List of career achievements by Fabian Cancellara
# List of career achievements by Fabian Cancellara

This is a list of career achievements by Fabian Cancellara, a Swiss former professional racing cyclist. During his professional career, Cancellara was known for being a quality time trialist, a classics specialist, and a workhorse for his teammates that had general classification aspirations. Cancellara achieved great successes in the classics; he won Paris–Roubaix three times, Milan–San Remo once, and the Tour of Flanders three times. Cancellara won the opening stage of the Tour de France five times and led the race for 29 days total, the most of any rider to not win the Tour. His success was not limited to just time trials and classics, as he has won the general classification of the Tirreno–Adriatico, Tour de Suisse, and the Tour of Oman. In 2008, he won gold in the individual time trial and silver in the men's road race at the Summer Olympics. In 2016, he won Olympic gold in the individual time trial for the second time in his career. In addition, Cancellara was time trial world champion four times in his career.

## Career highlights

### 2006

* Cancellara wins Paris–Roubaix, the first Swiss rider to do so since Heiri Suter in 1923.

### 2007

* After two previous prologue stage wins in 2004 and earlier in the 2007 edition, Cancellara wins his first road stage at the Tour de France, out-sprinting the main sprinters in the peloton into Compiègne.

### 2008

* Cancellara wins his second Monument classic at Milan–San Remo, breaking away from the leading group in the final kilometres.
* Cancellara wins the gold medal in the road time trial event of the Olympics in Beijing, finishing over half a minute of his closest rival.

### 2009

* Cancellara wins two of the three individual time trial stages at the Vuelta a España, holding the race leader's gold jersey for five days.
* Cancellara wins a record-equalling third world time trial championships on home soil in Mendrisio. Winning the gold medal by almost a minute and a half, Cancellara free-wheeled the final 200 metres saluting the crowd.

### 2010

* Cancellara drops Tom Boonen on the Muur van Geraardsbergen, en route to victory at the Tour of Flanders. By winning the Tour of Flanders, Cancellara became the twelfth cyclist to win the opening three Monuments of the cycling year – Milan–San Remo, Tour of Flanders, and the Paris–Roubaix – in a career.
* Matching his compatriot Heiri Suter's feat from 1923, Cancellara follows up his Tour of Flanders victory with success at Paris–Roubaix.
* Cancellara sets a new record for world time trial titles, with his fourth coming in Geelong, Australia.

### 2012

* During the Tour de France, Cancellara sets a new record for most days spent in the maillot jaune of the general classification leader for a rider not to have won the Tour de France general classification, surpassing René Vietto's tally of 26 days.

### 2013

* As he did in 2010, Cancellara wins both the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix.

### 2014

* Cancellara wins a four-rider sprint to win his second consecutive Tour of Flanders. His third victory in the race, and a seventh Monument overall, also made him the sixth rider to achieve the feat.

### 2016

* Cancellara wins Strade Bianche, a race that includes sectors of gravel roads similar to the cobbles of Paris–Roubaix, for the third time. As a result of his success, a sector of the gravel roads was named in his honour.
* Cancellara takes his tenth victory at the Swiss National Time Trial Championships in Martigny.
* Cancellara wins the gold medal in the road time trial event of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, finishing 47 seconds of his closest rival. This was his 75th and final professional win.

## Major results

### 1997

    2nd Road race, European Youth Summer Olympic Days
    2nd Road race, National Novice Road Championships

### 1998

    1st Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships

### 1999

    1st Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
    1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
    1st Overall Course de la Paix Juniors

### 2000

    1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
    1st Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
    2nd Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
    4th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
    10th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge

### 2001

    1st Overall Tour of Rhodes
       1st Prologue
    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2nd Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (with Michael Rogers)
    2nd Duo Normand (with Michael Rogers)
    5th Berner Rundfahrt

