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    Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

    He's 6.5 kilos heavier than during his race days so roughly 67-68 kilos which equals 6.6w/kg for 12 minutes.
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    Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

    Perhaps a bit dissapointing for some in terms of TV-value but I liked how he marked down Quintana. Quintana is not in a bad shape after the climb in Vuelta Communidad Valenciana. Mind games from both :) Also, it gave Mollema some space which was also pointed out before going to Abu Dhabi. Nice...
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    Iván García Cortina: an oasis in Spanish peloton

    Thanks for sharing Gambadi. I knew about Mas and Soler but had not heard much about Cortina. I'll keep an eye on him during this year. Hopefully everything goes well for the Spanish guys this year so they can progress even further. Shame about the decline. There's plenty of money going to...
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    Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

    Re: Re: Good endurance? :) Contador not being able to match Froomes insane one minute power has nothing to do with endurance. Even Martin was impressed by it which says a lot. Base training was done this winter and he's conserving himself for efforts by running on fat for most sections of...
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    Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

    I calculated his wattage to around 470W or 7.58 W/kg for 6:40 up Malhao 2nd time. Contador looks thin already so I assumed his weight to 62kg (usual race weight). Reports say there was no head or tailwind. Ammattipyoraily later confirmed my rough estimates on twitter. I think those are pretty...
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    Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

    The climb wasn't very steep or long and with a headwind some guys with lots of power will do decent. From what I understood in spanish media Tinkoff pushed hard on the penultimate climb and he took some wind there. When they hit the last climb he wasn't able to follow the surges and couldn't...
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    Teams & Riders Everybody needs a little bit of Roglstomp in their lives

    Re: The official Primož Roglič is the new Landa thread Wow, that's really something. Ski jumping is.. very different :) Hope he can shake things up in the GC every now and then! Long time lurker - first post!