Classic races After finishing second in 1974 behind
Roger De Vlaeminck and in 1976 behind
Marc Demeyer of Belgium, Moser finally won
Paris–Roubaix, his favourite race, three consecutive times. Moser had seven podium finishes in Paris–Roubaix; only De Vlaeminck, with nine, has more. In 1978, he beat De Vlaeminck and
Jan Raas of the Netherlands; in 1979, he beat De Vlaeminck and
Hennie Kuiper of the Netherlands; and in 1980, he beat
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle of France and the German,
Dietrich Thurau. Moser came in third in 1981 behind
Bernard Hinault and
Roger De Vlaeminck, and was also third in 1983 behind
Hennie Kuiper and
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle. He rode Paris–Roubaix in his final season as a cyclist in 1987. Other victories include the 1975 and 1978
Giro di Lombardia and the 1984
Milan–San Remo.
Other classics Moser won the 1974
Paris–Tours, the 1977
Züri-Metzgete, the 1979
Gent–Wevelgem, and the 1977
Flèche Wallonne.
Grand Tours Moser had some success in the three-week
grand tours. He rode the
Tour de France in 1975, and although he won two stages, led the race for seven days and won the
young rider competition, he never rode the Tour again; the mountains did not suit him. However, he won the
1984 Giro d'Italia, in front of
Laurent Fignon of France and
Moreno Argentin of Italy. Taking advantage of an unusually flat course, Moser made the most of the time-trials and the aerodynamic bike with full disc wheels that he had just broken the
hour record using (technology not available to any other rider during the race) to overcome what others had gained in the mountains. However, the result of the race has been called into question by various accusations, including shortened or redirected mountain stages, inconsistent awarding of penalties and low-flying helicopters being behind some riders but in front of others. He went on to win the
points classification in the Giro d'Italia in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1982. ==Other accomplishments==