Untouchable? The same was said of Bartali, Coppi, Koblet, Anquetil, Hinault, Indurain at the height of their careers.
The logical outcome of Vlad's Fantasy Race would be a dead heat, in my opinion.
Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal (still dry, but El Niño on its way)
Jerry & Liz Moos wrote:
>
> Not even close, Merckx wins easily. In 1969, before his back injury, he was
> untouchable. Later he was merely dominant.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vladislav Luskin" <vladluskin@yahoo.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 1:49 PM
> Subject: [CR]Fantasy races
>
> >
> > Imagine the giants of the road in their best years: Merckx of 1969,
> Anquetil of 1961, Coppi of 1949, Hinault of 1979 or 1982, Lance of 200?,
> Indurain of 199? on the starting line of a Fantasy Tour de France. The
> course is fair with equal emphasis on time trials and mountains. Who wins?
> >
> > Vlad Luskin
> > Pouring in SFCA
> >
> >
> >
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