Teams & Riders Coolest Names in the Peloton*

[Anderis]

Pretty fitting name for an athlete:

Arnaud Tendon

Arnaud Tendon (born 2002-11-06 in Bassecourt) is a semi-professional road racing cyclist from Switzerland, currently riding for Tudor Pro Cycling Team U23. His best results are 1st place in stage Tour du Pays de Montbéliard and 19th place in Giro del Veneto.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[Anderis]

Am I the only one who thinks that the name of Jay Vine's place of birth sounds like a generic town name from a computer game or something?

Jay Vine

Jay Vine (born 1995-11-16 in Townsville) is a professional road racing cyclist from Australia, currently riding for UAE Team Emirates. His best results are 2x stage La Vuelta ciclista a España and 2nd place in GC Tour of Norway.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Am I the only one who thinks that the name of Jay Vine's place of birth sounds like a generic town name from a computer game or something?

Jay Vine

Jay Vine (born 1995-11-16 in Townsville) is a professional road racing cyclist from Australia, currently riding for UAE Team Emirates. His best results are 2x stage La Vuelta ciclista a España and 2nd place in GC Tour of Norway.

www.procyclingstats.com

He was probably born on Street Lane, Townsville in Countyshire

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Am I the only one who thinks that the name of Jay Vine's place of birth sounds like a generic town name from a computer game or something?

Jay Vine

Jay Vine (born 1995-11-16 in Townsville) is a professional road racing cyclist from Australia, currently riding for UAE Team Emirates. His best results are 2x stage La Vuelta ciclista a España and 2nd place in GC Tour of Norway.

www.procyclingstats.com

Apparently named for one Robert Towns, not the tautological toponym it appears.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Riding for the Uruguayan national team in San Juan, Roderick Asconeguy. Very different in a Spanish pronounciation than it might appear to anglophones.

I'm just glad it doesn't have a double s.

 

[RedheadDane]

I know he's been mentioned before, but it really is a shame this guy rides for a random Thai conti team, coz that means he's quite unlikely to go up against riders from Ineos or Jayco.

Konstantin Fast (procyclingstats.com)

 

[tobydawq]

I know he's been mentioned before, but it really is a shame this guy rides for a random Thai conti team, coz that means he's quite unlikely to go up against riders from Ineos or Jayco.

Konstantin Fast (procyclingstats.com)

He isn't Anglosaxon, so his name doesn't mean fast. If he were Danish, his name would have meant firm. Doesn't count.

 

[RedheadDane]

He isn't Anglosaxon, so his name doesn't mean fast. If he were Danish, his name would have meant firm. Doesn't count.

It counts if I say it counts! I'm older than you are, and you should respect your elders!

 

[tobydawq]

It counts if I say it counts! I'm older than you are, and you should respect your elders!

Given that you're old and I'm young, that's certainly true.

The rest, not so much.

 

[ciranda]

Riding for the Uruguayan national team in San Juan, Roderick Asconeguy.

I love scones, guess I'm a scone guy too.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Given that you're old and I'm young, that's certainly true.

The rest, not so much.

I think we should respect the elderly, even when they appear to be losing their mind.

 

[RedheadDane]

Given that you're old and I'm young, that's certainly true.

The rest, not so much.

Just because I'm older than you doesn't mean I'm old!

I love scones, guess I'm a scone guy too.

Wonder if there's a rider named Abreadguy out there. Or Acakeguy.

I think we should respect the elderly, even when they appear to be losing their mind.

Whadaya mean I'm losing my mind?

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Saw this rider on the results sheet from the Tour Down Under. I'd guess Zac isn't actually married though.
https://firstcycling.com/m/rider.php?r=136005

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Whadaya mean I'm losing my mind?

The Stybar discussion was very painful to read.

 

[RedheadDane]

The Stybar discussion was very painful to read.

I wasn't aware of something that had happened three years ago, so it seemed very much like the classical "forgot rider changed teams" thing.
Do you guys go around remembering every finish in every race for multiple years?

 

[tobydawq]

I wasn't aware of something that had happened three years ago, so it seemed very much like the classical "forgot rider changed teams" thing.
Do you guys go around remembering every finish in every race for multiple years?

Yes.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I wasn't aware of something that had happened three years ago, so it seemed very much like the classical "forgot rider changed teams" thing.
Do you guys go around remembering every finish in every race for multiple years?

I didn't watch the race back then, but was still aware of Stybar's win. It was even mentioned in the OP.

But ok, I actually thought you just wanted to make a silly joke, but it now seems that it was simply a case of general ignorance.

 

[rallybanana]

Saw this rider on the results sheet from the Tour Down Under. I'd guess Zac isn't actually married though.
https://firstcycling.com/m/rider.php?r=136005

Maybe someday he will meet his true love
William Truelove (procyclingstats.com)

 

[RedheadDane]

But ok, I actually thought you just wanted to make a silly joke, but it now seems that it was simply a case of general ignorance.

It was a silly joke at DNP's expense, based on the assumption that he'd somehow forgotten that Stybar had changed team.
And also not caring about knowing the result of every damn race several years ago.