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BYOP · « **Reply #90 on:** April 01, 2012, 02:28 »

Quote from: Sizzle on April 01, 2012, 02:22

Is he from Gotland?

And, yes, great list. It took me ages to decipher the in-crowd code when I started at CN.

There was an in-crowd?

The Hitch · « **Reply #91 on:** April 01, 2012, 02:33 »

Quote from: zam on April 01, 2012, 02:08

I don't know why Ricco called himself the cobra ..there used to be a guy called michele covataio aka the cobra in palermo, he was a mafia boss.

Great discussion.

Does a nickname in this thing of ours come from "the thing of ours". hmm. Well isn't Ricco from northern Italy? Would Cavatiao be that famous in that region, especially since I hear Ndrangheta is more powerful in the north?

Also Michele Cavataio died a long long time ago. Though that could make it more likely since often gangsters from the past are the ones given cult status by future generations eg Billy the Kid or Al Capone in the US.

To get the answer maybe we need to ask ourselves, why is Nibali the Shark, Savoldeli the falcon, Gesink the condor, Madrazo the sparrow, Garzelli the squirrel etc.

Ps, how did you become a caporegime on here? Is it becuase you have 800 posts or is it something you gave yourself?

ansimi · « **Reply #92 on:** April 01, 2012, 05:54 »

Glad I asked about Pope because that's pretty funny

Kittel must have a nickname...somebody needs to tweet his teammates and ask.

Slow Rider · « **Reply #93 on:** April 01, 2012, 06:51 »

Just realised while typing a post in the Favourite Race thread, where's La Primavera in the nicknames for Milano-Sanremo? Think that is used a lot more often than La Classicissima.

Also, I don't really like names like the Condor or the Shark. Especially for Gesink the Condor somehow seems a terrible misfit. I prefer a nickname that makes sense and is not just some random 'tough' animal a rider would like to be compared with. The Squirrel sounds better, don't know where it comes from but at least it's not as pretentious as the Condor. My favourites are names like Spartacus, the Pope, and the Smiling Assassin; names that actually refer to an aspect of the rider's style on or off the bike.

Oh, and Cuddles. Love that name, it's absolutely perfect for Cadel.

benotti69 · « **Reply #94 on:** April 01, 2012, 10:02 »

Quote from: Slow Rider on April 01, 2012, 06:51

Just realised while typing a post in the Favourite Race thread, where's La Primavera in the nicknames for Milano-Sanremo? Think that is used a lot more often than La Classicissima.

Also, I don't really like names like the Condor or the Shark. Especially for Gesink the Condor somehow seems a terrible misfit. I prefer a nickname that makes sense and is not just some random 'tough' animal a rider would like to be compared with. The Squirrel sounds better, don't know where it comes from but at least it's not as pretentious as the Condor. My favourites are names like Spartacus, the Pope, and the Smiling Assassin; names that actually refer to an aspect of the rider's style on or off the bike.

Oh, and Cuddles. Love that name, it's absolutely perfect for Cadel.

I think that riders having nicknames has become a branding move nowadays more than a riders style. Nibali has not done much to deserve the name 'Shark' nor Gesink 'Condor'. Riders in the past got names due to what they had done to the rest of the peloton countless times.

Obviouly there are some great nicknames, as above ,Cuddles.

The Hitch · « **Reply #95 on:** April 01, 2012, 13:21 »

The best thing about Cuddles is that ACF hates it. I remember a post where he threatened violence against the person who thought of it, then showed an angry face smiley.

benotti69 · « **Reply #96 on:** April 01, 2012, 16:06 »

Quote from: The Hitch on April 01, 2012, 13:21

The best thing about Cuddles is that ACF hates it. I remember a post where he threatened violence against the person who thought of it, then showed an angry face smiley.

;D ;D

ZamanAbbaticchio · « **Reply #97 on:** April 23, 2012, 22:27 »

Angel Madrazo - El Gorrion De Cazona.

