I got nothing against Nibali, but how much sense does it make to count wins and podiums and stuff? Every race has different conditions, a different startlist quality, a difference in how much how many riders fight for the win, then there is different team support, and as much as I love lists, I just can't see how counting really helps to answer a question of who is the better rider. Not even talking about riders of other times here. When Merckx won the world was far from the professional cycling world of today.
Nibali and Valverde might be rather comparable, but in the end... I would look at each race, not count wins, 1+1. And sometimes you just can't decide who's better.
Nibali and Valverde might be rather comparable, but in the end... I would look at each race, not count wins, 1+1. And sometimes you just can't decide who's better.