What was the rank of the rider whose ascent time was 43:24 before the year 2002?
CREATE TABLE table_name_87 (rank VARCHAR, year VARCHAR, ascent_time VARCHAR)
SELECT COUNT(rank) FROM table_name_87 WHERE year < 2002 AND ascent_time = "43:24"
<s>[INST] Write mssql query to answer the following question given the database schema. Schema: CREATE TABLE table_name_87 (rank VARCHAR, year VARCHAR, ascent_time VARCHAR) Question: What was the rank of the rider whose ascent time was 43:24 before the year 2002? [/INST] SELECT COUNT(rank) FROM table_name_87 WHERE year < 2002 AND ascent_time = "43:24" </s>