Originally Posted by
bikingshearer
BTW, In that 1973 Tour, Merckx didn't ride, and Ocana was head and shoulders above everyone else. I think he would have won on a kiddie tricycle. I don't think he ever rode that well again.
Of course, Merckx had already beaten Ocana that year, in the Vuelta. That race probably wasn't mountainous enough to suit Ocana, to be fair.