Rider nicknames

[delbified]

MARCO PANTANI= IL PIRATA= the Pirate

il elanfantino

 

[RedheadDane]

I know his official nickname is Bull of Beveland but I kinda like the "title" can't seem to find the correct term The BarbedWire Proof Man for Johnny Hoogerland is pretty fitting as well.

And it wasn't me who came up with it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owa7yxLrR9k

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Can someone explain to me why Anton is called Fuji ? Most nicknames are pretty logical but this one?

Oh and Tommy Voeckler shall hence be known as Hurtface

 

[Michele]

Yesterday RAI's Cassani reported that among the peloton there sems to be a new nickname for Andy Schleck, "wryneck".

 

[hrotha]

Can someone explain to me why Anton is called Fuji ? Most nicknames are pretty logical but this one?

It's because he rode a Fuji as a child, and it wasn't a brand anyone else had heard of.

 

[Bala Verde]

il elanfantino

Did Italians actually call him that? I thought Pantani himself really disliked that nickname.

 

[Michele]

I think not.
Mostly italian would refer as il Pirata.

 

[zapata]

I think Elefantino was invented by lance armstrong? Whoever came up with it, it was not intended to be flattering. Is it true that it was the italian name for the baby elephant Dumbo in the disney movie?

 

[Grayguard]

Sorry if trhis has been posted, but I didn't have the patience to read all 22 pages

Regarding Thor Hushovds nicikname: God of Thunder
It does not "translate" to that. Thor is the name of a god in the norse mythology - the God of Thunder
He also wields Mjolnir, a magical hammer, which when he throws it, always return to his hand.

 

[Bala Verde]

Belgian commentators called Andy Schleck the "heron"

 

[El Pistolero]

I think not.
Mostly italian would refer as il Pirata.

His mother didn't like Il Pirata by the way.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Belgian commentators called Andy Schleck the "heron"

yeah, what was that about ?

 

[thirteen]

yeah, what was that about ?

he does kind of look like one (not that pic, though)

 

[Bala Verde]

yeah, what was that about ?

No idea. Never heard it before I think. It must be the (flexible) neck.

To me Andy looks more like Remy:

 

[Jeanne]

I heard that Andy's called "Milchschnitte" in Germany

 

[Michielveedeebee]

No idea. Never heard it before I think. It must be the (flexible) neck.

To me Andy looks more like Remy:

he actually does

 

[patrick767]

Okay, why is Cadel known as Cuddles?

 

[Bromers]

Because he's such a warm and kind-hearted person

 

[taiwan]

best yet:
Pierrick Fedrigo = le nez de Marmande

For ages I thought it was "Le Nez de Marmelade". Embarrassing now.

 

[RedheadDane]

JJ Haedo = The Slowmotion Sprinter

Due to some criticism from Jørgen Leth...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

For ages I thought it was "Le Nez de Marmelade". Embarrassing now.

Bradley Wiggins probably ought to have a nickname about the aerodynamic face fairing he has.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I propose we call those riders shelled by the Sky pace in the mountains the "Froome Wagon".

 

[RedheadDane]

I propose we call those riders shelled by the Sky pace in the mountains the "Froome Wagon".

Naah... technically they got thrown off the Froome Wagon...

 

[Sylvester]

What's Mikel Nieve's nickname? Has he even got one?

 

[Anonymous]

What's Mikel Nieve's nickname? Has he even got one?

I think it's Jon Snow{******* of the north...}