Ali
Mark VandenBerghe
Don't forget, Edwin Moses and Henry Rono (at one time had every record from 3,000 to 10,000). Theses
are athletes that every time they showed up every one else raced for second. Even Merckx couldn't
say that (although cycling is quite differnet iun that ypou race vevery week sometimes twice).
Perhaps we should add El Guerrouj.
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> Sm wrote:
> > I know this is going to cause some discussion but who do you think is the best cyclist of all
> > time and where on the list of "Greatest
Athletes
> > of All Time" would they be?
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> If you say that Merckx is the best. Now whether Merckx is the best athelete who was a cyclist is a
> question, but he was the best cyclist. I think that he is clearly behind Jim Thorpe and Jim Brown
> (bothe these guys played multipile sports so well it was ridiculous). Honestly, Eric Heiden was so
> dominant in speed skating (he also won the first us Pro cycling championships. At lillihammer they
> also had him go out and skate. His time still would have been good enough for 16 (I don't remember
> what event that was in). If we go to women I think we need to include Babe didrickson Zaharius,
> she was once again a multisport star. Carl Lewis (he doped), but Merckx might have as well? Mark
> Spitz? Michael Jordan? Babe Ruth (yeah he was fat, but so dominant for his day and he could pitch
> too). Pele? That is just a few and not an attempt to through every sport.
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