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This is exactly right. Redgrave was a superb rower, but ultimately was part of a team. Just as Hamilton is a superb driver, but he doesn't build the car. Froome couldn't win the Tour de France on his own, he needed the team with him. Doesn't stop him being a superb road cyclist.

I can't think of another British sportsperson who has so utterly dominated a solo event as thoroughly as Peaty dominates his discipline right now in recent times. There have been a few with a great team behind them (Froome, Hamilton, Redgrave, Kenny, Hoy) but as a standalone individual in such a...