worst descender

[dabaideschbi]

since i did a poll for the best descender, i want to ask you who is the worst descender in the peloton in your opinion???

 

[Bavarianrider]

since i did a poll for the best descender, i want to ask you who is the worst descender in the peloton in your opinion???

Pound for Pound Tony Martin is up there to be honest

 

[El Pistolero]

Pound for Pound Tony Martin is up there to be honest

A time trial specialist that can't descend?

 

[Bavarianrider]

A time trial specialist that can't descend?

Saddly Tony is a crappy bike handler
He loses time in TT downhills too most of the time

 

[jobiwan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O5d94P6JGo

There is only one Frank Schleck

 

[cleverhans]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O5d94P6JGo

There is only one Frank Schleck


OOUCH!!

 

[gilbertador]

Frank Shlecks has a bad reputation but theres no way hes worse than Basso, seriously he is so bad

 

[Flamin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ukTXr0CjA

 

[Flamin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ukTXr0CjA

 

[UpTheRoad]

Frank Schleck, Basso and Menchov should be the only ones in the running for this one. I voted FS, but you really can't go wrong (right) with any of the big three.

 

[hrotha]

I'd never heard of Sastre and Bottle being particularly bad descenders.

 

[boomcie]

I went with Moncoutié. Not sure if he's the worst, but he's awful since he's so friggin' scared when going downhill.

 

[Lanark]

I voted Basso. I have never seen someone losing so much time as Basso did in the 2006 Giro in the stage to La Thuile. He almost lost the 2010 Giro in a descend, if that descend had been 2 kilometers longer Arroyo would possibly have won that Giro.

I can remember a particularly bad descend of Ignatiev as well, I think it was in the Giro. Judging by the last Dauphiné, Gesink seems to have improved his descending a bit.

 

[Parrulo]

i went with basso. he gets scared with descends. i remember piepoli leaving him being on a wet descend in the 2006 giro like if basso was standing still and ofc last years giro. even with nibali showing him the way he can't do it.

i voted basso over frankie boy because basso is actually afraid while frank does take the risk.

btw if arroyo had bridged across basso tbh the only thing happening would be basso storming up gavia and leaving arroyo minutes behind again

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

I'd never heard of Sastre and Bottle being particularly bad descenders.

Me neither, but Leechheimer has admitted to being scared on descents, saying he'd rather get dropped, than take unnecessary risks, which he thinks is all too common in the peloton. Or something to that effect.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

A time trial specialist that can't descend?

there are many of those, leipheimer sucks too

worst downhiller is thomas dekker or basso

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'd never heard of Sastre and Bottle being particularly bad descenders.

sastre is pretty bad, same with joaquim rodriguez but there are worse like basso, intxausti, rujano, frank schleck and menchov

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I voted Basso. I have never seen someone losing so much time as Basso did in the 2006 Giro in the stage to La Thuile. He almost lost the 2010 Giro in a descend, if that descend had been 2 kilometers longer Arroyo would possibly have won that Giro.

I can remember a particularly bad descend of Ignatiev as well, I think it was in the Giro. Judging by the last Dauphiné, Gesink seems to have improved his descending a bit.

gesink was never really bad at descening. another myth, because of that one paris nice downhil when he was exhausted

 

[nvpacchi]

Me neither, but Leechheimer has admitted to being scared on descents, saying he'd rather get dropped, than take unnecessary risks, which he thinks is all too common in the peloton. Or something to that effect.

he has no need to be scared, he always carries his Road ID with him

 

[More Strides than Rides]

I voted Basso. I have never seen someone losing so much time as Basso did in the 2006 Giro in the stage to La Thuile. He almost lost the 2010 Giro in a descend, if that descend had been 2 kilometers longer Arroyo would possibly have won that Giro.

I can remember a particularly bad descend of Ignatiev as well, I think it was in the Giro. Judging by the last Dauphiné, Gesink seems to have improved his descending a bit.

A little more to 2010, he was almost caught even with a top-descending teammate in Nibali leading the way.

 

[robertocarlos]

it seems that most guys that have wore a orange kit in the past or present are very iffy bike handlers therefore bad bike descenders. the worst of all could be me though, two years ago i rode to mt baldy and on my way i passed some cat 1 girl and got to the top like 15 minutes behind her but she caught me within the last two miles during the descent.

 

[Michele]

You forgot to mention Mr Worst Descender for multiple years Soler; back at Barlworld days I heard from an ex team mate that they were keeping distance from the colombian during the downhills and the team management did also some physicall tests to see if he had anything wrong (to cause the many falls).

 

[El Pistolero]

