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[ingsve]

Favorite Rider: Past: Mario Cipollini Present: Thor Hushovd, Thomas Lövkvist, Edvald Boasson Hagen
Favorite Team: Past: Kelme, Team Crescent, Present: Cervélo
Favorite Race: Paris-Roubaix
Favorite cycling moment: Hushovd winning stage to Bourge-en-Bresse in Tour de France 2002. Niklas Axelsson finishing 6th in Giro 1999.
Favorite cycling specialization: Climbing
Favorite climb: L'alp d'huez,

 

[mrsinke]

Favorite Rider: Sammy Sanchez, Oscar Freire, Svein Tuft, Ryder Hesjedal
Favorite Team: Cervelo
Favorite Race: Paris-Roubaix
Favorite cycling moment: Stuart O'Grady's Paris-Roubaix Victory
Favorite cycling specialization: Jens Voigt style breakaways

 

[CapeRoadie]

Favorite Rider: Jake Keough, Mark Cavendish, Anquetil, Merckx, Bartali, Coppi, Super Mario, Lemond, Nils Albert
Favorite Team: Quick Step, Bianchi, Rapha-Condor, Molteni
Favorite Race: L-B-L, P-R, le Grand Boucle
Favorite cycling moment: Floyd Landis attacks on the way to Morzine, Merckx solo breakaways, Anquetil's double
Favorite cycling specialization: American criterium, Belgian cyclocross, Classics
Favorite climb: Mt. Tam, Mt. Washington (New Hampshire), Stelvio
Favorite Clean Rider: Graeme Obree

 

[VeloGirl]

Favorite Rider: Past: Ekimov, Sean Yates, Andy Hampsten. Prestent: Hushovd, Voekler, Voigt, Rubiera, Ivan Dominguez
Favorite Team: Past: 7-Eleven (nostalgia - how I first got into cycling), Healthnet p/b MAXXIS Present-ish: CSC, Garmin, and yes, Astana. Shoot me.
Favorite Race: Classics/Semi-Classics: Ronde van Vlaanderen Grand Tours: Giro d'Italia, but you can't beat "July Lockdown" with le Tour (blogging, forums, podcasts, news, video etc. Love it all).
Favorite cycling moment: It used to be Hampsten's win on Alpe d'Huez in 92, but I gotta say - Voekler's 10 days in yellow in the 2004 Tour is now my favorite. Such heart. Brought tears to my eyes when he retained the Maillot Jaune on that final day.
Favorite cycling specialization: Climbing, but gotta love those "out of their fricken mind" pure sprinters!
Favorite climb: Gavia Pass, Giau Pass, Col de la Bonnette (from the South) and Ventoux (from the South), Alpe d'Heuz. But, I am partial to the Pyrenees: Luz-Ardiden/Hautacam

 

[Argon Man]

Favorite Rider: Voigt, Devolder, O Grady, McEwan, Rogers, Evans, Gerrans
Favorite Team: Silence Lotto
Favorite Race: Paris Roubaix
Favorite cycling moment: O'Grady winning PR
Favorite cycling specialization: domestiques smashing everyone in the cross wind
Favorite climb: Alto de L'Angliru

 

[RichardH]

Favorite Rider:Stuey OGrady (hometown boy),

Favorite Team: SouthAustralia.com.au/AIS, SaxoBank, Columbia, Garmin

Favorite Race:Giro, Paris-Roubaix, LBL

Favorite cycling moment:OGradys Roubaix win


Favorite cycling specialization:ahhhh everything

Favorite climb:Alpe dHuez

 

[FFWally]

Favorite Rider: Christian Vande Velde, Lance Armstrong, Chris Horner
Eddy, Hinault, Kelly, Major Taylor, Backstedt
Favorite Team: Garmin, 7-11, Histor-Sigma
Favorite Race: Amstel Gold, Paris-Roubaix, Le Tour
Favorite cycling moment: Climbing Galibier, Huez, Les Deux Alpes and working the 1996 Olympic Cycling events.
As a Fan -
LeMonds 1989 Tour
Armstrongs 1999 Tour
Backstedt Paris Roubaix
Favorite cycling specialization: Sprints
Favorite climb: Huez

 

[Christian]

Favorite Rider: Kim Kirchen, Frank & Andy Schleck, Jens Voigt, Richard Virenque, Laurent Jalabert
Favorite Team: Columbia, Saxo Bank
Favorite Race: Tour de France
Favorite cycling moment: Frank Schleck winning Alpe d'Huez in '06, Kim Kirchen winning Flèche Wallone in '08, yellow jerseys of Kim & Frank in '08
Favorite cycling specialization: Climbing
Favorite climb: Mont Ventoux

 

[Belokki]

Favorite rider: Lance Armtrong, Roman Kreuziger, Tom Bonen
Favorite team: Us Postal (in the past), Liquigas
Favorite race: Grand Tours, Romandie, Paris-Nice, California
Favorite cycling moment: Amstrongs victory at stage 17 in the 2004 TDF (EPIC)
Favorite spec: all-rounder
Favorite climb: L'Alpe-D'Huez

 

[Cosette]

I'm not good with these kind of questions. I tend to have to many people I support, and/or it tends to shift around a bit....I'll just put op some of the names, otherwise it'll be a bit too lengthy...

