List of cyclists
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This is a list of cyclists, sorted alphabetically by decade.
Of the 1880s
Of the 1890s
Of the 1910s
Of the 1920s
Of the 1930s
Of the 1940s
Of the 1950s
Of the 1960s
Of the 1970s
Of the 1980s
Of the 1990s
Of the 1880s1880sThe 1880s was the decade that spanned from January 1, 1880 to December 31, 1889. They occurred at the core period of the Second Industrial Revolution. Most Western countries experienced a large economic boom, due to the mass production of railroads and other more convenient methods of travel...
- Frank Bowden
- Thomas StevensThomas Stevens (cyclist)Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle. He rode a large-wheeled Ordinary, also known as a penny-farthing, from April 1884 to December 1886...
- Alfred TipperAlfred TipperAlfred Henry Tipper , also known by the pseudonyms Professor Tipper and H.D. , was an Australian showman, competitive and endurance cyclist, and outsider artist...
Of the 1890s1890sThe 1890s were sometimes referred to as the "Mauve Decade" - because William Henry Perkin's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion - and also as the "Gay Nineties", under the then-current usage of the word "gay" which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no...
- Georgios AspiotisGeorgios AspiotisGeorgios Aspiotis was a Greek cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Career:Aspiotis competed in the road race, an 87 kilometre competition that took cyclists from Athens to Marathon and back. He did not finish in the top three, though his exact place among the fourth through...
- Edward BattelEdward BattelEdward Battell was a British racing cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Battell competed in the 333 metres, 100 kilometres, and road races. He came third in the road race, 87 km from Athens to Marathon and back. He came fourth in the 333m in 26.2 seconds...
- Hélène DutrieuHélène DutrieuHélène Dutrieu , was a cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, pioneer aviator, wartime ambulance driver, and director of a military hospital.-Biography:...
- Léon FlamengLéon FlamengLéon Flameng was a French cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Flameng competed in the 333 metres, 2 kilometres, 10 kilometres and 100 kilometres races. His best finish was in the longest of the races, as he finished the 100 kilometres with a time of 3:08:19.2 to win the...
- August von GödrichAugust von GödrichAugust von Gödrich was a German racing cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....
- Bert HarrisBert HarrisAlbert Bert Walter Allen Harris was a professional racing cyclist. He was raised in Leicester and attended Holy Trinity School...
- Miltiades IatrouMiltiades IatrouMiltiades Iatrou was a Greek cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Iatrou competed in the road race, an 87 kilometre competition that took cyclists from Athens to Marathon and back. He did not finish in the top three, though his exact place among the fourth through seventh...
- Georgios KolettisGeorgios KolettisGeorgios Kolettis was a Greek cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Career:Kolettis competed in the 10 and 100 kilometres races. He finished second in the 100 kilometres, behind Léon Flameng of France. Kolettis and Flameng were the only two to finish. When Flameng crossed the...
- Aristidis KonstantinidisAristidis KonstantinidisAristidis Konstantinidis was a Greek racing cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Olympic success in 1896:Konstantinidis competed in the 10 kilometres, 100 kilometres, and road races...
- Konstantinos KonstantinouKonstantinos KonstantinouKonstantinos Konstantinou was a Greek cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Konstantinou competed in the road race, an 87 kilometre competition that took cyclists from Athens to Marathon and back...
- Charles "Mile-a-Minute" Murphy
- Dora RinehartDora RinehartDora Rinehart of Colorado, gained a reputation as "America's Greatest Cyclienne" for her long-distance riding in the mid 1890's.Rinehart took up cycling in 1894, even though society at that time discouraged female riders. In 1896 she famously rode more than 100 100-mile rides...
- Frank E. WeaverEagle Bicycle Manufacturing CompanyEagle Bicycle Manufacturing Company based in Torrington, Connecticut built bicycles from 1888 - 1900.At one time Eagle had a capacity of from 20,000 to 30,000 bicycles annually....
Of the 1900s
- Fernand Augereau
- Maurice Bardonneau
- Aloïs CatteauAloïs CatteauAloïs Catteau was an early twentieth century Belgian road racing cyclist who participated in the 1903 Tour de France and finished tenth. His best result was the 1904 Tour de France, where he finished 3rd....
- Henri CornetHenri CornetHenri Jardry called Henri Cornet was a French cyclist who won the 1904 Tour de France. He is its youngest winner, just short of his 20th birthday.-Background:...
- Francois Faber
- Carlo Galetti
- Luigi Ganna
- Maurice GarinMaurice GarinMaurice-Francois Garin was a road bicycle racer best known for winning the inaugural Tour de France in 1903, and for being stripped of his title in the second Tour in 1904 along with eight others, for cheating.-Origins:Garin was born the son of Maurice Clément Garin and Maria Teresa...
- Gustave Garrigou
- Edmond Luguet
- Marie MarvingtMarie MarvingtMarie Marvingt was a French athlete, mountaineer, and aviator, and the most decorated woman in the history of France. She won numerous prizes for her sporting achievements and was the first woman to climb many of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps...
- Georges Passerieu
- Ernest PayneErnest PayneErnest "Ernie" Payne was a British track cycling racer. Born in Worcester, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and went on to play football, including two games as an amateur for Manchester United.-Background:Payne was born in a cottage at 221 London Road,...
- Lucien Petit-BretonLucien Petit-BretonLucien Georges Mazan was a French racing cyclist .He was born in Plessé, Loire-Atlantique , a part of Brittany, now part of Pays de la Loire. When he was six he moved with his parents to Buenos Aires where he took Argentine nationality...
