which rider can't you stand and you don't like in the peloton??

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Cancellara
Andy Schleck
Voigt
David Millar
Lovkvist
Tony Martin

 

[Midnightfright]

I dont hate anyone but contador is starting to annoy me with his dominance. I'm also starting to get quite irritated by Gesink.

 

[Bavarianrider]

A lot.
But a few of the guy i like least.

Spaniards and Dutchies in Gerneral, van den Broeck, the Schlecks, Cancellara,Leipheimer, Evans, Gerdemann,Fothen,Voigt,Ciolek, Nibali, Garzelli, Rujano, Basso, Schumacher, Millar, Wiggins, Cavendish, Scarponi,McEven...

 

[Midnightfright]

A lot.
But a few of the guy i like least.

Spaniards and Dutchies in Gerneral, van den Broeck, the Schlecks, Cancellara,Leipheimer, Evans, Gerdemann,Fothen,Voigt,Ciolek, Nibali, Garzelli, Rujano, Basso, Schumacher, Millar, Wiggins, Cavendish, Scarponi,McEven...

wow that is a lot.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Andy Schleck
Levi Leipheimer
Vincenzo Nibali

 

[Pantani_lives]

In the past
1 Armstrong
2 Jalabert: always in close-up during the Tour, even when 20 minutes behind
3 Bettini: same during Giro
4 Riis
5 Virenque

Now:
1 Leipheimer
2 Cavendish

I also used to dislike Fignon, but I changed my opinion about him later.

 

[Moondance]

Im not saying he is or isnt but saying you know for certain someone is clean, belongs in the clinic too.

Too often posters who never enter the clinic because its to cynical or whatever, and are happy to have all doping talk sent there, have absolutely no problem identifying who is or isnt clean on the Road section.

Oh please...

 

[Carols]

Cav - obnoxious loudmouth IMO, but at least he delivers
Baby Shleck - Whiner who should learn to shift, way over-hyped

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

wow that is a lot.

basically everyone more talented then martin

 

[luckyboy]

Andy, Millar, Leipheimer, T.Martin, Hushovd, Pozzato, Wiggins

 

[RedheadDane]

I don't really dislike any riders. As it has been previously pointed out it's not like I've actually met them.
Ricco, though, I don't care too much for. And that's excactly it; I don't care about him, I've simply chosen to ignore him! What I dislike about him isn't the fact that he doped, that was just plain stupid! But the fact that he seems to change his mind about whether or not he wants to return to racing all the freaking time!

Easy one: Ricco

But also: Visconti, di Luca, Pozzato, Scarponi, Cancellara, Schumacher, Rasmussen

Former riders: Casagrande, Brochard, Frigo, Virenque

Eeeh... Chicken or Alex Rasmussen?

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Eeeh... Chicken or Alex Rasmussen?

Stupid question.

 

[RedheadDane]

Stupid question.

You could have some weird dislike for Alex...

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

You could have some weird dislike for Alex...

No, it's simply impossible NOT to dislike Michael Rasmussen.

 

[ferryman]

Cavendish by a country mile although most of the non Aussie Anglos are hard to like if truth be told.

 

[superconfex]

old man Horner

 

[bobs nob]

Leiphiemer
Horner
Cancellera


Why all the Tony Martin hate?...and Contador?...

I don't get it; Conti wins a ton and seems garcious about it. Of course he dopes, but you are silly if that is why you hate hi.

I think the more gracious AC is the more these guys just eat their hearts out. I wonder if AC is aware of it and it drives him to be even more gracious just to drive some of these player haters completely bonkers. If it's because he cheats, you just have got to be utterly clueless and self-deluded about the 20 guys who came in after him.

People will always hate those who win more than others. It's just natural. Man U. 'soccer'. In America, the Yankees, or the Lakers or Celtics. Tiger woods, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson (as a coach).

I would just say Millar, as has been stated well earlier, THIS is our go-to conscience, a duplicitous phony with no conscience ? Anyone touting him as that (the conscience of the sport) is perpetrating a fraud.

There are those I dislike for the same reason as those who dislike AC. ie, Cancellara is just too good. I guess that's all the reason anyone should ever need! Any other reasons proffered are just cover. 'I don't like AC in his interviews.' 'The pistol shot frightens me.' How about ya grow a set, nancy?

 

[Task_Force]

only rider i dont like is Ricco, for all the obvious reasons..

 

[The Hitch]

oh please...