Favorite Rider: Past: Erik Dekker Present: Philippe Gilbert, Thomas Lövkvist, Andy Schleck, Sébastian Langeveld, Sébastian Chavanel, Gustav-Erik Larsson
Favorite Team: Française des Jeux, Team Columbia
Favorite Race: Paris-Roubaix, Amstel Gold Race, Giro di Lombardia
Favorite cycling moment: Erik Dekker winning Paris-Tours and Philippe Gilbert doing the same thing. XD
Favorite cycling specialization: (Spring) Classics
Favorite climb: Cauberg (Seriously though, I have no clue on this one)

 

[Ovidius]

Favorite Rider: Mark Cavendish (for his arrogance), Vandevelde (for his attitude), Ballan (for his riding style)
Favorite Team: Cervelo Test Team, Garmin
Favorite Race: TDF, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris Roubaix
Favorite cycling moment: Stuart O'Grady's Paris Roubaix Win
Favorite cycling specialization: Cobbled Classics, Mountain Finishes
Favorite climb: is there anything better than the Ventoux? [/QUOTE]

 

[Kingdomlad]

Favourite Rider: Nicholas Roche
Favourite Team: Garmin
Favourite Race: Giro D'Italia
Favourite Cycling Moment: Stephen Roches comeback on La Plagne 1987
Favourite Climb: Stelvio Pass from Bormio side. Heaven on a bike
Favourite Clean Rider: Myself!!!

 

[pantanifan]

Favourites

Favourite Rider: Robert Millar, Chris Hoy, Marco Pantani, Eddy Merckx, Nicole Cooke, Graeme Obree, Paolo Bettini, Mario Cipollini, Johan Museeuw, Jeannie Longo.
Favourite Team: Mercatone Uno, Quick Step
Favourite Bike: Bianchi
Favourite Stage Win:Robert Millar 1983 Tour de France, winning stage 10.
: Marco Pantani 1998 Stage Win, Les Deux Alpes
Favourite Race Win: Marco Pantani Giro & TDF Wins.
Favourite Race: Giro D'Italia, Milan San Remo, Paris Roubaix.
Favourite Cycling Moment: Chris Hoy Olympic 2004 1Km Gold Medal.

 

[Cyclingmodel]

Favorite Rider: J.F Bernard, H. Kuiper, F. Coppi, R. Bettini, G. Lemond
Favorite Team: La Vie Claire (1986), Liquigas
Favorite Race: Tour de France, Giro, Tour Down Under, Flèche Wallone
Favorite cycling moment: 1989 Tour !
Favorite climb: Mont Ventoux, Mur de Huy, Stelvio, Col de Bavella

 

[ninjaslim]

Favorite Rider: Cavendish, Cooke, Cancellara, Boonen, Gilbert, Hoy, Pendleton, Bettini
Favorite Team: Liquigas
Favorite Race: TDF, World Road Race Champs
Favorite cycling moment: Nicole Cooke's worlds RR win
Favorite cycling specialization: Road Racing
Favorite climb: the stairs to bed

 

[Bartoli]

Favorite Rider: in the past Gianni Bugno and Miki Bartoli, now not specificly one rider, to name a few: Marcus Burghardt, Robert gesink, Thomas Dekker, Fränk Schleck, Pipo Pozzato and Ale-jet who i met a few years ago, great guy. Besides that, i love riders who dare to attack: AC, Cancellara.
Favorite Team: Fassa Bortolo (past)
Favorite Race: ROnde van Vlaanderen, Pars-Roubaix and in the past Pro-tour Eindhoven ttt (used to live 30km from there)
Favorite cycling moment: a few: Bugno winnig Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1994, Bartoli in 1996, Bartoli winning L-B-L (both wins) and off course Miki's victory in De Amstel gold race. Last year: Cance @ the olympics.
Favorite cycling specialization: cobbles
Favorite climb: The clim to Cita alta in Bergamo that was in the Giro di Lombardia till a few years ago, De Koppenberg and the Angliru.

