The definitive comedy nicknames thread

pottssteve
pottssteve Posts: 4,069
edited July 2009 in Pro race
Guten Tag,

As TTs can be a bit dull ( :shock: ) I thought I'd start this thread. Some of the riders now have established nicknames, others don't also, it might help newcomers to know who the hell we're talking about.

So, here's a starting list. Please add alternatives you've heard or made up. Please don't just be stupid, let's have some smart ones. Ideally, they should be humerous and accurate in some way. For example:


1. Twiggins = Bradley Wiggins

2. Bingo = Mark Cavendish

3. Cuddles = Cadel Evans

4. Frank or Andy Schleck = I'm proposing the Schleck Insects

Over to yous guys...
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Armstrong - King Twit.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Armstrong - King Twit.

    C'mon Napoleon, you can do better than that!

    An anagram of lance Armstrong is "Clear Strongman", for example... :D
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    pottssteve wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Armstrong - King Twit.

    C'mon Napoleon, you can do better than that!

    An anagram of lance Armstrong is "Clear Strongman", for example... :D

    But armstrong is king of the twitterers. and his a 'king twit. ;)
  • phil s
    phil s Posts: 1,128
    One newspaper in France called Cav the "Mozart of the 11-sprocket"
    -- Dirk Hofman Motorhomes --
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    NapoleonD wrote:
    pottssteve wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Armstrong - King Twit.

    C'mon Napoleon, you can do better than that!

    An anagram of lance Armstrong is "Clear Strongman", for example... :D

    But armstrong is king of the twitterers. and his a 'king twit. ;)
    King Rat more like.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    Stuart O'Grady = The Spotted Leopard (to Jens anyway)
  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
    Nibali = Nibbler
    Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    So near yet so Farrar
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Contador - The Accountant
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    Kloden = Freiburg's Finest (not sure who started that one though)
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,174
    SpaceJunk wrote:
    Kloden = Freiburg's Finest (not sure who started that one though)

    Freiburg's finest ...?? Finest what??


    Oh I get it...... :wink:
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Have wondered whether somebody/people should be called Ultravox - 'it means nothing to me, oohhhh, Vienna.'
  • KentS
    KentS Posts: 240
    Thor Hushovd - the green giant.
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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    The Schlecks are the Chuckle Brothers - at least I'm hoping they TT like them today.
    Le Blaireau (1)
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,812
    KentS wrote:
    Thor Hushovd - the green giant.

    Ho ho Ho, Thor Hushovd!

    Why is Cancellara called Spartacus? I call it him but have no idea what it means
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Me neither, because I'm Spartacus.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    SpaceJunk wrote:
    Stuart O'Grady = The Spotted Leopard (to Jens anyway)
    Have heard O'Grady called Freckle.

    Of leopards, sprinter Quaranta used to be called the Leopard. Haven't heard of him for a couple of years.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    SpaceJunk wrote:
    Kloden = Freiburg's Finest (not sure who started that one though)
    Kloeden = Hilde.

    He was given the nickname in his T-Mobile days (don’t know why), and apparently liked it then (don’t know about now).

    It’s short for Tante Hilde (Auntie Hilda), who is the nebulous or non-existent family member you might refer to sometimes, e.g. when you say “I followed Tante Hilde’s recipe when I made the potato salad” you actually mean, you made it up as you went along!
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    Denis Menchov = Earth Magnet
    Cycling weakly
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Me neither, because I'm Spartacus.


    No, I am Spatacus....


    Now, put your backs into those oars and row... :lol:
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  • disquieting_museeuws
    disquieting_museeuws Posts: 601
    Quaranta was the Cheetah I think. He was scorching fast on his day and I remember him winning a stage in German race from absolutely miles back, one of the most impressive sprints I've ever seen. He was still racing last year and had a small win or two, but looks like he's given up now.


    I'm Spartacus!
  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    Cadel Evans - Tubbs

    Thor - Thrush (For you, Cav :wink: )

    Contaversador
    Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34335188@N07/3336802663/
  • Eurostar
    Eurostar Posts: 1,806
    edited July 2009
    DZ Nuts - Dave Zabriskie. Wiggins called him that on his twitter. I suspect DZ is pronounced 'deez'. Deez nutz is a big deal in the US http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p ... =deez+nutz

    And there's this of course: http://www.dz-nuts.com/catalog/?p=press&v=lance
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,812
    Isn't DZ Nuts his company? They make shammy cream. No joke,
  • AO1504
    AO1504 Posts: 57
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Isn't DZ Nuts his company? They make shammy cream. No joke,

    Correct
    http://www.dz-nuts.com/catalog/
  • Eurostar
    Eurostar Posts: 1,806
    One of his vids says he will be bringing out a women's version - DZ Lips :D
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Menchov = Roadkill
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  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    Lazarus Armstrong

    Jens "Chuck Norris" Voigt
    Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34335188@N07/3336802663/
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    Bradley Wiggins = Hovis

    Like the old Hovis ad - "twas like takin' bread t' the top o' the world. Twas a grand ride back though..." :D
    Cycling weakly
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    Jens Voight = Bump n' Grind ...ouch! :shock:
    Cycling weakly

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