Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[KyoGrey]

Majka the eye-winking wannabe a superstar is better than Geraint Thomas.

Majka the teammate riding tempo is worst than Geraint Thomas doing the same work.

That's why Majka shouldn't do tempo riding but rather sprinting leadouts uphill like in Paris-Nice

Yeah! Like that late push up the col d'eze.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Oh no, seems like Alberto is ill

Hoy en el menu,cama y sofa,el frio y la nieve de P.Niza han pasado factura a mi salud.On today's menu,bed & sofa.So cold and snow in P.Nice have taken its toll on my health.

 

[Jakub]

Oh no, seems like Alberto is ill

Hoy en el menu,cama y sofa,el frio y la nieve de P.Niza han pasado factura a mi salud.On today's menu,bed & sofa.So cold and snow in P.Nice have taken its toll on my health.

Scheiße. Hopefully only a bit cold

 

[LaFlorecita]

Oh no, seems like Alberto is ill

Hoy en el menu,cama y sofa,el frio y la nieve de P.Niza han pasado factura a mi salud.On today's menu,bed & sofa.So cold and snow in P.Nice have taken its toll on my health.

Scheiße. Hopefully only a bit cold

Yes I hope so too

 

[Carols]

Oh no, seems like Alberto is ill

Hoy en el menu,cama y sofa,el frio y la nieve de P.Niza han pasado factura a mi salud.On today's menu,bed & sofa.So cold and snow in P.Nice have taken its toll on my health.

He's very thin early and it was very cold at PN. I'm not surprised he is ill.

 

[KyoGrey]

Ever since the nuclear showdown un Andalucía 2015, the feeling is that Froome and Contador tend to avoid each other as much as possible in the one-week races.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Ever since the nuclear showdown un Andalucía 2015, the feeling is that Froome and Contador tend to avoid each other as much as possible in the one-week races.

Just a friendly tip: be careful with dropping this type of hints outside the Clinic.

 

[Carols]

Ever since the nuclear showdown un Andalucía 2015, the feeling is that Froome and Contador tend to avoid each other as much as possible in the one-week races.

Aren't they both scheduled for Catalunya?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Ever since the nuclear showdown un Andalucía 2015, the feeling is that Froome and Contador tend to avoid each other as much as possible in the one-week races.

Aren't they both scheduled for Catalunya?

I guess KyoGrey is expecting Contador to pull out of Catalunya.
As do I, by the way. If he's ill right now, it's not smart to race in less than a week.

 

[Carols]

I wouldn't assume that's what he meant by 'tend to avoid as much as possible'. They both planned it on their schedules for quite a while. Perhaps he will clarify.

Alberto was keen on Catalunya Sunday after PN finished. If he scratches for illness it seems just bad luck to me.

 

[ILovecycling]

Oh no, seems like Alberto is ill

Hoy en el menu,cama y sofa,el frio y la nieve de P.Niza han pasado factura a mi salud.On today's menu,bed & sofa.So cold and snow in P.Nice have taken its toll on my health.

Ohh crap, ... i hope he will be fine for Catalunya, if not he should not start.

As for the Tour team discussion, I also prefer 2 strong climbers and more good roulers
Edit: We know what happened to several GC riders during the 1st week

 

[Beech Mtn]

Maybe Alberto isn't really sick, and this is just a cover story for pulling out of Catalunya.

 

[Carols]

Re:

Maybe Alberto isn't really sick, and this is just a cover story for pulling out of Catalunya.

Knew that one would come LOL!

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

OR, he might not be sick, but say it to pretend to pull out of Catalunya. THEN suddenly show up agian after all, just to pretend that he will pull out after stage 2, but then JUST before stage 3 show up to freak everyone out

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

OR, he might not be sick, but say it to pretend to pull out of Catalunya. THEN suddenly show up agian after all, just to pretend that he will pull out after stage 2, but then JUST before stage 3 show up to freak everyone out

Well that or him faking an illness to pull out of the race crossed my mind, I mean look at his face on the picture he posted, he's using his best sad puppy eyes look

 

[arvc40]

Re:

Maybe Alberto isn't really sick, and this is just a cover story for pulling out of Catalunya.

It would be a better exuse than saying I'm not competing because I don't like the cold.

 

[Jakub]

Re: Re:

OR, he might not be sick, but say it to pretend to pull out of Catalunya. THEN suddenly show up agian after all, just to pretend that he will pull out after stage 2, but then JUST before stage 3 show up to freak everyone out

Well that or him faking an illness to pull out of the race crossed my mind, I mean look at his face on the picture he posted, he's using his best sad puppy eyes look

Yes, he actually doesn't look sick at all on the picture, but on the other hand I really think he tends to say things like they are this year. Maybe before too, but I had a different feeling.

 

[Ramon Koran]

If he's Ill at this stage of the season it's a disaster. His whole preparation will be ruined. Not racing catalunya will impeed on his form in pais vasco and potentially on the tour. I suggest to Bertie that if he skips catalunya then just skip pais vasco. Then go for romandie and dauphine as build up. This seems to have worked for froome in the past.

 

[KyoGrey]

What I was trying to say it may be true that he is feeling a cold after Paris-Nice, but that that cold is probably not invalidatory for racing in Cataluña with good (not perfect) prestations, and that his possible non-competition may be more related to the fear that he may lose this little psychological advantage he has gained against Sky and Froome in this start-of-season.

It's just an idea. My desire is obviously seeing him destroying everybody in Port Ainé.

P.D: My reference to the "nuclear showdown" was merely sportive, not clinical.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I feel he's trying too hard to look unhappy in that photo, but perhaps it's just what I hope it would be pretty bad for his preparation if he is really ill but not devastating. But I want him to win Catalunya

 

[KyoGrey]

Or maybe he is just exaggerating/lying about his condition as he sometimes does.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Or maybe he is just exaggerating/lying about his condition as he sometimes does.

In this case that is what I hope

 

[Jakub]

It's always the same:

http://www.tinkoffteam.com/news/michael-kolar-erik-baska-lead-young-tinkoff-line-belgian-double-header-nokere-koerse-handzame-classic/

what the hell is Jay McCartney there for? To tell Kolar he cannot sprint and to tell Juraj, he should better become Peter's agent? Why is he not used properly? The Catalunya team is a disaster.

 

[Pricey_sky]

What I was trying to say it may be true that he is feeling a cold after Paris-Nice, but that that cold is probably not invalidatory for racing in Cataluña with good (not perfect) prestations, and that his possible non-competition may be more related to the fear that he may lose this little psychological advantage he has gained against Sky and Froome in this start-of-season.

What gained psychological advantage over Sky and Froome may I ask? Whilst Contador looked very good last week in PN he still lost to Froomes number 2. If Contador beat Froome next week then I'd argue he'd gained a little advantage.

Hopefully Alberto recovers quickly and doesn't miss any racing, Catalunya next week looks like it could be great if all the big guns show up.

 

[ferryman]

Re:

It's always the same:

http://www.tinkoffteam.com/news/michael-kolar-erik-baska-lead-young-tinkoff-line-belgian-double-header-nokere-koerse-handzame-classic/

what the hell is Jay McCartney there for? To tell Kolar he cannot sprint and to tell Juraj, he should better become Peter's agent? Why is he not used properly? The Catalunya team is a disaster.

Hi Jakub. Wrong thread. Feel free to start a new one as you obviously feel strongly about this team selection