"Gobsmackingly Brilliant" rides of 2000Vjatcheslav Ekimov---- Ekimov. The Man. Antonio Latto ---- Ekimov, winning the gold. Tom Nagle ---- Ekimov's gold. The dude is about 42 years old. John Hessian ---- Ekimov's year. Eki rode a strong support in le Tour, followed it up with a smashing victory with Armstrong in the Grand Prix des Nations, and put the icing on the cake in Sydney. This from a guy who's been in the peloton for a decade. Amazing stuff. Chris Strout ---- Ekimov - Awesome showing in the Olympic time trail. He deserved it 100%!! Brandon Gilhooly ---- I would have to nominate Ekimov for his brilliant ride in the Olympic
Time Trial BIKEMAN ---- Ekimov - one of the Eastern 'grand old men'; he deserves the gold. Marty Power ---- Ekimov. A tireless and selfless rider, gives his all for the team day in day out all year. From what I hear a genuine nice guy. At the end of the year to turn out such a ride and beat Armstrong and Ulrich at something they both wanted badly and worked for specifically, what a ride. Kim Shearer ---- Ekimov's performance at the Olympics. I have always felt him to be a legendary rider, and he is tough as nails. Year in and year out, he is always there, in every one day race, and in turn for his team. He SO deserves the title Olympic champion. For me, even more than the great team leaders of today. Regis Chapman ---- Olympic TT: Ekimov. A surprise. A wonderful ride, certainly not undeserving, but a surprise nonetheless. T Sexton ---- |