Top 10 male riders of the 21st century.

[SeriousSam]

Is this in random order?

Obviously. I don't think anyone here actually thinks Cancellara has achieved more than Boonen?

 

[King Boonen]

Boonen
Cavendish
Hoy
Cancellara
Gilbert
Bettini
Nibali
Freire
Rodriguez
Wiggins

 

[Angliru]

Boonen
Cavendish
Hoy
Cancellara
Gilbert
Bettini
Nibali
Freire
Rodriguez
Wiggins

Rodriguez over Contador and Valverde?

 

[King Boonen]

Rodriguez over Contador and Valverde?

Yep, for obvious reasons I can't discuss.

 

[jens_attacks]

armstrong
contador
ullrich
nibali
contador
di luca
vinokourov
boonen
cancellara
petacchi

 

[Angliru]

Yep, for obvious reasons I can't discuss.

Evans too?

 

[King Boonen]

Evans too?

Yeah, but it was close. While he may not have a GT I think Rodriguez has been consistently one of the best riders in the peloton and deserves recognition.

If Evans had got a monument though he probably would have won out in that decision.

 

[Angliru]

Yeah, but it was close. While he may not have a GT I think Rodriguez has been consistently one of the best riders in the peloton and deserves recognition.

If Evans had got a monument though he probably would have won out in that decision.

He's got a world championship. Isn't that comparable to a monument?

 

[King Boonen]

He's got a world championship. Isn't that comparable to a monument?

I was including that but for me, no, it isn't.

 

[Netserk]

I wholeheartedly agree.

Whom of Armstrong, Contador, Bettini, Boonen and Cancellara will Valverde kick out of the top-5?

 

[Tournesol]

Whom of Armstrong, Contador, Bettini, Boonen and Cancellara will Valverde kick out of the top-5?

Its a very subjective thread,little point in querying others choices,almost impossible to dispute anyones view,favouritism to the fore,which is good!

 

[greenedge]

I was including that but for me, no, it isn't.

But he even beat JROD there and unlike many other courses and even races it was a hard course and a race of attrition (not like the borefest of Copenhagen).

With the Boonen and Cancellara part- of course Boonen has a WC RR title, but Cancellara has mastered so many disciplines, has won M-SR, just a few ITT titles, Olympic Gold and unlike Boonen has actually been part of a TDF winning team, where he rode superbly (for 3 weeks).

 

[King Boonen]

But he even beat JROD there and unlike many other courses and even races it was a hard course and a race of attrition (not like the borefest of Copenhagen).

I'm pretty sure the Spanish were riding for Valverde, although my memory may be wrong (Don't know why you bring up Copenhagen?).

But anyways, Monument > WRCC and Purito has won Lombardia twice.

 

[Netserk]

Its a very subjective thread,little point in querying others choices,almost impossible to dispute anyones view,favouritism to the fore,which is good!

The whole point of the thread is to query other's choices and discuss why some should be ranked over others. Otherwise it wouldn't make any sense to share your own ranking.

I'm not saying there's an objective and correct answer to the question, but people should be able to defend/explain their views. It is quite obvious that if Valverde is a certain top-5, then he will have to rank higher than at least one of the five names I mentioned. Should be easy to pick one of them if you truly think Valverde should be in everyone's top-5.

 

[Alexandre B.]

I'm pretty sure the Spanish were riding for Valverde, although my memory may be wrong (Don't know why you bring up Copenhagen?).

But anyways, Monument > WRCC and Purito has won Lombardia twice.

Well, Purito was there with Evans and Kolobnev but didn't manage to catch the Aussie : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pICMVTT7rIc

I am a huge fan of Cadel, I admit that, but I honestly think that one Tour de France + 4 other GT podiums + WRCC + Fl?che Wallonne + Tirreno + 2 Romandie is better than 3 GT podiums + 2 Il Lombardia + Fl?che Wallonne + Catalunya. Even if J-Rod has won the UCI classification three times (only one for Evans).

 

[Tournesol]

The whole point of the thread is to query other's choices and discuss why some should be ranked over others. Otherwise it wouldn't make any sense to share your own ranking.

Aah...i understand,i think i have definitely missed the point of the thread,i thought it was a sort of state your choices thread,didn't occur to me it was a discuss and explain your picks type thread.Doh!

 

[Red Rick]

I always hated Evans, but there's just no way any sane person would take Purito's career over Evans'.

 

[Tournesol]

1st: Contador
2nd: Boonen
3rd: Armstrong
4th: Cancellara
5th: Bettini
6th: Freire
7th: Nibali
8th: Vino
9th: Valverde
10th: Cunego

Cunego? Really?? Ahead of say...Contador?

 

[Netserk]

Aah...i understand,i think i have definitely missed the point of the thread,i thought it was a sort of state your choices thread,didn't occur to me it was a discuss and explain your picks type thread.Doh!

It's a discussion forum. The whole point is interaction. Otherwise it would be a shared blog.

 

[Netserk]

[quote="Tournesol ]Cunego? Really?? Ahead of say...Contador?[/quote]

Looooooooooool

I have Contador 1st, Cunego 10th.

That said, of course my list isn't set in stones, but I will happily engage in a discussion about it.

 

[SeriousSam]

Whom of Armstrong, Contador, Bettini, Boonen and Cancellara will Valverde kick out of the top-5?

He has a shot at displacing all of these if you weigh all-roundedness and podium places sufficiently high.

The rest of the rankings are similarly contingent on how much value we assign to races and placs. If everything but victory counts close to nothing, with the Tour by far the greatest race, then it is very hard to make a case for anyone but Armstrong as #1.

 

[Tournesol]

Looooooooooool

I have Contador 1st, Cunego 10th.

That said, of course my list isn't set in stones, but I will happily engage in a discussion about it.

I mistyped Contador for Evans,then deleted my post,give me a break!

Cunego over Evans,explain?

 

[Netserk]

Originally Posted by Tournesol
Cunego? Really?? Ahead of say...Contador?

Looooooooooooool

I have Contador 1st, Cunego 10th in my list.

That said, my list isn't set in stones and I will happily engage in any discussion about it.

 

[Netserk]

I mistyped Contador for Evans,then deleted my post,give me a break!

Cunego over Evans,explain?

As I said, it isn't set in stones. Both Evans and Gilbert could easily be included.

Cunego has won Lombardia three times. Won Amstel and the Giro as well. Arguably he could've been ahead of Valverde. But it's very close and if I re-evaluated everyone, I guess Evans would make the 10. Remember no one has ever won a monument and a GT in the same year since Cunego. Big wins get bigger when it's combined with other big wins.

 

[Tournesol]

As I said, it isn't set in stones. Both Evans and Gilbert could easily be included.

Cunego has won Lombardia three times. Won Amstel and the Giro as well. Arguably he could've been ahead of Valverde. But it's very close and if I re-evaluated everyone, I guess Evans would make the 10.

Your right,compiling the list was extremely difficult,Cunego has been forgotten by many due to the mediocrity of his career lately,considered him and also had an issue leaving out Freire due to his WC's and MSR's.I could have done a top 15 alot easier but top 10 it was so some tough choices.