Adam Hansen Completes 16th Consecutive Grand Tour

With the end of Vuelta a España 2016, Lotto–Soudal’s Australian rider Adam Hansen has extended the record of completing most number of consecutive grand tours which already belongs to him.

Hansen’s long run started with the 2011 Vuelta a España, which he finished 129th. After completing the 2015 Vuelta a España, his 13th grand tour in a row, he broke the Spanish cyclist Bernardo Ruiz’s (born January 8, 1925 in Orihuela) 57-year-old record for consecutive grand tours completed. Ruiz is also winner of the 1948 Vuelta.

Hansen also won two stages: in 2013, Hansen broke away early in the seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia, a stage featuring numerous short and steep climbs. Hansen shed his breakaway companions and won in solo fashion in Pescara in pouring rain, more than a minute in advance of the chasing group. In stage 19 of the 2014 Vuelta a España, Hansen attacked the peloton with 4 km to go and resisted to the disorganized chase to win solo.

1. 2011 Vuelta a España: 129th
2. 2012 Giro d’Italia: 94th
3. 2012 Tour de France: 81st
4. 2012 Vuelta a España: 129th
5. 2013 Giro d’Italia: 72nd (winner of the stage 7)
6. 2013 Tour de France: 72nd
7. 2013 Vuelta a España: 60th
8. 2014 Giro d’Italia: 73rd
9. 2014 Tour de France: 64th
10. 2014 Vuelta a España: 53rd (winner of the stage 19)
11. 2015 Giro d’Italia: 77th
12. 2015 Tour de France: 114th
13. 2015 Vuelta a España: 55th
14. 2016 Giro d’Italia: 68th
15. 2016 Tour de France: 100th
16. 2016 Vuelta a España: 114th

Sources

• Adam Hansen on wikipedia