Cyclists who “own” a particular climb or stretch of road

[tobydawq]

Because Greenvalley, and Verde means Green and Val is the beginning of Valley? That took a while...

23rd Street, Richmond, Virginia, is completely and utterly owned by Mr Peter Sagan.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Because Greenvalley, and Verde means Green and Val is the beginning of Valley? That took a while...

Like we haven't all got plenty of time on our hands now...

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

?

Ivan Quaranta was famous for getting dropped at every motorway bridge.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Johan Museeuw & Tenbossestraat.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Nibali & the Civiglio to a lesser extend.

 

[Gigs_98]

Nibali - Civiglio

Came to post this. I'm not quite sure how regularly that side of Civiglio was actually used in Lombardia prior to the 2015 route change but ever since the amount of memories I have of Nibali on that climb is remarkable. Not only because he won the race twice on that climb (or rather descent actually) but also because he was in the center of attention in 2018 too and then again put on a show in the 2019 giro. For me it felt genuinely weird to watch last years Lombardia and Nibali not being up there becuase he has simply always been there when I watched that climb before.

 

[Sciatic]

Ivan Quaranta was famous for getting dropped at every motorway bridge.

Mystery solved; thank you!!

 

[cantpedal]

Lance owned this stretch for a few years before he was evicted -
Allée Ferdi Kübler 12
1860 Aigle
Switzerland

 

[Cookster15]

Marco Pantani and Alpe d'Huez. RIP.

 

[Wvv]

Think GVA owns Paterberg, as he is the only one that's always among the best there year after year.

Even virtually!

 

[Bavarianrider]

On top of my head

Pantani: Alpe d Huez
Riis: Hautacam
Armstrong: Sestriere,
Contador: Verbier
Angliru: Heras
Ullrich: Arcalis
Basso: Monte Bondonne
Froome: Colle delle Finestre
Merkxz: Puy de Dome

 

[SafeBet]

Gibo Simoni: Zoncolan

 

[fiddlers]

On top of my head

Pantani: Alpe d Huez
Riis: Hautacam
Armstrong: Sestriere,
Contador: Verbier
Angliru: Heras
Ullrich: Arcalis
Basso: Monte Bondonne
Froome: Colle delle Finestre
Merkxz: Puy de Dome

Why? Merckx never won on Puy de Dome in TDF and lost time there to Thevenet in 75 and Ocana in 71

 

[Gigs_98]

On top of my head

Pantani: Alpe d Huez
Riis: Hautacam
Armstrong: Sestriere,
Contador: Verbier
Angliru: Heras
Ullrich: Arcalis
Basso: Monte Bondonne
Froome: Colle delle Finestre
Merkxz: Puy de Dome

I don't know if I agree. Most of those picks are basically just one single super impressive performance by a rider on a particular climb. I mean has Froome even ridden the Finestre more than once in a pro race? Or can you claim Heras owns the Angliru if he has won there once, while Contador has won there twice?

 

[RedheadDane]

Are there any roads who've been named after a rider?

 

[Sciatic]

Are there any roads who've been named after a rider?

Well, there’s Montée Laurent Jalabert, but maybe that’s not the name of the road?

and there’s a sector of strade bianchi they named after Cancellera.

 

[Finn84]

Are there any roads who've been named after a rider?

Côte de la Croix Neuve aka Montée Laurent Jalabert

 

[RedheadDane]

And I suppose there's also that pavé sector they named in honour of Michael Goolaerts…

 

[Libertine Seguros]

 

[cantpedal]

 

[Koronin]

This is a map of the road (or section of road) the region of Murcia has renamed for Valverde.

 

[42x16ss]

Or can you claim Heras owns the Angliru if he has won there once, while Contador has won there twice?

If anyone owns Angliru it's Jiminez, he's still got the fastest time even though he only got to race it once

 

[fiddlers]

If anyone owns Angliru it's Jiminez, he's still got the fastest time even though he only got to race it once
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Jimenez only 25th fastest according to this http://www.climbing-records.com/2017/09/new-angliru-top-50-far-away-from-fastest.html
looks like co-ownership by Heras and Contador

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Note "Calle Samuel Sánchez" at the top there.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

still don't know how to add a picture here but Ackermann is also a street