Cycling monument

Cycling monument
First appeared in Ce soir newspaper by Albert Baker d'Isy
Information
Published:	17 April 1949
Origin:	France
Newspaper:	Ce soir
Author:	Albert Baker d'Isy
Race:	Paris–Roubaix
Article:	"monument" du cyclisme

The Monuments are five classic cycle races generally considered to be the oldest, hardest, longest and most prestigious one-day events in men's road cycling, with distances between 240 and 300 km. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

They each have a long history and specific individual characteristics. They are currently the one-day races in which most points can be earned in the UCI World Tour and the only 3rd categorized UCI races, only behind Grand Tour races; Tour de France (1st category) and Giro and Vuelta (both 2nd category).

Eddy Merckx is by far the most successful monument rider with 19 wins in total. He is the only cyclist in history to win three monuments in one season, a feat he achieved in 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1975.

Origin

On 17 April 1949, at the day of 47th Paris–Roubaix race edition, the term monument appeared for the first time in road cycling sport. French sports journalist Albert Baker d'Isy, specialised in cycling, published an article titled Paris–Roubaix: "monument" du cyclisme in the French newspaper Ce soir.

List of monuments

The five monuments are:

• Milan–San Remo  – the first major Classic of the year, its Italian name is La Primavera (the spring), because it is held in late March, or "La Classicissima". First run in 1907, it is considered the sprinter's classic. This race is particularly long (ca. 300 km (190 mi)) though mostly flat along the Ligurian coast, enabling sprinters to compete, but almost every type of cyclist can try to win Milan-San Remo.
• Tour of Flanders  – the Ronde van Vlaanderen in Dutch, the first of the Cobbled classics, is raced every first Sunday of April. It was first held in 1913, making it the youngest of the five Monuments. Notable for the narrow short hills (hellingen) in the Flemish Ardennes, usually steep and cobbled, the route forces the best riders to continually fight for space at the front. The course changes slightly every year: since 2017 the race has started in Antwerp and since 2012 has finished in Oudenaarde.
• Paris–Roubaix  – the Queen of the Classics or l'Enfer du Nord ("The Hell of the North") is raced traditionally one week after the Tour of Flanders and is the last of the cobbled races. It was first organized in 1896. Its decisive sites are the many long sections of pavé (roads of cobblestones) making it the most unpleasant one-day race. It is considered by many to be the most heroic one-day cycling event of the year.^{[ citation needed ]} The race finishes on the iconic Roubaix Velodrome. At the end of the race, riders are usually covered in dirt and mud in what is considered one of the most brutal tests of mental and physical endurance in all of cycling.
• Liège–Bastogne–Liège  – held in late April. La Doyenne, the oldest Classic, is the last of the Ardennes classics and usually the last of the spring races. It was first organized in 1892 as an amateur event; a professional edition followed in 1894. It is a long and arduous race notable for its many sharp hills in the Ardennes, favouring climbers and even grand tour specialists.
• Giro di Lombardia  – the Autumn Classic or the Race of the Falling Leaves, is held in October or late September. Initially organized as Milano–Milano in 1905, it was called the Giro di Lombardia (Tour of Lombardy) in 1907 and Il Lombardia in 2012. It is notable for its hilly and varied course around Lake Como. It is often won by climbers with a strong sprint finish, because it has a very difficult route, with many hills, especially near Como or Bergamo, like Madonna del Ghisallo, Civiglio or Valcava.

