Best rider of this year (2012)?

[Afrank]

+1

Ha ha, you try to tangle with Tornado Tom...you go down.

 

[manafana]

Personally 3 of the listed had pretty amazing seasons, bonnen turned it on again and became unstoppable in the early season, wiggins did everything as he planned no one beat him when he tried to win and J.Rodriguez was one bad day away from grand tours wins.

 

[GPdesAmeriques]

Cycle Sport Magazine's Riders of the Year:

Bradley Wiggins
Tom Boonen
Marianne Vos

http://www.cyclesportmag.com/current-issue/cycle-sport-december-out-now/

Isn't the Vélo d'Or normally awarded in late October?

 

[Dedelou]

Cycle Sport Magazine's Riders of the Year:

Bradley Wiggins
Tom Boonen
Marianne Vos

http://www.cyclesportmag.com/current-issue/cycle-sport-december-out-now/

Isn't the Vélo d'Or normally awarded in late October?

Isn't "Cycle Sport" Phill Legett's baby?

 

[greenedge]

It's hard to find a season of Merckx that was worse, so that's already 6-7 seasons. Couple of seasons from Freddy Maertens. Couple of seasons from Anquetil, Indurain, Coppi, Bartali, Stephen Roche, Hinault, etc

Merckx and Roche had arguably the best seasons, in the years they won Giro, TDF and WC, even though riders like Indurain/ others won TDF/ Giro or the Vuelta as well, but the WC just adds even more prestige.

 

[GPdesAmeriques]

Wiggins has won the Vélo d'Or. Voeckler won the award for best French rider.

 

[maltiv]

Wiggins has won the Vélo d'Or. Voeckler won the award for best French rider.

Sometimes I wonder if he's trying to troll us when he wears stuff like that

 

[Afrank]

Wiggins has won the Vélo d'Or. Voeckler won the award for best French rider.

Eh, we already knew Wiggo would win Velo d'Or, that's what happens when you win the French races.

 

[maltiv]

I wonder how Gilbert ended up 4th in the Velo d'Or ranking. What kind of mad man voted for him as rider of the year? I mean, he got 3 victories and 1000 cq points...

 

[LongSprint]

Didn't a guy called Sagan do a bit this year?

 

[Netserk]

Yep. He got 5th without winning a single stage race, and where his only one-day race win was the national...

 

[LaFlorecita]

I wonder how Gilbert ended up 4th in the Velo d'Or ranking. What kind of mad man voted for him as rider of the year? I mean, he got 3 victories and 1000 cq points...

Might as well vote for Berto then

 

[LaFlorecita]

Wiggins has won the Vélo d'Or. Voeckler won the award for best French rider.

Again that horrific blue trenchcoat

 

[gatete]

Cycle Sport Magazine's Riders of the Year:

Bradley Wiggins
Tom Boonen
Marianne Vos

http://www.cyclesportmag.com/current-issue/cycle-sport-december-out-now/

Isn't the Vélo d'Or normally awarded in late October?

I had the subscription, but then I noticed only Brad, Cav, Cav, Brad are on the front page (I'm not lying)so I canceled it.

 

[cineteq]

I had the subscription, but then I noticed only Brad, Cav, Cav, Brad are on the front page (I'm not lying)so I canceled it.

Attaboy! These people *subtlety* do not like Spanish cycling.

 

[GPdesAmeriques]

Velonews International Cyclist of the Year: Marianne Vos
International Man of the Year: Bradley Wiggins

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/11/analysis/editors-note-marianne-vos-is-velos-2012-international-cyclist-of-the-year_266539

 

[The Hitch]

Velonews International Cyclist of the Year: Marianne Vos
International Man of the Year: Bradley Wiggins

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/11/analysis/editors-note-marianne-vos-is-velos-2012-international-cyclist-of-the-year_266539

What were the previous winners ?

 

[Afrank]

What were the previous winners ?

Phil won cyclist of the year, not sure if they had a "international man of the year" in 2011.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011...e-2011-velo-awards-cyclist-of-the-year_200184

 

[ElChingon]

J.Rod because he raced most of the year and kept his name relevant in more than one race and for the length of more than one race. Anyone winning one race or one big race does not deserve to be on there.

 

[cineteq]

J.Rod because he raced most of the year and kept his name relevant in more than one race and for the length of more than one race. Anyone winning one race or one big race does not deserve to be on there.

+1. 40% agree!

 

[casati]

Marianne Vos

 

[Dedelou]

Marianne Vos

Indeed but she has to share the podium with Purito

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Sorry guys and girls, and VeloNews, you didn't get the memo. This isn't about women, and you are all ignorant, donks, idiots, lacking in intelligence, clueless, lying or trolling (or all of the above) for not realising that women are not allowed in this thread. It was quite clearly, categorically stated in the original post in the thread that this thread was for men only. Well, it wasn't, but women are only allowed to be mentioned when you are given express permission to do so. By edict of the thread starter.

for ****'s sake.. not bloody vos again.

people ommit her from the bloody polls because they are not meticulous, fussy, ignorant donks. fact.

It was aimed at men cycling, forget to add that but i thought it was obvious, don't get the fuss.

I'm sure all of you know where this was aimed at. Oh well.

it's not about either of those. it's about intelligence i'd say.
people omit her because they realize that 99% of the posts here are related to male athletes so it seems redundant to actually mention this every time. true, this is not completely unambiguous, most people are still capable of understanding this concept. and most likely, you understand it as well, still you make sure to pop in every single time there's a similar discussion, make a fuss, and bait people into these pointless debates.
comparing her achievemants to male cyclists could be interesting, but repeatedly posting about her when it's clear to every able-minded member that the discussion is about something else is nothing but trolling

Or were you clueless it was about men? Don't give me that ****.

Nah you were obviously trolling, you really thought I meant women cycling aswell?

Feel free to inform VeloNews of their mistake and resume your bickering about whether Purito's year was better than Wiggins'. But don't mention Vos again, comprendez?

 

[The Hitch]

Sorry guys and girls, and VeloNews, you didn't get the memo. This isn't about women, and you are all ignorant, donks, idiots, lacking in intelligence, clueless, lying or trolling (or all of the above) for not realising that women are not allowed in this thread. It was quite clearly, categorically stated in the original post in the thread that this thread was for men only. Well, it wasn't, but women are only allowed to be mentioned when you are given express permission to do so. By edict of the thread starter.













Feel free to inform VeloNews of their mistake and resume your bickering about whether Purito's year was better than Wiggins'. But don't mention Vos again, comprendez?

Maybe this thread should be named "international man of.the year 2012"

 

[LaFlorecita]

The Vos thing is annoying