- Lucien Pothier
- René PottierRené PottierRené Pottier was a French racing cyclistPottier won Bordeaux–Paris in 1903 before turning professional. He came second in Paris–Roubaix 1905 and Bordeaux–Paris 1905, then third in 1906’s Paris–Roubaix, before winning the Tour de France in 1906.He was considered the finest climber of the Tour...
- Louis Trousselier
- Fernand Vast
Of the 1910s1910sFile:1910s montage.png|From left, clockwise: The Model T Ford is introduced and becomes widespread; The sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic causes the deaths of nearly 1,500 people and attracts global and historical attention; Title bar: All the events below are part of World War I ; French Army lookout...
- Jean Alavoine
- Marcel Buysse
- Eugène ChristopheEugene ChristopheEugène Christophe was a French road bicycle racer and pioneer of cyclo-cross. He was a professional from 1904 until 1926. In 1919 he became the first rider to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France .Eugène Christophe rode 11 Tours de France and finished eight...
- Oscar EggOscar EggOscar Egg was a Swiss track and road bicycle racer. He captured the world hour record three times before the First World War...
- Frederick Grubb
- Firmin Lambot
- Rudolph "Okey" Lewis
- Henri PélissierHenri PélissierHenri Pélissier was a French racing cyclist from Paris and champion of the 1923 Tour de France. In addition to his 29 career victories, he was known for his long-standing feud with Tour founder Henri Desgrange and for protesting against the conditions endured by riders in the early years of the Tour...
- Carl Schutte
- Philippe Thys
Of the 1920s1920sFile:1920s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: Third Tipperary Brigade Flying Column No. 2 under Sean Hogan during the Irish Civil War; Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol in accordance to the 18th amendment, which made alcoholic beverages illegal throughout the entire decade; In...
- Honoré BarthélémyHonore BarthelemyHonoré Barthélémy was a French road bicycle racer who took part and finished fifth overall and won four stages in the 1919 Tour de France. He was born in Paris, France....
- Alfredo BindaAlfredo BindaAlfredo Binda was an Italian cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s, later trainer of Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali. Binda was the first multiple Giro d'Italia champion, securing five victories between 1925 and 1933 that redefined the way stage races were ridden...
- Ottavio BottecchiaOttavio BottecchiaOttavio Bottecchia was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian winner of the Tour de France. He was found dead by the roadside; the reason remains a mystery.-Origins:...
- Lucien Buysse
- Giovanni Brunero
- Tullio CampagnoloTullio CampagnoloGentullio Campagnolo was an Italian racing cyclist and inventor. He patented the quick release skewer and founded the Campagnolo bicycle component company....
- Fernand Canteloube
- Gosta Carlsson
- Michael CollinsMichael Collins (Irish leader)Michael "Mick" Collins was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance and Teachta Dála for Cork South in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations. Subsequently, he was both Chairman of the...
- Maurice De Waele
- Nicolas Frantz
- Costante GirardengoCostante GirardengoCostante Girardengo was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, considered by many to be one of the finest riders in the history of the sport. He was the first rider to be declared a "Campionissimo" or "champion of champions" by the Italian media and fans...
- Rene Hamel
- Henrik Hansen
- Hector Heusghem
- Henri Hoevenaers
- Henry Kaltenbrun
- Henri PélissierHenri PélissierHenri Pélissier was a French racing cyclist from Paris and champion of the 1923 Tour de France. In addition to his 29 career victories, he was known for his long-standing feud with Tour founder Henri Desgrange and for protesting against the conditions endured by riders in the early years of the Tour...
- Léon ScieurLéon ScieurLéon Scieur was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1921 Tour de France, along with stages 3 and 10. His first great victory was the 1920 Liège–Bastogne–Liège; he won a stage and finished fourth in the 1919 and 1920 Tours de France.-Origins:Léon Scieur was the son of a farmer in Florennes, near...
- Félix SellierFélix SellierFélix Sellier was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Stage victory in 1921 Tour de France:...
- Frank SouthallFrank SouthallWilliam Frank Southall was an English racing cyclist who won silver medals for Great Britain in the individual road race at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a track cycling medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles...
- Harry Stenqvist
- Alfonsina StradaAlfonsina StradaAlfonsina Strada was an Italian cyclist, the only woman to have ridden one of cycling's three major stage races. She started in the Giro d'Italia in 1924 when the organisers mistook her for a man. Newspapers called her The Devil in a dressHer racing career included an Italian record which lasted...
- Lucien Vervaecke
Of the 1930s1930sFile:1930s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: Dorothea Lange's photo of the homeless Florence Thompson show the effects of the Great Depression; Due to the economic collapse, the farms become dry and the Dust Bowl spreads through America; The Battle of Wuhan during the Second Sino-Japanese...
- Leo Amberg
- Gino BartaliGino BartaliGino Bartali, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the Second World War, having won the Giro d'Italia twice and the Tour de France in 1938...
- Bernhard Britz
- Francesco Camusso
- Victor Cosson
- Jef Demuysere
- Learco Guerra
- Charles HollandCharles Holland (cyclist)Charles Holland was a British road bicycle racer. He was one of the first two Britons to ride the Tour de France.-The early years:...
- Roger LapébieRoger LapébieRoger Lapébie was a French racing cyclist who won the 1937 Tour de France. In addition, Lapébie won the 1934 and 1937 editions of the Critérium National. He was born at Bayonne, Aquitaine, and died in Pessac....
