The Best Solo Wins of 2014

[B_Ugli]

For me its got to be Kwiatkowski Worlds RR and Gallopin in the TDF.

 

[Netserk]

 

[ILovecycling]

gallopin wasnt that long solo iirc, but surely impressive win.
mickey's win was very good too (both)
also vakoc win in poland.

 

[nuvolablu]

 

[DoubleF]

For me Kwiatowski but also Tepstra's solo into the Velodrome at Paris-Roubaix and De Marchi's win at Vuelta where he had time to celebrate with his DS before the line and with the dedication to Alfredo Martini

 

[Red Rick]

How the **** were 9 answers given already and nobody has mentioned Tony Martin aka "Der Panzerwagen" for basically tt'ing a whole stages in the Vosges and winning by 3 minutes

I'm dissapointed in you

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Rogers win in the Giro.
Contador on Muro di Guardiagrele.
Tony Martin in stage 9 of the Tour.
Valverde in San Sebastian.
Rogers win in Bagneres in the Tour.
Nibali's win in Sheffield.
Contador's win in Pays Basque stage 1.
De Marchi winning stage 7 in the Vuelta.

Was the best solo wins of 2014 I can think of.
Of those I'd probably rate Contador's Tirreno stage win the highest.
In fact, I'd rate that single Guardiagrele-stage + Ronde Van Vlaanderen as the 2 best racedays of the season.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

How the **** were 9 answers given already and nobody has mentioned Tony Martin aka "Der Panzerwagen" for basically tt'ing a whole stages in the Vosges and winning by 3 minutes

I'm dissapointed in you

You beat me to it

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Contador's win in Tirreno by an absolute mile. A lot of solo wins are just down to other riders looking at each other or, in stage races, letting a rider who isn't a threat just go up the road. Contador's win was achieved without either of those advantages, he just blew the opposition apart.

 

[SafeBet]

Contador in Guardiagrele, absolutely.
Panzer in the TdF stage deserves a mention.

I'm sure there are a few more that I can't remember atm.

 

[pablohidalgo7]

Boom in arenberg was epic, also contador in guardiagrele.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Adrien Petit's Tro-Bon Leon win was spectacular.

Also liked Kwia's SB win, on the surface perhaps an uphill sprint, but race action was magnificent for many kilometers.

About to drop Sagan hard:

Valverde's Roma Maxima win was thrilling.

 

[cineteq]

Tony Martin and Michael Rogers' TdF wins

 

[greenedge]

Contador at T-A
Rogers at the Giro stage 11
Evans on Corkscrew

 

[SeriousSam]

Valverde at Roma Maxima for me.

 

[RownhamHill]

Most of the ones already mentioned are better, in better races, but a small mention from me goes to Taylor Phinney riding away from Cannondale/Peloton on a descent at the Tour of California and solo-ing in.

 

[Bushman]

Contador Tirreno


Tony Martin Tour de France







Everyone else

 

[Hugo87]

Can't decided between this two:

Contador's fantastic solo ride on Muro di Guardiagrele and Kwiat win (not a true solo) on Strade Bianche (the whole set: landscape, course difficulty and race spectacularity, that final dagger on Sagan).

Honorable mentions to Boom, Valverde and Tony Martin.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Wellens in Eneco Tour was the best I've seen for several years

 

[Jspear]

Contador in Tirreno.
Kwiatkowski's win was pretty nice as well. Mainly because of who he beat.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Two nominations for Valverde's non solo win in Roma Maxima. If that was a solo win then I nominate Froome's win in the Dauphine.

 

[cineteq]

Most of the ones already mentioned are better, in better races, but a small mention from me goes to Taylor Phinney riding away from Cannondale/Peloton on a descent at the Tour of California and solo-ing in.

Right, let's define 'solo' win.

Two nominations for Valverde's non solo win in Roma Maxima. If that was a solo win then I nominate Froome's win in the Dauphine.

Forgot about this one => "Phinney attacked on the descent from the San Marcos Pass climb to take a long-range solo victory in the 107-mile stage from Pismo Beach"

 

[BigMac]

Rui Sousa, Alto da Torre. *picks popcorn*

Michał Kwiatkowski, Aldeia de Monchique.

Cadel Evans, Campbelltown.

...

Are some that spring to mind.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Contador in Tirreno.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Contador's win in Tirreno by an absolute mile. A lot of solo wins are just down to other riders looking at each other or, in stage races, letting a rider who isn't a threat just go up the road. Contador's win was achieved without either of those advantages, he just blew the opposition apart.

Contador in Guardiagrele, absolutely.
Panzer in the TdF stage deserves a mention.

I'm sure there are a few more that I can't remember atm.

Agreed. Alberto and Tony were the best imo.

How can Nibali's win in Sheffield qualify as a solo? Or Contador's in Pais Vasco?

Surely getting away a few km from the line is not a solo.