No. 2 is Laurent Jalabert - No. 1 haven't been revealed yet (will
happen tomorrow I assume). Every name on the list is analysed in-
depth by the writer, and a thorough explanation of the rider's
strengths and weaknesses are mentioned as well as their defining
moment and direct opposite (rider).
--- In roadracingukandireland@yahoogroups.com, mickymallen
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> i'll reply to this properly soon but first - a quick question -who
> is No1 and no2?
>
> Micky
>
> --- In roadracingukandireland@yahoogroups.com, falcon_d_k
> <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > Funny you should mention Berzin,
> >
> > A danish cycling website is currently doing a countdown of the
25
> > best riders in the last 10 years. There is much debate about the
> > list so far, and most people disagree with the writer.
> >
> > The Giro took an interesting turn today. Cunego might be a bit
> young
> > to maintain the pressure of the maglia rosa all the way to
Milan -
> > and who knows, maybe Simoni still is the Saeco rider to beat.
Only
> > time will tell.
> > If anything, Popovych showed weakness today compared to his
direct
> > rivals - and Garzelli has been disappointing so far. On the
other
> > hand McGee and Gonchar have lasted longer than I had expected.
> > Still, with the toughest stages remaining, it's still hard to
see
> a
> > clear favourite.
> >
> > As for the list I mentioned - here it is:
> > No. 3: Miguel Indurain
> > No. 4: Jan Ullrich
> > No. 5: Lance Armstrong
> > No. 6: Erik Zabel
> > No. 7: Michele Bartoli
> > No. 8: Alex Zülle
> > No. 9: Michael Boogerd
> > No. 10: Tony Rominger
> > No. 11: Marco Pantani
> > No. 12: Abraham Olano
> > No. 13: Mario Cipollini
> > No. 14: Bjarne Riis
> > No. 15: Pavel Tonkov
> > No. 16: Richard Virenque
> > No. 17: Fernando Escartin
> > No. 18: Andrea Tafi
> > No. 19: Alexandre Vinokourov
> > No. 20: Frank Vandenbroucke
> > No. 21: Andrei Tchmil
> > No. 22: Eugeni Berzin
> > No. 23: Peter Van Petegem
> > No. 24: Alessandro Petacchi
> > No. 25: Paolo Bettini
> >
> > The general opinion is that Berzin shouldn't be in this list of
> > riders