Originally Posted by Mark F:
“What is the fewest number of stage wins in one year by a Tour winner?”
I think it's been won without the winner actually taking any stages.
I'm almost sure Greg LeMond won his last tour without taking a stage.
Edit - yes he did - he won in 1990 stageless.
1994 - Indurain only took the one ITT
2000 - Armstrong only took the one ITT
2003 - Armstrong only took one stage (although USPS won the team TT)
2005 - same, but team Discovery
2006 - strange one but Oscar Pereiro was eventually named as winner - and he didn't take a stage.
2007 - Contadour only won one stage
2008 - Sastre only won one stage
2011 - Evans only won one stage.
Last edited by aggs : 16-07-2012 at 18:18