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El Pistolero

El Pistolero

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Ok, so these posts in another thread got me thinking. Who do you see as the top 10 currently active cyclists? Rank them from 10 to 1 preferably.

Ryo Hazuki said:
there can only be so many top class riders in the world. we can't have 50 top riders from 50 different countries.

cycling has like 4 or 5 absolute world class riders, contador, cancellara, gilbert, cavendish and they are all from different countries :)
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nobilis said:
valverde is from spain too
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Ryo Hazuki said:
but he's not worldclass, like the others I named
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nobilis said:
that was my point. That he is worldclass :rolleyes:

if Gilbert is there, he should be there.
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Netserk said:
no, but Boonen is :)
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ccyclo said:
add evans and boonen
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Netserk said:
no fvcking way is Evans at the level of Boonen, Contador, Gilbert, Canc or Cav!
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Ryo Hazuki said:
boonen is not anywhere near the level of cancellara
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Machu Picchu said:
you don't believe that Boonen is a world class cyclist?_?
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kanari said:
Yeah he is totally useless! And no results this spring either!
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Ryo Hazuki said:
learn to read :rolleyes:
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El Pistolero said:
Of course not, he's better.
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1. Alberto Contador
2. Tom Boonen
3. Philippe Gilbert
4. Fabian Cancellara
5. Alejandro Valverde
6. Oscar Freire
7. Cadel Evans
8. Denis Menchov
9. Peter Sagan
10. Samuel Sanchez

Honorable mentions: Purito(might move up next week), Cavendish(will not move up)
 
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Fetisoff

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El Pistolero said:
Ok, so these posts in another thread got me thinking. Who do you see as the top 10 currently active cyclists? Rank them from 10 to 1 preferably.
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That's a tough one. I mean 1-2-3 is doable. Probably something like

Contador-Gilbert-Boonen for me. Then it gets tougher. But how do you rate someone 8 vs 9 for example?

I'll have to think a bit, maybe come up with a full list later on
 
El Pistolero

El Pistolero

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Fetisoff said:
That's a tough one. I mean 1-2-3 is doable. Probably something like

Contador-Gilbert-Boonen for me. Then it gets tougher. But how do you rate someone 8 vs 9 for example?

I'll have to think a bit, maybe come up with a full list later on
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If you can't do a top 10 you can always try a top 5 first :p
 
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Fetisoff

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Something like that. Did it in like 5 minutes without thinking much, so probably missed someone, but should be close


10. Nibali
9. Valverde
8. Sanchez
7. Evans
6. Cavendish
5. Menchov
4. Cancellara
3. Boonen
2. Gilbert
1. Contador




HC. VINO
 
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1. Boonen
2. S Sanchez
3. Wiggo
4. Nibali
5. Sagan
6. Gerrans
7. Leipheimer
8. Valverde
9. Greipel
10. Ballan
 
El Pistolero

El Pistolero

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Vino attacks everyone said:
easy.

1. Contaaaadddoooooorrrrrrrrrrrrr... (Verbier stage commentators)
2. Canc
3.Cav
4.Tommeke
5. Vino
6. JRod
7.Valverde
8.Evans
9.Samu
10.Andy (would probably place him higher, but then someone might start calling me a Andy fan, and i have heard that is no good :( )
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You really think Samu, Jrod and Andy are better than Phil? :eek:
 
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1. Contador (multiple GT winner)
2. Freire (3x World Champion RR, multiple Monument winner)
4. Cancellara (multiple Monument winner, 4x World Champion ITT)
3. Boonen (multiple Monument winner, World Champion RR)
5. Cavendish (multiple GT stage winner, Monument winner, World Champion)
6. Valverde (multiple Monument winner, GT winner)
7. Gilbert (multiple Monument winner)
8. Menchov (3x GT winner)
9. Evans (GT winner, World Champion)
10. Petacchi (multiple GT stage winner, Monument winner)
 
El Pistolero

El Pistolero

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FF'Wilco said:
1. Contador (multiple GT winner)
2. Freire (3x World Champion RR)
4. Cancellara (multiple Monument winner, 4x World Champion ITT)
3. Boonen (multiple Monument winner, World Champion RR)
5. Cavendish (multiple GT stage winner, Monument winner)
6. Valverde (multiple Monument winner, GT winner)
7. Gilbert (multiple Monument winner)
8. Menchov (3x GT winner)
9. Evans (GT winner, World Champion)
10. Petacchi (multiple gt stage winner, Monument winner)
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Poor Petacchi, already forgotten by most members here.
 
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ccyclo said:
1. Boonen
2. S Sanchez
3. Wiggo
4. Nibali
5. Sagan
6. Gerrans
7. Leipheimer
8. Valverde
9. Greipel
10. Ballan
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:eek: those guys? seriously? they are top riders but wiggins is nowhere near the top 3 and the 3 shouldn't even be in the top 10 imo mostly bottle and gerrans

my list:

1- contador
2- boonen
3- cancellara
4- gilbert
5- evans
6- valverde
7- Samu
8- Nibali
9- Purito
10- Sagan

tbh from 6th to 10th i wouldn't be bothered at all by any rearrange of the order. i am also basing my rank on riders more recent results and on what they can still achieve, that's why some1 like oscarito isn't on the list. otherwise he would be on the top 5 hands down.
 
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no particular order

1. Alberto Contador
2. Tom Boonen
3. Philippe Gilbert
4. Fabian Cancellara
5. Cadel Evans
6. Mark Cavendish
7. P Sagan
9. T Martin
8. A. Schleck
9. T. Hushovd
10. B Wiggins
 
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