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Cycling: who holds the record for most stage wins in a single edition of the Tour de France?

Question #151449. Asked by chabenao1.
Last updated Jul 21 2024.
Originally posted Jul 21 2024 6:23 AM.

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The current record is 8 stage wins in a single edition of the Tour. Three riders have achieved this. The first was Charles Pélissier of France who did it in1930. he also had seven 2nd and three 3rd places. The next was the legendary Eddy Merckx of Belgium who did it in both 1970 and 1974. Another Belgian, Freddy Maertens did it in 1976, in addition to four 2nd and two 3rd places.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France_records_and_statistics

Jul 21 2024, 9:44 AM

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Cycling: who holds the record for most stage wins in a single edition of the Tour de France?

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