Winner of the Tour de France for the third straight time, and the fourth time in five years. Only Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Indurain have won five. Just one month later he also won the Vuelta a España, becoming the first man to do the Tour-Vuelta double in the same year, since the Vuelta moved to its current position in the racing calendar.
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