The insatiable hunger of Pogacar and Roglic and the club’s (still) distant challenge to 100 victories

Tadej Pogacar in Paris-Nice and Primoz Roglic in Tirreno-Adriatico signed two successful moves this weekend for two of the most important week-long events on the international cycling calendar. Both managed to win the general classification and three stages of each race to add four wins to their record.

With those successes, Pogacar stands at 55 as a professional and he managed to break into the top 100 historical cycling achievements, according to the list that ‘Pro Cycling Stats’ collects and updates on time. It’s already at 89º. For his part, Primoz Roglic stands at 69 in 48th position and seeing seventy wins very close. For both of them, therefore, they still have a long way to go to reach that road, although the speed they have will define it for years to come.

The list of Roglic and Pogacar winners

COUSIN ROGLIC: 69 WINS
17 overall laps in stages: 3 Tour of Spain2 Tour de Romandie, 2 Tour of the Basque Country, 2 Tirreno-Adriatico, 1 Paris-Nice, 1 Dauphiné, 2 Tour of Slovenia, 1 Tour of Azerbaijan, 1 Tour of the Algarve, 1 UAE Tour, 1 Tour de l’Ain
5 classics: 1 Liège-Bastogne-Liège2 Giro de Emilia, 1 Tres Valles Varesinos, 1 Milan-Turin
44 stages: 10 in the Vuelta a España, 3 in the Tour de France, 3 in the Giro d’Italia5 in the Tour of the Basque Country, 4 in the Tour de Romandie, 4 in Paris-Nice, 4 in the Tirreno-Adriatico, 1 in the Dauphiné, 3 in the Tour of Slovenia, 2 in the Tour of Azerbaijan, 2 in the Tour of l’Ain, 1 of Qinghai Lake Tour, 1 of Ster ZLM Toer, 1 of UAE Tour
3 gold medals: 1 Olympic Games time trial, 1 Slovenian Championship time trial, 1 Slovenian Championship route

TADEJ POGACAR: 55 WINS
13 overall lap stages: 2 Tour de France2 Tirreno-Adriatico, 1 Paris-Nice, 2 UAE Tour, 2 Tour of Slovenia, 1 Tour of the Algarve, 1 Tour of California, 1 Tour of the Valencian Community, 1 Tour of Andalusia
7 classics: 2 Giro de Lombardy, 1 Liège-Bastogne-Liège1 Strade Bianche, 1 Montreal Grand Prix, 1 Tres Valles Varesinos, 1 Jaén Paraíso Interior
33 stages: 9 in the Tour de France, 3 in the Vuelta a España3 in Tirreno-Adriatico, 3 in Paris-Nice, 1 in the Tour of the Basque Country, 4 in the UAE Tour, 3 in the Tour of Slovenia, 3 in the Tour of Andalusia, 2 in the Tour of the Community Valencian, 1 in the Tour of the Algarve, 1 in the Tour of California
2 gold medals: 2 times Slovenian Championship test

According to this list, a total of twenty-three cyclists achieved one hundred wins as a professional. Eddy Merckx He sent with 275 and among those chosen were four Spaniards: Alejandro Valverde, Miguel Poblet, Domingo Perurena and Delio Rodríguez. These are the members of the ‘centennial cycling club’ according to the ‘Pro Cycling Stats’ scale, which, however, updates the classifications as more information is collected about races from the past.

Eddy Merckx, 275

Absolutely unimaginable cycling numbers achieved by the Belgian. His victories include his five Tours de France (with a shared record of 34 stages), his five Giro d’Italia, his Tour of Spain, his three World Cups in online events and his complete sweep among monuments: seven Milan-San Remo , five Liège-Bastogne-Liège, two Tour of Flanders, three Paris-Roubaix and two Giro de Lombardy.

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Rik van Looy, 162

A professional in the 1950s and 1960s, the Belgian was a two-time world champion and also achieved all the monuments: three Roubaix, two Flanders, one San Remo, one Liège and one Lombardy. He also won four Harelbeke, three Ghent-Wevelgem or one Walloon Arrow.

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Mark Cavendish, 161

One of the great sprinters of the 21st century. World champion in 2011, equal to Eddy Merckx in 34 stages won in the Tour de France. In addition, he won 16 Giro, three Vuelta and one Milan-San Remo, among other victories.

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Mario Cipollini, 161

The third place is shared by another historic sprinter, a Mario Cipollini who is king of stages in the Giro d’Italia with 42 wins. He also won 12 in the Tour de France and 3 in the Tour of Spain. He became world road champion in 2022, the year in which he also won Milan-San Remo.

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Roger deVlaeminck, 161

The Belgian cyclist conquered Italian territory in the seventies: 22 stages of the Giro d’Italia, 6 generals and 15 stages of the Tirreno-Adriatico, 3 Milan-San Remo and 2 Giro de Lombardy, among other victories. He also won 4 Paris-Roubaix

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Sean Kelly, 159

The Irishman won 16 stages of the Tour of Spain, 3 Giro de Lombardía and 2 Milan-San Remo. In addition, he leads the laps of a week: 7 Paris-Nice, 3 Itzulia, 2 Tour de Suiza or 2 Volta a Catalunya are on his record.

