The Annual Tour de France Awards
With just the TT and the run-in to Paris to come it's time to look back on the best and worst of the 2014 Tour de France.
Basically this is where everyone can create their own categories and criteria for the moments which have given them inspiration, laughter, anger, confusion etc. over the last 3 weeks. So here are the Milton50 nominations:
Best individual performance: Tony Martin on stage 9 for time trialling away from the whole field from 60km out. Beast.
Worst individual performance: Cavendish for attempting to ride over Simon Gerrans and depriving us of the sprint contest we wanted to see.
Unsung hero award: Kevin Reza for absolutely bossing the breakaway-domestique duties
The "chapeau" award: Alberto Contador for attempting to continue cycling with a broken leg. Fair play.
Most stylish rider: Tony Gallopin for his yellow jersey and black shorts combination
Close but no cigar award: Peter Sagan for managing to be the nailed on favourite for about 8 stages but never coming up with a win
Breakaway killer: Cheng Ji. Apparently F1 teams are now studying Cheng in order to make the cars better at ripping through the air.
Most shocking moment of the Tour: This award is shared between Greg LeMond's waistline and Stefano's trousers.
And this year there is also a special lifetime achievement award. This goes to Haimar Zubeldia for chalking up yet another Grand Tour top 10 finish without anyone realising he is in the race. Well done Haimar (and yes I had to check how his name is spelt).
Basically this is where everyone can create their own categories and criteria for the moments which have given them inspiration, laughter, anger, confusion etc. over the last 3 weeks. So here are the Milton50 nominations:
Best individual performance: Tony Martin on stage 9 for time trialling away from the whole field from 60km out. Beast.
Worst individual performance: Cavendish for attempting to ride over Simon Gerrans and depriving us of the sprint contest we wanted to see.
Unsung hero award: Kevin Reza for absolutely bossing the breakaway-domestique duties
The "chapeau" award: Alberto Contador for attempting to continue cycling with a broken leg. Fair play.
Most stylish rider: Tony Gallopin for his yellow jersey and black shorts combination
Close but no cigar award: Peter Sagan for managing to be the nailed on favourite for about 8 stages but never coming up with a win
Breakaway killer: Cheng Ji. Apparently F1 teams are now studying Cheng in order to make the cars better at ripping through the air.
Most shocking moment of the Tour: This award is shared between Greg LeMond's waistline and Stefano's trousers.
And this year there is also a special lifetime achievement award. This goes to Haimar Zubeldia for chalking up yet another Grand Tour top 10 finish without anyone realising he is in the race. Well done Haimar (and yes I had to check how his name is spelt).
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Bip - Gallopin's stage win
Wip - Demare's whole Tour
Uha - Geraint Thomas once again sacrificing chances of individual wins for nothing
Ca - Nibali for constantly attacking
Msr - ok not style but Sagan deserves simething for spending so much time on his hair given it's going to be wrecked asnsoon as he puts his helmet on
Cbnc - whoever it was got caught just before the line after that long break
Bk - what?
Msm - cav crashing out on stage 1 was a shock[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
Deleted - Muppetry...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0
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Actually I completely forgot about Hollenstein finishing the stage with a punctured lung. I'm taking the chapeau award off Contador and handing it to him.0
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Best individual performance: Nibali Sheffield.
Worst individual performance: Any of Sky Team.
Unsung hero award: OGE bus driver.
The "chapeau" award: Micheal Rodgers Rafal Majak Yorkshire.
Most stylish stage: 5
Close but no cigar award: Sagan
Breakaway killer: Ramunas Navardauskas
Most shocking moment of the Tour: Froome / Contador going out.0 -
Best individual performance: Tony Martin on stage 9
Worst individual performance: Mollema TT
Unsung hero award: Not sure if it was unsung, but Westra was mega on the cobbles.
The "chapeau" award: Nibs on the cobbles.
Most stylish rider: Tony Gallopin & his wife.
Close but no cigar award: Jack Bauer on that stage.
Most shocking moment of the Tour: French riders being interesting.0 -
The Unsung hero award: Arnold Jeannesson
The Hard as nails award: Hollenstein - ouch!
The Best stage award: Stage 5, Ypres – Arenberg Porte du Hainaut over the cobbles
The Haimar Zubeldia award for ghosting into the top ten: Haimar Zubeldia. Again.
The Hasn't this been done already? award: All those Borat impersonators
The There's hope for me yet aged rider does good award: Peraud
The Frank Schleck bike handling award: Andy Schleck
The Tony Martin caught on the line heartbreak award: Jack Bauer
The What's the point of this team? award: Cofidis
The He's a witch burn him award sponsored by Bikepure: Nibali for daring to be better than the competitionIt's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.0 -
Is Cofidis like French Wonga..0
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No. They're a more legit lender offering proper long term loans. APR about 20% not 5000%RideOnTime wrote:Is Cofidis like French Wonga..Twitter: @RichN950 -
Best stage villain in a supporting role......Jose Serpa.
Best piece of kit...a camper van.
Best pedalleur....Nibali by a country mile.Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.
Summer B,man Team Carbon LE#222
Winter Alan Top Cross
All rounder Spec. Allez.0 -
Best individual performance: Stage 10 - Tony Martin's epic turn at the front in the service of Kwiatkowski. Didn't result in anything, but amply demonstrates why Martin is popular amongst his peers.
Worst individual performance: Stage 10 - Tony Martin's apparent track stand after finally running out of energy - I don't think I've ever seen a rider as visibly 'cooked' as that.
The Winter's Tale award for most visually arresting exit: Lars Bak, stage right, stage 5.0
