DFA123 said:
El Pistolero said:
Strade Bianche isn't a big race, let alone a classic.
And even on this forum it's clear which race people gravitate towards the most:
Milan- San Remo thread: 34 pages of discussion
Ronde van Vlaanderen thread: 60 pages of discussion
The monuments aren't equally prestigious.
1. Roubaix
2. Ronde
3. LBL
4. MSR
5. Lombardia (I personally rate it higher than MSR though, but I'm being objective here)
Let's analyze this the right way. I remember a
wise man on here once said that Google hits was the best way to compare status.
Ronde Van Vlaanderen - about 1 million
Milano Sanremo - well over 3 million
Strade Bianche - about 3 million
Sorry, Phil. Looks like you just won a parrochial race around some farm tracks, compared with Michal's global blockbusters.
I only get 440k results for Milan-San Remo. Ronde van Vlaanderen gives 563k results. Again my method prevails.
Based on google hits:
1. Paris-Roubaix: 688k hits (+ Parijs-Roubaix gives an additional 346k hits)
2. Ronde van Vlaanderen: 563k hits (+ Tour of Flanders gives an additional 452k hits)
3. Milan-San Remo: 443k hits (+ Milano-San Remo gives an additional 119k hits)
4. Liege-Bastogne-Liege: 389k hits (+ Luik-Bastenaken-Luik gives another 110k hits)
5. Giro di Lombardia: 251k hits (+ Tour of Lombardy gives another 119k hits)
It seems like I only underestimated Milan-San Remo a little.