CN reader poll: let your voice be heard!

[Big Ring]

Irish amature rider paul Healion out sprints the pros to win stage 6 of the FBD Rás. Paul died in a car accident in August.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The battle on the Pandera
No idea who made it though

 

[Carlos]

fade

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/phot...international091/090607-PillyIntChamp-108.jpg

By mid race, the field rebounded from their lackluster start and started to push the pace.
Photo ©: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com

 

[Carlos]

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/phot...international091/090607-PillyIntChamp-108.jpg

By mid race, the field rebounded from their lackluster start and started to push the pace.
Photo ©: Todd Leister/leister.smugmug.com

FADE
Bueno no necesita muchas palabras para explicar lo que se ve (Well I think it doesn't need to many words to explain what we see)

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Two Questions:

1. Does anyone know if there were 2008, 2007, etc. “photos of the year”? Yes, I know this forum wasn’t around then, but it might be cool to see if CN, or fans elsewhere picked some from the past.

2. Does anyone have some favorite links showing a lot of photos to choose from?

 

[conster]

yeah Menchov on his *** - gotta be the best

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/92nd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/photos/74496

 

[SamuelClark]

Peter Weeing prologue of the vuelta in Assen...

http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com//2009/08/29/2/pic55573576_600.jpg

 

[SamuelClark]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/96th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/photos/81284

crowds on the ventoux

 

[SamuelClark]

final corner on the ventoux

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/96th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/photos/81279

 

[SamuelClark]

Pellizoti KOM on the ventoux

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/96th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/photos/81227

 

[Greg Johnson]

Two Questions:

1. Does anyone know if there were 2008, 2007, etc. “photos of the year”? Yes, I know this forum wasn’t around then, but it might be cool to see if CN, or fans elsewhere picked some from the past.

We've been doing it for a while, although this if the first year we've allowed readers to do the initial selection. I must say, from what I've seen thus far, it was a good idea.

We had technical issues last year, however, here's the links to the results for each year since 2003:

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/features/2008/awards08/?id=photo
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/features/2007/awards07/?id=photo
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/features/2006/awards06/?id=photo
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/features/2005/awards05/?id=photo
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/features/2004/awards04/?id=photo
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/features/2003/awards03/?id=photo

Cheers
Greg Johnson

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Thanks a lot for that Greg, I thought I had remembered seeing something like that in past years.

 

[purpletezza]

top photo

Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) put in a strong attack on the climb to Andorre Arcalis.
Photo: © Roberto Bettini

 

[capybara]

From Men's Road Race of UCI Road World Championships.
This is the best race for me in 2009.

Racers lined up at the start.

Photo: © Roberto Bettini


Cadel Evans (Australia) rides toward the finish alone.

Photo: © Roberto Bettini


Cadel Evans gets congratulations from his wife after winning.

Photo: © Roberto Bettini

 

[AntonioRossi]

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/phot...auphinelibere09/dauphinelibere097/PIC37360484
taken by Sirotti

Gesink beats Valverde and Evans in Dauphine Libere stage 7. This showed riders that Gesink would be a favorite for the Tour


or
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/96th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-9/photos/78860
taken by Sirotti

stage 9 Tour de France. Nocentini leads the peloton on the Tourmalet. He showed he could lead in the mountains also.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2009/apr09/roubaix09/index.php?id=/photos/2009/apr09/roubaix09/PIC20043451

 

[ak-zaaf]

I can't find the Roubaix photos on this website?
This page: http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/107th-paris-roubaix doesn't exist, search function doesn't help either.

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2009/apr09/roubaix09/index.php?id=/photos/2009/apr09/roubaix09/gallery-roubaix09

You can find results and photo's from before the site changed here: http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/

 

[Greg Johnson]

Might be a bit late now, but I'm a huge fan of some of the images from the 'cross racing in Europe. These two from the weekend are great:

Cheers
Greg Johnson

 

[Daniel Benson]

Hi All,

Thanks to everyone who submitted their favourite images of 2009, a great selection. We'll be using the best in our Reader Poll (coming soon). Buffalo Soldier wins the signed book from Chris Hoy for his favourite image from Paris Roubaix.

Thanks

Daniel

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Buffalo Soldier wins the signed book from Chris Hoy for his favourite image from Paris Roubaix.

Didn't even know i could win something!

 

[Daniel Benson]

Fantastic. Send your address to danielatcyclingnews.com and I'll have it posted out to you. Congratulations.

Daniel

 

[Daniel Benson]

Hi All,

Just to let you know that the reader poll is now open.

https://www.futurecompetitions.com/readerpoll2009/Default.asp?

Good luck!

Daniel

 

[screaming fist]

Lombardio not in the pre-selection for best one day race? Come on, it's one of the monuments.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

I personally don't like that I HAVE to pick someone for each question. I don't know any female mountainbiker, how can i know who's the best??

 

[ImmaculateKadence]

Lombardio not in the pre-selection for best one day race? Come on, it's one of the monuments.

Agreed.

I also wonder how some of the pictures were chosen, what criteria exactly. I was surprised to see Hushovd's Tour win and Farrar's Vuelta win as choices. I just think Haussler's stage 13 win and Nicki Sörensen's Stage 12 win at the Tour were more emotional and meaningful. They even made for better pictures, I think. Ultimately, it's a moot point as Menchov's **** on the cobbles in Rome was a huge moment and excellent photo. I expect that to win.

I found it difficult to choose just one option in some questions. Take "Legend of Cycling" for example. How could you choose somebody over a rider like Chris Eatough, and vice versa? Maybe in future years we could choose a "legend" from each discipline.

No big deal really...just thinking out loud.

I personally don't like that I HAVE to pick someone for each question. I don't know any female mountainbiker, how can i know who's the best??

Just do a google image search on all the choices. The one you want to add to the Babes on Bikes thread is your choice

Seriously though, Lisi Osl won the womans world cup; she had a stellar season, and is beautiful as well. I expect some big things from her.