Road Cycling 2016 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 13,560]

It's a shame the ITT is only a world championships event since 1994, so it's hard to compare the time trialists throughout the years, but it's quite clear that Martin deserves a mention when trying to come up with the 5 (for example) best time trialists ever. If only it was possible to fairly compare riders from 60-70 years ago to those of today, but so far I would probably still go for the one and only Monsieur Chrono as the number one 

[dcro 10,182]

1 hour ago, hckosice said:

Panzerwagen

 

I don't get that nickname. Panzers and armored cars are definitely not renowned for their speed.

Edited October 12, 2016 by dcro

[hckošice 13,267]

20 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

I don't get that nickname. Panzers and armored cars are definitely not renowned for their speed.

 

It´s mainly because of his strength and his typical notion of riding which is mainly about power. Also one curiosity, he got this nickname when he was a policeman in Germany before his pro-cycling career. It´s actually funny and nothing extraordinary, because John Degenkolb another great German rider was a cop too

 

and here from velonews

 

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The locomotive was Martin, and he had just bolted out of the station. The 28-year-old German is known as “der Panzerwagen,” which literally translates to tank, but just as easily could stand for badass, and he proved yet again he has one of the most potent engines in the bunch.

 

[Gianlu33 3,574]

The 2019 Cycling World Championship will be host in Yorkshire  Finally a good news for the cycling

Edited October 12, 2016 by Gianlu33

[hckošice 13,267]

finally a race with slovak participation

 

Go Erik !

[heywoodu 13,560]

I'm cheering for Uwizeye to finish this and take the gold back to Rwanda  

[heywoodu 13,560]

Beautiful piece of work by the Germans, setting up a perfect sprint train for Norwegian Kristoffer Halvorsen to take the world title  

[dareza 911]

Dusan Rajovic What a result for him! He still has 18. Impressive!

Edited October 13, 2016 by dareza

[hckošice 13,267]

Disappointing result for Erik...

[Gianlu33 3,574]

Jakub   Amazing bronze!

Edited October 13, 2016 by Gianlu33