This came up on the Wiggins thread, and I didn't want to pollute that discussion. I did a quick search, and couldn't find a thread like this before. Apologies if it has been done to death and/or I am opening up old wounds.
So who is the greatest ITT rider of all time? I have only followed cycling since the late 80's, but I have a rudimentary knowledge of cycling history. However, if a great time trial rider pre-1990 that is better than my list below, but wasn't winning Grand Tours, I will have omitted him due to my ingorance...not due to a pre-meditated slight on the rider in question.
Effectively, I have narrowed it down to one rider:
Exhibit A - Jacques Anquetil.....9 x winner of the Grand Prix des Nations, Hour record, over 10 Tour time trials, time trial wins in the Giro, Vuelta, and lots of other stage races.
I rest my case.
So who is the greatest ITT rider of all time? I have only followed cycling since the late 80's, but I have a rudimentary knowledge of cycling history. However, if a great time trial rider pre-1990 that is better than my list below, but wasn't winning Grand Tours, I will have omitted him due to my ingorance...not due to a pre-meditated slight on the rider in question.
Effectively, I have narrowed it down to one rider:
Exhibit A - Jacques Anquetil.....9 x winner of the Grand Prix des Nations, Hour record, over 10 Tour time trials, time trial wins in the Giro, Vuelta, and lots of other stage races.
I rest my case.