Who Had The Greatest Season In The History Of Cycling?
Published on November 24th 2022
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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? Useful Links: Adventure Documentaries, Exclusive Shows & Live Racing on GCN+: https://gcn.eu/plus Download the GCN App for free: https://gcn.eu/app Visit the GCN Shop: https://gcn.eu/BlackFriday2022 Join the GCN Club: https://www.gcnclub.com/ Did we miss anyone? Who’s your pick for the best ever cycling year? Let us know in the comments below! 💬 If you liked this video, be sure to give it a thumbs up 👍 and share it with your friends! 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Photos: © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Bettiniphoto / http://www.bettiniphoto.net/ Brought to you by the world’s biggest cycling channel, the Global Cycling Network (GCN), GCN Racing brings you the best of the world’s bike races to your screens, wherever you are: the finest live race commentary, in-depth analysis and behind the scenes access from your favourite events are all here. So get involved, join us, and get ready to be in the thick of the action. Engage with on the channel and across social media – we’re here to answer every question you’ve got on cycling racing. Facebook: https://gcn.eu/FBGCNRacing Instagram: https://gcn.eu/IG-GCNRacing Twitter: https://gcn.eu/TW-GCNRacing Watch our sister channels: Global Cycling Network - https://www.youtube.com/gcn GCN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/gcntech Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/gtn GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/gcnitalia GCN en Español - https://www.youtube.com/gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - https://www.youtube.com/gcnenfrancais GCN Japan - https://www.youtube.com/gcnjapan GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/gcntraining Global Mountain Bike Network - https://youtube.com/gmbn GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/embn