The Most Devastating Attack

[online-rider]

Di Luca on the Poggio '03

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[roundabout]

Giro d' Italia 1998 stage 19
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncz6UjXO0ZU

Tonkov did well to hang on for as long as he did against a superior climber and just ran out of gas at that point.

 

[ferryman]

Well yeah and mostly the couple minutes after he got back on his bike, which wasn't really an attack but still

I get you. Vino's reaction to Andy's initial attack is also worth a mention.

 

[halamala]

L'Alpe d'Huez, Tour de France 2001

START: Corner number 21 > FINISH: Corner number 19
Distance: 0.86 km, Grade: 11.1 %, Elevation: 96 m

Lance Armstrong, Time 2.29, Speed: 20.78 Kph, VAM 2319 m/h, 7.46 w/kg
Jan Ullrich, Time: 2.55, Speed 17.69 Kph, VAM 1975 m/h, 6.35 w/kg

 

[blaxland]

Riis at Hautacum 1996 that was just aewsome....the stage was only 46kms long and he rode everyone off his wheels.

 

[auscyclefan94]

As much as I hate to say this, some of armstrong's attacks at luz ardiden (03), alpe d'huez (01) and sestriere (99) were all pretty spectacular.

 

[ferryman]

As much as I hate to say this, some of armstrong's attacks at luz ardiden (03), alpe d'huez (01) and sestriere (99) were all pretty spectacular.

They were at the time but we all know differently now though eh

 

[Addicted]

Cancellara in stage 3 of TDF 2007. Attacks like that are just...not supposed to be possible!

+1. Simply amazing.

 

[skidmark]

This year, my favourite might be Gilbert in LBL when he was trying to bridge up to Vino and Kolobnev on the second last climb. True, he blew up and got caught, but he just... destroyed valverde and evans, and halved like a 40 second gap in no time. Devastating.

One of my favourites of all time, although it was more devastating in its guile than in power, was Oscar Friere's first Worlds title. No one knew who he was, everyone was snaking around in the last 1.5km to jockey for position, and he was on the end of the whip and when it pulled off to the side, he just blew across to the other side of the road and won. Awesome.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cance's attack on the Mur was one of the wildest I've seen btw

 

[Altitude]

Something from Pantani obviously.. take your pick.

Lance at Hautacam was pretty outrageous.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

I didnt say they were clean.

When i say "Greatest clean performance in cycling" i mean "Lance Armstrong Sestriere. Its a forum joke.

oh just don't fucc up this thread too please.no clinic here ombres...

IMO it doesn't matter in regard to this thread of greatest attacks. I mean, doping can be brought into any performance related thread. I agree with jens_attacks . It would be nice IMO to leave doping comments and innuendo to the clinic.

 

[Hoop Dogg]

I forget the year and whether is was Beltran or heras, but the year at the bottom of alpe d'huez when the blue train dropped the hammer and the bunch went from about 70 dudes to 5 in about 200 metres. Lance said later on that it was a miscommunication and he was starting to think he was gonna get dropped by his own teammates IIRC?

 

[Anonymous]

Cancellara hitting the jets when Tommeke was at the back of the group at Roubaix.

Devastating. Lethal. Awesome.

Motorized.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Ulle to Andorra

Ulle's pointless attach in 04

And seconding Ballan's WC

 

[Descender]

Riis at Hautacum 1996 that was just aewsome....the stage was only 46kms long and he rode everyone off his wheels.

You mean at Sestriere?

 

[The Hitch]

IMO it doesn't matter in regard to this thread of greatest attacks. I mean, doping can be brought into any performance related thread. I agree with jens_attacks . It would be nice IMO to leave doping comments and innuendo to the clinic.

FFS. Read posts. I didnt make a doping comment
Others did in responce to my post. But i didnt. I reffered to Lances sestriere performance that way, because another poster called "Wonder Lance" has that as his signature, with a link to Armstong sestriere 99. For example look here.

And thanks to you, ive brought the issue back up again and jens will no doubt complain about the thread being hijacked.

Happy now?

 

[The Hitch]

Cance's attack on the Mur was one of the wildest I've seen btw

You fool.

That wasnt an attack. Boonen had some problem and evil cancellara took advantage. No one makes an attack on a cobbled climb by sitting. Its impossible. There are some other reasons as well.

Its all in El Pistoleros post on one of the Canc vs Gilbert threads

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

FFS. Read posts. I didnt make a doping comment
Others did in responce to my post. But i didnt. I reffered to Lances sestriere performance that way, because another poster called "Wonder Lance" has that as his signature, with a link to Armstong sestriere 99. For example look here.

And thanks to you, ive brought the issue back up again and jens will no doubt complain about the thread being hijacked.

Happy now?

No offense intended. I've been guilty of the same thing... hijacking threads.
Cheers.

 

[sublimit]

Tom Steels throwing a water bottle at one of his rivals is best attack.

 

[Sørensen]

Bjarne Riis at Hautacam 1996

Legend

 

[The Hitch]

No offense intended. I've been guilty of the same thing... hijacking threads.
Cheers.

Not as much as me

Not this one though. Ill let this one be.

 

[The Devil]

Not as much as me

Not this one though. Ill let this one be.

You are full of bloody crap hitch

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

You fool.

That wasnt an attack. Boonen had some problem and evil cancellara took advantage. No one makes an attack on a cobbled climb by sitting. Its impossible. There are some other reasons as well.

Its all in El Pistoleros post on one of the Canc vs Gilbert threads

Oh yeah I forgot. Belgian cyclists are the ubermenschen of this earth and everytime they lose it's simply because of some sort of bad luck. How foolish I am. Thanks for El Pistolero for showing us the light

 

[shouldawouldacoulda]

Gesink in Tour de Suisse, Gesink in Montreal

duh

I didn't see the Tour de Suisse. But I AGREE 100% with Gesink in Montreal. That was an absolutely fantastic attack - filled with drama.

Cancellera's attacks this yr in RVV, PR and the tour were amazing. Impressive. But you quickly realized the race was over. Barring a crash or mechanical Canca was gonna win.

In Montreal Gesink kept you on the edge of your seat - you never knew if he'd get it. Right to the end there was a chance he'd get caught. And his face, the sheer pain in it was intoxicating. He laid it absolutely all on the line for 10+ km hanging on by a thread, he was an absolute mess on his bike. He looked like he was sprinting for 10km. Exciting stuff.