Vote For Most Improved Rider Of The Year!
by ursula on Nov 3, 2009 7:03 PM EST
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PrintMost Disappointing voting is the post below. Quite an assortment of riders here. We got cobbles , we got sprints, we got Grand Tour GC's, we got all-rounders. We got guys on French teams. Who do you like?
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I'm thinking this is the thread Heinrich Haussler's mother
needs to see. She posts on SBS threads when he’s racing ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Hahahaha
I’m still worried by his knees….
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Good one ursula
This contest reads like mumble mumble mumble cyclist mumble good cyclist mumble mumble and The Glorious Heinrich Haussler.
No horn, watch for finger.
Foul!!!
“The Glorius Heinrich Haussler”
This is so not an unbiased poll. Too bad for Barbie Barbie that you (ursula) weren’t a referee at Milan San Remo. The Glorious One would have been sure to win that photo finish.
GLORIOUS, OH GLORIOUS!
please people of PdC don’t be cruel and vote him 2nd…let him win one will ya? So far so good.
Look, it's a bird...no, it's a plane....oh never mind it's just fucking balloon boy
Ursula, why do you hate Barbie?
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
One word: Panache.
Or maybe his training. He’s credited his drastic improvement to radically changing his winter training. Lots less emphasis on long, slow rides like old-school training dictates, replaced by a lot more focused, harder training. And since he’s 25, I think natural development is still playing a role.
by Douglas Ansel on Nov 4, 2009 8:49 AM EST up reply actions
I think he's feeling the love...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Why no Wiggo love?
From nearly man TT-er combined with no account stage breaks to 4th in the TdF? Surely the most dramatic non “prepared” improvement this year…
We all knew Wiggo was a talent
While he made a huge switch, it’s not so far out of the ordinary.
Cancellara blew apart a Worlds RR that was supposedly way too climby for him. And I’d wager people are starting to take his threat to go after Liege in the near future pretty seriously. Yet, he’s not on the list for going from bulky chrono-man to all-around badass who, surprisingly, can go uphill decently. Haussler, Farrar, et al really made leaps in talent and mindset, which is more impressive than tooling with an already huge talent.
by Douglas Ansel on Nov 4, 2009 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
If you count his Olympic success then he didn't make as dramatic an imoprovement as it might seem.
But when people only get one vote and Barbie Barbie is getting all kinds of marketing advantages then people go with the hot hand. Brad had a great year for sure, if he worked his Twitter account a little harder then he may have been able to sway the electorate. I think we should respect the man for his integrity and for not stooping to such a low level like maybe some others have.
Cancellara was robbed! There is none better.
You guys do realise that this list
will probably contain at least a few riders that will be in the most disappointing list next year.
I think HH and Johnny H are least likely to repeat this peak season.
De FIETS en anders NIETS
I have rational expectations ;)
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Nov 5, 2009 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
I'm weeping at the thought...can we vote twice?!
You can on Strictly Come Dancing!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
We should just go ahead and close this now
Let GHH have his win
Tickets are bought, Belgium here I come!
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