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What's the best pro cyclists's name?
My personal favourite is Johann of Zyl. he sounds like he should be in Buck Rogers or sutin.
Also a fan of Boy van Poppel as a name.
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Bram Tankink (sounds like hes doing really bad)
Ramunas Navardauskas (not after a drink you won't)
Nick Nuyens (sounds like a Marvel character)
Not read all the above, but its quite clearly Bryan Coquard. For English-speakers, probably the funniest-named sportsman in history.
If Steele Von Hoff doesn't turn out to be the hardest man in cycling then nothing makes sense.
edit: Just found out his nickname is 'Stainless'
Steele Von Hoff.
I did a stage race with Steele a few years ago - he came off in the second last stage and landed face first. I think he tore about half his face off. Got up and kept riding, finished the stage then went to the medics. Made Johnny Hoogerland look soft!
Comon, its got to be...
Christian Knees?
Ha!
You lot have got no imagination.
Or no knowledge of your sports history!
THE best name in cycling history has to be
Henk Lubberding who rode for Ti Raleigh in the 80's.
What is it about dutch names we Brits find hilarious?
vincenzo nibali 'aint too bad!
"Made Johnny Hoogerland look soft!"
Surely the best name IS Johnny Hoogerland
Sounds like Johnny hooligan, which makes it almost onomatopoeic!
I gotta go for Lars too... BOOM!!!
It's got to be 'The Tashkent Terror' - Djamolidine Abdoujaparov.
Not a name for the modern age, very Twitter unfriendly!
Great nickname too.
Jelle Vanendert ... makes me grin every time
tony gallopin sounds like a horse
Mine too, it's got me seriously considering a name change...
Heinrich Haussler - got to be a ww2 ss officer with a name like that.
BOOM has to be up there. I also quite like Wilko Kelderman
In no particular order...
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Lars Boom, Jesper Skibby, Johnny Hoogerland
My other bike is a BOOM!
Johann Tschopp is a great name. Also I'm intrigued by Boy van Poppel. Is Boy a Dutch name? Is it a nickname? Or are his parents really unimaginative and his sister is called Girl van Poppel?
Ryder Hesjedal. If I ever get round to having any kids, it's gotta be Ryder for a boy.
Peter Post - conjured up a picture of the peleton being infiltrated by Postman Pat.
An aside, listening to the final of Brain of Britain 2012 I was shocked when non of the finalists could spell 'Merckx'
NEEEEBLLEEEE (Nibali)
Surprised nobody had picked Joop Zoetemelk. I always think he'd have made a fortune selling his name as an energy drink.
Also I'm very much enjoying: Jarlinson Pantano
Nice idea. Someone should do that. Change your surname to that of a Pro cyclist. It would be the ultimate declaration of being a pro cycling fan.
Love some of the Italian names.
A Frank Goodnight....
Francesco Bongiorno for me I just want to keep saying it.
Daniele Pietropolli (Dani peter chicken)say it fast makes me laugh...
also like the sound of:
Longho Borghini is it a fast car, a silent movie horror star or a huge truck?
Perhaps I could add Mario Cipollini (he has to be a film star!)
Etienne de Wilde -always stuck in my mind...
Also, Dario Frigo literally translates as fridge or cold or something like that
Anglicisation of Italian names gives some great results.
Mauro Santambrogio turns into the very posh sounding Maurice St Ambrose, while you probably don't want to be drafting Francis Windy, or Francisco Ventoso to his parents.
Not a translation, but I now have the Giro winner firmly in my head as Vinny Nibbles, who really should have been running bootleg booze into Brooklyn during Prohibition
Yes, he sounds like a character straight out of Damon Runyon doesn't he.
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