I know it's two days late but I like this post. The other races be attached and kept on sprinting for 20 seconds. This one he went for 5-8 seconds and sat down and still tore it up. I feel like he has a good chance to hold the dawgLaFlorecita said:I just saw the last 5km of yesterday's stage on Eurosport, Alberto looked really stronghe didn't really attack, he just accelerated and tore the group apart
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Yes and no. The tv was stupid - I am afraid I must say as almost always in Spain - sadly and we didn't see Bertie climbing. But we didn't get Henao's time earlier, it was Sebastian Henao's time.cellardoor said:There was something strange going on with the coverage. We didn't see Contador at all on the climb and we saw Henao's intermediate time long before we got Contador's. I had totally written him off and assumed he must have been outside the top 10 at the intermediate. Then he looked to be taking the descent so cautiously that I thought he was going to throw it all away. Counting down the seconds as he he came up to the line and then counting the seconds as Henao came in was a nailbiting few minutes! Anyway, very happy to see him get this win which is thoroughly deserved after being so consistent all spring.
Froome is the TDF defending champion, he's got that invincible sort of Aura around him, he can do the worst first half of the season, no one will care.Publicus said:Lol. based on performances THIS year, it surely means a lot more than you're willing to concede.BigMac said:I hate to be that guy, but this doesn't mean much when it's Froome he's going to face in July. Contador could have beaten him in all races prior to the Tour and, were I fan, still wouln't get too excited.![]()
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I'm not here much these days, but wanted to come by just to say how great it is to see Contador back on climbing form, and finally, getting a much deserved victory. How nice to share the pleasure with others who take pleasure in a good day's racing.Carols said:LOL not allowed to enjoy for even an hour. We'll worry about Froome in the Dauphine, yes?BigMac said:I hate to be that guy, but this doesn't mean much when it's Froome he's going to face in July. Contador could have beaten him in all races prior to the Tour and, were I fan, still wouln't get too excited.
By the way, I love this post !ad9898 said:Spectacular climbing, remember he's being crushing it since 2007, it's now 2016 and he just destroyed guys far younger than him, just immense. If God rides a bike his name is Contador, nobody in the modern era comes close
Yep. Contador lost only 9 secs to Froome who won the stage meaning Alberto was in a monster form in 2013.Matteo. said:just to fantasize a bit and thinking about 2013 hilly ITT ... I say no more![]()
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harryh said:Yep. Contador lost only 9 secs to Froome who won the stage meaning Alberto was in a monster form in 2013.Matteo. said:just to fantasize a bit and thinking about 2013 hilly ITT ... I say no more![]()
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BlurryVII said:harryh said:They didn't finish The 2014 Tour de France. Vuelta was just a training ride for the 2015 Tour where Aplerto showed his recent TdF class, again. This year poor old Alppuerto will be beaten in TdF by several riders, again. But hey, he already has won enough to make him almost as great champion as his former team mate LA is. Chapeau to both of them!![]()
Between LaFlo in the lowlands, you in England and me in the USA it was shouts heard round the worldElectress said:I'm not here much these days, but wanted to come by just to say how great it is to see Contador back on climbing form, and finally, getting a much deserved victory. How nice to share the pleasure with others who take pleasure in a good day's racing.Carols said:LOL not allowed to enjoy for even an hour. We'll worry about Froome in the Dauphine, yes?BigMac said:I hate to be that guy, but this doesn't mean much when it's Froome he's going to face in July. Contador could have beaten him in all races prior to the Tour and, were I fan, still wouln't get too excited.![]()
Crumbs, though, I was a wreck! I'm surprised you didn't hear me cheering over there on the continent, Flo!
I was going to write some kind of praise about Contador, he deserves today. but when I read this kind of things, better no... he is already exagerating praised...ad9898 said:Spectacular climbing, remember he's being crushing it since 2007, it's now 2016 and he just destroyed guys far younger than him, just immense. If God rides a bike his name is Contador, nobody in the modern era comes close
I thought you were watching tv with Froome laughing how his domestique destroys Bertie. Nice to see you found some time to refresh us with some constructive points.harryh said:Yep. Contador lost only 9 secs to Froome who won the stage meaning Alberto was in a monster form in 2013.Matteo. said:just to fantasize a bit and thinking about 2013 hilly ITT ... I say no more![]()
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Quite agree!harryh said:They didn't finish The 2014 Tour de France. Vuelta was just a training ride for the 2015 Tour where Aplerto showed his recent TdF class, again. This year poor old Alppuerto will be beaten in TdF by several riders, again. But hey, he already has won enough to make him almost as great champion as his former team mate LA is. Chapeau to both of them!ray j willings said:2014 level is good enough , he kicked froomes as% and destroyed and toyed with him at the Vuelta remember that ?harryh said:Alperto needs to be at 2009 level to beat Froome in Tour de France.
I'm sure your reply will be full of excuses for froome getting a beating from bertie.
The fact you mention the Mt Ventoux attack when the data proved that attack was not that special shows how little you know. 2014 BABY![]()
I think after beating Alberto by a few secs on a couple of climbs he was perhaps thinking he's getting the better of him as Contador gets older. Today however Quintana rode an amazing climb yet got totally destroyed, I think his face is just the realisation that when Contador is on form he's just not good enoughLaFlorecita said:Nairo's face omg![]()
BlurryVII said:The People's Champ. 4th Pais Vasco GC win.
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I am going to my girlfriend house, so I wont do these days... but it is quite simple, Contador use to go to plus to less in the ITT, as well in his attacks...he was as welll the best time in the first climb in Pekin, but he was fourth at the end. That is not a problem when you have got so many time before, Contador is the best rider maybe on History of cycling for these kind of ITT.Jakub said:I thought you were watching tv with Froome laughing how his domestique destroys Bertie. Nice to see you found some time to refresh us with some constructive points.harryh said:Yep. Contador lost only 9 secs to Froome who won the stage meaning Alberto was in a monster form in 2013.Matteo. said:just to fantasize a bit and thinking about 2013 hilly ITT ... I say no more![]()
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Actually Taxus is gonna analyse why Bertie lost time in the second part of the itt, maybe you can all meet and analyse together. Maybe also Landa's new superclimbing style he showed yesterday and his improved itt today.
So what? If he was in top form, we can only assume he'd have beaten Froome by at least 30 seconds in that 2013 ITT.Taxus4a said:In 2013 he did in the Tour a hard ITT at this level, so I dont have much more to say.ad9898 said:Spectacular climbing, remember he's being crushing it since 2007, it's now 2016 and he just destroyed guys far younger than him, just immense. If God rides a bike his name is Contador, nobody in the modern era comes close
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