Teams & Riders Coolest Names in the Peloton*

[Armchair Cyclist]

Finn Lachlan Fox Fisher Black probably ought to be on the same team as Jack Bauer.

How far does this correlation of fictional spies and NZ riders go? George "Smiley" Bennett? Does Aaron Gate have a Pug called Frank? Was Inspector Gadget a mechanic on Black Spoke?

 

[ingsve]

I came across one of my favourite old rider names when looking at the starting list for Mallorco tomorrow.

DS for Cofidis is Gorka Gerrikagoitia.

I always loved how that name sounds when spoken.

 

[rallybanana]

Looking through random startlists, and I think this guy is in the competition for "Most Impossibly French Name"

Henri-François Renard-Haquin (procyclingstats.com)

What about...

François Parisien

François Parisien (born 1982-04-27 in Montréal) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Canada, active between 2000 and 2013. His best results are winning GC Tour of Elk Grove and winning a stage in Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[buddy buddy buddy]

most frenchest award goes to Francois Lefrancois though https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threa...ps-team-selections.39084/page-14#post-2891423

 

[proffate]

I came across one of my favourite old rider names when looking at the starting list for Mallorco tomorrow.

DS for Cofidis is Gorka Gerrikagoitia.

I always loved how that name sounds when spoken.

Sounds like a name from pulp sci-fi

 

[rallybanana]

It's been a while since Vera Looser was mentioned in this thread. She just won the Namibian road race for the 11th consecutive year.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't know her age, but I doubt she's old old.

Lucy Young

Lucy Young is a 31-year-old cyclist from South Africa, born February 27th 1994.

firstcycling.com

 

[Anderis]

I don't know her age, but I doubt she's old old.

Lucy Young

Lucy Young is a 31-year-old cyclist from South Africa, born February 27th 1994.

firstcycling.com

She seems to be a bit less young on PCS:

Lucy Young

Lucy Young is a road racing cyclist from South Africa, active between 0 and 0. Her best results are 3rd place in National Championships South Africa WE - ITT.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

A rider in today's break in Tour de Colombia
Javier Jamaica

 

[RedheadDane]

A rider in today's break in Tour de Colombia
Javier Jamaica

Monaco is Italian and Jamaica is Colombian. Makes sense...

 

[theyoungest]

This name in the results of the Cadel Evans race for women caught my attention:

Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar

Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar (born 1996-03-23 in Curepipe) is a professional road racing cyclist from Mauritius, currently riding for AG Insurance - Soudal Team. Her best results are winning Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes and winning Jeux Africains 2015 de Brazzaville WE - Road Race.

www.procyclingstats.com

I don't know if this is a South African thing but I've never seen a last name in parentheses.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This name in the results of the Cadel Evans race for women caught my attention:

Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar

Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar (born 1996-03-23 in Curepipe) is a professional road racing cyclist from Mauritius, currently riding for AG Insurance - Soudal Team. Her best results are winning Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes and winning Jeux Africains 2015 de Brazzaville WE - Road Race.

www.procyclingstats.com

I don't know if this is a South African thing but I've never seen a last name in parentheses.

She got married late last year, and this is the name she uses on her Instagram, but I doubt it's the legal one. I think she has taken her husband's name (Pienaar), but Le Court is still the one registered with the UCI.

 

[rallybanana]

This name in the results of the Cadel Evans race for women caught my attention:

Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar

Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar (born 1996-03-23 in Curepipe) is a professional road racing cyclist from Mauritius, currently riding for AG Insurance - Soudal Team. Her best results are winning Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes and winning Jeux Africains 2015 de Brazzaville WE - Road Race.

www.procyclingstats.com

I don't know if this is a South African thing but I've never seen a last name in parentheses.

I see she is a former champion of Mauritius. So what does the Mauritius champion's jersey look like? Is it a rainbow jersey with the black stripe removed and the red and blue stripes swapping places?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I see she is a former champion of Mauritius. So what does the Mauritius champion's jersey look like? Is it a rainbow jersey with the black stripe removed and the red and blue stripes swapping places?

Here's her and Vera Looser in their MTB kits.

 

[laarsland]

Here's her and Vera Looser in their MTB kits.

Now we need the Seychelles-jersey!

 

[tobydawq]

Monaco is Italian and Jamaica is Colombian. Makes sense...

There is also an Ecuadorian rider in Tour Colombia who has the name Santiago Montenegro.

 

[Anderis]

Monaco is Italian and Jamaica is Colombian. Makes sense...

Don't forget about Poland being Dutch.

Meis Poland

Meis Poland (born 2004-12-21 in Warmenhuizen) is a professional road racing cyclist from Netherlands, currently riding for VolkerWessels Cycling Team. Her best results are 2nd place in KOM Tour of Chongming Island and 14th place in stage Tour of Chongming Island.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[RedheadDane]

There is also an Ecuadorian rider in Tour Colombia who has the name Santiago Montenegro.

Don't forget about Poland being Dutch.

It's getting better and better!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I see she is a former champion of Mauritius. So what does the Mauritius champion's jersey look like? Is it a rainbow jersey with the black stripe removed and the red and blue stripes swapping places?

Therefore slightly more like a rainbow than the rainbow jersey.

I wish the UCI would be more honest and describe it as the "as near as we could get to the olympic rings without being sued" jersey: if they wanted it to look like a rainbow, they could do easily.

 

[RedheadDane]

Good to know that this guy can see...

Adam Seeman

Adam Seeman (born 2004-03-19) is a road racing cyclist from Czech Republic, active between 2021 and 2024. His best results are 2nd place in KOM Olympia's Tour and 7th place in National Championships Czech Republic MU - ITT.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[tobydawq]

Good to know that this guy can see...

Adam Seeman

Adam Seeman (born 2004-03-19) is a road racing cyclist from Czech Republic, active between 2021 and 2024. His best results are 2nd place in KOM Olympia's Tour and 7th place in National Championships Czech Republic MU - ITT.

www.procyclingstats.com

I don't know how cool it is to have a name that sounds like semen.

 

[RedheadDane]

I don't know how cool it is to have a name that sounds like semen.

Get your mind out of the gutter!

 

[rallybanana]

I don't know how cool it is to have a name that sounds like semen.

Less uncool than that Ukrainian rider whose name is actually Semen?

 

[Anderis]

It's cool when Chiara Consonni and Clara Copponi finish next to each other.

Spoiler

It's a shame Kool wasn't there as well, then I could have written "It's Kool when Chiara Consonni and Clara Copponi finish next to each other.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's cool when Chiara Consonni and Clara Copponi finish next to each other.

Spoiler

It's a shame Kool wasn't there as well, then I could have written "It's Kool when Chiara Consonni and Clara Copponi finish next to each other.

It's also a shame that Verhulst-Wild isn't called Gladia, cause then we would have had a top 10 with only first names ending in -a.