Top 10 current cyclists

[El Pistolero]

Who are the current top ten of cycling according to you? Let's not just base this on this season alone, but the last 3 seasons to get a broader picture and no one season wonders. And if you want you can also list the best top 10 cyclists of this season.

Here's my list based on last 3 seasons:

1. Alberto Contador
2. Philippe Gilbert
3. Fabian Cancellara
4. Cadel Evans
5. Mark Cavendish
6. Tony Martin
7. Thor Hushovd
8. Vinokourov
9. Vincenzo Nibali
10. Samuel Sanchez

My list based on this year alone:

1. Gilbert
2. Contador
3. Cadel Evans
4. Mark Cavendish
5. Tony Martin
6. Thor Hushovd
7. Samuel Sanchez
8. Michele Scarponi
9. Bradley Wiggins
10. Peter Sagan

 

[karlboss]

Who are the current top ten of cycling according to you? Let's not just base this on this season alone, but the last 3 seasons to get a broader picture and no one season wonders.

Here's my list:

1. Alberto Contador
2. Philippe Gilbert
3. Fabian Cancellara
4. Cadel Evans
5. Mark Cavendish
6. Tony Martin
7. Thor Hushovd
8. Vinokourov
9. Vincenzo Nibali
10. Samuel Sanchez

No Rodriguez?

 

[El Pistolero]

No Rodriguez?

Too inconsistent in about everything he does. Just my opinion though, feel free to add him to yours

 

[Richeypen]

Currently, in no particular order:

Contador
Gilbert
Canc
Cav
Evans
Nibbles
Wiggins
EBH
Purito
Tony Martin

 

[karlboss]

Too inconsistent in about everything he does. Just my opinion though, feel free to add him to yours

Nah just when big things are expected

 

[Credive]

Last three seasons you say?

1. Lance Armstrong
2. Lance Armstrong
3. Lance Armstrong
4. Lance Armstrong
5. Lance Armstrong
6. Lance Armstrong
7. Lance Armstrong
8. Lance Armstrong
9. Lance Armstrong
10. Lance Armstrong

 

[King Of The Wolds]

I don't like your definition of current. As stated on the other thread, my definition would be whom, right now, you'd pick to ride on your team. You wouldn't have Vino, for sure!

Based on my definition, I'd go with...

1. Gilbert
2. Contador
3. Cavendish
4. Cancellara
5. Evans
6. Martin
7. Wiggins
8. Schleck
9. EBH
10. Rodriguez

 

[barmaher]

*Alberto Contador*(ESP)
*Philippe Gilbert*(BEL)
*Cadel Evans*(AUS)
*Joaquim Rodríguez*(ESP)
*Samuel Sánchez*(ESP)
*Robert Gesink*(NED)
*Andy Schleck*(LUX)
*Edvald Boasson Hagen*(NOR)
*Fränk Schleck*(LUX)
*Vincenzo Nibali*(ITA)

 

[The Hitch]

Peter Sagan defo in top 10 imo.

Also Scarponi > Nibali for now imo.

The list will change on January 1st 2012

Till then

1. Alberto Contador
2. Fabian Cancellara
3. Philippe Gilbert
4. Cadel Evans
5. Mark Cavendish
6. Andy Schleck
7. Samuel Sanchez
8. Michelle Scarponi
9. Peter Sagan
10 Tony Martin

Edit: oh if its not just this year then Cancellara above Gilbert.

Dont see much wrong with your list for this year.

 

[theyoungest]

1. Alberto Contador
2. Fabian Cancellara
3. Philippe Gilbert
4. Cadel Evans
5. Mark Cavendish
6. Andy Schleck
7. Denis Menchov
8. Joaquim Rodriguez
9. Tony Martin
10. Edvald Boasson Hagen

(last 3 years, Valverde is 11th)

 

[El Pistolero]

I don't like your definition of current. As stated on the other thread, my definition would be whom, right now, you'd pick to ride on your team. You wouldn't have Vino, for sure!

Based on my definition, I'd go with...

1. Gilbert
2. Contador
3. Cavendish
4. Cancellara
5. Evans
6. Martin
7. Wiggins
8. Schleck
9. EBH
10. Rodriguez

I added both options, also added my list of this year alone.

