Three riders have managed to win eight stages in a single Tour de France – Charles Pelissier of France (1930), Merckx of Belgium (1970, 1974) and Freddy Maertens of Belgium (1976).
Three riders have managed to win eight stages in a single Tour de France – Charles Pelissier of France (1930), Merckx of Belgium (1970, 1974) and Freddy Maertens of Belgium (1976).