Favourite Active Pro rider.
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Been mulling over this - it's got to be Cav. I know loads of people hate him, and he's a 'sit-in sprinter', but he never ceases to impress me with a) the way he wears his heart on his sleeve b) how articulate he can be and c) how bloody fast he is (I keep thinking of the Champs Elysees in 2010 when he came past about 10km/h faster than everyone else).
Plus, his WC casquette/jersey combo at the start of GW was ace. Chuck a tub round that man's shoulders, we're set.point your handlebars towards the heavens and sweat like you're in hell0 -
Cancellara tops my list.
Plus I like the pluckiness of Hoogerland.0 -
Pokerface wrote:Cancellara tops my list.
Plus I like the pluckiness of Hoogerland.
You could have just said yourself.
(ps. i know 'pro' and 'funded' are different.) 0 -
Monty Zoncolan wrote:Ah hell. David Millar. I'm a sucker for a penitent and articulate ex-cheat.
+1 for Millar. Because he's interesting and doesn't just trot out the same old lines.Head Hands Heart Lungs Legs0 -
pottssteve wrote:Monty Zoncolan wrote:Ah hell. David Millar. I'm a sucker for a penitent and articulate ex-cheat.
+1 for Millar. Because he's interesting and doesn't just trot out the same old lines.
Agree with this also, love his querks. I'll add Samu Sanchez and Chavanel to my favourites list too0 -
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My favourites are mostly down to non-racing reasons.
Firstly the Brits - I like the Brits - I'm sorry if you think this makes me some of Plaid Cymru type.
I like Cavendish - heart on his sleeve, always a story. Genuine great.
Wiggins - similar sense of humour + hopelessly underrated.
Geraint Thomas - Hometown boy. My favourite. Full stop.
The non brits I like are generally for none racing reasons.
Freire - for his general laziness
Boonen - for his rock star life style and his easy manner
Tuft and Uran - for their interesting back stories (both very different)
Voigt for his interviews.
O'Grady, McEwen and Hincapie for their longevity
Horner for being a real late comer
Pinotti for his wry tweets about doping.;
Cancellara for trying to rewrite the English language
Dumoulin for just being really small (I'm 5'6)
Evans - I liked him before the it was fashionable to. I figured he was a good man following bad wheels. (Plus, he is the cyclist who is probably the most like me.)
Villians: Proper villians - Valverde, DiLuca, Vino.
Undeserved villians: Movistar, Feillu, frankly all of Vacansoleil - sorry., Haussler, Pozzato,Twitter: @RichN950 -
RichN95 wrote:Wiggins - similar sense of humour + hopelessly underrated.
Care to elaborate, Rich? I'm genuinely puzzled as I think the opposite is true. He got into one soft break in the TDF, clung on to finish 4th and is now touted as a genuine Grand Tour contender. I can see him making the podium in a soft Vuelta, but a contender for the TDF or Giro? Not a hope IMO.0 -
bobtbuilder wrote:RichN95 wrote:Wiggins - similar sense of humour + hopelessly underrated.
Care to elaborate, Rich? I'm genuinely puzzled as I think the opposite is true. He got into one soft break in the TDF, clung on to finish 4th and is now touted as a genuine Grand Tour contender. I can see him making the podium in a soft Vuelta, but a contender for the TDF or Giro? Not a hope IMO.
For the range of events at which he's done well. His versatility.
People forget that he is one the most successful track riders of all time and one of Britain's most successful ever Olympians (equal with Redgrave for most medals).
Some dismiss track, but it does show a remarkable versatility. (He's also the only recent GC rider to ride Paris-Roubaix). I mean, could you image Contador and Schleck trying a Madison together?Twitter: @RichN950 -
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Why, what's he done?Rick Chasey wrote:You should be loving Terpstra then!
He's a track hound.
Was Dutch champion in Pursuit, points race and 50km in 2005.
Still does a bit in the winter.
Won the Amsterdam Zesdaagse with Iljo Keisse in 2011.0
