Unusual facts about Pro Cyclists

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  • jamlala
    jamlala Posts: 284
    BikingBernie wrote:
    Lance Armstrong, 'the patron saint of cancer' dumped his then long-time girlfriend Sheryl Crow, who he had been engaged to for 6 months, because he couldn't be arsed to support her when she developed breast cancer.

    Yawn, change the record.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Matteo Bono owns a cheeseshop, though he doesn't much care for the stuff.

    Damiano Cunego is a regular contributor to Viz's Profanisaurus, it was he who first coined the phrase "Wizard's Sleeve"

    I's a little known fact that Cunego is actualy pronounced "clunge".
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    The band Supergrass were named with Floyd Landis in mind
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    Laurent Fignon wore his ponytail in memory of his first girlfriend, who was lost in a tragic squid fishing trip off the coast of Portugal.

    As a youngster Jan Ullrich had trials at QPR.

    Bernard Hinault has Europes largest private collection of cactii.

    Bjarne Riis wants to recreate Hannibal's crossing of the Alps and is currently training two African elephants for this purpose. His research on power output and VO2 max in Loxodonta africana saw him shortlisted for a Nobel prize.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Joseba Beloki has adjusted well to life after professional racing and now co-owns Parc Asterix on the outskirts of Paris.

    Michele Scarponi's dad is bigger than your dad.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Matchstick Man
    Matchstick Man Posts: 565
    Pedro Delgado has a motorway named after him in the Basque region
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    did you know, also, that Pedro Delgado has a band named after him?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    edited August 2010
    Jens Voigt will only retire when he's achieved his life goal of being a dubstep producer who's been asked to remix a Flying Lotus track

    Bjarne Riis runs the Copenhagen Public Speakers society in his spare time.

    There is no truth to the rumour that Cavendish used to be able to eat a banana through a tennis racket before his dental work.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    did you know, also, that Pedro Delgado has a band named after him?

    I didnt, whats the band called :?:
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  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    It is a commonly believed urban myth that the band ‘The Delgados’ are named after the ex Spanish professional cyclist Pedro Delgado. This is in fact false and they are named after Carlos Delgado, a Puerto Rican baseball player.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    When asked why he chose to attack a group containing team mate Andreas Kloedon as well as two of his major rivals, the Schleck brothers, in what is regarded as the decisive moment in the 2009 Tour De France, Alberto Contador replied

    "Because you touch yourself at night, that's why"
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Spanish cyclist Pedro Delgado was named after a Scottish indie rock band.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Kléber wrote:
    Spanish cyclist Pedro Delgado was named after a Scottish indie rock band.

    His full name is Pedro Simple Minds Delgado
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Alberto Contador has a garage full of Casio calculator watches.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • dulldave
    dulldave Posts: 949
    jimmythecuckoo wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    did you know, also, that Pedro Delgado has a band named after him?

    I didnt, whats the band called :?:

    The Pedros
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    iainf72 wrote:
    Alberto Contador has a garage full of Casio calculator watches.

    He'll sell you one for £15.


    Marco Pantani earned his nickname "Il Pirata" from his exploits as a corsair off the Spanish Main in the golden age of piracy. At his untimely death he was just short of 262 years old.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ok some people must have slow days. It would be nice to keep the facts in touch with reality.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • dulldave
    dulldave Posts: 949
    Pantani's had a pop song written about him:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeYY9s6X7yY
    Scottish and British...and a bit French
  • sampras38
    sampras38 Posts: 1,917
    iainf72 wrote:
    BikingBernie wrote:
    Lance Armstrong, 'the patron saint of cancer' dumped his then long-time girlfriend Sheryl Crow, who he had been engaged to for 6 months, because he couldn't be arsed to support her when she developed breast cancer.*

    Yawn

    It had NOTHING to do with that.

    I don't use the term lightly but in his case...the guy is a tool.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Ok some people must have slow days. It would be nice to keep the facts in touch with reality.

    I know it's awful isn't it?

    Alejandro Valverde has the worlds largest Hornby Train Set in his basement. It's closely modelled on the branch lines that run between Manchester and the Peak District.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Coldplay's hit 'Yellow' was a dedication to Lance Armstrong
  • konaboy2275
    konaboy2275 Posts: 4
    Lance Armstrong owns Armstrong's chippy in Manchester - the home of the Giant Cod...
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Francesco Moser's flatus smells faintly of titanium and cloves.

    Bauke Mollema is the worlds leading authority on the sexual dimorphism of European sparrowhawks.

    Hugo Koblet used to wash his bike and re-tape his handlebars before crossing the finishing line.

    The most recent editions of the Giro and Vuelta have been won by riders from the host country. The last French victory in the TdF was a quarter of a century ago.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    Cumulonimbus wrote:
    Coldplay's hit 'Yellow' was a dedication to Lance Armstrong

    REM's album Green was a tribute to Eddy Planckaert.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    Jens Voigt was born in a crossfire hurricane.
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Paul Sherwen can speak Swahili. Thomas Voeckler lived in Martinique for quite a long time.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Ok some people must have slow days. It would be nice to keep the facts in touch with reality.

    I know it's awful isn't it?

    When Bradley Wiggins has a slow day he sits around on the internet making up interesting facts about bikeradar forum posters. His favourite fact so far is that Jimmythecuckoo once swallowed a twelve foot inflatable python for a bet.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Cancellera smellls like seaweed and cheap aftershave
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,691
    Cumulonimbus wrote:
    Paul Sherwen can speak Swahili.
    That's actually an urban myth. In fact he only knows one phrase in Swahili which is "putting the hammer down".
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Iban Mayo was raised by wolves
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent

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