- Andre Leducq
- Romain Maes
- Silvere Maes
- Leonard MaffeiLeonard MaffeiLeonard Maffei was a champion bicycle racer in the United States during the 1930s. Born Leonardo E. Marzigliano in Providence, Rhode Island, he raced under his mother's maiden name because his own name was too long to fit on a jersey...
- Antonin Magne
- Giuseppe Martano
- Ambrogio Morelli
- Attilo Pavesi
- Antonio Pesenti
- Guglielmo Segato
- Georges Speicher
- Kurt StöpelKurt StöpelKurt Stöpel was a German professional road bicycle racer. In the 1932 Tour de France, Stöpel won the second stage and was leading the general classification for one day, and finished in second place in the final general classification...
- Felicien Vervaecke
- Mario Vicini
- Lucien VlaemynckLucien VlaemynckLucien Vlaemynck was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Vlaemynck rode his only Tour de France in 1939, when he finished third overall.- Palmarès :193719381939...
Of the 1940s1940sFile:1940s decade montage.png|Above title bar: events which happened during World War II : From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day"; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Holocaust occurred during the war as Nazi Germany...
- Gino BartaliGino BartaliGino Bartali, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the Second World War, having won the Giro d'Italia twice and the Tour de France in 1938...
- Pierre BrambillaPierre BrambillaPierre Brambilla is a former French former professional road bicycle racer. He was of Italian origin but adopted French nationality on September 9, 1949...
- Fausto CoppiFausto CoppiAngelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...
- Edouard FachleitnerEdouard FachleitnerEdouard Fachleitner was a French former professional road bicycle racer. He was an Italian citizen until June 23, 1939. He was a professional between 1943 and 1952...
- Guy LapébieGuy LapébieGuy Lapébie was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the 1936 Olympics, Lapébie won two golden medals and one silver medal. He was born in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne and died in Bagnères-de-Luchon....
- Fiorenzo MagniFiorenzo MagniFiorenzo Magni is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.He was born in Vaiano, province of Prato . He was the "third man" of the golden age of Italian cycling, at the time of the great rivalry between Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali...
- André MahéAndré MahéAndré Mahé was a French road bicycle racer. He was born in Paris, France. He was a professional rider from 1945 until 1954. He jointly won the 1949 classic cycle race Paris–Roubaix with Serse Coppi in controversial fashion...
- Jacques MarinelliJacques MarinelliJacques Marinelli is a former French cyclist. He wore the yellow jersey of leadership for six days in the 1949 Tour de France before finishing third.-Background:...
- Jean RobicJean RobicJean Robic was a French road racing cyclist, who won the 1947 Tour de France. Robic was a professional cyclist from 1943 to 1961. His diminutive stature and appearance was encapsulated in the nickname the hobgoblin of the Brittany moor...
- Briek Schotte
- Gerrit VoortingGerrit VoortingGerardus Petrus Voorting is a retired racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There he won the silver medal in the men's individual road race...
Of the 1950s1950sThe 1950s or The Fifties was the decade that began on January 1, 1950 and ended on December 31, 1959. The decade was the sixth decade of the 20th century...
- Federico BahamontesFederico BahamontesFederico Martín Bahamontes is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist.-Biography:Bahamontes was born in Santo Domingo-Caudilla , of Cuban descent. His family was devastated during the Spanish civil war and Bahamontes' father, Julián, took the family to Madrid as refugees...
- Ercole BaldiniErcole BaldiniErcole Baldini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his win in the 1958 Giro d'Italia.-Biography:Baldini was born at Villanova di Forlì ....
- Louison BobetLouison BobetLouis 'Louison' Bobet was a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 to 1955...
- Ray BootyRay BootyRaymond 'Ray' Charles Booty, sometimes nicknamed The Boot, is a former English road bicycle racer. In 1956 he was the first man to beat four hours for the individual time trial - a feat that was reported around the world and compared to beating four minutes for running a mile two years...
- Fausto CoppiFausto CoppiAngelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...
- Wim van EstWim van EstWillem van Est was a Dutch racing cyclist.He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it.-Biography:...
- Charly GaulCharly GaulCharly Gaul was a professional cyclist. He was a national cyclo-cross champion, an accomplished time triallist and a better climber. His ability earned him the nickname of The Angel of the Mountains in the 1958 Tour de France, which he won with four stage victories...
- Raphaël GéminianiRaphael GeminianiRaphaël Géminiani is a French former road bicycle racer. He had six podium finishes in the Grand Tours. He is one of four children of Italian immigrants who moved to Clermont-Ferrand. He worked in a cycle shop and started racing as a boy...
- Lex Schiotling
- Hugo KobletHugo KobletHugo Koblet was a Swiss champion cyclist. He won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia as well as competing in six-day and pursuit races on the track. He won 70 races as a professional...
- Ferdy KüblerFerdinand KüblerFerdinand "Ferdi" Kübler is a retired Swiss cyclist with over 400 professional victories, including the 1950 Tour de France and the 1951 World Road Race Championship.-Biography:...
- Lucien LazaridesLucien LazaridesLucien Lazaridès was a French professional road bicycle racer. Lazaridès was born with Greek nationality, but became French in 1929. Lucien Lazaridès was an older brother of cyclist Apo Lazaridès. Lazaridès won the Dauphiné Libéré in 1949, and reached the podium of the Tour de France in 1951...
