eddy merckx has won the most stages in a single tour de france.
who has won the most stages in a single tour de france?
eddy merckx
1974 tour de france









































the 1974 tour de france was the 61st edition of the tour de france, one of cycling's grand tours. it took place between 27 june and 21 july, with 22 stages covering a distance of . eddy merckx was attempting to win his fifth tour de france in as many races, while luis ocaña and joop zoetemelk were notable absentees from the 1974 tour.









































in 1974 the tour made its first visit to the united kingdom, with a circuit stage on the plympton by-pass, near plymouth, england.
1974 tour de france
this stage was remarkably similar to the one from the day before. an early breakaway, by niki terpstra and florent brard led almost the entire day until being caught in the final 10 kilometers. another bunched sprint saw mark cavendish win yet again, but beyond that, eight of the top ten placed riders were the same both days, with three (including cavendish) in the same exact position. cavendish became the first sprinter to win four stages at a single tour de france since alessandro petacchi did so in 2003, although lance armstrong won five of the last eight stages in the 2004 tour de france including two individual time trials and three mountain stages.
2008 tour de france, stage 12 to stage 21