A different slant on 'best'...along with some totally unsubstantiated thoughts....
Jan's TdF position since 1996: 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 4th, 3rd, 3rd.
Lance didn't finish 3 of the last 4 pre cancer TdF's. Then he won 7 in a row.
Jan is far superior to the 'old' Lance and inferior to the 'new' Lance (given the difference in Lance pre and post cancer - they are effectively two different people).
So...is Lance winning because cancer gave him the right body (same power less weight), the right mind (mental strength required to beat cancer/absorb pain) or a mixture of both?
Ironic that something that almost killed Lance turned him into a cycling machine!
Jan's TdF position since 1996: 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 4th, 3rd, 3rd.
Lance didn't finish 3 of the last 4 pre cancer TdF's. Then he won 7 in a row.
Jan is far superior to the 'old' Lance and inferior to the 'new' Lance (given the difference in Lance pre and post cancer - they are effectively two different people).
So...is Lance winning because cancer gave him the right body (same power less weight), the right mind (mental strength required to beat cancer/absorb pain) or a mixture of both?
Ironic that something that almost killed Lance turned him into a cycling machine!