- Fiorenzo MagniFiorenzo MagniFiorenzo Magni is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.He was born in Vaiano, province of Prato . He was the "third man" of the golden age of Italian cycling, at the time of the great rivalry between Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali...
- Stan OckersStan OckersConstant Ockers was a Belgian professional racing cyclist.He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. In 1955 he won the Classic "Ardennes double" by winning La Flèche Wallonne and the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in the same year...
- Gerrit VoortingGerrit VoortingGerardus Petrus Voorting is a retired racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There he won the silver medal in the men's individual road race...
- Roger WalkowiakRoger WalkowiakRoger Walkowiak is a French former road bicycle racer who unexpectedly won the 1956 Tour de France. He was a professional rider from 1950 until 1960.-The 1956 Tour de France:...
Of the 1960s1960sThe 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
- Lucien AimarLucien AimarLucien Aimar is a French cyclist, who won the Tour de France in 1966 and the national road championship in 1968. He is now a race organizer. He was born in Hyères, France.-Amateur career:...
- Jacques AnquetilJacques AnquetilJacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...
- Beryl BurtonBeryl BurtonBeryl Burton, MBE OBE was an English racing cyclist and one of Britain's greatest ever athletes.She dominated women’s cycle racing in the UK, winning more than 90 domestic championships and seven world titles, and setting numerous national records...
- Evert DolmanEvert DolmanEvert Gerardus Dolman was a Dutch racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the men's 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, alongside Gerben Karstens, Bart Zoet, and Jan Pieterse...
- Seamus ElliottSeamus ElliottSeamus 'Shay' Elliott was an Irish road bicycle racer.Shay Elliott was the first Irish cyclist to make a mark as a professional rider in continental Europe....
- Felice GimondiFelice GimondiFelice Gimondi is an Italian former professional racing cyclist.With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the second cyclist to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling: Tour de France , Giro...
- Barry HobanBarry HobanBarry Hoban is a former English professional cyclist who rode during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was the previous holder of the record for the most stage wins in the Tour de France by a British rider, winning eight between 1967 to 1975...
- Jan Janssen
- Jean-Marie LeblancJean-Marie LeblancJean-Marie Leblanc is a French retired professional road bicycle racer who was general director of the Tour de France from 1989 to 2005, when he reached pensionable age and was succeeded by Christian Prudhomme.He became a professional in 1966 and rode until 1971...
- Raymond PoulidorRaymond PoulidorRaymond Poulidor , is a former professional bicycle racer. He was known as the eternal second, because he finished the Tour de France in second place three times, and in third place five times, including his final Tour at the age of 40...
- Tom SimpsonTom SimpsonTom Simpson was the most successful English road racing cyclist of the post-war years. He infamously died of exhaustion on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the 13th stage of the Tour de France in 1967...
- Michael WrightMichael Wright (cyclist)Michael Wright - "Michel" - is an English former professional road bicycle racer from 1962 to 1976. He won stages in the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España stage races and represented Great Britain at several world championships....
- Bart ZoetBart ZoetHubertus Balthazar Zoet was a Dutch cyclist, who won the gold medal in the Men's 100 km Team Trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Gerben Karstens, Evert Dolman, and Jan Pieterse.-References:*...
Of the 1970s1970sFile:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
- Alf EngersAlf EngersAlfred 'Alf' Robert Engers was an English racing cyclist who set national records and won national individual time trial championships from 1959 to the late 1970s. He established a British record of 49 minutes and 24 seconds in 1978, averaging 30.364 mph...
- Eric De VlaeminckEric De VlaeminckErik De Vlaeminck is a former Belgian cyclist. He is the brother of Roger De Vlaeminck.The spelling "Eric" rather than "Erik" is the French version of his name. He prefers Erik....
- Roger De VlaeminckRoger De VlaeminckRoger De Vlaeminck is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He was described by Rik Van Looy as '"The most talented and the only real classics rider of his generation"...
- Gary FisherGary FisherGary Christopher Fisher is considered one of the inventors of the modern mountain bike.Fisher started competing in road and track races at 12. He was suspended in 1968 because race organizers cited a rule that his hair was too long. By 1972 this rule had been repealed and Fisher's career continued...
- Cyrille GuimardCyrille GuimardCyrille Guimard is a French former professional road racing cyclist who became a directeur sportif and then a television commentator...
- Bernard HinaultBernard HinaultBernard Hinault is a former French cyclist known for five victories in the Tour de France. He is one of only five cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and the only cyclist to have won each more than once. He won the Tour de France in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985...
- John HowardJohn Howard (cyclist)John Kennedy Howard is an Olympic cyclist from the United States, who set a land speed record of 152.2 miles per hour while motor-pacing on a pedal bicycle on July 20, 1985 on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats...
- Freddy MaertensFreddy MaertensFreddy Maertens is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist and twice World Road Race Champion.- Career :...
- Eddy MerckxEddy MerckxEdouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...
- Francesco MoserFrancesco MoserFrancesco Moser , nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" , is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the dominant riders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racing championship and six victories in three of the five Monuments...
- Walter PlanckaertWalter PlanckaertWalter Planckaert is a former professional road racing cyclist. He was born on 8 April 1948 in Nevele, Belgium. He is the younger brother of Willy Planckaert and the older brother of Eddy Planckaert...
- Jan RaasJan RaasJan Raas is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship in Valkenburg, he also won the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1979 and 1983, Paris–Roubaix in 1982 and Milan – San Remo in 1977. He won ten stages in the Tour de France...
