Riders with Style & Panache

[ultimobici]

Who's your top 5?

Mine, for the record

Laurent Fignon & Angel Arroyo

Beppe Saronni

Bernard Hinault

Marco Pantani

 

[For The World]

How could you go past Jacques Anquetil? It was almost as if he never had a hair out of place.

The others in my list...

Maurizio Fondriest

Mario Cippolini

Pantani and Fignon have already been mentioned however.

 

[BroDeal]

Vino 4-Ever

Ricco as well.

 

[For The World]

Wow... what an unfortunate sense of style he has.

 

[ultimobici]

Wow... what an unfortunate sense of style he has.

Yeah, Ricco is one of the last riders I'd cite for style points!! More like Italy's equivalent of trailer trash chic?

 

[Willy_Voet]

VDB. Few riders have ever looked so natural and effortless on a bike. Shame he couldn't hold things together.

 

[Willy_Voet]

And my vote for the least stylish came about as I looked up Maurizio Fondriest...apparently Sven Montgomery has something to do with him according to Google image search.

 

[DAOTEC]

Clinger, F<L>A, Chicken, Piepo

 

[nvpacchi]

Hugo Koblet set the bar high:

 

[blaxland]

Sebatian Lang from germany he makes Time Trialing look so easy....and effortless.Great style..

 

[Oldman]

Oscar Friere. He'll probably win this week's World Championship. Why? Because he can when he wants to.

 

[ultimobici]

Is this a wind-up?

 

[online-rider]

VDB. Few riders have ever looked so natural and effortless on a bike. Shame he couldn't hold things together.

Agreed. In good form (or in good supply of meds) he looked like he wasnt even trying to pedal. Beautiful to watch.I especially like this documentary of Liege '99 where you can see what a nice character he had underneath all that style : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5_oZgHOHX8&feature=related

Also Bartoli for dressing fashionably.

 

[ultimobici]

Also Bartoli for dressing fashionably.

Ah, Bartoli! Bear in mind that in that pic he's on a conventional level top-tube frame with a massive drop to the bars. Saw him win Lombardia in 2001 in Bergamo. He's about 5'11" yet rode a smaller frame, 53 or so IIRC.

 

[khardung la]

Freire, pure class without disturbing noise . Great cycling style also.

 

[online-rider]

Ah, Bartoli! Bear in mind that in that pic he's on a conventional level top-tube frame with a massive drop to the bars. Saw him win Lombardia in 2001 in Bergamo. He's about 5'11" yet rode a smaller frame, 53 or so IIRC.

He is? I always thought he was quite short. Mind you I used to ride a 53 too and im about 5' 11. I think what we're seeing in this thread is that to be considered Classy you have to ride a COLNAGO. Still the best.


Edit [or was it a "56 I used to ride? It's been so long]

 

[slowoldman]

Hugo Koblet set the bar high:

I agree that Koblet was very stylish, but the bar had already been set.

 

[Angliru]

The Eagle of Toledo

I'm going with Federico Bahamontes. Dashing good looks (see my avatar), climber extraordinaire.

 

[ultimobici]

I agree that Koblet was very stylish, but the bar had already been set.

I should have said the list is for the positions 2-6! Fausto is the epitome of style and always will be.

 

[flicker]

I should have said the list is for the positions 2-6! Fausto is the epitome of style and always will be.

Fausto the Greatest ever!

 

[goggalor]

Maurizio Fondriest

Very cool dude. The pic from my avatar:

Black shorts should be made mandatory in the pro peloton.

 

[ultimobici]

Very cool dude. The pic from my avatar:

Black shorts should be made mandatory in the pro peloton.

Happy to have supplied it! 89 Giro.

 

[goggalor]

Happy to have supplied it! 89 Giro.

You took that??

Very cool if so. Great picture. I found it while browsing http://prendas.co.uk/

 

[ultimobici]

You took that??

Very cool if so. Great picture. I found it while browsing http://prendas.co.uk/

No it's a Roberto Bettini print I posted a while back.
http://picasaweb.google.com/1092995...1989?authkey=Gv1sRgCO_WvNPR-5jvBQ&feat=email#

 

[goggalor]

No it's a Roberto Bettini print I posted a while back.
http://picasaweb.google.com/1092995...1989?authkey=Gv1sRgCO_WvNPR-5jvBQ&feat=email#

Oh! Still, I may have gotten it from you if you posted it here. I don't know, it's been on my computer for a while...

Edit: oooo, some shiny pictures on that link!