2011 Cyclingnews Reader Poll

[The Hitch]

for the love of god hitch a poster like you should be using 40 posts per page

Nah thanks. As a european I prefer the metric system thank you very much.

Everything is divisible by 10, not by 40, what the hell is that.

I think Id get lost with 40 as well.

 

[Parrulo]

Nah thanks. As a european I prefer the metric system thank you very much.

Everything is divisible by 10, not by 40, what the hell is that.

I think Id get lost with 40 as well.

haven't you ever heard: once you go 40 you won't come back"

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Rediculous - Why has Alberto Contador the winner of this year's Giro d'Italia been omitted from the Best Male Road Rider category in this year's poll yet Levi Leiphiemer who won a couple of wee races in America been included....Shocking

wtf.

what a joke man.

More site visitors from America than from Spain?

Didn't Levi win the 2nd grand tour this year though?

regardless, I don't expect to see a us soccer site (espn soccernet - tho i'd call it a global site) calling donovan the best footballer in the world.

also i hope the mens rr world champs doesnt get a single vote, most boring race of 2011 maybe.

 

[Publicus]

Hey all,

A note on Contador: We didn't include him in last year's poll due to his positive test from the 2010 Tour and subsequent case. Although he has been cleared to race until the CAS hearing decides his final fate in November, we felt that the outcome was still unclear and therefore we've be consistent in our approach from last year.

On the topic of mandatory fields. I'll take that on board and consider changing the approach for next season.

Thanks

Dan

That rationale makes sense for 2010 since his biggest result (TDF) would have been (And still could be) wiped from his resume. Doesn't make sense for 2011 where his results will stand regardless of the outcome of his case.

That being said, it's your poll, you folks do with it what you will.

 

[Ferminal]

And the Contador thing is minor. He wouldn't and shouldn't win anyway. Its the inclusion of Tour of Colorado that is most ridiculous.

Am I alone in thinking that the Tour of Utah was the better race?

 

[The Hitch]

Am I alone in thinking that the Tour of Utah was the better race?

Never watched it, but from what I heard it had Henao Sevilla Brajkovic and Levi dropping everyone with 30km to go. That 1 moment is better than the entire tour of colorado.

 

[FreeWheelin]

If we are talking bias from CN, as an Aussie, I fell that there are a dispopotantly large amount of Australian stories (not that I am complaining, just an observation). Maybe there is not, and it just seems that way to me, because I take notice of them more.

 

[AussieGoddess]

Havent voted as I know nothing about a fair few of those categories ....

As far as Contador is concerned ... I do think its a bit silly not to have him in there.

Yes - exclude him from last years. He was under temp suspension etc. But this year, he has been cleared. (yep .... cleared) and even IF the appeal against his being cleared is upheld, he will still keep his results.

Now I wouldnt vote for him anyway ... Gilbert is clearly the rider of the year .... but not to include him because he was cleared of doping is just wrong.

 

[L'arriviste]

If we are talking bias from CN, as an Aussie, I fell that there are a dispopotantly large amount of Australian stories (not that I am complaining, just an observation). Maybe there is not, and it just seems that way to me, because I take notice of them more.

No, I'd say you're right (and I'm not complaining either). It's summer Down Under and it's the end of season in Europe so that might explain it in the short term. But I also think it's true that CN has an editorial office in Australia, so that will contribute.

 

[thirteen]

bah! the omissions, the inability to write-in your choice, and being forced to vote on questions you have no clue about make it farcical to say the least.

also, i completely agree that the Legends of Cycling vote was distasteful. after looking at the names listed, i had to check that Arvesen, Hoy, and Sastre were still alive and uninjured... just bad, bad taste!

 

[luckyboy]

Why is Team Sky's Pinarello Dogma on the list and Movistar's not?

I'd rather have the bike adorned with Campagnolo.

The two best team bikes aren't even there (Cofidis Look 695 & QST Merckx EMX-7 - both Campagnolo).

 

[Arnout]

Am I alone in thinking that the Tour of Utah was the better race?

From what I heard it was. Only the didn't advertise with being the best race on the planet in an aggressive manner, that's why I liked them, that's why they didn't get included.

Kind of sad how this works...

 

[Arnout]

So its a readers poll but I can't choose Giro di Lombardia as best race?

5 of the ten choices are cobble races. 3 other sprint races. I don't like any of them as in best of the year.

Will go with the Clasica then because I hate AGR name.

In all the options I couldn't care less about, I chose the least English sounding names.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I treat the poll as a bit of fun. Firstly, quite a few of the options I had to vote about I really had no clue about who to vote for such as Best Women's cyclo cross rider. Secondly, they made some bad errors in some of the other questions. The poll has always been a bit questionable.

 

[Anonymous]

also, i completely agree that the Legends of Cycling vote was distasteful. after looking at the names listed, i had to check that Arvesen, Hoy, and Sastre were still alive and uninjured... just bad, bad taste!

agree as well. How can you expect people to choose between someone who has just retired, someone who is still racing, and someone who died.

Arvesen, great rider, great career but I doubt he would claim to be a legend. Emotion leads you to feel obliged to vote for Wouter but with no disrespect intended I very much doubt he would ever have claimed to be a legend, and sadly will always be remembered by most cycling fans as the rider who died in the giro rather than the rider who won a stage of the Giro, vuelta and the circuit Franco Belge. And how do you differentiate between Weylandt and Tondo.

That question never should have been included.

 

[unsheath]

Johnny Hoogerland and Race Radio for the win!!

 

[Angliru]

If we are talking bias from CN, as an Aussie, I fell that there are a dispopotantly large amount of Australian stories (not that I am complaining, just an observation). Maybe there is not, and it just seems that way to me, because I take notice of them more.

I agree. When I first started frequenting this site I thought it was Aussie based, and while I've been told recently that it is not, it still has very strong Aussie leaning slant to it's coverage.

 

[hughmoore]

I agree. When I first started frequenting this site I thought it was Aussie based, and while I've been told recently that it is not, it still has very strong Aussie leaning slant to it's coverage.

I could be wrong, but website is dynamic in that depending on your location, it provides local ads and possibly local stories.


Hugh

 

[unsheath]

I agree. When I first started frequenting this site I thought it was Aussie based, and while I've been told recently that it is not, it still has very strong Aussie leaning slant to it's coverage.

HQ is in Bath UK but there is a Australian office based in Sydney so makes sense to cover local content.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

I could be wrong, but website is dynamic in that depending on your location, it provides local ads and possibly local stories.


Hugh

Negative as far as local stories are concerned. The content is the same, no matter what web-based proxy I use.

 

[hughmoore]

Maybe because Australians are best cyclists, so we have more stories.



Hugh

 

[lancaster]

One would think being a half decent race with some action would be a minimum requirement for being included in a "best stage race" category.

This just about sums it up.

 

[Nick C.]

I'm not liking having to vote for either Tondo or Weylandt. Think it would have been more tactful to not include either of them.

+1 I voted for Sastre rather than one over the other. At any rate Wouter and Tondo are more saddest stories of the cycling year than Legends.

 

[Carols]

Well I refuse to participate just as I did last year. Excluding Contador this year is just plain bias. He rode as an Exonerated rider this year.

I would have voted for Phil anyway, but excluding AC has me to ticked off to bother with their 'rigged' poll

Levi???, Kittel????, Voeckler??? Sure they had great years but seeing their names without AC there is Just Wrong...

 

[Kazistuta]

Besides the things already stated in this thread, it also bothers me that I have to tick two boxes to avoid spam/CN newsletters - it's supposed to be the other way round.....