What’s the best pro cyclists’s name?

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    dave atkinson

    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.

    How about youse?

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    yenrod

    Etienne de Wilde -always
    Etienne de Wilde -always stuck in my mind…

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    bobet1955

    Perhaps I could add Mario
    Perhaps I could add Mario Cipollini (he has to be a film star!)

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    stevemarks

    Love some of the Italian
    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?

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    Tom Amos

    Nice idea. Someone should do
    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.

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    dave atkinson

    Also I’m very much enjoying:
    Also I’m very much enjoying: Jarlinson Pantano

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    Shouldbeinbed

    Surprised nobody had picked
    Surprised nobody had picked Joop Zoetemelk. I always think he’d have made a fortune selling his name as an energy drink.

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    BenMWilliamson

    NEEEEBLLEEEE (Nibali)
    NEEEEBLLEEEE (Nibali)

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    Kapelmuur

    Peter Post – conjured up a
    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’ :O

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    Tom Amos

    Ryder Hesjedal. If I ever get
    Ryder Hesjedal. If I ever get round to having any kids, it’s gotta be Ryder for a boy.

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    captain_slog

    Johann Tschopp is a great
    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?

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    DonnyCampo

    In no particular
    In no particular order…
    Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Lars Boom, Jesper Skibby, Johnny Hoogerland
    My other bike is a BOOM!

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    mrkeith119

    BOOM has to be up there. I
    BOOM has to be up there. I also quite like Wilko Kelderman

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    Stumps

    Heinrich Haussler – got to be
    Heinrich Haussler – got to be a ww2 ss officer with a name like that.

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    _Karlos_

    TallAlex wrote:Lars Boom is

    TallAlex wrote:
    Lars Boom is my absolute favourite.

    Mine too, it’s got me seriously considering a name change…

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    HarveyMorcombe

    tony gallopin sounds like a
    tony gallopin sounds like a horse

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