Il Grillo · « **Reply #98 on:** April 23, 2012, 22:47 »

Quote from: The Hitch on March 27, 2012, 15:25

Sammy d is i think the pocket rocket.
Basso - Ivan the terrible.
Nibali - the shark /squalo.
Boonen - tomeke isn't it
Gesink -the condor.

Sergio Henao - the next big thing.

ASO - the Andy schleck organization.

Mind if i edit those in ?

Gesink hates that nickname.

Boonen is called Tommeke, Tornado Tom or de Bom van Balen. And my personal favorite: Monsieur Paris-Roubaix ;D

--

Samuel Sanchez: Il Muletto

Il Grillo · « **Reply #99 on:** April 23, 2012, 22:50 »

Quote from: The Hitch on April 01, 2012, 02:33

Great discussion.

Does a nickname in this thing of ours come from "the thing of ours". hmm. Well isn't Ricco from northern Italy? Would Cavatiao be that famous in that region, especially since I hear Ndrangheta is more powerful in the north?

Also Michele Cavataio died a long long time ago. Though that could make it more likely since often gangsters from the past are the ones given cult status by future generations eg Billy the Kid or Al Capone in the US.

To get the answer maybe we need to ask ourselves, why is Nibali the Shark, Savoldeli the falcon, Gesink the condor, Madrazo the sparrow, Garzelli the squirrel etc.

Ps, how did you become a caporegime on here? Is it becuase you have 800 posts or is it something you gave yourself?

He called him self a cobra because he likes to sneak upon his rivals and then attack.

Savoldelli is called Il Falco because of his legendary descending skills.

jd · « **Reply #100 on:** May 05, 2012, 17:16 »

Youre forgetting "la Machine" for Chavanel

Havetts · « **Reply #101 on:** May 05, 2012, 20:00 »

@Hitch - Flecha was called Pijl because that is translation of his name into dutch. And they basically made the spanish parts of his name into dutch.

So Juan Antonia Flecha becomes:
Jan Anton Pijl

The Hitch · « **Reply #102 on:** May 05, 2012, 21:19 »

Quote from: Havetts on May 05, 2012, 20:00

@Hitch - Flecha was called Pijl because that is translation of his name into dutch. And they basically made the spanish parts of his name into dutch.

So Juan Antonia Flecha becomes:
Jan Anton Pijl

i knew that . did i ask that question somewhere :-[ ?

Fleur · « **Reply #103 on:** May 06, 2012, 16:13 »

Alberto = Berto. Bertie is too English for my liking.

just some guy · « **Reply #104 on:** May 17, 2012, 07:35 »

Quote from: DinZ on May 17, 2012, 02:53

Nathan Haas just tweeted that Haussler's new nickname is Buzz Aldrin

benotti69 · « **Reply #105 on:** May 17, 2012, 08:33 »

RAI had Cav's nickname yesterday as 'Cannonball' ?

just some guy · « **Reply #106 on:** June 04, 2012, 08:48 »

Some updates

Ivan Santaromita - The other Ivan and Santa

Mauro Santambrogio - Santa

Thomas De Gendt - TDG

Heinrich Haussler - After 4 2nds at the ToC the team started calling him Buzz as in Buzz Aldrin

ram · « **Reply #107 on:** June 04, 2012, 08:49 »

Jungle Bob of Leopard trek surely. Thanks to Dinzy

Echoes · « **Reply #108 on:** January 09, 2013, 01:00 »

