken out in a crash.