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levi
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 Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:47 pm Post subject: CYCLIST NICKNAMES |
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my collection of nicknames i have not got FIORENZO MAGNI does anybody know it.
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kathy
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Seems to have been known as the 'Third Man'. There is a great interview with him here.
http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/oralhistory/magni.html
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| Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks Kathy they were amazing riders in his era |
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Bartali
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| Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Ah ... Magni, my second favourite rider!!
First man to get a non-cycling sponsor (Nivia) and one hard man.
The Tuscan of Flanders
The chatting head
The white wolf
The colossus of Monza
The third man
The student of Aldo Bini
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levi
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| bump does anybody have nicknames of past cyclist. |
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Nolte
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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vicente trueba was "the flea"
the reason i remember this is that trueba is the family name in "house of the spirits"
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magni peaked to late..was a yesterdays man....
my dad new him well...nothing good to say...
ciao
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fede40
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Fiorenzo Magni was known as "Il leone delle fiandre" (Flandres Lion)
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As its the silly season..some more serious than others..feel free to join in
King Ted aka the Cannibal
Marco Pantani..Il Pirata
Bernard Hinault...The Badger
George Hincrapie
Maurizio Fondriest.. The Wolf???
Big Mig
Cippo aka The Lion King
Musueew....Lion of Flanders2
Liestrong..St Liealot
Paolo Bettini..Il Grillo
Maitre Jaques (Anquetil for you youngsters)
Tom the coke king
Laurent Fignon....The Student ???
over to you guys
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Slapshot 3
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| Ralphnorman wrote: | | I thought Fignon was "The Professor"? |
As he grew up, yes 
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Indeedy Ralph, heres a few more
King Ted aka the Cannibal
Marco Pantani..Il Pirata
Bernard Hinault...The Badger
George Hincrapie
Maurizio Fondriest.. The Wolf???
Big Mig
Cippo aka The Lion King
Musueew....Lion of Flanders2
Liestrong..St Liealot
Paolo Bettini..Il Grillo
Maitre Jaques (Anquetil for you youngsters)
Tom the coke king
Laurent Fignon....The Professor
Bahamontes...Eagle of Toledo
Charly Gaul..Angel of the Mountains
Coppi..Il Campanisimo (spelling?)
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Di Luca..The Killer
Dirty Bertie ..The Accountant
Abduwhatshisface...The Tashkent (spelling?) Terror
Levilamphanger...The Dwarf
Valverde..Piti
Petacchi..Ale Jet
Poulidor...PouPou
I seem to be ploughing a lonely furrow..........
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Slapshot 3
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Just showing your age with all these ols ones mate....
I had a nickname once, the slow fat git, didn't catch on 
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Bartali
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| thunderthighs wrote: | | Magni peaked to late..was a yesterdays man.... |
Gulp ...
Three Giro's, three Flanders, countless one week tour victories and a world record on the track - makes some of the great careers out there look pretty ordinary! |
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fede40
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Coppi was Il Campionissimo
since he'll be back we have Il Cobra di Formigine Riccō
Nibali is Lo Squalo (Shark) di Messina
Il Falco Savoldelli
Bruseghin should be the donkey (but it's in his dialect hence I have no idea)
i'll try and post more as I remember them
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Bennati .... the Panther!
Gino the Pius! |
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Roger De Vlaeminck - the Gypsy
Walter Godefroot - Bulldog of Flanders
Freddy Maertens - the Ogre
Rik Van Looy - King of the Classics |
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Just showing your age with all these ols ones mate....
Like a good wine........ 
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