Cycling monument

Cycling monument

<table><thead><tr><th>Cycling monument</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>First appeared in Ce soir newspaper by Albert Baker d'Isy</td></tr><tr><td>Information</td></tr><tr><td>Published:</td><td>17 April 1949</td></tr><tr><td>Origin:</td><td>France</td></tr><tr><td>Newspaper:</td><td>Ce soir</td></tr><tr><td>Author:</td><td>Albert Baker d'Isy</td></tr><tr><td>Race:</td><td>Paris–Roubaix</td></tr><tr><td>Article:</td><td>"monument" du cyclisme</td></tr></tbody></table>

The Monuments are five classic cycle races generally considered to be the oldest, hardest, longest and most prestigious one-day events in men's road cycling, with distances between 240 and 300 km.

Each has a long history and specific individual characteristics. They are currently the one-day races in which most points can be earned in the UCI World Tour and the only 3rd categorized UCI races, only behind Grand Tour races; Tour de France (1st category) and Giro and Vuelta (both 2nd category). As of 2025, four of the five monuments hold women's races as part of the UCI Women's World Tour, with only Giro di Lombardia not having a women's race.

Eddy Merckx is by far the most successful monument rider with 19 wins in total. He is also one of two cyclists in history to win three monuments in one season, a feat he achieved in 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1975. Tadej Pogačar is the other rider to do this in 2025.

List of monuments

Cycling monument

• Milan–San Remo – also called La Primavera (the spring classic) or La Classicissima (the classic of classics), it is the first major classic of the season. First held in 1907, it is by far the longest one-day race on the UCI calendar at nearly 300 km (190 mi). Due to its flat profile, it is considered a sprinter's classic, but the famous finishing climbs of the Cipressa and the Poggio give other types of cyclists a chance to win. It is often described as "the easiest Monument to finish, but the hardest to win". • Tour of Flanders – the Ronde van Vlaanderen in Dutch, or simply De Ronde ("the Tour"), is raced every first Sunday of April. First held in 1913 the race typically covers more than 270 km (170 mi) in the Flemish Ardennes and is known for its short, steep hills and cobbled sections. The course shifts from year to year, with the start switching between Antwerp and Bruges in recent years. A key point is the Oude Kwaremont, the longest climb of the race at 2.2 km (1.4 mi) long with a max gradient of 11%. • Paris–Roubaix – also called "the Queen of the Classics" or "the Hell of the North", it is raced one week after the Tour of Flanders and is the final cobbled classic. First organized in 1896, the race started in Paris up to 1967, before switching to the current start in Compiègne. The race is known for its long sections of pavé (cobblestone roads), with 30 cobbled sectors totaling over 50 km (31 mi), including the difficult Trouée d'Arenberg before finishing in the Roubaix Velodrome. It is considered the toughest monument, as well as "arguably the most recognizable" one-day race on the cycling calendar. • Liège–Bastogne–Liège – known as La Doyenne ("the old lady" or "the oldest"), it is the final Ardennes classic, usually held in late April as the last of the spring one-day races. First organized in 1892, it is the oldest monument. The 250 km (160 mi) course is considered a "war of attrition" due to its difficult hilly terrain, favouring climbers or even Grand Tour specialists. • Giro di Lombardia – also called the classica delle foglie morte ("race of the falling leaves"), it is the final monument of the season, held in late September or October. First held in 1905, it was initially organized as Milano–Milano. The course switches between starting and finishing in Como and Bergamo, and is known for its hilly terrain around Lake Como. Similar to Liège–Bastogne–Liège, it is considered a climber's classic, ascending difficult hills such as Madonna del Ghisallo.

Origin

Cycling monument

The expression "cycling monument" has been used since the early days of cycle racing. In 1904, Henri Desgrange wrote in L'Auto that "The "Tour de France" is over and its second edition will, I fear, have also been the last. [...] And yet, it seemed to us and it still seems to us that we had built with this great event the most lasting and most imposing monument to the sport of cycling".

In 1949, French sports journalist Albert Baker d'Isy wrote about the 47th edition of the Paris–Roubaix race, titling his article in the French newspaper Ce soir "Paris–Roubaix: "monument" du cyclisme". The term was used again by journalist Jacques Goddet in 1950, writing about Fausto Coppi's victory at Paris–Roubaix – "Monument of international cycling, Paris-Roubaix crushed the riders with its legend as well as its diabolical difficulties".

The term began being used more by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and cycling media at the end of the 20th century, with the term designating the five most prestigious classic cycle races, namely Milan–San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège and Giro di Lombardia.

Since 2010, the races are considered by the Union Cycliste Internationale to be more prestigious than other one-day races that are raced by the professional peloton, with only the Grand Tour stage races gaining more ranking points for the winner.

In 2017, L'Équipe wrote that the five monuments were "the oldest one-day races, the most famous, the most unique" and that they had "prestigious entry fields" of champion riders.

Future monuments

Cycling monument

Media and riders have discussed whether other classic cycling races meet the criteria of a cycling monument. By the 2020s, Strade Bianche – an Italian one-day race first held in 2007, defined by its use of white gravel roads – was considered to be the most likely candidate, with Cycling News stating in 2025 that "there is no longer any debate that Strade Bianche is cycling's sixth Monument". However, others have criticised that Strade Bianche does not have the length or longevity to be titled a monument, and rider Philippe Gilbert noted that Clásica de San Sebastián and Amstel Gold Race were more important historically.

In the women's tour, media have suggested that Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio (the oldest one-day race on the women's calendar) and Strade Bianche Donne may be worthy of the "monument" moniker.

Monuments winners

Cycling monument

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Milan–San Remo</th><th>Tour of Flanders</th><th>Paris–Roubaix</th><th>Liège–Bastogne–Liège</th><th>Giro di Lombardia</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1892</td><td>Not contested</td><td>Not contested</td><td>Not contested</td><td> Léon Houa (BEL) (1/3)</td><td>Not contested</td></tr><tr><td>1893</td><td> Léon Houa (BEL) (2/3)</td></tr><tr><td>1894</td><td> Léon Houa (BEL) (3/3)</td></tr><tr><td>1895</td><td>Not contested</td></tr><tr><td>1896</td><td> Josef Fischer (GER)</td></tr><tr><td>1897</td><td> Maurice Garin (ITA) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1898</td><td> Maurice Garin (ITA) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1899</td><td> Albert Champion (FRA)</td></tr><tr><td>1900</td><td> Émile Bouhours (FRA)</td></tr><tr><td>1901</td><td> Lucien Lesna (FRA) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1902</td><td> Lucien Lesna (FRA) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1903</td><td> Hippolyte Aucouturier (FRA) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1904</td><td> Hippolyte Aucouturier (FRA) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1905</td><td> Louis Trousselier (FRA)</td><td> Giovanni Gerbi (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1906</td><td> Henri Cornet (FRA)</td><td> Giuseppe Brambilla (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1907</td><td> Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA)</td><td> Georges Passerieu (FRA)</td><td> Gustave Garrigou (FRA) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1908</td><td> Cyrille van Hauwaert (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Cyrille van Hauwaert (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> André Trousselier (FRA)</td><td> François Faber (LUX) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1909</td><td> Luigi Ganna (ITA)</td><td> Octave Lapize (FRA) (1/3)</td><td> Victor Fastre (BEL)</td><td> Giovanni Cuniolo (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1910</td><td> Eugène Christophe (FRA)</td><td> Octave Lapize (FRA) (2/3)</td><td>Not contested</td><td> Giovanni Micheletto (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1911</td><td> Gustave Garrigou (FRA) (2/2)</td><td> Octave Lapize (FRA) (3/3)</td><td> Joseph Van Daele (BEL)</td><td> Henri Pélissier (FRA) (1/6)</td></tr><tr><td>1912</td><td> Henri Pélissier (FRA) (2/6)</td><td> Charles Crupelandt (FRA) (1/2)</td><td> Omer Verschoore (BEL)</td><td> Carlo Oriani (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1913</td><td> Odile Defraye (BEL)</td><td> Paul Deman (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> François Faber (LUX) (2/2)</td><td> Maurits Moritz (BEL)</td><td> Henri Pélissier (FRA) (3/6)</td></tr><tr><td>1914</td><td> Ugo Agostoni (ITA)</td><td> Marcel Buysse (BEL)</td><td> Charles Crupelandt (FRA) (2/2)</td><td>Not contested</td><td> Lauro Bordin (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1915</td><td> Ezio Corlaita (ITA)</td><td>Not contested</td><td>Not contested</td><td> Gaetano Belloni (ITA) (1/5)</td></tr><tr><td>1916</td><td>Not contested</td><td> Leopoldo Torricelli (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1917</td><td> Gaetano Belloni (ITA) (2/5)</td><td> Philippe Thys (BEL)</td></tr><tr><td>1918</td><td> Costante Girardengo (ITA) (1/9)</td><td> Gaetano Belloni (ITA) (3/5)</td></tr><tr><td>1919</td><td> Angelo Gremo (ITA)</td><td> Henri van Lerberghe (BEL)</td><td> Henri Pélissier (FRA) (4/6)</td><td> Léon Devos (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Costante Girardengo (ITA) (2/9)</td></tr><tr><td>1920</td><td> Gaetano Belloni (ITA) (4/5)</td><td> Jules Van Hevel (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Paul Deman (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Léon Scieur (BEL)</td><td> Henri Pélissier (FRA) (5/6)</td></tr><tr><td>1921</td><td> Costante Girardengo (ITA) (3/9)</td><td> René Vermandel (BEL) (1/3)</td><td> Henri Pélissier (FRA) (6/6)</td><td> Louis Mottiat (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Costante Girardengo (ITA) (4/9)</td></tr><tr><td>1922</td><td> Giovanni Brunero (ITA) (1/3)</td><td> Léon Devos (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Albert Dejonghe (BEL)</td><td> Louis Mottiat (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Costante Girardengo (ITA) (5/9)</td></tr><tr><td>1923</td><td> Costante Girardengo (ITA) (6/9)</td><td> Heiri Suter (SUI) (1/2)</td><td> Heiri Suter (SUI) (2/2)</td><td> René Vermandel (BEL) (2/3)</td><td> Giovanni Brunero (ITA) (2/3)</td></tr><tr><td>1924</td><td> Pietro Linari (ITA)</td><td> Gérard Debaets (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Jules Van Hevel (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> René Vermandel (BEL) (3/3)</td><td> Giovanni Brunero (ITA) (3/3)</td></tr><tr><td>1925</td><td> Costante Girardengo (ITA) (7/9)</td><td> Julien Delbecque (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Félix Sellier (BEL)</td><td> Georges Ronsse (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Alfredo Binda (ITA) (1/6)</td></tr><tr><td>1926</td><td> Costante Girardengo (ITA) (8/9)</td><td> Denis Verschueren (BEL)</td><td> Julien Delbecque (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Dieudonné Smets (BEL)</td><td> Alfredo Binda (ITA) (2/6)</td></tr><tr><td>1927</td><td> Pietro Chesi (ITA)</td><td> Gérard Debaets (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Georges Ronsse (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Maurice Raes (BEL)</td><td> Alfredo Binda (ITA) (3/6)</td></tr><tr><td>1928</td><td> Costante Girardengo (ITA) (9/9)</td><td> Jan Mertens (BEL)</td><td> André Leducq (FRA)</td><td> Ernest Mottard (BEL)</td><td> Gaetano Belloni (ITA) (5/5)</td></tr><tr><td>1929</td><td> Alfredo Binda (ITA) (4/6)</td><td> Jef Dervaes (BEL)</td><td> Charles Meunier (BEL)</td><td> Alfons Schepers (BEL) (1/4)</td><td> Piero Fossati (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1930</td><td> Michele Mara (ITA) (1/2)</td><td> Frans Bonduel (BEL)</td><td> Julien Vervaecke (BEL)</td><td> Hermann Buse (GER)</td><td> Michele Mara (ITA) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1931</td><td> Alfredo Binda (ITA) (5/6)</td><td> Romain Gijssels (BEL) (1/3)</td><td> Gaston Rebry (BEL) (1/4)</td><td> Alfons Schepers (BEL) (2/4)</td><td> Alfredo Binda (ITA) (6/6)</td></tr><tr><td>1932</td><td> Alfredo Bovet (ITA)</td><td> Romain Gijssels (BEL) (2/3)</td><td> Romain Gijssels (BEL) (3/3)</td><td> Marcel Houyoux (BEL)</td><td> Antonio Negrini (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1933</td><td> Learco Guerra (ITA) (1/2)</td><td> Alfons Schepers (BEL) (3/4)</td><td> Sylvère Maes (BEL)</td><td> François Gardier (BEL)</td><td> Domenico Piemontesi (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1934</td><td> Jef Demuysere (BEL)</td><td> Gaston Rebry (BEL) (2/4)</td><td> Gaston Rebry (BEL) (3/4)</td><td> Theo Herckenrath (BEL)</td><td> Learco Guerra (ITA) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1935</td><td> Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) (1/2)</td><td> Louis Duerloo (BEL)</td><td> Gaston Rebry (BEL) (4/4)</td><td> Alfons Schepers (BEL) (4/4)</td><td> Enrico Mollo (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1936</td><td> Angelo Varetto (ITA)</td><td> Louis Hardiquest (BEL)</td><td> Georges Speicher (FRA)</td><td> Albert Beckaert (BEL)</td><td> Gino Bartali (ITA) (1/7)</td></tr><tr><td>1937</td><td> Cesare Del Cancia (ITA)</td><td> Michel D'Hooghe (BEL)</td><td> Jules Rossi (ITA)</td><td> Éloi Meulenberg (BEL)</td><td> Aldo Bini (ITA) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1938</td><td> Giuseppe Olmo (ITA) (2/2)</td><td> Edgard De Caluwé (BEL)</td><td> Lucien Storme (BEL)</td><td> Alfons Deloor (BEL)</td><td> Cino Cinelli (ITA) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1939</td><td> Gino Bartali (ITA) (2/7)</td><td> Karel Kaers (BEL)</td><td> Émile Masson Jr. (BEL)</td><td> Albert Ritserveldt (BEL)</td><td> Gino Bartali (ITA) (3/7)</td></tr><tr><td>1940</td><td> Gino Bartali (ITA) (4/7)</td><td> Achiel Buysse (BEL) (1/3)</td><td>Not contested</td><td>Not contested</td><td> Gino Bartali (ITA) (5/7)</td></tr><tr><td>1941</td><td> Pierino Favalli (ITA)</td><td> Achiel Buysse (BEL) (2/3)</td><td> Mario Ricci (ITA) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1942</td><td> Adolfo Leoni (ITA)</td><td> Briek Schotte (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Aldo Bini (ITA) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1943</td><td> Cino Cinelli (ITA) (2/2)</td><td> Achiel Buysse (BEL) (3/3)</td><td> Marcel Kint (BEL)</td><td> Richard Depoorter (BEL) (1/2)</td><td>Not contested</td></tr><tr><td>1944</td><td>Not contested</td><td> Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) (1/5)</td><td> Maurice Desimpelaere (BEL)</td><td>Not contested</td></tr><tr><td>1945</td><td> Sylvain Grysolle (BEL)</td><td> Paul Maye (FRA)</td><td> Jean Engels (BEL)</td><td> Mario Ricci (ITA) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1946</td><td> Fausto Coppi (ITA) (1/9)</td><td> Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) (2/5)</td><td> Georges Claes (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Prosper Depredomme (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Fausto Coppi (ITA) (2/9)</td></tr><tr><td>1947</td><td> Gino Bartali (ITA) (6/7)</td><td> Emiel Faignaert (BEL)</td><td> Georges Claes (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Richard Depoorter (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Fausto Coppi (ITA) (3/9)</td></tr><tr><td>1948</td><td> Fausto Coppi (ITA) (4/9)</td><td> Briek Schotte (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) (3/5)</td><td> Maurice Mollin (BEL)</td><td> Fausto Coppi (ITA) (5/9)</td></tr><tr><td>1949</td><td> Fausto Coppi (ITA) (6/9)</td><td> Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (1/3)</td><td> Serse Coppi (ITA)  André Mahé (FRA)</td><td> Camille Danguillaume (FRA)</td><td> Fausto Coppi (ITA) (7/9)</td></tr><tr><td>1950</td><td> Gino Bartali (ITA) (7/7)</td><td> Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (2/3)</td><td> Fausto Coppi (ITA) (8/9)</td><td> Prosper Depredomme (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Renzo Soldani (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1951</td><td> Louison Bobet (FRA) (1/4)</td><td> Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (3/3)</td><td> Antonio Bevilacqua (ITA)</td><td> Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (1/2)</td><td> Louison Bobet (FRA) (2/4)</td></tr><tr><td>1952</td><td> Loretto Petrucci (ITA) (1/2)</td><td> Roger Decock (BEL)</td><td> Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) (4/5)</td><td> Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (2/2)</td><td> Giuseppe Minardi (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1953</td><td> Loretto Petrucci (ITA) (2/2)</td><td> Wim van Est (NED)</td><td> Germain Derijcke (BEL) (1/4)</td><td> Alois De Hertog (BEL)</td><td> Bruno Landi (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1954</td><td> Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) (5/5)</td><td> Raymond Impanis (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Raymond Impanis (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Marcel Ernzer (LUX)</td><td> Fausto Coppi (ITA) (9/9)</td></tr><tr><td>1955</td><td> Germain Derijcke (BEL) (2/4)</td><td> Louison Bobet (FRA) (3/4)</td><td> Jean Forestier (FRA) (1/2)</td><td> Stan Ockers (BEL)</td><td> Cleto Maule (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1956</td><td> Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (1/6)</td><td> Jean Forestier (FRA) (2/2)</td><td> Louison Bobet (FRA) (4/4)</td><td> Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (2/6)</td><td> André Darrigade (FRA)</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td> Miguel Poblet (ESP) (1/2)</td><td> Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (3/6)</td><td> Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (4/6)</td><td> Germain Derijcke (BEL) (3/4)  Frans Schoubben (BEL)</td><td> Diego Ronchini (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1958</td><td> Rik Van Looy (BEL) (1/8)</td><td> Germain Derijcke (BEL) (4/4)</td><td> Leon Vandaele (BEL)</td><td> Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (5/6)</td><td> Nino Defilippis (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1959</td><td> Miguel Poblet (ESP) (2/2)</td><td> Rik Van Looy (BEL) (2/8)</td><td> Noël Foré (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (6/6)</td><td> Rik Van Looy (BEL) (3/8)</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td> René Privat (FRA)</td><td> Arthur Decabooter (BEL)</td><td> Pino Cerami (BEL)</td><td> Albertus Geldermans (NED)</td><td> Emile Daems (BEL) (1/3)</td></tr><tr><td>1961</td><td> Raymond Poulidor (FRA)</td><td> Tom Simpson (GBR) (1/3)</td><td> Rik Van Looy (BEL) (4/8)</td><td> Rik Van Looy (BEL) (5/8)</td><td> Vito Taccone (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td> Emile Daems (BEL) (2/3)</td><td> Rik Van Looy (BEL) (6/8)</td><td> Rik Van Looy (BEL) (7/8)</td><td> Jef Planckaert (BEL)</td><td> Jo de Roo (NED) (1/3)</td></tr><tr><td>1963</td><td> Joseph Groussard (FRA)</td><td> Noel Foré (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Emile Daems (BEL) (3/3)</td><td> Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)</td><td> Jo de Roo (NED) (2/3)</td></tr><tr><td>1964</td><td> Tom Simpson (GBR) (2/3)</td><td> Rudi Altig (FRG) (1/2)</td><td> Peter Post (NED)</td><td> Willy Blocklandt (BEL)</td><td> Gianni Motta (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td> Arie den Hartog (NED)</td><td> Jo de Roo (NED) (3/3)</td><td> Rik Van Looy (BEL) (8/8)</td><td> Carmine Preziosi (ITA)</td><td> Tom Simpson (GBR) (3/3)</td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (1/19)</td><td> Edward Sels (BEL)</td><td> Felice Gimondi (ITA) (1/4)</td><td> Jacques Anquetil (FRA)</td><td> Felice Gimondi (ITA) (2/4)</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (2/19)</td><td> Dino Zandegù (ITA)</td><td> Jan Janssen (NED)</td><td> Walter Godefroot (BEL) (1/4)</td><td> Franco Bitossi (ITA) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1968</td><td> Rudi Altig (FRG) (2/2)</td><td> Walter Godefroot (BEL) (2/4)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (3/19)</td><td> Walter Van Sweefelt (BEL)</td><td> Herman Van Springel (BEL)</td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (4/19)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (5/19)</td><td> Walter Godefroot (BEL) (3/4)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (6/19)</td><td> Jean-Pierre Monseré (BEL)</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td> Michele Dancelli (ITA)</td><td> Eric Leman (BEL) (1/3)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (7/19)</td><td> Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (1/11)</td><td> Franco Bitossi (ITA) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (8/19)</td><td> Evert Dolman (NED)</td><td> Roger Rosiers (BEL)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (9/19)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (10/19)</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (11/19)</td><td> Eric Leman (BEL) (2/3)</td><td> Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (2/11)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (12/19)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (13/19)</td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td> Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (3/11)</td><td> Eric Leman (BEL) (3/3)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (14/19)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (15/19)</td><td> Felice Gimondi (ITA) (3/4)</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td> Felice Gimondi (ITA) (4/4)</td><td> Cees Bal (NED)</td><td> Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (4/11)</td><td> Georges Pintens (BEL)</td><td> Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (5/11)</td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (16/19)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (17/19)</td><td> Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (6/11)</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (18/19)</td><td> Francesco Moser (ITA) (1/6)</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td> Eddy Merckx (BEL) (19/19)</td><td> Walter Planckaert (BEL)</td><td> Marc Demeyer (BEL)</td><td> Joseph Bruyère (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (7/11)</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td> Jan Raas (NED) (1/4)</td><td> Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (8/11)</td><td> Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (9/11)</td><td> Bernard Hinault (FRA) (1/5)</td><td> Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td> Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (10/11)</td><td> Walter Godefroot (BEL) (4/4)</td><td> Francesco Moser (ITA) (2/6)</td><td> Joseph Bruyère (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Francesco Moser (ITA) (3/6)</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td> Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (11/11)</td><td> Jan Raas (NED) (2/4)</td><td> Francesco Moser (ITA) (4/6)</td><td> Dietrich Thurau (FRG)</td><td> Bernard Hinault (FRA) (2/5)</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td> Pierino Gavazzi (ITA)</td><td> Michel Pollentier (BEL)</td><td> Francesco Moser (ITA) (5/6)</td><td> Bernard Hinault (FRA) (3/5)</td><td> Fons De Wolf (BEL) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td> Fons De Wolf (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Hennie Kuiper (NED) (1/4)</td><td> Bernard Hinault (FRA) (4/5)</td><td> Josef Fuchs (SUI)</td><td> Hennie Kuiper (NED) (2/4)</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td> Marc Gomez (FRA)</td><td> René Martens (BEL)</td><td> Jan Raas (NED) (3/4)</td><td> Silvano Contini (ITA)</td><td> Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td> Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) (2/2)</td><td> Jan Raas (NED) (4/4)</td><td> Hennie Kuiper (NED) (3/4)</td><td> Steven Rooks (NED)</td><td> Sean Kelly (IRL) (1/9)</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td> Francesco Moser (ITA) (6/6)</td><td> Johan Lammerts (NED)</td><td> Sean Kelly (IRL) (2/9)</td><td> Sean Kelly (IRL) (3/9)</td><td> Bernard Hinault (FRA) (5/5)</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td> Hennie Kuiper (NED) (4/4)</td><td> Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Marc Madiot (FRA) (1/2)</td><td> Moreno Argentin (ITA) (1/6)</td><td> Sean Kelly (IRL) (4/9)</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td> Sean Kelly (IRL) (5/9)</td><td> Adri van der Poel (NED) (1/2)</td><td> Sean Kelly (IRL) (6/9)</td><td> Moreno Argentin (ITA) (2/6)</td><td> Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td> Erich Mächler (SUI)</td><td> Claude Criquielion (BEL)</td><td> Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Moreno Argentin (ITA) (3/6)</td><td> Moreno Argentin (ITA) (4/6)</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td> Laurent Fignon (FRA) (1/2)</td><td> Eddy Planckaert (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Dirk Demol (BEL)</td><td> Adri van der Poel (NED) (2/2)</td><td> Charly Mottet (FRA)</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td> Laurent Fignon (FRA) (2/2)</td><td> Edwig van Hooydonck (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Jean-Marie Wampers (BEL)</td><td> Sean Kelly (IRL) (7/9)</td><td> Tony Rominger (SUI) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td> Gianni Bugno (ITA) (1/2)</td><td> Moreno Argentin (ITA) (5/6)</td><td> Eddy Planckaert (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Eric van Lancker (BEL)</td><td> Gilles Delion (FRA)</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td> Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)</td><td> Edwig van Hooydonck (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Marc Madiot (FRA) (2/2)</td><td> Moreno Argentin (ITA) (6/6)</td><td> Sean Kelly (IRL) (8/9)</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td> Sean Kelly (IRL) (9/9)</td><td> Jacky Durand (FRA)</td><td> Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) (1/2)</td><td> Dirk de Wolf (BEL)</td><td> Tony Rominger (SUI) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td> Maurizio Fondriest (ITA)</td><td> Johan Museeuw (BEL) (1/6)</td><td> Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) (2/2)</td><td> Rolf Sørensen (DEN) (1/2)</td><td> Pascal Richard (SUI) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td> Giorgio Furlan (ITA)</td><td> Gianni Bugno (ITA) (2/2)</td><td> Andrei Tchmil (MDA) (1/3)</td><td> Evgeni Berzin (RUS)</td><td> Vladislav Bobrik (RUS)</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td> Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (1/2)</td><td> Johan Museeuw (BEL) (2/6)</td><td> Franco Ballerini (ITA) (1/2)</td><td> Mauro Gianetti (SUI)</td><td> Gianni Faresin (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td> Gabriele Colombo (ITA)</td><td> Michele Bartoli (ITA) (1/5)</td><td> Johan Museeuw (BEL) (3/6)</td><td> Pascal Richard (SUI) (2/2)</td><td> Andrea Tafi (ITA) (1/3)</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td> Erik Zabel (GER) (1/4)</td><td> Rolf Sørensen (DEN) (2/2)</td><td> Frédéric Guesdon (FRA)</td><td> Michele Bartoli (ITA) (2/5)</td><td> Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td> Erik Zabel (GER) (2/4)</td><td> Johan Museeuw (BEL) (4/6)</td><td> Franco Ballerini (ITA) (2/2)</td><td> Michele Bartoli (ITA) (3/5)</td><td> Oscar Camenzind (SUI) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td> Andrei Tchmil (BEL) (2/3)</td><td> Peter Van Petegem (BEL) (1/3)</td><td> Andrea Tafi (ITA) (2/3)</td><td> Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL)</td><td> Mirko Celestino (ITA)</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td> Erik Zabel (GER) (3/4)</td><td> Andrei Tchmil (BEL) (3/3)</td><td> Johan Museeuw (BEL) (5/6)</td><td> Paolo Bettini (ITA) (1/5)</td><td> Raimondas Rumšas (LTU)</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td> Erik Zabel (GER) (4/4)</td><td> Gianluca Bortolami (ITA)</td><td> Servais Knaven (NED)</td><td> Oscar Camenzind (SUI) (2/2)</td><td> Danilo Di Luca (ITA) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td> Mario Cipollini (ITA)</td><td> Andrea Tafi (ITA) (3/3)</td><td> Johan Museeuw (BEL) (6/6)</td><td> Paolo Bettini (ITA) (2/5)</td><td> Michele Bartoli (ITA) (4/5)</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td> Paolo Bettini (ITA) (3/5)</td><td> Peter Van Petegem (BEL) (2/3)</td><td> Peter Van Petegem (BEL) (3/3)</td><td> Tyler Hamilton (USA)</td><td> Michele Bartoli (ITA) (5/5)</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td> Óscar Freire (ESP) (1/3)</td><td> Steffen Wesemann (GER)</td><td> Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE)</td><td> Davide Rebellin (ITA)</td><td> Damiano Cunego (ITA) (1/3)</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td> Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)</td><td> Tom Boonen (BEL) (1/7)</td><td> Tom Boonen (BEL) (2/7)</td><td> Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (1/2)</td><td> Paolo Bettini (ITA) (4/5)</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td> Filippo Pozzato (ITA)</td><td> Tom Boonen (BEL) (3/7)</td><td> Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (1/7)</td><td> Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (1/4)</td><td> Paolo Bettini (ITA) (5/5)</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td> Óscar Freire (ESP) (2/3)</td><td> Alessandro Ballan (ITA)</td><td> Stuart O'Grady (AUS)</td><td> Danilo Di Luca (ITA) (2/2)</td><td> Damiano Cunego (ITA) (2/3)</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td> Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (2/7)</td><td> Stijn Devolder (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Tom Boonen (BEL) (4/7)</td><td> Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (2/4)</td><td> Damiano Cunego (ITA) (3/3)</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td> Mark Cavendish (GBR)</td><td> Stijn Devolder (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Tom Boonen (BEL) (5/7)</td><td> Andy Schleck (LUX)</td><td> Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (1/5)</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td> Óscar Freire (ESP) (3/3)</td><td> Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (3/7)</td><td> Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (4/7)</td><td> Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (2/2)</td><td> Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (2/5)</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td> Matthew Goss (AUS)</td><td> Nick Nuyens (BEL)</td><td> Johan Vansummeren (BEL)</td><td> Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (3/5)</td><td> Oliver Zaugg (SUI)</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td> Simon Gerrans (AUS) (1/2)</td><td> Tom Boonen (BEL) (6/7)</td><td> Tom Boonen (BEL) (7/7)</td><td> Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ)</td><td> Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (1/2)</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td> Gerald Ciolek (GER)</td><td> Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (5/7)</td><td> Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (6/7)</td><td> Dan Martin (IRL) (1/2)</td><td> Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td> Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (1/2)</td><td> Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (7/7)</td><td> Niki Terpstra (NED) (1/2)</td><td> Simon Gerrans (AUS) (2/2)</td><td> Dan Martin (IRL) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td> John Degenkolb (GER) (1/2)</td><td> Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (2/2)</td><td> John Degenkolb (GER) (2/2)</td><td> Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (3/4)</td><td> Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (1/3)</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td> Arnaud Démare (FRA)</td><td> Peter Sagan (SVK) (1/2)</td><td> Mathew Hayman (AUS)</td><td> Wout Poels (NED)</td><td> Esteban Chaves (COL)</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td> Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)</td><td> Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (4/5)</td><td> Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)</td><td> Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (4/4)</td><td> Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (2/3)</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td> Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (3/3)</td><td> Niki Terpstra (NED) (2/2)</td><td> Peter Sagan (SVK) (2/2)</td><td> Bob Jungels (LUX)</td><td> Thibaut Pinot (FRA)</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td> Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)</td><td> Alberto Bettiol (ITA)</td><td> Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (5/5)</td><td> Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (1/2)</td><td> Bauke Mollema (NED)</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td> Wout van Aert (BEL)</td><td> Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (1/8)</td><td>Not contested</td><td> Primož Roglič (SLO)</td><td> Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (2/2)</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td> Jasper Stuyven (BEL)</td><td> Kasper Asgreen (DEN)</td><td> Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)</td><td> Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (1/11)</td><td> Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (2/11)</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td> Matej Mohorič (SLO)</td><td> Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (2/8)</td><td> Dylan van Baarle (NED)</td><td> Remco Evenepoel (BEL) (1/2)</td><td> Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (3/11)</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td> Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (3/8)</td><td> Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (4/11)</td><td> Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (4/8)</td><td> Remco Evenepoel (BEL) (2/2)</td><td> Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (5/11)</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td> Jasper Philipsen (BEL)</td><td> Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (5/8)</td><td> Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (6/8)</td><td> Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (6/11)</td><td> Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (7/11)</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td> Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (7/8)</td><td> Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (8/11)</td><td> Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (8/8)</td><td> Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (9/11)</td><td> Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (10/11)</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td> Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (11/11)</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td></tr></tbody></table>

