Who has the Best/Worst riding style in the Peloton?

[Big Doopie]

um...no one even comes close to michel pollentier who was famous (before he was infamous) specifically for his unbelievably awkward riding style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpu9Q_FDKFI

and 2 mins in here:

http://www.ina.fr/sport/cyclisme/video/I00011281/victoire-de-michel-pollentier-a-super-lioran.fr.html

 

[Escarabajo]

best:

Pantani
VDB
Ullrich
Contador
Silwerter Szmyd
Pellizotti
Ricco
Cancellara

worst:

Cuddles
Virenque
Escartin
Soler
Bernard Kohl
Bob Julich

+1.

I'll add Mancebo. Botero and Escartin in the mountains were very similar.

From the past I always liked the style of the Badger, Bernard Hinault.

 

[Ryaguas]

mmmmm I really like to see climbing:

Contador and Il Cobra... dnt know... but is just... when you see them you can feel the power and energy that they put in every move...

and I know that is a common choice that Cuddles is really painful to see... I was seeing the climb of Zoncolan in 2010 and you can see the BIG difference between Basso and him and their styles...

 

[Escarabajo]

What about Indurain? I always thought that he rode with style.

 

[La Pandera]

What about Indurain? I always thought that he rode with style.

Style and grace. Indurain was almost regal on a bike.

 

[hwyrngr]

um...no one even comes close to michel pollentier who was famous (before he was infamous) specifically for his unbelievably awkward riding style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpu9Q_FDKFI

and 2 mins in here:

http://www.ina.fr/sport/cyclisme/video/I00011281/victoire-de-michel-pollentier-a-super-lioran.fr.html

That third picture is awsome. Look at the talent in that one shot.

 

[bridgeman]

Yeah, some almost be smilin.

 

[Big Doopie]

yup. look at all that talent at the front of paris-nice 1977. tour champions etc, already rocking at the front of the peloton in march.

those were the days.