Monuments winners

Year	Milan–San Remo	Tour of Flanders	Paris–Roubaix	Liège–Bastogne–Liège	Giro di Lombardia
1892	Not contested	Not contested	Not contested	Léon Houa  (BEL)(1/3)	Not contested
1893				Léon Houa  (BEL)(2/3)
1894				Léon Houa  (BEL)(3/3)
1895				Not contested
1896			Josef Fischer  (GER)
1897			Maurice Garin  (ITA)(1/2)
1898			Maurice Garin  (ITA)(2/2)
1899			Albert Champion  (FRA)
1900			Émile Bouhours  (FRA)
1901			Lucien Lesna  (FRA)(1/2)
1902			Lucien Lesna  (FRA)(2/2)
1903			Hippolyte Aucouturier  (FRA)(1/2)
1904			Hippolyte Aucouturier  (FRA)(2/2)
1905			Louis Trousselier  (FRA)		Giovanni Gerbi  (ITA)
1906			Henri Cornet  (FRA)		Giuseppe Brambilla  (ITA)
1907	Lucien Petit-Breton  (FRA)		Georges Passerieu  (FRA)		Gustave Garrigou  (FRA)(1/2)
1908	Cyrille van Hauwaert  (BEL)(1/2)		Cyrille van Hauwaert  (BEL)(2/2)	André Trousselier  (FRA)	François Faber  (LUX)(1/2)
1909	Luigi Ganna  (ITA)		Octave Lapize  (FRA)(1/3)	Victor Fastre  (BEL)	Giovanni Cuniolo  (ITA)
1910	Eugène Christophe  (FRA)		Octave Lapize  (FRA)(2/3)	Not contested	Giovanni Micheletto  (ITA)
1911	Gustave Garrigou  (FRA)(2/2)		Octave Lapize  (FRA)(3/3)	Joseph Van Daele  (BEL)	Henri Pélissier  (FRA)(1/6)
1912	Henri Pélissier  (FRA)(2/6)		Charles Crupelandt  (FRA)(1/2)	Omer Verschoore  (BEL)	Carlo Oriani  (ITA)
1913	Odile Defraye  (BEL)	Paul Deman  (BEL)(1/2)	François Faber  (LUX)(2/2)	Maurits Moritz  (BEL)	Henri Pélissier  (FRA)(3/6)
1914	Ugo Agostoni  (ITA)	Marcel Buysse  (BEL)	Charles Crupelandt  (FRA)(2/2)	Not contested	Lauro Bordin  (ITA)
1915	Ezio Corlaita  (ITA)	Not contested	Not contested		Gaetano Belloni  (ITA)(1/5)
1916	Not contested				Leopoldo Torricelli  (ITA)
1917	Gaetano Belloni  (ITA)(2/5)				Philippe Thys  (BEL)
1918	Costante Girardengo  (ITA)(1/9)				Gaetano Belloni  (ITA)(3/5)
1919	Angelo Gremo  (ITA)	Henri van Lerberghe  (BEL)	Henri Pélissier  (FRA)(4/6)	Léon Devos  (BEL)(1/2)	Costante Girardengo  (ITA)(2/9)
1920	Gaetano Belloni  (ITA)(4/5)	Jules Van Hevel  (BEL)(1/2)	Paul Deman  (BEL)(2/2)	Léon Scieur  (BEL)	Henri Pélissier  (FRA)(5/6)
1921	Costante Girardengo  (ITA)(3/9)	René Vermandel  (BEL)(1/3)	Henri Pélissier  (FRA)(6/6)	Louis Mottiat  (BEL)(1/2)	Costante Girardengo  (ITA)(4/9)
1922	Giovanni Brunero  (ITA)(1/3)	Léon Devos  (BEL)(2/2)	Albert Dejonghe  (BEL)	Louis Mottiat  (BEL)(2/2)	Costante Girardengo  (ITA)(5/9)
1923	Costante Girardengo  (ITA)(6/9)	Heiri Suter  (SUI)(1/2)	Heiri Suter  (SUI)(2/2)	René Vermandel  (BEL)(2/3)	Giovanni Brunero  (ITA)(2/3)
1924	Pietro Linari  (ITA)	Gérard Debaets  (BEL)(1/2)	Jules Van Hevel  (BEL)(2/2)	René Vermandel  (BEL)(3/3)	Giovanni Brunero  (ITA)(3/3)
1925	Costante Girardengo  (ITA)(7/9)	Julien Delbecque  (BEL)(1/2)	Félix Sellier  (BEL)	Georges Ronsse  (BEL)(1/2)	Alfredo Binda  (ITA)(1/6)
1926	Costante Girardengo  (ITA)(8/9)	Denis Verschueren  (BEL)	Julien Delbecque  (BEL)(2/2)	Dieudonné Smets  (BEL)	Alfredo Binda  (ITA)(2/6)
1927	Pietro Chesi  (ITA)	Gérard Debaets  (BEL)(2/2)	Georges Ronsse  (BEL)(2/2)	Maurice Raes  (BEL)	Alfredo Binda  (ITA)(3/6)
1928	Costante Girardengo  (ITA)(9/9)	Jan Mertens  (BEL)	André Leducq  (FRA)	Ernest Mottard  (BEL)	Gaetano Belloni  (ITA)(5/5)
1929	Alfredo Binda  (ITA)(4/6)	Jef Dervaes  (BEL)	Charles Meunier  (BEL)	Alfons Schepers  (BEL)(1/4)	Piero Fossati  (ITA)
1930	Michele Mara  (ITA)(1/2)	Frans Bonduel  (BEL)	Julien Vervaecke  (BEL)	Hermann Buse  (GER)	Michele Mara  (ITA)(2/2)
1931	Alfredo Binda  (ITA)(5/6)	Romain Gijssels  (BEL)(1/3)	Gaston Rebry  (BEL)(1/4)	Alfons Schepers  (BEL)(2/4)	Alfredo Binda  (ITA)(6/6)
1932	Alfredo Bovet  (ITA)	Romain Gijssels  (BEL)(2/3)	Romain Gijssels  (BEL)(3/3)	Marcel Houyoux  (BEL)	Antonio Negrini  (ITA)
1933	Learco Guerra  (ITA)(1/2)	Alfons Schepers  (BEL)(3/4)	Sylvère Maes  (BEL)	François Gardier  (BEL)	Domenico Piemontesi  (ITA)
1934	Jef Demuysere  (BEL)	Gaston Rebry  (BEL)(2/4)	Gaston Rebry  (BEL)(3/4)	Theo Herckenrath  (BEL)	Learco Guerra  (ITA)(2/2)
1935	Giuseppe Olmo  (ITA)(1/2)	Louis Duerloo  (BEL)	Gaston Rebry  (BEL)(4/4)	Alfons Schepers  (BEL)(4/4)	Enrico Mollo  (ITA)
1936	Angelo Varetto  (ITA)	Louis Hardiquest  (BEL)	Georges Speicher  (FRA)	Albert Beckaert  (BEL)	Gino Bartali  (ITA)(1/7)
1937	Cesare Del Cancia  (ITA)	Michel D'Hooghe  (BEL)	Jules Rossi  (ITA)	Éloi Meulenberg  (BEL)	Aldo Bini  (ITA)(1/2)
1938	Giuseppe Olmo  (ITA)(2/2)	Edgard De Caluwé  (BEL)	Lucien Storme  (BEL)	Alfons Deloor  (BEL)	Cino Cinelli  (ITA)(1/2)
