The Most Devastating Attack

[Cobblestoned]

When Vino attacked at the worlds 2009, cold sweat was running down my back.

 

[Vonn Brinkman]

i just got shivers all over my body this year at E3 Prijs - Harelbeke....

Cancellara's attack was pure immortality! I just loved the way Boonen and Flecha did everything to get back to him, how Boonen sprints his guts out!
go to youtube and check this video: Cancellara is God. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcNBkQXPFog
You will know what I'm talking about.

 

[Anonymous]

Hmm.. trouble is, all i can think of is Vino, Ricco, and Landis..

 

[Roland Rat]

Not an attack, but the only time I've actually shouted at the TV in awe that I can remember was that side on view on the Champs this year when Petacchi was sprinting and then suddenly Cav shot passed as if he had a jet engine on.

The other one that springs to mind was Indurain's in 1995 (the Bruyneel wheelsucking one), partly as it was such a great display of power and partly because it was so unexpected.

 

[hfer07]

the Val-piti collection:
TDF 2008 stage 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgPKbCt1DOk
2006 Vuelta -Stage 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgrX7D0mRqo

 

[jens_attacks]

When Vino attacked at the worlds 2009, cold sweat was running down my back.

i aged five years that day.

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?

oh you really shouldn't mention that.now i have to watch these two beautiful videos all over again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-y38WZAtgc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW-wJ3fuVzs&feature=related

the good old days when the legends were riding like demons.damn i miss those days.

 

[Tom T.]

Not sure if this one has been mentioned but an older Sean Kelly at MSR in 1992 has always been on of my favorites. Pulling away from the chase pack on the descent of the Poggio and then catching Argentin, who had topped the Poggio with a 15 second lead. Finally, he beat Argentin in the sprint. Simply brilliant attacking and riding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL3jQmkj3uI

 

[Libertine Seguros]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMuc2CGMkq4

At 6:18, the pain is brought.

 

[Anonymous]

Michele Bartoli, 1996 RvV, starts at about :46

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

 

[The_Z_man]

Carlos Sastre on Alpe D'Huez in 2008. You could see that one coming from a mile away. Perfectly timed, and nobody could react.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Carlos Sastre on Alpe D'Huez in 2008. You could see that one coming from a mile away. Perfectly timed, and nobody could react.

For that, Gilbert at Lombardia '09 is the best. On Eurosport Magnus Backstedt was saying "He's going to attack after this next corner. If he wants to win, he has to go then, so everybody in the group is watching Philippe Gilbert". And indeed they were. And they got to the next corner, and Gilbert went, exactly as predicted, but none of them could do a thing about it.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Motorized.

Hmm..... should "bicycle doping" accusations be restricted to the clinic as well?

 

[mombus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMuc2CGMkq4

At 6:18, the pain is brought.

...really just unbelievable. I could never imagine riding that.

 

[The Hitch]

Hmm..... should "bicycle doping" accusations be restricted to the clinic as well?

For that, looks like we need "The Garage".

 

[Descender]

For that, Gilbert at Lombardia '09 is the best. On Eurosport Magnus Backstedt was saying "He's going to attack after this next corner. If he wants to win, he has to go then, so everybody in the group is watching Philippe Gilbert". And indeed they were. And they got to the next corner, and Gilbert went, exactly as predicted, but none of them could do a thing about it.

Sammy Sanchez begs to differ.

 

[Descender]

Montelupone should be renamed Cima Joaquim Rodriguez. He did the same thing the following year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4ud3-EBnxo&NR=1

 

[theyoungest]

The Montelupone (Wolf Mountain):

 

[bridgeman]

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?

Hell yes. The trees were going by like they were all on motorcycles. Fuc*ing flying!

 

[Hoop Dogg]

It would be mad to see what was going on in triki's head... "what?? U want me to go FASTER?? Oh well here comes the pain BOOM!!!

Even though he didn't win, I'll nominate cancellara at the Beijing rr. Even being an Evans fan, I was standing up willing Spartacus to bridge and take em in the sprint. So much power!

 

[skidmark]

Even though he didn't win, I'll nominate cancellara at the Beijing rr. Even being an Evans fan, I was standing up willing Spartacus to bridge and take em in the sprint. So much power!

Yeah, when that camera whipped around and all of a sudden he was right there? Holy crap, that was one of the most exciting moments of the last few years.

 

[tubularglue]

this piece of riding, outlandish

posted before, but

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ_bY4DCbIc

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Not as much as me

Not this one though. Ill let this one be.

My bad interpretation.

 

[bridgeman]

Best thread of 2010.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

A little rabbit trail humor of Jack's devastating attack on fries dog...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAg4M95rcvk

 

[deeporbit]

Andrei Tschmil going off the front in the 1994 Paris Roubaix and soloing to victory. He kicked the crap out of everyone and even pulled a sweet bunny-hop over a traffic island.