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josame
josame Posts: 1,141
edited November 2010 in Pro race
I just got this answer...

joeshmo. Hi Brad. I know you are a tour history aficionado. Who has been the best Tour rider to date bearing in mind the war effecting fausto and lemond's gun shot wounds etc etc
Reply: Eddy Merckx

Wonder why he didn't pick LA
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    josame wrote:
    I just got this answer...

    joeshmo. Hi Brad. I know you are a tour history aficionado. Who has been the best Tour rider to date bearing in mind the war effecting fausto and lemond's gun shot wounds etc etc
    Reply: Eddy Merckx

    Wonder why he didn't pick LA

    Because Merckx was clearly better, perhaps. Even Armstrong doesn't think otherwise.
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  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,141
    Yep I get that - Merckx walks if you take everything into account

    But I only mentioned the tour
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,700
    josame wrote:
    Yep I get that - Merckx walks if you take everything into account

    But I only mentioned the tour
    Merckx 'only' won the overall 5 times compared to Armstrong's 7, but in addition, he won:

    KOM twice (Armstrong didn't win it)
    Points 3 times (Armstrong didn't win it)
    34 stages (Armstrong: 22)

    Merckx was a better Tour rider than Armstrong, overall.
  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    LA isn't even second IMO. Hinault won 5 overall, 1 mountains, 1 points and 28 stages.
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  • simon_e
    simon_e Posts: 1,706
    EKIMIKE wrote:
    LA isn't even second IMO. Hinault won 5 overall, 1 mountains, 1 points and 28 stages.
    and Hinault was afraid of nobody.

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    He stamps all over the Texan's "look", and they both know it. Lance isn't even third.

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