"k.j.papai" wrote in message
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"Brenton James" wrote in message
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"If I raced with a medicine dropper like him, I'd have won the Tour for
at
least twenty years. I've always criticised Lance because he gives little
back to cycling." - Eddy Merckx

1968-1975 is not 1991 - 2004.
Athletes are in twice the shape now and the top 100 now could probably
beat *anyone* back then all things being the same.

All things being the same take a look at the absolute hour record from the
general time period:

http://townsleyb.members.beeb.net/procycle/HOUR1.HTM

and compare it to Chris Boardman's current record. I would like to see
Lance take on this record sometime. I think there's more depth today but
the top guys aren't that much different.

James