Precis: to refute the claim that "Lance Armstrong IS and WILL ALWAYS BE the greatest cyclist of all time"
If we are to make such a claim then there had better be a statistical basis behind it.
This then, by the numbers is:
Eddie Merckx vs Lance Armstrong
Tour de France
General Classification
5 - 7
Points Classification
3 - 0
Mountain Classification
2 - 0
Combativity award
4 - 0
Individual Stages
34 - 22
Giro d'Italia
General Classification
5 - 0
Points Classification
2 -0
Mountain Classification
1 - 0
Individual Stages
24 - 0
Vuelta a EspaƱa
General Classification
1 - 0
Points Classification
1 - 0
Individual Stages
6 - 0
Multi-Day Stage Races
4 - 5
Single-Day Races and Classics
30 - 4
Merckx 122 - Armstong 38
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