Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Netserk]

I hope the last two spots will be Tosatto and Paulinho. (Mørkøv as substitute)

 

[LaFlorecita]

I think Alberto wants Paulinho and Tosatto to take the last to spots, but let's be honest, does he really need Paulinho? He already has Hernandez, Kreuziger, Roche, CAS and Rogers as climbers. Only Nicki to protect him on the flat. If he gets caught behind a crash, he needs strong guys to help bring him back. So I guess it would be smart to take two of Bennati, Morkov and Tosatto to the Tour.

 

[ILovecycling]

I think Alberto is already really angry cos of the weather.From his Twitter

@albertocontador: A 600m de altitud!Estamos a 25 de mayo?????At 600m high!Are we in may 25????? http://t.co/i8VTyf10Tb

Its not good at all for him to train in these conditions.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I think Alberto is already really angry cos of the weather.From his Twitter

@albertocontador: A 600m de altitud!Estamos a 25 de mayo?????At 600m high!Are we in may 25????? http://t.co/i8VTyf10Tb

LOL

Well I must say the weather is pretty ridiculous

 

[ILovecycling]

LOL

Well I must say the weather is pretty ridiculous

Yeah,they should have gone there after Dauphine&Suisse.This is not good.

 

[cineteq]

Its not good at all for him to train in these conditions.

Unlike the rest of the riders who are training in good conditions?

 

[maltiv]

Contador should move to Norway if he wants some quality training. Here we have 20 degrees and sun

 

[ILovecycling]

Unlike the rest of the riders who are training in good conditions?

Who is talking about the other riders?

 

[The Hitch]

Where is that?

 

[Roderick]

No Noval would be really stupid imo

 

[LaFlorecita]

Where is that?

Where is what?

No Noval would be really stupid imo

Why? Noval isn't good enough.

 

[ILovecycling]

Where is that?

Region around Annecy.

No Noval would be really stupid imo

Why?

 

[The Hitch]

Region around Annecy.

Thanks.

Should just go down to Sierra Nevada around Madrid.

 

[Roderick]

Who's gonna ride with Berto for three weeks on the flat? Who's gonna ride at the front of the peloton for 4 hours if Berto gets the yellow? Sorensen? meh

 

[LaFlorecita]

Who's gonna ride with Berto for three weeks on the flat? Who's gonna ride at the front of the peloton for 4 hours if Berto gets the yellow? Sorensen? meh

Well definitely not Noval! Nicki, and Tosatto/Morkov/Bennati

 

[Miburo]

Thanks.

Should just go down to Sierra Nevada around Madrid.

He's checking out some tour stages, that why he's there. I guess he can't delay it.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Thanks.

Should just go down to Sierra Nevada around Madrid.

There are no Tour stages in the Sierra Nevada

 

[icefire]

Thanks.

Should just go down to Sierra Nevada around Madrid.

He's supposed to be on reconaissance rides for the Tour. The Sierra north of Madrid has had bad weather recently, with highs of -5C and snowfalls until last week.

Last time he went there to prepare for the Tour he went after Dauphinée (early June) and he reported having caught a flue because of cold weather and rainstorms. That was in 2010

If he wants to ride mountains in good weather he should go after Sky's latest findings: Tenerife!

 

[Parrulo]

I think Alberto wants Paulinho and Tosatto to take the last to spots, but let's be honest, does he really need Paulinho? He already has Hernandez, Kreuziger, Roche, CAS and Rogers as climbers. Only Nicki to protect him on the flat. If he gets caught behind a crash, he needs strong guys to help bring him back. So I guess it would be smart to take two of Bennati, Morkov and Tosatto to the Tour.

Paulinho is much more then "another climber"

He is good on all terrain and extremely good domestique. In case you forgot he was the one with Contador on fuente de, not hernandez who didn't even manage to stay with the breakaway over the climb. He is also a good time trialist that could be very useful on the TTT, on the TTT of the 09 tour he took pulls all the way and stayed with the team till the finish line in what was probably the most powerful ttt team of the last decade.

Also the fact that he has been winning GT's with Contador since 07 should count for something.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Paulinho is much more then "another climber"

He is good on all terrain and extremely good domestique. In case you forgot he was the one with Contador on fuente de, not hernandez who didn't even manage to stay with the breakaway over the climb. He is also a good time trialist that could be very useful on the TTT, on the TTT of the 09 tour he took pulls all the way and stayed with the team till the finish line in what was probably the most powerful ttt team of the last decade.

Also the fact that he has been winning GT's with Contador since 07 should count for something.

Hernandez and Pires did a lot of work before the Fuente de stage went live.

Bennati and Morkov are just as good for the ttt, if not better.

And the fact that he's been on the same team as Alberto a lot doesn't count. Maybe he's not "another climber" but Alberto needs domestiques for the flat, and on the flat Bennati, Tosatto and Morkov are simply better.

 

[Miburo]

If someone deserves credit for fuente de it's Paulinho and he was also pulling real hard on the flat too. He destroyed that guy from katusho.

Just for that he deserves more than enough credit to be in the tour. If he can get that shape again.

It depends on shape. Paulinho seems to be in excellent shape. What about Bennatti and morkov?

And Paulinho can be used for breakaways in mountains too and for some long pulls in the mountains. I would take him with me.

 

[Publicus]

Hernandez and Pires did a lot of work before the Fuente de stage went live.

Bennati and Morkov are just as good for the ttt, if not better.

And the fact that he's been on the same team as Alberto a lot doesn't count. Maybe he's not "another climber" but Alberto needs domestiques for the flat, and on the flat Bennati, Tosatto and Morkov are simply better.

I'd take Paulhino over Hernandez.

 

[BRCYC11]

I think Alberto is already really angry cos of the weather.From his Twitter

@albertocontador: A 600m de altitud!Estamos a 25 de mayo?????At 600m high!Are we in may 25????? http://t.co/i8VTyf10Tb

Its not good at all for him to train in these conditions.

Luckily some of the reconnaissance is also done i good conditions

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.370034933098485.1073741828.121540094614638&type=1

 

[LaFlorecita]

I'd take Paulhino over Hernandez.

I wouldn't.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I wouldn't.

Paulinho much better tter, almost equal in the mountains. Only reason Hernandez is here is because his is ACs bff