Personally I consider the biggest single day races to be the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, and Milan-San Remo. The Giro d'Italia is a grand tour and has historically been a huge race... close to the Tour de France in prestige.
Originally Posted by Laggard
Yes. Between '69 and '75, he won 35% of the races he entered. He was also badly injured in a track accident in '69. It's been argued that the lingering effects of this injury may have limited his output throughout his career.
"I could never climb the same"
Damn. Wish I was that bad of a climber.
Originally Posted by Brett 12
Why doesn't Lance race in these?
Usually a grand tour rider (one that attempts to win the GC classification of a grand tour) needs to dedicate for one select tour.
Though they may often race in lesser races and do well. Armstrong doesn't race often probably because he doesnt have to (one of the few cyclists with money), and he has other things to do (cancer foundation, family, etc).