Your Top 5 Pros of All Time
10-23-08, 04:48 PM
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Your Top 5 Pros of All Time
Here are mine:
Eddy Merckx - Best
Lance Armstrong - 7
Fausto Coppi - From what I've seen, amazing
George Hincapie - Seems like a cool dude, easy to route for
Erik Zabel - Loved the way he sprinted. Plus, Hell on Wheels made him seem down to earth.
I know a ton are left out, who are your favorites?
Eddy Merckx - Best
Lance Armstrong - 7
Fausto Coppi - From what I've seen, amazing
George Hincapie - Seems like a cool dude, easy to route for
Erik Zabel - Loved the way he sprinted. Plus, Hell on Wheels made him seem down to earth.
I know a ton are left out, who are your favorites?
10-23-08, 04:50 PM
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Hincapie is the Hardest Working Man in Cycling History.
And never forget that he cut his teeth racing in Central Park, NY you friggin weenies. He's from Long Island. I actually run into guys who grew up racing with him from time to time.
And never forget that he cut his teeth racing in Central Park, NY you friggin weenies. He's from Long Island. I actually run into guys who grew up racing with him from time to time.
10-23-08, 04:54 PM
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Hinault was a complete friggin ahole. A fast ahole, but an ahole all the same.
Nothing wrong with that.
Nothing wrong with that.
10-23-08, 04:58 PM
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10-23-08, 04:59 PM
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bugno
coppi
merckx
lemond
armstrong
fignon
veranque
pantani
jalbert
hinault
kelly
ulrich
zabel
cipollini
orbee
dierkson
dekker
japerov
ekimov
voigt
coppi
merckx
lemond
armstrong
fignon
veranque
pantani
jalbert
hinault
kelly
ulrich
zabel
cipollini
orbee
dierkson
dekker
japerov
ekimov
voigt
10-23-08, 05:01 PM
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My favorites are people I know, so that means probably nobody else does... Just wanted to put a different spin on things 
Cody O'Reilly
Daniel Ramsey
Ken Hanson
Ben Haldeman*
Matt Dubberly*
(*not current pros)
Cody O'Reilly
Daniel Ramsey
Ken Hanson
Ben Haldeman*
Matt Dubberly*
(*not current pros)
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10-23-08, 05:07 PM
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rather than making 4 post of 5 i saved myself the time. but sure if you have the book send it out.
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Lance Armstrong
Marco Pantani
Claudio Chiapuchi
Laurent Fignon
George Hincapie
Honorable mention to Big Mig
Marco Pantani
Claudio Chiapuchi
Laurent Fignon
George Hincapie
Honorable mention to Big Mig
10-23-08, 05:19 PM
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hinault
merckx
zabel
tafi
De Vlaeminck
seeing still images/footage of these guys made me want to ride.
I can name a few other top5 lists as well, but just go with them for now. they are first to come to mind.
merckx
zabel
tafi
De Vlaeminck
seeing still images/footage of these guys made me want to ride.
I can name a few other top5 lists as well, but just go with them for now. they are first to come to mind.
10-23-08, 05:25 PM
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Merckx
Bartali
Anquetil
Hinault
Coppi
Bartali
Anquetil
Hinault
Coppi
10-23-08, 05:31 PM
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My other 4 riders:
Merkx
Kelly
Lemond
Heiden
10-23-08, 05:39 PM
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Merckx seems to be about the only almost unanimous choice.
I'm young, I need to read up on all the cycling history and see why these guys were so great.
I'm young, I need to read up on all the cycling history and see why these guys were so great.
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Other than Lance & Merckx, I don't know if I know enough Pros of ALL-TIME. I use to think Lemond was something, but now he kind of seems like the spoiled brat at the park who leaves with his basketball when his team loses.
10-23-08, 05:44 PM
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Current:
1. Jens Voigt (hardest working)
2. Dave Z (Funniest)
3. Lance Armstrong: Most attention to detail
4. Scleck Bros' (fun to watch)
5. George Hincapie (hottest wife)
Retired/Dead
1.Vladimir Ekimov (hardest working)
2. Marco Pantani (funt to watch) (funny looking)
3. Eddy Merckx, (He's the Cannibal)
4. Seán Kelly (hard man)
5. Davis Phinney
Other Greats: Bernard Hinault, Fausto Coppi, Miguel Indurain, Francesco Moser, Giuseppe Olmo etc. etc. So many great riders... I will also add Greg Lemond (beacuse of what he did for American cycling 20 years ago, not what he is doing now.. I've lost current respect for him)
No one mentioned Tommy D?
1. Jens Voigt (hardest working)
2. Dave Z (Funniest)
3. Lance Armstrong: Most attention to detail
4. Scleck Bros' (fun to watch)
5. George Hincapie (hottest wife)
Retired/Dead
1.Vladimir Ekimov (hardest working)
2. Marco Pantani (funt to watch) (funny looking)
3. Eddy Merckx, (He's the Cannibal)
4. Seán Kelly (hard man)
5. Davis Phinney
Other Greats: Bernard Hinault, Fausto Coppi, Miguel Indurain, Francesco Moser, Giuseppe Olmo etc. etc. So many great riders... I will also add Greg Lemond (beacuse of what he did for American cycling 20 years ago, not what he is doing now.. I've lost current respect for him)
No one mentioned Tommy D?
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10-23-08, 05:58 PM
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10-23-08, 05:59 PM
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Greg Lemond
John VandeVelde
Jackie Simes
Jeff Bradley
Greg Demgen
Honorable Mention - Gary Doering(was he ever pro?)
John VandeVelde
Jackie Simes
Jeff Bradley
Greg Demgen
Honorable Mention - Gary Doering(was he ever pro?)
10-23-08, 06:07 PM
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Merckx
Kelly
Hinault
Antequil
Coppi
Alternates: LeMond and Hampsten for their impact on the sport in America when it needed it.
Kelly
Hinault
Antequil
Coppi
Alternates: LeMond and Hampsten for their impact on the sport in America when it needed it.
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10-23-08, 06:09 PM
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