Which Pro would you like to have a beer with?

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  • Noosa
    Noosa Posts: 15
    Has to be Sean Kelly and Jens Voigt - Could listen to cycling al la those two legends anytime - two cracking accents!
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Lemond for me.
  • dulldave
    dulldave Posts: 949
    Robert Millar - as long as he was in a talkative mood. It would be a bit of a let down to meet one of your heroes and all he did was stare into his pint.

    I don't believe he'd be in a dress but if he was then that would be up to him.

    Of the current crop - Probably Wiggo because he seems kinda interesting, honest and has good taste in music. So we wouldn't need to talk cycling all the time.

    I'd like to chat to the old timers though. The 2 most memorable cycling conversations I've had have been with old men. I just love hearing about cycling back in the day.
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  • bikerZA
    bikerZA Posts: 314
    Floyd Landis, the day before his epic rate and positive test.
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  • ynyswen24
    ynyswen24 Posts: 703
    Sean Kelly - likes a Pironi

    Eddy Merckx - apparently does a cracking Elvis impression when he's had a few.
  • andy162
    andy162 Posts: 634
    Had a few pots of ale with Sean Kelly in March. Great bloke, tells a good story and can consume Guiness with frightening ease. Also he has bartering skills like no other.....managed to negotiate a full €2 off 3 dodgy dvd's from some pub pestering porn pedlar. €2! now that's good going!

    Andy.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,812
    andy162 wrote:
    managed to negotiate a full €2 off 3 dodgy dvd's from some pub pestering porn pedlar. €2! now that's good going!

    Andy.

    Are you seriously telling me that Sean Kelly likes to burp the worm?
  • Jellylegs1968
    Jellylegs1968 Posts: 73
    Andei Tafie for his descriptions of his wins in Roubaix and Flanders.

    And Boonen for the crack (see what i did there :wink: )
  • drewfromrisca
    drewfromrisca Posts: 1,165
    Coppi and Wiggins.
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  • andy162
    andy162 Posts: 634
    What about Cav? Bet he's a right laugh....ahem

    Re: Kelly.....said dvd's were to show on the team bus to get the lads fired up!.....did they win much in April?
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    ArroyoDave wrote:
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    Robert Millar, i bet he has loads of storys he could tell and ive always enjoyed reading articles he writes.

    You want to sit in a bar to have a beer with a man dressed as a women??

    If he wants to turn up dressed as a women thats up to him i have no hang up with that beside even dressed as a women he would still leave me miles behind on a bike. :lol::lol:

    Good point.



    I actually have shared a dinner table with Robert and his stories are great.


    As you've enjoyed his company then you should be the last person to talk the p*ss out of Robert. I hope you feel embarrassed for making a comment like that. I think you should show some respect.
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  • berliner
    berliner Posts: 340
    Pendleton V or
    Armitstead L or
    Cippolini M (there'll probably be a bellisimo cast off available)
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Chris Horner. Very articulate, great sense of humor seems like he'd be both fun and good, intelligent cycling conversation.
  • jimmcdonnell
    jimmcdonnell Posts: 328
    'Big' George Hincapie.

    Although beers with Victoria Pendleton equally appealing (for very different reasons)
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  • SunWuKong
    SunWuKong Posts: 364
    Boardman for me. He's a bit of a geek and I am too. Wiggins would be second choice and I bet McEwen would be a good laugh.
  • paulcuthbert
    paulcuthbert Posts: 1,016
    Kreuziger. Because Czech beer is the best, and I can speak a bit of Czech. Well, I can swear in Czech!
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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    edited August 2009
    Error.
    "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."
  • Harry182
    Harry182 Posts: 1,170
    +1 for Robert Miller

    (Though if Niki Gudex calls he may have to take a rain check.)
  • sampras38
    sampras38 Posts: 1,917
    jon208 wrote:
    Bit of nonsense to fill the Post Tour Depression on a rainy Saturday. :wink:

    Which Pro, past or present, would you most like to have a beer with and why?

    I'll start with Chris Boardman, absolute legend as far as I'm concerned. Watching his career as I grew up really got me hooked on cycling.



    ..........either him or Ricco, so I could smack him in the face.

    Boardman always seem to come across as a bit of a bellend to me..;-) I think I'd be more interested in someone a bit more obvious like Merckx or Pantani.
  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    The Garmin gang. I've had beers with Christina Meier and Sven Tuft some years back, and they're super fun. Throw in Ryder, DZ Nuts, Millar and co. and that must be one cracking evening.

    If Emilia Fahlin came along, I would not mind at all.
  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    For me it would have to be the following:

    Tom Boonen
    Marco Pantani
    Johan Museeuw (met him at Palma airport after the 2000 tour of Majorca)
    Mark Cavendish (gotta be done :-) )
    Bradley Wiggins
    Djamolidine Abdujaparov - just to ask him how he used to sprint like that :-D
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