who has never won...

[Nikoloz]

but deserve grand tour win...

 

[boardhanger]

......maybe Raymond Poulidor??

 

[The Hitch]

......maybe Raymond Poulidor??

Won the Vuelta.

El chava and Cadel Evans come to mind.

Samuel Sanchez, Floyd Landis, Michael Rasmussen.

Andrew though its only a matter of time.

Oh yeah and Kloeden comes to mind.

 

[theyoungest]

Andrew though its only a matter of time.

Or his brother Franklin.

 

[The Hitch]

Or his brother Franklin.

Not really.

Oh yeah and Kloeden comes to mind.

 

[Monte Zoncolon]

Cadel Evans is one such rider who springs to mind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadel_Evans

Year-------02---03----04----05---06---07----08---09----10----2011.....????
Giro--------14---__----__----__---__---__----__---__-----5----
Tour-------__---__----__-----8-----4----2-----2-----30----26---
Vuelta-----__---__----60----__----__---4----__-----3-----__---

 

[Fowsto Cope-E]

Definately Kloden. In 2006, he would have most likely won the Tour if Landis didn't compete. In 2007, he probably could have won if Astana wasn't kicked out.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Klodi and Evans for sure...
maybe Rodriguez but with his TT skills I doubt he'll ever win one .

 

[jens_attacks]

more interesting is that both evans and klodi never won a stage at the tour de france(vino was on the podium in albi and klodi's victory was in TTT).i agree:they both deserve one grand tour win,hope it's not too late.

other names coming in my mind:fernando escartin,joseba beloki,richard virenque,el chava,robert millar,piotr ugrumov,claudio chiappucci,levi leipheimer.of course i may be subjective.

 

[Fowsto Cope-E]

more interesting is that both evans and klodi never won a stage at the tour de france(vino was on the podium in albi and klodi's victory was in TTT).i agree:they both deserve one grand tour win,hope it's not too late.

other names coming in my mind:fernando escartin,joseba beloki,richard virenque,el chava,robert millar,piotr ugrumov,claudio chiappucci,levi leipheimer.of course i may be subjective.

but unfortunately for Klodi, it is too late

 

[Michielveedeebee]

but unfortunately for Klodi, it is too late

as is for Leipheimer
And I fear for Evans

 

[Michielveedeebee]

more interesting is that both evans and klodi never won a stage at the tour de france(vino was on the podium in albi and klodi's victory was in TTT).i agree:they both deserve one grand tour win,hope it's not too late.

other names coming in my mind:fernando escartin,joseba beloki,richard virenque,el chava,robert millar,piotr ugrumov,claudio chiappucci,levi leipheimer.of course i may be subjective.

Evans won the 2007 long ITT after Vino's dopingexclusion

 

[adamski101]

Robert Millar

 

[theyoungest]

as is for Leipheimer
And I fear for Evans

Evans could have won the Giro, if he didn't get sick halfway. He still has the level to win a GT. Unfortunately he chooses to focus on the Tour, and will undoubtedly fail to win it.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Theo Middelkamp, Wout Wagtmans, Hennie Kuiper, Peter Winnen, Steven Rooks, Erik Breukink....

Evans? Meh.

 

[Christian]

Andy's bad luck was that they developed the test for EPO CERA a little too late, otherwise he'd have won the Giro. Unless he was using it too

 

[auscyclefan94]

Cadel Evans is one such rider who springs to mind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadel_Evans

Year-------02---03----04----05---06---07----08---09----10----2011.....????
Giro--------14---__----__----__---__---__----__---__-----5----
Tour-------__---__----__-----8-----4----2-----2-----30----26---1
Vuelta-----__---__----60----__----__---4----__-----3-----__---1

Edited

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

ACF, you forgot the Giro

Evans, Agostinho, Geminiani, Dufaux, Zilioli...

 

[Arnout]

What is deserve? Do riders that are just not good enough or unlucky deserve a GT more than others? Does Evans deserve a GT more than Petacchi? Or than me for that matter?

I don't see any reason (other than doping possibly, but that is not the point) why Evans (or anyone) deserve a GT because he ended up on the podium a couple of times. If he deserved a GT, he should have bloody won it.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Edited

hmm the tour yes the vuelta yes, the tour vuelta double no.
He indeed still got the level to win a GT and I really really hope he does next year, preferably le Tour. It wil make his palmares worth so much more.

 

[For The World]

Robert Millar

I agree 100%. That Vuelta was his for the taking, yet somehow it just went out the window. I'll have to find the copy of Cycle Sport I have when Millar was guest editor (it was back in 1996 I believe) and it has a whole write up from Millar about it. Great stuff.

 

[jens_attacks]

What is deserve? Do riders that are just not good enough or unlucky deserve a GT more than others? Does Evans deserve a GT more than Petacchi? Or than me for that matter?

oh the philosophers strike again.
i'm still wondering why kierkegaard never won a grand tour.but wait,what is "win"?but wait what is "never"?

 

[theyoungest]

What is deserve? Do riders that are just not good enough or unlucky deserve a GT more than others? Does Evans deserve a GT more than Petacchi? Or than me for that matter?

I don't see any reason (other than doping possibly, but that is not the point) why Evans (or anyone) deserve a GT because he ended up on the podium a couple of times. If he deserved a GT, he should have bloody won it.

How about riders who have the quality and determination to win a GT, have been close a couple of times, but never actually won one? Evans fits the mold. I'd say he deserves to win a GT before he retires. He's probably the best currently active GT rider without a GT win (except for A. Schleck maybe, but he has a few years to go).

 

[markene2]

Michael Rassmusen
Joseba Beloki
Iban Mayo
Andreas Klöden
Cadel Evans
Andy Schleck

 

[boardhanger]

I agree 100%. That Vuelta was his for the taking, yet somehow it just went out the window. I'll have to find the copy of Cycle Sport I have when Millar was guest editor (it was back in 1996 I believe) and it has a whole write up from Millar about it. Great stuff.

I read that article.... Pitor Urgomov comes to mind also. Jennon Jaskula aswell.