Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[gregrowlerson]

Another admirable attack from Alberto on the Glandon. More on stage 19 please. Love your work.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Another admirable attack from Alberto on the Glandon. More on stage 19 please. Love your work.

You got what you wanted

 

[gazr99]

Contador has to go full out on that last climb if he a) wants a podium spot & b) beat Nibali

 

[Zam_Olyas]

WHy is Velasco always in the back while descending for a supposedly great descender? #2015tdf

 

[LaFlorecita]

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WHy is Velasco always in the back while descending for a supposedly great descender? #2015tdf

Zam, stop trolling, seriously.

 

[gazr99]

Was the bike changed planned or a mechanical?

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Was the bike changed planned or a mechanical?

Planned, most likely.

 

[gazr99]

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Was the bike changed planned or a mechanical?

Planned, most likely.

What would the benefit be? Take the risk of a more aero bike for most of the race & change to a light weight bike to attack on the final climb?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Slightly disappointing but he just didn't have the legs.

 

[SeriousSam]

Looks like Contador will be the only one of the 4 who will get absolutely nothing out of this Tour. Last chance tomorrow.

 

[Jelantik]

Great ride by Nibali. I hope he replaces Valverde on the podium!!! He deserves the place with the way he rides. AC today?.. i guess he is back to 2013 form. He is probably running already his last straw. It's painful watching him out there. Forget about winning the stage, Nibali has the form and attack at the right time. Nibali is the one that makes the race interesting. I hope tomorrow, Nibali will topple valverde. He got stage win already.

As far AC, don't know.. he isn't looking any better. He just hangs there by his seam of his pants. TS should just send everyone to the breakaway and try to win another stage. And AC can come back next year. And forget about doing the double again. Just focus on one, and be good at it. It's tough to see him struggling and want to do whatever he wants but can't. I'm at peace with Contador now. Whatever he'll do tomorrow, still great effort. VAMOS ALBERTO

 

[Red Rick]

Great ride by Nibali. I hope he replaces Valverde on the podium!!! He deserves the place with the way he rides. AC today?.. i guess he is back to 2013 form. He is probably running already his last straw. It's painful watching him out there. Forget about winning the stage, Nibali has the form and attack at the right time. Nibali is the one that makes the race interesting. I hope tomorrow, Nibali will topple valverde. He got stage win already.

As far AC, don't know.. he isn't looking any better. He just hangs there by his seam of his pants. TS should just send everyone to the breakaway and try to win another stage. And AC can come back next year. And forget about doing the double again. Just focus on one, and be good at it. It's tough to see him struggling and want to do whatever he wants but can't. I'm at peace with Contador now. Whatever he'll do tomorrow, still great effort. VAMOS ALBERTO

Jup, this

Contador just doesn't have the legs, he tried on the first climb because in he might take time in a big breakaway but uphill he can't make it due to fatigue and all the crashes he's been through throughout this double. Quintana exposed Froome. Contador will come back next year to try and take this one down one last time

 

[Matteo.]

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Looks like Contador will be the only one of the 4 who will get absolutely nothing out of this Tour. Last chance tomorrow.

I think we'll see a similar result : no legs.
We ( and he) have to plan next season

 

[Scarponi]

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Looks like Contador will be the only one of the 4 who will get absolutely nothing out of this Tour. Last chance tomorrow.

He will obtain the best double result of the last 17 years and probably next 20

 

[ray j willings]

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Looks like Contador will be the only one of the 4 who will get absolutely nothing out of this Tour. Last chance tomorrow.

Bertie does not care about the podium. He has attacked for the last 2 days and he paid for it on the last part of the climb.
You can't deny that after a brutal battle with Astana at the Giro and the fact he at times looked the strongest rider " yesterday" and staying up there with the best. No other rider could do that.
If he can recover from today , we know is that he will attack again tomorrow. He's a racer.
Looking how close he has been to Froome ,Quintana etc riders who have only focused on the tour, Contador will be hard to beat next year if he just go's for the tour.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Looks like Contador will be the only one of the 4 who will get absolutely nothing out of this Tour. Last chance tomorrow.

Sad, but well, that's racing. Tough luck, better luck next time

 

[LaFlorecita]

Great ride by Nibali. I hope he replaces Valverde on the podium!!! He deserves the place with the way he rides. AC today?.. i guess he is back to 2013 form. He is probably running already his last straw. It's painful watching him out there. Forget about winning the stage, Nibali has the form and attack at the right time. Nibali is the one that makes the race interesting. I hope tomorrow, Nibali will topple valverde. He got stage win already.

As far AC, don't know.. he isn't looking any better. He just hangs there by his seam of his pants. TS should just send everyone to the breakaway and try to win another stage. And AC can come back next year. And forget about doing the double again. Just focus on one, and be good at it. It's tough to see him struggling and want to do whatever he wants but can't. I'm at peace with Contador now. Whatever he'll do tomorrow, still great effort. VAMOS ALBERTO

Uhm no, Contador is definitely better than in 2013.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Looks like Contador will be the only one of the 4 who will get absolutely nothing out of this Tour. Last chance tomorrow.

He will obtain the best double result of the last 17 years and probably next 20

He had 1-5 in 2011 already

 

[BlurryVII]

Well, 2013 is knocking on the door. Slightly better maybe but still way off.

 

[Scarponi]

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Looks like Contador will be the only one of the 4 who will get absolutely nothing out of this Tour. Last chance tomorrow.

He will obtain the best double result of the last 17 years and probably next 20

He had 1-5 in 2011 already

He will be 1-4 tomorrow

 

[Jalgratas95]

I hope that next year Contador will focus on Tour de France only.

 

[Red Rick]

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Well, 2013 is knocking on the door. Slightly better maybe but still way off.

2015 Giro d'Italia says Hi and kindly requests you stfu

 

[SergeDeM]

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Looks like Contador will be the only one of the 4 who will get absolutely nothing out of this Tour. Last chance tomorrow.

Yeah, but he's also the only one with a GT win this year already so I say Nibali is still behind

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Looks like Contador will be the only one of the 4 who will get absolutely nothing out of this Tour. Last chance tomorrow.

He will obtain the best double result of the last 17 years and probably next 20

He had 1-5 in 2011 already

He will be 1-4 tomorrow

Doubt it, I think Nibali will finish with Alberto and Valverde a long ways behind Froome and Quintana. Those two will fight for the win. I can't see Nibali lose over 1 minute tomorrow, he looked super strong today

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Well, 2013 is knocking on the door. Slightly better maybe but still way off.

2015 Giro d'Italia says Hi and kindly requests you stfu

Exactly and he's still better, he tried some attacks, 2013 Contador did not even manage that and 2013 Contador would have definitely gotten dropped on Plateau de Beille.