This is the new GOAT eraMvdP has now won 4 monuments out of the last 8. Has anyone ever been that dominant in monuments?
Sean Kelly won 6 monuments out of 13 in 1983-1986. He almost won four in a row:
- 1985 GdL: 1st
- 1986 MS: 1st
- 1986 RvV: 2nd
- 1986 PR: 1st
Roger De Vlaeminck won 6 out of 15 in 1974-1977. He too almost won four in a row:
- 1976 GdL: 1st
- 1977 MS: 2nd
- 1977 RvV: 1st
- 1977 PR: 1st
Eddy Merckx won 12 out of 24 in 1969-1973. He too almost won four in a row:
- 1969 MS: 1st
- 1969 RvV: 1st
- 1969 PR: 2nd
- 1969 LBL: 1st
Rik van Looy won 4 out of 6:
- 1961 PR
- 1961 LBL
- 1962 RvV
- 1962 PR
Fausto Coppi won six in a row if you only count the ones where he participated. Otherwise his best streak is also 6 out of 13.
MVDP x POG