... and possibly the bicyclist of this century and some people still think Chris Froome is too nice, too polite to be a sporting great.
Only two riders other than Froome have managed to win the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana in the same season:
- Jacques Anquetil in 1963
- Bernard Hinault in 1978
But neither rider did it this way around. Both Anquetil and Merckx did their doubles when the Vuelta was the first grand tour of the season and the Tour de France was the last. Since the Spanish race was moved to its current position in the calendar, in 1995, no one has managed to win the Tour and the Vuelta back-to-back, and that includes all the riders at the height of the doping era.
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