Cyclingnews 2005 Reader Poll Results

Best photo

Argy-bargy
Photo ©: Roberto Bettini

Headbutt! The most dramatic image of 2005: Robbie McEwen and Stuart O'Grady going literally head to head while the year's rapidly emerging superstar Tom Boonen beats them both to the line in the third stage of the 2005 Tour. We especially like the way Roberto Bettini's image of this moment looks like a regular field sprint at first glance - till you realise something's going on that's not quite normal!

Jon Devich's picture of the Tour peloton ascending the Galibier was second. It's an image that perfectly captures the sheer isolation of the high Alpine roads that the Tour crosses every year - and the dedication of the fans that drive up and wait hours for the riders to arrive. The kind of picture that has you reaching for your passport.

Third was another Roberto Bettini image, of a fiercely determined Tom Boonen on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, serenaded as he passes by a group of fans playing distinctly home-made instruments.

Results

                                                                               Votes    %ge
 
1 A little argy-bargy at the Tour                                                1497  20.9
2 A group climbs the Galibier                                                     515   7.2
3 Tom Boonen gets some encouragement en route in Paris-Roubaix                    503   7.0
4 The descent of the Col d'Aubisque                                               454   6.3
5 The sprint between Zabel and Bennati in Paris-Tours                             367   5.1
6 Jens Voigt (CSC) gives it full gas in Fleche Wallonne                           309   4.3
7 A Snow Valley-Seal On rider fights his way up Taylor Street                     294   4.1
8 A quick winter ride in Paris-Nice                                               274   3.8
9 The Milan-San remo bunch snakes away                                            235   3.3
10 Michael Creed breaking away on Fillmore in the San Fran GP                     233   3.3
11 Di Luca hits out with 150m to go to win La Fleche Wallonne                     219   3.1
12 Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) didn't leave anything behind in Tour stage 14           216   3.0
13 The peloton on lap 1 of Fleche Wallonne                                        213   3.0
14 The Champs Elysees                                                             207   2.9
15 The peloton rides through fields of snow in stage 1 of Paris-Nice              193   2.7
16 The leaders pass through a tunnel in stage 16 of the Tour                      184   2.6
17 The mighty Col du Galibier                                                     129   1.8
18 Brothers in arms                                                               128   1.8
19 Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas-Bianchi) fights to get to the top                   116   1.6
20 The peloton heads down towards Lac de Serre-Poncon 5                           111   1.5
21 Bridges                                                                        108   1.5
22 The Liège-Bastogne-Liège peloton swarms up the Côte De Saint Roch               98   1.4
23 Davide Rebellin                                                                 76   1.1
24 Jorg Jaksche                                                                    69   1.0
25 Wet and wild conditions for riders in the second-last Pro Tour race             68   0.9
26 Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas - Bianchi) checks out his opposition                   64   0.9
27 The peloton makes its way through the German town of Kippenheim                 59   0.8
28 No, the other left! The peloton divides round a roundabout                      38   0.5
29 Milan - San Remo                                                                38   0.5
30 It's back breaking work in Paris-Nice                                           36   0.5
31 Kim Kirchen (Fassa Bortolo) didn't have much left at the finish…                34   0.5
32 Matthias Kessler (T-Mobile) gets down                                           27   0.4
33 Massive crowds are a feature of the Tour, every year                            22   0.3
34 The scenic view at a Tour sign on                                               19   0.3
35 Big crowds at the start in Pforzheim, Germany                                    5   0.1
36 The bunch split to pieces on the Cauberg                                         4   0.1
 
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