Originally Posted by jhota
Big Mig was scary.
How? Because he was tall and didn't say much? By ALL accounts Indurain is an extremely nice and easy going guy. Armstrong, now that's a scary guy.
Originally Posted by jhota
personally, i think he was more personally dominant than Lance; although Lance may have more Tour wins, they are due in no small part to the support of his team.
Yeah, Banesto was cr@p. A bunch of pack fill, like Delgado and de las Cuevas, Mauri, and Bernard
1991 TdF Team Winner: Banesto
31 Pedro Delgado
32 Marino Alonso
33 Dominique Arnaud
34 Jean Francois Bernard
35 Miguel Induráin
36 Luis Javier Lukin
37 Fabrice Philipot
38 Jesús Rodríguez Magro
39 Abelardo Rondón
2nd place in TdF Teams Competition: Banesto
1992
1 Miguel Induráin
2 Marino Alonso
3 Jean Francois Bernard
4 Armand De Las Cuevas
5 Pedro Delgado
6 Aitor Garmendia
7 Julián Gorospe
8 Fabrice Philipot
9 José Uriarte Zubero
1993
2 Marino Alonso
3 Jean Francois Bernard
4 Pedro Delgado
5 Aitor Garmendia
6 Julián Gorospe
7 Prudencio Induráin
8 Gérard Rue
9 José Ramón Uriarte
1994
1 Miguel Induráin
2 Marino Alonso
3 Vicente Aparicio
4 Jean Francois Bernard
5 Ramón González Arrieta
6 Melchor Mauri
7 Erwin Nijboer
8 Gérard Rue
9 José Ramón Uriarte
1995
1 Miguel Induráin
2 Marino Alonso
3 Vicente Aparicio
4 Thomas Davy
5 Aitor Garmendia
6 Ramón González Arrieta
7 Carmelo Miranda
8 Gérard Rue
9 José Ramón Uriarte
Originally Posted by jhota
Indurain was like some sort of machine, winning through pure physical ability; Lance was a much more "cerebral" rider, incorporating a complex team strategy to stay in front.
uh huh... and Lance just psyched out all of the competition, right?
Originally Posted by jhota
it was his unstoppable power in the time trials and climbing ability that made him a winner...
OK, who we talking about here? Indurain or Armstrong, or Hinault, or Merckx, or LeMond for that matter?