{"id":2451,"date":"2020-09-23T07:54:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T07:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2024-03-30T10:15:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T10:15:13","slug":"bijnamen-van-wielrenners-ken-jij-ze-allemaal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/en\/bijnamen-van-wielrenners-ken-jij-ze-allemaal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicknames of cyclists: do you know them all?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sometimes superhuman achievements of cyclists have always motivated supporters and journalists to seek out nicknames for the cyclists. Just think of the cannibal or Il Pirata, not a cycling enthusiast who does not know which rider it is about.<\/p>\n<p>In this article we have made an attempt to list the nicknames of the most important cyclists. Some cyclists appear more than once because they have multiple nicknames.<\/p>\n<p>There are certainly missing and that's why suggestions are more than welcome, you can always send them in a message on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vintagefiets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">facebookpagina vintagefiets<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2329\" style=\"width: 799px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Raymond-Poulidor-Mercier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2329\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Raymond-Poulidor-Mercier.jpg\" alt=\"Raymond Poulidor Mercier\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Raymond-Poulidor-Mercier.jpg 789w, https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Raymond-Poulidor-Mercier-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Raymond-Poulidor-Mercier-768x997.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cannibal Eddy Merckx on the left and the eternal second Raymond Poupou Poulidor on the right<\/p><\/div>\n<p>De kannibaal &#8211; Eddy Merckx<\/p>\n<p>Il pirata &#8211; Marco Pantani<\/p>\n<p>Elefantino &#8211; Marco Pantani<\/p>\n<p>Il imbatido (de onoverwinnelijke) &#8211; Alejandro Valverde<\/p>\n<p>Purito &#8211; Joaquin Rodriguez<\/p>\n<p>De gorilla &#8211; Andr\u00e9 Greipel<\/p>\n<p>De vliegende Hollander &#8211; Mathieu Van der Poel<\/p>\n<p>De zwarte van Brakel &#8211; Peter van Petegem<\/p>\n<p>De Peet &#8211; Peter van Petegem<\/p>\n<p>De Tank &#8211; Bram Tankink<\/p>\n<p>De Kneet &#8211; Gerrie Kneteman<\/p>\n<p>De bom van Balen &#8211; Tom Boonen<\/p>\n<p>Monsieur Paris Roubaix &#8211; Roger De Vlaeminck<\/p>\n<p>Le Gitan &#8211; Roger De Vlaeminck<\/p>\n<p>De wieltjeszuiger &#8211; Joop Zoetemelk<\/p>\n<p>Il piccolo principe (de kleine prins) &#8211; Damiano Cunego<\/p>\n<p>Il bimbo d&#8217;oro (de gouden jongen) &#8211; Frank Vandenbroucke<\/p>\n<p>VDB &#8211; Frank Vandenbroucke<\/p>\n<p>El tractor &#8211; Tim Declercq<\/p>\n<p>Summie &#8211; Johan Vansummeren<\/p>\n<p>De schorpioen van Semmerzake &#8211; Thomas De Gendt<\/p>\n<p>Lippe &#8211; Freddy Maertens<\/p>\n<p>Rik I &#8211; Rik Van Steenbergen<\/p>\n<p>Grote Rik &#8211; Rik Van Steenbergen<\/p>\n<p>Rik II &#8211; Rik Van Looy<\/p>\n<p>De Leeuw van Vlaanderen &#8211; Johan Museeuw<\/p>\n<p>Ivan il terribile (Ivan de verschrikkelijke) &#8211; Ivan