...his seventh Grand Tour victory, tying him with Armstrong, Miguel Indurain and Fausto Coppi. Only cycling legends Eddy Merckx (11), Bernard Hinault (10) and Jacques Anquetil (8) have won more.A victory in July also would give Contador...
...France in a stage won by Discovery Channel teammate Paolo Savoldelli. Armstrong tied French great Bernard Hinault. Only Eddy Merckx, with 111, has won more yellow jerseys. Merckx, Hinault, Miguel Indurain and Jacques Anquetil all won five Tours...
...Others who won five times, but not consecutively, are Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault and Belgian Eddy Merckx. "These are legends of cycling, pillars of our sport. It's understandable people draw a comparison," Armstrong...
...Tours in a row. "I don't see which rider could challenge him in the next two years," said five-time champion Eddy Merckx of Belgium. Looking ahead to 2004 and the possibility of becoming the only six-time winner of the Tour, Armstrong...
...runner-up to the Texan. Armstrong is trying to overtake the five-time Tour de France winners: Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain. Ullrich has a different agenda. He has yet to fulfill the promise he showed...
...Erik Zabel for the most stage victories among current riders. But they're well short of the career mark of 34 by Eddy Merckx. Armstrong won 22. Cancellara, who earned the yellow jersey by winning the prologue, has an overall time of 4...
...cyclists came to his defense. "Armstrong always told me that he never used doping products," five-time winner Eddy Merckx told Le Monde newspaper. "Choosing between a journalist and Lance's word, I trust Armstrong." L'Equipe is owned...
...see him climb onto the podium and don another race leader's yellow jersey - the 82nd of his career. Only Belgian Eddy Merckx - with 111 - has won more. Armstrong's rock star girlfriend, Sheryl Crow, knelt at the foot of the podium with...
...and the bullfights. No one besides the most rabid biking enthusiasts or international sports savvy thought to rank Eddy Merckx or Jacques Anquetil in the same category as DiMaggio, Ali, Chamberlain or any Olympic gold medalist. This whole debate...
...opponents' spirits and paved the way for Armstrong to ride past the quartet of cycling's five-time Tour champions - Eddy Merckx of Belgium, Miguel Indurain of Spain and local heroes Bernard Hinault and Jacques Anquetil - and begin a fresh chapter...
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