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Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

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rick james said:
DFA123 said:
Netserk said:
The Marseille ITT has a steep hill in it.
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.
i doubt its a 34 on the rear
Perhaps a 32; it's massive. Either way, huge chainring and large cassette combination looks bad. Especially on a TT bike.
 
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Red Rick said:
How is nobody discussing the white shoes and black socks
Black socks are team issue, would you rather see him wear black shoes again? I don't want to see every post in this thread about his shoes like last year :eek:
We know from the GCN interview that his personal preference is white shoes with white socks :)
 
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Does Pinot's performance in the Giro give further credit to Contador's performance on stage 2 of Andalucia? Especially as Contador said he wasn't as good as last year? Feeling optimistic for July.
 
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DFA123 said:
rick james said:
DFA123 said:
Netserk said:
The Marseille ITT has a steep hill in it.
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.
i doubt its a 34 on the rear
Perhaps a 32; it's massive. Either way, huge chainring and large cassette combination looks bad. Especially on a TT bike.

At first glance I think the back is a 27. He does have a pie plate on the front though.
 
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LanLions said:
Jspear said:
LanLions said:
Does Pinot's performance in the Giro give further credit to Contador's performance on stage 2 of Andalucia? Especially as Contador said he wasn't as good as last year? Feeling optimistic for July.

No

Elaborate?

AC's performance was okay in Andalucia, but getting beat by Pinot, now matter how great he's doing, isn't good. Pinot is still a level below Quintana and Froome.

I see no reason to be optimistic about AC doing well (winning) in July. I'm trying to come to grips with that now so I'm not disappointed in July. If AC somehow managed to win the Tour, I would be beyond crazy happy. I'd cry...and I don't get emotional about many things....
 
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LaFlorecita said:
Gogl, Felline, Cardoso and Brändle are currently training in Tenerife with Alberto. Will all of them make the Tour team? It seems unlikely to me, with Pantano, Degenkolb, De Kort and Mollema as near certainties.
Why? You put 9 riders in your post
 
portugal11 said:
LaFlorecita said:
Gogl, Felline, Cardoso and Brändle are currently training in Tenerife with Alberto. Will all of them make the Tour team? It seems unlikely to me, with Pantano, Degenkolb, De Kort and Mollema as near certainties.
Why? You put 9 riders in your post
But we have also Zubeldia, Irizar, Rast, Theuns that have a good chance to be selected. It seems likely that they will take at least 1 more flat domestique besides Brändle.
 
I can't believe that I missed his exchange! Pinot a semi-God? Not bad. And I didn't write it? ;)

The fact is that on that Ruta stage, Berto put the hammer down, and Valverde, for once, got bludgeoned. In '17, that's the only time that Piti got smacked. And that was all Contador. Pinot was smart and harvested a ripe fruit.

If, as it should be, Alberto is doing his homework and his training right now, he'll be a big factor in July. Quintana is getting his hands full in Italy, he won't be 100%. Only Bertie can save the World from the dark side and Darth Vadroome.
 
Just saw the Dauphiné route, a shame Alberto isn't targetting the race because it looks like a great route for him. Probably his last chance to add it to his palmares. Oh well, hope this'll allow him to be stronger at the Tour and hopefully he can win a stage at the Dauphiné...
 
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Netserk said:
Given how the Giro is going, Contador looks good for a podium spot behind Froome and Richie.
I don't think this Giro changes anything about his chances at all. Well, maybe his chances have gotten worse because Thomas will work for Froome and a tired Quintana might be more inclined to sacrifice himself for Valverde.
 
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LaFlorecita said:
Netserk said:
Given how the Giro is going, Contador looks good for a podium spot behind Froome and Richie.
I don't think this Giro changes anything about his chances at all. Well, maybe his chances have gotten worse because Thomas will work for Froome and a tired Quintana might be more inclined to sacrifice himself for Valverde.

Valverde < Contador over three weeks. Yes he was stronger in spring but even then Contador was pretty close to him.