The Best Domestique

[singlecog]

After watching Sky last week with EBH on early slopes and Porte ride to support Wiggo. It seemed Froome and Rodgers weren't even needed to help out .

I know the Sky team is strong, and is now being compared to US Postal/discovery.

Just made me think, which team has the best support rider??

Personally after seeing porte ride at the front for most of the climbs and counter most of the attacks....without help (which was there if he was weak) made me think he's as strong as S.Symd was in 09.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Ullrich in 1996.

 

[vcampbell]

Lance Armstrong @ Tour de France 2009

 

[cineteq]

Basso TdF 2012

 

[Angliru]

Lance Armstrong @ Tour de France 2009

Beat me to it.

 

[burning]

Contador at TDF 2011

 

[Justin Pain]

Jens Voigt! Always gives 100%

 

[Froome19]

Contador at TDF 2011

Also Dries Devenyns

 

[DominicDecoco]

The team around Sastre in 08 was pretty lethal.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Boogerd in 2006/07 Tour

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Andy did a pretty good job for Evans last July.

 

[Magnus]

Ullrich in 1996.

Seriously?
He pulled for 2-3 minutes on Hautacam and that's pretty much it.

 

[airstream]

heras tdf 02, sastre giro 06 popovych tdf 07, voigt tdf 08.

awe, liberty seguros in pajares stage in the 05 vuelta! :d

 

[JA.Tri]

Lance Armstrong @ Tour de France 2009

Strongest....maybe?


Best...absolutely no way. He rode only in support of himself.

Edit: If sarcasm then by all means!

 

[Wigwan]

Kloden 09?

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Number of real domestiques mentioned in this thread so far: zero.

I'll go for Grischa Niermann, Daniele Righi, Marcel Sieberg or Michael Barry.

 

[Ferminal]

Eisel.....

 

[Marcus135]

Fabian is rather good... weather he intends to help the eventual winner or not

 

[Martin]

Seriously?
He pulled for 2-3 minutes on Hautacam and that's pretty much it.

what about ullrich in 1997? not so many domestiques win the tour actualy...

 

[Froome19]

Danny Pate, I read in Thomas's column in Cyclesport that he deliberately rides in front of Thomas when they are working to protect Thomas from the wind as opposed to Thomas taking wind behind a small guy.

 

[Echoes]

Answer is Jef Bruyère.

Two Liège when his leader was past his prime !

 

[theyoungest]

Danny Pate, I read in Thomas's column in Cyclesport that he deliberately rides in front of Thomas when they are working to protect Thomas from the wind as opposed to Thomas taking wind behind a small guy.

Isn't that kind of a regular thing to do for a domestique?

 

[Froome19]

Isn't that kind of a regular thing to do for a domestique?

No Thomas and Pate were both working for Wiggins in Romandie.

It isnt a case of being a domestique but shows his tendency for the role even when it is not necessary.

 

[WinterRider]

Lance Armstrong @ Tour de France 2009

Along the same lines, Hinault at the 86 Tour riding in support of LeMond.

 

[vcampbell]

Strongest....maybe?


Best...absolutely no way. He rode only in support of himself.

Edit: If sarcasm then by all means!

Exactly

If I want to be serious, then I always liked what Popovych did for his leaders, actually he was and he is my favorite rider, so he is an easy choice