Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Taxus4a]

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It is not the type of injury that shoots pain right after. You can compensate with muscles for a short time to hold it steady. The feeling is a looseness in the shoulder and pain if it pops out again. Riding for hours and hours compensating is going to be very tough for him. Also in that picture you can see his weight is off his right arm. This injury takes six weeks to heal, first week is in a sling.

Nice try, but he dont have that injury you talk about. Read again the diagnosis.

 

[contador977]

Damn, I hope his rivals would want to win the Giro in a proper way. But I am doubting it, and I would not be surprised if Richie tried to gain time on Bertie tomorrow. But I do believe that if he makes it through to the rest day without any serious losses, he is still the favorite. But the Fiuggi stage will be a crucial day! I will have my fingers crossed the whole weekend...

I dont think anyone can take time from Contador with that stage 7 profile. Stage 8, Aru and Porte are going to play their cards. Im pretty confident that he is fine, it sounds bad, but mentally this might motivate him into beast mode.

 

[orangerider]

Terrible sad situation. I had a bad feeling something like would happen when that crash went down. Seems like every time Griepel wins some kind of mayhem happens from behind. Well he should just withdraw and allow time to recover, then smash everyone in the Tour and possibly add the Vuelta on for his double instead. Kreuziger in a good time position, let's see what he can do.

 

[richwagmn]

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Terrible sad situation. I had a bad feeling something like would happen when that crash went down. Seems like every time Griepel wins some kind of mayhem happens from behind. Well he should just withdraw and allow time to recover, then smash everyone in the Tour and possibly add the Vuelta on for his double instead. Kreuziger in a good time position, let's see what he can do.

Yep, withdraw and rest up for the TDF. He'll be more than a little angry with how his Giro went.

 

[TourOfTexas]

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[quote="Taxus4a

Nice try, but he dont have that injury you talk about. Read again the diagnosis.[/quote]

They are vague about the exact type of injury but him not being able to put the pink jersey on and being in a sling says enough. Hope I'm wrong, I want to see a good race with all contenders contending.

 

[Jelantik]

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[quote="Taxus4a

Nice try, but he dont have that injury you talk about. Read again the diagnosis.

They are vague about the exact type of injury but him not being able to put the pink jersey on and being in a sling says enough. Hope I'm wrong, I want to see a good race with all contenders contending.[/quote]

we have to see tomorrow if he starts or abandon in the middle of the stage... *waiting anxiously*

 

[Jancouver]

If the shoulder really dislocated twice, I doubt he will be able to finish the stage tomorrow, especially since tomorrow is the longest stage of the Giro

 

[Jelantik]

all right almost the news on CN was about contador. Poor Greipel, his win is like a footnote. We need something to cheer on.

anyway.. this picture! Gosh.. So many things are .. just wrong

 

[bridgeman]

I sustained a rapid (seconds) shoulder dislocation last year. Ended up with nerve damage in the bursa area that has taken forever to heal. I cannot imagine convalescing on the bike the next day, much less climbing on one. The muscular compensation, in no time at all caused my shoulder blade to stick outward. It took a couple of months of intense physical therapy to correct all the misalignment.

If it's anything remotely close to what I experienced he will either not be fit to ride tomorrow or he will climb off soon after starting.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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It is not the type of injury that shoots pain right after. You can compensate with muscles for a short time to hold it steady. The feeling is a looseness in the shoulder and pain if it pops out again. Riding for hours and hours compensating is going to be very tough for him. Also in that picture you can see his weight is off his right arm. This injury takes six weeks to heal, first week is in a sling.

But it's his left shoulder he hurt?

 

[Kwibus]

Judging from the posture, he doesn't look all that concerned about his shoulder to me.

Not sure if allready mentioned, but this was in between shoulder dislocations.
At the crash he popped in the shoulder himself. Didn't feel that bad at that time, but before going on the stage it dislocated again and that one did really hurt he said. Also afterwards, so I guess during this photo he was fairly confident it wasn't a big deal, but when the shoulder dislocated again he wasn't that happy anymore.......

 

[Miburo]

People said he was never gonna ride the vuelta with his broken leg. And he won it.

Maybe the story of the broken leg was blown out of proportion, as this one could be.

Maybe it wasn't, but he still won the vuelta.

We'll see today, if he can survive this one, it'll be fine.

 

[infeXio]

Veloropa just posted that Contador will be starting today's stage.

 

[hughmoore]

Good luck Bertie!

 

[Rollthedice]

Daniel Friebe @friebos · 27m 27 minutes ago
Contador as he left hotel: 'I'll start & give it a go.' Sounds a bit ominous. Via @cyclingpro

 

[LaFlorecita]

Steven de Jongh's partner tweeted something about months of hard work being ruined by a guy wanting a picture, doesn't sound too optimistic.

 

[IndianCyclist]

First he wins Vuelta one legged and now is he going to win Giro one handed!!!

 

[gregrowlerson]

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First he wins Vuelta one legged and now is he going to win Giro one handed!!!

Wow. It's just never a dull moment with Alberto. Let's hope that he can fight on and still contend for the maglia rosa.

 

[ILovecycling]

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Steven de Jongh's partner tweeted something about months of hard work being ruined by a guy wanting a picture, doesn't sound too optimistic.

Ohh my


edit:also dont post pictures of freakin tinkov in this thread please

 

[LaFlorecita]

Also, I just saw a video of him leaving the hotel, he's still holding his arm in the same weird way, maybe because it is fixated that way though.

 

[Jack_89]

Alberto Contador starts, his Girpo of Italy continues. "Alberto has rested well enough-he said to tuttobiciweb general manager dmanmane immediately she Tinkoff Saxo Stefano Feltrin-this morning has been wearing his clothes from the rider and fell to breakfast with teammates. And decsio of rupartire. Is a first step, certainly important but only a first step. We'll have to see how it will today, very long, especially in light of what may happen tomorrow up».

 

[ILovecycling]

Alberto Contador starts, his Girpo of Italy continues. "Alberto has rested well enough-he said to tuttobiciweb general manager dmanmane immediately she Tinkoff Saxo Stefano Feltrin-this morning has been wearing his clothes from the rider and fell to breakfast with teammates. And decsio of rupartire. Is a first step, certainly important but only a first step. We'll have to see how it will today, very long, especially in light of what may happen tomorrow up».

I won't believe that until I see him in the finish line in Fiuggi

 

[Jack_89]

Really , i don't know to think. I'm so nervous and sad. u_u


'We are now on the way to the start and he will start and that’s for sure," Jacinto Vidarte, Contador’s official press officer toldCyclingnews this morning.

"He tells me that he’s okay. He had a good night’s sleep and the shoulder is more or less okay for riding. The other injuries are fine too and not so bad. He will start."

 

[Pricey_sky]

If he does start and give it a go then props to him, he really does have the heart of a champion.

 

[No_Balls]

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[quote="Taxus4a

Nice try, but he dont have that injury you talk about. Read again the diagnosis.

They are vague about the exact type of injury but him not being able to put the pink jersey on and being in a sling says enough. Hope I'm wrong, I want to see a good race with all contenders contending.[/quote]

They haven't been vague at all: slight dislocated joint in the shoulder. Recommended measures is keeping it rather fixated 1-2 days but after that its important to begin moving the arms again as a rehabilitation so it wont get stiff and the flexibility in the muscle tissue suffers by the lack of movements.