I hope you're right. As I said I'll believe it when I see it.Publicus said:Seems to me the only off year he had was 2010.
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I hope you're right. As I said I'll believe it when I see it.Publicus said:Seems to me the only off year he had was 2010.
I stopped paying attention to Martinelli in 1999. I suggest you also do the same.gooner said:Did'nt Giuseppe Martinelli say after Etna that Contador was better Armstrong and Indurain?
That's just silly. Rujano could keep up with him. How is that a great performance? (by Alberto of course)gooner said:Did'nt Giuseppe Martinelli say after Etna that Contador was better Armstrong and Indurain?
c&cfan said:obviously. The girl is in crysis right know, after watching this stage tailor made for il pistol![]()
So I was right when i voted for Contador/Samu/Spanish fanboysLaFlorecita said:I hope you're right. As I said I'll believe it when I see it.
he is coming from a ban... you have to wait until next year.LaFlorecita said:I will see in la Vuelta, what happens there will tell us whether Alberto lost it or not.
Okay that is a fair point.c&cfan said:he is coming from a ban... you have to wait until next year.
Wasn't there a pretty strong headwind? Combined with the lack of real steepness and Rujano's posture I guess AC probably put out an incredible amount of power compared to Rujano (maybe even up to around 8 percent, which is significant to say the least...)LaFlorecita said:That's just silly. Rujano could keep up with him. How is that a great performance? (by Alberto of course)
Carols said:Actually I'm hoping he isn't over training.....plus he will need some race miles in his legs. Even if he is below par he should still win the Vuelta...but you probably won't see the 2011 Giro AC until 2013.
I Hope you are Correct!!!! That would be a thing of beauty to beholdForunculo said:I disagree, the Giro 2011 came after a strong calendar because CAS audience was in June and he rode from Algarve in February till the end of May without a break, later he went to the Tour but was of course out of his range and still he did magnificent performance. Add the stress and the mental fatigue because clembuterol case.
I expect from him a giro 2011 performance but I think he have something better under his sleeve with a perfect season plan. And 2013 should be the answer. Probably raw material to the Clinic![]()
I am very worried he is overtraining.. he doesn't seem to spare himself one bit. I hope he knows his body well enough to know when to stop.Carols said:Actually I'm hoping he isn't over training.....plus he will need some race miles in his legs. Even if he is below par he should still win the Vuelta...but you probably won't see the 2011 Giro AC until 2013.
Flo you are losing faith again, what is wrong with you girl?LaFlorecita said:I agree. But I don't think he could've ridden away.
Look I prefer to stay realistic, if I expect him to be that good I can only end up disappointed. Besides he is only human, you can't expect superhuman performances.Fidolix said:Flo you are losing faith again, what is wrong with you girl?
I missed him so much today, its getting boring watching the UK postal tju tju train, this is turning out to be a boring tour once again.
AC would have crashed them today on this climb.
That would be very nice, I'd love that.Forunculo said:I disagree, the Giro 2011 came after a strong calendar because CAS audience was in June and he rode from Algarve in February till the end of May without a break, later he went to the Tour but was of course out of his range and still he did magnificent performance. Add the stress and the mental fatigue because clembuterol case.
I expect from him a giro 2011 performance but I think he have something better under his sleeve with a perfect season plan. And 2013 should be the answer. Probably raw material to the Clinic![]()
Andy won't even finish never mind win LOL!Contadoraus Schlecks said:"The second half of the event starts with the only individual time trial of the 67th Vuelta. The starting ramp will be set up in the town of Cambados, the home of Albariño wine, which will thus take its place in the history of this cycling competition.
The forty-kilometre time trial includes a third-category climb at Alto Monte Castrove, before finishing in Pontevedra. The three best times in the climb will count towards the mountain classification. It is a very technical stage, especially in the descent, which is fast with a lot of bends."
Description of the itt in the vuelta. Florecita - does this alleviate your concerns about Andy beating Alberto? If it rains then the gap will be even greater![]()
Contadoraus Schlecks said:"The second half of the event starts with the only individual time trial of the 67th Vuelta. The starting ramp will be set up in the town of Cambados, the home of Albariño wine, which will thus take its place in the history of this cycling competition.
The forty-kilometre time trial includes a third-category climb at Alto Monte Castrove, before finishing in Pontevedra. The three best times in the climb will count towards the mountain classification. It is a very technical stage, especially in the descent, which is fast with a lot of bends."
Description of the itt in the vuelta. Florecita - does this alleviate your concerns about Andy beating Alberto? If it rains then the gap will be even greater![]()
If I remember correctly he's been training as if he wasn't banned--forcing himself time off to recover after hitting his peak. I would have preferred a different race than the Eneco Tour, but I think it is actually perfect--no climbing (so he won't be tempted to go deep or won't have the pressure), has a TTT (team can work out tactics) and an ITT (he can get some quality TT kms in prior to Vuelta), and he'll end up with a 1,000KM in his legs prior to the Vuelta with a little rest between the end of Eneco and the start of the Vuelta (5 days).Carols said:Actually I'm hoping he isn't over training.....plus he will need some race miles in his legs. Even if he is below par he should still win the Vuelta...but you probably won't see the 2011 Giro AC until 2013.
IIRC he also wants to ride San Sebastian.Publicus said:If I remember correctly he's been training as if he wasn't banned--forcing himself time off to recover after hitting his peak. I would have preferred a different race than the Eneco Tour, but I think it is actually perfect--no climbing (so he won't be tempted to go deep or won't have the pressure), has a TTT (team can work out tactics) and an ITT (he can get some quality TT kms in prior to Vuelta), and he'll end up with a 1,000KM in his legs prior to the Vuelta with a little rest between the end of Eneco and the start of the Vuelta (5 days).
I think if he had been banned for more than 6 months, there would be a greater risk of overtraining, but I think this may work out for him (assuming no crashes or injuries at a Eneco).