Who is your favorite cyclist?
04-06-17, 06:59 PM
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Eddie the Cannibal Merckx, then Peter Sagan.
I've been paying attention to Sagan since his first TDF, and figured pro cycling needed a character like him right then to take some of the spotlight away from all the bad publicity.
I'm also a fan of Geraint Thomas. Anyone that gets shoved off a mountain curve and crashes 10' up into a tree, gets up and almost gets a TDF podium finish has to be tough.
I've been paying attention to Sagan since his first TDF, and figured pro cycling needed a character like him right then to take some of the spotlight away from all the bad publicity.
I'm also a fan of Geraint Thomas. Anyone that gets shoved off a mountain curve and crashes 10' up into a tree, gets up and almost gets a TDF podium finish has to be tough.
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04-06-17, 07:16 PM
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My Mom is my favorite cyclist, but she's actually a Duathlete. Mom rides to the recreation center 6 days a week, swims for an hour, and then takes the long way home to make it a 10 mile ride.
cycling/swimming is her time away from taking care of my father(89 years old and fighting cancer).
cycling/swimming is her time away from taking care of my father(89 years old and fighting cancer).
04-06-17, 07:17 PM
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04-06-17, 07:28 PM
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04-06-17, 07:37 PM
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04-06-17, 07:55 PM
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04-06-17, 09:42 PM
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My SO is my favorite rider. She got me back into riding. Loves to climb. Always up for a ride-road or mountain (though the tandem thing didn't work out...). Wants to go on cycling vacations. Does complain about having 20+ bikes around and one in the entry way.....
04-06-17, 10:02 PM
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There are tons of riders I admire - even some that are hated, but Federico Bahamontes who won the TDF in 1959 is a fave.
04-06-17, 10:18 PM
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I judge the excellence of a professional cyclist purely upon the magnificence of their beard. That puts Sagan like 3rd or 4th, really. None can contest the wonderbeard of Namibian pro Dan Craven.
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Current riders, +1 to Sagan. So fun and talented.
I first started riding/racing in the mid-80s, and back then Greg LeMond and Sean Kelly were two favorites. I also really liked Bernard Hinault, too, despite the rivalry that he had with LeMond. Overall, it has to be LeMond for his overall palmares as both a jr. and pro, his improbable comeback and thrilling victory over Fignon, and the way he has fought the good fight post-career.
Bartali and Merckx are worthy choices, but both before my time so not much personal connection.
@exmechanic89, I just started reading The Eagle of Toledo: The Life and Times of the Tour's Greatest Climber, Frederico Bahamantes, by Alasdair Fothergill. You'd likely enjoy it if you haven't already read it.
I first started riding/racing in the mid-80s, and back then Greg LeMond and Sean Kelly were two favorites. I also really liked Bernard Hinault, too, despite the rivalry that he had with LeMond. Overall, it has to be LeMond for his overall palmares as both a jr. and pro, his improbable comeback and thrilling victory over Fignon, and the way he has fought the good fight post-career.
Bartali and Merckx are worthy choices, but both before my time so not much personal connection.
@exmechanic89, I just started reading The Eagle of Toledo: The Life and Times of the Tour's Greatest Climber, Frederico Bahamantes, by Alasdair Fothergill. You'd likely enjoy it if you haven't already read it.
04-07-17, 04:48 AM
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How could anyone not like Esteban Chaves?
Jarlinson Pantano is another one to watch.
As kids, we used to play games when everyone would claim to be a certain star, and because everyone had to be someone different, the idea was not so much to choose ones favorite or be the first to claim to be the unquestioned champion, but to find the best match - the best player with whom one had the most in common - a strong suit, personality, distinguishing physical traits, or maybe just a name. Playing that game, I'd be Nibali. I really like Cavendish, but I'm not at all like him.
Jarlinson Pantano is another one to watch.
As kids, we used to play games when everyone would claim to be a certain star, and because everyone had to be someone different, the idea was not so much to choose ones favorite or be the first to claim to be the unquestioned champion, but to find the best match - the best player with whom one had the most in common - a strong suit, personality, distinguishing physical traits, or maybe just a name. Playing that game, I'd be Nibali. I really like Cavendish, but I'm not at all like him.
04-07-17, 05:49 AM
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Among past riders, favorite has to be Lance Armstrong. He's the greatest ever.
Incredible
Incredible
04-07-17, 06:00 AM
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^I think you mean Incredulous.
04-07-17, 07:43 AM
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How Peter Sagan (eventually) wins the Tour | VeloNews.com
04-07-17, 08:11 AM
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Nope, not his fault. Sagan has the right to use all of the road to his desires, this race is for him to ride, not for lazy inconsiderate fans to drape their jackets.
Sagan said it was his fault because he was being a good face of cycling and representing UCI and his team. Video footage clearly shows it is fan's fault.
This is why Sagan is great. I imagine if it was any baseball, football or basketball pro, they would have knocked that fan out cold.
Sagan said it was his fault because he was being a good face of cycling and representing UCI and his team. Video footage clearly shows it is fan's fault.
This is why Sagan is great. I imagine if it was any baseball, football or basketball pro, they would have knocked that fan out cold.
Too many people think the ref stole the game from them.
Be good enough to beat the ref.
It's called personal accountability. Sagan decided to ride in there. If something bad happens, it's his fault for making that decision.
You make the decision. You own the result.
Personal responsibility.
04-07-17, 08:15 AM
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Back in about 1983 or 84, when I lived in St Pete FLA, he was the "famous" host at a crit. I did spent part of the day hanging out with him and asking about his work to be a strong Ironman racer, and of course the Olympics in Mexico. But other than that, no. I suspect you have had different experiences with him?
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Among past riders, favorite has to be Lance Armstrong. He's the greatest ever.
Incredible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVB9wFFat24
Incredible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVB9wFFat24
Just curious, have you seen "Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story"? It's pretty interesting, regardless of your take on him.
04-07-17, 08:31 AM
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