Originally Posted by
mooncricket
In other sports, it's a huge honor to win all the major crowns. Few athletes would be considered all time greats unless they did just that. Look at Roger Federrer for example.
Would winning 8 TDFs be bigger than winning 7 TDFs and a Giro?
Not in the US. Heck I'd bet a TDF win in the US would be sinsidered a greater feat than winning the 5 monuments and the Worlds all in hte same year.
And that puts Lance's concentration on the TDF into focus. He is American and his sponsors have until this year been American. He focused on what was going to pay off for him and his sponsors. I've always thought he was pretty up front about this and think he has done what he set out to do. No problems until people start making it into more than it is.