Adam Hansen appreciation

dave milne
dave milne Posts: 703
edited August 2016 in Pro race
Rides 3 grand tours a year, outclimbed Sella to win a stage in the Giro, makes his own cycling shoes, is the unofficial IT support for the team buses on any tour.

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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    *applause*
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • pomtarr
    pomtarr Posts: 318
    +1

    Not to jinx it, but if you include the Vuelta, he's only 4 GTs off matching this guy's record - 9 GTs in a row: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marino_Lejarreta
    "Difficult, difficult, lemon difficult"
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,259
    pomtarr wrote:
    +1

    Not to jinx it, but if you include the Vuelta, he's only 4 GTs off matching this guy's record - 9 GTs in a row: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marino_Lejarreta
    Lejarreta did 10 in a row - '88 Tour de France followed by all three in 89-91.

    And Hansen has already done 6 in a row, so he's 4 off anyway.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • pomtarr
    pomtarr Posts: 318
    RichN95 wrote:
    Lejarreta did 10 in a row - '88 Tour de France followed by all three in 89-91.

    And Hansen has already done 6 in a row, so he's 4 off anyway.
    Well, despite how dodgy my figures are, I really hope he does it!
    "Difficult, difficult, lemon difficult"
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Without wishing to divert this thread overly:
    Marino Lejaretta
    1987
    Vuelta 34th
    Giro 4th
    Tour 10th

    1989
    Vuelta 20th
    Giro 10th
    Tour 5th

    1990
    Vuelta 55th
    Giro 7th
    Tour 5th

    1991
    Vuelta 3rd
    Giro 5th
    Tour 53rd

    And this is when the Vuelta was run in late Apr-early May. In 1989, the races were run as follows:
    Vuelta: Apr 24 - May 15
    Giro: May 21 - June 11
    Tour: July 1 - July 23
    Finishing in the top 20 in all 3 in 1989, with that schedule is some achievement.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • Flexisurfer
    Flexisurfer Posts: 249
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    Without wishing to divert this thread overly:
    Marino Lejaretta
    1987
    Vuelta 34th
    Giro 4th
    Tour 10th

    1989
    Vuelta 20th
    Giro 10th
    Tour 5th

    1990
    Vuelta 55th
    Giro 7th
    Tour 5th

    1991
    Vuelta 3rd
    Giro 5th
    Tour 53rd

    And this is when the Vuelta was run in late Apr-early May. In 1989, the races were run as follows:
    Vuelta: Apr 24 - May 15
    Giro: May 21 - June 11
    Tour: July 1 - July 23
    Finishing in the top 20 in all 3 in 1989, with that schedule is some achievement.

    Yes, but is there photographic evidence of him having a beer with fans during a race?

    Good on ya, keep it up.
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    RiderPicture.asp?TeamId=14&RiderId=1299&RefDate=01.01.2009

    Top bloke.
  • fnq59
    fnq59 Posts: 37
    I second that. He comes from Cairns, my home town, and on the rare times he is home he comes out with the Saturday morning ride and is just one of the boys, easy to talk to and no airs and graces. A real ambassador for the sport.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    He does seem like a good guy, although ‘suggests ideas about the exterior looks of shoes’ (which is what I understood he does) is far different from “makes his own cycling shoes” (as the OP wrote).

    It's interesting to see what answers Hansen gave to the same questions in separate interviews he had, firstly about 2004, and then again in 2010.

    Which is the most difficult climb?
    2004: The Kitzbühler Horn
    By 2010, Hansen had changed his mind to saying the Lysa Hora. It's near where the the Czech/Polish borders come together.

    Which fellow cyclists do you have most respect for?
    2004:Jens Voigt, Vino
    Who are your role models?
    2004: Jens Voigt, Vino, Dr. Lothar Heinrich
    By 2010, Hansen had changed to nominating Edwald Boassen-Hagen and Vicente Reynés as the fellow cyclists for whom he had most respect.

    Dr. Lothar Heinrich was one of two doctors who admitted helping Telekom riders dope between 1995 and 2007.
    I don’t know how or why Hansen would have encountered him in 2004, but he would have definitely met Heinrich by 2007, because by then Hansen had joined the Telekom successor team, T-Mobile, for which Heinrich still worked, until dismissed in mid-2007.

