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Old 04-05-13 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by thehammerdog
why is it the best single day guys are pretty dam big dudes over 6 feet and 170 plus lbs?
None of the TDF best guys ever come close to winning a classic.
Why?
Incorrect. Armstrong won Fleche Wallone, and the World Championship; Andy Schleck won LBL, Cadel Evans won Fleche Wallone and the World Championshipjust as 3 recent examples. Lemond won the World Championship, and was competitive in the Classics.

Further back Merckx dominated the classics.

Just because, Tour favorites aren't winning the Ronde, and Paris Roubaix doesn't mean they can't win Classics, or major one day races.

That said, you've got a couple of things at work. It's horse for courses, The hell that is Flanders, and Roubaix favors bigger stronger riders.

Second,, specialization. If your focusing on winning the TDF, your likely not going to risk injury in a cobbled classic, and your going to put together a Classics schedule that is focused more on tour prep than winning Classics.
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