Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

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What is this. I don't understand why Tinkoff was riding for Sagan there at the end. Have they given up on Contador already. Kreuzinger was pulling at the front, while Conta was struggling to keep pace. Now they have to work for the yellow also.
 
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LaFlorecita said:
**** fuming. Yes the crash hampered him but why the **** was Kreuziger pulling like an idiot. I was literally screaming at the TV.

He was pulling for his leader. Kreuziger did a good job for the team, sadly Alberto's days as leader in this race appear to be over as a result of the unfortunate crash.

The question is, does Alberto stay and fight for a stage later on down the line or does he abandon and go for the Vuelta.
 
Jan 24, 2012
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Obviously the team knows Contador is in bad shape after the crashes and it's better at that point to switch priorities. Another red jersey coming for Contador.
 
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LaFlorecita said:
**** fuming. Yes the crash hampered him but why the **** was Kreuziger pulling like an idiot. I was literally screaming at the TV.

2 captains, one of them the best rider in the peloton and favourite for stage and jersey, the other with a very little opportunity to win after 2 crashes.
 
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I just can´t understand. if your leader is suffering, you don´t go to the front making the rythim more dificult.

Ok, they win the stage, but if contador lost 50 seconds maybe without that,and being protect maybe he just have lost 20 or 30 seconds. Can´t understand it.

And if they want the stage, why the hell Majka and Kiserslovsky didn´t stay with contador? This is stupid.

Really don´t like their options.

I´m sad for the tour, sad for contador, but, things are like they are... Só, lets see...
 
filipepc said:
I just can´t understand. if your leader is suffering, you don´t go to the front making the rythim more dificult.

Ok, they win the stage, but if contador lost 50 seconds maybe without that,and being protect maybe he just have lost 20 or 30 seconds. Can´t understand it.

And if they want the stage, why the hell Majka and Kiserslovsky didn´t stay with contador? This is stupid.

Really don´t like their options.

I´m sad for the tour, sad for contador, but, things are like they are... Só, lets see...

Their leader wasn't suffering though. Sagan is the Tinkoff leader.
 
Hayabusa said:
filipepc said:
I just can´t understand. if your leader is suffering, you don´t go to the front making the rythim more dificult.

Ok, they win the stage, but if contador lost 50 seconds maybe without that,and being protect maybe he just have lost 20 or 30 seconds. Can´t understand it.

And if they want the stage, why the hell Majka and Kiserslovsky didn´t stay with contador? This is stupid.

Really don´t like their options.

I´m sad for the tour, sad for contador, but, things are like they are... Só, lets see...

Their leader wasn't suffering though. Sagan is the Tinkoff leader.

Shoulda been last year. Imagine the stages he would've won.
 
filipepc said:
I just can´t understand. if your leader is suffering, you don´t go to the front making the rythim more dificult.

Ok, they win the stage, but if contador lost 50 seconds maybe without that,and being protect maybe he just have lost 20 or 30 seconds. Can´t understand it.

And if they want the stage, why the hell Majka and Kiserslovsky didn´t stay with contador? This is stupid.

Really don´t like their options.

I´m sad for the tour, sad for contador, but, things are like they are... Só, lets see...

Kreuziger's team leader won the stage today. Contador simply isn't there, and the crashes have just furthered his deficit to Froome and Quintana.

If Kreuziger hadn't pulled there, another team would have.
 
It's simple, really. If Contador is seriously hurt or sucks in general, 10 seconds ain't gonna make any difference. He won't be anywhere in the GC, and this stage win might well end up saving Tinkoff's Tour. And if Contador isn't seriously hurt and can recover, then sure, he lost some time, but it's not like it's over. If your leader can't stay with the other contenders in a finale like today's, no amount of babysitting is going to help.
 
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hrotha said:
It's simple, really. If Contador is seriously hurt or sucks in general, 10 seconds ain't gonna make any difference. He won't be anywhere in the GC, and this stage win might well end up saving Tinkoff's Tour. And if Contador isn't seriously hurt and can recover, then sure, he lost some time, but it's not like it's over. If your leader can't stay with the other contenders in a finale like today's, no amount of babysitting is going to help.

Exactly. Claiming otherwise is totally ignorant.