 

[stefrees]

Favourite Rider - Cavendish - just excitement to watch and for the first time seeing a brit perform on the world stage, bernie eisel - how unselfish but hard working is he?, martin maaskant - future classics star, damiano cunego - just seem to like him, ben swift - future star

Favourite team Columbia, then garmin

Favourite race lucky enough to have been to two biggies, and again going to same two - ronde van vlaanderen and le tour de france. also like paris roubaix the giro

Favourite cycling moment stage 13 of 2008 tour de france when i was there on the finishing straight to witness cav's 4th victory

Favourite climb alpe d'huez, muur van geraardsbergen-again coz i watched respective races on them last year

 

[ALBERTIÑO]

Favorite Riders: COPPI(R.I.P),BAHAMONTES,MERCKX,ZULLE,INDURAIN,KELLY,PEDRO DELGADO,CIAPUCHI,PANTANI,VINNOKUROV,JALABERT,"EL CHAVA (r.i.p.)",CASARTELLI(r.i.p),CIPOLLINI,ADujaparov,ZABEL,FREIRE,BETINI,VALVERDE,BOONEN,SAsTRE, A L B E R T O C O N T A D O R,
Favorite Team: RABOBANK
Favorite Races: Roubaix , Giro, L-B-L, TDF, VUELTA,VUELTA PAIS VASCO,PARIS NIZA,
Favorite cycling moment:INDURAIN 5 TOUR DE FRANCE WINERS
Favorite cycling specialization: HORS CATEGORIE CLIMBS
Favorite climb:ANGLIRU,MADELEINE,MORTiROLLO,MONt VENTEUx, ALPE D"HUE,LA PANDERA

 

[ALBERTIÑO]

Favorite Riders:[/B] COPPI(R.I.P), BAHAMONTES, MERCKX, ZULLE, INDURAIN, KELLY, PEDRODELGADO, CIAPUCHI, PANTANI, VINNOKUROV, JALABERT, "EL CHAVA"(r.i.p.)", CASARTELLI(r.i.p), CIPOLLINI, ADujaparov, ZABEL, FREIRE, BETINI, VALVERDE, BOONEN, SAsTRE, A L B E R T O C O N T A D O R,
Favorite Team: RABOBANK
Favorite Races: Roubaix , Giro, L-B-L, TDF, VUELTA
Favorite cycling moment:INDURAIN 5 TOUR DE FRANCE WINERS
Favorite cycling specialization: HORS CATEGORIE CLIMBS
Favorite climb:ANGLIRU,MADELEINE,MORTiROLLO,MONt VENTEUx, ALPE D"HUE,LA PANDERA

 

[Pete Deco]

Favorite Rider: Jens Voigt, Fabian Cancellara, Chris Horner, Christian VDV, Levi Leipheimer, Sylvan Chavanel, Erik Zabel
Favorite Team: Astana, Garmin, Phil and Paul (not Bob)
Favorite Race: De Ronde, Giro, the rest suck until Lombardia
Favorite cycling moment: Lemond's 8 seconds
Favorite cycling specialization: Team Time Trial, Mountain top finishes
Favorite climb: Zoncolan[/QUOTE]

 

[Hinter]

Favourite Rider: Big Jens Voigt, Sean Yates, Djamolodine Abdujaparov
Favourite Team: FDJ - they look the best!
Favourite Race: Paris Roubaix, Tour de France
Favourite Cycling moment: Any Jens Voigt attack has me shouting and screaming at the TV with joy
Favourite Climb: Mont Ventoux, for Tommy Simpson
Favourite Commentator: The legendary David Duffield

 

[Jarvis]

Favourite Rider: Gilles Delion, Chris Bassons, Chris Boardman & the current British youngsters and Vandevelde is getting up my love-list now. Oh, and anyone else who rides clean and speaks out.
Favourite Team: Garmin - for ethical reasons, The new Sky/GB team - for obvious reasons
Favourite Race: The Cobbled classics and semi-classics and the Eroica for trying something new.
Favourite Cycling moment: Nicole Cooke winning the Women's Olympic Road Race
Least Favourite Cycling moment: The day Armstrong announced his return
Favourite Climb: The Bosberg. Because they nick-named Edwig Van Hooydonck after it.

 

[Biciclette Bianchi]

Favorite Rider: Though he's retired, Ludo Dierckxsens is my all-time favorite - he personfied "cycling strong man." Of the current riders, Stuey O'Grady and Jens Voigt - they attack and keep races interesting.
Favorite Team: The Mapei squads of old.
Favorite Race: Any of the spring one day classics
Favorite cycling specialization: Rouleur

 

[BrandonT]

Favorite Riders: Svien Tuft, Sven Nys, Fabian Cancellera,
Favorite Team: Garmin, Saxo
Favorite Race: TdF, P-R,
Favorite cycling moment: Lars Boom slapping himself in the face on the last lap of the 2008 cyclo-cross worlds. Lance trying to give Landis a stage win but having to spank Kloden and Ulrich on the line TDF 2002(?).
Favorite specialization: Climbing, Cyclo-Cross, TTT
Favorite climb: Brasstown Bald, Hautecom, Ventoux

 

[Shogun]

Favorite Rider: Frank Schleck, Levi Leipheimer, Big Z, Christian VDV
Favorite Team: Garmin-Slipstream, Team Saxo Bank
Favorite Race: TdF, Tour of California
Favorite cycling moment: Way too many to list right now (will list later)
Favorite cycling specialization: Climbing
Favorite climb: Alpe d'huez - Love those switchbacks!