Favourite Cycling Moment

[pharaonic]

Armstrong vs Ullrich

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned that amazing Lance vs Jan moment a few years back (I should look it up) where they're both at the front of a group struggling up a mountain in France. Lance is at the front, he looks around and gives Jan the stare that seems to go on for ever. Then rides away to win the stage. Fantastic stuff.

Edit: Here it is, Alpe D' Huez (where else?), 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2o5UxDs-N0&feature=related

 

[tashimi76]

I would second many of the favourite mo9ments listed above and add - more recently for me it has to be Nicole Cooke in Beijing - awesome.

+1 I'm surprised I forgot that one!

Actually I'll add the Commonwealth games road races too - but only because they rode down the street I used to live in and 2 Canberrans (Oenone Wood and Mat Hayman) got medals.

 

[tashimi76]

I posted this on another thread but it may sit better here.

I think you are on drugs, get lost! Put it on a thread that deal with doping you loser.

 

[davidg]

I posted this on another thread but it may sit better here.

Boofhead indeed!

 

[davidg]

#1 stephen roche on la plagne in 87 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQojh-wqL04

This was a great ride, I watched the time trial in Dijon.

Also Simon Pascal retaining the yellow jersey from Fignon, after riding the mountain time trial with a broken collarbone.

and of course Merckx taking the world hour record

 

[franciep10]

I posted this on another thread but it may sit better here.

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Get out of this thread you TROLL

 

[il_fiammingo]

Museeuw Worlds Lugano '96: unexpected after the deception of Paris-Tours where he almost quit cycling; part of an early breakaway, escaping and beating Gianetti on his homeground on an LBL like parcours that was way to hilly for Museeuw.

VDB Liege '99: the battle with Bartoli on la Redoute & dropping Boogerd on St-Nicolas as he said he would.

Museeuw Flanders '98: 25K solo after demolishing everybody on Tenbosse.

Pantani Giro '99 stage 15 Oropa: passing the complete peloton after having mechanical problems at the foot of the climb.

VDB Vuelta '99 the Avila stage: overpowering the escaped Zarabeitia.

Bartoli Liege '97 slowly accelerating and dropping Jalabert in Ans.


Most painful cycling moments:

Criquielion Worlds Ronse '88: a sprint he could never lose but Bauer rode him into the barriers.

Museeuw Flanders '94: beaten by Bugno by 3mm after a terrible sprint.

Museeuw Roubaix '94: almost caught Tchmil but instead broke down completely on his crap Bianchi ladies bike with suspension.

VDB Worlds Verona '99: breaking both wrists making it unpossible to fully defend his chances.

Lance Tour 2004-2005: winning his 6th and 7th Tour; making people believe he's better than Merckx.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned that amazing Lance vs Jan moment a few years back (I should look it up) where they're both at the front of a group struggling up a mountain in France. Lance is at the front, he looks around and gives Jan the stare that seems to go on for ever. Then rides away to win the stage. Fantastic stuff.

Edit: Here it is, Alpe D' Huez (where else?), 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2o5UxDs-N0&feature=related

the stare he denies ever doing..

 

[hfer07]

My compatriot Luis Herrera winning stage 17 to Alpe d'Huez in the 1984 Tour de France, becoming the youngest rider to win a stage. He literally paralyzed my country land for two hours by putting everybody on the edge listening the live broadcasting-- just amazing

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

". . . but just who is that rider coming up behind?? because that looks like Roche . . ."

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

Hinault winning the last stage of the 1979 tour wearing YELLOW! Talk about no gifts and being the Patron! Just think about it wearing the Yellow jersey, winning the last TT then on the next and last day winning in Paris wearing Yellow the classic sprinters stage! Now that is being a Bad A** if there ever was! Beat that!

And, in fact, he did it twice, once from a breakaway, and once in a bunch sprint:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HOtPQFyoCY

 

[elapid]

Stuey O'Grady winning the 2007 Paris-Roubaix. As an Aussie, it is hard to downplay national pride.

Cancellara winning stage 3 of the 2007 TdF and the 2008 Milan-San Remo in barnstorming style. Long live Spartacus!

Robbie McEwen's reaction after winning stage 5 of the 2004 TdF after being relegated in stage 3; and Robbie's running man after winning stage 6 of the 2006 TdF.

Robbie McEwen's gutsy win after crashing in stage 1 of the 2007 TdF.

Cavendish winning the 2009 Milan-San Remo. The guy never quits!

 

[tashimi76]

Don't forget Robbie doing his monos when he finishes mountain stages!

 

[Seth Bullock]

Think it's already been posted but that storming ride by Cancellara on the last lap at the Olympics to bridge the gap - goosebumps.

Armstrong crashing on the Luz Ardiden stage of the 2003 Tour and then riding like a madman for the win.

And of course Stuey winning Paris Roubaix -again already posted, but go the Aussies!!

Jens Voigt when he gets on his bike.

 

[ElChingon]

And, in fact, he did it twice, once from a breakaway, and once in a bunch sprint:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HOtPQFyoCY

Yea! I still don't see how any of the other posts even come close to that! Maybe Eddy Merckx wearing all three Jersey's is right up there. That show of force as to say I AM THE REAL WINNER! Is so over the top that it cannot be neglected as the Great Feats of Cycling! Then all the other races and GT's he won , out of sight.

 

[VeloFidelis]

2001 Giro

Riding shotgun in the Fassa Bortolo lead team car next to Giancarlo Ferretti for stage 12 of the 2001 Giro d'Italia from Gradisca to Montebelluna, when Fassa had the Maglia Rosa with Dario Frigo, and also won the stage when Tosatto pimped Simoni at the line. If you think the action is exciting in the peloton, you should see how they swap paint in the caravan.

 

[Anonymous]

". . . but just who is that rider coming up behind?? because that looks like Roche . . ."

i think there where possibly a few tears in this house that day.. it looked like he had lost the tour, and then suddenly...

more recently.. the weekend of the track worlds last year was pretty special as well.. great things where expected, but as the weekend went on it was like being in some weird drug induced land where gold fell from the sky.. i think i smiled for about 72 hours..

just found this one youtube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRKnW6I0RqI
dunno about greatest moment, but for me, 1987 by far the greatest year... shame that kelly and roche never got to be on the same pro team... but what a year for the irish, and cycling in general.. some great races...

 

[PuncturedTyre]

this thread illustrates the level of passion, we mostly share for cycling, and thats a good thing.

I think for me, its difficult to nail one particular race, but LeMond's 89 Tour will be one that makes me grin for a long time.

That final week, when LeMond was tasting Paris and that win, Fignon took back some seconds days before the time trail, and Greg was interviewed, where he replied with "50 seconds, it's not enough" LeMond was focused, and it was his mindset.

anyway, fast forward to the time trial - Fignon a Parisian, in France, racing with the Yellow jersey, has a lead and is 15km away from the win.

Greg LeMond rode the best time trial i'd seen (until cancellara prologue in london) and took the race by 8 seconds.