1 ACEVEDO CALLE Janier Alexis 06/12/1985 GOB
2 ACOSTA GARCIA Omar Dario 26/03/1984 -
3 AGREDA MUÑOZ Jairo 12/08/1974 -
4 AGUDELO FIGUEREDO Duban Enrique 01/12/1972 -
5 AGUDELO SANCHEZ John Freddy 16/12/1985 -
6 AGUIRRE CABRERA Julio Cesar 15/07/1969 -
7 AGUIRRE JIMENEZ Jorge Enrique 15/12/1979 -
8 ALARCON CARRILLO Oscar Mauricio -
9 ALVARADO Freddy Alexander 15/10/1983 -
10 ALVAREZ MESA Gabriel Antonio 08/03/1988 -
11 ALVAREZ PANIAGUA Oscar Mauricio 09/12/1977 GOB
12 ALVAREZ SERPA Santo Santander 01/11/1971 -
13 ALZATE ESCOBAR Carlos Eduardo 23/03/1983 XRG
14 ALZATE MONTOYA Juan David 15/08/1978 -
15 ANACONA GOMEZ Winner Andrew 11/08/1988 -
16 ANAYA TORRES Javier 20/01/1972 -
17 ANGARITA REYES Marvin Orlando 11/04/1989 MOT
18 ANTOLINEZ ESTEVEZ Hernan 27/05/1977 -
19 ARANGO CARVAJAL Juan Esteban 09/10/1986 - URL
20 ARANZAZU ESCOBAR William 01/04/1983 MIE
21 ARDILA CANO Fader Andres 08/06/1984 -
22 ARDILA CANO Mauricio Alberto 21/05/1979 GEO
23 ARDILA Carlos -
24 ARREDONDO MORENO Julian David 30/07/1988 -
25 ATAPUMA HURTADO Alexander Yesid 22/05/1984 -
26 ATAPUMA HURTADO John Darwin 15/01/1988 CEP
27 ATEHORTUA BEDOYA Julian Dario 19/06/1983 -
28 AVENDAÑO GOMEZ Fabio Nelson 21/10/1984 -
29 AVILA VANEGAS Edwin Alciviades 21/12/1989 -
30 BAENA LOPEZ Wilmar Ferney 30/09/1981 -
31 BAEZ ALVAREZ Giovanny Manuel 09/04/1981 EPM
32 BALSEROS BERNAL Giovanny Alfonso 26/01/1982 -
33 BARCO DIAZ Walter Ardany 21/10/1971 -
34 BARRERA CHAPARRO Elkin Gilberto 13/04/1971 -
35 BARRERO MORENO Juan Antonio 19/05/1973 -
36 BARRIGA CHARRY Giovanny 30/11/1974 -
37 BARROS JAIMES Erik Rafael 01/01/1982 -
38 BECERRA CASTRO Victor Angel 25/09/1972 -
39 BECERRA MEDINA Julian Alfonso 23/06/1984 -
40 BELLO CLAVIJO Ferney 23/05/1981 -
41 BELTRAN SUAREZ Eduard Alexander 18/01/1990 EPM
42 BERNAL GARCIA Jose Daniel 15/03/1973 -
43 BERNAL GONZALEZ Julio Ernesto 16/04/1966 -
44 BERNAL IBAÑEZ Jair Humberto 12/02/1968 -
45 BERNAL SEPULVEDA Jair Humberto 06/07/1974 -
46 BERNAL TOCARRUNCHO Nestor 06/05/1973 -
47 BETANCOURT GOMEZ Carlos Alberto 13/10/1989 ASA
48 BLANCO TIBADUIZA Carlos Alberto 07/01/1977 -
49 BOLIVAR HERNANDEZ Isaac 09/05/1991 GOB
50 BONILLA SANCHEZ Hernan Dario 01/06/1975 -

Here's a list of the 50 worst descenders in the peloton

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

MENCHOV Denis
SCHLECK Frank
KERN Christophe
HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis "El Venao"
FOTHEN Marcus
SELLA Emanuele
GESINK Robert
CHARTEAU Anthony
PARRA PINTO Ivan Ramiro
ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xabier
MONTIVERO Luciano "El Pato"
PAUWELS Serge
SARMIENTO TUNARROSA José Cayetano
VELASCO MURILLO Iban
PICHLER Peter
BISOLTI Alessandro
TSUJI Takamitu
LEUKEMANS Björn
INTXAUSTI ELLORIAGA Benat
CASTELBLANCO ROMERO Josè Joaquin “Don José”
MUSIOL Daniel
SANCHEZ PIMIENTA Julian
MORENO Salvador
HONKISZ Krzysztof
TROMBETTA Guido
MARTIN Tony
TEN DAM Laurens
DI GREGORIO Rémy
CLEMENT Stef
MONCOUTIE David
OJEDA SANA José Santiago
MAYORGA Manuel Orlando
SULISTIYONO Sulistiyono
WAHYUDI Muhammad
RUBIANO CHAVEZ Miguel Angel
ROLLAND Pierre
RUJANO GUILLÉN José Humberto "Cara de Niño"
LOPEZ ESCOBAR Luis Felipe "Laparto"
SIJM Rick
KACORZYK Lukasz
DEKKER Thomas
BASSO Ivan
WIELINGA Reinbert Cornelis “Remmert”
MELERO COCO Ivan
SUSANTO Edy
LUKMAN Tony
TAUFIK Muhammad
INFANTINO ABREU Rafael
CRAVEN Dan
NAMEEMBO Jupiter
SIERRA PEÑA Alvaro
POELVOORDE Ronny
WIBOWO Adi
GRUNDLINGER Hannes
EFIMKIN Alexander
RINCON QUINTANA Jose Daniel
CALDERON Diego Mauricio
FERRIO LUQUE Jorge
CAMARGO TENORIO Luis Fernando
BRUUN ERIKSEN Thomas


these are the worst

 

[Scansorial]

I voted Basso, but that Schleck video almost made me change my mind. It's one thing to lose time, but to crash for no reason like that is crazy.

Hard for me to make fun of bad descenders because I'm one of them, myself. I'd have to agree with Leipheimer that I'd rather go a little slower than fly off the side of a mountain.