Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

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After this day I dare to believe my sports heroes can do the impossible again. Contador will win Tour+Vuelta+Lombardia next year
 
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ice&fire said:
Red Rick said:
Gigs_98 said:
Red Rick said:
After this day I dare to believe my sports heroes can do the impossible again. Contador will win Tour+Vuelta+Lombardia next year
Murray? :confused:
Yup :D
Wake up! Contador is cycling's Rafa Nadal :p
I've always seen him more as Roger Federer than Rafa, though I did dream once that Contador was playing a Roland Garros final
 
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http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/basso-defends-contador-after-tinkov-criticism/

In October, as the Tinkoff team competed in its final races, Tinkov attacked Contador, revealing in a final interview with Cyclingnews that the two never got on. The Russian team owner suggested Contador will be like 'a limping duck' after he decided to continue his career with Trek-Segafredo and not retire as initially planned. Tinkov also warned about Contador's entourage that will move to Trek-Segafredo for 2017.

Basso revealed to Gazzetta dello Sport that he has spoken to Tinkov and given his point of view. He denied there is a Contador clan that is difficult to manage.

"I don't agree. The point is that when a marriage ends, there are always some problems. Time will tell who is right. I've clarified my relationship and my point of view with Tinkov," Basso explained.

"Alberto is simply a guy who often forgets about the talent he has. He is still working hard with ambitious goals even though he's won everything time and time again. He's got the wellbeing that a career like his has given him but he lives for his sport."

Basso is convinced Contador has done the right thing by extending his career.

"There's no doubt about it. And he'll prove it. Oleg asked me the same question and I said: 'Nobody has the right to say to a rider like Contador when they have to quit'," Basso said.

"I don't want to enter into the details of their relationship but there's nothing wrong with riders being obsessed about a race. Being obsessed is what helped him win all that he has.

"For sure Alberto can win another Grand Tour. I've always said that he doesn't race against Quintana, Froome or other top riders, he races against himself."

Classy reponse
 
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I've always thought how much those 2 bonded on Disco in 2007, do you know Flo?
By the way, I've thought about getting a 'Poder es querer' tattoo lately, any Alberto-lovahs who has on of those?
 
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Valv.Piti said:
I've always thought how much those 2 bonded on Disco in 2007, do you know Flo?
Basso wasn't on the team for very long but they were good friends even before their time together on Tinkoff, so something must have happened at Disco

By the way, I've thought about getting a 'Poder es querer' tattoo lately, any Alberto-lovahs who has on of those?
I'd go for querer es poder instead ;)
 
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Gigs_98 said:
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No comments.....
Please tell me you don't have the tattoo yet :lol:
I don't, I have just considered it, but my brain likes to play games with me from time to time for some reason. I often find myself writing a lot of nonsense lately.
 
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Valv.Piti said:
Gigs_98 said:
Valv.Piti said:
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Please tell me you don't have the tattoo yet :lol:
I don't, I have just considered it, but my brain likes to play games with me from time to time for some reason. I often find myself writing a lot of nonsense lately.
To be fair it can happen very easily to make this mistake. I speak a bit of Spanish so I understand the words poder and querer out of the context, but I think if you don't speak Spanish mixing up words like this is absolutely normal.
 
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Gigs_98 said:
Valv.Piti said:
Gigs_98 said:
Valv.Piti said:
No comments.....
Please tell me you don't have the tattoo yet :lol:
I don't, I have just considered it, but my brain likes to play games with me from time to time for some reason. I often find myself writing a lot of nonsense lately.
To be fair it can happen very easily to make this mistake. I speak a bit of Spanish so I understand the words poder and querer out of the context, but I think if you don't speak Spanish mixing up words like this is absolutely normal.

But I DO speak Spanish pretty fluently (some would argue I don't), thats why its pretty messed up. :D
 
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Valv.Piti said:
Gigs_98 said:
Valv.Piti said:
Gigs_98 said:
Valv.Piti said:
No comments.....
Please tell me you don't have the tattoo yet :lol:
I don't, I have just considered it, but my brain likes to play games with me from time to time for some reason. I often find myself writing a lot of nonsense lately.
To be fair it can happen very easily to make this mistake. I speak a bit of Spanish so I understand the words poder and querer out of the context, but I think if you don't speak Spanish mixing up words like this is absolutely normal.

But I DO speak Spanish pretty fluently (some would argue I don't), thats why its pretty messed up. :D

But why worry? The sentence A = B doesn't differ at all from B = A I guess ;)
 
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Pennino said:
But why worry? The sentence A = B doesn't differ at all from B = A I guess ;)
It does in this case. Where there's a will, there's a way =/= where there's a way, there's a will.
 
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Pennino said:
But why worry? The sentence A = B doesn't differ at all from B = A I guess ;)
A dog is a mammal. That doesn't mean that a mammal is necessarily a dog.
 
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You win guys. As long as Berto does the same I'm perfectly fine with it ;).

Btw for days now I'm killing the boredom at work watching Berto footage on YT. Bloody hell why is it still only november :confused: