Cycling's Champions: UCI Hall of Fame

Miguel Indurain, the Spanish cyclist known for his dominance in the Tour de France, was inducted into the UCI Hall of Fame in 2019.

Eddy Merckx, the Belgian cyclist, holds the record for the most Tour de France victories with five consecutive wins from 1969 to 1974.

Daniel Teklehaimanot, an Eritrean cyclist, became the first African cyclist to win a stage in the Tour de France in 2015.

Alfredo Binda, an Italian cyclist, won the inaugural UCI Road World Championships in 1927.

Jacques Anquetil, a French cyclist, was the first to achieve the feat of winning all three Grand Tours in the same year, which he accomplished in 1969.

Fausto Coppi, an Italian cyclist, holds the record for the most Giro d'Italia victories with five wins between 1940 and 1953.

Elizabeth Robinson, a British cyclist, was the first woman to win the UCI Road World Championships in 1958.

Roberto Heras, a Spanish cyclist, holds the record for the most Vuelta a España victories with four wins between 2000 and 2005.

Nelson Vails, an American cyclist, became the first African-American cyclist to win a stage in the Tour de France in 1983.

Connie Carpenter, an American cyclist, won the first Olympic gold medal in women's road cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Hitoshi Ono, a Japanese cyclist, became the first Asian cyclist to win a stage in the Tour de France in 1996.

Jason Kenny, a British cyclist, holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals in cycling with seven golds won between 2008 and 2020.

Fausto Coppi, an Italian cyclist, was the first to achieve the feat of winning the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in the same year, which he accomplished in 1949.

Ned Overend, an American cyclist, won the first UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in 1990.

Harry Leary, an American cyclist, was the first to win the UCI BMX World Championships in 1982.