1939	Gino Bartali  (ITA)(2/7)	Karel Kaers  (BEL)	Émile Masson Jr.  (BEL)	Albert Ritserveldt  (BEL)	Gino Bartali  (ITA)(3/7)
1940	Gino Bartali  (ITA)(4/7)	Achiel Buysse  (BEL)(1/3)	Not contested	Not contested	Gino Bartali  (ITA)(5/7)
1941	Pierino Favalli  (ITA)	Achiel Buysse  (BEL)(2/3)			Mario Ricci  (ITA)(1/2)
1942	Adolfo Leoni  (ITA)	Briek Schotte  (BEL)(1/2)			Aldo Bini  (ITA)(2/2)
1943	Cino Cinelli  (ITA)(2/2)	Achiel Buysse  (BEL)(3/3)	Marcel Kint  (BEL)	Richard Depoorter  (BEL)(1/2)	Not contested
1944	Not contested	Rik Van Steenbergen  (BEL)(1/5)	Maurice Desimpelaere  (BEL)	Not contested
1945		Sylvain Grysolle  (BEL)	Paul Maye  (FRA)	Jean Engels  (BEL)	Mario Ricci  (ITA)(2/2)
1946	Fausto Coppi  (ITA)(1/9)	Rik Van Steenbergen  (BEL)(2/5)	Georges Claes  (BEL)(1/2)	Prosper Depredomme  (BEL)(1/2)	Fausto Coppi  (ITA)(2/9)
1947	Gino Bartali  (ITA)(6/7)	Emiel Faignaert  (BEL)	Georges Claes  (BEL)(2/2)	Richard Depoorter  (BEL)(2/2)	Fausto Coppi  (ITA)(3/9)
1948	Fausto Coppi  (ITA)(4/9)	Briek Schotte  (BEL)(2/2)	Rik Van Steenbergen  (BEL)(3/5)	Maurice Mollin  (BEL)	Fausto Coppi  (ITA)(5/9)
1949	Fausto Coppi  (ITA)(6/9)	Fiorenzo Magni  (ITA)(1/3)	Serse Coppi  (ITA)   André Mahé  (FRA) [notes 1]	Camille Danguillaume  (FRA)	Fausto Coppi  (ITA)(7/9)
1950	Gino Bartali  (ITA)(7/7)	Fiorenzo Magni  (ITA)(2/3)	Fausto Coppi  (ITA)(8/9)	Prosper Depredomme  (BEL)(2/2)	Renzo Soldani  (ITA)
1951	Louison Bobet  (FRA)(1/4)	Fiorenzo Magni  (ITA)(3/3)	Antonio Bevilacqua  (ITA)	Ferdinand Kübler  (SUI)(1/2)	Louison Bobet  (FRA)(2/4)
1952	Loretto Petrucci  (ITA)(1/2)	Roger Decock  (BEL)	Rik Van Steenbergen  (BEL)(4/5)	Ferdinand Kübler  (SUI)(2/2)	Giuseppe Minardi  (ITA)
1953	Loretto Petrucci  (ITA)(2/2)	Wim van Est  (NED)	Germain Derijcke  (BEL)(1/4)	Alois De Hertog  (BEL)	Bruno Landi  (ITA)
1954	Rik Van Steenbergen  (BEL)(5/5)	Raymond Impanis  (BEL)(1/2)	Raymond Impanis  (BEL)(2/2)	Marcel Ernzer  (LUX)	Fausto Coppi  (ITA)(9/9)
1955	Germain Derijcke  (BEL)(2/4)	Louison Bobet  (FRA)(3/4)	Jean Forestier  (FRA)(1/2)	Stan Ockers  (BEL)	Cleto Maule  (ITA)
1956	Fred De Bruyne  (BEL)(1/6)	Jean Forestier  (FRA)(2/2)	Louison Bobet  (FRA)(4/4)	Fred De Bruyne  (BEL)(2/6)	André Darrigade  (FRA)
1957	Miguel Poblet  (ESP)(1/2)	Fred De Bruyne  (BEL)(3/6)	Fred De Bruyne  (BEL)(4/6)	Germain Derijcke  (BEL)(3/4)   Frans Schoubben  (BEL) [notes 2]	Diego Ronchini  (ITA)
1958	Rik Van Looy  (BEL)(1/8)	Germain Derijcke  (BEL)(4/4)	Leon Vandaele  (BEL)	Fred De Bruyne  (BEL)(5/6)	Nino Defilippis  (ITA)
1959	Miguel Poblet  (ESP)(2/2)	Rik Van Looy  (BEL)(2/8)	Noël Foré  (BEL)(1/2)	Fred De Bruyne  (BEL)(6/6)	Rik Van Looy  (BEL)(3/8)
1960	René Privat  (FRA)	Arthur Decabooter  (BEL)	Pino Cerami  (BEL)	Albertus Geldermans  (NED)	Emile Daems  (BEL)(1/3)
1961	Raymond Poulidor  (FRA)	Tom Simpson  (GBR)(1/3)	Rik Van Looy  (BEL)(4/8)	Rik Van Looy  (BEL)(5/8)	Vito Taccone  (ITA)
1962	Emile Daems  (BEL)(2/3)	Rik Van Looy  (BEL)(6/8)	Rik Van Looy  (BEL)(7/8)	Jef Planckaert  (BEL)	Jo de Roo  (NED)(1/3)
1963	Joseph Groussard  (FRA)	Noel Foré  (BEL)(2/2)	Emile Daems  (BEL)(3/3)	Frans Melckenbeeck  (BEL)	Jo de Roo  (NED)(2/3)
1964	Tom Simpson  (GBR)(2/3)	Rudi Altig  (FRG)(1/2)	Peter Post  (NED)	Willy Blocklandt  (BEL)	Gianni Motta  (ITA)
1965	Arie den Hartog  (NED)	Jo de Roo  (NED)(3/3)	Rik Van Looy  (BEL)(8/8)	Carmine Preziosi  (ITA)	Tom Simpson  (GBR)(3/3)
1966	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(1/19)	Edward Sels  (BEL)	Felice Gimondi  (ITA)(1/4)	Jacques Anquetil  (FRA)	Felice Gimondi  (ITA)(2/4)
1967	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(2/19)	Dino Zandegù  (ITA)	Jan Janssen  (NED)	Walter Godefroot  (BEL)(1/4)	Franco Bitossi  (ITA)(1/2)
1968	Rudi Altig  (FRG)(2/2)	Walter Godefroot  (BEL)(2/4)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(3/19)	Walter Van Sweefelt  (BEL)	Herman Van Springel  (BEL)
1969	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(4/19)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(5/19)	Walter Godefroot  (BEL)(3/4)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(6/19)	Jean-Pierre Monseré  (BEL)
1970	Michele Dancelli  (ITA)	Eric Leman  (BEL)(1/3)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(7/19)	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)(1/11)	Franco Bitossi  (ITA)(2/2)
1971	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(8/19)	Evert Dolman  (NED)	Roger Rosiers  (BEL)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(9/19)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(10/19)
