Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[maltiv]

Do people honestly believe he could lose 2kg from last years Tour race weight? I'm not sure he could do that... But in this era of super skinny freak zooids who knows.

If Contador had Froome's fat percentage, I'm sure he'd have destroyed him in the mountains. In the TDF you could hardly even see Contador's veins, whereas Froome's veins were popping out of his body as if he were about to explode.

I don't think Contador will risk going that low though, but he can certainly get much closer. Most cyclist would be in a hospital bed with Froome's fat percentage, and certainly not challenging Tony Martin on flat ITTs...

 

[jens_attacks]

alberto never won the tour being anorexic but yes i agree that a little more bionic fitness will help. in this year's tour he looked more like an 80's rider physique. where the veins at, alberto?

if this photo is recent, we shall conclude that alberto maybe wants to start a career in bodybuilding?!

 

[LaFlorecita]

No idea what Benna is doing

 

[Red Rick]

Looks like Contador is sooner gonna be in Alonso's Formula 1 team than in Alonso's cycling team

 

[EnacheV]

common hes not that fat and its in offseason

think to it like training with weights on your feets

when the weights go down he will fly up

 

[LaFlorecita]

Young Contador, Hernandez and Paulinho

PS those bib shorts are horrendous

 

[TANK91]

Hi everyone how isit, were is that too were they go karting, and why they in camp alreay?

 

[TANK91]

Who the hell is that guy at the back laid down with a ball, why he in that jersey?

 

[Hysminai]

Who the hell is that guy at the back laid down with a ball, why he in that jersey?

Riis' son. He rides for a danish ct team.

 

[TANK91]

Thank you i thought for a minut it may have Lass NormanHanssen

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Thank you i thought for a minut it may have Lass NormanHanssen

Are you a monster at pocket tank?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Riis' son. He rides for a danish ct team.

Yes it is Thomas Riis

 

[Christian]

Looks like he's having a blast on his family vacation

 

[LaFlorecita]

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/contador_gunning_for_it/

If we (fans of cycling) want to see a fantastic 2014 season, with everything cycling has to show, then Contador still has a number of important parts left to play.

Not necessarily because he is the best GT rider, nor because he has won the most GTs in recent years, and neither because he possesses the best pedaling strokes around…

Simply because he is the guy who just gave this quote from Grand Canaria:

“I am going to win, I cannot permit myself to be second.” (and that statement covers any type of race, stage or criterium. Why bother if you cannot win?)

Yup. That is the Contador we know and love (and remember). Give ‘em hell baby.

 

[TANK91]

He sure seems upfor it, dont he, i think good decision not doing the Vuelta, it would have just been a waste, even if he is never what he was, im sure he cn get to Vuelta 2012 shape, sure that want the Contador of old but he had noo racing KMS. So you have to feel he can get better than that? I think he canwin the TDF, i think Froome on last years first 2 weeka form its a defo no no, but who knows look at Wiggins(i dont think Froome is like that he seems hungry) its not a gimme that he is just as good this year things change quickly

 

[Contadoraus Schlecks]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aP5LdqpBV9M&desktop_uri=/watch?v=aP5LdqpBV9M

Hope we see this guy again in 2014!

I can't remember, was Niballi injured or unwell during this race? The time gap suggests so

 

[Opalius]

Nope, not at all.

Contador was just so good that Nibali and Scarponi had to fight for the scraps...

 

[Contadoraus Schlecks]

Nope, not at all.

Contador was just so good that Nibali and Scarponi had to fight for the scraps...

Makes you question how his decline has been so drastic. I'm still clinging to the hope that 2013 was simply a bad year.

 

[jens_attacks]

nibali has stepped up since 2011 that's for sure though

 

[Contadoraus Schlecks]

Nope, not at all.

Contador was just so good that Nibali and Scarponi had to fight for the scraps...

Makes you question how his decline has been so drastic. I'm still clinging to the hope that 2013 was simply a bad year.

 

[The Hitch]

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/contador_gunning_for_it/

Problem is that's the attitude we all took into this year's tour. Oh it has to be interesting cos Contador is going to do everything to win. Even after froome had a huge gap contador and Riis said that he will go for it in the alpes.

In the end he did nothing. He followed Romans wheel to a 4th place.

As a result contador saying "I have to win, I no longer care about 2nd" no longer has as much resonance, as if once may have had.

Words are cheap. But even if he does bring it It could still all seem a bit-after the lord mayors show.

The 100th edition was the one to win. That's the one that will go down in history. 101, that's just another number.

 

[del1962]

Problem is that's the attitude we all took into this year's tour. Oh it has to be interesting cos Contador is going to do everything to win. Even after froome had a huge gap contador and Riis said that he will go for it in the alpes.

In the end he did nothing. He followed Romans wheel to a 4th place.

As a result contador saying "I have to win, I no longer care about 2nd" no longer has as much resonance, as if once may have had.

Words are cheap. But even if he does bring it It could still all seem a bit-after the lord mayors show.

The 100th edition was the one to win. That's the one that will go down in history. 101, that's just another number.

I don't entirely agree with that, I have no idea who won the 100th FACup, however if you asked me who won the FA Cup in such and such a year, I might have the answer.

I think next season we will learn more about Contador's form though, whether his illness effected his preperation last year or not.

 

[LaFlorecita]

The 100th edition was the one to win. That's the one that will go down in history. 101, that's just another number.

It's ridiculous to say the 100th edition is way more important than any other edition.
A Tour win is a Tour win.

To be honest I couldn't give two ****s which race and which edition he wins. I just want him to win races.

 

[Angliru]

I doubt very few fans could tell us who won the 50th Tour for that matter. At least not without doing a bit of internet research beforehand.

 

[del1962]

I doubt very few fans could tell us who won the 50th Tour for that matter. At least not without doing a bit of internet research beforehand.

I presume it was 1963, so that would Anquetil era? (At a guess)

EDIT - Just looked it up and correct spelling apart.