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Iban Mayo is LA's only challenger
"Todd Kuzma" wrote in message ... Benjamin Weiner wrote: Lemond's moral victories don't count. Counterfactuals are hypothetical: we don't know if his condition in 1990 would have been the same had he ridden 87 and 88. Merckx got punched, Hinault had an injury, Bartali or Coppi are the best counter examples IMO. However, several people _could_ have done it, but for a variety of reasons - bad luck, injury, wars, age creeping up on them, nobody _has_ done it. What is amazing about winning the Tour 5 times is the number of things stacked against you. Fitness and preparation is not enough. You have to avoid crashes, illness, bad luck, etc. Look at how many riders have had to drop out so far due to illness or injury. To win 5 times without any of those things happening to you is tough. That may be true of 5 in a row, but considering that 4 people have done it in the last 50 years is evidence that in every generation there *should* be someone who wins 5 (total). |
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