Best climbers in history?

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Who in your opinion is the best climber in history?

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Honorable mention must be made of Vicente Trueba. Mr Desgrange was so amazed at him during the 1932 Tour that he decided to create the KOM competition the following year.
 
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Merckx in '69 was the best ever though. After that he had a very nasty crash and he was never quite the same... And that says a lot :)
 
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No particular order
Robert Millar
Charly Gaul
Thierry Claverolat
Luis Herrera
Frederico Bahamontes
Marco Pantani
Lucien Van Impe

If you open it up to less pure climbers add in

Bernard Hinault
Laurent Fignon
Pedro Delgado
Steven Rooks
 
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Surprised that only one person mentioned Luis Herrera.

One of the few riders to win the king of the mountains jersey in ALL THREE grand tours, five king of the mountains in total, and the first south american to win a grand tour as well as winning two dauphines, and four Tour of Colombias.

The first climber I really rememer watching.

Lucho.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dtpQSPDfzU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j60Qm-lJDo

I also fail to see how Armstrong could ever be included in a true climbers. In a group with true climbers he would get dropped quicker than a sack of spuds.
 
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Then what does that make Pantani. Even Heras, Escartin, Jiminez, Basso and Mayo who are all great climbers in their own right.
 
Short visit to CN, I mean, to Climbbybike forum.

Answer is Federico Bahamontes.

Too many cheaters listed here. Like the one that has his pic here above.

Gaul couldn't have been the best because Bahamontes beat him more often than not, in the mountains.

Merckx, definitely not ! (and please write ckx, at the end :rolleyes:) He feared the climbers. He had 70kg.

Fuente and Herrera might deserve a mention. Julio Jimenez too.
 
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TeamSkyFans said:
Surprised that only one person mentioned Luis Herrera.

One of the few riders to win the king of the mountains jersey in ALL THREE grand tours, five king of the mountains in total, and the first south american to win a grand tour as well as winning two dauphines, and four Tour of Colombias.

The first climber I really rememer watching.

Lucho.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dtpQSPDfzU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j60Qm-lJDo

I also fail to see how Armstrong could ever be included in a true climbers. In a group with true climbers he would get dropped quicker than a sack of spuds.

I agree with you, Lucho Herrera is one of the purest climbers there ever was, together with Van Impe. Of today's riders i think only Contador can be taken seriously as a climber...
 
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TeamSkyFans said:
I also fail to see how Armstrong could ever be included in a true climbers. In a group with true climbers he would get dropped quicker than a sack of spuds.

He has some of the best times up some of the most famous and most ridden mountains.

That he is a jerk and that he never did other races does not eliminate him from a discussion about best climbers.
 
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TeamSkyFans said:
Surprised that only one person mentioned Luis Herrera.

One of the few riders to win the king of the mountains jersey in ALL THREE grand tours, five king of the mountains in total, and the first south american to win a grand tour as well as winning two dauphines, and four Tour of Colombias.

The first climber I really rememer watching.

Lucho.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dtpQSPDfzU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j60Qm-lJDo

I also fail to see how Armstrong could ever be included in a true climbers. In a group with true climbers he would get dropped quicker than a sack of spuds.

Surprised no one mentioned José Manuel Fuente.
 
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TeamSkyFans said:
Surprised that only one person mentioned Luis Herrera.

One of the few riders to win the king of the mountains jersey in ALL THREE grand tours, five king of the mountains in total, and the first south american to win a grand tour as well as winning two dauphines, and four Tour of Colombias.

The first climber I really rememer watching.

Lucho.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dtpQSPDfzU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j60Qm-lJDo

I also fail to see how Armstrong could ever be included in a true climbers. In a group with true climbers he would get dropped quicker than a sack of spuds.

Yeah, we could see it year after year after year.
In his golden years, it was easiest thing on earth to outclimb Lance.
They also called him "The Outclimbed"
 
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jens_attacks said:
were they riding at the front here no?

They had just dropped the best climber and were taking time of the guy at the front who had been allowed to go on a break :D
 
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Coppi
Herrera
Chiappucci
Virenque
van Impe
Bahamontes
Bartali
Pantani
Rasmussen
Heras
Basso
Armstrong
Contador
A.Schleck

etc. :D
 
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jens_attacks said:
were they riding at the front here no?

Relax. I dont think even ACF thinks Cadel is in the top 5 climbers of his generation yet alone one of the best ever.
 
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Race Radio said:
If you are going to include Armstrong in the list then you should also include these guys

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Half the riders on this list got caught.

Considering you named Coppi Im wondering why you single Lance out for this criticism.

A criticism that belongs in your favorite subforum, not this one.