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Let's count up total wins as a tie breaker. Doesn't that leave Everts still in the lead? Sorry, I don't know how many wins SuperTony has.
Btw.....if you haven't seen the TC movie , you should. That guy's story is pretty amazing , considering where he came from and how he took the world by the horns. Fuggin' guy is a legend beyond legends.
The Shop
Also, while Everts had a year where he could get two and even three wins in a single day, he was mostly limited to12 GPs in most of his other seasons, so Cairoli has had as many chances in his 15 years and counting as Stefan had in is 17 seasons.
All that said, Cairoli has been a much more consistent and healthy champion, and his evolution as a world-class sand rider has been remarkable, considering where he was when he began. I think it's safe to say that there would be an even debate for either Stefan or Antonio (once he catches his tenth) but together they are far and away the two best MXGP riders of all time. I personally feel very fortunate to have been able to watch both, just as I was when I got to see Jeremy dominate SX in the nineties and Ricky dominate in the '00s.
Enjoy both for their greatness!
DC
Racer X
I also enjoy them both. Everts going so fast while looking so slow was mind boggling! Tony's race craft, and outright speed, his flawless technique...equally mind boggling!
If Reed, Tortelli, Vuilliman, Albertyn, Pichon etc hadn’t left for the states I have no doubt Everts would have a bunch less wins and a few less championships. However, the same could be said about Cairoli if Musquin, Roczen, Reed, Rattray etc has stayed. I just feel the current top 10 guys in the GPs are way more competitive than the top 10 15 plus years ago.
Pit Row
Cairoli overcame real adversity and was close to having to quit for financial reasons before his career even got off the ground and has gone on to maintain world class pace over a very long time. The guy is one of the hardest working riders ever.
They're both legends and trying to compare is pointless. Just sit back and enjoy seeing Cairoli defy the laws of aging.:-)
Stefan also won the ISDE and carried Belgium towards MXON wins. Besides those results he also won a few Grand Prix Supercross races back in 1992. A broken leg prevented him from becoming WC Supercross. Just imagine.
As far as Reed and Vuilliman no in hell would they have had anything for Everts, Tortelli was very even and would deff took wins away , but how long would he go uninjured, albe the same.
Albee and Tortelli left. Everts would have less titles if they stayed.
Pourcel, Rattray and Townley left. TC would have less there too.
Injuries cost them title runs in the mid part of their career (Stefan on the Husky years and TC lost titles to Febvre and Gasjer that you'd assume he'd have contended for)
BUT IMO, I slightly give the nod to Stefan...because he beat a bunch of champions for titles... Smets, Pichon, Moore, Bolley, Townley, Ramon, Bartolini, King etc
And he also beat another bunch of dudes who seemed to contend more consistently than Tony's rivals. I think Bervoerts, Vohland, Tragjter, Demaria and Beirer – all of whom had their issues – would beat up on the inconsistencies of Dessalle, Paulin, Van Horebeek, De Dycker, Nagl, Phillipaerts etc
Tony's championship level comp were Pourcel (who'd beaten him previously), Chiodi (Not sure if still prime) and Herlings who was injured part the year.
Splitting hairs and they're both amazing, but Stefan had to slay some bigger dragons imo.
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