Originally Posted by merlinextraligh

Dude, I first started paying attention to Professional cycling during Merckx's career. I watched Fignon win his Tours. I followed his career as best you could in America at the time, having suscribed to Velonews for 30 plus years. I've been to the Tour twice, and ridden a fair sampling of the major climbs of the TDF.

While I'll use on line resources to insure my recollection is correct, and to document what I say, our assumption that my knowledge of professional cycling is gleaned from the internet after 1999 is sorely mistaken.