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Yeah, these aren't people! However, I made this thread, therefore I gets to dictate what's acceptable in here.
I just want to draw your attention to some rather greatly named teams!
First:
Start Cycling Team 2021 (procyclingstats.com)
Guess it's the team for people who want to start cycling.
And then:
Women Cycling Team 2021 (procyclingstats.com)
Exactly what it says on the tin!
Buts in Polish (spelled buc) means an arrogant jerk. I wonder if it has a meaning in Ukrainian too as Polish and Ukrainian are quite close to each other.I always thought Vitally Buts was a cool name in a Beavis-esque way.
He may not be riding clean, but he has a big engine (I presume)
Joshua Diesel
Joshua Diesel (born 1999-08-18) is a road racing cyclist from South Africa, active between 2021 and 2022. His best results are 9th place in National Championships South Africa ME - ITT and 14th place in National Championships South Africa ME - Road Race.www.procyclingstats.com
"Active between 2021 and 2021" brief career...
The guy on the right hand side here, for Saitel, just finished 3rd in the Tour de Galapagos (no, really. He's an Ecuadorian prospect). His name is clearly one for this thread. His name is STALIN PUENTESTAR.
Stalin Wladimir Puentestar Vásquez to be precise.
STALIN. I mean, I know there's a long-standing history of (sometimes interestingly-spelled) US-inspired names in Latin America (Jefferson Cepeda, both the Androni one known as Álex and the Caja Rural one known as Jefferson, Jackson Rodríguez, and so on), but when one's parents are the other way politically inclined... surely there are better role models to pick?
STALIN. I mean, I know there's a long-standing history of (sometimes interestingly-spelled) US-inspired names in Latin America (Jefferson Cepeda, both the Androni one known as Álex and the Caja Rural one known as Jefferson, Jackson Rodríguez, and so on), but when one's parents are the other way politically inclined... surely there are better role models to pick?
The guy on the right hand side here, for Saitel, just finished 3rd in the Tour de Galapagos (no, really. He's an Ecuadorian prospect). His name is clearly one for this thread. His name is STALIN PUENTESTAR.
Stalin Wladimir Puentestar Vásquez to be precise.
STALIN. I mean, I know there's a long-standing history of (sometimes interestingly-spelled) US-inspired names in Latin America (Jefferson Cepeda, both the Androni one known as Álex and the Caja Rural one known as Jefferson, Jackson Rodríguez, and so on), but when one's parents are the other way politically inclined... surely there are better role models to pick?
At least the colour of his bibs seems to be the right oneHis hair doesn't look like it would be approved by Stalin or Putin, though.
Laura Süßemilch (Sweetmilk), born in Weingarten (Vineyard).
Jackals real name was Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez, his siblings were Vladimir and Lenin, the father was quite a fanEcuador's president (!) is named Lenin Moreno, that's pretty wild too.
I was just having a look at the startlist of Giro Ciclistico d'Italia: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MzA1Mjk=
Almost half of the riders have either the same last name as another rider I already know or a name that seems very similar to another rider I already know.
But the best of all is the Italian version of Simon Carr- Simone Carro. EF really need to sign him for 2022.