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Old 29-08.-2008, 06:21 PM   #1
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Who in your opinion was the greatest cyclist ever my vote goes to Migual Indurain . . . . and your vote goes to ?
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Old 29-08.-2008, 06:30 PM   #2
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Old 29-08.-2008, 09:52 PM   #3
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Me - the older I get - the better I was.
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Old 29-08.-2008, 11:21 PM   #4
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Pantani

Anybody who is 4'12" and can crush fools is a badass.
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Old 30-08.-2008, 12:16 AM   #5
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It's a toss up between Jose Rujano and Bob Roll. If they did a head to head TT, then I could tell you for sure.
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Old 30-08.-2008, 01:55 AM   #6
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Tough one...
So far, Tommy D. is on a good way to be the greatest, but let's wait till the end of his career.
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Old 30-08.-2008, 03:02 AM   #7
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Tough one...
So far, Tommy D. is on a good way to be the greatest, but let's wait till the end of his career.
OK, I'll take the obvious choice, Eddy Merckx. You can all go home now.
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Tough one...
So far, Tommy D. is on a good way to be the greatest, but let's wait till the end of his career.


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Old 30-08.-2008, 07:51 AM   #9
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Jan ullrich

i have only view cycling since 1995 so i can´t say merckx etc
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Old 30-08.-2008, 09:33 AM   #10
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OK, I'll take the obvious choice, Eddy Merckx. You can all go home now.
+1 on Merckx, but I'd put Sean Kelly way up there even without a tour win.....
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If you argue from a versatility or all-rounder point of view, possibly yes.
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Old 30-08.-2008, 10:40 AM   #13
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Who in your opinion was the greatest cyclist ever

Hmmm? Let me think about that one.
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Old 30-08.-2008, 11:04 AM   #14
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The answer is pretty damn obvious.

Eddy Merckx
Anyone who says otherwise, I suggest they do some thorough research and come back to me with 1 good reason as to why anyone else is better than this guy.
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Hmmm? Let me think about that one.
Let me guess, Ashley Olson......OH, greatest cyclist, not anorexic...sorry.
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