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  #31  
Old March 21st 07, 05:57 AM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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benjo maso wrote:
What about The Angel of the Mountains, The Wolf of the Abruzzi, The
Butterfly of the Andes, The Miracle of the Aubisque, The Divine
Baldy, The Beetle of the Mountains, The Twining Plant, Mister 100.000
Volt, The Cycling Monk, The Buffalo of Medellin, The Crazy Heart, The
Greek Child, The Human Locomotive, The Eagle of Adliswil, The Bull
of Nay, The Titmouse of Radenac, The Lion of Mugello, The Vulcano of
Baracaldo, The White Tornado, Mister 60 %, The Flea of Torrelavega,
The Cycling Menhir, The Clockmaker of Avila, The Shepherd of
Manosque, etc., etc.?


The Nutbar of RBR?


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Old March 21st 07, 12:48 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:57:02 +0100, "Robert Chung"
wrote:

benjo maso wrote:
What about The Angel of the Mountains, The Wolf of the Abruzzi, The
Butterfly of the Andes, The Miracle of the Aubisque, The Divine
Baldy, The Beetle of the Mountains, The Twining Plant, Mister 100.000
Volt, The Cycling Monk, The Buffalo of Medellin, The Crazy Heart, The
Greek Child, The Human Locomotive, The Eagle of Adliswil, The Bull
of Nay, The Titmouse of Radenac, The Lion of Mugello, The Vulcano of
Baracaldo, The White Tornado, Mister 60 %, The Flea of Torrelavega,
The Cycling Menhir, The Clockmaker of Avila, The Shepherd of
Manosque, etc., etc.?


The Nutbar of RBR?


The Joker, the Riddler, the Penguin?

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  #33  
Old March 21st 07, 03:23 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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"benjo maso" wrote in
:


"Bob Schwartz" wrote in message
...
Geraard Spergen wrote:
See this is because journalists today have no creativity with
nicknames; either that or there truly are no good ones left.

Cannibal, Badger, Gypsy - those are classics.

Lion King, Kaiser... ho hum

The Boss, El Niño... come on

Elefantino wasn't bad
Il Grillo is pretty good

But "The Next Whoever" is expedient.


The Eagle of Toledo. Now THAT'S a classic.



What about The Angel of the Mountains, The Wolf of the Abruzzi, The
Butterfly of the Andes, The Miracle of the Aubisque, The Divine Baldy,
The Beetle of the Mountains, The Twining Plant, Mister 100.000 Volt,
The Cycling Monk, The Buffalo of Medellin, The Crazy Heart, The Greek
Child, The Human Locomotive, The Eagle of Adliswil, The Bull of Nay,
The Titmouse of Radenac, The Lion of Mugello, The Vulcano of
Baracaldo, The White Tornado, Mister 60 %, The Flea of Torrelavega,
The Cycling Menhir, The Clockmaker of Avila, The Shepherd of Manosque,
etc., etc.?



My favorite "etc." is The Tashkent Terror.

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  #34  
Old March 21st 07, 04:13 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Bob Schwartz wrote:

William Asher wrote:
Bob Schwartz wrote:

The Eagle of Toledo. Now THAT'S a classic.


The Libedo of Toledo would be better. It would also be more
interesting reading how whoever got that name got that name. In my
opinion anyway.


http://www.cyclinghalloffame.com/rid...sp?rider_id=14
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Bahamontes

From Toledo, Spain.


So even if I said I knew it was Toledo Spain, my joke has still been
smacked upside the head with the cold fist of reality?

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  #35  
Old March 21st 07, 06:07 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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benjo maso wrote:
"Bob Schwartz" wrote in message
...
Geraard Spergen wrote:
See this is because journalists today have no creativity with nicknames;
either that or there truly are no good ones left.

Cannibal, Badger, Gypsy - those are classics.

Lion King, Kaiser... ho hum

The Boss, El Niño... come on

Elefantino wasn't bad
Il Grillo is pretty good

But "The Next Whoever" is expedient.

The Eagle of Toledo. Now THAT'S a classic.



What about The Angel of the Mountains, The Wolf of the Abruzzi, The
Butterfly of the Andes, The Miracle of the Aubisque, The Divine Baldy, The
Beetle of the Mountains, The Twining Plant, Mister 100.000 Volt, The Cycling
Monk, The Buffalo of Medellin, The Crazy Heart, The Greek Child, The Human
Locomotive, The Eagle of Adliswil, The Bull of Nay, The Titmouse of
Radenac, The Lion of Mugello, The Vulcano of Baracaldo, The White Tornado,
Mister 60 %, The Flea of Torrelavega, The Cycling Menhir, The Clockmaker of
Avila, The Shepherd of Manosque, etc., etc.?

