Best Retired Cyclist (with many wins), Without a Monument?

[manafana]

Yes and unbelievable when you think about how good he was. I would also include Robbie McEwen.

Ah good old robbie,

i would count the WC as winning a big one day, but yeah lemond did come so close many time, different age we are in now dont think we will ever see many grand tour worlds doubles again its just too much to do.

 

[CanSprint]

Steve Bauer

 

[Peccio89]

For what regard active rider i would mention Flecha, lot's of top 10 but no victory.

Also Frank Schleck deserve a mention since even though he is more a GC guy he has always been good in the ardennes.

 

[Descender]

For what regard active rider i would mention Flecha, lot's of top 10 but no victory.

Also Frank Schleck deserve a mention since even though he is more a GC guy he has always been good in the ardennes.

Hushovd.

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[Dekker_Tifosi]

Boogerd.. how many podium places and top 5 places in monuments without winning? If he'd won them all he'd be a legend

 

[Potomac]

For what regard active rider i would mention Flecha, lot's of top 10 but no victory.

I was thinking Flecha as well.

 

[Miburo]

Hushovd.

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No way, not even of the active riders.

 

[Potomac]

No way, not even of the active riders.

But Hushovd has many victories.

 

[Potomac]

This page has a very useful grid at the bottom showing all the monument winners since 1960

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_monument

 

[Roderick]

I'd go for Freddy Maertens and in second place ofcourse poor Leif Hoste.

Regarding active riders I'd go for Cuddles

 

[Descender]

No way, not even of the active riders.

I was obviously referring to the active riders, I already made clear Lemond is my pick for all-time riders.

And tell me another current rider who has four monument podium placings without winning one.

 

[Descender]

I'd go for Freddy Maertens and in second place ofcourse poor Leif Hoste.

Regarding active riders I'd go for Cuddles

Evans? Are you serious? He hasn't even been on a monument podium once.

 

[Panda Claws]

I was obviously referring to the active riders, I already made clear Lemond is my pick for all-time riders.

And tell me another current rider who has four monument podium placings without winning one.

Samuel Sanchez has 4 podium placings in Lombardia
Frank Schleck has 4 podium placings too

Flecha of course deserves it most of all in my opinion (4 podium placings too).

 

[Roderick]

Evans? Are you serious? He hasn't even been on a monument podium once.

He won WC, a couple of Top-tens in LbL and Lombardia. He won Fleche Wallonne. The last 6/7 years he was almost always in the top-10 of the World Tour Rank.

You could argue that Fränkie and Samu are better classics-riders. But I found Cuddles the better all-round rider.

And by all means it is really more a gut-based feeling than an actual 100% objective effort

 

[Miburo]

Samuel Sanchez has 4 podium placings in Lombardia
Frank Schleck has 4 podium placings too

Flecha of course deserves it most of all in my opinion (4 podium placings too).

Here you go Also i think Evans aswell deserves it more than Hushovd.

 

[Descender]

Of course Evans is a better all-around rider. But is that what the OP meant? Was he referring to classics riders, all-around riders who regularly raced the classics, or simply all riders?

He wasn't very clear, to be honest.

 

[Netserk]

No matter which criteria, Hushovd shouldn't be considered. He have never ridden a monument and been close to the victory. Even if he had the chance to win, he would gladly sell it for a 2nd place. Truly pathetic rider

 

[The Hitch]

Samuel Sanchez has 4 podium placings in Lombardia
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Yeah but presumably the -worlds is like a monument, also counts for this medal Samu won in Beijing

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

It appears that Boogerd has most high finishes in monuments and other classics, without winning a monument.

 

[Netserk]

Yeah but presumably the -worlds is like a monument, also counts for this medal Samu won in Beijing

The OG have only been open to professionals since 1996. It is nowhere near the worlds in status.

 

[jens_attacks]

The OG have only been open to professionals since 1996. It is nowhere near the worlds in status.

since vino won it, it's the biggest race you can win

 

[Netserk]

since vino won it, it's the biggest race you can win

How about Liege?

 

[jens_attacks]

How about Liege?

same with liege

 

[Miburo]

since vino won it, it's the biggest race you can win

you can buy

Fixed that

 

[Bavarianrider]

Jan Ullrich