It’s weird how much bad luck he’s had in recent years. Without it, I don’t think he would still be kicking butt. Youngsters are getting too good. But man his setbacks haven’t helped….
History has determined a classification of prestige but even within it there is still debate and conversation showing that it is not necessarily objective. That’s my only point. My original comment was made towards a poster using his subjective definition of what racing is to conveniently...
Cycling is about using your body to pedal a bike with two wheels (usually). Pro cycling is about doing this in a racing format. Anything else is just your opinion. Rating one terrain over another is opinion based. Rating cyclist's strengths and weaknesses and giving one more glory than an other...