This is a stupid concept. People coming into the sport have to start sometime. To suggest that anyone who did it on or after 99 is less of a cyclist is nothing short of moronic.
I don't get why somebody would care to distinguish which cyclist is the most original... the fact is we're all copy-cats or impersonators and if we aren't now we were at one time!
This whole conversation is like some silly baby-boomer, gen Y discussion... a weak vessel to slander somebody else without understanding or appreciating them.