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Andre Greipel, 158

The German is another of the great sprinters of the 21st century. He set his top speed in 11 stages of the Tour de France, 7 of the Giro d’Italia or 4 of the Tour of Spain, among many other victories.

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Alessandro Petacchi, 150

The Italian sprinter has accumulated almost fifty victories in the grand tours, since he won 22 stages of the Giro d’Italia, 20 of the Vuelta a España and 6 of the Tour de France. He also won Milan-San Remo in 2005.

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Freddy Maertens, 147

Belgian cyclist from the late 70s and early 80s, he set his top speed in 15 stages of the Tour de France, 13 of the Tour of Spain and 7 of the Giro d’Italia. He was world champion in 1976 and 1981 and won Paris-Nice.

10

Erik Zabel, 146

The German is another of the great sprinters of recent times, having reaped many successes at the end of the nineties and the beginning of this century. With four Milan-San Remo under his belt, he has won twelve stages of the Tour de France and eight of the Tour of Spain.

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Bernard Hinault, 146

One of cycling’s great legends, with five Tours de France, three Giro d’Italia and two Tours of Spain. In addition, he became world road champion in 1980, winning twice in Lombardy and twice in Liège and won 28 stages in the French grand round, 6 in Italy and 7 in Spain.

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Francesco Moser, 142

Owner of Italian breeds in the seventies and eighties. 23 stages of the Giro d’Italia, of which he was champion in 1984, two Giro de Lombardía or two Tirreno-Adriatico are on his record. He also won three Roubaix and became world road champion in 1977.

13

Giuseppe Saroni, 141

Another cyclist who dominated Italy in the late seventies and early eighties. He won the Giro in 1979 and 1983 and won 24 stages on the Italian round. In addition, he won the 1982 Lombardy Tour and the 1983 Milan-San Remo, a Walloon Arrow and a Tirreno-Adriatico general.

14

Laurent Jalabert, 139

The Frenchman won the 1995 Tour of Spain, his race par excellence, as he won 18 stages here throughout his career. He conquered another four in the Tour de France, won Milan-San Remo and a Giro de Lombardy and shone in great tours in a week: three Paris-Nice, an Itzulia, a Volta a Catalunya or a Tour de Romandie, with other..

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Alejandro Valverde, 133

The Spanish cyclist with the most success is ‘Bala’, retired after last season. World champion in 2018, he won the Vuelta a España, 12 stages in the Spanish round, 4 in the Tour de France, 1 in the Giro d’Italia, 4 Lieges and 5 Walloon Arrows.

16

Miquel Poblet, 125

Spanish star in the fifties, he won 2 Milan-San Remo, 20 stages of the Giro d’Italia, 3 of the Tour de France and 3 of the Tour of Spain. He swept 2 generals and 33 stages in the Volta a Catalunya (.

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Domingo Perurena, 123

Another history of Spanish cycling. He won twelve stages in the Tour of Spain and two in the Giro d’Italia in the 1970s. In addition, he achieved a Volta a Catalunya, where he accumulated fourteen stage victories, and won another eleven stages in the Tour of the Basque Country.

18

Tom Bonen, 122

Another of the great sprinters of the 21st century and also a specialist on the pavés. The Belgian won four Paris-Roubaix and three Tour of Flanders, as well as six stages in the Tour de France. He became world road champion in 2005.

19

Peter Sagan, 121

The Slovakian is not only in the top 20 of all time, but also seeks to continue climbing this list. He won three world titles, twelve stages in the Tour de France, four in the Tour of Spain, one Paris-Roubaix and one Tour of Flanders, among many other achievements.

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Delio Rodriguez, 118

One of the first great Spanish cyclists, far forty. He won at least 39 stages in the Tour of Spain, of which he was overall champion in 1945.

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Jacques Anquetil, 116

One of cycling’s great legends, with five Tours de France, two Giro d’Italia and a Tour of Spain to his credit. He also won sixteen stages in the Tour, six in the Giro, five generals in Paris-Nice and two more in the Dauphiné.

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John Kirsipuu, 116

One of the reference sprinters at the turn of the century. The Estonian won four stages in the Tour de France, one in the Tour of Spain and two in Paris-Nice, as the most outstanding achievements. On his record there is a strange statistic: he competed in fifteen great flight stages (twelve Tours, two Vueltas and one Giro) and did not finish any.

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Robbie McEwen, 115

The Australian is another of the last great sprinters that cycling produced. He won twelve stages of the Tour de France and another twelve in the Giro d’Italia. In addition, he achieved seven partial victories in the Tour of Switzerland and another three in the Tour de Romandie.