Hypothetical Grand Tour Triple Crown

[sienna]

Just an idea:
Could there be a competition combining individual cyclists' GC results from the three grand tours? Obviously there are reasons this would never happen, but it may cause a rethink by teams and individual riders.

 

[spalco]

I think you would have to attach a very significant cash prize to this for riders to give a ****.

 

[xanadu]

You have to get them to turn up for all 3 tours, and at present very few do. As already stated the incentives are gonna have to be biiiig

 

[sienna]

You have to get them to turn up for all 3 tours, and at present very few do. As already stated the incentives are gonna have to be biiiig

There would be some prestige attached to winning such a title.

 

[icefire]

There would be some prestige attached to winning such a title.

It would be on pair with winning the world tour. How many riders set that as their target in January?

Fans don't care. And riders don't add extra races to their schedule to get more points if they need them. They don't have any reward in terms of a big money price or media exposure they can use to ask their sponsors for a salary rise.

 

[Squire]

And we would have even more boring GT racing. As if the stupid defensive riding to protect a petty top10 placing wasn't enough, riders will start protecting top 30

 

[Dazed and Confused]

There would be some prestige attached to winning such a title.

along with a shiny plastic trophy signed by Pat McQ.

 

[sienna]

I guess it would only suit riders like Merckx, and they have totally disappeared from the scene.

 

[caricas]

And we would have even more boring GT racing. As if the stupid defensive riding to protect a petty top10 placing wasn't enough, riders will start protecting top 30

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[Ruby United]

A bit too hypothetical, I believe.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Just give whatever prize you have in mind to Marino Lejarreta: no-one will ever come close to his achievements in triple GTing.