Who's second best?
12-01-04, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by divekrb
I think, given everything, I'd tie Lance and Eddie at the top. No two riders have dominated in their eras, and in the races they chose to participate in more.
12-01-04, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Trev Doyle
I have been thinking and I was wondering......(I believe most people on this forum know who the best cyclist of all time is-of course Eddy Merckx. I don't think there are many on this forum who would even put Lance in the top 5.) Who would be a good candidate for 2'nd best? After all, Eddy has won around 525 races , and like 445 or so of them were pro races. Who, if anyone has ever scratched at that record?
12-01-04, 04:35 PM
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Well, let's ask Eddie what he thinks. He should know better than any of you.
From Cycling news 11/26/04:
Merckx: "Lance better than me"
Speaking to the media at the Spanish Cycling Journalism Award in Madrid on Wednesday, Eddy Merckx praised his personal friend Lance Armstrong to be "a better rider" than himself. The Belgian, who many consider to be the best cyclist of all time, said that "The Tour is the most important race and Lance is the one who won it most. I don't have a problem with the fact that he's topped me."
However, Merckx somewhat toned down his words when he continued, "Cycling has different eras, be it Indurain's, Hinault's, Armstrong's or mine. Everyone of us has competed at a different time. What counts is to be the best of your generation. Beyond that, comparisons are never any good."
From Cycling news 11/26/04:
Merckx: "Lance better than me"
Speaking to the media at the Spanish Cycling Journalism Award in Madrid on Wednesday, Eddy Merckx praised his personal friend Lance Armstrong to be "a better rider" than himself. The Belgian, who many consider to be the best cyclist of all time, said that "The Tour is the most important race and Lance is the one who won it most. I don't have a problem with the fact that he's topped me."
However, Merckx somewhat toned down his words when he continued, "Cycling has different eras, be it Indurain's, Hinault's, Armstrong's or mine. Everyone of us has competed at a different time. What counts is to be the best of your generation. Beyond that, comparisons are never any good."