Statistics

Most monuments wins

Eddy Merckx in 1974

Only three riders have won all five monument races during their careers: Rik Van Looy, Eddy Merckx, and Roger De Vlaeminck, all three Belgians, and only Eddy Merckx won each of them more than once.

Seven riders won four different monuments. With multiple victories in all the other monuments, Sean Kelly almost joined the top group, finishing second in the Tour of Flanders on three occasions (1984, 1986 and 1987). Kelly is the only other rider, after Merckx, to win four different monuments on multiple occasions.

Tadej Pogačar is the first rider to achieve a podium finish in all 5 monuments in the same season in 2025: MSR(3rd), TOF(1st), PR(2nd), LBL(1st), GDL(1st). This streak also means he has the most consecutive monument podiums with 8 in a row, when 2024: LBL(1st), GDL(1st), and 2026: MSR(1st) are included.

Tadej Pogačar is also the first rider ever to win the same monument 5 years in a row with his winning streak at Giro di Lombardia going from 2021 to 2025, eclipsing the previous record held by Fausto Coppi since 1949 in the same race.

2025 was also the first time ever 2 riders won all 5 monuments in a single season between them with Tadej Pogačar winning Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Tour of Flanders and Giro di Lombardia, whilst Mathieu van der Poel won Milan-San-Remo and Paris-Roubaix.

