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Four riders have won five times: Three riders have won three times: Seven riders have won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in the same year:
* Eddy Merckx in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1974;
* Bernard Hinault in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985;
* Miguel Indurain in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 (the first to do so in five consecutive years).
* Louison Bobet in 1953, 1954, and 1955;
* Greg LeMond in 1986, 1989, and 1990.
* Fausto Coppi two times, in 1949, 1952 The youngest Tour de France winner was Henri Cornet, aged 19 in 1904. Next youngest was Romain Maes, 21 in 1935. The oldest winner was Firmin Lambot, aged 36 in 1922. Next oldest were Henri Pélissier (1923) and Gino Bartali (1948), both 34. Gino Bartali holds the longest time span between titles, having earned his first and last Tour victories 10 years apart (in 1938 and 1948). Riders from France have won most (36), followed by Belgium (18), Spain (12), United States (10), Italy (9), Luxembourg (4), Switzerland and the Netherlands (2 each) and Ireland, Denmark and Germany (1 each). See also List of Tour de France winners The maillot vert (green jersey) is awarded for sprint points. At the end of each stage, points are earned by the riders who finish first, second, etc. Points are higher for flat stages, as sprints are more likely, and less for mountain stages, where climbers usually win. In the current rules, there are five types of stages: flat stages, intermediates stages, mountain stages, individual time trial stages and team time trial stages. The number of points awarded at the end of each stage are: In addition, stages can have intermediate sprints in which 6, 4, and 2 points
* Bernard Hinault two times, in 1982, 1985
* Miguel Indurain two times, in 1992, 1993
* Jacques Anquetil one time, in 1964
* Stephen Roche one time, in 1987
* Marco Pantani one time, in 1998