1972	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(11/19)	Eric Leman  (BEL)(2/3)	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)(2/11)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(12/19)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(13/19)
1973	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)(3/11)	Eric Leman  (BEL)(3/3)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(14/19)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(15/19)	Felice Gimondi  (ITA)(3/4)
1974	Felice Gimondi  (ITA)(4/4)	Cees Bal  (NED)	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)(4/11)	Georges Pintens  (BEL)	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)(5/11)
1975	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(16/19)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(17/19)	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)(6/11)	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(18/19)	Francesco Moser  (ITA)(1/6)
1976	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)(19/19)	Walter Planckaert  (BEL)	Marc Demeyer  (BEL)	Joseph Bruyère  (BEL)(1/2)	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)(7/11)
1977	Jan Raas  (NED)(1/4)	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)(8/11)	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)(9/11)	Bernard Hinault  (FRA)(1/5)	Gianbattista Baronchelli  (ITA)(1/2)
1978	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)(10/11)	Walter Godefroot  (BEL)(4/4)	Francesco Moser  (ITA)(2/6)	Joseph Bruyère  (BEL)(2/2)	Francesco Moser  (ITA)(3/6)
1979	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)(11/11)	Jan Raas  (NED)(2/4)	Francesco Moser  (ITA)(4/6)	Dietrich Thurau  (FRG)	Bernard Hinault  (FRA)(2/5)
1980	Pierino Gavazzi  (ITA)	Michel Pollentier  (BEL)	Francesco Moser  (ITA)(5/6)	Bernard Hinault  (FRA)(3/5)	Fons De Wolf  (BEL)(1/2)
1981	Fons De Wolf  (BEL)(2/2)	Hennie Kuiper  (NED)(1/4)	Bernard Hinault  (FRA)(4/5)	Josef Fuchs  (SUI)	Hennie Kuiper  (NED)(2/4)
1982	Marc Gomez  (FRA)	René Martens  (BEL)	Jan Raas  (NED)(3/4)	Silvano Contini  (ITA)	Giuseppe Saronni  (ITA)(1/2)
1983	Giuseppe Saronni  (ITA)(2/2)	Jan Raas  (NED)(4/4)	Hennie Kuiper  (NED)(3/4)	Steven Rooks  (NED)	Sean Kelly  (IRL)(1/9)
1984	Francesco Moser  (ITA)(6/6)	Johan Lammerts  (NED)	Sean Kelly  (IRL)(2/9)	Sean Kelly  (IRL)(3/9)	Bernard Hinault  (FRA)(5/5)
1985	Hennie Kuiper  (NED)(4/4)	Eric Vanderaerden  (BEL)(1/2)	Marc Madiot  (FRA)(1/2)	Moreno Argentin  (ITA)(1/6)	Sean Kelly  (IRL)(4/9)
1986	Sean Kelly  (IRL)(5/9)	Adri van der Poel  (NED)(1/2)	Sean Kelly  (IRL)(6/9)	Moreno Argentin  (ITA)(2/6)	Gianbattista Baronchelli  (ITA)(2/2)
1987	Erich Mächler  (SUI)	Claude Criquielion  (BEL)	Eric Vanderaerden  (BEL)(2/2)	Moreno Argentin  (ITA)(3/6)	Moreno Argentin  (ITA)(4/6)
1988	Laurent Fignon  (FRA)(1/2)	Eddy Planckaert  (BEL)(1/2)	Dirk Demol  (BEL)	Adri van der Poel  (NED)(2/2)	Charly Mottet  (FRA)
1989	Laurent Fignon  (FRA)(2/2)	Edwig van Hooydonck  (BEL)(1/2)	Jean-Marie Wampers  (BEL)	Sean Kelly  (IRL)(7/9)	Tony Rominger  (SUI)(1/2)
1990	Gianni Bugno  (ITA)(1/2)	Moreno Argentin  (ITA)(5/6)	Eddy Planckaert  (BEL)(2/2)	Eric van Lancker  (BEL)	Gilles Delion  (FRA)
1991	Claudio Chiappucci  (ITA)	Edwig van Hooydonck  (BEL)(2/2)	Marc Madiot  (FRA)(2/2)	Moreno Argentin  (ITA)(6/6)	Sean Kelly  (IRL)(8/9)
1992	Sean Kelly  (IRL)(9/9)	Jacky Durand  (FRA)	Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle  (FRA)(1/2)	Dirk de Wolf  (BEL)	Tony Rominger  (SUI)(2/2)
1993	Maurizio Fondriest  (ITA)	Johan Museeuw  (BEL)(1/6)	Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle  (FRA)(2/2)	Rolf Sørensen  (DEN)(1/2)	Pascal Richard  (SUI)(1/2)
1994	Giorgio Furlan  (ITA)	Gianni Bugno  (ITA)(2/2)	Andrei Tchmil  (MDA)(1/3)	Evgeni Berzin  (RUS)	Vladislav Bobrik  (RUS)
1995	Laurent Jalabert  (FRA)(1/2)	Johan Museeuw  (BEL)(2/6)	Franco Ballerini  (ITA)(1/2)	Mauro Gianetti  (SUI)	Gianni Faresin  (ITA)
1996	Gabriele Colombo  (ITA)	Michele Bartoli  (ITA)(1/5)	Johan Museeuw  (BEL)(3/6)	Pascal Richard  (SUI)(2/2)	Andrea Tafi  (ITA)(1/3)
1997	Erik Zabel  (GER)(1/4)	Rolf Sørensen  (DEN)(2/2)	Frédéric Guesdon  (FRA)	Michele Bartoli  (ITA)(2/5)	Laurent Jalabert  (FRA)(2/2)
1998	Erik Zabel  (GER)(2/4)	Johan Museeuw  (BEL)(4/6)	Franco Ballerini  (ITA)(2/2)	Michele Bartoli  (ITA)(3/5)	Oscar Camenzind  (SUI)(1/2)
1999	Andrei Tchmil  (BEL)(2/3)	Peter Van Petegem  (BEL)(1/3)	Andrea Tafi  (ITA)(2/3)	Frank Vandenbroucke  (BEL)	Mirko Celestino  (ITA)