- Bernard ThévenetBernard ThévenetBernard Thévenet, born 10 January 1948, in Saint-Julien-de-Civry, Saône-et-Loire, is a retired French bicycle racer. He is a two-time winner of the Tour de France and known for ending the reign of five-time Tour champion Eddy Merckx...
- Lucien Van ImpeLucien Van ImpeLucien van Impe was a Belgian cyclist from 1969 to 1987. He excelled mainly as a climber in multiple-day races such as the Tour de France...
- Archie Wilkinson
Of the 1980s1980sFile:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
- Frankie AndreuFrankie AndreuFrankie Andreu is a former professional cyclist whose career highlights include riding as team captain of the U.S. Postal Service cycling team along with Lance Armstrong in 1998, 1999 and 2000.-Cycling career:...
- Pedro DelgadoPedro DelgadoPedro Delgado Robledo , also known as Perico, is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He won the 1988 Tour de France, as well as the Vuelta a España in 1985 and 1989....
- Laurent FignonLaurent FignonLaurent Patrick Fignon was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won the Tour de France in 1983 and in 1984. He missed winning it a third time, in 1989, by 8 seconds, the closest margin ever to decide the tour. He also won the Giro d'Italia in 1989, after having been the runner-up in 1984,...
- Todd GogulskiTodd GogulskiTodd "GoGo" Gogulski is a cycling TV commentator for NBC Universal Sports and Versus and a former professional road racer.-Early life and early career:...
- Sean KellySeán Kelly (cyclist)John James 'Sean' Kelly is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the most successful road cyclists of the 1980s, and one of the finest classics riders of all time. From turning professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, he won nine monument classics, and 193...
- Greg LeMondGreg LeMondGregory James LeMond is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States and a three-time winner of the Tour de France. He was born in Lakewood, California and raised in Reno, Nevada....
- Jeannie LongoJeannie LongoJeannie Longo is a French racing cyclist, multiple French champion and 13 times world champion. Longo is still active in cycling as of 2011 and is widely considered one of the greatest female cyclists of all time...
- Bob MionskeBob MionskeRobert Charles Mionske is a two-time U.S. Olympic racing cyclist and U.S. National Champion . In the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea, he placed fourth in the Individual Road Race. He retired from professional cycling in 1993 and is now an attorney based in Portland, Oregon,...
- Francesco MoserFrancesco MoserFrancesco Moser , nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" , is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the dominant riders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racing championship and six victories in three of the five Monuments...
- Davis PhinneyDavis PhinneyDavis Phinney is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States. He was known as a fast sprinter, and claims to have won the most races in American history. In 1986, he became the first American to win a stage at the Tour de France, while riding on the American-based team 7-Eleven...
- Walter PlanckaertWalter PlanckaertWalter Planckaert is a former professional road racing cyclist. He was born on 8 April 1948 in Nevele, Belgium. He is the younger brother of Willy Planckaert and the older brother of Eddy Planckaert...
- Stephen RocheStephen RocheStephen Roche is a retired professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming only the second cyclist to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia stage races, plus the World road race championship...
- Bob RollBob RollBob Roll is a former American professional cyclist, author, and television sports commentator. He was a member of the 7-Eleven Cycling Team until 1990 and competed for the Motorola Cycling Team in 1991. In 1992 Roll moved to Greg LeMond’s Z team and added mountain biking to his racing...
- Giuseppe SaronniGiuseppe SaronniGiuseppe Saronni , also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist.-Biography:Born in Novara, Piedmont, Saronni turned professional in 1977. During his career, that lasted until 1989, he won 193 races...
- Rebecca TwiggRebecca TwiggRebecca Twigg is an American former racing cyclist, who won six world track cycling championships in the individual pursuit...
- Eric VanderaerdenEric VanderaerdenEric Vanderaerden is a retired road cyclist from the town of Lummen, Belgium.He was a considerable talent, winning the prologue time trial of the Vuelta and the Tour de France in his professional debut year 1983. As for classics, he won the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1985 and Paris–Roubaix in 1987...
- Brendan McGee
Of the 1990s1990sFile:1990s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: The Hubble Space Telescope floats in space after it was taken up in 1990; American F-16s and F-15s fly over burning oil fields and the USA Lexie in Operation Desert Storm, also known as the 1991 Gulf War; The signing of the Oslo Accords on...
- Djamolidine AbdoujaparovDjamolidine AbdoujaparovDjamolidine Abdoujaparov is a former professional road racing cyclist from Uzbekistan. Abdoujaparov was a sprinter, nicknamed "The Tashkent Terror" as he was so ferocious in the sprints...
- Niki AebersoldNiki AebersoldNiki Aebersold is a former Swiss professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI ProTeam Phonak Hearing Systems from May 2003 to 2005.- Palmares :19951997...
- Frankie AndreuFrankie AndreuFrankie Andreu is a former professional cyclist whose career highlights include riding as team captain of the U.S. Postal Service cycling team along with Lance Armstrong in 1998, 1999 and 2000.-Cycling career:...
- Lance ArmstrongLance ArmstrongLance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
- Michele BartoliMichele BartoliMichele Bartoli is a retired Italian road racing cyclist. He was a single-day race specialist, winning three of the five Monument races. Bartoli won the UCI Road World Cup in 1997 and 1998.-Biography:...
