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Vino attacks everyone said:really?
Even if it is not like that on paper i still think of the 06 and 07 tours as Vinos
Alberto may not care about his palmares and records but I do.
Alberto may not care about his palmares and records but I do.
LaFlorecita said:
Fine.
He got the tour of 09,10 ( I am sorry but the 07 tour is Vinos for the taking!
)He got the giro of 08,11
He got the Vuelta of 08 and soon 12
this is what I consider his palamares. (fine he might even have the 07 tour...)
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Vino attacks everyone said:Fine.
He got the tour of 09,10 ( I am sorry but the 07 tour is Vinos for the taking!
He got the giro of 08,11
He got the Vuelta of 08 and soon 12
this is what I consider his palamares. (fine he might even have the 07 tour...)
But he needs to win at least 15 GTs.
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LaFlorecita said:
It doesn't really matter how many gts he win, but how he is winning them don't you think?
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LaFlorecita said:
That's just dooming him to failure right there. No one will get a palmares like Merckx. Contador's place in cycling history is set by nature of:
- his winning all 3 grand tours,
-denying the return of the Tour king-on his own team with the odds stacked against him,
-his panache/attacking style in the mountains
Only to be enhanced by what achieves upon his return. Who is there to really challenge him? Evans is getting older. Andy apparently isn't getting any smarter or better on his TT bike. There doesn't appear to be any young up and coming rider that stands out although that is quite hard to forecast. It could be a Frenchman like Pierre Rolland or Thibault Pinot. Or it could be one of the young Italians on the Liquigas squad. Or even Vicenzo Nibali, who seems to be on a steady progression so he could reach his peak as Contador is in his decline. I like Nibali's tenacious nature and he is quite strong mentally just like Contador.
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Angliru said:
His palmares is nothing compared to that of the greats. He could however achieve such a palmares if it wasn't for his ban and the stripping of his results.
Those things you listed don't give him a place in history.
LaFlorecita said:
Pantani's palmares aren't that great compared to some of the others, not even "greats", yet he will be remembered forever
UCI does not allow Jesus Hernandez and Sergio Paulinho to ride the ride Marcha Contador tomorrow
http://mobile.twitter.com/jesushernandez3/status/206115443889549313
http://mobile.twitter.com/jesushernandez3/status/206115443889549313
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LaFlorecita said:
Both great climbers, both loved by fans, attacking in nature. Why can't they be compared as cyclists?
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Angliru said:
Maybe I should note that I meant Merckx's palmares GT wise because of course I can't expect Alberto to start winning Classics all of a sudden.
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UCI does not allow Jesus Hernandez and Sergio Paulinho to ride the ride Marcha Contador tomorrow
I thought you knew more than us about this
LaFlorecita said:
I thought you knew more than us about this
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pastronef said:
Lol, I would ride anyway. I'd like to see what rules UCI have in place to do something like that.
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