Quote from: Jamsque on March 27, 2012, 14:47

Races and nicknames listed in no particular order

Race Nickname
Milan - San Remo La Classicissima ("The Classic of Classics")
The Tour of Flanders Flanders' Finest, Beautiful Flanders ("Vlaanderens Mooiste")
Paris - Roubaix The Hell of the North ("L'Enfer du Nord")
Liège - Bastogne - Liège La Doyenne ("The Granddaddy")
Giro d Italia La Corsa Rosa ("The Pink Course")
Giro di Lombardia The Classic of the Falling Leaves ("La classica delle foglie morte")
Le Tour de France Le Grand Boucle
Paris - Nice The Race to the Sun ("La Course au Soleil")
The Amstel Gold Race The Race to the Beer
Volta a Catalunya The Magical Mystery Tour
Dreidaagse de Panne Three Days of Pain
The Tour of Britain The Tour of England
The Tour of California The 4th Grand Tour

Nice list. But I never got used to the Hell of the North. In Francophony, we are used to Paris-Roubaix being the Queen of the Classics.

It also got a third nick: The Easter Race (La Pascale) but I don't like it either.

Milab-Sanremo also has La Primavera. Lombardy is rather the Classic of the Dead Leaves and Paris-Tours, of the Falling Leaves, even though now with the change in the calendar, it might be the other way round.

Oh and Tirreno Adriatico, the Race of the Two Seas and Paris-Brussels, the Classic of the Two Capital Cities.

esafosfina · « **Reply #109 on:** January 09, 2013, 11:04 »

O'Grady answers to 'Freckle', or used to! Greg Lemond was 'Jack', as in Jack Lemmon.

Dim · « **Reply #110 on:** January 09, 2013, 14:21 »

Paris Roubaix is always l'enfer du Nord for me.

just some guy · « **Reply #111 on:** January 10, 2013, 11:44 »

speaking of that

a sunday in hell has been taken off you tube anyone got a full copy I might be able to get ?

Echoes · « **Reply #112 on:** January 10, 2013, 18:49 »

Quote from: just some guy on January 10, 2013, 11:44

speaking of that

a sunday in hell has been taken off you tube anyone got a full copy I might be able to get ?

I downloaded it from YT (fortunately).

How can I send it to you?

BYOP · « **Reply #113 on:** January 10, 2013, 18:57 »

Quote from: just some guy on January 10, 2013, 11:44

speaking of that

a sunday in hell has been taken off you tube anyone got a full copy I might be able to get ?

I have a copy on VHS, I know!

just some guy · « **Reply #114 on:** January 10, 2013, 22:33 »

Quote from: Echoes on January 10, 2013, 18:49

I downloaded it from YT (fortunately).

How can I send it to you?

on the way back to europe will pm in a few days to work out how :tu

Reek_The_Meek · « **Reply #115 on:** January 20, 2013, 23:51 »

Brilliant list.

Nicolas Roche goes by Nico

Dim · « **Reply #116 on:** January 21, 2013, 00:20 »

Quote from: just some guy on January 10, 2013, 22:33

on the way back to europe will pm in a few days to work out how :tu

just both get dropbox and put it in a shared folder.. and if you need dropbox> http://db.tt/fV0t3a4 then i get 500mb free (and so do you)

I only have 11gb

Fleur · « **Reply #117 on:** January 21, 2013, 17:02 »

