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Major "Rainbow Jersey" Victories
| The “JINX of the Rainbow Jersey” is a significant part of cycling history. Rider demise during the year after winning the prestigious jersey are numerous. But while watching the early Tour de France successes of Cadel Evans in the Rainbow Jersey, it occurred to me that jinx of the World Champion’s Rainbow Jersey may be broken. Interestingly there is a list of previous wearers of the RJ who scored Major victories: |
Reigning WC to wear the TdF's Yellow Jersey:
| TdF 1934 |
(WC in 1933) |
George Speicher (Fra) Stage 1 |
| TdF 1955 |
(WC in 1954) |
Louison Bobet (Stg 18 to 22), Overall Winner |
| TdF 1972 |
(WC in 1971) |
Eddy Merckx (Stg 1, 3B, 9 to 22),Overall Winner |
| TdF 1975 |
(WC in 1974) |
Eddy Merckx (Stg 6 to 15) |
| TdF 1979 |
(WC in 1978) |
Gerrie Knetemann (Stg 1) |
| TdF 1981 |
(WC in 1980) |
Bernard Hinault (Stg 1-2, 6 to 22),Overall Winner |
| TdF 1990 |
(WC in 1989) |
Greg LeMond (Stg 20-21),Overall Winner |
| TdF 2006 |
(WC in 2005) |
Tom Boonen (Stg 3-6) |
Reigning WC to wear the Giro's Pink Jersey:
| Giro 1928 |
(WC in 1927) |
Alfredo Binda (Stg 4 to 12),Overall Winner |
| Giro 1932 |
(WC in 1931) |
Learco Guerro (Stg 1) |
| Giro 1933 |
(WC in 1932) |
Alfredo Binda (Stg 2-4, 8 to 17),Overall Winner |
| Giro 1954 |
(WC in 1953) |
Fausto Coppi (Stg 1) |
| Giro 1957 |
(WC in 1956) |
Rik Van Steenbergen (Stg 1) |
| Giro 1968 |
(WC in 1967) |
Eddy Merckx (Stg 2-3, 12 to 22),Overall Winner |
| Giro 1972 |
(WC in 1971) |
Eddy Merckx (Stg 7 to 20),Overall Winner |
| Giro 1977 |
(WC in 1976) |
Freddy Maertens (Stg Prol to 4) |
| Giro 1983 |
(WC in 1982) |
Giuseppe Saronni (Stg 6 to 22),Overall Winner |
| Giro 1996 |
(WC in 1995) |
Abraham Olano (Stg 20) |
Reigning WC to wear the Vuelta Golden Jersey:
| Vuelta 1976 |
(WC in 1975) |
Hennie Kupier (Stg 17-19) |
| Vuelta 1977 |
(WC in 1976) |
Freddy Maertens (Stg Prol to 19),Overall Winner |
Reigning WC to win a Monument:
Giro di Lombardia 1927 |
(WC in 1927) |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Milan San Remo 1931 |
(WC in 1930) |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1952 |
(WC in 1951) |
Ferdi Kübler (Sui) |
Tour of Flanders 1955 |
(WC in 1954) |
Louison Bobet (Fra) |
Paris-Roubaix 1961 |
(WC in 1960) |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1961 |
(WC in 1960) |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
Tour of Flanders 1962 |
(WC in 1961) |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
Paris-Roubaix 1962 |
(WC in 1961) |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
Giro di Lombardia 1965 |
(WC in 1965) |
Tommy Simpson (GBr) |
Paris-Roubaix 1968 |
(WC in 1967) |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Giro di Lombardia 1971 |
(WC in 1971) |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Milan San Remo 1972 |
(WC in 1971) |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1972 |
(WC in 1971) |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Giro di Lombardia 1973 |
(WC in 1973) |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Milan San Remo 1974 |
(WC in 1973) |
Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
Milan San Remo 1975 |
(WC in 1974) |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Tour of Flanders 1975 |
(WC in 1974) |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1975 |
(WC in 1974) |
Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
Paris-Roubaix 1978 |
(WC in 1977) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Paris-Roubaix 1981 |
(WC in 1980) |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Giro di Lombardia 1982 |
(WC in 1982) |
Giuseppe Sarroni (Ita) |
Milan San Remo 1983 |
(WC in 1982) |
Giuseppe Sarroni (Ita) |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege 1987 |
(WC in 1986) |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
Giro di Lombardia 1998 |
(WC in 1998) |
Oscar Camenzind (Sui) |
Tour of Flanders 2006 |
(WC in 2005) |
Tom Boonen (Bel) |
Giro di Lombardia 2006 |
(WC in 2006) |
Paolo Bettini (Ita) |
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