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Nicknames of Cyclists – S

Peter Sagan wins the Brabantse Pijl 2013
Peter Sagan wins the Brabantse Pijl 2013

Early 20th journalists started creating nicknames for the cyclists. This effort popularized the cycling sport and make the racers interesting to people who were not interested in cycling much. This tradition is still continuing today. Here is the list of cyclists’ nicknames in alphabetical order (by surname, starting with S):

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Nicknames of Cyclists – T

Philippe Thys
Philippe Thys (Dutch: Philippe Thijs; 8 October 1889 - 16 January 1971) was a Belgian cyclist and the first triple winner of the Tour de France (1913, 1914, 1920). He also won the Giro di Lombardia in 1917 and Paris-Tours twice (1917, 1918). He was nicknamed "Le basset" (The Basset Hound) because, like a basset, his body was short on legs, and, as a bonus, he was low on his machine.

Early 20th journalists started creating nicknames for the cyclists. This effort popularized the cycling sport and make the racers interesting to the people who were not interested in cycling much. This tradition is still continuing today. Here is the list of cyclists’ nicknames in alphabetical order (by surname, starting with T):

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Nicknames of Cyclists – U

Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich (Germany): 1st in 1997, 2nd in 1999, 3rd in 2000

Early 20th journalists started creating nicknames for the cyclists. This effort popularized the cycling sport and make the racers interesting to the people who were not interested in cycling much. This tradition is still continuing today. Here is the list of cyclists’ nicknames in alphabetical order (by surname, starting with U):

By Surname: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W

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Nicknames of Cyclists – V

Rik Van Looy
Henri ("Rik") Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post-war period, nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals (after the small Belgian town where he lived), and Rik II (Rik Van Steenbergen was the Rik I). He was twice world professional road race champion, and was the first cyclist to win all five 'Monuments': the most prestigious one-day classics – a feat since achieved by just two others (both also Belgians: Roger De Vlaeminck and Eddy Merckx). With 379 road victories he's second to Eddy Merckx only. He is ninth on the all-time list of Grand Tour stage winners with thirty-seven victories.

Early 20th journalists started creating nicknames for the cyclists. This effort popularized the cycling sport and make the racers interesting to the people who were not interested in cycling much. This tradition is still continuing today. Here is the list of cyclists’ nicknames in alphabetical order (by surname, starting with V):

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