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Now, I'm not sure if Salvodelli is the best option for this question, but I felt I needed a figure head for the question.
What I'm getting at is who will be better remembered the guy who actually won races (albeit, of smaller stature than the Tour) or the guy that basically won nothing, but podiumed 3 times in the the Tour when the largest amount of eyes were watching?
Salvodelli:
1997 – Rosslotto
Hofbrau Cup
1998 – Saeco
Giro del Trentino – 1st overall; 1 stage win
1999 – Saeco
Giro d'Italia – 2nd overall; 1 stage win
Giro del Trentino – 1st overall; 1 stage win
Trofeo Laigueglia – 1st overall
2000 – Saeco
Tour de Romandie – 1st overall; 1 stage win
Giro del Trentino – 1 stage win
2001 – Saeco
Tour de Romandie – 2 stage wins
2002 – Index-Alexia Aluminio
Giro d'Italia – 1st Overall
2005 – Discovery Channel
Giro d'Italia – 1st overall; Stage 11 win
Tour de France – Stage 17 win
2006 – Discovery Channel
Tour de Romandie – Prologue ITT win
Giro d'Italia – Prologue ITT win; 5th overall
2007 – Astana
Tour de Romandie – 2nd overall; Prologue ITT win
Giro d'Italia – Stage 20 ITT win
Beloki:
1998 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
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1999 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
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2000 – Festina-Lotus
1st, Stage 3b (ITT), Tour de Romandie
3rd, Overall, Tour de France
2001 – ONCE-Eroski
1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
1st, Points Classification
1st, Stage 1 (Team Time Trial)
1st, Stage 4
1st, Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial)
3rd, Overall, Tour de France
2002 – ONCE-Eroski
2nd, Overall, Tour de France
3rd, Overall, Vuelta a España
1st, Stage 1 (Team Time Trial)
Golden jersey, General classification leader, Stages 1 through 4
2003 – ONCE-Eroski
DNF, Stage 9, Tour de France (2nd overall prior to injury)
2004 – Saunier Duval-Prodir and Brioches La Boulangère
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2005 – Liberty Seguros-Würth
75th, Overall, Tour de France
2006 – Liberty Seguros-Würth/Team Astana
What I'm getting at is who will be better remembered the guy who actually won races (albeit, of smaller stature than the Tour) or the guy that basically won nothing, but podiumed 3 times in the the Tour when the largest amount of eyes were watching?
Salvodelli:
1997 – Rosslotto
Hofbrau Cup
1998 – Saeco
Giro del Trentino – 1st overall; 1 stage win
1999 – Saeco
Giro d'Italia – 2nd overall; 1 stage win
Giro del Trentino – 1st overall; 1 stage win
Trofeo Laigueglia – 1st overall
2000 – Saeco
Tour de Romandie – 1st overall; 1 stage win
Giro del Trentino – 1 stage win
2001 – Saeco
Tour de Romandie – 2 stage wins
2002 – Index-Alexia Aluminio
Giro d'Italia – 1st Overall
2005 – Discovery Channel
Giro d'Italia – 1st overall; Stage 11 win
Tour de France – Stage 17 win
2006 – Discovery Channel
Tour de Romandie – Prologue ITT win
Giro d'Italia – Prologue ITT win; 5th overall
2007 – Astana
Tour de Romandie – 2nd overall; Prologue ITT win
Giro d'Italia – Stage 20 ITT win
Beloki:
1998 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
-
1999 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
-
2000 – Festina-Lotus
1st, Stage 3b (ITT), Tour de Romandie
3rd, Overall, Tour de France
2001 – ONCE-Eroski
1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
1st, Points Classification
1st, Stage 1 (Team Time Trial)
1st, Stage 4
1st, Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial)
3rd, Overall, Tour de France
2002 – ONCE-Eroski
2nd, Overall, Tour de France
3rd, Overall, Vuelta a España
1st, Stage 1 (Team Time Trial)
Golden jersey, General classification leader, Stages 1 through 4
2003 – ONCE-Eroski
DNF, Stage 9, Tour de France (2nd overall prior to injury)
2004 – Saunier Duval-Prodir and Brioches La Boulangère
-
2005 – Liberty Seguros-Würth
75th, Overall, Tour de France
2006 – Liberty Seguros-Würth/Team Astana