Teams & Riders Søren Kragh Andersen AKA "Mr. Andersen"

[Broccolidwarf]

Following his win in Paris-Nice today, it's about time he get's his own thread.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Nice win. Against a quality field.

PS: why is this a Q&A thread?

 

[Bolder]

Maybe. He seems to be coming into his own the last few years, although I think he will be best known for his nickname!

A quality rider but maybe at age 25 or so, he is what he is. But I defer to the Danes on the board. I Googled him and didn't realize that there was a much more famous Kragh Andersen...by the way, how do you pronounce his surname: Crag, Cray, Crah? Or something else?

 

[tobydawq]

Please, please, please spell the first name correctly in the title.

But yes, excellent ride, he has been extremely good since he began his season with a podium place in Omloop.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Please, please, please spell the first name correctly in the title.

But yes, excellent ride, he has been extremely good since he began his season with a podium place in Omloop.

That IS the correct spelling in English, since "ø" is not a letter in the English language.

 

[tobydawq]

No, you never change given names. They just write it like that because they have a less fanciful keyboard than we do.

 

[RedheadDane]

That IS the correct spelling in English, since "ø" is not a letter in the English language.

And... he's Danish.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

No, you never change given names. They just write it like that because they have a less fanciful keyboard than we do.

Sorry mate, I always write English on an English language message board, and Danish on a Danish message board - and I even wear sunglasses doing it

 

[tobydawq]

Sorry mate, I always write English on an English language message board, and Danish on a Danish message board - and I even wear sunglasses doing it

You must be the heir of Echoes.

And Soeren is not English, just wrong.

Could a mod please correct the spelling? Typos in thread titles are usually avoided.

 

[BlueRoads]

In German it's Sören.

So, seriously, what do you call him in Denmark? If you simply talk to each other, about that amazing rider of yours?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

You must be the heir of Echoes.

And Soeren is not English, just wrong.

Could a mod please correct the spelling? Typos in thread titles are usually avoided.

"Oe" is the proper way to translate the Danish letter "Ø" - that is an indisputable fact and thus not debatable.

If you wish to debate it none the less, fell free to PM me, rather than polluting the thread with it

 

[RedheadDane]

In German it's Sören.

So, seriously, what do you call him in Denmark? If you simply talk to each other, about that amazing rider of yours?

Søren. Søren Kragh. Søren Kragh Andersen. Never Søren Andersen, though.
Sometimes just Kragh Andersen, with Asbjørn being the lesser Kragh.

 

[tobydawq]

"Oe" is the proper way to translate the Danish letter "Ø" - that is an indisputable fact and thus not debatable.

If you wish to debate it none the less, fell free to PM me, rather than polluting the thread with it

I couldn't imagine a less fruitful endeavour than PM'ing you.

And no, it's not an indisputable fact at all.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hey, look! Even Cyclingnews.com is spelling his name correctly!

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Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb

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[ciranda]

Also please to change the KRAKEN reference . Thank you in advance .

Here is why it makes no sense because the sea monster name is pronounced in a totally different way to the cyclist's name . So that nickname is really weak and not a good look imho .

 

[RedheadDane]

Well, "Kraghen" is a pun, and puns are good for the soul.

 

[ciranda]

ok I get it if you mean

but not if you mean

 

[Bolder]

This nonsense clearly shows that he doesn't deserve his own thread. If all we can argue about is how to write his name in English, he must not be much of a rider.

That aside, as a native English speaker who works as an editor in Europe, I can say with 100 percent certainty that you render umlauts etc with an extra "e" if you do not have the proper accent mark on your comptuer. So Sören becomes Soeren etc....

 

[Velolover2]

Danes are the new Belgians in terms of strong, versatile rouleurs.

Kragh, Asgreen, Valgren, Pedersen.

 

[RedheadDane]

Well... no matter how you spell his name, how you pronounce, and how much you include, I think we can agree that he's a fairly okay rider.

 

[Bolder]

Well... no matter how you spell his name, how you pronounce, and how much you include, I think we can agree that he's a fairly okay rider.

So no thread then?

 

[BlueRoads]

Well... no matter how you spell his name, how you pronounce, and how much you include, I think we can agree that he's a fairly okay rider.

with a nice smile. I would ask what you think he's capable of in the coming weeks, but I better extend that to the more distant future.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

with a nice smile. I would ask what you think he's capable of in the coming weeks, but I better extend that to the more distant future.

Probably nobody will be doing much in coming weeks

But Kragh is a rider with as great a potential as Asgreen, maybe even greater (he climbs better), and as such absolutely warrants his own thread - future results will prove it

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Still, why is this a Q&A thread?
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[Broccolidwarf]

Still, why is this a Q&A thread?
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No idea how to change it!