A1. Irishman Stephen Roche, who won the race in 1983, 1984, and 1987.
A2. Veronica Ewers of Team EF Education was fifth in the inaugural edition behind winner Ashleigh Moolman-Passio of South Africa, the only American woman to finish in the first ten.
A3. c Hampsten in 1992! It was quite a victory as the man he defeated, Spaniard Miguel Indurain would go on to win that year’s Giro d’Italia and Tour de France. Hampsten won the mountainous stage three into Ovronnaz to take the lead and defended it, despite Big Mig winning the final time trial to move into second overall, 23 seconds down. 1992 was one of Andy’s finest seasons as he finished fifth in the Giro and fourth in the Tour, winning the famous stage to l’Alpe d’Huez in the process!
A4. British rider Chris Froome, in 2013, completing a remarkable streak for his Sky team, who triumphed in Romandie and then the Tour for three successive years with Bradley Wiggins (2011) and then Froome (2012-13). Swiss rider Tony Rominger won Romandie prior to his Giro victory in 1995.
A5. Most would like guess that Belgian Eddy Merckx did this improbable triple. Merckx completed the Giro-Tour double in 1970, 1972, and again in 1974. While he did win Romandie in 1968 before also winning the Giro d’Itlaia, he never completed the Romandie-Giro-Tour triple. The only rider who did was Irishman Stephen Roche, doing so in his incredible 1987 season in which he also won the World Championship!