- Joseba BelokiJoseba BelokiJoseba Beloki Dorronsoro is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer.-Biography:Beloki turned professional in 1998 with Euskaltel-Euskadi, joined Festina in 2000, and then Team ONCE in 2001...
- Chris BoardmanChris BoardmanChristopher "Chris" Boardman MBE is a former English racing cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and broke the world hour record three times, as well as winning three stages and wearing the yellow jersey on three separate occasions at the Tour de France...
- Johan BruyneelJohan BruyneelJohan Bruyneel is a former road bicycle racer in professional cycling and a directeur sportif for UCI ProTour team . Retiring from racing in 1998, he became director of , a US-based UCI ProTour cycling team...
- Francesco CasagrandeFrancesco CasagrandeFrancesco Casagrande is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. Casagrande was a professional cyclist between 1992 and 2005.-Biography:He is a proven performer in the Grand Tours and the major one-day races...
- Fabio CasartelliFabio CasartelliFabio Casartelli was an Italian cyclist and an Olympic gold medalist who died in a crash on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet, France, during the 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France.He was born in Como, Italy....
- Ángel CaseroAngel CaseroÁngel Luis Casero Moreno is a retired Spanish road bicycle racer who raced professionally between 1994 and 2005....
- Mario CipolliniMario CipolliniMario Cipollini , often abbreviated to "Cipo", is a retired Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance and his colourful personality. His nicknames include Il Re Leone and Super Mario...
- Ludo DierckxsensLudo DierckxsensLudo Dierckxens is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He is best known for winning the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France, while competing for .-1999 Tour de France:...
- Fernando EscartínFernando EscartínFernando Escartín Coti is a Spanish former road racing cyclist. He won a stage and finished third overall in the 1999 Tour de France.He was born in Biescas, Aragon.- Major achievements :Tour de France record* 1992: 45th overall...
- Niki GudexNiki GudexNiki Gudex is an Australian professional mountain biker from Sydney. She competes in both downhill and cross country disciplines....
- Tyler HamiltonTyler HamiltonTyler Hamilton is a former American professional road bicycle racer and former Olympic gold medalist. Hamilton became a professional cyclist in 1995, and during the 1999, 2000 and 2001 Tour de France was a teammate of Lance Armstrong who won those races.Hamilton appeared at the 2000 Summer...
- Roger Hammond
- George HincapieGeorge HincapieGeorge Hincapié Garcés is an American professional road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Hincapie resides in Greenville, South Carolina...
- Tristan HoffmanTristan HoffmanTristan Henri Christiaan Hoffman is a former road racing cyclist from the Netherlands. Since early 2007 he is a directeur sportif for .-Major results:199119921993...
- Miguel IndurainMiguel IndurainMiguel Ángel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. He won five consecutive Tour de Frances from 1991 and 1995, the first to do so, and the fourth athlete to win five times. He won the Giro d'Italia twice, becoming one of only seven people in history to achieve the Giro Tour...
- Laurent JalabertLaurent JalabertLaurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...
- Kevin LivingstonKevin LivingstonKevin Livingston was an American professional cyclist for eight years. His teams included Motorola, Cofidis, US Postal Service and Team Telekom. He retired in 2002. An adept climber and strong team rider, he was one of Lance Armstrong's lieutenants in the Tour de France and other races. He was...
- Olaf LudwigOlaf LudwigOlaf Ludwig is a former German racing cyclist. His career began at the SG Dynamo Gera/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. As an East German, he raced as an amateur until reunification of Germany allowed him to become professional with Panasonic team...
- Bob MionskeBob MionskeRobert Charles Mionske is a two-time U.S. Olympic racing cyclist and U.S. National Champion . In the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea, he placed fourth in the Individual Road Race. He retired from professional cycling in 1993 and is now an attorney based in Portland, Oregon,...
- Christophe MoreauChristophe MoreauChristophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005...
- Graeme ObreeGraeme ObreeGraeme Obree is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known for his unusual riding positions and for the "Old Faithful" bicycle he built which included parts from a...
- Abraham OlanoÁbraham OlanoAbraham Olano Manzano is a Spanish Basque former professional road racing cyclist. His crowning achievement came in 1995 when he became World Road Champion...
- Marco PantaniMarco PantaniMarco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers in professional road bicycle racing...
- Bjarne RiisBjarne RiisBjarne Lykkegård Riis , nicknamed The Eagle from Herning , is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Saxo Bank Sungard...
- Fred RompelbergFred RompelbergFred Rompelberg is a Dutch cyclist who has set several world cycling records. He is mainly known for his eleven world records cycling behind heavy engines, and for taking several attempts to break the Absolute World Speed Record Cycling...
- Marco SerpelliniMarco SerpelliniMarco Serpellini is an Italian former road bicycle racer.-Major Results:19961998...
- Marla StrebMarla StrebMarla Streb is a professional mountain bike racer. She currently rides for the professional trade team Luna Women's Professional MTB Team and Red Bull. Marla is most known for racing downhill, however, she does race XC events and wins such races often. She has twice won the Single Speed World...
- Rolf SørensenRolf SørensenRolf Sørensen is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is the most successful Danish bicycle racer ever, with his 53 victories over 17 seasons. He is currently working as a cycling commentator and agent. Born in Helsinge in Denmark, Sørensen moved to Italy at the age of 17, where he...
- Andrea TafiAndrea Tafi (cyclist)Andrea Tafi is an Italian former road bicycle racer who retired from his professional career in 2005. Tafi's propensity to perform best in the harder races earned him the nickname Il Gladiatore ....
