2012 Vuelta. The Return of the King.

[LaFlorecita]

Just had a bet with my dad, if he don't win the Vuelta with 10 min, something terrible will happen to me

Oh no! Even more reason to cheer for him I would say.

 

[Forunculo]

Just had a bet with my dad, if he don't win the Vuelta with 10 min, something terrible will happen to me

1 Contador 89:34:23
2 Vino + 9:59

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I was right about Eneco Tour! Don't know who I had the discussion with though.

It was me. And we weren't even saying which races he WOULD do, but which ones would be better Vuelta prep.

I still maintain that the Tour de l'Ain would be better preparation for the Vuelta, but Eneco gives him more race days and of course if he's coming back with Saxo they'll probably be desperate for the WT points.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

1 Contador 89:34:23
2 Vino + 9:59

Vino retired after the tour sadface x3837596526983634764357

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Oh no! Even more reason to cheer for him I would say.

amen to that

 

[LaFlorecita]

Vino retired after the tour sadface x3837596526983634764357

I just had a sad.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I just had a sad.

Vuelta 06 the greatest GT ever, if Alberto can show something like that he will be my new favourite

 

[Red Rick]

Vuelta 06 the greatest GT ever, if Alberto can show something like that he will be my new favourite

You mean needing to go nuts on the last mountain stage to take the jersey

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

You mean needing to go nuts on the last mountain stage to take the jersey

stage 18, watch it, you don't need to be gay to masturbate to that...

 

[LaFlorecita]

stage 18, watch it, you don't need to be gay to masturbate to that...

TMI guy...

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

TMI guy...

Vino does to me what Tori Black does to others... (men, not necessary you)

 

[jens_attacks]

I'm happy with how I've found, because I've gotten better data than other years.

P. Explain.
R. I lowered the record I had in the port where I usually do the test. And on two occasions.

P. When was that?
R. The first time just before the Paris-Nice and the second about 10 days. The previous record was a few days before the Giro last year [which won by miles].

monster in the making.give them hell.




P. At this time you have been without competition, have had time to set new goals?
R. I would be in the best races, starting with the Tour of Spain. Perhaps also the Eneco Tour, the San Sebastian Classic, the World Cup and the Tour of Lombardy, careers in other years were not in my calendar and this year I can go well.

easy, win them all.jaizkibel-muur-cauberg-ghisallo meets the king.

i just hope "no more gifts.to nobody"

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I'm happy with how I've found, because I've gotten better data than other years.

P. Explain.
R. I lowered the record I had in the port where I usually do the test. And on two occasions.

P. When was that?
R. The first time just before the Paris-Nice and the second about 10 days. The previous record was a few days before the Giro last year [which won by miles].

monster in the making.give them hell.




P. At this time you have been without competition, have had time to set new goals?
R. I would be in the best races, starting with the Tour of Spain. Perhaps also the Eneco Tour, the San Sebastian Classic, the World Cup and the Tour of Lombardy, careers in other years were not in my calendar and this year I can go well.

easy, win them all.jaizkibel-muur-cauberg-ghisallo meets the king.

i just hope "no more gifts.to nobody"

meh, he won't give gifts to people unless they can be used for something (or he think they can be used, for an example Rujano last year)

 

[El Pistolero]

TMI guy...

By the way;

P. Something or someone has caught you in this early season?
R. Boonen. I'm happy for him because he has once again become a reference for all, as before.

Told you they don't hate each other The man knows his cycling!

 

[hrotha]

meh, he won't give gifts to people unless they can be used for something (or he think they can be used, for an example Rujano last year)

What. Contador is all about gifting stages. Like the one he gifted Fränk for no reason whatsoever.

 

[The Hitch]

I saw an interview with Gregory Bauge in some Brit paper today and he said that when he was a kid he would watch with his dad , the Tour of France and the Tour of spain.

Surprised to see that.

He also says he wanted to become a road cyclist. Shame the track aka the road cycling development sport, stole him from us.

 

[LaFlorecita]

... ALBERTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Sorry.



Have to practise for Vuelta fun tiemz.

 

[Carols]

... ALBERTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Sorry.



Have to practise for Vuelta fun tiemz.

You go girl!!!

 

[Forunculo]

... ALBERTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Sorry.



Have to practise for Vuelta fun tiemz.

What if he is defeated?

Anyway what riders targeted Vuelta as main goal? probably few after 6th february

 

[Libertine Seguros]

meh, he won't give gifts to people unless they can be used for something (or he think they can be used, for an example Rujano last year)

You really think Alberto wouldn't have won the Giro easily without recruiting Rujano to help him?

How many "no gifts" moments do we remember from Contador? I can only think of him and Leipheimer sucking Mosqueras wheel all the way up to Fuentes de Invierno in 2008 then leaving the Galician floundering in the last 200m. And even then, the primary reason was that he'd struck a deal with Valverde to work together and give the Murcian the win, only for Valverde to bonk inside the last 2km.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

You really think Alberto wouldn't have won the Giro easily without recruiting Rujano to help him?

How many "no gifts" moments do we remember from Contador? I can only think of him and Leipheimer sucking Mosqueras wheel all the way up to Fuentes de Invierno in 2008 then leaving the Galician floundering in the last 200m. And even then, the primary reason was that he'd struck a deal with Valverde to work together and give the Murcian the win, only for Valverde to bonk inside the last 2km.

i think he thought he could use Rujano, to make it easier, but Rujano got sick (?) so he wasn't to much help anyway
I am not saying he is a cynical guy that only will use people, but i do think that except the stage win of Tiralongo, he gave away stages to make friends with others (Tiralongo is already a friend, so there he was just nice )

 

[Red Rick]

Wheelsucking Rujano doesn't give you much draft. Fleur, would you go to see the Eneco in public if Contador races?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Wheelsucking Rujano doesn't give you much draft. Fleur, would you go to see the Eneco in public if Contador races?

I don't know.

Maybe.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I don't know.

Maybe.

Whats up with your plan of moving to luxembourg to start following Andy The Great of Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg?

 

[theyoungest]

I don't know.

Maybe.

Really? The Eneco Tour is that bad?