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Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

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LaFlorecita said:
I think we'll see Contador, Hernandez, Paulinho, Tosatto, Bennati, Rogers, Kreuziger and Roche in the Tour team. Mørkøv has a good chance for the last spot I believe. Unless they sign some other good guys, then perhaps they'll save Hernandez for la Vuelta and send Nico and Roman to the Giro.

Imo CAS deserves to be on the team if he wants a spot.
 
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Red Rick said:
Good news,

Just a shame he didn't score that many points:rolleyes::eek:

Well he is no. 15 on the individual rank with 252 points, so while he has performed badly this year (compared to his former level) it is still a lot of points for the team ranking.

That said, the team would have benifited more from this decision last year than this year. However, it might very well help them in their search for a new co-sponsor as this means they will be quite sure that they wont end up in a situation like last year
 
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Cimber said:
Well he is no. 15 on the individual rank with 252 points, so while he has performed badly this year (compared to his former level) it is still a lot of points for the team ranking.

That said, the team would have benifited more from this decision last year than this year. However, it might very well help them in their search for a new co-sponsor as this means they will be quite sure that they wont end up in a situation like last year

This is good news indeed. Although it sort of negates the requirement for him to do the vuelta next year (he was probably only going there for the points).
 
Contadoraus Schlecks said:
This is good news indeed. Although it sort of negates the requirement for him to do the vuelta next year (he was probably only going there for the points).

Indeed, it was the first race that his points would count and he was prepared to do it. Now he is much more likely to say 'to tired' after the Tour.
 
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Contadoraus Schlecks said:
This is good news indeed. Although it sort of negates the requirement for him to do the vuelta next year (he was probably only going there for the points).

Good. I want Roche to get a chance again (0;
 
i think y'all are confusing uci wt team points, with something valuable like money.

Saxo made wt in 2013. They will make wt in 2014 and with guys like majka, kreuziger, rogers they will make wt in 2015.

Contador did not need to do vuelta to make that happen.
 
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LaFlorecita said:
Okay so what do you guys think about the Tour parcours for Contador?

Think it depends what sort of Contador we see. It's not bad though. Fewer TT milfsahould be an advantage to him, which is ironic because in past years it was probably the opposite.what do you think?

Edit. Clearly that should say TT miles
 
Contadoraus Schlecks said:
Think it depends what sort of Contador we see. It's not bad though. Fewer TT milfsahould be an advantage to him, which is ironic because in past years it was probably the opposite.what do you think?

Edit. Clears that should say TT miles

I agree that it depends on his form. I think the TT on the penultimate day is a major disadvantage though.
 
If he is on the same form as this year, i don't think the route really matters. He will finish outside the top 5 either way.

Hopefully he returns to his 2011/2010 self, although to be honest i somewhat feel that is very unlikely.
 
Pricey_sky said:
Can't see him putting any time into Froome in the mountains and we know he wont get near him in the TT either. Bertie's only hope may be Froome has a disaster on the cobbles and loses minutes.

There was never much hope. Only..................... :D ;)

18-Valve. (pithy) said:
I think it really suits him, apart from the TT. I'd say a top-5 is highly likely if he stays at his current level.

The mountain stages are perfect for him. Not too hard and long, but yet selective.

I agree. I can see him finishing 4th in the end behind Froome Quintana and Nibali but hopefully he will be in a bit better shape
 
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LaFlorecita said:
There was never much hope. Only..................... :D ;)



I agree. I can see him finishing 4th in the end behind Froome Quintana and Nibali but hopefully he will be in a bit better shape

The only thing I have left to pin hope on was that it was a genuinely bad year for him. We have seen Boonen, Evans etc written off in previous years then come back, so hopefully :D

I would love to see even just one more GT annihilation from him...
 
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LaFlorecita said:
There was never much hope. Only..................... :D ;)



I agree. I can see him finishing 4th in the end behind Froome Quintana and Nibali but hopefully he will be in a bit better shape

I'm concerned that someone like Uran could even knock him down the pecking order (if Uran rides the Tour)