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| levi |
CYCLIST NICKNAMESmy collection of nicknames i have not got FIORENZO MAGNI does anybody know it. |
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| kathy |
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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| levi |
thanks Kathy they were amazing riders in his era | ||
| Bartali |
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 |
bump does anybody have nicknames of past cyclist. | ||
| Nolte |
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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| thunderthighs |
magni peaked to late..was a yesterdays man....
my dad new him well...nothing good to say... ciao |
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| Mrs John Murphy |
Better to be a yesterday's man than a never was and never will be. | ||
| fede40 |
Fiorenzo Magni was known as "Il leone delle fiandre" (Flandres Lion) |
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| last km |
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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| Ralphnorman |
I thought Fignon was "The Professor"? | ||
| Slapshot 3 |
As he grew up, yes 
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| last km |
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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| last km |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Bartali |
Bennati .... the Panther!
Gino the Pius! |
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| Beasley |
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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| last km |
Just showing your age with all these ols ones mate....
Like a good wine........ 
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| thunderthighs |
bennati is my fav spinter...
hinault...badger francesco moser..il scherifo lance armstrong..il scherifo "now" 7-11 team of 80s...the cowboys ciao |
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| Mrs John Murphy |
Frodo Uniballer Popobitch Schumi - Ferrari Cuddles |
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| fede40 |
El Diablo Chiappucci | ||