"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - Which Pro are you most similar to?

Friday waste of time thread.

The what is a sprint thread and all the "depends on whether you're a petach or mcewan" type sprinter got me thinking ... if you were to compare the style of racer that you fancy yourself to be to a pro racer, who is it?

Me - Paolo Bettini. Likes breakaways, has a jumpy sprint but doesnt compete well with the true sprinters, can climb but not with the true climbers, TTs reasonably but not great ...

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Disclaimer note - this is just for fun, I'm certainly not comparing my meager cat 3 skills to anyone else.

ludo dierckxsens, but with a brain and hair.

**In my own little cat 3 world**

Cadel- strong enough to stay with the lead group but sucking wheels to the line.

Any Domestique.

How many people are going to say Jens?

I'm probably most similar to Boonen but without the obnoxiously huge FTP, etc.

Who gets third in the most sprints?

I'm only similar to Jens because I will move to the front of anything to chase down a break or block for a teammate. The difference is that I waste all my energy doing it. :)

But I'm more of an Ulrich. Party in the offseason with frauline and streudels, only to come to the first race and cry when it goes uphill. :)

http://www.virginmedia.com/microsites/sport/slideshow/larger-than-life-heroes/img_8.jpg

Merckx

Cause we've both slowed down a little.

:D

Tom Simpson..... Only even in the grave he is faster than me.

Who gets third in the most sprints?

Zabel

Drew Carey

How many people are going to say Jens?

I'm probably most similar to Boonen but without the obnoxiously huge FTP, etc.

only those who overestimate their ability. kind of like the type of folk who think they're like boonen. ;)

How many people are going to say Jens?

I'm probably most similar to Boonen but without the obnoxiously huge FTP, etc.

You know it. I don't know about similar to - but as I've said before, I wanna be like Jens :D Although I'm built more like Cancellara, and really admire his riding style as well.

ludo dierckxsens, but with a brain and hair.

You have a schnoz (http://www.ludodierckxsens.be) like Ludo?

That guy was an animal.

Funny how the photos of him on the top of the banner page are backwards.

Tom Simpson..... Only even in the grave he is faster than me.

Simpson's story is a sad one.

You have a schnoz like Ludo?

That guy was an animal.

nope. don't look a thing like him... well we both have large cottages of wattage.

only those who overestimate their ability. kind of like the type of folk who think they're like boonen. ;)

Overestimation of one's abilities is key :D Some call it confidence...

Jens... I don't sprint.

But really? None of them -- I don't dope.

Bob Roll on his worst day.

Overestimation of one's abilities is key :D Some call it confidence...

One man's confidence is another man's delusions of grandeur.

Jens... I don't sprint.

But really? None of them -- I don't dope.

Ever think about a career in politics?

One man's confidence is another man's delusions of grandeur.

It's a grey area.

I'm too much of a noob to say I'm similar, but I'll say that I'm at least inspired most by small sprinters like Robbie McEwan. We're similar body size/type, so it's great watching the pocket rocket beat the big guys like Boonen. Gives me some hope of being a sprinter someday.

I'd say the same of Levi Leiphiemer but I know I can't climb or time trial for ****.

It's a grey area.

is that what the internet is called these day? ;)

Friday waste of time thread.


Me - Paolo Bettini...

Because....you are Specialized?????

:p

Bob

P.S. I am most like Bob Roll. I talk with my hands and people laugh at me when I ride.

I climb like a sprinter and sprint like a climber

Ever think about a career in politics?

Sometimes. I'm my team's President now... Does that count?

Any Domestique.

Oh come on, pick one. I'll go with VandenBosche

Sometimes. I'm my team's President now... Does that count?

nope.

I will go into the 'off -limits' doping realm and Say Vino. Attacks for no reason and at the wrong times, wouldn't make a great team leader, doesn't wait for the sprint, TTs very well, and hangs with the climbers by sheer force of will.

I will go into the 'off -limits' doping realm and Say Vino. Attacks for no reason and at the wrong times, wouldn't make a great team leader, doesn't wait for the sprint, TTs very well, and hangs with the climbers by sheer force of will.

You sound more like Moreau.

Zabel

There you have it :D

Leipheimer.

Yes, I am lazy.

...any of the guys above 190cm... Boonen, Magnus... not Big George, though I wish I could ride like him...
At 192 and 85-87kg I likes to sprint and ride on crappy roads and suck wheel untill the line. Although I love the idea of being a great teamate and doing the super domestique thing and carrying a buddy for the win in a break... which I did this year (amongst an unbelieveably weak field, though), my FTP only makes this a possiblility if the road is pancakesque.

so, Magnus or Tom.

final answer.

I am not Specialized, though... So: Magnus FTW!

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Me - Paolo Bettini. Likes breakaways, has a jumpy sprint but doesnt compete well with the true sprinters, can climb but not with the true climbers, TTs reasonably but not great ...

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Disclaimer note - this is just for fun, I'm certainly not comparing my meager cat 3 skills to anyone else.

Yeah that's me as well, I have Bettini's "statuesque" 5'7'' build. I try to ride like the P-meister, but I don't have the sheer balls he does in the sprints. I'm a little more of a climber than he is, though (at least compared to other cat 3's).

I'm about the same height and weight as Lance. With half the watts and 1/100 the money. However, I do have the best dog.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/patentcad/BeautifulSaminthehigrass.jpg

only those who overestimate their ability. kind of like the type of folk who think they're like boonen. ;)

lol

I did say without his huge ftp etc. ;)

It's a scaling thing...

If you have the best dog you don't need the watts or the money.

Best dog:
http://home.gwu.edu/%7Ebdcheung/soph.png

Yeah that's me as well, I have Bettini's "statuesque" 5'7'' build. I try to ride like the P-meister, but I don't have the sheer balls he does in the sprints. I'm a little more of a climber than he is, though (at least compared to other cat 3's).

Hey ... I just realized I think I've ridden with you. Durham Tuesday ride? A year and a half ago, before I moved away. I think I saw you a time or two on the P ride.

For me, Hushovd. Beefy, dense (both connotations), a last-it-out sprinter, don't deserve my palmares, will go for the break when I can.

Best dog:

BD, I know love is in the eye of the beholder, but that's a sorry lookin' varmint if ever I saw one. I'm ... glad for you that the two of you are so close.

You sound more like Moreau.

Minus the mandatory "crack" associated with Moreau.

Friday waste of time thread.

The what is a sprint thread and all the "depends on whether you're a petach or mcewan"

You can admit it. My Rasmussen comment was the inspiration of this thread. Don't worry, I don't need the public credit, you can just telepathically thank me.

Hey ... I just realized I think I've ridden with you. Durham Tuesday ride? A year and a half ago, before I moved away. I think I saw you a time or two on the P ride.

For me, Hushovd. Beefy, dense (both connotations), a last-it-out sprinter, don't deserve my palmares, will go for the break when I can.

Yeah, I've been on that ride quite a bit. What is your name/what bike were you riding?

frank schleck? i am scrawny.

tomas vaitkus :D

my dog fabian is the best! :p

http://criticalthrash.com/images/puppy/puppy16.JPG

tomas vaitkus :D

my dog fabian is the best! :p

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i was thinking you were more like sean eadie. ;)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40372000/jpg/_40372231_seaneadie203.jpg

BD, I know love is in the eye of the beholder, but that's a sorry lookin' varmint if ever I saw one. I'm ... glad for you that the two of you are so close.

Most are pretty "sorry lookin'" before their first birthday.