Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

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Cimber

Cimber

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jyhjyh said:
Sponsors having fun too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jNSygHTv9I&feature=youtu.be

I think Oleg Tinkov likes the 'Pistolero'.

Lars Seier Christensen (Saxo Bank) looks like a bear :)


From Twitter:
Mike Kaltoft Jensen‏@CrueTrue

Oleg Tinkov getting ready to prolong his sponsorship with Team Saxo Bank: "I don't see why we wouldn't/can't continue in 2014 and further."
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I just wish those chicks had been wearing white shirts....
 
vcampbell

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Cimber said:
I just wish those chicks had been wearing white shirts....
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I'm almost sure, that your dirty mind was the reason why they gave them black shirts, but I'm totally with you in this one :D
 
LaFlorecita

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Carols

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Talansky Interview

Andrew was interviewed by VN. Bolding is mine. Here are the Alberto parts:

VN: Contador really blew up the race at Fuente Dé. What happened from your seat in the peloton?
AT: It was an insane day. Garmin was helping contribute because we missed having a rider in the breakaway. We made a few tactical errors that day. It was just a hard day. After five minutes of easy riding, it just blew up. What Contador did that day shows that arguably he’s the best stage racer in the world. He saw a situation that he never planned and took complete advantage of it. When he went, he was just blowing the peloton into pieces. He attacked like he was shot out of a cannon. There was nothing anyone could do.

VN: What are you impressions after racing alongside Contador?
AT: I have never done a race with him before. It was pretty cool to see. He commands a lot of respect in the bunch. It’s been interesting this season, because I’ve raced with Wiggins this year as well. When Wiggins is on the bike, he looks intimidating. He looks like a metronome, he’s so calm and in control. That’s how he won the Tour. With Alberto, you can see the way he rides with such passion. The way he attacks is like no one else. He’s got an instinct for the race. He’s a real bike racer. It’s been pretty cool to see him, Valverde, (Joaquim) Rodríguez. Purito (Rodríguez) had one bad day at a bad time, but he rode an incredible Vuelta.
 
Forunculo

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LaFlorecita said:
Re Jesus

Alina ‏@BankBankTeam
When the both signed for Saxo, Bjarne didn't understand how they could always train together b/c of the difference between them.

Alina ‏@BankBankTeam
When Alberto was suspended, Bjarne approached Jesus and told him he would race very little and stay with Alberto all the time.

From this article

http://www.noticiasdegipuzkoa.com/2012/09/10/deportes/ciclismo/el-tercer-hombro-de-alberto
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Alain Laiseka writes very well.

An interesting thing is that the article said Noval:D catch a cold the last days of Vuelta, then Navarro, Bruno Pires and finally Contador, so he was weakened at La Bola del Mundo.

Noval is a magic rider:p
 
LaFlorecita

LaFlorecita

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Forunculo said:
Alain Laiseka writes very well.

An interesting thing is that the article said Noval:D catch a cold the last days of Vuelta, then Navarro, Bruno Pires and finally Contador, so he was weakened at La Bola del Mundo.

Noval is a magic rider:p
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Yeah you can hear that in the vid Hog posted
 
Angliru

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Carols said:
Andrew was interviewed by VN. Bolding is mine. Here are the Alberto parts:

VN: Contador really blew up the race at Fuente Dé. What happened from your seat in the peloton?
AT: It was an insane day. Garmin was helping contribute because we missed having a rider in the breakaway. We made a few tactical errors that day. It was just a hard day. After five minutes of easy riding, it just blew up. What Contador did that day shows that arguably he’s the best stage racer in the world. He saw a situation that he never planned and took complete advantage of it. When he went, he was just blowing the peloton into pieces. He attacked like he was shot out of a cannon. There was nothing anyone could do.

VN: What are you impressions after racing alongside Contador?
AT: I have never done a race with him before. It was pretty cool to see. He commands a lot of respect in the bunch. It’s been interesting this season, because I’ve raced with Wiggins this year as well. When Wiggins is on the bike, he looks intimidating. He looks like a metronome, he’s so calm and in control. That’s how he won the Tour. With Alberto, you can see the way he rides with such passion. The way he attacks is like no one else. He’s got an instinct for the race. He’s a real bike racer. It’s been pretty cool to see him, Valverde, (Joaquim) Rodríguez. Purito (Rodríguez) had one bad day at a bad time, but he rode an incredible Vuelta.
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Thanks for that Carols! It's always good to hear that some of the pro's confirm what you've seen in a rider.:)
 
alberto.legstrong

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I really don't get everyone flipping out over Armstrong congratulating him. The tweet was as inoccuous a congratulations as ever was written.

I follow Lance and needle him whenever possible. 'Gee I didn't recoginize you, my gosh you have aged in that pic.'

I also tweeted to him what he thought of Contador and the Vuelta and I am sure many many other people that actually matter to him told him this was a special race this year.
 
ILovecycling

ILovecycling

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LaFlorecita said:
Eeee so pretty :)
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She said that Alberto has 7 GT victories...yeah:D
And Piti said,Alberto is the best cyclist in the world...he probably hopes for hepl from Alberto at WC:D or he is just nice:)
 
ILovecycling

ILovecycling

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The Hitch said:
Why do you say that?
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Cos he is acting like crazy:D
1st - Kreuziger transfer to Saxo(to say this in July is really clever:rolleyes:)
2nd-behaviour on podium yeasterday

anyway,I admire him like a bussinesman
 
jyhjyh

jyhjyh

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Forunculo said:
An interesting thing is that the article said Noval:D catch a cold the last days of Vuelta, then Navarro, Bruno Pires and finally Contador, so he was weakened at La Bola del Mundo.
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That's why Riis told the Danish media that Contador had weak (or what ever the English expression is) legs on stage 20 :)
 
The Hitch

The Hitch

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ILovecycling said:
Cos he is acting like crazy:D
1st - Kreuziger transfer to Saxo(to say this in July is really clever:rolleyes:)
2nd-behaviour on podium yeasterday

anyway,I admire him like a bussinesman
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What did he do on the podium yesterday?
 
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