Songs about cyclists

[Midnightfright]

Don't know about that, but their band was named after Tommy D.

U have too love tommy d. Still a prodigy at 33.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

There is the Johnny hoogerland song from the the tour de france and i know of a few danish celebration songs from Bjarne Riis tour win

Hoogerland song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yc9ugsilKA

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Not about a cyclist, but about a climb: Muur van Geraardsbergen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiZKXq0fVVQ

This is about Andy Schleck. Don't understand a thing of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O-CYB9_JpY

This is written for Koos Moerenhout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIg73HBIKTA

Not really my taste of music: song about Sven Nys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYLZVlqNJzc

 

[The Sheep]

Belgian singer Guido Belcanto singing a song to Marco Pantani

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz_c_0ZhaoA

 

[Libertine Seguros]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcHnah2Dh04

This song is about Amets Txurruka, and this therefore makes it one of the all-time greatest pieces of music ever recorded.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Belgian singer Guido Belcanto singing a song to Marco Pantani

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz_c_0ZhaoA

read the op but I really do love that song

 

[Pantani_lives]

Clark van Mere sang about Lucien Van Impe in 1976:

Lucien Van Impe den beste
en Thévenet de leste
(LVI the best and Thévenet the last)

He also sang about Freddy Maertens.

 

[The Hitch]

Belgian singer Guido Belcanto singing a song to Marco Pantani

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz_c_0ZhaoA

Tis in the op

 

[The Sheep]

Tis in the op

Thought it was strange I didn't see anyone else mention it

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

Some favorites.

First, a lovely old Italian song about Francesco Moser:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh6mR9LR3bs


Second, some better-than-you'd-think French punk-pop about Jalabert and Bobet:

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOsWDkA8lG4


Finally -- and you'll need a few pints to get through this one -- a chanson a boire about Monsieur Blaireau, he of "noble heart and dirty character":

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

 

[boomcie]

A list of songs about Belgian an French cyclists: HERE

 

[clipperton]

The Delgados released albums called "Domestiques" and "Peloton" - not sure about specific songs though.

can confirm there's no real cycling them in the music, though they're both still great albums. the band split over a perceived lack of recognition which seems a bit precious until you hear them - shoulda been huge.

 

[zigzag wanderer]

can confirm there's no real cycling them in the music, though they're both still great albums. the band split over a perceived lack of recognition which seems a bit precious until you hear them - shoulda been huge.

Strangely for an indie music loving cycling fan, I have their other 3 albums but not those 2
Must admit Universal Audio was too poppy for me but I guess the Domestiques and Peloton are nice and noisy?

 

[Spine Concept]

Here's one about Robert Gesink.

 

[Swabian Lass]

Anybody know any Jens! songs? I've Googled and I can't find any......somebody has to have done a song about Jens! !

 

[Carlo Algatrensig]

Seeing as I don't speak german I don't understand this song but I'm pretty certain it refers to Jan Ullrich and him winning the tour de france in 1997.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE4pvNsc7u4

 

[Anonymous]

Videos dedicated to Il Pirata ..this get me because he was my hero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYNwkUum9dI - the song is
tradimento e perdono

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUskOAAGejU - song is ultima salita

 

[ImmaculateKadence]

I remember coming across these a couple years ago. Can't help but find them amusing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyUP5oxKezc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svi9VnVsZYA&NR=1

 

[Frosty]

There is a band named after Abdu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoujaparov

Even a song named after him although i cant find it on the internet.

 

[Peig Camaro]

Another one for Pantani:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx5Zer4XJkg

 

[Jonny7c]

There is a band named after Abdu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoujaparov

Even a song named after him although i cant find it on the internet.

weren't they something to do with Carter Unstoppable Sex Machine?

 

[TomasC]

Anybody know any Jens! songs? I've Googled and I can't find any......somebody has to have done a song about Jens! !

Of course there's this one. It's so obvious no wonder you missed it.

 

[TomasC]

I remember coming across these a couple years ago. Can't help but find them amusing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyUP5oxKezc

Oh man...

"He just won the Tour de France
wearing skin-tight lycra pants."

And thats only the beginning )

 

[The Hitch]

One about Pantani.

Andrea Paglianti - Dove osano i Pirati

Sei partito in bicicletta tra le rose di un Hotel
verso cime senza tempo che aspettavan proprio te,
con il cuore di un bambino capriccioso e un po retrò
un bambino di Romagna che sgrana gli occhi e dice "e ciò"

Son finite le parole ti accompagna il nostro sguardo
mentre fili come un razzo dritto verso il tuo traguardo,
e le folle del passato siano intorno a te le ali
dell'affetto che è mancato quando eri fra i mortali

Ora scorrono i fiumi pieni di parole vane
era meglio qualche fatto quando eri solo come un cane,
e i ricordi si accavallano nell'arco di un momento
come tante bici al sole che arrancano nel vento
ma già sfrecci a testa bassa sopra il piede benedetto
di un San Pietro inferocito che ti apostrofa in dialetto
e ti urla oggi è chiuso, si riapre da domani
tu pedali e gli rispondi: 'fam pasè ca so Pantani'

E noi che siamo figuranti salutiamo te campione,
che hai saputo far sognare questa mia generazione
e ora via quella bandana con quei denti ben serrati
scatta questa ultima volta dove osano i pirati.

I also found this video of 2 legends singing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYyj7c9cuHA

 

[Walkman]

My favourite:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O0nrv2dW3A

The text is actually pretty catchy.