Has any one won, by not winning?

Teach
Teach Posts: 386
edited August 2010 in Pro race
It may sound a bit strange, but I've been away on holiday and this has been bugging me.
Has anyone won the Tour de France or any other major tour, by not actually winning any stage, but by consistently being near the front and there for having the quickest overall time.

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  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Alberto Contador - 4 weeks ago
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  • jim one
    jim one Posts: 183
    Contador did not win a stage this year. Others will be along to tell you who else in history did the same.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Yup I'm afraid that's one of the easier pub trivia questions.

    Contador also won the 2008 Giro in this way, and Oscar Pereiro won the 2006 Tour in this way, to name two more examples of GTs
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Apparently only happened 6 times for the Tour. Valverde didn't win a stage in the Vuelta.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    Lemond TDF 1990,

    maybe Pereiro 2006 TDF?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • Teach
    Teach Posts: 386
    Bronzie wrote:
    Alberto Contador - 4 weeks ago

    Sorry that was a key piece of information missing from my post. :oops:
    Other than Contador in htis years TDF has anyone else not won etc....
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Roger Walkowiak in 1956 was another.

    Did Roche win a stage in 87?
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Don't think Lance won a road stage in 2005 but of course the ITT. Indurain did this 5 times I think? but I may be talking out my ass
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  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Roger Walkowiak in 1956 was another.

    Did Roche win a stage in 87?

    Roche won the first long TT stage in 1987
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Ivan Gotti 99 Giro - Pantani thrown off race on the last day - Maybe a year or 2 out tho
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    Indurain always won at least one stage in every TdF he won, usually a TT
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    micron wrote:
    Indurain always won at least one stage in every TdF he won, usually a TT


    Yeah but my point was he never won a road stage. - at least after 1990?

    I think...
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  • ynyswen24
    ynyswen24 Posts: 703
    calvjones wrote:
    micron wrote:
    Indurain always won at least one stage in every TdF he won, usually a TT


    Yeah but my point was he never won a road stage. - at least after 1990?

    I think...

    you are correct
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    calvjones wrote:
    micron wrote:
    Indurain always won at least one stage in every TdF he won, usually a TT


    Yeah but my point was he never won a road stage. - at least after 1990?

    I think...

    same could be said of Anqateil who didn't win a road stage in some of his tour wins, they were usually based around the ITT
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Contador also did the same thing in his Giro win AFAIK.
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Dave_1 wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Roger Walkowiak in 1956 was another.

    Did Roche win a stage in 87?

    Roche won the first long TT stage in 1987

    And his team, Carrera won the TTT in West Berlin...

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