Let's give Eddy the last word:
>From Der Spiegel 7-11-05
SPIEGEL: Armstrong is the most successful Tour de France racer of all time, but is he the best cyclist of all time?
Merckx: You mean, is he better than I was? I don't like such comparisons -- too much has changed in bicycle racing.
I regret the fact that the great champions like Armstrong and Ullrich only place value in the Tour de France anymore.
If everyone thought like that, then we would only have to organize one bicycle race a year. My career didn't only
consist of the Tour de France. I wanted to win as many bicycle races as I could. I was maybe the best rider during
my time just as Lance is the best rider of his. It doesn't go any further than that.