Largest Tour de France Margin of Victory in Last 50 Years



gntlmn

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Guess who had the largest margin of victory in the last 50 years in the Tour de France?

I bet you got this one right. It was Eddie Merckx in 1969. But even more remarkable is the amount. 18 MINUTES. That is simply astonishing.

It is very humble of him to compare Lance to himself in his riding days. He does this now, but clearly, he was the more dominant rider in his time.

see the article in Statesman.com entitled "Lance Mentally Ready for France," Sunday, July 27, 2004. Merckx is quoted there. You will have to register with this website, but this is free of charge.
 

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