...... ?

 

[Captain_Obvious]

Cant say I dislike anyone really now that Ricco and chicken are out. Well, except maybe the Schleck. I cant stand those two schmucks.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Why all the Tony Martin hate?

I dislike him because of his anti-doping comments, which are often directed at Spanish and Italian riders, but then he doesn't say a peep when it comes to the 2 biggest names in German cycling: Ullrich and Kloden

 

[mulletCobra]

Tyler Farrar. Mainly because of his Jeff Goldblum impressions.

 

[Ragerod]

I think the more gracious AC is the more these guys just eat their hearts out. I wonder if AC is aware of it and it drives him to be even more gracious just to drive some of these player haters completely bonkers. If it's because he cheats, you just have got to be utterly clueless and self-deluded about the 20 guys who came in after him.

People will always hate those who win more than others. It's just natural. Man U. 'soccer'. In America, the Yankees, or the Lakers or Celtics. Tiger woods, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson (as a coach).

I would just say Millar, as has been stated well earlier, THIS is our go-to conscience, a duplicitous phony with no conscience ? Anyone touting him as that (the conscience of the sport) is perpetrating a fraud.

There are those I dislike for the same reason as those who dislike AC. ie, Cancellara is just too good. I guess that's all the reason anyone should ever need! Any other reasons proffered are just cover. 'I don't like AC in his interviews.' 'The pistol shot frightens me.' How about ya grow a set, nancy?

It's important not to confuse dislike with envy when it comes to winning. Tiger Woods, Michael Jordon and Kobe Bryant weren't disliked because they were good but because they committed adultery/bland, had a gambling addiction and were involved in a sexual assault scandal respectively. People envied how good they were and were jealous of their success.

There is also a distinction between winning and how you win. Contador wins in Schumacher-esque fashion. His wins are predictable, comfortable and dull. He's not the only person with this problem as the likes of Cavendish suffer from it too. It's not Contador's fault that he's considerably better than anyone else but attacking on Mt. Etna and deciding the Giro half way through doesn't help nor does opportunistic use of someone else's misfortune to win the TDF.

The Giro helped Contador's image off the bike giving wins to Rujano and Tiralongo but so much damage has been done to it prior to that and it's not possible to change that overnight. Neither side came out well in the Armstrong/Contador and the post TDF issues last year caused damage as well.

Now interviews. They're the only chance we get to learn about the personality of the riders and as a result impressions are based on these. Everyone who claims to dislike Cavendish on here will probably have formed that opinion from his interviews. The winning is merely a catalyst for dislike.

I'm not a fan of Contador and I accept that a large part of this could be because of his portrayal by the English speaking media and what's the problem with disliking his celebration? It's a very arrogant celebration and one I consider to be of his true character rather than the one he tries to portray. I might just be cynical but it's reminiscent of this guy.

 

[bobs nob]

It's important not to confuse dislike with envy when it comes to winning. Tiger Woods, Michael Jordon and Kobe Bryant weren't disliked because they were good but because they committed adultery/bland, had a gambling addiction and were involved in a sexual assault scandal respectively. People envied how good they were and were jealous of their success.

There is also a distinction between winning and how you win. Contador wins in Schumacher-esque fashion. His wins are predictable, comfortable and dull. He's not the only person with this problem as the likes of Cavendish suffer from it too. It's not Contador's fault that he's considerably better than anyone else but attacking on Mt. Etna and deciding the Giro half way through doesn't help nor does opportunistic use of someone else's misfortune to win the TDF.

The Giro helped Contador's image off the bike giving wins to Rujano and Tiralongo but so much damage has been done to it prior to that and it's not possible to change that overnight. Neither side came out well in the Armstrong/Contador and the post TDF issues last year caused damage as well.

Now interviews. They're the only chance we get to learn about the personality of the riders and as a result impressions are based on these. Everyone who claims to dislike Cavendish on here will probably have formed that opinion from his interviews. The winning is merely a catalyst for dislike.

I'm not a fan of Contador and I accept that a large part of this could be because of his portrayal by the English speaking media and what's the problem with disliking his celebration? It's a very arrogant celebration and one I consider to be of his true character rather than the one he tries to portray. I might just be cynical but it's reminiscent of this guy.

With all due respect, that's a bunch of bull. Agree to disagree.

 

[mewmewmew13]

Could not stand the chicken nor ricco.

Millar has been added to my list after this last year...