Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[portugal11]

Not sure if Contador is as strong as Froome. On climbs like todays or yesterday, yeah it looked like it. However I fear that on longer mountain stages with more than one serious climb he will be clearly worse.

I think you are right. Contador has been worse in longer climbs but we will see what he will do on stage 11

 

[bob.a.feet]

On another note, Jesus palmares is just sad.

https://imgur.com/gallery/TAgNR

You'd think at 58kg he would least be able to win a mountain stage

 

[gunara]

On another note, Jesus palmares is just sad.

https://imgur.com/gallery/TAgNR

He has no personal ambition at all which is admirable.
Don't forget he wouldn't be in cycling anymore if Alberto hadn't asked Astana to sign him in 2009.
Nonetheless he has had some decent results on mountain stages, IMO he could have been a Monfort type of rider, between 10th and 20th on GC in GTs.
I remember a funny comment by Jesus in an interview some years back, that when they were just getting started Jesus would always beat Alberto. :lol:

He did finish 19th and 21st overall in the Vuelta, both of which are more notable results than the one in the link.

He was ninth in the last mountain stage in the 2013 Tour.

I can only remember 11th, right behind the red jersey (and in front of Nairo?), in stage 17 of 2012 Vuelta

 

[jilbiker]

I know one person who will sleep better during races with AC's retirement ---- Froome ---- ha-ha. My consolation for this Vuelta if AC does not win it is that he messes up Froome's rhythm and gives him some parting nightmares....on the road.

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

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I know one person who will sleep better during races with AC's retirement ---- Froome ---- ha-ha. My consolation for this Vuelta if AC does not win it is that he messes up Froome's rhythm and gives him some parting nightmares....on the road.

Poor Froome, really poor..... these nightmares...

Btw, after 11th stage Contador will be ca. 10 min behind Froome.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I hope he will win a stage. Xorret de Catí might just be his best shot, but Angliru would probably be the sweetest. Seems Andorra was a one off - I don't really know whether thats good for the race or not, but we wouldn't have seen him attacking like today with that off-day.

 

[rune1107]

Seems like he is doing very good on these short effort climbs. Should suit him well for a stage win, given how he did look like one of the strongest both yesterday and today.

 

[rick james]

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I know one person who will sleep better during races with AC's retirement ---- Froome ---- ha-ha. My consolation for this Vuelta if AC does not win it is that he messes up Froome's rhythm and gives him some parting nightmares....on the road.

are you watching the same race as me? Froome is easily sitting on Berties wheel, welcome top the sky train bertie

 

[arvc40]

Hopefully when the moment is right Froome may gift him a stage as a retirement present. That is not to say that Contador does not have a chance of winning this race outright, it is the Vuelta.

 

[Angliru]

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Hopefully when the moment is right Froome may gift him a stage as a retirement present. That is not to say that Contador does not have a chance of winning this race outright, it is the Vuelta.

I would hope that it would be a stage won on merit, him being the strongest or smartest on that day and not as a gift. That is what a true competitor would prefer.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Hopefully when the moment is right Froome may gift him a stage as a retirement present. That is not to say that Contador does not have a chance of winning this race outright, it is the Vuelta.

I would hope that it would be a stage won on merit, him being the strongest or smartest on that day and not as a gift. That is what a true competitor would prefer.

Just ask Il Pirata! No gifts in cycling please

 

[hazaran]

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I know one person who will sleep better during races with AC's retirement ---- Froome ---- ha-ha. My consolation for this Vuelta if AC does not win it is that he messes up Froome's rhythm and gives him some parting nightmares....on the road.

Yeah Froome seems thoroughly scared, it's breaking up his rhythm to the point where he spends half his time more concerned with whats behind him than whatever aborted attack Trek is brewing up front.

 

[rei_da_montanha]

:lol:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYMHQm4jZmz/

 

[Forever The Best]

Lol that is awesome.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Hopefully when the moment is right Froome may gift him a stage as a retirement present. That is not to say that Contador does not have a chance of winning this race outright, it is the Vuelta.

I would hope that it would be a stage won on merit, him being the strongest or smartest on that day and not as a gift. That is what a true competitor would prefer.

Exactly.
It would be sad if Berto's last win was a gift.

 

[lenric]

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:lol:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYMHQm4jZmz/

 

[Blanco]

Re: Re:

I know one person who will sleep better during races with AC's retirement ---- Froome ---- ha-ha. My consolation for this Vuelta if AC does not win it is that he messes up Froome's rhythm and gives him some parting nightmares....on the road.

are you watching the same race as me? Froome is easily sitting on Berties wheel, welcome top the sky train bertie

It's a tiny line from easily sitting to easily dropping off his wheel, you might see that already on Xorret de Cati. Don't be surprised

 

[portugal11]

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:lol:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYMHQm4jZmz/

Então, nunca mais vais ao fórum rei?

 

[rei_da_montanha]

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:lol:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYMHQm4jZmz/

Então, nunca mais vais ao fórum rei?

I don't have time!

Mesmo aqui venho raramente!

 

[Jspear]

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Hopefully when the moment is right Froome may gift him a stage as a retirement present. That is not to say that Contador does not have a chance of winning this race outright, it is the Vuelta.

Froome would never do that for AC.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Seems like he is doing very good on these short effort climbs. Should suit him well for a stage win, given how he did look like one of the strongest both yesterday and today.

Hopefully

 

[LaFlorecita]

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are you watching the same race as me? Froome is easily sitting on Berties wheel, welcome top the sky train bertie

"I'm not going to stop the train. I'm going to break the train."

 

[LaFlorecita]

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:lol:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYMHQm4jZmz/

He's so genuinely excited about his magic trick I love it

 

[Jspear]

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are you watching the same race as me? Froome is easily sitting on Berties wheel, welcome top the sky train bertie

"I'm not going to stop the train. I'm going to break the train."

That is an awesome pick!

 

[jilbiker]

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I know one person who will sleep better during races with AC's retirement ---- Froome ---- ha-ha. My consolation for this Vuelta if AC does not win it is that he messes up Froome's rhythm and gives him some parting nightmares....on the road.

are you watching the same race as me? Froome is easily sitting on Berties wheel, welcome top the sky train bertie

Did you read Froome's interview? He was like "I won't let AC go" even at 2.5mins behind? ha-ha. but its consistent with the way Froome has been wary of AC all his career. I really want to see AC one up him before he leaves. Deliberate stick it on Froome.