The Pro Road Cycling Thread

Paul Lake's Left Knee said:
Fanboy of the year is your Rasc - as soon as you called Froome Dawg it was in the bag ;-)
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I would be happy with that award as i am unashamedly a Dawg and Sky train fan :))
 
Why not I'll do them now!

THE RACES!

Grand Tour Of The Year - La Vuelta

1-Week Race Of The Year
Nominees: Tirreno Adriatico; Tour Of Oman; Tour De Suisse
Winner - Tirreno Adriatico.

Single Day Race Of The Year:
Nominees: Milan San Remo (Suffer in the snow); Strade Bianchi ; Paris Roubaix (Man to man in the Velodrome)
Winner: Paris Roubaix

Stage Of The Year
Nominees: TDF Stage 13 (Echelons!); TDF Stage 9 (Sky implode); Tirreno Adriatico Stage 6 (Crazy climbs); La Vuelta Stage 20 (Angliru); Tour Of Oman ( Stage 4)
Winner: TDF Stage 9

THE RIDERS!

Rider Of The Year
Nominees: Chris Froome; Vincenzo Nibali; Peter Sagan
Winner: Vincenzo Nibali

Letdown Of The Year
Nominees: Andy Schleck; Alberto Contador; Phillipe Gilbert
Winner: Andy Schleck

Emerging Rider Of The Year
Nominees: Michael Kwiatowski; Carlos Betancur; Warren Barguil
Winner: Warren Barguil

Ride Of The Year
Winner: Dan Martin (Catalunya Stage 4)

Hero Of The Year
Nominees: Taylor Phinney (Riding stage solo at T-A); Geraint Thomas (Pelvisgate); Nairo Quintana (always on the attack)
Winner: It has to be G!

THE TEAMS!

Team Of The Year:
Nominees: Sky; Garmin; OPQS
Winner: Purely for entertainment they brought, Garmin.

Needn't Have Bothered Team:
Nominees: Lotto; Lampre; Vaconsoleil.
Winner: Too tough to split them!

MISC!

Mountain Of The Year: Alto De Hazallanas
Lowpoint Of The Year: Euskatel's demise
Comedy Moment Of The Year: Nominees: Kadri wins Roma Maxima when the peleton don't realise he's up the road; Collapsing banner at Tour Du Suisse; Wiggo's amazing bit of bike parking at Trentino.
Winner: Kadri.
Commentator Of The Year: Dan Lloyd
Interviewer Of The Year: Lovely Laura

FORUMITES!:

Poster Of The Year: Me, all me!!!
Hollow Victory Of The Year That Really Means Nothing Award: Paul Lake's Left Knee's Fantasy League 'triumph'
Fanboy Of The Year: Rascal Brailsford

It's been a great season all told, now on with the transfer gossip - Nieve to Sky anybody ;-)
 
Nibali as rider of the year ahead of Froome? Froome spent large parts of the Tour riding on his own, or in a pair, against whole teams yet still came out on top in the GC. What he did was nothing short of incredible. Nibali has had a very good year but Froome's efforts in the Tour would more than enough make him the undisputed rider of the year IMO.
 
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Cock up of the Year Above
 
Manc in London said:
Nibali as rider of the year ahead of Froome? Froome spent large parts of the Tour riding on his own, or in a pair, against whole teams yet still came out on top in the GC. What he did was nothing short of incredible. Nibali has had a very good year but Froome's efforts in the Tour would more than enough make him the undisputed rider of the year IMO.
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It was very tough to split them, but for me Nibali takes it. He won the Giro in difficult conditions, runner up in a grueling Vuelta, beat an exceptionally strong Froome in Tirreno-Adriacto, and was also right in the mix for big one day races like today's World Championship, Milan San Remo and the Ardennes. Froome had a tremendous season, but I think his Sky support was generally stronger than Nibali had at Astana, so Vincenzo gets it in my eyes.

Haha I forgot about that Seasideblue, that was brilliant!
 
Shands said:
Why not I'll do them now!

THE RACES!

Grand Tour Of The Year - La Vuelta

1-Week Race Of The Year
Nominees: Tirreno Adriatico; Tour Of Oman; Tour De Suisse
Winner - Tirreno Adriatico.

Single Day Race Of The Year:
Nominees: Milan San Remo (Suffer in the snow); Strade Bianchi ; Paris Roubaix (Man to man in the Velodrome)
Winner: Paris Roubaix

Stage Of The Year
Nominees: TDF Stage 13 (Echelons!); TDF Stage 9 (Sky implode); Tirreno Adriatico Stage 6 (Crazy climbs); La Vuelta Stage 20 (Angliru); Tour Of Oman ( Stage 4)
Winner: TDF Stage 9

THE RIDERS!

Rider Of The Year
Nominees: Chris Froome; Vincenzo Nibali; Peter Sagan
Winner: Vincenzo Nibali

Letdown Of The Year
Nominees: Andy Schleck; Alberto Contador; Phillipe Gilbert
Winner: Andy Schleck

Emerging Rider Of The Year
Nominees: Michael Kwiatowski; Carlos Betancur; Warren Barguil
Winner: Warren Barguil

Ride Of The Year
Winner: Dan Martin (Catalunya Stage 4)

Hero Of The Year
Nominees: Taylor Phinney (Riding stage solo at T-A); Geraint Thomas (Pelvisgate); Nairo Quintana (always on the attack)
Winner: It has to be G!

THE TEAMS!

Team Of The Year:
Nominees: Sky; Garmin; OPQS
Winner: Purely for entertainment they brought, Garmin.

Needn't Have Bothered Team:
Nominees: Lotto; Lampre; Vaconsoleil.
Winner: Too tough to split them!

MISC!

Mountain Of The Year: Alto De Hazallanas
Lowpoint Of The Year: Euskatel's demise
Comedy Moment Of The Year: Nominees: Kadri wins Roma Maxima when the peleton don't realise he's up the road; Collapsing banner at Tour Du Suisse; Wiggo's amazing bit of bike parking at Trentino.
Winner: Kadri.
Commentator Of The Year: Dan Lloyd
Interviewer Of The Year: Lovely Laura

FORUMITES!:

Poster Of The Year: Me, all me!!!
Hollow Victory Of The Year That Really Means Nothing Award: Paul Lake's Left Knee's Fantasy League 'triumph'
Fanboy Of The Year: Rascal Brailsford

It's been a great season all told, now on with the transfer gossip - Nieve to Sky anybody ;-)
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Fantastic post mate. Ive so so enjoyed our cycling threads and learnt so much so thanks to all of you for the patience you have showed and knowledge you have shared. Im a proper cycling fan now who loves it thanks to you guys mostly.

Im very pleased to win the Fanboy award because its the reason i started watching and for years i would never have watched bike racing because us brits were never involved. I wish so much had watched earlier btw but you cant change thngs.

I loved the Vuelta , loved the Tour too for fanboy reasons but Sky domnated the Tour and the Vuelta was far more open.

Early season loved seeing Porte winning Paris-Nice but also loved seeing Nibali win Tirreno Adraticcio especally on tthat day with the 33% climb


I also loved the TOB with Cav makng hay and Brad winnng and there being an estimated 250.000 on haytor. If Brit cyclng is to improve we need this more and more.

My rider of the year is the Dawg and my fave stage was Ventoux when he just blew everyone away and yes im a fanboy :))


I do like riders from other countries, Degenkolb and EBH. but i want Brit wins or Brit team mates wins

Kennaugh will be great soon
 
You don't have to say thank you Rascal, you contribute just as much as the rest of us. No shame in being a fanboy either, it's what the sport is all about, finding riders or teams you can identify with.

Bad day for British Cycling at the worlds yesterday, don't think Wiggo particularly covered himself in glory really in this instance. They'll bounce back though, the future still looks very bright.
 
Shands said:
Why not I'll do them now!

THE RACES!

Grand Tour Of The Year - La Vuelta

1-Week Race Of The Year
Nominees: Tirreno Adriatico; Tour Of Oman; Tour De Suisse
Winner - Tirreno Adriatico.

Single Day Race Of The Year:
Nominees: Milan San Remo (Suffer in the snow); Strade Bianchi ; Paris Roubaix (Man to man in the Velodrome)
Winner: Paris Roubaix

Stage Of The Year
Nominees: TDF Stage 13 (Echelons!); TDF Stage 9 (Sky implode); Tirreno Adriatico Stage 6 (Crazy climbs); La Vuelta Stage 20 (Angliru); Tour Of Oman ( Stage 4)
Winner: TDF Stage 9

THE RIDERS!

Rider Of The Year
Nominees: Chris Froome; Vincenzo Nibali; Peter Sagan
Winner: Vincenzo Nibali

Letdown Of The Year
Nominees: Andy Schleck; Alberto Contador; Phillipe Gilbert
Winner: Andy Schleck

Emerging Rider Of The Year
Nominees: Michael Kwiatowski; Carlos Betancur; Warren Barguil
Winner: Warren Barguil

Ride Of The Year
Winner: Dan Martin (Catalunya Stage 4)

Hero Of The Year
Nominees: Taylor Phinney (Riding stage solo at T-A); Geraint Thomas (Pelvisgate); Nairo Quintana (always on the attack)
Winner: It has to be G!

THE TEAMS!

Team Of The Year:
Nominees: Sky; Garmin; OPQS
Winner: Purely for entertainment they brought, Garmin.

Needn't Have Bothered Team:
Nominees: Lotto; Lampre; Vaconsoleil.
Winner: Too tough to split them!

MISC!

Mountain Of The Year: Alto De Hazallanas
Lowpoint Of The Year: Euskatel's demise
Comedy Moment Of The Year: Nominees: Kadri wins Roma Maxima when the peleton don't realise he's up the road; Collapsing banner at Tour Du Suisse; Wiggo's amazing bit of bike parking at Trentino.
Winner: Kadri.
Commentator Of The Year: Dan Lloyd
Interviewer Of The Year: Lovely Laura

FORUMITES!:

Poster Of The Year: Me, all me!!!
Hollow Victory Of The Year That Really Means Nothing Award: Paul Lake's Left Knee's Fantasy League 'triumph'
Fanboy Of The Year: Rascal Brailsford

It's been a great season all told, now on with the transfer gossip - Nieve to Sky anybody ;-)
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Team of the year probably Orica GreenEdge for me, they have been at it in every race they have been in with some great results and the AC/DC parody vid is the clincher.

Race and ride of the year has to be the Milan San Remo won by Ciolek, just brutal

Gutting feeling of the year: Seeing Tony Martin get caught a couple of meters from the line after time trialing a 100k solo breakaway and protecting a 15 sec lead with about 8k to go, he just didn't deserve to lose.

The how and why does he keep doing it award: Same as last year Big Jens Voigt the guys a marvel.
 
discopop said:
Shands said:
Why not I'll do them now!

THE RACES!

Grand Tour Of The Year - La Vuelta

1-Week Race Of The Year
Nominees: Tirreno Adriatico; Tour Of Oman; Tour De Suisse
Winner - Tirreno Adriatico.

Single Day Race Of The Year:
Nominees: Milan San Remo (Suffer in the snow); Strade Bianchi ; Paris Roubaix (Man to man in the Velodrome)
Winner: Paris Roubaix

Stage Of The Year
Nominees: TDF Stage 13 (Echelons!); TDF Stage 9 (Sky implode); Tirreno Adriatico Stage 6 (Crazy climbs); La Vuelta Stage 20 (Angliru); Tour Of Oman ( Stage 4)
Winner: TDF Stage 9

THE RIDERS!

Rider Of The Year
Nominees: Chris Froome; Vincenzo Nibali; Peter Sagan
Winner: Vincenzo Nibali

Letdown Of The Year
Nominees: Andy Schleck; Alberto Contador; Phillipe Gilbert
Winner: Andy Schleck

Emerging Rider Of The Year
Nominees: Michael Kwiatowski; Carlos Betancur; Warren Barguil
Winner: Warren Barguil

Ride Of The Year
Winner: Dan Martin (Catalunya Stage 4)

Hero Of The Year
Nominees: Taylor Phinney (Riding stage solo at T-A); Geraint Thomas (Pelvisgate); Nairo Quintana (always on the attack)
Winner: It has to be G!

THE TEAMS!

Team Of The Year:
Nominees: Sky; Garmin; OPQS
Winner: Purely for entertainment they brought, Garmin.

Needn't Have Bothered Team:
Nominees: Lotto; Lampre; Vaconsoleil.
Winner: Too tough to split them!

MISC!

Mountain Of The Year: Alto De Hazallanas
Lowpoint Of The Year: Euskatel's demise
Comedy Moment Of The Year: Nominees: Kadri wins Roma Maxima when the peleton don't realise he's up the road; Collapsing banner at Tour Du Suisse; Wiggo's amazing bit of bike parking at Trentino.
Winner: Kadri.
Commentator Of The Year: Dan Lloyd
Interviewer Of The Year: Lovely Laura

FORUMITES!:

Poster Of The Year: Me, all me!!!
Hollow Victory Of The Year That Really Means Nothing Award: Paul Lake's Left Knee's Fantasy League 'triumph'
Fanboy Of The Year: Rascal Brailsford

It's been a great season all told, now on with the transfer gossip - Nieve to Sky anybody ;-)
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Team of the year probably Orica GreenEdge for me, they have been at it in every race they have been in with some great results and the AC/DC parody vid is the clincher.

Race and ride of the year has to be the Milan San Remo won by Ciolek, just brutal

Gutting feeling of the year: Seeing Tony Martin get caught a couple of meters from the line after time trialing a 100k solo breakaway and protecting a 15 sec lead with about 8k to go, he just didn't deserve to lose.

The how and why does he keep doing it award: Same as last year Big Jens Voigt the guys a marvel.
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I only caught the end of that stage and until your post I didn't realise he'd gone from that far out! Handy bit of training for the worlds TT that was then.

Got to love Orica, but I think their Call Me Maybe vid was better - pulling the moves mid race and on the podium was brilliant.
 
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