Most popular/loved active rider?

[Altitude]

I would have to say either Mark Cavendish or Riccardo Ricco.

 

[mr. tibbs]

I would have to say either Mark Cavendish or Riccardo Ricco.

I was torn between these two and Jens. Choose Jens in the end, though.

The Mighty Jens Voigt Thread: http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=168

 

[Vonn Brinkman]

Gotta love Jens!
But my personal votes go to Cancellara, Nibali and Freire.

 

[WonderLance]

I hate to be the one to point this out but WHERE IS VINO!

 

[CatsNK]

I hate to be the one to point this out but WHERE IS VINO!

Thank you!!! That was my question. Cannot vote. No Vino!

 

[markrosen]

I was thinking the same, though not as eloquently phrased as this.

Freire is another rider I'd vote for as well.

+1 for Oscar, but Jens is cool too.

 

[jens_attacks]

I hate to be the one to point this out but WHERE IS VINO!

he is very popular indeed.there is a pretty significant percentage of cycling fans who hate him but almoust most of them wet themselves when vino's attacking.popular but controversial.

i'd say jens is probably the most popular rider in the current peloton.i also mention freire and gillbert.cavendish also.

 

[flicker]

Levi Leipheimer, Greipel,DiLuca

 

[luckyboy]

Yeah I'd say Jens was the most popular. Voted Gilbert because he's one of my favourites and to get him ahead of Cance.

No Freire in this poll?

 

[hfer07]

Jens is the indisputable guy that the entire cycling world loves. I'd dare to say that Cancellara & Sastre are near in popularity.

 

[Chuffy]

Only Chuck Norris can resist Jens Voigt.

And The Great Bauke Mollema sounds like a music hall act.

 

[ferryman]

Big Jens is a loveable beast but Carlos for me

 

[shouldawouldacoulda]

Can one of the dutch posters on the forum post a link to an audio file with the correct pronunciation of Bauke Mollema?

I butchered it recently talking to a dutch friend, but once we figured out who we were talking about I was too drunk to remember how he pronounced it.

Sorry OT. My vote is for Jens too.

 

[flicker]

Floyd Landis

 

[Arnout]

Can one of the dutch posters on the forum post a link to an audio file with the correct pronunciation of Bauke Mollema?

I butchered it recently talking to a dutch friend, but once we figured out who we were talking about I was too drunk to remember how he pronounced it.

Sorry OT. My vote is for Jens too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vta1zckud7o&feature=related

Right at the start. Just like you write it

 

[Curls_21]

Jens got my vote, although Gilbert, Fab and Cavendish come close behind

 

[Moondance]

I think Freire. Not just because he's a quality rider, and as a bonus doesn't have the boredom inspiring consistency of a Cavendish, but also because he's such a lovable goofball.

 

[staubsauger]

- riccardo ricco
- de locomotief
- danilo di luca
- lance armstrong
- michael rasmussen
- stefan schumacher



i think jens voigt, thomas voeckler, sammy sanchez, phil gilbert and rob gesink.

 

[Old School]

The Viking Warrior...Thor All Day!

 

[TheDude]

My question as well, how about Thor - does anybody dislike him?

 

[auscyclefan94]

partially the reason people love jens is because he is an attacking rider with grit. The only reason he can be so attacking is because people let him in the breakaway. Lots of people like Voeckler because he is always in breakways.

 

[RedheadDane]

Gotta jump on the Voigt-train

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

How can TGBM not win this? The pawns have failed us.

 

[issoisso]

Uh.....Voeckler?

 

[slowoldman]

I picked Jens because he works his tail off for other people's glory, and then on occasion happens to pick up a win himself. As big a Cancellara fan as I am, I would agree with most on here and say Freire is my second pick.