Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[LaFlorecita]

who the f*** is nick gates and who the f*** cares about his opinion

Ex Saxo DS

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

just watch tomorrow. Sky will be firing on all cylinders.

just like you said yesterday valverde would be back in the group, froome would never drop in the wind and sky would close the gap to contadors group. from what I';ve read so far you have been wrong on all accounts again this tour

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Ex Saxo DS

the former rider nick gates? one of the worst pro cyclists the world has ever seen?

 

[Le Baroudeur]

who the f*** is nick gates and who the f*** cares about his opinion

Former Pro, and One of the best DS's out there... Who the F*** are you and why aren't you still banned?

 

[The Hitch]

just like you said yesterday valverde would be back in the group, froome would never drop in the wind and sky would close the gap to contadors group. from what I';ve read so far you have been wrong on all accounts again this tour

When did i say that?

Oh wait, I didn't. Your just making up stuff cos your upset that i called out your attempt to pass as someone who knows something about Contador when you said he loves the heat, and that i expose how little you actually know about Colombia.

 

[LaFlorecita]

the former rider nick gates? one of the worst pro cyclists the world has ever seen?

Yes. And the former saxo DS nick gates.

 

[Le Baroudeur]

Yes

"We will have to see how the legs do and we're gonna do tactically."

Not good

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” Sun Tzu

 

[silverrocket]

Hmmmm Riis´s first reaction was saying AC wasn´t where he was supposed to be form wise, so I doubt it.

Why would Riis want to be totally honest about AC's form? It would be a huge tactical advantage if they could hide the fact his form is better than has been shown so far.

 

[gthx_gthx_]

Why would Riis want to be totally honest about AC's form? It would be a huge tactical advantage if they could hide the fact his form is better than has been shown so far.

I don't when Riis did say that Contador isn't where he is supposed to be form wise. But I highly doubt that he is hiding anything. He's just saying what we have seen since January. And IMO i don't believe that Contador peak for the third week will change anything against Froome.

Froome was crushing everybody on Ax3 , and Contador was hanging for dear life. Could it all really change in a week ?

My guess is that they're (TST) just hoping that Contador will -at least- be able to stay with Froome. Considering what we have seen so far in this TDF , it's the best thing Contador can hope for and it'd be a huge improvment. Not enough to win the Tour.

The Tour is over.

 

[jens_attacks]

the tour won't be over until they pass col de la madeleine. there, the dreams can be shattered. especially if you have a terribly weak team

 

[The Hitch]

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” Sun Tzu

At the expense of 4 minutes?

 

[Carols]

Yes

"We will have to see how the legs do and we're gonna do tactically."

Not good

That is a depressing quote

 

[Rollthedice]

Tour de Froome. Contador is nowhere near.

 

[xrayvision]

who the f*** is nick gates and who the f*** cares about his opinion

One of the best DS´s around, former I should say, and the fact you don´t even know the guy just makes this question even more funny

 

[xrayvision]

Why would Riis want to be totally honest about AC's form? It would be a huge tactical advantage if they could hide the fact his form is better than has been shown so far.

Riis didn´t have to say anything, his performance was pretty telling...
Nobody still knows if it was a bad day or simply pure form, tomorrow will tell us, but despite he´s riding like an old woman, he is still on the podium, and I would call that pure class.

Tomorrow will tell.

 

[xrayvision]

Tour de Froome. Contador is nowhere near.

Oh, you mean like yesterday?? I see what you mean!

 

[The Hitch]

Contador should have said from the start of the season that world's was his other big goal. Then he would have had a bargaining tool with murito and valverde.

 

[xrayvision]

That is a depressing quote

comon Carol, you know AC, if he had super legs the answer would have been the same: "we will see what happens"...

 

[ILovecycling]

Former Pro, and One of the best DS's out there... Who the F*** are you and why aren't you still banned?

He is a one of a few forum members who knows something about cycling.

 

[Le Baroudeur]

He is a one of a few forum members who knows something about cycling.

No he is one of the forum members that thinks he knows more about cycling than anyone else including those actually doing it at the highest level, and persistantly likes to ram it down peoples throats. Nerdish levels of fact and stat retention does not equate to understanding sport, and belittling those that actually do, only illustrates and compounds a basic missunderstanding of its most basic principles.

 

[airstream]

No he is one of the forum members that thinks he knows more about cycling than anyone else including those actually doing it at the highest level, and persistantly likes to ram it down peoples throats. Nerdish levels of fact and stat retention does not equate to understanding sport, and belittling those that actually do, only illustrates and compounds a basic missunderstanding of its most basic principles.

Ryo just has an extensive 10 year PCM experience and beats all the forum at it. Probably ILoveCycling implied that.

 

[xrayvision]

No he is one of the forum members that thinks he knows more about cycling than anyone else including those actually doing it at the highest level, and persistantly likes to ram it down peoples throats. Nerdish levels of fact and stat retention does not equate to understanding sport, and belittling those that actually do, only illustrates and compounds a basic missunderstanding of its most basic principles.

ok then I have to ask, who are you?

 

[Le Baroudeur]

ok then I have to ask, who are you?

Someone who knows who Nicholas Gates is, and why his informed opinion deserves respect.

Who are you?

 

[Ryaguas]

Former Pro, and One of the best DS's out there... Who the F*** are you and why aren't you still banned?

NOOO dont ban Ryo! He makes the forum more entertaining!

comon Carol, you know AC, if he had super legs the answer would have been the same: "we will see what happens"...

Well I think that when the legs are good He always says that the sensations are good and they are improving.

 

[Carols]

Well I think that when the legs are good He always says that the sensations are good and they are improving.

Indeed!

Not this crap :
“Tomorrow I think there will be many attacks…I hope the legs work well.”

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