List of current road pro's with mountainbike/cross background

[la.margna]

I would be grateful if everybody could list here the names of current professionals with a prior career in either mountainbiking or cross cycling. Thanks for participating!

My benign contribution M for Mountainbike and X for Cross:

M Cadel Evans BMC
M Robert Kiserlovski AST
X Zdenek Stybar OPQ
X Peter Sagan LIQ (correct?)

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Off the top of my head;

M Jean-Christophe Péraud ALM
M Fredrik Kessiakoff AST
M+X Arnold Jeannesson FDJ

 

[Netserk]

I would be grateful if everybody could list here the names of current professionals with a prior career in either mountainbiking or cross cycling. Thanks for participating!

My benign contribution M for Mountainbike and X for Cross:

M Cadel Evans BMC
M Robert Kiserlovski AST
X Zdenek Stybar OPQ
X Peter Sagan LIQ (correct?)

Mountainbike for Sagan

 

[maltiv]

Lars Petter Nordhaug was a very talented mountain biker, but switched to road cycling after surprisingly winning the national roads title on a very tough course in Norway ahead of EBH in 2006.

 

[Netserk]

Also:
M Jakob Fuglsang

 

[DominicDecoco]

Adam Hansen
Hesjedal
Tom Danielson

 

[killswitch]

M Ryder Hesjedal

Mountainbike for Sagan

Rode both actually

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Lars Boom.......

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Gorka Izagirre.

 

[Richeypen]

X John Gadret
M Michael Rasmussen

 

[TheEnoculator]

No one here mentioned the women pro's:

M + X Marianne Vos
M + X Pauline Ferrand-Prevot

 

[rghysens]

X (+m, I think): Roman Kreuziger

 

[El Pistolero]

Mountainbike for Sagan

He also did cyclocross. Was second at the junior WC IIRC.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

No one here mentioned the women pro's:

M + X Marianne Vos
M + X Pauline Ferrand-Prevot

Marianne doesn't do that much MTB though, more track+cross+road. Pauline is very much a mountain biker though.

Also
X - Steve Chainel
X - Hanke Kupfernagel
X - Beñat Intxausti
M - Fredrik Kessiakoff

 

[Jakob747]

I mainly follow U-23 and Juniors. But there are many pro riders who have fiddled with the off-roads. Some more than others! Examples!

Alex Howes - Garmin

Alexander Wetterhall - Endura

Bjorn Selander – SpiderTech

Boy Van Poppel – United-Health-Care

Brent Bookwalter - BMC

Clément Koretzky – La Pomme Marseille

Clinton Avery – Champion System

Danny Summerhill - Chipotle

Davide Malacarne - Europecar

Dennis Vanendert - Lotto

Fabio Aru - Astana

Garikoitz Bravo - Caja Rural

George Bennet - RadioShack

Gorka Izagirre - Euskaltel

Ian Bibby - Endura

Ian Wilkinson - Endura

Igor Merino - Orbea

Ion Izagirre - Euskaltel

Jai Crawford - Genesys

Jesse Anthony - Kelly Benefit

Johann Tschopp - BMC

Jonathan Hivert - Saur

Julien Berard – AG2R

Kenny Van Hummel - Vacansoleil

Lachlan Norris - Drapac

Laurent Didier - RadioShack

Luka Mezgec - Sava

Matteo Trentin - Quick Step

Nathan Haas - Garmin

Paul Voss - Endura

Ramon Sinkeldam - Argos

Ricardo van der Velde - Jelly Belly

Rob Squire - Chipotle

Sebastian Langeveld - GreenEDGE

Sébastien Minard – AG2R

Sylwester Janiszewski - CCC

Tanel Kangert - Astana

Tim Wellens - Lotto

Victor Cabedo - Euskaltel

Yury Trofimov - Katusha

 

[bicycle_rack]

Roger Hammond rode Cross

 

[RHRH19861986]

X Mourey (FdJeux BigMat)

 

[BillytheKid]

I mainly follow U-23 and Juniors. But there are many pro riders who have fiddled with the off-roads. Some more than others! Examples!

Alex Howes - Garmin

Alexander Wetterhall - Endura

Bjorn Selander – SpiderTech

Boy Van Poppel – United-Health-Care

Brent Bookwalter - BMC

Clément Koretzky – La Pomme Marseille

Clinton Avery – Champion System

Danny Summerhill - Chipotle

Davide Malacarne - Europecar

Dennis Vanendert - Lotto

Fabio Aru - Astana

Garikoitz Bravo - Caja Rural

George Bennet - RadioShack

Gorka Izagirre - Euskaltel

Ian Bibby - Endura

Ian Wilkinson - Endura

Igor Merino - Orbea

Ion Izagirre - Euskaltel

Jai Crawford - Genesys

Jesse Anthony - Kelly Benefit

Johann Tschopp - BMC

Jonathan Hivert - Saur

Julien Berard – AG2R

Kenny Van Hummel - Vacansoleil

Lachlan Norris - Drapac

Laurent Didier - RadioShack

Luka Mezgec - Sava

Matteo Trentin - Quick Step

Nathan Haas - Garmin

Paul Voss - Endura

Ramon Sinkeldam - Argos

Ricardo van der Velde - Jelly Belly

Rob Squire - Chipotle

Sebastian Langeveld - GreenEDGE

Sébastien Minard – AG2R

Sylwester Janiszewski - CCC

Tanel Kangert - Astana

Tim Wellens - Lotto

Victor Cabedo - Euskaltel

Yury Trofimov - Katusha

Add Horner: although I don't he has done it as much in recent years. He did not come from it, but has long done it here in the off season as my current Avitar shows.

 

[BillytheKid]

Proof in the pudding: