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I don't expect he's been mentioned yet, minority sport and all that. British legend Andy Mapple, 18 x World champion, 18 x world rank No.1 and umpteam times Masters champ etc. The best slalom skier in the world for 20+ years, a household name and reveared as a sporting god in The USA, virtually unknown in the UK. Comes from Preston in Lancs and learnt to ski on lake Windermere, Cumbria.
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Adam Jones - seriously? Not even one of the best props in the UK let alone the world.
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Randy....sideways
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Following Andy Mapple retiring a few years ago, Will Asher is the latest UK star who's recently won World Champs, masters etc. 10 years ago, there was a strong UK group, now only Will Asher, but he's one of the best in the world.
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As my wife would say, 'good arms!'
What a thread, cheers
Adam Jones - seriously? Not even one of the best props in the UK let alone the world.
Adam jones is a legend for his interviews!! Not a legend true but name a better tighthead prop in the UK? He is a British Lion test starter who saved the Lions scrum from a pasting after the beast bent Vickery in half and chucked him in the air.
Skiing legend Glenn PlakeWho?
A top man with a killer haircut! Was in London the other day, as it happens!
Adam is indeed a legend! As AA says, he's the best 3 in the UK today and that's a position which wins games. Also, his interview.....! Genius!
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Not convinced by your last pic - Ulrich never quite achieved what he was capable of, so not really a legend. You've also got some other bloke in the foreground.
heh
You may not like, respect or admire the guy you cannot argue that Lance isn't a genuine sporting legend.
But yeah, the Kaiser's inclusion was deliberate...
Lance. By whatever means he won, I don't care. They were all cheating. But, he loves the bike. And his fightback on the cobbles this year was truly awesome to behold, real one man against the peloton stuff. Next year's tour will be dull...
Good one of Joe Brown, Metalheart.
I suppose we'd better have these two as well - two very different legends:
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Whillans doesn't look impressed with the photographer. Bet it hurt getting that camera out. 🙂
Flapjack: yup. And tweeting anybody fancy a ride in Paisley tomorrow is definitely legend!
Rusty: I was trying to find a photo of both of them together but stopped when I found that one of Joe... Plus he wasn't called the villain for nought you know. Even more repugnant than Lance it would seem!
The Tiger of the Himalaya, as he was known by the Nepalese locals. He was known otherwise by the Rottenstall Rossers.
I met Chris Bonnington a few times, wouldnt write what i think of him here it would be ungentlemanly. I am suprised he could tie his shoelaces on his own though, let alone climb a mountain.
Joey Dunlop anyone? don't think he has been mentioned yet
Is what he does these days still a sport? Also an awesome example of a whole generation of frenchmen who thought long hair was a great idea.
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jason mcroy:
jason mcroy: