Vuelta a España 1973

Giro d’Italia -Vuelta a Espana double winners

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Eddy Merckx winning the Vuelta a Espana in 1973

Vuelta a Espana was a sping race for decades, the first autumn edition was held in 1995, and its original schedules were usually very close to Giro d’Italia. Little wonder, that the first Giro-Vuelta happened only in 1973, and the first rider to achieve it was Eddy Merkcx. (Just for the record: Fausto Coppi managed … Read more

Eddy Merckx’s results at Vuelta a España

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Eddy Merckx winning the Vuelta a Espana in 1973

Eddy Merckx rode Vuelta a España only once during his extremely successful carreer, in 1973.  He won the race, managed to achieve the first ever Vuelta-Giro double in the history of road cycling races, also became the third cyclist after Jacques Anquetil and Felice Gimondi, who has won all the three grand tours at least … Read more