MARCEL KITTEL

16.03.2014 @ 07:30 Posted by Jesper Johannesen

In Thursday's stage of Tirreno Adriatico, Marcel Kittel smashed his Giant bike to the ground, and therefore CyclingQuotes.com have looked at the best bike throws through the years.

1 Bradley Wiggins - Giro del Trentino 2013

Bradley Wiggins showed in the last year’s edition of Giro del Trentino incredible parking skills. Take a look at his parking/throwing skills - Very impressive.

Distance: 9/10
Style: 10/10 (Look at the parking skills)
Aggression: 5/10
Total: 8/10

2 Bjarne Riis - Tour de France 1997

The defending champion of the Tour de France had some technical difficulties in the last time trial and as a consequence he threw his bike very aggressively into the field.

Distance: 8/10
Style 5/10
Aggression 9/10
Total: 7,66

3 Marcel Kittel - Tirreno-Adriatico 2014

For some reason, Kittel was dissatisfied with his bike in this year’s Tirreno - Adriatico and smashed it to the ground.

Distance: 4/10
Style 10/10 (Because of the self-irony afterwards - see picture)
Aggression: 7/10
Total: 7/10

4 David Millar - Giro d’Italia 2008

In the 2008 edition of the Giro d'Italia, David Millar suffered a technical defect and it made him so angry that he threw the bike away.

Distance: 7/10
Style 6/10
Aggression 8/10
Total: 7

5 Bradley Wiggins - Worlds 2009

In the 2009 World Championships, Wiggins also had some problems with the bike and it resulted in this elegant throw/jump.

Distance: 2/10
Style: 8/10
Aggression 7/10
Total: 5,66

6 Peter Sagan - Dubai Tour 2014

Arrrrrrh Peter Sagan, you can do much better. It is neither the longest throw nor the best style, but this throw deserves to be on this list.

Distance: 3/10
Style: 3/10
Aggression 4/10
Total: 3,33