- Pavel TonkovPavel TonkovPavel Sergeyevich Tonkov is a former professional road racing cyclist from Russia. His talents were first showcased when winning the world junior title as part of the Soviet Union team in 1987. This alerted the world to his talents and he turned pro in 1992 with the RUSS-Baïkal team. His biggest...
- Rebecca TwiggRebecca TwiggRebecca Twigg is an American former racing cyclist, who won six world track cycling championships in the individual pursuit...
- Jan UllrichJan UllrichJan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport...
- Kathy WattKathy WattKathryn Ann Watt is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain ....
- Diana ŽiliūtėDiana ŽiliuteDiana Žiliūtė is a Lithuanian racing cyclist who dominated the sport in the late 1990s, and continues to be a formidable force in road cycling to this day....
- Brendan McGee
- Kimberly Pettit
Of the 2000s
- Kristin ArmstrongKristin ArmstrongKristin Armstrong is a professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the Women's Time Trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Before temporarily retiring to start a family in 2009, she rode for in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar ...
- Lance ArmstrongLance ArmstrongLance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
- Judith ArndtJudith ArndtJudith Arndt is a German professional cyclist for the T-Mobile Women cycling team. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 m pursuit event at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she was 20...
- Dede BarryDede BarryDeirdre Demet Barry is an American female cycle racer, six times U.S. champion . She has won two World Cup races, two World Championship medals, and, in 2004, the silver medal in the time trial in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She is married to fellow professionial cyclist Michael Barry...
- Ivan BassoIvan BassoIvan Basso is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who is currently racing with UCI ProTeam . Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, is among the best mountain riders in the professional field in the 21st century, and is considered one of the strongest stage race riders...
- Mark BeaumontMark Beaumont (cyclist)Mark Beaumont is a record-breaking long-distance British cyclist. He held the record for cycling round the world, completing his route on 15 February 2008, having taken 194 days and 17 hours...
- Lyne BessetteLyne BessetteLyne Bessette is a professional bicycle racer from Quebec, Canada. She was a member of the Canadian Olympic team in 2000 and 2004. She won the Tour de l'Aude Feminin in 1999 and 2001 and the Women's Challenge in 2001...
- Paolo BettiniPaolo BettiniPaolo Bettini is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classics specialist of his generation, and probably one of the strongest of all times, he won gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics road race and in the 2006...
- Michael BoogerdMichael BoogerdMichael Boogerd is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the leaders of a generation of Dutch cyclists in the late 1990s and early 2000s, together with teammate Erik Dekker, even inspiring Dutch authors to write a book called "Michael & Erik" about this generation, and the...
- Tom BoonenTom BoonenTom Boonen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint...
- Santiago BoteroSantiago BoteroSantiago Botero Echeverry is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which time he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España...
- Sara CarriganSara CarriganSara Carrigan OAM is a professional cyclist from Australia, who commenced her cycling career in 1996 at the age of fifteen and is currently a member of the Belgian Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam....
- Mark CavendishMark CavendishMark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
- Mark RenshawMark RenshawMark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...
- Alberto ContadorAlberto ContadorAlberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
- Nicole CookeNicole CookeNicole Denise Cooke, MBE is a Welsh professional road bicycle racer for the Mario Cipollini - Giordana Team team, and is the current Olympic road race champion.-Early life:...
- Katheryn CuriKatheryn CuriKatheryn Curi Mattis is an American racing cyclist who rides for the Webcor Builders Women's Professional Cycling Team. She won the United States National Road Race Championships in Park City, Utah in June 2005 . In February 2008 she won the Geelong World Cup thereby claiming the UCI World Cup...
- Gunn-Rita Dahle
- Tom DanielsonTom DanielsonTom Danielson is a professional road racing cyclist. Previously riding for the Saturn Team on the U.S. Pro Circuit, and for Fassa Bortolo in Europe, Danielson is currently a member of , but rode for the Discovery Channel team between 2005 and 2007.Danielson currently holds the record for the...
- Mike DayMike DayMicheal Day is a professional American "Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 2002–Present. His nickname is a play on a common phrase...
- Alison DunlapAlison DunlapAlison Dunlap is an American professional cyclist. She won the world cross-country mountain bike championship in 2001 and two Mountain Bike World Cup races...
- Chris EatoughChris EatoughChris Eatough is a mountain bike racer, part of the Trek Racing Cooperative team. He is a six-time 24-hour solo World Cup champion and five-time 24-hour solo National Cup champion.-Career:...
- Cadel EvansCadel EvansCadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...
- Niki GudexNiki GudexNiki Gudex is an Australian professional mountain biker from Sydney. She competes in both downhill and cross country disciplines....
- George HincapieGeorge HincapieGeorge Hincapié Garcés is an American professional road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Hincapie resides in Greenville, South Carolina...
- Lasse Høj
- Chris HornerChris HornerChristopher Horner is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . A native and current resident of Bend, Oregon, Horner dominated the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar.-PAA-NutraFig...
- Chris HoyChris HoySir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner...
- Thor HushovdThor HushovdThor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...
- Timothy JonesTimothy Jones (cyclist)Timothy Jones is a Zimbabwean professional road racing cyclist. He has raced in Europe for ten years, for Amore E Vita, Mobilvetta, Mercury, Domina Vacanze and Tenax professional cycling teams....
- Bobby JulichBobby JulichRobert Julich, most commonly referred to as Bobby Julich, is an American former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for Team CSC in the UCI ProTour racing series. He got his international breakthrough when he finished 3rd overall in the 1998 Tour de France race, but has since ridden...