2000	Erik Zabel  (GER)(3/4)	Andrei Tchmil  (BEL)(3/3)	Johan Museeuw  (BEL)(5/6)	Paolo Bettini  (ITA)(1/5)	Raimondas Rumšas  (LTU)
2001	Erik Zabel  (GER)(4/4)	Gianluca Bortolami  (ITA)	Servais Knaven  (NED)	Oscar Camenzind  (SUI)(2/2)	Danilo Di Luca  (ITA)(1/2)
2002	Mario Cipollini  (ITA)	Andrea Tafi  (ITA)(3/3)	Johan Museeuw  (BEL)(6/6)	Paolo Bettini  (ITA)(2/5)	Michele Bartoli  (ITA)(4/5)
2003	Paolo Bettini  (ITA)(3/5)	Peter Van Petegem  (BEL)(2/3)	Peter Van Petegem  (BEL)(3/3)	Tyler Hamilton  (USA)	Michele Bartoli  (ITA)(5/5)
2004	Óscar Freire  (ESP)(1/3)	Steffen Wesemann  (GER)	Magnus Bäckstedt  (SWE)	Davide Rebellin  (ITA)	Damiano Cunego  (ITA)(1/3)
2005	Alessandro Petacchi  (ITA)	Tom Boonen  (BEL)(1/7)	Tom Boonen  (BEL)(2/7)	Alexander Vinokourov  (KAZ)(1/2)	Paolo Bettini  (ITA)(4/5)
2006	Filippo Pozzato  (ITA)	Tom Boonen  (BEL)(3/7)	Fabian Cancellara  (SUI)(1/7)	Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)(1/4)	Paolo Bettini  (ITA)(5/5)
2007	Óscar Freire  (ESP)(2/3)	Alessandro Ballan  (ITA)	Stuart O'Grady  (AUS)	Danilo Di Luca  (ITA)(2/2)	Damiano Cunego  (ITA)(2/3)
2008	Fabian Cancellara  (SUI)(2/7)	Stijn Devolder  (BEL)(1/2)	Tom Boonen  (BEL)(4/7)	Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)(2/4)	Damiano Cunego  (ITA)(3/3)
2009	Mark Cavendish  (GBR)	Stijn Devolder  (BEL)(2/2)	Tom Boonen  (BEL)(5/7)	Andy Schleck  (LUX)	Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)(1/5)
2010	Óscar Freire  (ESP)(3/3)	Fabian Cancellara  (SUI)(3/7)	Fabian Cancellara  (SUI)(4/7)	Alexander Vinokourov  (KAZ)(2/2)	Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)(2/5)
2011	Matthew Goss  (AUS)	Nick Nuyens  (BEL)	Johan Vansummeren  (BEL)	Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)(3/5)	Oliver Zaugg  (SUI)
2012	Simon Gerrans  (AUS)(1/2)	Tom Boonen  (BEL)(6/7)	Tom Boonen  (BEL)(7/7)	Maxim Iglinsky  (KAZ)	Joaquim Rodríguez  (ESP)(1/2)
2013	Gerald Ciolek  (GER)	Fabian Cancellara  (SUI)(5/7)	Fabian Cancellara  (SUI)(6/7)	Dan Martin  (IRL)(1/2)	Joaquim Rodríguez  (ESP)(2/2)
2014	Alexander Kristoff  (NOR)(1/2)	Fabian Cancellara  (SUI)(7/7)	Niki Terpstra  (NED)(1/2)	Simon Gerrans  (AUS)(2/2)	Dan Martin  (IRL)(2/2)
2015	John Degenkolb  (GER)(1/2)	Alexander Kristoff  (NOR)(2/2)	John Degenkolb  (GER)(2/2)	Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)(3/4)	Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA)(1/3)
2016	Arnaud Démare  (FRA)	Peter Sagan  (SVK)(1/2)	Mathew Hayman  (AUS)	Wout Poels  (NED)	Esteban Chaves  (COL)
2017	Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL)	Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)(4/5)	Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL)	Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)(4/4)	Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA)(2/3)
2018	Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA)(3/3)	Niki Terpstra  (NED)(2/2)	Peter Sagan  (SVK)(2/2)	Bob Jungels  (LUX)	Thibaut Pinot  (FRA)
2019	Julian Alaphilippe  (FRA)	Alberto Bettiol  (ITA)	Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)(5/5)	Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)(1/2)	Bauke Mollema  (NED)
2020	Wout van Aert  (BEL)	Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)(1/6)	Not contested [notes 3]	Primož Roglič  (SLO)	Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)(2/2)
2021	Jasper Stuyven  (BEL)	Kasper Asgreen  (DEN)	Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA)	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)(1/7)	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)(2/7)
2022	Matej Mohorič  (SLO)	Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)(2/6)	Dylan van Baarle  (NED)	Remco Evenepoel  (BEL)(1/2)	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)(3/7)
2023	Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)(3/6)	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)(4/7)	Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)(4/6)	Remco Evenepoel  (BEL)(2/2)	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)(5/7)
2024	Jasper Philipsen  (BEL)	Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)(5/6)	Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)(6/6)	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)(6/7)	Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)(7/7)
Year	Milan–San Remo	Tour of Flanders	Paris–Roubaix	Liège–Bastogne–Liège	Giro di Lombardia