### 2002

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall GP Erik Breukink
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 3b (ITT)
    1st Overall Tour of Rhodes
       1st Prologue
    1st Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (with László Bodrogi)
    1st ZLM Tour
    1st Stage 1a (ITT) Tour of Austria
    1st Stage 3 (ITT) Ytong Bohemia Tour
    2nd Chrono des Herbiers
    6th Overall Circuit des Mines
    7th Berner Rundfahrt
    8th Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau
    8th Grand Prix des Nations
    9th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    9th CSC Classic

### 2003

    Tour de Romandie
       1st Points classification
       1st Prologue
    1st Prologue Tour de Suisse
    1st Stage 4 (ITT) Tour of Belgium
    1st Stage 6 (TTT) Tour Méditerranéen
    4th Overall Ronde van Nederland
       1st Young rider classification
    8th Overall Three Days of De Panne
       1st Young rider classification
    9th Overall Deutschland Tour
    9th Grand Prix des Nations

### 2004

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    Tour de France
       1st Prologue
       Held after Prologue
    1st Stage 1 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
    1st Stage 4 (ITT) Tour de Luxembourg
    1st Stage 4 Tour of Qatar
    4th Overall Three Days of De Panne
       1st Young rider classification
    4th Paris–Roubaix
    4th Firenze–Pistoia
    8th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    9th Time trial, Olympic Games

### 2005

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Stage 4 Paris–Nice
    1st Stage 5 (ITT) Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
    2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
       1st Stage 3b (ITT)
    3rd Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    4th Gent–Wevelgem
    4th HEW Cyclassics
    7th Chrono des Herbiers
    8th Paris–Roubaix

### 2006

    1st Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Danmark Rundt
       1st Stages 2 & 5 (ITT)
    1st Paris–Roubaix
    1st Stage 1 (ITT) Volta a Catalunya
    1st Stage 5 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico
    1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
    2nd LuK Challenge Chrono (with Fränk Schleck)
    5th Züri-Metzgete
    6th Tour of Flanders
    6th Gent–Wevelgem

### 2007

    1st Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       2nd Road race
    Tour de France
       1st Prologue & Stage 3
       Held from Stages 1–6
    Tour de Suisse
       1st Prologue & Stage 9 (ITT)
    1st Stage 2 (TTT) Deutschland Tour
    2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

### 2008

    Olympic Games
       1st Time trial
       2nd Road race
    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
       1st Stage 5 (ITT)
    1st Milan–San Remo
    1st Monte Paschi Eroica Strade Bianche
    Tour de Suisse
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 7 & 9
    1st Stage 20 (ITT) Tour de France
    1st Prologue Tour de Luxembourg
    1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Pologne
    2nd Paris–Roubaix
    4th Overall Tour of California
       1st Prologue

### 2009

    UCI Road World Championships
       1st Time trial
       5th Road race
    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Tour de Suisse
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 9 (ITT)
    Tour de France
       1st Stage 1 (ITT)
       Held from Stages 1–6
    Vuelta a España
       1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 7 (ITT)
       Held from Stages 1–4 & 7
    1st Prologue Tour of California

### 2010

    1st Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    1st Overall Tour of Oman
    1st Paris–Roubaix
    1st Tour of Flanders
    1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
    Tour de France
       1st Prologue & Stage 19 (ITT)
       Held for Stages 1, 3–6
    1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour de Suisse

### 2011

    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
    Tour de Suisse
       1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 9 (ITT)
    1st Prologue Tour de Luxembourg
    1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico
    1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
    2nd Milan–San Remo
    2nd Paris–Roubaix
    UCI Road World Championships
       3rd Time trial
       4th Road race
    3rd Tour of Flanders
    5th Montepaschi Strade Bianche
    6th Overall Tour of Oman

### 2012

    National Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       3rd Road race
    1st Strade Bianche
    Tour de France
       1st Prologue
       Held from Stages 1–6
    1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico
    2nd Milan–San Remo
    7th Time trial, Olympic Games
    7th Overall Tour of Qatar
    10th Overall Tour of Oman

