In a new run of features Cyclingnews sits down with some of the sport's well-known personalities as they pick their cycling dream teams.
The rules:
- The first rule about dream teams is that you don’t talk about dream teams
- The second rule about dream teams is that each team must feature nine riders, one of which can be the rider selecting the team. In which case they would pick eight riders to join them.
- The riders picked must have all ridden with the person picking the team. That means you can’t just pick the eight or nine best riders of your generation.
Team Leader: Greg LeMond
The amazing thing about Greg was that he only won three Tours. If you looked at his talent it ought to have been many, many more. He was as great a talent as I've ever seen and I've seen a few beat me up and then disappear up the road. Aside from from the talent, he was remarkably nice about it too. His only weakness, and you had to search really hard to find it, was his tendency to worry and his constantly messing with his race shoes. Maybe that's why he worried. Decent wages in cycling? We've got Greg to thank for that. Reducing the races you had to target? That was one of Greg's initiatives too. And let's not get started about the aero innovations he helped with. Even the French who resented all things American liked him.
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Greg LeMond wore the distinctive Z uniform during his 1990 Tour triumph. (AFP)
Climber: Robert Millar
Instead of waxing on about my greatness here's more about why I've picked these riders to join me. I'm going to limit my selection to riders I encountered during my time as a professional. Some of the names will be instantly recognisable and some will be less familiar but everyone has a role and a team isn't just about taking the most prominent rider of each category or speciality. The guys on my team need to function as a unit and the riders I've chosen would knit together well. I've tried to pick a team that would gel but also be successful in a number of racing formats, from one-day races to Grand Tours.
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