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How many of them won at least 3 different Monuments in the modern era of cycling?
Also keep in mind that the Vuelta wasn't a very important race for much of its history (it wasn't even 3 weeks long until 1986) and it had a lot of flat stages. How do you think Freddy Maertens won the Vuelta alongside 13 stages?
The Vuelta also used to take place even before the Giro until the '90s. This meant that a lot of good riders skipped the Vuelta in favor of the Belgian classics.
If you can win the Tour you can also win all the Grand Tours if you want to make that a goal. Armstrong didn't care at all for example, but he could've certainly done it if he wanted to.
I'm not talking about the past, but the present. We're in the Era of Specialization sadly.
Hugo Koblet said:How did you come to this conclusion? There are 25 riders who have won at least three different monuments (24 if we discount Pélissier as his wins were before the Vuelta was raced the first time) and six riders who have won all three GT's.El Pistolero said:huge said:My dear friend, those were retoric questions that did not need an answer.
How is Gilbert palmares varied? Tell me about all the GT Gilbert has won? Or the many one week stage races he has won perhaps?
Comparing Gilbert's and Nibali's palmares is meaningless.
Gilbert's palmares is not varied at all. But he still remains one of the greatest Classics rider of all times.
Look at my post above instead of asking redundant questions.
There's more to cycling than stage races, but to answer your question he won Paris–Corrèze, the Tour of Belgium, Ster ZLM Toer (3 times), Tour of Beijing and the Driedaagse de Panne. He was also second in the Eneco Tour in 2011.
The 3 GTs are also a lot more alike than the 5 Monuments. It's far easier to win all 3 GTs than it is to win all the Monuments (or even just 3 of them).
How many of them won at least 3 different Monuments in the modern era of cycling?
Also keep in mind that the Vuelta wasn't a very important race for much of its history (it wasn't even 3 weeks long until 1986) and it had a lot of flat stages. How do you think Freddy Maertens won the Vuelta alongside 13 stages?
The Vuelta also used to take place even before the Giro until the '90s. This meant that a lot of good riders skipped the Vuelta in favor of the Belgian classics.
If you can win the Tour you can also win all the Grand Tours if you want to make that a goal. Armstrong didn't care at all for example, but he could've certainly done it if he wanted to.
I'm not talking about the past, but the present. We're in the Era of Specialization sadly.