[Tickle Me Pank]

Merckx is the only rider to take all 3 jerseys in the same tour, and took multi jerseys in 4 of his 5 wins.

Hinault is the only rider to take 2 since Merckx:

1969 Eddy Merckx - Overall, mountains and points

1970 Eddy Merckx - Overall and mountains

1971 Eddy Merckx - Overall and points

1972 Eddy Merckx - Overall and points

1979 Bernard Hinault - Overall and points

Kinda shows why Eddie is considered the greatest Tour rider ever, plus he still leads in total stage wins w/ 33.

Clearly the strategy of the Tour has changed over the years, with stage wins & the other jerseys taking a back seat to the yellow.

[stylin_geek]

I would like to say his wins were tainted due to drugs, but heck, everyone was using speed on the Tour back then. In fact, I believe regular drug testing was instituted on the Tour because a rider dropped dead unexpectedly, and it turned out he was loaded with amphetamines. Also, I think Eddy was the first rider to train year round, which gave him a huge advantage over everyone else. Perhaps you have some better information on this than I do?