Basso<\/p>\n<p>Monsieur Chrono &#8211; Jacques Anquetil<\/p>\n<p>Maitre Jacques &#8211; Jacques Anquetil<\/p>\n<p>Poupou &#8211; Raymond Poulidor<\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;\u00e9ternel Second &#8211; Raymond Poulidor<\/p>\n<p>Eddy Bosberg &#8211; Edwig van Hooydonck<\/p>\n<p>De boemeltrein van Kasterlee &#8211; Ludo Dierckxsens<\/p>\n<p>De fitte &#8211; Wilfried Peeters<\/p>\n<p>Volderke &#8211; Stijn Devolder<\/p>\n<p>Fausto &#8211; Peter Farazijn<\/p>\n<p>De blonde pijl van Laarne &#8211; Etienne De Wilde<\/p>\n<p>La Machine &#8211; Sylvain Chavanel<\/p>\n<p>Il Falco (de valk) &#8211; Paolo Savoldelli<\/p>\n<p>De cobra &#8211; Riccardo Ricco<\/p>\n<p>El pistolero &#8211; Alberto Contador<\/p>\n<p>De keizer van Herentals &#8211; Rik van Looy<\/p>\n<p>De haai van Messina &#8211; Vincenzo Nibali<\/p>\n<p>Super Mario &#8211; Mario Cippolini<\/p>\n<p>Re Leone &#8211; Mario Cippolini<\/p>\n<p>Il delfino di Bibione &#8211; Franco Pellizotti<\/p>\n<p>De das &#8211; Bernard Hinault<\/p>\n<p>Le Blaireau &#8211; Bernard Hinault<\/p>\n<p>De professor &#8211; Laurent Fignon<\/p>\n<p>The boss &#8211; Lance Armstrong<\/p>\n<p>Kaiser Jan &#8211; Jan Ulrich<\/p>\n<p>il cavaliere dei Quattro Mori (de ridder van de 4 Moren) &#8211; Fabio Aru<\/p>\n<p>De adelaar van Herning &#8211; Bjarne Riis<\/p>\n<p>Ijzeren Briek &#8211; Briek Schotte<\/p>\n<p>De buizerd van Bergamo &#8211; Felice Gimondi<\/p>\n<p>De aristocraat &#8211; Felice Gimondi<\/p>\n<p>De sheriff &#8211; Francesco Moser<\/p>\n<p>De adelaar van Toledo &#8211; Federico Bahamontes<\/p>\n<p>Il leoncino delle Fiandre (het leeuwtje van Vlaanderen) &#8211; Michele Bartoli<\/p>\n<p>Il grillo (de krekel) &#8211; Paolo Bettini<\/p>\n<p>Tornado bianco (de witte tornado) &#8211; Euvgeni Berzin<\/p>\n<p>Jerommeke &#8211; Jeroen Blijlevens<\/p>\n<p>Il bufalo (de buffel) &#8211; Guido Bontempi<\/p>\n<p>La lucertola (de hagedis) &#8211; Gianni Bugno<\/p>\n<p>Il campionissimo &#8211; Fausto Coppi<\/p>\n<p>Cri cri &#8211; Claude Criquelion<\/p>\n<p>Perico &#8211; Pedro Delgado<\/p>\n<p>De engel van het gebergte &#8211; Charly Gaul<\/p>\n<p>Monsieur Pipi &#8211; Charly Gaul<\/p>\n<p>Spartacus &#8211; Fabian Cancellara<\/p>\n<p>Der Pantzerwagen &#8211; Tony Martin<\/p>\n<p>Le p\u00e9daleur de charme &#8211; Hugo Koblet<\/p>\n<p>Wiggo &#8211; Bradley Wiggins<\/p>\n<p>Froomie &#8211; Chris Froome<\/p>\n<p>The Manx Express &#8211; Mark Cavendish<\/p>\n<p>De Hulk &#8211; Peter Sagan<\/p>\n<p>The terminator &#8211; Peter Sagan<\/p>\n<p>Abdoe &#8211; Djamolidine Abdusjaparov<\/p>\n<p>De aerokogel &#8211; Remco Evenepoel<\/p>\n<p>De zwarte arend &#8211; Marcel Kint<\/p>\n<p>Poeske Scherens &#8211; Jef Scheerens<\/p>\n<p>Pogi boy &#8211; Pogacar<\/p>\n<p>De locomotief, ijzeren Willem, de knoest, de beul van het Heike &#8211; Wim van Est<\/p>\n<p>Le rus\u00e9, de listige, de rekenaar &#8211; Stan Ockers<\/p>\n<p>El Tarangu &#8211; Jos\u00e9 Manuel Fuente<\/p>\n<p>John Deere &#8211; Yves Lampaert<\/p>\n<p>Tukker: Hennie Kuiper<\/p>\n<p>Goudkuipje: Hennie Kuiper<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De soms bovenmenselijke prestaties van wielrenners hebben supporters en journalisten altijd gemotiveerd om bijnamen te zoeken voor de renners. 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