Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[ThirdWorld]

Vamos Alberto! It's not over until it's over. And after the Tour there's lot more races and next year you can start again!
In my book, the Great One regardless of what happens.

x10000!!!

Vamos Alberto!!!

 

[IndianCyclist]

Taking too much risks means now he will finish 4th. bad tactics by Saxo

 

[wwabbit]

Taking too much risks means now he will finish 4th. bad tactics by Saxo

What risks did he take? The attack on the downhill didn't look too risky and couldn't have cost them much energy. Though having to fight back to the front of the group after the bike change couldn't have helped.

 

[Alphabet]

Just because he isn't dominating the Tour doesn't mean he has no future in GT's. He is still the 2nd best stage racer in the world. If he skips the Tour next year and does a Giro/Vuelta double, I can see him winning one, possibly both. Assuming he loses a little weight, of course.

 

[Ramira]

Just because he isn't dominating the Tour doesn't mean he has no future in GT's. He is still the 2nd best stage racer in the world. If he skips the Tour next year and does a Giro/Vuelta double, I can see him winning one, possibly both. Assuming he loses a little weight, of course.

I think he's still a GT great. But I wouldn't be so sure he's the second best stage racer in the world. Based on this years tour Quintana would clearly appear to be above him, and I think at this point so is Nibali. I would place him 4th with Rodriguez and Valverde close behind (based on the respective performances in last years Vuelta and the current Tour).

That being said, that is still definitely good enough to win one or more GT's in the future. Add to that the fact that I don't think he's at his best yet and he'll still have a part to play the coming year, there's just a chance his time fighting for the tour win is over.

 

[movingtarget]

I think he's still a GT great. But I wouldn't be so sure he's the second best stage racer in the world. Based on this years tour Quintana would clearly appear to be above him, and I think at this point so is Nibali. I would place him 4th with Rodriguez and Valverde close behind (based on the respective performances in last years Vuelta and the current Tour).

That being said, that is still definitely good enough to win one or more GT's in the future. Add to that the fact that I don't think he's at his best yet and he'll still have a part to play the coming year, there's just a chance his time fighting for the tour win is over.

Yes his dominant days are over but he is still competitive.

 

[Cimber]

Doesnt look super lean

 

[LaFlorecita]

Yes we were discussing that earlier.

 

[Cimber]

Yes we were discussing that earlier.

Ok missed that.

Btw Riis stated that they have to evaluate things after the Tour cos obviously Contaor isnt where he is supposed to be. About the rest of this Tour he sarcasticly said (maybe with a pun intented): "we cant just inject form into him"

Also Riis said that the attacks yesterday were stupic and that they werent called by him (but the riders themselves).

Maybe all of the above means he will take a little more control about preperation and tactics though he has stated he will do less of that?

 

[Cimber]

Taking too much risks means now he will finish 4th. bad tactics by Saxo

He doesnt care if he finished 2nd or 10th. Kreuziger does though, and feel a little sorry for him

 

[Alphabet]

That might be his problem in a nutshell, rather than it being a decline or something clinic related. He looks like he could lose another few kilo's, which could make up a lot of the difference. If he came into this Tour looking like Froome, then he may only have lost a couple of minutes to him by now rather than 5.

 

[TANK91]

And he doesn't have a chance against Quintana and Purito.

R.K was stronger on AX-3, and yday he and AC done silly attack so no you cant say RK would not have lived with Purito, RK as done is best GT imo.

 

[Pulpstar]

He needs to get on the Froome diet !

 

[wwabbit]

He needs to get on the Froome diet !

I presume you don't mean the diet that got him hunger knocked....

 

[LaFlorecita]

I presume you don't mean the diet that got him hunger knocked....

For some reason I get the impression Pulpstar meant the diet that made Froome a walking skeleton.

 

[xrayvision]

Doesnt look super lean

Gisp! He´s fat!!! I can´t believe this, Riis always been obsessed with a riders weight, and this is definitely not tour form.

 

[boringboy]

Gisp! He´s fat!!! I can´t believe this, Riis always been obsessed with a riders weight, and this is definitely not tour form.

Guessing that is why Riis is complaining that he is not in the right shape?

 

[Cimber]

Guessing that is why Riis is complaining that he is not in the right shape?

Just dont understand how Riis and Berti himself let that happen.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I am optimistic again not for this year but for next year. thanks to a very nice person on twitter.

 

[boringboy]

I am optimistic again not for this year but for next year. thanks to a very nice person on twitter.

Anything you can share?

 

[personal]

Alberto is fighting like real champion. He is trying as hard as he can.

He doesn't have legs but he is using every tactic he knows against stonger opponent(s). Most of the time it doesn't work, sure.
But, that makes race interesting and that makes him great rider.

Plus, I can't help myself thinking that getting second place on podium may get him win after all.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Anything you can share?

I am not sure, but basically that his preparation this year was way off and he's gonna do it the way he used to do this winter again. It was a bit more detailed though. She said she heard it from a 'reliable source'.

 

[The Hitch]

I am optimistic again not for this year but for next year. thanks to a very nice person on twitter.

**** next year. Just another Tour. This is the one that mattered. This is the one Sky were weakish in. You think next year they wont just train it up every climb?

 

[LaFlorecita]

I said anything about the tour?

 

[Jelantik]

**** next year. Just another Tour. This is the one that mattered. This is the one Sky were weakish in. You think next year they wont just train it up every climb?

yes it's true. But next year every team will catch up closer to team sky. there's no guarantee that froome will be as strong as this year. And bertie at least learn from this year. We saw that quintana can still rode away from the train.