Re: [CR]The best road riders in history

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Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 05:37:25 -0800
From: "Kenneth Stagg" <kenneth.stagg@gmail.com>
To: "greenjersey@ntlworld.com" <greenjersey@ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]The best road riders in history
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On 3/16/06, greenjersey@ntlworld.com <greenjersey@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Ray green wrote:
>... but if you choose Eddy Merckx there is no nobody as a possible contender. The
> Special One is unique, he is simply the Best Cyclist Ever.

Well, at least the best racer ever. I haven't quite figured out why people seem to think that the best *racer* = the best *cyclist* but I've seen it written so many times that you'd think it was doctrine.

Ken Stagg
Tacoma, Washington