favorite cyclist past and present?
02-24-03, 05:18 PM
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Miguel Indurain, Pavel Tonkov, Sean Kelly and Lance and I hope Lance makes it 5 in row,
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02-24-03, 05:21 PM
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Raymond Poulidor the heart break kid of the Tour de France, I also would count him as my favorite,
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02-26-03, 04:42 AM
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Past would prob be Bernard Hinault. Not that I was watching him then, but based on what I've read since. I like the idea of how one guy can dominate the entire peleton & tell them each day how things will go.
Current I do like Brad McGee. World track champ & Tour de France stage winner in the same year. Met him at a function in Sydney a few weeks ago. Really nice guy. 26 but looks like a schoolboy.
Current I do like Brad McGee. World track champ & Tour de France stage winner in the same year. Met him at a function in Sydney a few weeks ago. Really nice guy. 26 but looks like a schoolboy.
02-26-03, 05:06 AM
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Greg LeMond. Without him Le Tour would have been some bike race in France for this MN native.
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02-26-03, 05:52 AM
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Luke Warmwater gets my vote for the greatest cyclist ever, closely followed by ****er Sosebee and Nero Steptoe. Great racers all! 
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02-26-03, 07:22 AM
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Stephen Roche. Tdf Giro and World Champ and a real gentleman.
Present, can't go for Lance, good as he is, because he doesn't ride the classics. Cippo probably.
As for best ever, Mercx did it when I think it was more difficult, and at the best of their form I think Mercx, Hinault, Indurain or Anquetil would eat Lance for breakfast.
Present, can't go for Lance, good as he is, because he doesn't ride the classics. Cippo probably.
As for best ever, Mercx did it when I think it was more difficult, and at the best of their form I think Mercx, Hinault, Indurain or Anquetil would eat Lance for breakfast.
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plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
02-26-03, 09:02 AM
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Laurent Jalabert's amazing break aways last year in the tour had me cheering for him the whole way. Even though he retired I will be a fan of his just on those performances alone. And of course the Americans Lance and Tyler.
02-26-03, 03:40 PM
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As for best ever, Mercx did it when I think it was more difficult, and at the best of their form I think Mercx, Hinault, Indurain or Anquetil would eat Lance for breakfast.
I agree with you chewa!!!
As for best ever, Mercx did it when I think it was more difficult, and at the best of their form I think Mercx, Hinault, Indurain or Anquetil would eat Lance for breakfast.
I agree with you chewa!!!
