The tour is over, what does a cycling addict do?

Now that the tour is over I am not sure what to do. So here is what I came up with, a poll of sorts. I think it would be interesting to find a little bit about the people who read this blog. So I am going to list my favorite riders in pro cycling, and then I am going to ask you post your favorite riders in the comments. Lets see how it works.

Favorite Domestique - A rider whose main job is to help the team leader win the day's stage, or the entire race. A domestique may pull the leader up to a breakaway, or pace them up a steep climb. If a team leader gets a flat, a domestique may even be called upon to give up their front or rear wheel and wait for the team mechanic, saving the leader precious seconds. (via Tour of Americas Dairyland website)

Jens Vogit - The only true hardman of cycling!





Favorite Sprinter - The guys who bang all the way to the line, they battle for space and explode out of gaps and make it look easy.

Tyler Farrar - Its great to have an American sprinter for an American team and they are building a rice leadout train for him too. He really came into to his own at the Giro this year.


Favorite Team  - No explanation needed, right?

Radio Shack, I really like Johan Brunyeel. He is a master tactician and succeeds a lot more than he fails. I like the American angle of the team too. Horner, Lance, Levi, Matt Busche and Taylor Phinney is on his way up too. They also did a nice job winning me some rouleurderby points in the Team Classifaction (now I can payoff my debt!)

Favorite Classic Rider - The classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional cycling road races in the international calendar. Most of the events, all run in western Europe, have been fixtures on the professional calendar for decades and the oldest ones date back to the 19th Century. They are normally held at roughly the same time each year. In the last few years, the five most revered races are sometimes described as the 'Monuments'.(Via wikipedia.com)

Big Tom Boonen, the three time Paris Roubiax winner hammers the cobbles like no other. He abuses other riders when the days get tough and if it comes down to a bunch sprint he is still one of the fastest wheels in the pack.









Favorite Grand Tour Contender - The guys who compete for the overall at the biggest events in cycling. .

Andy Schleck showed me something this year. He brought it this past Saturday in the Time Trial even pushing Contador to his limits. If it had not been for a slipped chain and a terrible prologue the tour may had ended differently. Better days are ahead for Andy Schleck, I will even predict that yesterday was the last day Alberto Contador will ride into Paris in Yellow. 2011 the Year of Schleck!






So Copy and Paste this list into the comments and fill it out.

Name
Chicago Cycling Team
Favorite Domestique
Favorite Sprinter 
Favorite Team 
Favorite Classics Rider 
Favorite Tour Contender