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Who is your favourite sprinter?  

  1. 1. Who is your favourite sprinter?

    • Robbie Mcewen
      39
    • Alessandro Petacchi
      3
    • Tom Boonen
      44
    • Thor Hushovd
      35
    • Oscar Freire
      5


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I vote for Hunter as he can sit in a sprint and "come close to winning"..Wink

 

AND he is from SA..
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"come close to winning"..Wink

 

..

 

Sounds an awful lot like losing, unfortunately.

 I like RH too and hope he can take the good form he's shown so far this year and translate it into more wins
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Shocked What about Zabel !!?

 

I know he's getting a bit old and being over-shadowed by Petacchi, but surely he deserves a mention... (2nd at Worlds aswell)
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This is a great poll, Without a doubt i think Tommy Boonen is the hottest one day speacilist racing the circut currently, super fast and strong. I vote Tom.

 

But here are a few other names from the past that could really turn a pedal very quickly when needed.

 

Gianni Bugno :  (2xWorld road race champion and a great one day rider who could finish high in the TDF and win stages) ultra fast - modern day comparison = Valverde

 

Laurent Jalabert : (I think oneof the greatest one day specialists still of the modern era. I think he will still, in my books, be better than Tom Boonen purely becos he could feature in the tours as well but hell could Jalabert sprint or what - super fast!

 

Dimitir Konyshev : In his day was also very quick!

 

 

tooHot!!!!2007-04-05 00:50:35

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Agree on Ja Ja, he was a great sprinter before his accident and an even greater cyclist afterwards, always love his breakaways in the mountains.

 

I suppose one must mention Jaan Kirsipuu and Tom Steels as well

 

Oggy 990

 

Zabel is one of the finest sprinters of his generation and a real gent as well
wolverine2007-04-17 00:07:37
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I would have to say Petacchi is the best PURE sprinter, I think he is struggeling to find form after his very serious crash, but I have no doubt he will be back.

 

..........that said, there are others, Rene Haselbacher is no slouch when he is upright, Allan Davis is another, Jan Kirsipuu can hold his own, some of the lead out men like Marco Velo and Gert Steegmans given the opportunity could also feature regularly.

 

Even our little mate Damiano Cunego can be very competitive in the sprint. 
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Fastest ever (Metrosexual) Super Mario Cippolini.

 

Most consistent, longest serving ERIC ZABEL.

 

Sexiest (in a way straight guys are worried) TOM BOONEN

 

Awesome and exciting to watch(in a way that motorists and other cyclists want to ride over him with a lorry) MCEWEN

 

Most foot in mouth ROBERT HUNTER

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