2012 Cyclingnews Reader Poll

The 2012 Cyclingnews reader poll is here and entries have to be submitted by November 23rd.

Was the Giro d'Italia the best stage race? Was Milan-Sanremo the best one day race? Is Fiorenzo Magni the "legend of cycling"?

Participants in the survey have a chance to win a a Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4 OSBB frameset, courtesy of the Omega Pharma-Quickstep team. The frameset will be provided in the contest winner's size and as an added bonus it will be autographed by the Omega Pharma-Quickstep team.

Where to vote: www.futurecompetitions.com/readerpoll2012/

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2011 cyclingnews.com Reader Poll

Cyclingnews.com is running their annual reader poll until November 26th. Italy is represented in several categories.

As an incentive, they are giving away a remarkable prize to one lucky reader - a 2011 Cervélo R3 race bike used by Tyler Farrar* (Garmin-Cervélo) this season - featuring a 54cm Cervélo R3 frame/fork, SRAM Red components, Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR wheelset, Rotor cranks, 3T bars/stem/seatpost, fi'zi:k saddle, and Arundel bottle cages. Pedals are not included.

Tyler Farrar's Cervélo R3 bike is provided courtesy of the official online store of Team Garmin-Cervélo, where team race equipment such as bikes, components, and wheelsets, along with other unique and exclusive team apparel are available for purchase. Visit the Garmin-Cervélo store or email sales@slipstreamsports.com for more information.

To be in with a chance of scooping this great prize you must make a selection in each of the categories and answer the following question.

In 25 words or less tell us: What was your highlight of the 2011 professional cycling season?

* The bike will be shipped without any structural issues to the frame, and will be fully rideable, but cannot be customized to suit the winner. Slipstream Sports must have a signed and returned used equipment liability waiver from the contest winner prior to shipping the bike.

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Cyclingnews 2010 Reader Poll

World champion Cadel Evans en route to victory in stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia


The peloton nears the summit of the Gavia Pass in the penultimate stage of the Giro d'Italia


The www.cyclingnews.com 2010 reader poll is underway here. Closing date is December 31, 2010. Italy is well represented in the different categories, the photos above appear in the "Best Photo of 2010" category.

As an incentive, cyclingnews is giving away a 2010 Felt F1 SL race bike used by David Millar (Garmin-Transitions) this season - featuring a 58cm Felt F1 SL frame/fork, Shimano Dura Ace 7970 Di2 group (mechs, shifters, cranks, brakes, chain, cassette, bottom bracket, Di2 battery and charger), Garmin Edge 500, Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR wheels, Vittoria tires, Fizik Arione saddle, Fizik bar tape plus 3T bar, stem and seatpost components. Pedals are not included.

The poll takes only a few minutes.


ICJ Reader contribution contest will run 1 January to 15 February, 2011. Details here.

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