bigbluepride35 Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 The Tour was great and I look forward to seeing who will step up next year and winning... 586266201[/snapback] I'm pulling for Basso. Have to go with the Italian heritage :D . Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/344971-tour-de-france-2005/page/2/#findComment-586266271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[bear] Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 can't wait till they have the welcoming back here in austin! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/344971-tour-de-france-2005/page/2/#findComment-586266286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
youm0nt Veteran Posted July 25, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 25, 2005 The Tour was great and I look forward to seeing who will step up next year and winning...and did anyone else win anything from the Lucky 7 competition?? I won a water bottle (I had to buy the hat). 586266201[/snapback] shirt,hat,3 water bottles, and a peak bar. ;)) havent redeemed it yet. i must have watched his speech atleast 10 times.thanks for the memories Lance. :)) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/344971-tour-de-france-2005/page/2/#findComment-586266345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle 899 mckay Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 well we all know who won and its a shame to see lance retire but hes done alot considering he lived through cancer. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/344971-tour-de-france-2005/page/2/#findComment-586271866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StruiK Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 (edited) if he wasn't the best cyclist ever, than more people would have more than 7 tour de frances. they don't. no one even has 6. in tennis and golf, it's only the major events that matters. in cycling, it's only the tour de france. lance is the best, and it's not even debatable. congrats, by the way :p 586263971[/snapback] Lance is one of the greatest cyclists but not the greatest. With miles ahead that is the Belgian Eddy Merckx He won eleven great tours, in those days the tour wasn't as important as today. In 1973 he did'nt participate in the tour because he wanted to win the tour of Spain wich was missing on his palmares. Merckx won 5 times the Tour de France He won 35 Tour Stages, rode 96 days in the yellow jersey 3 times the best climber jersey (dots) 3 times the best Sprinter jersey (green) in 1969 he won all the jerseys in one tour + six stages, in that tour he won a stage after a solo of 130 km in the pyrenees with 8 minutes ahead of the second rider. He ended that tour with more than 17 minutes ahead. 5 times the tour of Italy (25 stages) 1 time the tour of Spain 2 times tour of Belgium 3 times world champion 7 times Milano - San Remo 5 times Liege bastogne Liege 2 times Tour of Flanders 3 times Paris-Roubaix numerous Six days He was elected 3 times as world sportsman of the year he held the hour speed record for 12 years ... Eddy Merckx wikipedia http://www.cycling4all.com/index.php?content=analysis.php gives a list of the best riders ever since 1892 But the supremacy of Lance the last seven years was somehow similar to the supremacy Merckx had during a whole year. They also share the will to win, the total dedication to their profession. I would place Lance in the top 3 of best riders of all time. Kind Regards Stijn from Belgium Edited August 7, 2005 by StruiK Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/344971-tour-de-france-2005/page/2/#findComment-586339411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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