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The Greatest Seven riders ever

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Best I've seen:

1. Ivan Mauger

2. Bruce Penhall

3. Barry Briggs

4. Tony Rickardsson

5.Leigh Adams

6. Kenny Carter

7. Jason Crump

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My stab at top 7 ever (in order of world titles won) ...

 

1. Ivan Mauger

2. Ove Fundin

3. Tony Rickardsson

4. Hans Nielsen

5. Barry Briggs

6. Ronnie Moore

7. Vic Huxley

 

 

Can't not mention Vic Duggan and Tom Farndon just to keep Norbold smiling!

Thank you Shoddy. Have I convinced you about Vic Duggan yet!!!???

 

Top 7 ever in order of world titles won...Vic Huxley?

I mean my personal top 7 but I ranked them in the order of the titles they won rather than my 1 to 7. Maybe better punctuation would have been..."My top 7 ever, ranked in order of world titles won"

 

Purely on the 'big stage' stats I can't see the numbers to back up Vic Duggan but I believe his record in league form was pretty convincing to say the least!!! I know riders can only beat who is around to beat and his peak years came in a bad period to judge him - I'm just going on world final (and equivalent)!!! He only won the once and made the rostrum that one time.

 

Sorry but I am a numbers guy after all!!! Do you really think Tom Farndon was that good or is it a bit of an emotional choice??? Either way he qualifies as an all time great in my book, even from the sadley curtailed career he had - you know I have a soft spot for another rider and I find it very hard to judge just how good he was!!!

 

Whatever there are some more dubious names mentioned in this thread than any of these!!!

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Sorry, Shoddy, I see what you mean now about your top 7.

 

As far as Tom Farndon is concerned I don't think it is an emotional choice. After all I never saw him ride - I'm not that old - even though today is my first Official day of retirement!

 

My view of Farndon is based on his achievements and what other riders said about his riding. Anyone who held every National League track record simultaneously can't be bad. He won the 1933 Star Riders' Championship and was favourite for the 1935 Final which, of course, he never competed in due to his fatal accident the night before. He was also unbeatable in the British Indivdual Match Race Championship and made the title his own beating off challenges from the likes of Vic Huxley, Dick Case, Max Grosskreutz and Ron Johnson. So much so that after his death the title was suspended until after the War. He also won the London Riders' Championship twice at a time when the title was second only to the Star Riders. He was also a regular for the England Test team.

 

His team mate Ron Johnson said that Farndon could ride the white line as fast as other riders rode the outside of the track.

 

Who knows what he might have achieved had he lived.

Edited by norbold

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Best of all time (in no particular order)

 

Ove Fundin

Ronnie Moore

Peter Craven

Tom Farndon

Jack Young

Bjorn Knutsson

Tony Rickardsson

 

 

Best I have seen:

 

Ove Fundin

Ronnie Moore

Barry Briggs

Peter Craven

Hans Neilsen

Erik Gundersen

Kenny Carter

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I suppose I should do my best I've seen 7, having already done my best of all time. Here goes then:

 

1. Ove Fundin

2. Ivan Mauger

3. Tony Rickardsson

4. Barry Briggs

5. Hans Nielsen

6. Bjorn Knutsson

7. Michael Lee (1977-80 version)

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[COL1OR=red]

1 george hunter

2 neil collins

3 ivan mauger

4 bruce penhall

5 kenny carter

6 ole olsen

and finally 7 me in reserve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Best I've seen (in no particular order):

 

Ronnie Moore

Anders Michanek

Ivan Mauger

Hans Nielsen

Tony Rickardsson

Bruce Penhall

Per Jonsson

Ole Olsen (no 8)

 

However none of these can compare with John Cook for entertainment value

 

Best I've not seen:

 

Vic Duggan

Peter Craven

Ove Fundin

Vic Huxley

Tommy Farndon

Jack Parker

Bluey Wilkinson

Bjorn Knutsson (no 8)

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Best seen in no order:

I.Mauger

H.Nielsen

B.Penhall

E.Gundersen

O.Olsen

Peter Collins

T.Jansson

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best i've seen:

 

Ivan Mauger

Kenny Carter

Mike Lee

Billy Sanders

Tommy Jansson

Erik Gundersen

 

and Mike Ferreira took some stopping for Wimbledon

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Mike Ferreira took some stopping for Wimbledon

and Canterbury :wink: He won the NLRC for us

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Yeah,was tempted to do a 2nd Division best 7 and Ferreira would have to be in there :D If we were talking about best 7 on a soggy sawdust laden track Shazzies unc would make it as well ;)

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Unc didn't do too bad in his time riding he is still top of the Averages at Rye House even though he gave up racing in there in 78/79 :approve::wink:

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He is one of the greats of 2nd League racing ,no doubt.Maybe Backtrack will do something about him :D Just from what i remember he was still extremely good in conditions where other riders were struggling a bit :D

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:lol: LMAO I'm sure he will take that as a compliment of his performances and will pass on your comment Iris :wink::P

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