Statistics

Most monuments wins

Eddy Merckx in 1974

Only three riders have won all five monument races during their careers: Rik Van Looy, Eddy Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck, all three Belgians, and only Eddy Merckx won each of them more than once.

Six riders won four different monuments. With multiple victories in all the other monuments, Sean Kelly almost joined the top group, finishing second in the Tour of Flanders on three occasions (1984, 1986 and 1987). Kelly is the only other rider, after Merckx, to win four different monuments on multiple occasions.

Dutch rider Hennie Kuiper won each monument except Liège–Bastogne–Liège, in which he finished second in 1980. Frenchman Louison Bobet also won all but Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Belgian rider Fred De Bruyne came close as well, finishing second in the Giro di Lombardia in 1955 and winning the other four races during his career. Germain Derycke also won four, all except the Giro di Lombardia. Philippe Gilbert is the most recent rider to win four different monuments, all except Milan–San Remo, in which he finished third twice. ^[4]

23 riders have won at least five monuments in their career.

Eddy Merckx also holds the record of most victories in a single Monument, winning Milan-San Remo seven times. ^[5]

Rank	Cyclist	Nationality	First win	Latest win	M–S	ToF	P–R	L–B–L	GdL	Total
1	Eddy Merckx	Belgium	1966	1976	7	2	3	5	2	19
2	Roger De Vlaeminck	Belgium	1970	1979	3	1	4	1	2	11
3	Costante Girardengo	Italy	1918	1928	6				3	9
	Fausto Coppi	Italy	1946	1954	3		1		5	9
	Sean Kelly	Ireland	1983	1992	2		2	2	3	9
6	Rik Van Looy	Belgium	1958	1965	1	2	3	1	1	8
7	Gino Bartali	Italy	1936	1950	4				3	7
	Tom Boonen	Belgium	2005	2012		3	4			7
	Fabian Cancellara	Switzerland	2006	2014	1	3	3			7
	Tadej Pogačar	Slovenia	2021	2024		1		2	4	7
11	Henri Pélissier	France	1911	1921	1		2		3	6
	Alfredo Binda	Italy	1925	1931	2				4	6
	Fred De Bruyne	Belgium	1956	1959	1	1	1	3		6
	Francesco Moser	Italy	1975	1984	1		3		2	6
	Moreno Argentin	Italy	1985	1991		1		4	1	6
	Johan Museeuw	Belgium	1993	2002		3	3			6
	Mathieu van der Poel	Netherlands	2020	2024	1	3	2			6
18	Gaetano Belloni	Italy	1915	1928	2				3	5
	Rik Van Steenbergen	Belgium	1944	1954	1	2	2			5
	Bernard Hinault	France	1977	1984			1	2	2	5
	Michele Bartoli	Italy	1996	2003		1		2	2	5
	Paolo Bettini	Italy	2000	2006	1			2	2	5
	Philippe Gilbert	Belgium	2009	2019		1	1	1	2	5
24	Gaston Rebry	Belgium	1931	1935		1	3			4
	Alfons Schepers	Belgium	1929	1935		1		3		4
	Louison Bobet	France	1951	1956	1	1	1		1	4
	Germain Derycke	Belgium	1953	1958	1	1	1	1		4
	Felice Gimondi	Italy	1966	1974	1		1		2	4
	Walter Godefroot	Belgium	1967	1978		2	1	1		4
	Hennie Kuiper	Netherlands	1981	1985	1	1	1		1	4
	Jan Raas	Netherlands	1977	1983	1	2	1			4
	Erik Zabel	Germany	1997	2001	4					4
	Alejandro Valverde	Spain	2006	2017				4		4
34	Léon Houa	Belgium	1892	1894				3		3
	Octave Lapize	France	1909	1911			3			3
	René Vermandel	Belgium	1921	1924		1		2		3
	Giovanni Brunero	Italy	1922	1924	1				2	3
	Romain Gijssels	Belgium	1931	1932		2	1			3
	Achiel Buysse	Belgium	1940	1943		3				3
	Fiorenzo Magni	Italy	1949	1951		3				3
	Jo de Roo	Netherlands	1962	1965		1			2	3
	Emile Daems	Belgium	1960	1963	1		1		1	3
	Tom Simpson	United Kingdom	1961	1965	1	1			1	3
	Eric Leman	Belgium	1970	1973		3				3
	Andrei Tchmil	Moldova  Belgium	1994	2000	1	1	1			3
	Andrea Tafi	Italy	1996	2002		1	1		1	3
	Peter Van Petegem	Belgium	1999	2003		2	1			3
	Oscar Freire	Spain	2004	2010	3					3
	Damiano Cunego	Italy	2004	2008					3	3
	Vincenzo Nibali	Italy	2015	2018	1				2	3

