CNF Award: Most Aggressive Rider of 2013

[Eshnar]

The most aggressive rider. When winning or losing doesn't matter. Just attack! Discuss and nominate

 

[LaFlorecita]

Flecha definitely.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Stefano Pirazzi.

 

[Eshnar]

Stefano Pirazzi.

My bad. Added

 

[The Hitch]

Betancur definately should be ahead of Nibali

 

[Carols]

Nibali -- Shark Attack!!!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Voted Nibali. Was aggressive in most races he entered and delivered some big wins.

 

[maltiv]

Betancur definately should be ahead of Nibali

Betancur was perhaps more aggressive than Nibali up until May...but after that Betancur only attacked out the back of the peloton.

 

[Eshnar]

Betancur definately should be ahead of Nibali

ok he's in

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

the shark.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Any reason why this one is a public poll, and all the others are anonymous?

 

[BigMac]

Any reason why this one is a public poll, and all the others are anonymous?

I'm pretty sure the others are public aswell. Check it again

 

[Eshnar]

Any reason why this one is a public poll, and all the others are anonymous?

unless I made a big mistake, all the polls should be public

 

[Afrank]

Hmm, tough decision between Nibali and Pirazzi, going to go with Nibali. Active all season long, at the top end in almost every race he did, and always active and doing what needs to be done to win the race, by unleashing multiple shark attacks on his opponents.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

unless I made a big mistake, all the polls should be public

Maybe I was mistaken: this was the only one that I looked at before I voted, so I noticed it here. Now all of them are appearing as anonymous...

 

[straitjacker]

Flecha.

Who and where will award the winner(s)? What the awards will be?
I have a broken keyboard to donate (I'd say it's appropriate award in this category), and will be more than pleased to honor the winner.

 

[trevim]

Majka at the Giro was pretty nice to see. Always attacking, always at the wrong place

 

[LaFlorecita]

Majka at the Giro was pretty nice to see. Always attacking, always at the wrong place

Poor guy

I don't see why Nibali is leading this poll. Sure he attacked but others like Pirazzi and Flecha attacked way more often. But Nibali is the forum favorite of course. Not really fair.

 

[Netserk]

Do votes from accounts created after this poll count?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Do votes from accounts created after this poll count?

why wouldn't they count?
Its an open poll.

 

[Netserk]

why wouldn't they count?
Its an open poll.

I was just curious.

I can't wait for the big pile of votes (from apparently total 'strangers') on the last day

 

[Arredondo]

What's the definition of most agressive? The guy who has done the most (useluss) attacks, or the guy who takes a gamble to win actually a race, instead of finishing 3th?

 

[Carols]

What's the definition of most agressive? .....the guy who takes a gamble to win actually a race, instead of finishing 3th?

This is the one I went with and why I voted for Nibali. He always rode for the win and did delivered quite often from MSR to WRR! When he didn't win he was always Trying to win. He attacked more on the Angliru than most guys all season.

 

[Arredondo]

This is the one I went with and why I voted for Nibali. He always rode for the win and did delivered quite often from MSR to Vuelta! When he didn't win he was always Trying to win. He attacked more on the Angliru than most guys all season.

Then i'll agree with you, just on the fact what he did in Tirreno-Adriatico. That was just old style racing, some racing from a champion who wants to win instead of finishing on the podium.

 

[Pentacycle]

Riblon also deserves a mention here. He rode in several escapes in the Tour(to Gap, Alpe d'Huez, Ventoux, Ax-3 and Semnoz) and won on the Alpe in a nerve wrecking finale. In the Tour of Poland he destroyed everyone in a break as well.

And that's just the races he won, but he was also involved in breaks in the Tours de Suisse and Limousin among other races.