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Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

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movingtarget

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LaFlorecita said:
Yea I agree. Valverde doesn't seem too bad though but Contador and Rodriguez are just ****ty.

I was looking forward to this race to see how Froome and Contador compare.
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Long way to go yet but Contador did not sound too optimistic about the TT. I would be surprised if his TT was worse than Kreuziger. Even though Kreuziger is riding well, he was a better TT rider when he was younger. But if there was ever a time when he could do a good one it could be now because he he has looked much more stable in the mountains than he usually does. I think this may indicate that Kreuziger is maturing as a GT rider but many are expecting him to collapse in the third week. We will see.
 
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Some would say it´s be course he´s riding clean now, like the Froomedog suggests.
But I´m not buying it, clearly he have been way below usual standard the entire season, maybe it´s the way Riis want´s him to prepare that is outdated and not sufficient, the old school, or it could be a physical health problem, it´s like he just can´t peak and rides on 90% of max. Very strange, but I´m sure he will come back at his best, maybe not this season but the next.
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It's not just Bertie though, Vv and Purito are not at their 2012 Vuelta level, I'm never one to believe in crackpot theories but it's hard not to be a bit "perplexed".

And yeah, Froome's comment was a pretty thinky veiled accusation, I'm surprised it didn't make headlines like "Froome says he's winning because Contador can't dope anymore"!!!
 
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It's not just Bertie though, Vv and Purito are not at their 2012 Vuelta level, I'm never one to believe in crackpot theories but it's hard not to be a bit "perplexed".

And yeah, Froome's comment was a pretty thinky veiled accusation, I'm surprised it didn't make headlines like "Froome says he's winning because Contador can't dope anymore"!!!
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Valverde is at vuelta 2012 level for sure. Keep in mind that Valverde was getting dropped whenever AC and purito wanted to.
 
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Valverde is better than last year. He still had some margin for improvement from not racing between Romandie 2010 and TdU 2012.
 
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Miburo said:
Valverde is at vuelta 2012 level for sure. Keep in mind that Valverde was getting dropped whenever AC and purito wanted to.
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He is even better now, becouse last year he did the Tour, his peak was thought for the TdF.

He has a big natural talent, and that kind of things lately have a big value in cycling...

Purito is not so strong, but I dont know if is the crash or another thing.
 
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He is even better now, becouse last year he did the Tour, his peak was thought for the TdF.

He has a big natural talent, and that kind of things lately have a big value in cycling...

Purito is not so strong, but I dont know if is the crash or another thing.
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Stop being idiotic and drop the clinic references. Valverde-clinic history is btw as bad if not even worse than Contador's.
 
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He is even better now, becouse last year he did the Tour, his peak was thought for the TdF.

He has a big natural talent, and that kind of things lately have a big value in cycling...

Purito is not so strong, but I dont know if is the crash or another thing.
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I use to think so to. Saturday evening I thought otherwise.
 
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LaFlorecita said:
Grrr now Froome said Alberto is not a competitor for the yellow jersey. Alberto might never be a threat to Froome but show some respect FFS
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Wait, What?!? Where did he say that?
 
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Wait, What?!? Where did he say that?
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There's no way Froome said that. Contador and possibly Quintana are the only threats for Froome.

Valverde doesn't have a good enough of a history as a GC-contender. Just like kreuziger, molemma and so on...

If Contador somehow gets his old shape back then maybe. We've never seen the other GC-contender with a shape close to that of Contador besides Andy and maybe Cadel.
 
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Source, please?
I did a quick look around and all I see is Froome saying that Valverde is his primary rival.
Did someone interpret this to be disrespectful to Contador?
 
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Yeah a further search shows that some "Kelly Contador" on twitter started the whole thing (and a pretty ****ed off vamosalberto). Since it's not corroborated I would assume he/she misinterpreted the whole thing.
 
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Sad to hear that AC is really playing down his chances, don't remember him ever throwing in the towel. Granted, I don't speak spanish and it could have been taken out of context depending on the question from the interviewer.

I know his chances seem slim, but I was looking forward to attack after attack after attack
 
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LaFlorecita said:
I don't know. A french person on twitter said he said that on french tv. Now that I see froome said he considers valverde his main rival I wonder if something was misunderstood...
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Froome's words were possibly twisted a little bit, such as:

Froome: I consider Valverde as my main rival
Journo: Froome does not think that Contador is going to be his main rival

You know....stirring it a little bit.
 
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Yeah a further search shows that some "Kelly Contador" on twitter started the whole thing (and a pretty ****ed off vamosalberto). Since it's not corroborated I would assume he/she misinterpreted the whole thing.
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If you look further you probably also see me asking if he really said that and when because I found it hard to believe but she seemed pretty sure.
 
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Sad to hear that AC is really playing down his chances, don't remember him ever throwing in the towel. Granted, I don't speak spanish and it could have been taken out of context depending on the question from the interviewer.

I know his chances seem slim, but I was looking forward to attack after attack after attack
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I'm afraid he can't attack. It looks like he's riding at the limit the whole time. A sad race this will be.
 
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LaFlorecita said:
I'm afraid he can't attack. It looks like he's riding at the limit the whole time. A sad race this will be.
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I think he looked quite comfortable on sunday. I know the pace wasn't very high and Quintana's attacks were a little half-assed, but he always followed directly on Froome's wheel. I still think he will improve and also put some time into Froome and the others. If it'll be enough for the podium or even yellow...we'll see ;)
 
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