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Best cyclists from the last 12 years
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 24-04-2012 23:02
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Squire wrote:
I like these kinds of lists 
I won't rank them, but I'll put them in groups.
Group 1:
Paolo Bettini
Tom Boonen
Alberto Contador
Alejandro Valverde
Fabian Cancellara
Oscar Freire
Group 2:
Alexandre Vinokourov
Davide Rebellin
Lance Armstrong
Mark Cavendish
Damiano Cunego
Ivan Basso
Erik Zabel
Group 3:
Jan Ullrich
Alessandro Petacchi
Robbie McEwen
Danilo Di Luca
Carlos Sastre
Philippe Gilbert
Roberto Heras
Valverde and Contadope in the group over Armstrong and Ullrich? Good luck with that.
Anyway, my top 6.
1. Armstrong
2. Freire
3. McEwen
4. Boonen
5. Ullrich
6. Cavendish/ Cancellara
Many more names that have been listed above, but there are too many to list.
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| canojuancho |
Posted on 25-04-2012 02:34
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Amstrong
Bettini
Ullrich
Casagrande
Contador
Heras
Savoldelli
Freire
Cancellara
Gilbert
Museeuw
Boonen
Cavendish
Zabel
Rebellin
Valverde
Cunego
Boogerd
Vinokourov
Sylvain Chavanel |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 25-04-2012 18:21
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Why some guys but Sagan in that list..he has great potential..shure. But last 12 years..there is just to many great names. |
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 25-04-2012 18:49
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Well I think you have to have Armstrong and Contador. Aside from them though I would put:
Rodriguez
Boonen and Cancellara (because they have dominated the classics)
Voigt and Pate (may catch hate for this, but I think being the best domestiques in the world qualifies them)
Basso, Ullrich, Beloki (if Armstrong weren't around?)
Rebellin and Gilbert
Menchov (has been really consistent)
Hushovd
Valverde
Cavendish
Leipheimer and Hincapie (maybe not the best, but they have been fixtures in the sport)
Freire
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 25-04-2012 18:49
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simple - ARMSTRONG  |
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 25-04-2012 18:59
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sutty68 wrote:
simple - ARMSTRONG
7 TDF, then what. Given all the controversy about his 7 TDF victories, I could hardly call him the best cyclist of the last 12 years. See my points table on the previous page... |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 25-04-2012 19:06
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Aquarius wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
simple - ARMSTRONG
7 TDF, then what. Given all the controversy about his 7 TDF victories, I could hardly call him the best cyclist of the last 12 years. See my points table on the previous page...
OK You have a fair point |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 25-04-2012 19:12
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This is a top for most talented riders :
Sagan
E.B.Hagen
Cavendish
Cipollini
Contador
Cancellara
A.Schleck (wasted his talent )
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 25-04-2012 19:15
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Vandenbroucke and Ullrich were more talented than all the riders you named alex...
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| Wilier |
Posted on 25-04-2012 19:29
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So I checked to see the top 10 of CQ-ranking of the last 12 years. These riders where in there the most.
1. Davide Rebellin 7
2. Erik Zabel 6
3. Alejandro Valverde 6
4. Paolo Bettini 6
5. Lance Armstrong 6
6. Cadel Evans 5
7. Samuel Sanchez 5
8. Philippe Gilbert 4
9. Tom Boonen 4
10. Damiano Cunego 4
11. Fabian Cancellara 4
12. Alberto Contador 3
13. Alessandro Petacchi 3
14. Robbie McEwen 3
15. Danilo Di Luca 3
16. Gilberto Simoni 3
17. Francesco Casagrande 3
18. Joaquin Rodriguez 2
19. Oscar Freire 2
20.Jan Ullrich 2
There were more riders with 2 top 10's so I counted al their top 10 placings together so the riders are sorted with the highest average top 10 placings. |
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| Csabi13 |
Posted on 25-04-2012 19:29
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My best team :
Contador
Cavendish
Gilbert
Armstrong
Valverde |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 26-04-2012 06:17
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Spilak23 wrote:
Vandenbroucke and Ullrich were more talented than all the riders you named alex...
I think you can hardly measure talent,you never know where talent begins and hard work (or dope in some cases) start imo. Personally i see Schleck and Ullrich as the guys with the biggest natural talent (plus Sagan who has maybe biggest "raw power" given, he was breaking bikes in half at MTB often).
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 26-04-2012 06:49
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Still question was..last 12 years. Not last 2 years. |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 26-04-2012 07:05
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Guido Mukk wrote:
Still question was..last 12 years. Not last 2 years.
Sure, my top 10 for last 12 years is:
- Bettini
- Freire
- Cancellara
- Boonen
- Basso
- Ullrich
- Valverde
- Evans
- Heras
- Contador
Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 26-04-2012 07:05
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 26-04-2012 07:47
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Bettini
Rebellin
Cavendish
Freire
Ullrich
Lance
Valverde
Contador
Beloki
Zabel
Evans
Boonen
Cancellara
Simoni
Vinokurov |
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