Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

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Jspear

Jspear

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LaFlorecita said:
infeXio said:
lenric said:
It was 6 years ago. That Contador would have smashed everyone today with a starbucks cup on his left hand. Without falling off of his bike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szLGtG_yQzo&t=261s
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Look at that acceleration :p back when his cadence was more than 30 rpm
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I was watching this the other day (from 28:40)
https://youtu.be/HpkpbggZesk
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Thanks for sharing...hadn't seen that one before.

I was watching this yesterday after watching 2011 Etna.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O22lT1zGG-I

Good times...
 
meat puppet

meat puppet

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So is contador really claiming that his size tarmac frame is 400g heavier than the rival bikes? Top frames clock in at roughly 750-950g so I find it hard to swallow the claim. But maybe i am wrong and it weighs 1150-1350g.

Even so, with pro team financial resources it is entirely possible build a tarmac, or any other top frame, with a power meter to the uci legal 6,8kg if need be.

But Yeah, as was pointed out above, this is clearly about spec vs trek.
 
LaFlorecita

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Red Rick said:
'2nd place is no good' started early. Baby Bertie willing to gamble.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efK-DYuv7fs
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Me at 25:37
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If I had watched that stage live at the time I wouldn't be alive today.
First time I saw that move was in a youtube video called "best cycling save ever" :D

Can't help but think if something like that happened to him nowadays he'd smash into the wall face-first :eek:
 
Valv.Piti

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Looking through his results after that video, its funny how he in the years of 04-06 consistently rode a very good prologue and Nice-stage in P-N but wasn't anywhere to be seen on the other stages, really.
 
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Watching that live Scarponis bridge to Contador on Etna was mightly impressive as well. Evans ,Scarponi,Contador , Basso were my my favourite riders so I had a great 5 year period. Now Contador is the last one left and I haven't latched onto anyone I like except I have a thing for Navarro and Pardillia but they won't win anything.
 
DFA123

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rick james said:
he loses points for having it the big ring and the big sprocket on the rear cassette
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He's also got what looks about a 56 tooth large chainring and a 34 tooth cassette. Not sure exactly when some of those gear combinations are going to come in useful during a TT.
 
DFA123

DFA123

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Netserk said:
The Marseille ITT has a steep hill in it.
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Aren't they just going around the football stadium? Are they climbing the stands or what?

Anyway, a 34 tooth cassette can never be #bikeporn in my book :) Maximum 25, and that's being generous.
 
rick james

rick james

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DFA123 said:
Netserk said:
The Marseille ITT has a steep hill in it.
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Aren't they just going around the football stadium? Are they climbing the stands or what?

Anyway, a 34 tooth cassette can never be #bikeporn in my book :) Maximum 25, and that's being generous.
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i doubt its a 34 on the rear
 
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