Riders in blue are still active. Riders in green have won all five monuments. Number of wins in gold indicates the current record holder(s).

Winners by nationality

Rank	Nationality	M–S	ToF	P–R	L–B–L	GdL	Total
1	Belgium	23	69	57	61	12	222
2	Italy	51	11	14	12	69	157
3	France	14	3	28	5	12	62
4	Netherlands	4	13	9	4	4	34
5	Switzerland	2	4	4	6	5	21
6	Germany	7	2	2	2	0	13
7	Ireland	2	0	2	3	4	11
	Spain	5	0	0	4	2	11
9	Slovenia	1	1	0	3	4	9
10	Australia	2	0	2	1	0	5
	Denmark	0	2	0	2	1	5
	Luxembourg	0	0	1	3	1	5
13	United Kingdom	2	1	0	0	1	4
14	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	3	0	3
15	Norway	1	1	0	0	0	2
	Russia	0	0	0	1	1	2
	Slovakia	0	1	1	0	0	2
18	Colombia	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Moldova	0	0	1	0	0	1
	Poland	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Sweden	0	0	1	0	0	1
	United States	0	0	0	1	0	1

Most wins per monument

Monument	Wins	Rider(s)
Milan-San Remo	7	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
Tour of Flanders	3	Achiel Buysse  (BEL)   Fiorenzo Magni  (ITA)   Eric Leman  (BEL)   Johan Museeuw  (BEL)   Tom Boonen  (BEL)   Fabian Cancellara  (SUI)   Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)
Paris-Roubaix	4	Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)   Tom Boonen  (BEL)
Liège-Bastogne-Liège	5	Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
Giro di Lombardia	5	Fausto Coppi  (ITA)

Winners of three monuments in a single year

Only Eddy Merckx has been able to win three monuments in a single year – and he did it four times:

Milan–San Remo, Tour of Flanders and Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1969 Eddy Merckx 1975 Eddy Merckx

Milan–San Remo, Liège–Bastogne–Liège and Giro di Lombardia 1971 Eddy Merckx 1972 Eddy Merckx

Winners of two monuments in a single year

26 different riders (including Eddy Merckx) have managed to win two Monuments in the same year. The most common "double" consists of the two cobbled classics (Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix), which have been won by the same rider in the same year on 13 occasions. The Italian "double" (Milan–San Remo and Giro di Lombardia) has been achieved 11 times (including Merckx in 1971 and 1972). Only Merckx has won the combinations Milan–San Remo/Tour of Flanders and Tour of Flanders/Liège–Bastogne–Liège, when he won all three Monuments in 1969 and 1975. Only twice have two riders (Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel) won two Monuments each in the same year (2023 and 2024).

Milan–San Remo and Paris–Roubaix 1908 Cyrille van Hauwaert 1986 Sean Kelly 2015 John Degenkolb 2023 Mathieu van der Poel Milan–San Remo and Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1956 Fred De Bruyne Milan–San Remo and Giro di Lombardia 1921 Costante Girardengo 1930 Michele Mara 1931 Alfredo Binda 1939 Gino Bartali 1940 Gino Bartali 1946 Fausto Coppi 1948 Fausto Coppi 1949 Fausto Coppi 1951 Louison Bobet

Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix 1923 Heiri Suter 1932 Romain Gijssels 1934 Gaston Rebry 1954 Raymond Impanis 1957 Fred De Bruyne 1962 Rik Van Looy 1977 Roger De Vlaeminck 2003 Peter Van Petegem 2005 Tom Boonen 2010 Fabian Cancellara 2012 Tom Boonen 2013 Fabian Cancellara 2024 Mathieu van der Poel

Tour of Flanders and Giro di Lombardia 1959 Rik Van Looy 1981 Hennie Kuiper 2023 Tadej Pogačar Paris–Roubaix and Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1961 Rik Van Looy 1973 Eddy Merckx 1984 Sean Kelly Paris–Roubaix and Giro di Lombardia 1966 Felice Gimondi 1974 Roger De Vlaeminck 1978 Francesco Moser Liège–Bastogne–Liège and Giro di Lombardia 1987 Moreno Argentin 2021 Tadej Pogačar 2024 Tadej Pogačar

Women's events

Both Belgian 'monuments' – The Tour of Flanders and Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes – organise women's events on the same day and over a shorter course as the men's events. ^[6] These races were first held in 2004 and 2017 respectively.