- Jill KintnerJill KintnerJill Kintner is a professional American "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross and professional mountain cross racer whose prime competitive years were 1995-2002 in BMX; 2004–present in mountain cross...
- Floyd LandisFloyd LandisFloyd Landis is an American retired cyclist who after initially being awarded victory in the 2006 Tour de France was stripped of his title for a doping offense. He was an all-around rider, with special skills in climbing and time-trialing, and is also known to be a very fast descender.Landis...
- Levi LeipheimerLevi LeipheimerLevi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a...
- Blake Lockwood
- Axel MerckxAxel MerckxAxel Merckx , is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who retired from the sport in August 2007. Since he began his professional career in 1993, he has won an Olympic Bronze medal and competed in 8 Tours de France, finishing in 6 as the highest-placed Belgian rider...
- Rune MonstadRune MonstadRune Monstad , also known as The Viking Biker, is a Norwegian cyclist who is cycling the world on a 27-speed Gekko mountain bike. Born in Tønsberg, Norway, Rune went to Bolivia in 2004 to work with homeless children for a year...
- Johan MuseeuwJohan MuseeuwJohan Museeuw is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1988 to 2004 and was particularly successful in the classic cycle races in the nineties....
- Andris NauduzasAndris NauduzasAndris Naudužs is a professional racing cyclist from Latvia.-Palmares:1999 - Selle Italia * Note: He joined the Selle Italia team on the first of September....
- Adrien NiyonshutiAdrien NiyonshutiAdrien Niyonshuti, born in Eastern Province, Rwanda on January 2, 1987, is a professional bicycle racer for South African UCI Continental team MTN Energade. Although he survived, six of Niyonshuti's brothers were killed in the Rwandan Genocide of 1994...
- Stuart O'GradyStuart O'GradyStuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
- Joseph M. PappJoseph M. PappJoseph M. Papp is an American former professional road racing cyclist and U.S. National cycling team member. He holds dual Irish-USA citizenship...
- Jennie ReedJennie ReedJennie Reed is a World and U.S. champion track cyclist and Olympian . Reed won her first national titles in 1994 at the U.S. Junior Track National Championships held at the near Seattle, Washington where she won both the 2 km pursuit and the matched sprints. The following year, she repeated as...
- Donny RobinsonDonny RobinsonDonald Robinson is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. His moniker is "dR", his initials. The use of the lowercase "d" for his given name is perhaps related to his relatively diminutive physical size...
- Alexandre SheferAlexandre SheferAlexandre Shefer is a former Kazakh cyclist. He was a professional racer from 1993 to 2003. Shefer has been a cycling coach from 2007 to 2009 of the Astana team of Alexander Vinokourov, alongside team director Belgian Johan Bruyneel, who had been with theDiscovery Channel Team.-Most Important...
- Marla StrebMarla StrebMarla Streb is a professional mountain bike racer. She currently rides for the professional trade team Luna Women's Professional MTB Team and Red Bull. Marla is most known for racing downhill, however, she does race XC events and wins such races often. She has twice won the Single Speed World...
- Geraint ThomasGeraint ThomasGeraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...
- Jan UllrichJan UllrichJan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport...
- Sarah UlmerSarah UlmerSarah Elizabeth Ulmer, ONZM is the first New Zealander to win an Olympic cycling gold. She won a gold medal and set world records at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens,....
- Alejandro ValverdeAlejandro ValverdeAlejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish road racing cyclist currently under suspension. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship...
- Jonathan VaughtersJonathan VaughtersJonathan Vaughters is an American former professional racing cyclist and current manager of the professional cycling team.- Racing career :...
- Alexander VinokourovAlexander VinokourovAlexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, is an ethnically Russian Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer who currently competes with the UCI ProTeam Astana...
- Richard VirenqueRichard VirenqueRichard VirenqueRichard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank. But Virenque says Vee-rahnk or...
- Jens VoigtJens VoigtJens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton...
- Sam WhittinghamSam WhittinghamSam Whittingham is a Canadian cyclist who has held several world records on recumbent bicycles., he holds the following world records under the sanction of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association:...
- Erik ZabelErik ZabelErik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...
- David ZabriskieDavid ZabriskieDavid Zabriskie is a professional road bicycle racer from the United States who rides for . His main strength is individual time trials and his career highlights include stage wins in all three Grand Tour stage races and winning the US National Time Trial Championship six times...
- Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel
See also
- Former Team CSC staffFormer Team CSC staffFormer Team Saxo Bank staff are road bicycle racers and sporting directors previously employed by the professional cycling team of , previously known as Team CSC.-Former riders:- Former stagiaire :-Former sports directors:-External links:*...
, from 1998 to present. - Madonna del GhisalloMadonna del GhisalloMadonna del Ghisallo is a hill in Magreglio, close to Lake Como in Italy. It is named after a legendary Marian apparition.According to the legend, the Medieval count Ghisallo was being attacked by bandits when he saw an image of Virgin Mary at a shrine. He ran to it and was saved from the robbers...
, patronessPatron saintA patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
of cyclists. - Tour of BritainTour of BritainThe Tour of Britain is a cycle race, conducted over several stages, in which participants race from place to place across parts of Great Britain....
- Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'ItaliaThe Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
- Tour de FranceTour de FranceThe Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
- Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
- Cycling at the 2008 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2008 Summer OlympicsCycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...