Quote from: Jamsque on March 27, 2012, 14:47

Nicknames Alphabetically

Nickname Rider
14-year-old Christopher Horner*
AleJet Alessandro Petacchi
Andrew Andy Schleck*
Apples, Appo-Jet Davide Appollonio
Arrow Juan Antonio Flecha*
Assassin, silent Denis Menchov*
Assassin, smiling Ivan Basso*
Baby Face Oscar Sevilla
Bala Verde ("Green Bullet") Alejandro Valverde*
Barbie Heinrich Haussler
Benna Daniele Bennati
Bertie Alberto Contador*
Big George George Hincapie
Birdie, Birdsong Jacob Fuglsang
Bison (Bisonte) Juan Jose Cobo
Bling Michael Matthews
Boss (the), (Eddy) Edvald Boasson Hagen*
Boss (the) Theo Bos
Boots Michele Scarponi*
Bottle Levi Leipheimer
Borat Alexandre Vinokourov*
Buffalo (the) José Enrique Gutierrez
Butcher (the) Tom Jelte Slagter
Camel (the) Johan Van Summeren*
Captain America David Zabriskie*
Cav Mark Cavendish*
Chav Sylvain Chavanel
Chicken (the) Michael Rasmussen
Cobra (the) Ricardo Ricco
Condor of Varsseveld Robert Gesink
Cossack (the) Denis Galimzyanov
Cuddles Cadel Evans
Danny Boy Dan Martin
Devil (the) “Il Diavlo" Daniel Oss
Dolphin (the) Franciso Pelizotti
Duran Duran Rigoberto Uran
DZ David Zabriskie*
Eagle (the) Michele Scarponi*
EBH Edvald Boasson Hagen*
Fonzy Russell Downing
Frandy Frank & Andy Schleck
Frodo Mark Cavendish*
Fromage Chris Froome
Fuji Igor Anton
G, Super G Geraint Thomas*
Gerro Simon Gerrans
God of Thunder Thor Hushovd
Gorilla Andre Greipel
Gossy Matthew Goss
GVA Greg Van Avermaet
Hobbit Mark Cavendish*
Hoogie Johnny Hoogerland
Inter-Sagan Express (the) Peter Sagan
Ivan the Terrible Ivan Basso*
Killer Danilo Di Luca
Klödi Andreas Klöden
LuLe, LuLu Luis Leon Sanchez
Imbatido, El ("The Undefeated") Alejandro Valverde*
Manx Missle (express) Mark Cavendish*
Mini Phinney Taylor Phinney
Moncoucou ("My Cuckoo") David Moncoutie
Monk (the) Davide Rebellin*
New Merckx Wilco Kelderman*
Nibbles Vincenzo Nibali*
Oscarcito Oscar Freire
Panzerwagen (Der) Tony Martin
Pappy Christopher Horner*
Party Boy Tom Boonen*
Pijl (Jan Anton) Juan Antonio Flecha*
Pippo Filippo Pozzato
Pistolero (El) Alberto Contador*
Piti Alejandro Valverde*
Pocket Rocket Robbie McEwen
Pocket Rocket Samuel Dumoilin
Pope Denis Menchov*
Popo Yaroslav Popovych
Prince, Little (Il Piccolo Principe) Damiano Cunego
Professor (the) Nick Nuyens
Purito Joaquin Rodriguez
Rambo Niko Eeckhout
Roger Wilco Wilco Kelderman*
Samu Samuel Sanchez
Schlecklet Andy Schleck*
Second Best Climber In The World Christopher Horner*
Shark ("lo Squalo") Vincenzo Nibali*
Spartacus Fabian Cancellera
Squirrel Simon Garzelli
Tank (the) Bram Tankink
Team Gadret John Gadret
TGBM (The Great) Bauke Mollema
Thomas the Tank Engine Geraint Thomas
Tin Tin Davide Rebellin*
TOAK Alexander Kristoff
Tommeke Tom Boonen*
Tornado Tom Tom Boonen*
Turbo Durbo ]Luke Durbridge
TxuTxu Amets Txurruka
Stan Ian Stannard
Stansi Kanstantin Siutsou
Stuey (Our) Stuart O'Grady
Sumi Johan Van Summeren*
Swifty Ben Swift
Van Den Breakaway Jurgen Van den Broeck*
VDB2 Jurgen Van den Broeck*
Wiggo, Wigans Bradley Wiggins
Vader Rein Taaramae
Vino, Vinny Alexandre Vinokourov*
Zinger Burger Roman Kreuziger
Z-Man David Zabriskie*

What does a * mean?

BYOP · « **Reply #118 on:** January 21, 2013, 17:05 »

Their nicknames on a Thursday.

Jamsque · « **Reply #119 on:** January 21, 2013, 17:34 »

On that list it means there are multiple nicknames for that rider.

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