Benjo


How about The Apothecary?

Bob Schwartz
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Old March 21st 07, 06:19 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
Nev Shea
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Bob Schwartz wrote in
:

benjo maso wrote:
"Bob Schwartz" wrote in message
...
Geraard Spergen wrote:
See this is because journalists today have no creativity with
nicknames; either that or there truly are no good ones left.

Cannibal, Badger, Gypsy - those are classics.

Lion King, Kaiser... ho hum

The Boss, El Niño... come on

Elefantino wasn't bad
Il Grillo is pretty good

But "The Next Whoever" is expedient.
The Eagle of Toledo. Now THAT'S a classic.



What about The Angel of the Mountains, The Wolf of the Abruzzi, The
Butterfly of the Andes, The Miracle of the Aubisque, The Divine
Baldy, The Beetle of the Mountains, The Twining Plant, Mister 100.000
Volt, The Cycling Monk, The Buffalo of Medellin, The Crazy Heart, The
Greek Child, The Human Locomotive, The Eagle of Adliswil, The Bull
of Nay, The Titmouse of Radenac, The Lion of Mugello, The Vulcano of
Baracaldo, The White Tornado, Mister 60 %, The Flea of Torrelavega,
The Cycling Menhir, The Clockmaker of Avila, The Shepherd of
Manosque, etc., etc.?

Benjo


How about The Apothecary?



Rodolfo Massi was The Pharmacist


NS
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  #37  
Old March 21st 07, 06:31 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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On Mar 21, 2:19 pm, Nev Shea wrote:
Bob Schwartz wrote et:



benjo maso wrote:
"Bob Schwartz" wrote in message
. ..
Geraard Spergen wrote:
See this is because journalists today have no creativity with
nicknames; either that or there truly are no good ones left.


Cannibal, Badger, Gypsy - those are classics.


Lion King, Kaiser... ho hum


The Boss, El Niño... come on


Elefantino wasn't bad
Il Grillo is pretty good


But "The Next Whoever" is expedient.
The Eagle of Toledo. Now THAT'S a classic.


What about The Angel of the Mountains, The Wolf of the Abruzzi, The
Butterfly of the Andes, The Miracle of the Aubisque, The Divine
Baldy, The Beetle of the Mountains, The Twining Plant, Mister 100.000
Volt, The Cycling Monk, The Buffalo of Medellin, The Crazy Heart, The
Greek Child, The Human Locomotive, The Eagle of Adliswil, The Bull
of Nay, The Titmouse of Radenac, The Lion of Mugello, The Vulcano of
Baracaldo, The White Tornado, Mister 60 %, The Flea of Torrelavega,
The Cycling Menhir, The Clockmaker of Avila, The Shepherd of
Manosque, etc., etc.?


Benjo


How about The Apothecary?


Rodolfo Massi was The Pharmacist


dumbass,

i was a fan of massi too in '98, when he outclimbed the peloton almost
caught pantani. too bad he was in jail and had to DNF.

what about vanderaerden, the "salami thief" ?

  #38  
Old March 22nd 07, 07:28 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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" wrote in
oups.com:

On Mar 21, 2:19 pm, Nev Shea wrote:
Bob Schwartz wrote


How about The Apothecary?


Rodolfo Massi was The Pharmacist


dumbass,

i was a fan of massi too in '98, when he outclimbed the peloton almost
caught pantani. too bad he was in jail and had to DNF.



dumbass,

then you ought to enjoy this little stroll down rbr memory lane:

http://tinyurl.com/2n488n

How nice! Andrew Albright was even being civil to Bruce Hildenbrand.


NS
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Old March 23rd 07, 06:52 AM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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On Mar 22, 3:28 pm, Nev Shea wrote:
" wrote groups.com:

On Mar 21, 2:19 pm, Nev Shea wrote:
Bob Schwartz wrote
How about The Apothecary?


Rodolfo Massi was The Pharmacist


dumbass,


i was a fan of massi too in '98, when he outclimbed the peloton almost
caught pantani. too bad he was in jail and had to DNF.


dumbass,

then you ought to enjoy this little stroll down rbr memory lane:

http://tinyurl.com/2n488n


dumbass,

that thread reminds me of this :

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...a5a9164eacd421

that why i come to rbr, for the expert analysis


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Old March 23rd 07, 07:11 AM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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In article .com,
" wrote:

that thread reminds me of this :


http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...a5a9164eacd421

that why i come to rbr, for the expert analysis


AHM at 26 is good.

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