Paris–Roubaix Femmes takes place the day before the men's event over a shorter route. The first edition took place in October 2021, after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[7]

A women's version of Milan–San Remo, named Primavera Rosa, was first held in 1999, but cancelled after 2005 – this will return in 2025 as Milano–San Remo Donne. ^[8]

As of 2025, Giro di Lombardia is the only monument without an equivalent race for women. ^[9]

In 2021, British rider Lizzie Deignan, became the first women's rider to win a classic triple crown of the three existing monuments, having won 2016 Tour of Flanders for Women, 2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes and 2021 Paris–Roubaix Femmes. ^[10]

Winners

Year	Milan–San Remo	Tour of Flanders	Paris–Roubaix Femmes	Liège–Bastogne–Liège	Giro di Lombardia
1999	Sara Felloni  (ITA)	Not contested	Not contested	Not contested	Not contested
2000	Diana Žiliūtė  (LTU)
2001	Susanne Ljungskog  (SWE)
2002	Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel  (NED)(1/3)
2003	Zoulfia Zabirova  (RUS)(1/3)
2004	Zoulfia Zabirova  (RUS)(2/3)	Zoulfia Zabirova  (RUS)(3/3)
2005	Trixi Worrack  (GER)	Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel  (NED)(2/3)
2006	Not contested	Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel  (NED)(3/3)
2007		Nicole Cooke  (GBR)
2008		Judith Arndt  (GER)(1/2)
2009		Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)
2010		Grace Verbeke  (BEL)
2011		Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)(1/4)
2012		Judith Arndt  (GER)(2/2)
2013		Marianne Vos  (NED)
2014		Ellen van Dijk  (NED)
2015		Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)(1/3)
2016		Lizzie Armitstead  (GBR)(1/3)
2017		Coryn Rivera  (USA)		Anna van der Breggen  (NED)(1/3)
2018		Anna van der Breggen  (NED)(2/3)		Anna van der Breggen  (NED)(3/3)
2019		Marta Bastianelli  (ITA)		Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)(2/4)
2020		Chantal van den Broek-Blaak  (NED)		Lizzie Deignan  (GBR)(2/3)
2021		Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)(3/4)	Lizzie Deignan  (GBR)(3/3)	Demi Vollering  (NED)(1/2)
2022		Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)(1/3)	Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)(2/3)	Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)(4/4)
2023		Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)(2/3)	Alison Jackson  (CAN)	Demi Vollering  (NED)(2/2)
2024		Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)(3/3)	Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)(3/3)	Grace Brown  (AUS)
Year	Milan–San Remo	Tour of Flanders	Paris–Roubaix	Liège–Bastogne–Liège	Giro di Lombardia

Most monuments wins

Rank	Cyclist	Nationality	M–S	ToF	P–R	L–B–L	GdL	Total
1	Annemiek van Vleuten	Netherlands	0	2	0	2	0	4
2	Zoulfia Zabirova	Russia	2	1	0	0	0	3
	Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel	Netherlands	1	2	0	0	0	3
	Anna van der Breggen	Netherlands	0	1	0	2	0	3
	Lizzie Deignan	United Kingdom	0	1	1	1	0	3
	Elisa Longo Borghini	Italy	0	2	1	0	0	3
	Lotte Kopecky	Belgium	0	2	1	0	0	3
8	Judith Arndt	Germany	0	2	0	0	0	2
	Demi Vollering	Netherlands	0	0	0	2	0	2

Winners by nationality

Rank	Nationality	M–S	ToF	P–R	L–B–L	GdL	Total
1	Netherlands	1	8	0	6	0	15
2	Italy	1	3	1	0	0	5
3	Germany	1	3	0	0	0	4
	United Kingdom	0	2	1	1	0	4
	Belgium	0	3	1	0	0	4
6	Russia	2	1	0	0	0	3
7	Canada	0	0	1	0	0	1
	Lithuania	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Sweden	1	0	0	0	0	1
	United States	0	1	0	0	0	1
	Australia	0	0	0	1	0	1

Notes

1. The result in 1949 took several months and two international conferences to sort out. André Mahé was first but his win was challenged because he took the wrong course. Mahé was in a break of three that reached Roubaix velodrome in the lead, but he was misdirected by officials and entered the track by the wrong gate. Mahé was declared winner but a few minutes later other riders arrived using the correct route and Serse Coppi, brother of famous Fausto, won the sprint for what was assumed to be the minor placings. After a protest and several months, Serse Coppi was named joint winner with Mahé.
2. Two riders shared the 1957 race. Germain Derijcke was first over the line, but because he crossed a closed rail crossing, the second-place rider, Frans Schoubben, was promoted to first as well. Derijcke was not disqualified, because he had won by three minutes advantage; judges felt he had not gained that much time from illegally crossing the railway.
3. The 2020 Paris–Roubaix was initially moved to October and subsequently cancelled in its entirety due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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