Dutch rider Hennie Kuiper won each monument except Liège–Bastogne–Liège, in which he finished second in 1980. Frenchman Louison Bobet also won all but Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Belgian rider Fred De Bruyne came close as well, finishing second in the Giro di Lombardia in 1955 and winning the other four races during his career. Germain Derycke also won four, all except the Giro di Lombardia. Tadej Pogacar is the most recent rider to win four different monuments, all except Paris-Roubaix, in which he finished second in 2025.

Eddy Merckx also holds the record of most victories in a single Monument, winning Milan-San Remo seven times.

Rank	Cyclist	Nationality	First win	Latest win	M–S	ToF	P–R	L–B–L	GdL	Total
1	Eddy Merckx	Belgium	1966	1976	7	2	3	5	2	19
2	Roger De Vlaeminck	Belgium	1970	1979	3	1	4	1	2	11
Tadej Pogačar	Slovenia	2021	2026	1	2		3	5	11
4	Costante Girardengo	Italy	1918	1928	6				3	9
Fausto Coppi	Italy	1946	1954	3		1		5	9
Sean Kelly	Ireland	1983	1992	2		2	2	3	9
7	Rik Van Looy	Belgium	1958	1965	1	2	3	1	1	8
Mathieu van der Poel	Netherlands	2020	2025	2	3	3			8
9	Gino Bartali	Italy	1936	1950	4				3	7
Tom Boonen	Belgium	2005	2012		3	4			7
Fabian Cancellara	Switzerland	2006	2014	1	3	3			7
12	Henri Pélissier	France	1911	1921	1		2		3	6
Alfredo Binda	Italy	1925	1931	2				4	6
Fred De Bruyne	Belgium	1956	1959	1	1	1	3		6
Francesco Moser	Italy	1975	1984	1		3		2	6
Moreno Argentin	Italy	1985	1991		1		4	1	6
Johan Museeuw	Belgium	1993	2002		3	3			6
18	Gaetano Belloni	Italy	1915	1928	2				3	5
Rik Van Steenbergen	Belgium	1944	1954	1	2	2			5
Bernard Hinault	France	1977	1984			1	2	2	5
Michele Bartoli	Italy	1996	2003		1		2	2	5
Paolo Bettini	Italy	2000	2006	1			2	2	5
Philippe Gilbert	Belgium	2009	2019		1	1	1	2	5
24	Gaston Rebry	Belgium	1931	1935		1	3			4
Alfons Schepers	Belgium	1929	1935		1		3		4
Louison Bobet	France	1951	1956	1	1	1		1	4
Germain Derycke	Belgium	1953	1958	1	1	1	1		4
Felice Gimondi	Italy	1966	1974	1		1		2	4
Walter Godefroot	Belgium	1967	1978		2	1	1		4
Hennie Kuiper	Netherlands	1981	1985	1	1	1		1	4
Jan Raas	Netherlands	1977	1983	1	2	1			4
Erik Zabel	Germany	1997	2001	4					4
Alejandro Valverde	Spain	2006	2017				4		4
34	Léon Houa	Belgium	1892	1894				3		3
Octave Lapize	France	1909	1911			3			3
René Vermandel	Belgium	1921	1924		1		2		3
Giovanni Brunero	Italy	1922	1924	1				2	3
Romain Gijssels	Belgium	1931	1932		2	1			3
Achiel Buysse	Belgium	1940	1943		3				3
Fiorenzo Magni	Italy	1949	1951		3				3
Jo de Roo	Netherlands	1962	1965		1			2	3
Emile Daems	Belgium	1960	1963	1		1		1	3
Tom Simpson	United Kingdom	1961	1965	1	1			1	3
Eric Leman	Belgium	1970	1973		3				3
Andrei Tchmil	Moldova  Belgium	1994	2000	1	1	1			3
Andrea Tafi	Italy	1996	2002		1	1		1	3
Peter Van Petegem	Belgium	1999	2003		2	1			3
Oscar Freire	Spain	2004	2010	3					3
Damiano Cunego	Italy	2004	2008					3	3
Vincenzo Nibali	Italy	2015	2018	1				2	3

Riders in blue are still active. Riders in green have won all five monuments. Number of wins in gold indicates the current record holder(s).

Winners by nationality

Rank	Nationality	M–S	ToF	P–R	L–B–L	GdL	Total
1	Belgium	23	69	57	61	12	222
2	Italy	51	11	14	12	69	157
3	France	14	3	28	5	12	62
4	Netherlands	5	13	10	4	4	35
5	Switzerland	2	4	4	6	5	21
6	Germany	7	2	2	2	0	13
Slovenia	2	2	0	4	5	13
8	Ireland	2	0	2	3	4	11
Spain	5	0	0	4	2	11
10	Australia	2	0	2	1	0	5
Denmark	0	2	0	2	1	5
Luxembourg	0	0	1	3	1	5
13	United Kingdom	2	1	0	0	1	4
14	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	3	0	3
15	Norway	1	1	0	0	0	2
Russia	0	0	0	1	1	2
Slovakia	0	1	1	0	0	2
18	Colombia	0	0	0	0	1	1
Lithuania	0	0	0	0	1	1
Moldova	0	0	1	0	0	1
Poland	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sweden	0	0	1	0	0	1
United States	0	0	0	1	0	1

Most wins per monument

Monument	Wins	Rider(s)
Milan-San Remo	7	Eddy Merckx (BEL)
Tour of Flanders	3	Achiel Buysse (BEL)  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)  Eric Leman (BEL)  Johan Museeuw (BEL)  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
Paris-Roubaix	4	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)  Tom Boonen (BEL)
Liège-Bastogne-Liège	5	Eddy Merckx (BEL)
Giro di Lombardia	5	Fausto Coppi (ITA)  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)

Winners of three monuments in a single year

Eddy Merckx and Tadej Pogačar have won three monuments in a single year:

Winners of two monuments in a single year

26 different riders (including Merckx and Pogačar) have managed to win two Monuments in the same year. The most common "double" consists of the two cobbled classics (Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix), which have been won by the same rider in the same year on 13 occasions. The Italian "double" (Milan–San Remo and Giro di Lombardia) has been achieved 11 times. All 10 possible doubles have been achieved by multiple riders with the exception of the Milan-San Remo and Tour of Flanders double, which has only been achieved by Merckx. Below the list of all doubles with years in bold indicating that they were part of a triple of monument wins (see the section above).

