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There is no beef, there's just a sour, doper, Merckx
“I won 34 Tour stages by winning sprints, in the mountains, in time trials and going on the attack on the descents. Let's not forget the five yellow jerseys I’ve got at home plus the 96 days I wore it. Does that not seem much?"
"We can't compare. I rode 2800 km in front, Cavendish did that for 6 seconds"
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It’s rather graceless to point out your own successes, though the journalist’s questions were probably written to get a spicy response.
‘How do Cavendish’s wins compare against yours?’ ‘Do you think he is also the greatest cyclist ever?’ Etc.
In contrast, I think that Cavendish would be the first to congratulate and genuinely happy for whoever breaks the record in future.
Though the record will probably be safe for aeons.
(Unless Pogacar wins 3 every year for 10 years, which at this point looks likely)
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Isn't the supposed Merckx / Cav beef a bit overblown? The quotes here are hardly disrespectful, and why shouldn't Merckx point out his own incredible record? Or has he said more that I has missed?
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/eddy-merckx-i-wont-lose-any-sleep-if-cavendish-beats-my-tour-de-france-record/