Vuelta a España

On this page: Most wins | Wins in all three major Tours | Major Tour doubles | Winners of multiple jersies in one Tour | Most stage wins | Best British performances | British Yellow Jersies | British stage winners | List of winners

Most wins

• Overall
  • 3 wins: Toni Rominger
  • 2 wins: Gustave Deloor, Julian Berrendero, Bernard Hinault, Alex Zülle
• King of the Mountains
  • 5 wins: José Luis Laguia
  • 4 wins: José Maria Jiminez Sastro
  • 3 wins: Emilio Rodriguez, Antonio Karmany, Julio Jimenez, Andrés Oliva
• Points Competition
  • 4 wins: Sean Kelly, Laurent Jalabert
  • 2 wins: Delio Rodriguez, Rik Van Looy, Jan Janssen, Domingo Perurena, Uwe Raab

Wins in all three races

• Overall
  • Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault are the only riders to have won all three of the major Tours.
• King of the Mountains
  • Luis Herrera and Federico Bahamontès are the only riders to have been King of the Mountains in all three major Tours; in Baha's case, his Giro victory was shared with Charly Gaul (see the Giro page for details).
• Points Competition
  • Eddy Merckx, Djamolodine Abdoujaparov and Laurent Jalabert are the only riders to have won the Points Competition in all three major Tours.

Doubles

• Giro - Vuelta: Eddy Merckx (1973); Giovanni Battaglin (1981);
• Vuelta - Tour: Jacques Anquetil (1963); Bernard Hinault (1978)

Winners of multiple competitions in one year

Toni Rominger and Laurent Jalabert are the only riders to have won all three of the Vuelta's major competitions; both achieved the feat in a single year.

Most stage wins

(Dates are the years of first and last stage win).

Best British Performances

• Overall
  • 2nd: Robert Millar, 1985 and 1986
  • 5th: Michael Wright, 1969
  • 6th: Robert Millar, 1988
  • 8th: Brian Robinson, 1956
• Points Competition
  • 1st: Malcolm Elliott, 1988

British Yellow Jersies

British stage winners

Robert Millar is the only Briton to have won a stage in all three of the major Tours. Perhaps there is an objective there for his young namesake?

Winners