Six men have successfully defended their title: Georges Ronsse (Belgium, 1928–29); Rik Van Steenbergen (Belgium, 1956– 57); Rik van Looy (Belgium, 1960–61); Gianni Bugno (Italy, 1991–92); Paolo Bettini (Italy, 2006–07) ; Peter Sagan (Slovakia, 2015-17). Five women have defended their title: Marianna Vos (Netherlands 2012-2013), Giorgia Bronzini (Italy, 2010 – 2011), Susanne Ljungskog (Sweden, 2002-2003), … Continue reading Did you know?