<P> Coppi was the first rider in the history of the sport to win the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in the same year which he did twice in 1949 and 1952 . At the World road race championships in 1949 Coppi came third behind Rik Van Steenbergen of Belgium and Ferdi Kübler of Switzerland . Merckx was the first rider to win the triple crown but he had already come close to winning it in 1972 when he won both the Tour and the Giro, coming fourth in the World road race . After his disappointment, Merckx broke the world hour record several weeks later . </P> <P> Indurain won the Giro - Tour double in both 1992 and 1993 and in both years he was very active in the World Road Race . In 1992 he finished sixth but in 1993 Indurain was very close to winning the Triple crown when he finished second behind Lance Armstrong . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Cyclist </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Grand Tours won </Th> <Th> Result in World Championship </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fausto Coppi (ITA) </Td> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> Tour + Giro </Td> <Td> 3rd place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fausto Coppi (ITA) </Td> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> Tour + Giro </Td> <Td> DNE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jacques Anquetil (FRA) </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Tour + Vuelta </Td> <Td> 14th place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jacques Anquetil (FRA) </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> Tour + Giro </Td> <Td> 7th place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) </Td> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Tour + Giro </Td> <Td> 29th place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Tour + Giro </Td> <Td> 4th place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> Giro + Vuelta </Td> <Td> 4th place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bernard Hinault (FRA) </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Tour + Vuelta </Td> <Td> 5th place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> Giro + Vuelta </Td> <Td> 26th place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bernard Hinault (FRA) </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Tour + Giro </Td> <Td> DNF </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bernard Hinault (FRA) </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Tour + Giro </Td> <Td> DNF </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miguel Indurain (ESP) </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Tour + Giro </Td> <Td> 6th place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miguel Indurain (ESP) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tour + Giro </Td> <Td> 2nd place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marco Pantani (ITA) </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Tour + Giro </Td> <Td> DNE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alberto Contador (ESP) </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Giro + Vuelta </Td> <Td> DNF </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chris Froome (GBR) </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Tour + Vuelta </Td> <Td> DNE </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Cyclist </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Grand Tours won </Th> <Th> Result in World Championship </Th> </Tr>

Who has won the tour de france and the vuelta