Women's events

Cycling monument

As of 2025, four of the five monuments hold women's races as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. Since 2017, at least two monuments have had women's races in each calendar year. As of 2025, Giro di Lombardia is the only monument without an equivalent race for women.

• Milan–San Remo Women – a women's version of Milan–San Remo, named Primavera Rosa, was first held in 1999, but cancelled after 2005. Since 2025, the race takes place as Milano–San Remo Donne, on the same day and over a shorter course as the men's race. • Tour of Flanders – a women's edition of the Tour of Flanders has been held continuously since 2004. The first of the cobbled classics takes place on the same day as the men's event over a shorter route. • Paris–Roubaix Femmes – First held in October 2021, after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race takes place on the same day as the men's event over a shorter route. • Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes – First held in 2017. The last of the Ardennes classics is held on the same day and over a shorter course as the men's race.

In 2021, British rider Lizzie Deignan became the first women's rider to win more than two of these events, having won 2016 Tour of Flanders for Women, 2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes and 2021 Paris–Roubaix Femmes. Two riders have won two of them in one year – Zulfiya Zabirova in 2004 and Anna van der Breggen in 2018.

Until 2026, the women's editions did not have a higher points status above other one-day races. From 2026, the UCI awarded more ranking points to the four races compared to other one-day races in the UCI Women's World Tour – thereby officially designating them as monuments. Media have discussed other races that may be worthy of the "monument" title, including Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio (the oldest one-day race on the women's calendar) and Strade Bianche Donne.

Winners

Year	Milan–San Remo Women	Tour of Flanders	Paris–Roubaix Femmes	Liège–Bastogne–Liège	Giro di Lombardia
1999	Sara Felloni (ITA)	Not contested	Not contested	Not contested	Not contested
2000	Diana Žiliūtė (LTU)
2001	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)
2002	Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel (NED) (1/3)
2003	Zoulfia Zabirova (RUS) (1/3)
2004	Zoulfia Zabirova (RUS) (2/3)	Zoulfia Zabirova (RUS) (3/3)
2005	Trixi Worrack (GER)	Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel (NED) (2/3)
2006	Not contested	Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel (NED) (3/3)
2007	Nicole Cooke (GBR)
2008	Judith Arndt (GER) (1/2)
2009	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)
2010	Grace Verbeke (BEL)
2011	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (1/4)
2012	Judith Arndt (GER) (2/2)
2013	Marianne Vos (NED)
2014	Ellen van Dijk (NED)
2015	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (1/3)
2016	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) (1/3)
2017	Coryn Rivera (USA)	Anna van der Breggen (NED) (1/3)
2018	Anna van der Breggen (NED) (2/3)	Anna van der Breggen (NED) (3/3)
2019	Marta Bastianelli (ITA)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (2/4)
2020	Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED)	Lizzie Deignan (GBR) (2/3)
2021	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (3/4)	Lizzie Deignan (GBR) (3/3)	Demi Vollering (NED) (1/2)
2022	Lotte Kopecky (BEL) (1/5)	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (2/3)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (4/4)
2023	Lotte Kopecky (BEL) (2/5)	Alison Jackson (CAN)	Demi Vollering (NED) (2/2)
2024	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (3/3)	Lotte Kopecky (BEL) (3/5)	Grace Brown (AUS)
2025	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	Lotte Kopecky (BEL) (4/5)	Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)	Kimberley Le Court (MUS)
2026	Lotte Kopecky (BEL) (5/5)
Year	Milan–San Remo	Tour of Flanders	Paris–Roubaix	Liège–Bastogne–Liège	Giro di Lombardia

Most monuments wins

Rank	Cyclist	Nationality	First win	Latest win	M–S	ToF	P–R	L–B–L	GdL	Total
1	Lotte Kopecky	Belgium	2022	2026	1	3	1	0	0	5
2	Annemiek van Vleuten	Netherlands	2011	2022	0	2	0	2	0	4
2	Zoulfia Zabirova	Russia	2003	2004	2	1	0	0	0	3
Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel	Netherlands	2002	2006	1	2	0	0	0	3
Anna van der Breggen	Netherlands	2017	2018	0	1	0	2	0	3
Lizzie Deignan	United Kingdom	2016	2021	0	1	1	1	0	3
Elisa Longo Borghini	Italy	2015	2024	0	2	1	0	0	3
8	Judith Arndt	Germany	2008	2012	0	2	0	0	0	2
Demi Vollering	Netherlands	2021	2023	0	0	0	2	0	2

Winners by nationality

Rank	Nationality	M–S	ToF	P–R	L–B–L	GdL	Total
1	Netherlands	2	8	0	6	0	16
2	Belgium	1	4	1	0	0	6
3	Italy	1	3	1	0	0	5
4	Germany	1	3	0	0	0	4
United Kingdom	0	2	1	1	0	4
6	Russia	2	1	0	0	0	3
7	Australia	0	0	0	1	0	1
Canada	0	0	1	0	0	1
France	0	0	1	0	0	1
Lithuania	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mauritius	0	0	0	1	0	1
Sweden	1	0	0	0	0	1
United States	0	1	0	0	0	1