atpjunkie said:
someone said Virenque amonst all these greatest, even in jest you should be shackled to a post and pelted with tomatoes.
Waste of tomatoes!
Heres the top 200 as of 2004 from Cycling4all, who use the UCI ranking system.
<table class="table-general" border="0" height="1275" width="440"><tbody><tr><td class="cell-header-left" width="40">
</td> <td class="cell-header-left" width="235">rider/country</td> <td class="cell-header-center" width="75">period</td> <td class="cell-header-right" width="90">points</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="cell-index" width="40">1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
</td> <td class="cell-general-left" width="235">Eddy Merckx (Bel)
Bernard Hinault (Fra)
Sean Kelly (Irl)
Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
Francesco Moser (Ita)
Gino Bartali (Ita)
Felice Gimondi (Ita)
Joop Zoetemelk (Ned)
Fausto Coppi (Ita)
R De Vlaeminck (Bel)</td> <td class="cell-general-center" width="75">1965-78
1975-86
1977-94
1953-69
1973-88
1935-54
1965-78
1970-87
1939-59
1969-87</td> <td class="cell-general-right" width="90">5.844,80
3.312,80
3.074,90
2.937,80
2.880,85
2.860,15
2.625,55
2.518,45
2.510,05
2.497,05</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="cell-index" width="40">11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 *
20
</td> <td class="cell-general-left" width="235">Rik Van Looy (Bel)
Raymond Poulidor (Fra)
Miguel Indurain (Spa)
Laurent Jalabert (Fra)
Tony Rominger (Swi)
Alfredo Binda (Ita)
Louison Bobet (Fra)
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
Lance Armstrong (Usa)
Ferdi Kübler (Swi)</td> <td class="cell-general-center" width="75">1953-70
1960-77
1984-96
1989-02
1986-97
1923-36
1947-61
1977-90
1992-04
1940-57</td> <td class="cell-general-right" width="90">2.277,05
2.215,50
2.183,00
2.173,30
2.087,50
2.049,40
1.925,00
1.920,90
1.884,70
1.812,1
</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">
</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">
</td></tr><tr> <td class="cell-index" width="40">21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29 *
30
</td> <td class="cell-general-left" width="235">Freddy Maertens (Bel)
Herman Van Springel (Bel)
Alex Zülle (Swi)
Greg Lemond (Usa)
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita)
Laurent Fignon (Fra)
Costante Girardengo
Nicolas Frantz (Lux)
Jan Ullrich (Ger)
Luis Ocana (Spa)</td> <td class="cell-general-center" width="75">1972-87
1965-81
1991-04
1981-94
1941-56
1982-93
1912-36
1922-34
1994-04
1968-77</td> <td class="cell-general-right" width="90">1.800,10
1.544,70
1.525,75
1.523,95
1.511,65
1.439,45
1.437,60
1.410,55
1.401,50
1.397,45</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="cell-index" width="40">31
32
33
34
35
36 *
37
38
39
40
</td> <td class="cell-general-left" width="235">Franco Bitossi (Ita)
Pedro Delgado (Spa)
Jan Janssen (Ned)
C Chiappucci (Ita)
Johan Museeuw (Bel)
Erik Zabel (Ger)
Hugo Koblet (Swi)
Lucien Van Impe (Bel)
Learco Guerra (Ita)
Walter Godefroot (Bel)</td> <td class="cell-general-center" width="75">1961-78
1982-94
1962-72
1985-99
1988-04
1993-04
1946-58
1969-87
1928-41
1965-79</td> <td class="cell-general-right" width="90">1.378,00
1.365,65
1.365,50
1.335,30
1.316,00
1.311,80
1.311,15
1.307,40
1.299,70
1.291,95</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="cell-index" width="40">41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50 *
</td> <td class="cell-general-left" width="235">Gianni Bugno (Ita)
Hennie Kuiper (Ned)
Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel)
Antonin Magne (Fra)
Constant Ockers (Bel)
François Faber (Lux)
Gustave Garrigou (Fra)
Stephen Roche (Irl)
Marino Lejarreta (Spa)
Mario Cipollini (Ita)</td> <td class="cell-general-center" width="75">1985-98
1973-88
1943-66
1926-41
1941-56
1906-14
1907-14
1981-93
1979-92
1989-04</td> <td class="cell-general-right" width="90">1.291,75
1.246,10
1.241,80
1.228,30
1.218,45
1.203,50
1.202,95
1.190,20
1.185,60
1.184,10</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td> <td class="cell-general-center" width="75">
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</td> <td class="cell-general-center" width="75">
</td> <td class="cell-general-right" width="90">
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</td></tr></tbody></table>Don't seem to see Virenque!
But Van Impe and Bahamontes are there!
God must be a true bike fan!