Gustavovskiy wrote:
Biggest Surprise: (...) Paulinho's Silver Medal
Good point. Hadn't thought of that one. Really came out of nowhere. When Bettini attacked and Vino, Ullrich and everyone else gave their absolute maximum to stay with him on that climb and only Paulinho could do it......my jaw went to the floor
"I'm not seeing right"
Yeah it actually looked like he got wings. A Mastercard moment really... Priceless My jaw traveled to the basement too. That coming from someone as Paulinho who you'd never expect such thing, was a really memorable moment!
Best Rider: After lots of due consideration, i have to go with Bettini for some reason too...
Biggest Disappointment: Ullrich. Seriously. You failed in the 90's, you failed in the 00's. Popovych is a close second.
Biggest Surprise: No idea. I cant remember that far back in time.
Best Team: Ill just copy what Deadpool wrote: CSC - I hate Riis, but always there year in and year out, and always with a good group of riders
Best Race: I just cant be pick a race. I could pick several that could be the best race, but i could never be sure.
Most Disappointing Race: 2006 Tour - Yawn.
Best Moment: 2008, ITT WC, Svein Tuft finishes second. No seriously. Even with the Flying Swiss Bankmanager not there, for a semi-pro rider from a non-european country, to show up and put up such a show and almost win was wonderful to watch.
Worst Moment: Turning on Eurosport one day and watching Vinokourov riding again. That moment i just sorta wanted to gag.
Moment You'll Always Remember: Bjarne Riis' press conference. He was the reason i started watching cycling. It just sorta hurt although it surprised no one.
Biggest Story: The Chicken and the 2007 Tour. Go on. Chant after it me: It was theft. It was theft. It was theft...
Best Story: Cycling's popularity worldwide becomes bigger and bigger
Funniest story: Hamilton trying to explain his doping
Best Rider: In terms of Achievements i'd have to go with Bettini or Valverde....
Biggest Disappointment: For me Jan Ullrich never winning a Grand Tour this Decade, or Iban Mayo after showing initial promise
Biggest Surprise: Has to be Wiggin's Tour performance this year.
Best Team: CSC/Saxobank or T-mobile/Highroad/Columbia
Best Race: Giro 2008, Great riders, close race.... and i went to watch the 3 big mountain stages
Most Disappointing Race: This Years Liege Bastogne Liege :/
Best Moment: Alp d'huez 2006, just because i was there and Cunego had a chance of winning when he passed me
Worst Moment: Ivan Basso riding away from Gilberto Simoni like E.T. in the 2006 Giro, or Beloki's 2003 tour crash...
Moment You'll Always Remember: Michael Rasmussen's performance in the Albi time trial in 2007, i remember watching Valverde come past and telling my Dad, oh it'll be another 3mins before we see the Chicken... 30 seconds later he comes Flying past us.... i was shocked to say the least...
Biggest Story: Operation Puerto before the 2006 tour or Landis after, Armstrongs return to the peleton.
Best Story: Cyclings ever increasing popularity despite the doping convictions.
Funniest story: The endless, i didn't take anything its a conspiracy stories by most of the convicted dopers...
My jaw traveled to the basement too. That coming from someone as Paulinho who you'd never expect such thing, was a really memorable moment!
