
By claiming the race leader's jersey in a sixth different Tour de France, Fabian Cancellara not only equaled one of Belgian great Eddy Merck's feats. Competing in his last Tour, Cancellara won his 29th yellow jersey 11 years after claiming the first one in Liege. Only Bernard Hinault has done better than Merckx and Cancellara, wearing the coveted shirt in eight Tours, from 1978 to 1986.
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