TIM MERLIER HONORS WOUTER WEYLANDT

Do you still need to introduce such a man to real cycling followers? Surely every cycling fan knows him. Every cycling fan knows he can sprint phenomenally. Every cycling fan knows that he has been world champion. Every cycling fan knows that in the past Tour de France, he broke Eddy Merckx's stage record.

It was once the title of a popular TV program with our northern neighbors. In contemporary cycling, there are also sons who follow in their father's footsteps. Well-known examples include David and Erik Dekker, Mathieu and Adrie van der Poel, Nicolas and Alexandre Vinokourov and Boy and Jean-Paul van Poppel. In Flanders, the couple most in the spotlight are undoubtedly Thibau and Sven Nys.

The question of how to rate a cyclist's performance is of all times and all generations. Many find comparing with the past completely worthless. On the other hand, the urge to evaluate and “place” performances and careers is very strong. For example, after the recent Vuelta, the question was asked on various channels, how we should assess the career of Primož Roglič.