Mine is Viatcheslav Ekimov, who really is only a TdF domestique, given his otherwise awesome career. Anyone who can lay it down for so long, in such good spirits, and with such class is a nearly impossible act to follow. I'm also partial to Jose Azevedo. Getting top ten TdF finishes in a support role for Beloki in 2002 and Armstrong in 2004 is pretty awesome. Would be a leader on most other teams. And Jens Voigt almost never fails to impress me. Both Voigt and Azevedo could angle to be a Virenque style KOM on some teams, but do great work for their teams in their roles.
What do other people think? What about sprinters' lead out men?
img.photobucket.comDSC03865.jpgOpen ↗ I took that shot of George during the last climb up Taylor St (out of 8 or so) during the T-mobile International last September. It took him about 15 seconds to climb it :eek:
