Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Carols]

Yeah that was pretty hilarious

Total and Overwhelming Joy!!!

 

[the asian]

What a Shock. I missed yesterday's Stage and Bertie attacks and wins.
Maybe I should stop watching races Bertie is in.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Too funny a pose not to post.

Reminds me of that film Alien

quickly hides behind andy schleck skirt

 

[Miburo]

Here 2 articles on Contador from 2 dutch people who actually know something about cycling.

http://www.nusport.nl/thijs-zonneveld/2900955/el-muerte-o-los-gladiolos.html
http://www.nusport.nl/vuelta2012/2902683/contador-promoot-wielrennen.html

 

[LaFlorecita]

Reminds me of that film Alien

quickly hides behind andy schleck skirt

Argh ZAM!!

 

[T-Nielsen]

So a photographer captured the moment when Contador launched:

The entire front of the peloton (including Katusha (especially Katusha)) looks absolutely stunned.

They look like Leo-Trek did on the Alpe D'Huez stage in the 2011 TdF. "Are we supposed to do something about that ?"

 

[the asian]

Any link to a Stage 17 video

 

[burning]

They look like Leo-Trek did on the Alpe D'Huez stage in the 2011 TdF. "Are we supposed to do something about that ?"

I just love how Cancellara and Gerdemann is looking at Contador

 

[LaFlorecita]

I just love all our Alberto avies

 

[Carols]

Any link to a Stage 17 video

http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/...uelta-ciclista-esp-20120905-1610-169/1521322/

 

[ILovecycling]

I just love how Cancellara and Gerdemann is looking at Contador

Ye,Cancellara is stunning

Is there any nice photo of Alberto en La Roja from todays stage?
Ye,its tough decision but I change Vino for Alberto...though its not that bad since Alberto is The Great One

 

[Jelantik]

Bjarne Riis HAS FINALLY REVEALED his deadliest servant. The one who will lead the Danish armies in war. The one they say no living man can drop. Alberto Contador of Pinto. You’ve met him before. He stabbed Andy's chain at Port de Balés. He is the lord of Saxobank, the greatest of the Nine!

Noooo... he didn't stabbed andy's chain.

"Andy quivers under the breath of the great one. So intense that his trembling hand can't shift the gear properly.

great quote though

 

[ebandit]

clinic haterz gonna hate!

grrrrrr.............and i said jrod would win the vuelta


grrrrr..............gotta admit alberto won in grand style


no wonder he is so popular


with the peloton too.......friends helping alberto


who is a modern patron of the peloton not ruling with a big stick like the


badger in the old days but through friendship

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Ac deserves to be in my avatar for a couple of weeks

 

[Jelantik]

Classic picture for sure. One for the record books. This was the moment when Contador launched himself in a daring attack against the overall leader. In front of Puritos very eyes while his whole team looked at it. Many are we who wondered what ever happened with the Katusha team during this short period. Nothing we know about since we couldnt see it.

Mythical stage.

Yeah I was wondering the same thing. It looked like there's an army of Kathusha team there when it all happened. And when the telecast started, I only saw, Purito only got one man and Alberto was already way ahead. I'm still finding out what actually is going on? How come you let your no.1 rival break away?? Did purito underestimate the attack? Or was he having a bad day? Or was he over confident since he fended off all of alberto's attack in the past 16 days? And where were all the kathusha's man? Were they all spent in the climb? I thought this wasn't a big mountain..

 

[Miburo]

Ac deserves to be in my avatar for a couple of weeks

Still you can't resist to put Vino in it or was that an accident? lol

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Still you can't resist to put Vino in it or was that an accident? lol

Hey AC is there give me a break

 

[No_Balls]

Yeah I was wondering the same thing. It looked like there's an army of Kathusha team there when it all happened. And when the telecast started, I only saw, Purito only got one man and Alberto was already way ahead. I'm still finding out what actually is going on? How come you let your no.1 rival break away?? Did purito underestimate the attack? Or was he having a bad day? Or was he over confident since he fended off all of alberto's attack in the past 16 days? And where were all the kathusha's man? Were they all spent in the climb? I thought this wasn't a big mountain..

There is a video circulating moments after AC has made his attack. He is about to join the break with Hernandez and Pires. Seconds after he passes is the little group with Purito, Losada and Valverde with Losada doing the work. A little while thereafter comes the Skyboys with what is left of Katusha on the back. The Purito-group most have set up a so furious tempo that the rest of his team simply implode with what was left of the peloton. Purito says in the interviews that he did not wanted to follow but rather stayed with his team but to me it looks like they finally realised what the long-term danger was with Saxos up ahead and panicked.

But he should probably been in trouble, and probably lost a little more time, even if they not had break away with Valverde and Losada since it didnt go any faster in the Skygroup. SBTB noticed in the early stages of the race that they were slow to react and looked a bit tired and they formed a strategy of what they saw was about to happen during the race.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Ac deserves to be in my avatar for a couple of weeks

Yay

 

[Cimber]

There is a video circulating moments after AC has made his attack. He is about to join the break with Hernandez and Pires. Seconds after he passes is the little group with Purito, Losada and Valverde with Losada doing the work. A little while thereafter comes the Skyboys with what is left of Katusha on the back. The Purito-group most have set up a so furious tempo that the rest of his team simply implode with what was left of the peloton. Purito says in the interviews that he did not wanted to follow but rather stayed with his team but to me it looks like they finally realised what the long-term danger was with Saxos up ahead and panicked.

But he should probably been in trouble, and probably lost a little more time, even if they not had break away with Valverde and Losada since it didnt go any faster in the Skygroup. SBTB noticed in the early stages of the race that they were slow to react and looked a bit tired and they formed a strategy of what they saw was about to happen during the race.

Interesting. U got a link to that video?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Wow just wow, he went very deep

 

[Carols]

Interesting. U got a link to that video?

http://www.segre.com/fileadmin/multimedia/fotos/esegre/16687295.JPG

 

[LaFlorecita]

Ye,Cancellara is stunning

Is there any nice photo of Alberto en La Roja from todays stage?
Ye,its tough decision but I change Vino for Alberto...though its not that bad since Alberto is The Great One

I'm sure there will be some on steephill.tv

 

[Carols]

Interesting. U got a link to that video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAN4RI8Y6zU

 

[Cimber]

http://www.segre.com/fileadmin/multimedia/fotos/esegre/16687295.JPG

Ye seems as if they blow up the rest of their team to early, but what about the video (this is just a picture, though it also tells a story indeed)