Tour History Question (spoiler)

[alembical]

How common is it for someone to win 3 straight stages? I can't imagine it is very common, but I am sure that some of the sprinters have done it. Anyone know. Seems like a great feat, especially amazing when it requires climbing power, sprinting power, and time trialing power like the last 3 stages have for Lance.

Alembical

[Ozz]

Didn't Patacchi win 4 straight last year?

[rovergar]

He won 4 stages: 1, 3, 5, and 6. 4 was the team time trial :p

[keno]

4 in a row: Pelissier in 1930
Cippolini in 1999

5 in a row: Faber in 1909

http://www.bikecal.com/tdf99/s7.htm

[TmcDet]

I am pretty sure that they said last night on the broadcast that this was only second time that someone has won 3 straight mountain stages

If Basso hadn't of just barely won the 1st mountain stage then Lance would have won all of the mountain stages.