Back to Cav, being the most "winningest" (awful Americanism) doesn't necessarily mean the best, some riders who are more suited to other styles of riding or disciplines get less chances of victory...sprinters get many, plus they are massively helped by their team, in order to become a great sprinter you need a huge palmares to get recognition....like the Rollapaluza hero Cipollini, a stage racer or climber for example only needs to win one or two majors to go down in history. Robert Millar probably won less races in his entire career than Cav has already won in the last two years....but what a great rider.
Back to Cav, being the most "winningest" (awful Americanism) doesn't necessarily mean the best, some riders who are more suited to other styles of riding or disciplines get less chances of victory...sprinters get many, plus they are massively helped by their team, in order to become a great sprinter you need a huge palmares to get recognition....like the Rollapaluza hero Cipollini, a stage racer or climber for example only needs to win one or two majors to go down in history. Robert Millar probably won less races in his entire career than Cav has already won in the last two years....but what a great rider.