Jens Voigt

pinno

In a world of diminishing icons, we at least have Voigt. Solid, down to earth, hard as nails and still going.

As a tribute to him and the hope he is still a pro at 55, we can compile a list of icons past and present. As creator of this thread with an automatic right to set the yardstick , I am putting him at the top of the list.

(Doesn't have to be cyclists. Once we have 50, I will do a poll and see who gets the top vote)

1. Jens Voigt
2. ...

Yellow Peril

Voigt, a tremendous call P1. You just want people like him to go on forever like a great film that you don't want to end. I think there will be more in sport than anything else and in sport more in cycling because it's not a sport for tarts.

As a bit of a luvvy I'm going to put forward actor Stanley Baker. Great filmography, gritty actor and starring of one of my favourite films Zulu.

tim_wand

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Absolubtley no argument here, Jens for No1.

After the betrayal of Armstrong, the questionability of Cipollini and the premature death of Pantani , he and Merckx are the only ones of my Icons left.

Shut up legs, Every ride.

sev112

25 screws ?

Per race ? Same person ?

matthewhall

Not in the same league as Jens but I think Chris Anker Sorenson is a current rider who gives his all day after day. During last years Tour he seemed to be either out in a breakaway or at the front of the peloton everyday.

finchy

Cyclist - Bradley Wiggins - in yellow and working on the front for Cav on the Champs Elysees.

Non-cyclists: Stephen Hawking, David Attenborough, John Cale, Julian Cope.

Frank the tank

Muhammad Ali. Bit obvious that one.

I'll also suggest Torvill and Dean.

Steven Spielberg.

Yellow Peril

johnfinch wrote:

Cyclist - Bradley Wiggins - in yellow and working on the front for Cav on the Champs Elysees.

Non-cyclists: Stephen Hawking, David Attenborough, John Cale, Julian Cope.

He used to live at the bottom of the street where I grew up. It was a row of a dozen or so houses. His dad was the posh white collar worker and his mum a teacher on the street and Julian and his brother didn't really mix with the rest of us kids (tbh Julian is a few years older than me and must be in his mid fifties now I guess). In the early 70's he would be walking down from the bus stop with a long mac on and a guitar on his back, very bohemian but back then to a group of dirty faced kids he was a bit weird. Of course we all changed our tune when the Teardrop Explodes became a big group and I can remember walking past the house and seeing the gold disc for Kilaminjaro on the wall.

Gazzetta67

His pro armstrong comments were a joke... along with indurain & sanchez, funny how we have'nt heard a peep out of any of them since liestrong came out. dont rock the cash cow eh jens

declan1

Watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02tRJPE-YZI

He's so funny

Litespeed79

Hoy
Obree
Cav
Malcolm Elliott

team47b

Beryl Burton.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_Burton

goonz

Actor for me, Martin Sheen

1. Because he is a great actor
2. His last name is the town I spent my youth.

team47b

goonz wrote:

Actor for me, Martin Sheen

1. Because he is a great actor
2. His last name is the town I spent my youth.

Cool, you grew up in Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez.

Ignore me, everyone else does

goonz

team47b wrote:

goonz wrote:

Actor for me, Martin Sheen

1. Because he is a great actor
2. His last name is the town I spent my youth.

Cool, you grew up in Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez.

Ignore me, everyone else does

Like point 2 states, his last name was where I spent my youth, so yes!

Best if you ignore me too.

dmclite-3.0

1. Maya Angelou.
2. Primo Levi.
3. Bob Geldof, he made the whole world listen and act for a while.

Frank the tank

goonz wrote:

Actor for me, Martin Sheen

1. Because he is a great actor
2. His last name is the town I spent my youth.

Well, there is NO WAY I'm nominating Mick Hucknall............The ginger tw@t.

Yellow Peril

goonz wrote:

Actor for me, Martin Sheen

1. Because he is a great actor
2. His last name is the town I spent my youth.

Then I'm asuming you are from Sheen in Derbyshire? Are you familiar with sheen Farmers Tug-of -War Club?

mallorcajeff

Was lucky enough to meet jens two years ago, very very nice guy. Amazing athlete too.

goonz

Yellow Peril wrote:

goonz wrote:

Actor for me, Martin Sheen

1. Because he is a great actor
2. His last name is the town I spent my youth.

Then I'm asuming you are from Sheen in Derbyshire? Are you familiar with sheen Farmers Tug-of -War Club?

