Didn't win Landis the stage where he was disqualified later?Netserk said:Alberto counts but Flandis doesn't?
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Didn't win Landis the stage where he was disqualified later?Netserk said:Alberto counts but Flandis doesn't?
Don't be late Pedro said:Alfredo Binda won 12 out of 15 stages in the 1927 edition of the Giro and is also only one of two men to lead from start to finish. Source.
Both were stripped of their titles but I was crediting Contador and not Landis as the overall winner (since I listed Oscar Pereiro (2006) ).janraaskalt said:Didn't win Landis the stage where he was disqualified later?
Actually looking into this more it seems that 4 people including Bugno have done this.UpTheRoad said:Who is the other? Bugno in 1990?
Don't be late Pedro said:Both were stripped of their titles but I was crediting Contador and not Landis as the overall winner (since I listed Oscar Pereiro (2006) ).
The Hitch said:Lucho Herrera is the only rider to win a GT from an LEDC country.
As Colombia's continued economic growth now makes it an emerging economy, he may hold this distinction for a long while yet.
Armchair cyclist said:By the same token, if the Euro doesn't stage something of a recovery, ...
A bit more on Super Mario winning four in a row.Capablanca and me said:only two rider won 4 consecutive stage at the Tour de France
1999 Mario Cipollini (Blois, Amiens, Maubeuge, Thoinville)
I suppose that shows which half of the peloton Luc LeBlanc is in...
Don't be late Pedro said:Michael Rasmussen is known for his care for detail when considering weight.
He is known for peeling off unnecessary stickers from his bike due to the additional grams.
He used to count each grain of rice before eating and had water with his breakfast cereal, not milk.
Source.
As mentioned in a previous post, (I think) Netserk was wondering why I indirectly credited Contador (2010) with a Tour win and not Landis (2005) when both were stripped.Red Rick said:Landis won a stage
Don't be late Pedro said:Cheers Hitch/ILoveCycling.
In 2001 Angel Casero won the Vuelta. He triumphed without winning a stage. Actually, he was not top 3 in any stage. In fact, he never even wore the leaders Jersey until winning the final time trial. Source
That should readWaterloo Sunrise said:Obviously, this is a self contradictory sentence.
Don't be late Pedro said:Actually looking into this more it seems that 4 people including Bugno have done this.
Girardengo (1919) Binda (1927) Merckx (1973) Bugno (1990)