4 Grand Tours – Giro (1972), Tour (1972), Vuelta (1973), Giro (1973). Bernard Hinault: 3 Grand Tours – Giro (1982), Tour (1982), Vuelta (1983). Chris Froome: 3 Grand Tours – Tour (2017), Vuelta (2017), Giro (2018). During Fausto Coppi achievement, the Vuelta a España didn't run (1951–1954). During Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault achievements, the Vuelta a España was the first Grand Tour of the season. Winners of all three Grand Tours in a single year No rider has won all three Grand Tours in a single year. Winners of multiple Grand Tours in a single year Ten riders have achieved a double by winning two grand tours in the same calendar year. Seven cyclists have won the Tour and the Giro in the same calendar year: Fausto Coppi: 1949, 1952 Jacques Anquetil: 1964 Eddy Merckx: 1970, 1972, 1974 Bernard Hinault: 1982, 1985 Stephen Roche: 1987 Miguel Induráin: 1992, 1993 Marco Pantani: 1998 The Tour/Vuelta double has been achieved by three cyclists: Jacques Anquetil: 1963 Bernard Hinault: 1978 Chris Froome: 2017 The Giro/Vuelta double has been achieved by three cyclists: Eddy Merckx: 1973 Giovanni Battaglin: 1981 Alberto Contador: 2008 Of the above ten, Pantani, Roche and Battaglin's doubles were their only Grand Tour victories in their careers. Finished in the top ten in all three Grand Tours in a single year Few riders have finished all three in a single year, of whom two finished in the top ten in each: Raphaël Géminiani (4th, 6th and 3rd in the Giro, Tour and Vuelta in 1955) and Gastone Nencini (1st, 6th and 9th in 1957). Smallest margin between 1st and 2nd placed rider The margins between the winner of a Grand Tour and the runner-up are often narrow, and rarely larger than a few minutes. As of 2021, there have been 54 Grand Tours with a winning margin less than one minute. The smallest margins are as follows: The biggest winning margin in a Grand Tour was 2h 59' 21" in Maurice Garin's win at the first Tour de France in 1903. The biggest margin in the history of Giro d'Italia was in 1914 when Alfonso Calzolari won by 1h 57' 26", and the biggest margin in the history of Vuelta a España was in 1945 when Delio Rodríguez finished 30' 08" clear. Points classification winners The Tour/Giro/Vuelta triple has been achieved by five riders – Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Mark Cavendish, Laurent