FrancoisC Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Jens Voigt.Works the hardest.NEVER afraid to attack, lead out, break away.A thorough gentlemen off the bike."Aaah, German TV, life iss gooot!!!"
Hydrocynus Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) Most definitely Lance Armstrong! Check out the clips of his 2001 Tour de France ascent of Alpe D'Huez on youtube, inspirational stuff! Edited January 9, 2011 by Hydrocynus
Zeps Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Seems my man 'Il Pirata' is a favourite, good choice gents
canfan Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 International:I really liked Pantani. I loved the way he climbed. And definately Lance. People can say what they want, but he was something special. Local riders:The Beneke Brothers and Mr Cyclelab, Andrew Mclean.
FrancoisC Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 I'm going to say Jens Voigt AGAIN, just because he is so strong.
LazyTrailRider Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) C'mon dudes... The one. The only. The best MTB rider of all time: Johnny T! We'll never again see someone who could win both DH and XC World Championship titles. Anyone who's seen him get big air in a *cross country* race would agree: Tomac is the smoothest, most stylish rider ever. Plus he's a nice guy. Edited January 9, 2011 by Martin Hattingh
Bat-ass Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Jens Voigt.... watching him sit on the front in the TDF a few years back in a valley floor. he must have pulled for 30km's betwwen 2 cat 1 climbs... al to get CSC team mate, Sastre,, back in the mix. he sigle handedly shredded the field. Also this year when he paced that one climb, again shredding the field, for andy.. when he pulled off the front, he looked like he was going to unclip.dipite Vino's history, that man has heart and guts!
bikemonster Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 For bringing rock star cool to cycling: The Lion King For being madder than a box of frogs: The Badger (Hinault). "While I breathe, I attack." For being the consummate team worker: Jens Voigt (I think he may have been mentioned. For being insatiable: The Cannibal, Eddy Merckx. For being an indomitable Gaul: Eugene Christophe (whose name lives on on many a toe strap). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Christophe  And along with Eugene Christophe, all those madmen who tackled the Grand Tours when the roads over the Alps and Pyrennees were little more than goat tracks. The bikes they road were single speed because there was no choice, not because SS was the new black. The unnamed ones are more inspirational to me than the greats because it must be so much harder to grind out a finish in extremis than to claim the palmares. (Cool thread, Mr Bender.)
Capricorn Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 C'mon dudes... The one. The only. The best MTB rider of all time: Johnny T! We'll never again see someone who could win both DH and XC World Championship titles. Anyone who's seen him get big air in a *cross country* race would agree: Tomac is the smoothest, most stylish rider ever. Plus he's a nice guy. dont make me slap you with my Five Ten Sam Hill editions..
Lance Notstrong Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Some of the the big one’s Coppi, Hinault, Le Mond, Indurain, Armstrong and countless others are a given..., but locally, ask the guys (some mentioned here above) like the Benekes, Mc Intosh, Andrew Mc Lean etc. what a guy by the name of Grant Lottering did with them in some (especially hilly) races whilst still a JUNIOR . . .!!  I raced against him and he was supposed to be a peer, but he was certainly a hero of mine and very inspirational in the late 80’s.
'Dale Posted January 9, 2011 Author Posted January 9, 2011 I gotta echo living legend, Fabian Cancellara - phenomenal strength, one day classic and TT icon and real good guy.
Lance Notstrong Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Some of the the big one’s Coppi, Hinault, Le Mond, Indurain, Armstrong and countless others are a given… but locally, ask the guys (some mentioned here above) like the Benekes, Mc Intosh Andrew Mc etc. what a guy by the name of Grant Lottering did with them whilst still a JUNIOR!!  I raced against him and he was supposed to be a peer, but he was certainly a hero of mine in the late 80’s.
GTRacing Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Don't forget about erjies bezuidenhout... That Dude was the beast...
Thor Buttox Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Fab Fabian!  But I relate to Pantani most, cos like him I am called "The Elephant". But I don't have big ears, so... you do the math. Ok, it's because I'm fat!
LazyTrailRider Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 dont make me slap you with my Five Ten Sam Hill editions.. Â Haha. Look, Sam's not bad, but you have to admit one can't really compare... Johnny T is Johnny T, he's a living legend. I want to see Sam Hill rip an XC field to pieces while manualling through rollers and then win a DH race the next day
mitsu Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Fabian Cancellara is a phenomenal talent. Previous generation favourite is Sean Kelly. Old school favourites are Jacques Anquetil and Fausto Coppi. Â This thread is reminding me to get some old cycle races on dvd.
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