user: ### NOW ANSWER:
Question: What was the rank of the rider whose ascent time was 43:24 before the year 2002?
Columns: ['Rank', 'Year', 'Ascent Time', 'Speed', 'Rider']
Types: ['real', 'real', 'text', 'text', 'text']
Sample row: [1.0, 2000.0, '41:55', '18.32 km/h', 'Roberto Heras ( ESP )']
SQL:

assistant: SELECT COUNT("Rank") FROM "Table" WHERE "Year" < 2002.0 AND "Ascent Time" = '43:24';