Adam Hansen appreciation
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Still going...
Hansen made a brief attack late on stage three, powering clear in impressive style and getting a gap of around 20 seconds. But he was reeled in before the final short uphill ascent.
“I attacked because I was bored,” Hansen told Cyclingnews on Tuesday.
Massive man crush..."If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
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cp_rider wrote: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!
Riding with a bison. What a man!0 -
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^Love it. He is the bollocks.It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0
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^ The uncertain celebration tells a tale. Finally a win, but can't quite believe it. Great pic. Cheers....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0
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I was never a fan of the aussie riders, but Hansen is a cool dude, and rides with class. I reckon he could do well in the spring classics if given a good chance.Giant TCR Advanced II - Reviewed on my homepage
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“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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12 in a row completed now.0
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Adam Hansen (Lotto-Soudal) will achieve a record-breaking 13 consecutive Grand Tours completed if he can finish the Vuelta a Espana, which starts this weekend.
The Australian equalled the record of Spaniard Bernardo Ruiz with number 12 when he finished the Tour de France last month. However, the Spaniard achieved his feat in the 1950s, when the Vuelta was two weeks long rather than three.
http://www.thebikecomesfirst.com/adam-hansen-aiming-for-a-grand-tour-record-in-the-vuelta/
Incredible record to go for, great personality to promote the sport.0 -
I know everyone goes on about how tough it is to finish so many, and it is, but it's the fact he keeps getting selected which surprises me. Must be able to add a lot of value to keep getting selected.0
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Good domestiques are not that easy to find and I assume he falls into that catagory ( with the occasional suicide attack in the last few Kms ).I know everyone goes on about how tough it is to finish so many, and it is, but it's the fact he keeps getting selected which surprises me. Must be able to add a lot of value to keep getting selected.0 -
Good domestiques are not that easy to find and I assume he falls into that catagory ( with the occasional suicide attack in the last few Kms ).I know everyone goes on about how tough it is to finish so many, and it is, but it's the fact he keeps getting selected which surprises me. Must be able to add a lot of value to keep getting selected.
I expect he's also great for team morale - always positive and friendly, a seemingly great guy. I would imagine the team love him.
As well, it's a hell of an accomplishment getting a record like that, which is good publicity for the team.
Put that together with his domestique work and occasional stage wins and I expect it's an easy decision for the team.It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0 -
Good domestiques are not that easy to find and I assume he falls into that catagory ( with the occasional suicide attack in the last few Kms ).I know everyone goes on about how tough it is to finish so many, and it is, but it's the fact he keeps getting selected which surprises me. Must be able to add a lot of value to keep getting selected.
I expect he's also great for team morale - always positive and friendly, a seemingly great guy. I would imagine the team love him.
As well, it's a hell of an accomplishment getting a record like that, which is good publicity for the team.
Put that together with his domestique work and occasional stage wins and I expect it's an easy decision for the team.
He's worth an enormous amount of publicity. If he gets in a break you'll hear all about his incredible record. He's also got two GT stage wins (2013 Giro and 2014 Vuelta). He's huge value on social media (gives great tweet), has his own cycling shoe range and can be guaranteed to do something publicity-attracting like drink a beer on a mountain or pull a wheelie or two. Oh, he can put in a decent shift as a domestique as well.
Since 2012, apart from Greipel, the only other GT stage winners they've had are Galopin and Bak (ThomThom Alert Klaxon!) - with one each.
I'd say that he's probably the first name on the team sheet for most GTs.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Well done
Yet another one (15 consecutively) ticked off
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Top all round bloke with a great sense of humour
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Amazing, avoiding injury alone.0
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I didn't see much of Hansen this tour. I wonder if he was less newsworthy now he's extending rather than breaking the record?Warning No formatter is installed for the format0
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I once read that apparently he does all the tech support for the team at races, so perhaps that's (part of) the reason they keep selecting him!Rick Chasey wrote:I know everyone goes on about how tough it is to finish so many, and it is, but it's the fact he keeps getting selected which surprises me. Must be able to add a lot of value to keep getting selected.0 -
The GCN vid of what he packs in his suitcase for a grand tour is pretty cool, worth a watch, seems to have thought of everything!0
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All those GT's and still he finds time to sell his own kit - http://hanseeno.myshopify.com/0
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Fenix wrote:All those GT's and still he finds time to sell his own kit - http://hanseeno.myshopify.com/
My respect for him has gone down immensely now I've discovered that he stocks a range of no fewer than THREE baseball caps and NO cycling caps.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Graeme_S wrote:
I once read that apparently he does all the tech support for the team at races, so perhaps that's (part of) the reason they keep selecting him!Rick Chasey wrote:I know everyone goes on about how tough it is to finish so many, and it is, but it's the fact he keeps getting selected which surprises me. Must be able to add a lot of value to keep getting selected.
The real story is that he wrote the software the team uses for logistics and admin.
http://cyclingtips.com/2015/07/adam-han ... to-soudal/0 -
No tA Doctor wrote:Fenix wrote:All those GT's and still he finds time to sell his own kit - http://hanseeno.myshopify.com/
My respect for him has gone down immensely now I've discovered that he stocks a range of no fewer than THREE baseball caps and NO cycling caps.
He sells shoes for EUR 2500, and the most upsetting thing you find is a cap!
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Garry H wrote:No tA Doctor wrote:Fenix wrote:All those GT's and still he finds time to sell his own kit - http://hanseeno.myshopify.com/
My respect for him has gone down immensely now I've discovered that he stocks a range of no fewer than THREE baseball caps and NO cycling caps.
He sells shoes for EUR 2500, and the most upsetting thing you find is a cap!
I might be able to afford a cap!Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Lotto-Soudal confirm Vuelta a Espana line up
Adam Hansen is the only non-Belgian rider named in the team and will extend his record run of 16 consecutive grand tour.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lotto-s ... a-line-up/0