    What’s your attitude about doping?
    2004: That’s a good question. I’m trying to see how far I can go clean, so far so good.
    But it really gets to me when I notice a rider take something and then beat me. That’s unfair and ignoble because there are a few of us riding clean!
    By 2010, Hansen favoured improvements in testing and keeping samples for 3 years for retro-testing. When then asked how he deals with fellow cyclists after their return from a doping suspension, Hansen answered, “That´s a hard question. For sure I wouldn’t invite them over for a BBQ lunch to congratulate them on their return. There are rules that should not be broken, I don’t break them. But in some ways I don't care what others do."

    What are your best and worst characteristics?
    2004: Best: I’m too nice and that gets taken advantage of. Worst: I’m honest (which is a bad thing sometimes)
    He wasn't asked this in 2010, but it's probably still true.

    In the 2010 interview, Hansen favoured banning rider/team radios, which I was glad to hear from a rider.
  • tomb8555
    tomb8555 Posts: 229
    knedlicky wrote:
    He does seem like a good guy, although ‘suggests ideas about the exterior looks of shoes’ (which is what I understood he does) is far different from “makes his own cycling shoes” (as the OP wrote).


    Definitely actually “makes his own cycling shoes”:

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/adam-ha ... -own-hands


    Perhaps not making them all by himself but certainly more than just suggesting ideas about the exterior!
  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    I think he actually learnt how to lay the carbon didnt he? I believe that came from Inner Ring's blog.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    He lives in the Czech Republic... hence probably the change in fav mountain.

    He's also started his own company (http://www.hanseeno.com/index.php) which has a certain home grown quality about it... much like those shoes...
  • upton
    upton Posts: 40
    Anyone seen these "shoddy cycling interviews"?!


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpKCEVNZPL0

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87_ZadsPzTs
  • pomtarr
    pomtarr Posts: 318
    Hansen confirmed in Lotto's Giro squad:
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lotto-belisol-seeking-stage-wins-at-giro-ditalia

    Here's hoping he does another hat-trick in 2014.
    "Difficult, difficult, lemon difficult"
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Does anyone have any front-on shots of him riding. Caught a glimpse of him yesterday and he seemed to be riding unusually narrow handlebars. Anyone?
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,259
    emadden wrote:
    Does anyone have any front-on shots of him riding. Caught a glimpse of him yesterday and he seemed to be riding unusually narrow handlebars. Anyone?
    A full discussion of it, with the photos you want, here: http://inrng.com/2013/01/whats-new-with-rider-position/
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    There was a mini Hansen love-in on one of the other threads a month or so back ...

    One of those guys who rides to the best of his ability and comes across as way less try hard than many of the other English speaking riders ... Sadly don't think he'll ever manage a big or GC win ... Would he do better on another team?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    ....and he's english speaking ;).
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  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    ....and he's english speaking ;).

    Don't be a smart arse ... The comparison was with folk like Phinney who you just can't warm to ...
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • pomtarr
    pomtarr Posts: 318
    http://cyclingtips.com.au/2014/05/adam-hansen-on-his-eighth-consecutive-grand-tour
    Going for Giro stage wins.
    "Difficult, difficult, lemon difficult"
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Check what he was in his bidons :D
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,454
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    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    The full awesome story on Sticky Bottle

    Hansen was born to do this. Fantastic image for the sport.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Good effort.
    _
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Check what he was in his bidons :D
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    Great, he seems like a proper character, although I'm not a massive fan of some of his shoes aesthetically he must be a pretty clever bloke to do all that (He's trained as an engineer isn't he?)
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Oh this is just freaking ACE! I love Adam Hansen. And this just makes me love him more!

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=YkQ0gEEMqGE
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Oh this is just freaking ACE! I love Adam Hansen. And this just makes me love him more!

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=YkQ0gEEMqGE
    Chiappucci at 10 seconds in.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • the article don
    the article don Posts: 578
    Super. What a geezer
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    Specialized Tricross Sport
    My Dad's old racer
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  • cp_rider
    cp_rider Posts: 15
    Such a great guy. Saw a video where he swapped his bison with a spectators beer. He doesn't take himself to seriously but rides out of his skin!

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