In the history of cycling competitions, there have been a few instances where the overall tour winner did not win a single stage.
The overall winner is the overall fastest on averagethrough the race. This rider will have the lowest aggregate time through the entire race. The implication here is that a rider doesn't have to win that many stages to be the overall winner of the race. It's enough if a rider is consistently near the top of each stage, and that the stage winners are further back in other stages. Cyclist Greg Lemond once won a Tour without ever winning a stage in the race.
"Victrix ludorum" is a Latin term that translates to "winner of the games" in English. It is often used to refer to the overall champion or top athlete in a series of athletic events or competitions.
Žydrūnas Savickas. Winner of many "World's Strongest Man" competitions.
MARK CAVENDISH (Great Britain)
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The gold medal winner in the Women's Cycling Sprint event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Kristina Vogel.
1989 Greg LeMond Cycling Tour de France winner
Bradley Wiggins, Double Gold winner at the 2008 Olympics is associated with Cycling.
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Spain was the winner of the bronze medal in the Men's Cross-Country Cycling event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Ted Schroeder
Petra Kvitova