Tuschinski said:I agree (who can't?) that Lance can climb a mountain fastest ofthem all, but Virenque makes the list because of those 7 (!) polka dots.
Those who say Lance doesn't belong on the list should also take a reality pill, as he is the only one of the big TdF winners who depends mostly on climbing. All others (Anquetil, Indurain, Hinault, Lemond,) revolved their GC around their phenomenal TT.
And that is not because I am a Lance fan (I am not, I prefer JU by far)
Altough I might have missed a few greats, I believe the only ones on this list who might be undeserving are Herrera and Pantani (and that is a might be) as in the end their palmares are not big enough.
That said, there should be room for the first Colombian KOM and the phenomenal climbing animal Pantani.
I used to love to watch Pantani in action. He was amazing. Lance climbs fast like he did, but Pantani made it look absolutely amazing. I'm not sure why.