Male Cyclist of the year (2014)?

[BigMac]

get a room you two

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[May0maniac]

Voted for Kristoff, a monument win, a great TDF, varois one day race wins and a beast in RVV. With a little bit of luck he'd have been on the podium in Paris-Roubaix. Kwiat, Valverde and Contador are the other guys that you could pick.

 

[del1962]

But Tony martin won two stages in the Tour and a Vuelta stage!!!11!

How many GT stages did Kittel win?

And Kittel beat T Martin in an ITT

 

[classicomano]

Simons Gerrans.

FLAMESHIELD UP!

 

[1001101]

Good list is good.

 

[jens_attacks]

lollolollolol

 

[LaFlorecita]

lollolollolol

Errrrrrrr

 

[markene2]

What the hell???

 

[jens_attacks]

it's the internet. plus echoes provocations

any mods here?...

 

[Bushman]

No. You missed the "how he wins it" in my comment.

thus whoever and how he wins it, will automatically be the best cyclist of the year.

Doesn't this mean that it doesn't matter how he wins it?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Doesn't this mean that it doesn't matter how he wins it?

that's how I read it too

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Close one between Valverde and Contador.

1. Valverde
2. Contador
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3. Kristoff
4. Nibali
5. Quintana
6. Gerrans
7. Degenkolb
8. Kwiatkowski
9. Cancellara
10. Aru/Sagan

 

[May0maniac]

Well, i think we all can agree that this list sucks http://www.giroditaliaciclismo.com/ciclismo-professionisti/i-dieci-campioni-2014/

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

1. Alberto Contador
2. Alexander Kristoff
3. Simon Gerrans
4. Niki Terpstra
5. Michal Kwiatkowski
6. Vincenzo Nibali
7. Nairo Quintana
8. Dan Martin
9. Fabian Cancellara
10. Alejandro Valverde

 

[LaFlorecita]

Well, i think we all can agree that this list sucks http://www.giroditaliaciclismo.com/ciclismo-professionisti/i-dieci-campioni-2014/

I think it's an okay list and they chose a great picture

 

[HappyLoser]

1. Contador
2. Valverde
3. Quintana
4. Nibali
5. Kwiatkowski

 

[shalgo]

No Betancur option in the poll???????

 

[Afrank]

Well, i think we all can agree that this list sucks http://www.giroditaliaciclismo.com/ciclismo-professionisti/i-dieci-campioni-2014/

I don't think it's too bad. Would probably swap Kittel and Kristoff, maybe move Aru up a little, that's about it.

Or maybe just replace Kittel with Terpstra.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Best set of classics results by some margin.
Best overall results in the GTs.
Not forgetting how good he was on the dirt and cobbles in March.
Valverde head and shoulders above everybody else.


Well, outside of here, that is.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Best set of classics results by some margin.
Best overall results in the GTs.
Not forgetting how good he was on the dirt and cobbles in March.
Valverde head and shoulders above everybody else.


Well, outside of here, that is.

Best results in stage races (and GTs - I rate a win over a 4th and 3rd place) : Alberto Contador

Quality over quantity - Valverde may have won more races but a big part of them were **** smal Spanish races
And Contador was at least as consistent as Valverde.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Best results in stage races (and GTs - I rate a win over a 4th and 3rd place) : Alberto Contador

Quality over quantity - Valverde may have won more races but a big part of them were **** smal Spanish races
And Contador was at least as consistent as Valverde.

Stage races are warm ups for the Tour.
Quintana and Nibali had better results than Bertie in the GTs on your scale.
You talk quality then completely ignore the classics.

But you would say that, wouldn't you?
Me? I really don't like Valverde at all.
I hate to admit that he was the best.

Like I said, outside of here.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Stage races are warm ups for the Tour.
Quintana and Nibali had better results than Bertie in the GTs on your scale.
You talk quality then completely ignore the classics.

But you would say that, wouldn't you?
Me? I really don't like Valverde at all.
I hate to admit that he was the best.

Like I said, outside of here.

You don't like Valverde but you hate Alberto. I know you by now. I don't ignore the classics, but what quality wins did Valverde get in the classics? No monuments, most notable win is probably La Flèche. Haha. Yes, Valverde had better results in the classics. Contador had better results in the stage races.

And stage races are not warm ups for the Tour.

And Contador beat by far the best field in any of the 3GTs. Including your beloved Chris Froome.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Stage races are warm ups for the Tour.
Quintana and Nibali had better results than Bertie in the GTs on your scale.
You talk quality then completely ignore the classics.

But you would say that, wouldn't you?
Me? I really don't like Valverde at all.
I hate to admit that he was the best.

Like I said, outside of here.

Why would anyone target races like Paris-Nice or Tirreno-Adriatico by that logic of yours then?

 

[Mellow Velo]

You don't like Valverde but you hate Alberto.

No, I actually like Bertie, but like I've said before, I follow the sport not individuals.

Bottom line is top of the UCi, CQ, PCS rankings agree on who came out tops.

 

[Miburo]

Stage races are warm ups for the Tour.
Quintana and Nibali had better results than Bertie in the GTs on your scale.
You talk quality then completely ignore the classics.

But you would say that, wouldn't you?
Me? I really don't like Valverde at all.
I hate to admit that he was the best.

Like I said, outside of here.

Prep races? Are TA and basque that? Don't give me that ****...

If catalonia wasn't screwed over by weather he would have won that too.

Piti was pathetic in the tour btw. 4th in that field isn't something to be proud off. If he had won lombardia then yea but he didn't.

Best rider doesn't mean most points in a ranking.