During today's Giro stage, there was some conversation about the use of nicknames for certain riders. I like nicknames, but not everyone does, so I appreciate the need to prioritize clear communication over clever insider-jokes. Perhaps we could maintain a list of nicknames, both peloton wide and PdC to help the confused.
Actual list on the jump...
Sorted by Nickname
\o/
Leif Hoste
~:->
Michael Rasmussen
Ale-Jet
Alejandro Petacchi
Bah, Bahvendish (for the haters)
Mark Cavendish
Barbie
Heinrich Haussler
BCS (Belgian Climbing Sensation)
Kevin Seeldrayers
Boss Hog
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Bottle
Levi Leipheimer
Bubble Boy
Tom Danielson
CAS
Chris Anker Sorensen
Cattle
Cadel Evans
Chicken
Michael Rasmussen
Cuddles
Cadel Evans
CVV
Christian Vandevelde
EBH
Edvald Boasson Hagen
El Gato
Oscar Freire
GHH (Glorious Heinrich Haussler)
Heinrich Haussler
Hagen Dazs
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Happy Puppy
Damiano Cunego
He who shall not be named (HWSNBN)
Lance Armstrong
J-Rod
Joachim Rodriguez
Jen Gray
Franco Pelizotti
Jens!
Jens! Voigt
Kiwi Guy
Julian Dean
Large Bomb
Lars Boom
Le Nez
Pierrick Fédrigo
Leeenos
Linus Gerdeman
LuLu
Luis Leon Sanchez
Meatball
Micheal Friedman
Moooo!
Team Milram
Nibbles
Vincenzo Nibali
Oscarito
Oscar Freire
Philbert, Philgil
Phillipe Gilbert
Picolo Principe
Damiano Cunego
Pidgeon Hawk
Vincenzo Nibali
Pippo
Filipo Pozzato
Pocket Rocket
Robbie McEwen
Purito
Joachim Rodriguez
Rambo
Niko Eeckhout
Redneck
Chris Horner
SamSan
Samuel Sanchez
Samu
Samuel Sanchez
Save Ferris
Franco Pelizotti
Schlecklet
Andy Schleck
Spartacus
Fabian Cancellara
Tea Bag, T-Dog, Trevor
Trent Lowe
The Accountant
Alberto Contador
The Cobra
Riccardo Ricco
The God of Thunder
Thor Hushovd
The Gorilla
Andre Greipel
The Manx Missile
Mark Cavendish
The Swiss Bear
Fabian Cancellara
Ti Blanco
Thomas Voeckler
Tommeke
Tom Boonen
Tony Montana
Fabian Cancellara
Tornado Tom
Tom Boonen
Trophy Mom
Yuri Trofimov
TxeTxu (also Chechu)
Jose Luis Rubiera
Valv.-Piti
Alessandro Valverde
Van Der Flecha
Juan Antionio Flecha
Van Summerale
Johan Vansummeren
Wenatchee Wonder (WW)
Tyler Farrar
Wreck Schleck
Frank Schleck
WW
Wouter Weylandt
YaroPop / EuroPop
Yaroslav Popoyvich
Zeke
Ezeqiel Mosquera
Sorted by Rider
Alberto Contador
The Accountant
Alejandro Petacchi
Ale-Jet
Alessandro Valverde
Valv.-Piti
Andre Greipel
The Gorilla
Andy Schleck
Schlecklet
Cadel Evans
Cuddles
Cadel Evans
Cattle
Chris Anker Sorensen
CAS
Chris Horner
Redneck
Christian Vandevelde
CVV
Damiano Cunego
Picolo Principe
Damiano Cunego
Happy Puppy
Edvald Boasson Hagen
EBH
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Boss Hog
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Hagen Dazs
Ezeqiel Mosquera
Zeke
Fabian Cancellara
The Swiss Bear
Fabian Cancellara
Spartacus
Fabian Cancellara
Tony Montana
Filipo Pozzato
Pippo
Franco Pelizotti
Jen Gray
Franco Pelizotti
Save Ferris
Frank Schleck
Wreck Schleck
Heinrich Haussler
Barbie
Heinrich Haussler
GHH (Glorious Heinrich Haussler)
Jens! Voigt
Jens!
Joachim Rodriguez
J-Rod
Joachim Rodriguez
Purito
Johan Vansummeren
Van Summerale
Jose Luis Rubiera
TxeTxu (also Chechu)
Juan Antionio Flecha
Van Der Flecha
Julian Dean
Kiwi Guy
Kevin Seeldrayers
BCS (Belgian Climbing Sensation)
Lance Armstrong
He who shall not be named (HWSNBN)
Lars Boom
Large Bomb
Leif Hoste
\o/
Levi Leipheimer
Bottle
Linus Gerdeman
Leeenos
Luis Leon Sanchez
LuLu
Mark Cavendish
The Manx Missile
Mark Cavendish
Bah, Bahvendish (for the haters)
Micheal Friedman
Meatball
Michael Rasmussen
~:->
Michael Rasmussen
Chicken
Niko Eeckhout
Rambo
Oscar Freire
Oscarito
Oscar Freire
El Gato
Phillipe Gilbert
Philbert, Philgil
Pierrick Fédrigo
Le Nez
Riccardo Ricco
The Cobra
Robbie McEwen
Pocket Rocket
Samuel Sanchez
SamSan
Samuel Sanchez
Samu
Team Milram
Moooo!
Thomas Voeckler
Ti Blanco
Thor Hushovd
The God of Thunder
Tom Boonen
Tommeke
Tom Boonen
Tornado Tom
Tom Danielson
Bubble Boy
Trent Lowe
Tea Bag, T-Dog, Trevor
Tyler Farrar
Wenatchee Wonder (WW)
Vincenzo Nibali
Nibbles
Vincenzo Nibali
Pidgeon Hawk
Wouter Weylandt
WW
Yaroslav Popoyvich
YaroPop / EuroPop
Yuri Trofimov
Trophy Mom
Who else should we add to the list?


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