### 2013

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Tour of Flanders
    1st Paris–Roubaix
    1st E3 Harelbeke
    1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour of Austria
    1st Stage 11 (ITT) Vuelta a España
    UCI Road World Championships
       3rd Time trial
       10th Road race
    3rd Milan–San Remo
    4th Strade Bianche
    7th UCI World Tour

### 2014

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Tour of Flanders
    2nd Milan–San Remo
    3rd Paris–Roubaix
    5th Overall Dubai Tour
    6th Strade Bianche
    9th E3 Harelbeke

### 2015

    1st Stage 2 Tour of Oman
    1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico
    7th Trofeo Playa de Palma
    7th Milan–San Remo
    Tour de France
       Held after Stage 2

### 2016

    1st Time trial, Olympic Games
    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Strade Bianche
    1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    1st Stage 3 (ITT) Volta ao Algarve
    1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico
    1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour de Suisse
    2nd Tour of Flanders
    4th E3 Harelbeke
    4th Gent–Wevelgem
    6th Trofeo Pollença
    7th Overall Dubai Tour

Critériums

### 2006

    1st Schellenberg Rundfahrt

### 2007

    1st Wiesbauer Rathauskriterium
    1st Gala Tour de France
    3rd Profronde Stiphout

### 2009

    1st Profronde van Wateringen

### 2010

    1st Criterium Aalst
    3rd Natourcriterium Roeselare

### 2011

    2nd Sykkelfestival Kristiansand

### 2014

    2nd GP Stad Kortrijk

### 2016

    1st GP Stad Kortrijk
    1st Internationaal Criterium van Bavikhove

### General classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results :

| Grand Tour | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| Tour de France | — | 109 | 128 | — | 100 | 64 | 88 | 121 | 119 | DNF | — | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | DNF | DNF | DNF | — | DNF | DNF | DNF | — |
| Major stage race general classification results timeline |||||||||||||||
| Race | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Paris–Nice | 55 | DNF | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | 105 | DNF | 1 | DNF | 77 | 89 | 98 | 71 | 51 | 52 | 60 |
| Volta a Catalunya | — | — | — | 125 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of the Basque Country | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career |
| Tour de Romandie | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career |
| Tour de Suisse | 56 | 63 | 72 | 94 | 83 | 79 | 1 | 55 | 98 | DNF | 105 | DNF | 113 | DNF |

### Classics results timeline

| Monument | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | 25 | 110 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 31 |
| Tour of Flanders | 73 | 42 | 62 | 6 | 53 | 23 | DNF | 1 | 3 | DNF | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Paris–Roubaix | DNF | 4 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 40 |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career |
| Giro di Lombardia | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career |
| Classic | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 75 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — | — |
| Strade Bianche | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | — | 1 | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
| E3 Harelbeke | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 9 | DNF | 4 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 67 | 85 | DNF | — | 13 | DNF | 38 | — | 4 |
| Amstel Gold Race | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Flèche Wallonne | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career |
| Scheldeprijs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | 158 | — | DNF | 121 | — | 111 |

### Major championships timeline

| Event | Event | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Olympic Games | Time trial | Not held | Not held | Not held | 9 | Not held | Not held | Not held | 1 | Not held | Not held | Not held | 7 | Not held | Not held | Not held | 1 |
| Olympic Games | Road race | Not held | Not held | Not held | DNF | Not held | Not held | Not held | 2 | Not held | Not held | Not held | 106 | Not held | Not held | Not held | 34 |
| World Championships | Time trial | 15 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| World Championships | Road race | — | 148 | DNF | DNF | 123 | 31 | DNF | — | 5 | 50 | 4 | — | 10 | 11 | — | — |
| National Championships | Time trial | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | DNS | 1 |
| National Championships | Road race | — | 12 | — | 8 | 38 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 16 |

Legend :

| — | Did not compete |
| - | - |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DNS | Did not start |
| NH | Not held |

## Awards

* Vélo d'Or: 2010
