2016 TdF, Stage 9: Vielha → Andorra Arcalis (185km)

[Hugo Koblet]

Hmm, I don't think that sickness is a good enough excuse to leave the Tour for Contador.

 

[gregrowlerson]

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His attack and Sagan dropping him was the coup de grâce.

Who did Sagan drop?

Sagan dropped Contador uphill

That spells the end of the "bulky riders will never climb faster than scrawny ones" myth.

That myth was already dispelled by Big Jan in 1997

 

[DFA123]

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Sean Yates on Contador:

“Alberto had a bit of fever this morning. He told us at the beginning of the race that he wasn't feeling super and it's obvious," he tells French TV. "We've told him to stay quiet. Now the peloton is going slower, which is better for his recovery after the fast start this morning.”

Why the hell did he go on the attack then? Something seems a bit fishy here.

 

[rick james]

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Sean Yates on Contador:

“Alberto had a bit of fever this morning. He told us at the beginning of the race that he wasn't feeling super and it's obvious," he tells French TV. "We've told him to stay quiet. Now the peloton is going slower, which is better for his recovery after the fast start this morning.”

Why the hell did he go on the attack then? Something seems a bit fishy here.

come on now, he was just horsing around

 

[Pantani Attacks]

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Who did Sagan drop?

Sagan dropped Contador uphill

That spells the end of the "bulky riders will never climb faster than scrawny ones" myth.

Alberto must have skipped the upper-body training before the Tour.

Sure does.

https://media.giphy.com/media/DV17aOOdNVpXG/giphy.gif

:lol:

 

[sir fly]

Now they're letting them think about stage victory.

 

[Yingge]

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Sean Yates on Contador:

“Alberto had a bit of fever this morning. He told us at the beginning of the race that he wasn't feeling super and it's obvious," he tells French TV. "We've told him to stay quiet. Now the peloton is going slower, which is better for his recovery after the fast start this morning.”

Why the hell did he go on the attack then? Something seems a bit fishy here.

"Testing the Water" so to speak.

 

[ILovecycling]

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Dutch commentators saying Contador is sick as well, fever, etc.

Sean Yates confirmed that.

Terrible.

 

[SeriousSam]

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With Alberto dropped and Valverde reeled back in, we won't see any action in the following 2 hours.

But thank god that exciting break is saved for the moment. So much intrigue in whether they can stay away or not.

 

[ILovecycling]

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Hmm, I don't think that sickness is a good enough excuse to leave the Tour for Contador.

Your patheticness peaking already in the end of 1st week?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Hmm, I don't think that sickness is a good enough excuse to leave the Tour for Contador.

Your patheticness peaking already in the end of 1st week?

What does that mean?

 

[hoolaparara]

They really don't bother with racing in cycling anymore do they?

 

[SeriousSam]

If Contador can recover for the last week, he should stay and attempt to win a stage (not from the break, of course). If he can, that would send a strong signal that his best climbing is probably still good enough to compete for overall victory next year and would stop that 7 year streak of having achieved absolutely nothing whatsoever at the Tour.

If he can't, he should quit and prepare to be useful to Valverde in Rio.

 

[sir fly]

Will Contador head north or south from Andorra to Mediterranean Sea?

 

[Pantani Attacks]

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Hmm, I don't think that sickness is a good enough excuse to leave the Tour for Contador.

Your patheticness peaking already in the end of 1st week?

What does that mean?

It means you're pathetic. Fight him IRL brah.

 

[Kokoso]

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Expected more from Kiserlovski.

Maybe his team or leader had different attitude before.

 

[Kwibus]

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I cannot believe this, commentators on France 3 are taking a lunch break, so they are showing a summary of the 1st week instead of live pictures!

Only in France live commentators have a lunch break during a live broadcast :lol:

 

[SeriousSam]

Is Contador begging his team to allow him to stop? Are his team begging him to stop? What's going on there

 

[saganftw]

trek already regreting contador signing

 

[Rollthedice]

Sagan to win on Arcalis.

 

[sir fly]

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trek already regreting contador signing

This could knock the wage off.
Nothing signed, yet.

 

[Matteo.]

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trek already regreting contador signing

Don't be silly

 

[slim charles]

Why would Trek be regretting signing him, that sounds rather silly

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Riis: "It doesn't make sense that Contador should have fever this morning when he goes on the attack like this."

 

[SeriousSam]

Yeah, seems like an excuse.

But then Riis says a lot of nonsense too, like that Contador would have won yesterday if he hadn't crashed