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In reply to the discussion: Lance Armstrong Is Stripped of His 7 Tour de France Titles [View all]kayakjohnny
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Eddy Merckx
Eddy Merchx was born in Belgium in 1945 and became the best road bicycle racer the world has ever seen. He won the Tour de France 5 times in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1974, the Giro DItalia 5 times in 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1974 and the Vuelta a España once in 1973. Merckx also won the Tour de Suisse once, Paris-Nice 3 times, Dauphné-Libéré once, Paris-Roubaix 3 times, Liège-Bastogne-Liége 5 times and the World Road Race Championship 3 times. Eddy Merckx is also one of only five riders to win all three big stage races during their career, the four others are: Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Bernard Hinault and Alberto Contador.
Read more at http://listverse.com/2009/05/08/top-10-best-road-cycle-racers-of-all-time/
This list puts Lance at #9 on the all-time list. I'm not sure where he belongs on it. But I do think Eddy was the stronger and more prolific winner, and he did so without all the technical and doping help.