Cillian’s back with another stat attack, looking at the greatest single-season performances in cycling history. Some riders have a year where everything they touch seems to turn to gold, and these live long in the memory. Merckx in 1974, Vos in 2012, Roche in 1987, Van Vleuten in 2022… these are among the greatest seasons ever, but which comes out on top?
00:00 Intro
00:39 Eddy Merckx
02:05 Tadej Pogačar
02:52 Stephen Roche
03:50 Tom Boonen
04:14 Philippe Gilbert
04:49 Annemiek van Vleuten
05:09 Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
05:46 Jeannie Longo
06:04 Marianne Vos
06:28 Who did we miss?
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