Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[HelloDolly]

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Tomorrow the indian summer begins in earnest, Contador v Froome will make Contador v Rasmussen seem like Meintjes v Leipheimer.

ha ha ha ...made me laugh

Watched the ES special on Contador.... felt emotional.....will really miss him

But also glad that I think he is bowing out at the right time and seems quite happy about his decision

His form is very good in the Vuleta and even if he cant win he is going to push SKY to the limit

Fairytale ending ..a decisive win on the Angliru

 

[Carols]

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FYI, this evening on Eurosport there'll be an item about Alberto. At 19:30 CET.

It's uploaded on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHpJByachOA

Thanks, very good show. He seems very happy and content with his decision.

What a Legend, he will never be forgotten as he has written his name large in the lore of the sport. He will be Missed .

 

[benzwire]

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Not a Froome's gift but the whole peloton's.
Madrid. Last stage of his career.
No sprint. Contador wins, whole peloton 10 m back.
Even as a Sky fan I must aknowledge such scenario as nice.

I don't think that would be the best option. I'm hoping he wins the day before. But coming into Madrid, they will do 3 circuits I believe. They should let Contador lead the peloton for a provisional lap or at least lead into the city for the fans, then it's race on at the end. I think the peloton tried to allow George Hincapie do that in his last Tour de France, do the lead solo onto the Champs, but numbnuts Chris Horner didn't get the message.
In any case, Contador will be celebrated someway. I'm just happy he's still fighting and animating this race. I'm going to miss him greatly.

 

[Scarponi]

Too many riders careers could be boosted by winning a GT stage do it can't happen

 

[KyoGrey]

Alberto Contador is an all-time champion, he doesn't need the peloton full of mediocres to gift him a sprint stage in Madrid.

There is something called pride, prestige and honor.

He wins in the Angliru with a Cobertoria attack, or in a crazy scenario involving the most unexpected long-range attack at whatever stage.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Shouldn't be gifted any stage.

Any neutralization will just happen to coincide with the moment when Meintjes is about to attack. Please don't stop him. He's been planning this move for years.

 

[portugal11]

Stupid bug. I don't think he will be able to follow froome on stage 11

 

[Simurgh]

Even though he was shortly dropped, he recovered well (or perhaps he didn't want to blow himself up following Froome's acceleration)! I am so excited about Alberto's chances right now! VAMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS

 

[LaFlorecita]

Damn those big breaks taking away some top-10s for the "Amazing Race to Most top-10 Without a Win" competition

 

[Red Rick]

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Damn those big breaks taking away some top-10s for the "Amazing Race to Most top-10 Without a Win" competition

Taking some goddamn wins too

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Even though he was shortly dropped, he recovered well (or perhaps he didn't want to blow himself up following Froome's acceleration)! I am so excited about Alberto's chances right now! VAMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS

I don't know what happened. Maybe similar to what happened on a stage last year when Berto came back or he got a ride on the TV moto

 

[Matteo.]

Beyond the good performance, today has shown tactical intelligence. He did not go into the red following the second brutal attack of froome, so he had the strength to recover.
Bravo bravo Alberto

 

[Ariane]

Damn that Andorre stage!

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Damn those big breaks taking away some top-10s for the "Amazing Race to Most top-10 Without a Win" competition

Taking some goddamn wins too

I don't know. It's easy to look at the results and draw conclusions but Froome might push harder if there's a win and bonifications to gain.

 

[SafeBet]

I think tomorrow Contador should have his team work and go for the win. I know there's the risk to be dropped and gift the win to Froome, but it's a risk worth taking.

I hope but I'm not completely sure he'll this good in the high mountains, so better go for it now.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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I think tomorrow Contador should have his team work and go for the win. I know there's the risk to be dropped and gift the win to Froome, but it's a risk worth taking.

I hope but I'm not completely sure he'll this good in the high mountains, so better go for it now.

Yep, for someone whose recovery seems to be the problem recently, he needs to capitalise now

 

[skippo12]

Contador won`t be able to win the race because of the Andorra stage but he might be able to prevent Froome from winning. One long range attack with Nibali or Chavez could be enough for both of them to take the red jersey.

 

[lenric]

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Beyond the good performance, today has shown tactical intelligence. He did not go into the red following the second brutal attack of froome, so he had the strength to recover.
Bravo bravo Alberto

This.
Thankfully Contador didn't go into the red. Great ride form Alberto, let's hope that his form keeps increasing.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Damn Contador was strong. The biggest question is if that translates to proper mountain stages like the ones to Calar Alto, La Pandera and Angliru as always with Contador lately. I don't know what to think honestly... that was a proper mano-a-mano tho today with Froome.

 

[portugal11]

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I think tomorrow Contador should have his team work and go for the win. I know there's the risk to be dropped and gift the win to Froome, but it's a risk worth taking.

I hope but I'm not completely sure he'll this good in the high mountains, so better go for it now.

Yep, for someone whose recovery seems to be the problem recently, he needs to capitalise now

I think is more lack of endurance

 

[arvc40]

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Contador won`t be able to win the race because of the Andorra stage but he might be able to prevent Froome from winning. One long range attack with Nibali or Chavez could be enough for both of them to take the red jersey.

Id rather he not race to make another lose. Thats *** sad !!!!!!!.

 

[deValtos]

This is the strongest I've seen Contador since 2015 Giro. I almost wonder if he will be tempted to cancel his retirement again.

 

[Climber123]

I thought he attacked too early but damn, it was impressive how he got back to him after he got dropped.
Best Contador in a GT since Giro 2015.

 

[arvc40]

Contador has shown possibility to place 2nd today. Froome dropped him at will and he was lucky the climb flattened out. Great performance all the same.

Froome generous enough to let Alberto cross the line first for a change !.

 

[Climber123]

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This is the strongest I've seen Contador since 2015 Giro. I almost wonder if he will be tempted to cancel his retirement again.

Lol saw your post just after stating the same :lol: