Tadej Pogačar targets Triple Crown glory

Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar will race Vuelta a España,
bidding to become only the ninth man to win all three Grand Tours –
feat achieved by rival Jonas Vingegaard earlier this year

Jacques Anquetil
First rider in history
to win all three
Grand
Tours

WINNERS OF ALL THREE
CYCLING GRAND TOURS

Eddy Merckx	11	5 (1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974)	5 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974)	1 (1973)
Bernard Hinault	10	3 (1980, 1982, 1985)	5 (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985)	2 (1978, 1983)
Jacques Anquetil	8	2 (1960, 1964)	5 (1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)	1 (1963)
Alberto Contador	7	2 (2008, 2015)	2 (2007, 2009)	3 (2008, 2012, 2014)
Chris Froome	7	1 (2018)	4 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)	2 (2011, 2017)
Felice Gimondi	5	3 (1967, 1969, 1976)	1 (1965)	1 (1968)
Vincenzo Nibali	4	2 (2013, 2016)	1 (2014)	1 (2010)
Jonas Vingegaard	4	1 (2026)	2 (2022, 2023)	1 (2025)

La Calahorra 1182m
Collado del Alguacil 1880m
Puerto del
Purche
1480m
Puerto de los
Blancares
1300m
Puerto del Purche
1480m
Puerto de El Duque
1650m
Stage 20 is set to be most arduous stage
of Vuelta 2026, with around 5,000m of climbing
featuring two ascents of fearsome
Alto de El Purche

Source: La Vuelta
Pictures: Getty Images
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