 

[hrotha]

Too inconsistent in about everything he does. Just my opinion though, feel free to add him to yours

And yet Froome is the 10th best of the year? Seriously?

By the way, if there's one thing Purito has, that's consistency. He just lacks a truly big victory, but he's nearly always up there.

 

[El Pistolero]

And yet Froome is the 10th best of the year? Seriously?

By the way, if there's one thing Purito has, that's consistency. He just lacks a truly big victory, but he's nearly always up there.

I changed him with Sagan(who I forgot about ).

And what big win? He was nowhere at LBL, Giro or Vuelta(he did win 2 stages, but was just terribly inconsistent in the real mountains). I don't call that nearly. But rate him as high as you want, I just won't

 

[barmaher]

My list above is cumulative World Tour points.

I wouldn't argue too much with it...I would like to have Canc and Cav in, though.

 

[simoni]

Tour riders
Contador
Evans

Sprinter
Cavendish

Hilly classics
Gilbert

Cobbles
Cancellara

Time trialist
Martin

Significant Others (trying to cover as many bases as possible)
Boassen Hagen (can win small sprints, breakaways, TTs and is young)
Wiggins (TTs, tours, week long races (and he's a brit!!)
Sagan (young and talented, can win in a number of ways)
Rodriguez (punchy climber, good for classics, tour stages and possible podiums/wins)

 

[JRanton]

1. Contador
2. Gilbert
3. Cancellara
4. Cavendish
5. T. Martin
6. Evans
7. A. Schleck
8. Rodriguez
9. EBH
10. Sagan


I'd like to see those first nine ride the Tour together. They'd win every stage.

 

[barmaher]

I think JRanton has nailed it.

 

[El Pistolero]

Peter Sagan defo in top 10 imo.

Also Scarponi > Nibali for now imo.

The list will change on January 1st 2012

Till then

1. Alberto Contador
2. Fabian Cancellara
3. Philippe Gilbert
4. Cadel Evans
5. Mark Cavendish
6. Andy Schleck
7. Samuel Sanchez
8. Michelle Scarponi
9. Peter Sagan
10 Tony Martin

Edit: oh if its not just this year then Cancellara above Gilbert.

Dont see much wrong with your list for this year.

Admittely in my list over 3 years it's really close between Cancellara and Gilbert, but I gave the latter the edge because he's good all season long while Cancellara just cares about the spring classics(bar the Ardennes), Tour(Mostly time trials sadly and as a domestisque) and Worlds.

 

[JRanton]

I think JRanton has nailed it.

Probably because I'd initially included 11 guys. Sammy Sanchez didn't make the cut.

 

[Zaschrona]

Gilbert
Contador
Evans
Schleck
Schleck
Martin
Cancellara
Hushovd
Boonen
Cavendish

 

[sublimit]

This year only-

1 Gilbert
2 Evans
3 Contador
4 Cobo
5 Cav
6 J-Rod
7 Vanendert
8 Froome
9 T Martin
10 Boasson Hagen

 

[Luke Schmid]

While I am not saying it is wrong, 4 of this years monument winners, Goss, Nuyens, Van Summeran and Zaugg don't appear on any list.

My list in no particular order

Contador
Gilbert
Cavendish
Cancellara
Evans
Samu Sanchez
Tony Martin
Sagan
Voeckler
Rodriguez

 

[The Hitch]

Admittely in my list over 3 years it's really close between Cancellara and Gilbert, but I gave the latter the edge because he's good all season long while Cancellara just cares about the spring classics(bar the Ardennes), Tour(Mostly time trials sadly and as a domestisque) and Worlds.

Umm that is kind of all season

Observe how Cancellaras diet consists of minor long hillyish classic - MSR, Cobbled hilly classics, pure cobbled classics, then Time Trials/ mountains if TDS is easy enough, then domestiquing on mountains - July, then pure hills - World Road race.

Im sure he wouldnt have these off periods if he was doing just hills hills and hills

 

[airstream]

Evans
Contador
Gilbert
Martin
Cavendish
A.Schleck
Cobo
Sagan
Scarponi
Rodriguez

 

[The Hitch]

Evans
Contador
Gilbert
Martin
Cavendish
A.Schleck
Cobo
Sagan
Scarponi
Rodriguez

He said overall, not just this year.

Or do you really think that JJ Cobo is better than Fabian Cancellara?