BEST Nicknames

[Kvinto]

i have to agree that simple nickname = best nickname: Gibo, Ulle, Cipo...easy to memorize, convenient in use, just perfect

 

[Quixote]

The Little Prince: Damiano Cunego
I don't know the history of the nick, but it seems fitting.

 

[RedheadDane]

I also quite like DZnuts simply because it's so freaking TRUE!

 

[SimonC]

My favorite was Paulo Bettini aka The Cricket, loved watching him ride. Great rider and all round nice guy.

 

[knewcleardaze]

Was Oscar Sevilla the Baby Faced Assassin, or was that just what I called him? He looked like a 12 year old.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Fernando Escartín - The Crab, because watching him ride reminded one of the movement of a crab.

Purito is also a good one, not because it's especially good as a nickname, but because it's completely stuck, and it's better than J-Rod at least.

 

[AngusW]

The Cannibal

 

[Thomsena]

As mentioned - Il Falco. That's a cool nickname. It really is.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Fernando Escartín - The Crab, because watching him ride reminded one of the movement of a crab.

So friggin' true. Good observation.

But I have to differ with you on 'The Cricket', which ought to go here rather than the 'worst nicknames' thread... you can't find them and they never stop when you want them to.

Maybe Pocket Rocket?

 

[jordan5000]

Total failure...

I can't tell if you're serious or not...

 

[jordan5000]

I think the tashkent terror is a pretty good nickname for Abu (I have no idea how to spell his name, the sprinter who dominated in the early 90s).

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

I think the tashkent terror is a pretty good nickname for Abu (I have no idea how to spell his name, the sprinter who dominated in the early 90s).

Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, but I just call him Abdu. Tashkent Terror would be better.

 

[kielbasa]

Wow, I forgot about some of those. I vote for a reference sticky thread/post that lists all famous cyclist's nicknames with distinction being made whether they were official (used by cycling commentators) or more of derogatory nature, e.g. Baby Shleck, Bottle.

 

[jordan5000]

My favourite would probably be Il Pirata (the pirate).