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Valv.Piti said:El Pistolero said:barmaher said:This forum gets more and more crazy. The google thing is the most ridiculous way to compare riders. Especially as Pantani had a tempestuous last few years, with expulsions, doping bans, bizarre media appearances and a tragic death accounting for thousands of media coverage than Indurain, who retired back to rural Spain.
Well yeah, that's what makes him a legend. That's what makes Ché Guevarra a legend or mythical hero. You know who lived to old age and isn't considered a hero or legend? Fidel Castro. But if he had died around the same time as Ché...
It's not just results, but your lifestyle, personality and racing behavior that determines if you become a legend.
Castro aint considered a hero by the Cuban people? :lol:
Oh god, dude. Please do continue. A few posts and views more and we are reaching legendary status here. :lol:
El Pistolero said:By the way, Indurain is not a legend. Pantani is.
Google their name: Indurain gives you 1 million hits, Pantani gives you over 2 million hits.
Youtube: Indurain: 32000 results, Pantani: 75000 results.
Breh said:Last two pages are brilliant. Thanks El Pistolero. You've really broadened my view on the world.
Did you know that Trump is twice as good a president as Obama according to google?
And life in China is over six times as good as in Denmark.
jaylew said:Well, if there's one thing we can say it's that this thread has made Pisti a forum legend!
Bam! Godwin's Law proved right:El Pistolero said:Valv.Piti said:El Pistolero said:barmaher said:This forum gets more and more crazy. The google thing is the most ridiculous way to compare riders. Especially as Pantani had a tempestuous last few years, with expulsions, doping bans, bizarre media appearances and a tragic death accounting for thousands of media coverage than Indurain, who retired back to rural Spain.
Well yeah, that's what makes him a legend. That's what makes Ché Guevarra a legend or mythical hero. You know who lived to old age and isn't considered a hero or legend? Fidel Castro. But if he had died around the same time as Ché...
It's not just results, but your lifestyle, personality and racing behavior that determines if you become a legend.
Castro aint considered a hero by the Cuban people? :lol:
Oh god, dude. Please do continue. A few posts and views more and we are reaching legendary status here. :lol:
I'm sure there are also people who consider Hitler a hero, but that's not really the point. Go look online and you'll see that the opinion on Castro is very mixed. Some think he's the devil incarnate, some think he's a saint and then there's the people who have a more balanced opinion of him.
You're not going to see Western people wearing t-shirts with Castro's face on.
Escarabajo said:Last time I checked this thread we were talking about picking cycling legends with Google hits.
Now we are talking about Fidel Castro and Cuba????? hahahaha. And recently diverted to Trump. Hope they don't shut this down because it has given me the best laugh in a long time.
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Last for this year, you mean.I guess this was Valverde's last change at collecting a Full Set.
Last for this year, you mean.