Nope Sheen SW14...well actually its East Sheen but close enough

Yellow Peril

goonz wrote:

Yellow Peril wrote:

goonz wrote:

Actor for me, Martin Sheen

1. Because he is a great actor
2. His last name is the town I spent my youth.

Then I'm asuming you are from Sheen in Derbyshire? Are you familiar with sheen Farmers Tug-of -War Club?

Nope Sheen SW14...well actually its East Sheen but close enough

Ah that'll be East Estevez SW14

finchy

Yellow Peril wrote:

johnfinch wrote:

Cyclist - Bradley Wiggins - in yellow and working on the front for Cav on the Champs Elysees.

Non-cyclists: Stephen Hawking, David Attenborough, John Cale, Julian Cope.

He used to live at the bottom of the street where I grew up.

I hope you know how lucky you are.

ballysmate

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

1. Maya Angelou.
2. Primo Levi.
3. Bob Geldof, he made the whole world listen and act for a while.

I must admit that I am not as well read and had to google the first pair.
Maya Angelou ? 6 autobiographies wtf ? Were the first 5 shite?

Anyway to prove I am not well read, I am amazed we have gotten to page 2 and no-one has mentioned a porn star.
How about John Holmes. As a bloke, he wasn't up to much, but credit where credit is due......... :roll:

hipshot

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

3. Bob Geldof, he made the whole world listen and act for a while.

What, no Bono? or is he number 4? :roll:

What about Gino Bartali?

Risked his life to hide a Jewish family in his cellar during the war. When training he acted as a courier for the resistance going through Nazi checkpoints with documents in his seat tube, again risking his life. Never talked about it afterwards, saying "One does these things and then that's that". Liked a smoke and a drink but won 3 Giros, 1TdF, more if it wasnt for Coppi, continued to race until he was 40 years old. I could go on.

Milkmaid

Shut up legs!!
http://www.redbubble.com/people/milkmai ... ut-up-legs

dmclite-3.0

hipshot wrote:

dmclite-3.0 wrote:

3. Bob Geldof, he made the whole world listen and act for a while.

What, no Bono? or is he number 4? :roll:

What about Gino Bartali?

Risked his life to hide a Jewish family in his cellar during the war. When training he acted as a courier for the resistance going through Nazi checkpoints with documents in his seat tube, again risking his life. Never talked about it afterwards, saying "One does these things and then that's that". Liked a smoke and a drink but won 3 Giros, 1TdF, more if it wasnt for Coppi, continued to race until he was 40 years old. I could go on.

Deffo no Bono.

Geldof called the president of Ethiopia a c**t to his face. He saved lives and shook our consience, whats wrong with that ? I think thats commendable, he helped where he could, and I know he is responsible for Peaches Geldof but we all make mistakes

dynamicbrick

Hard men.

There are many, but few quite as tough as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart

Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart[1] VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963), was an English officer of Belgian and Irish descent. He fought in the Boer War, World War I, and World War II; was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip and ear; survived a plane crash, tunneled out of a POW camp, and bit off his own fingers when a doctor wouldn't amputate them. He later said "frankly I had enjoyed the war."

bianchimoon

jonny hoogerland - for cyclist

Norman Borlaug - humanitarian

Cleat Eastwood

goonz wrote:

Actor for me, Martin Sheen


2. His last name is the town I spent my youth.

That would only be the case for me if Johnny Craphole became famous.

Icons - ian rush, bishop abel muzorewa, and brian walden.

dylanfernley

for cycling --you got to give paul kimmage his dues--went against the tide for many many years--he just told the truth--the omerta tried to silence him--but him made of stubborn stuff-- top man !

ginsterdrz

Mmmmm. Crashed him off Twitter due to his endless boring multiple tweets. Read Hamiltons book where he has contact with JV in the peloton....not such a nice guy.