who would you like to see still riding ?

[Laszlo]

ok here is a wistful question, who do you wish was still in todays peleton at their peak ( retired, dead or past prime cyclist- sans doping revelations ) ?

I think I'd like to see the dark horse Tony Rominger- he could TT and climb- sure as heck give Fabian a run for the money while providing some tough compeition in the mountains for AC Lance and the Schleck bros. I also liked Bartoli in the day races, he was a fairly safe bet in the mid-late 90s-

 

[ingsve]

It would be fun to see JaJa in todays peloton. He would probably be riding a full program and be very successful. Also it would bring some more life into french cycling which is lacking alot of the time.

In my opinion if France had some more worldclass stars like JaJa, then there is no way that Voeckler would have been as big of a fan favourite as he is today.

 

[rafael_ms]

Bettini all the way. He retired too soon.

 

[Porkpie]

Andrea Tafi & Andrei Tchmil both where never say die riders. Classic Roubaix winning rides 94 & 99


But above all I love to see Sean Kelly race again at his very best

 

[Anonymous]

Indurain - Push Cancellara in the TT's and defend the yellow like a man posessed in the mountains.

Plus Ullrich (sorry to include someone with a 'speculative' career) but he's still a good age to be riding

 

[auscyclefan94]

I wanna see the badger ride. He doesn't hide away as there was little/no coverage of him.

 

[Mellow Velo]

I take you mean in their best form?
Pantani, no question.
Blowing up mountain trains and having a valid passport!

 

[il_fiammingo]

the '95-'98 Museeuw

 

[cromagnon]

Vandenbroucke

*runs from flying bidons*

 

[anubisza]

Ullrich. He had a few more good years left in him.

 

[sherer]

well I never saw in race so Merxck would be the one for me.

Also Sean Kelly and Ciapucci (which I think I have spelt wrong )

 

[MrContador]

Would've been cool with Chiappucci and his numerous solo-rides back
Pantani of course, and also Mayo, Cipollini and Bahamontes.

 

[Laszlo]

I considered Jaja, Indurain, Ulrich and of course Pantani, but I left out Pantani because he was nowhere on the flats, so like typical races today all the fireworks and anticipation was left waiting for the mountains to come. After I signed off, I was thinking it would be cool to see how one of the old champions would measure up- Coppi.

 

[Bustedknuckle]

ok here is a wistful question, who do you wish was still in todays peleton at their peak ( retired, dead or past prime cyclist- sans doping revelations ) ?

I think I'd like to see the dark horse Tony Rominger- he could TT and climb- sure as heck give Fabian a run for the money while providing some tough compeition in the mountains for AC Lance and the Schleck bros. I also liked Bartoli in the day races, he was a fairly safe bet in the mid-late 90s-

Merckx, of course. Anquetil, very smooth and classy rider. Bartoli-Coppi in their day, battling it out.

 

[Bag_O_Wallet]

Jeanie Longo! Oh wait. Lance! Oh wait.

No... It would have to be Fignon, Bugno, Rominger, Frans Maassen, Michele Bartoli and Henk Lubberding.

 

[Big Ring]

Hinault, he would show the nancy boys (Lance, Cadel, Wiggo,etc) how it is done.

 

[mercycle]

Busted beat me to Anquetil and Coppi.

So I'll toss in Koblet, Peter Post and Bahamontes.

 

[egtalbot]

abdoujaparov, no question. I'm sick that way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nt4x3nuzfQ

 

[mercycle]

abdoujaparov, no question. I'm sick that way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nt4x3nuzfQ

He certainly had a flair for hitting the road. Hurts me just watching it.

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

Roger De Vlaeminck - Eddy Merckx - Joop Zoetemelk - Andrea Tafi - Michele Bartoli - Marco Pantani - Davis Phinney

 

[luckyboy]

and also Mayo, Cipollini

I like Mayo, has he actually retired now? But anyway, these two, Merckx and Virenque.

Slightly related - I would've liked to have seen Eros Poli winning that Ventoux stage..

 

[SpannerBender]

A late 80's Sean Kelly - no doubt, 100%

 

[Laszlo]

I've a bit of a quandary, as I wish we still had the vinokourov of 2003-05, in his prime before the doping results and the tenacity of the long solo flyer breakaways; whether or not that was dope assisted, the ignorance was a blissful promise about a rider and a constant striving for something more than the status quo...I think we all share in part that drive to achieve more

 

[icefire]

Hinault, Merckx, Fuente, Ocaña.

 

[HL2037]

Jan Ullrich - And it's not too late!