Hardest riders in the peloton today?

[SafeBet]

Also Pozzato (yes, he´s hard)

Oh come on. He's the softest around.

 

[RHRH19861986]

Oh come on. He's the softest around.

In my eyes, he´s hard. Don´t forget, he has been showing top results in the real hard men´s races for many years now, and he always makes it look so easy. That, in fact, shows how hard he really is.

Returning to racing just few days after breaking his collarbone in spring 2012 shows that he also is mentally hard.

In the finale of San Remo 2013, who wore short bibs? Pippo.

He also can stand all kinds of conditions, cold, hot, wet, dry, good tarmac, bad cobbles.

 

[SafeBet]

In my eyes, he´s hard. Don´t forget, he has been showing top results in the real hard men´s races for many years now, and he always makes it look so easy. That, in fact, shows how hard he really is.

Returning to racing just few days after breaking his collarbone in spring 2012 shows that he also is mentally hard.

In the finale of San Remo 2013, who wore short bibs? Pippo.

He also can stand all kinds of conditions, cold, hot, wet, dry, good tarmac, bad cobbles.

Fair enough.
I guess listening to his interviews in italian could change your perspective.
He's called The Prince for a reason.

 

[greenedge]

I think Tony Martin is quite a hard cyclist but that could be due to his imposing physique.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Hansen and Evans.

Hansen for setting ridiculous goals (and achieving them) and Evans for his frighting spirit, the man never gives up.

Nicki Sorensen seems tough.

And Cavendish is hard, especially considering how one dimensional he is.

 

[RHRH19861986]

Tosatto, to bring in another name.

 

[ultimobici]

Oh come on. He's the softest around.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pozzato-to-ride-the-trofeo-laigueglia-days-after-surgery

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...Pozzato-following-Qatar-collarbone-break.aspx

He may be Mr Pretty Playboy, but as a rider, hard as nails.

 

[dhawk97]

Kangert, Agnoli (for their rides for Nibali this Giro)

Jesus is that all it takes now?...

 

[dhawk97]

Siotsou

Any rider who is good at TT; Wiggins, Martin, Cancellara

 

[Cimber]

Kiryienka definitely one of the hardest guys.

Agree. And Karpets too. You dont wanna mess with him, even if your name is Contador...

 

[hulkgogan]

Svein Tuft - he rode from Alaska to Langley (Canada) with his dog in a trailer behind. I also remember some story of him riding down the west coast of USA to get to a training camp and living Bear Grills style out in the wilderness.

You know I tested with Svein back when he'd been racing a bike for about 8 months. His clean numbers are ***. I always thought he was going to be a big classics star. Really never got why he didn't break through.

 

[ebandit]

reet 'ard

is there any place in the peloton for anyone that was not tough?

watching races all riders appear to get straight back on after crashes

how would one measure toughness anyway? or was the op really just trolling

hoping that the thread will become another 'lets bash team sky/wiggo

thread'....................surely not!

Mark L

once i crashed fracturing my pelvis............after pulling myself together
i remounted.............but i'm the worlds softest

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Tom Boonen, any rider with a palmares like his merits a place.

Any rider who is good at TT; Wiggins, Martin, Cancellara

Jesus is that all it takes now?...

 

[brilleaben]

Anyone with a Sovietish passport.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

This is like asking who is the best fotballer the year after Messi retires

 

[The Principal Sheep]

This is like asking who is the best fotballer the year after Messi retires

So you're a Hincapie fan

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

So you're a Hincapie fan

Yes, I am the biggest Hincapie fan you could find

 

[Netserk]

Vino! _O_

Albi 2007:

 

[delbified]

hausler, purely for riding the spring classics this year without gloves

 

[valentius borealis]

Another vote for hansen, broke his collar bone in the 2010 tour stage 1 with over 100km to go, still rode on front of the peloton to chase back the break, though didn't finish in the bunch, finished 3 minutes down then withdrew over night when xrays confirmed the break

Didn't he suffer a fractured sternum in that crash as well?

 

[Froome19]

Svein Tuft - he rode from Alaska to Langley (Canada) with his dog in a trailer behind. I also remember some story of him riding down the west coast of USA to get to a training camp and living Bear Grills style out in the wilderness.

And at TA last year rode solo on the front for 200k driving the peloton...Cav's tweet on it

"Ride of the day.. No, make that ride of the millennium, goes to GreenEDGE’s Svein Tuft. 200km ALONE controlling the peloton! Respect"

We have a winner

 

[Zam_Olyas]

You only have to take a look at the history of cycling you will find a lot of proper hard men.

 

[RedheadDane]

Another vote for hansen, broke his collar bone in the 2010 tour stage 1 with over 100km to go, still rode on front of the peloton to chase back the break, though didn't finish in the bunch, finished 3 minutes down then withdrew over night when xrays confirmed the break

Well... he did get pretty, erhm, motivated by Brian Holm!

"Er muss!"

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Bobbie Traksel earns to be in this thread, after winning that Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne.

(but so do the other 25 who finished the race)

 

[Michele]

hausler, purely for riding the spring classics this year without gloves

How about some Gatto?