I have a different spin on this....I spent a year and a half at three different Army bases is Europe as a kid, and got to see some pretty good cyclists there....But still, I never saw anyone climb or accelerate on a hill as well as Bob Cook (RIP). And Gimondi, well, he simply was the crown prince of the peloton even with Merckx there.
So, my list is: Bob Cook Eddy Merckx Fausto Coppi Felice Gimondi Charly Gaul
Alpine, CA, USA DPCowboy
--- On Thu, 4/17/08, Peter Tutty <peter_tutty@yahoo.com>
wrote:
From: Peter Tutty <peter_tutty@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [CR]Re:Top 5 Cyclists Sought To: "Lee Levitt" <lee@wheelman.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008, 4:48 PM
Without going into Pam Fernandes palmeres, her performances are hardly 'on topic' time wise.
Ditto to those nominating Jeannie Longo, great cyclist, but of the late 80's/1990's, she did not win a world championship until 1986 which is outside the 'on topic' cutoff of 1984.
Peter Tutty Londonderry NSW Australia.
Lee Levitt <lee@wheelman.com> wrote:
At 10:10 AM 4/17/2008, Kim wrote:
>I would like to get some input on a project I am currently hatching.
>Any contributions are gladly received.
>
>Who are your top five cyclists (in History, on topic) in following fields:
>
>Track
>Road
>Cross and
>cyclo-touring/long distance races (this one is a bit tough since it
>kinda qualifies as road, but I'd like to make the
distinction).
>
>If there are one or two female riders that come to mind, that would
>certainly be of interest as well.
I'd include Pam Fernandes on that list. Pam is a three time paralympic medalist, won gold in 2000 with her tandem partner Al Whaley.
Not much gets in Pam's way, not her type 1 diabetes, not her blindness.
If I owned or could ride a tandem, she'd be my riding partner!
Let me know if you'd like to get in touch with her. I can provide you with the appropriate contact information.
Thanks,
Lee
Lee Levitt http://www.wheelman.com Needham, Massachusetts, USA
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