Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Jelantik]

who's going to attack????

 

[Jelantik]

i think everyone is waiting until close to line...

 

[Jelantik]

oooo purito... contador running out a gas...

 

[Jelantik]

purito altitude training.. bears fruit huh??

 

[LaFlorecita]

Great ride by Alberto, 5s behind Purito is not bad at all, and 8s on Froome

 

[Red Rick]

"So I didn't win today, but I dropped Froome, so I got that going for me, which is nice"

 

[the sceptic]

Great ride by Alberto, 5s behind Purito is not bad at all, and 8s on Froome

Looked like he wanted to attack earlier too. I thought he looked really good today.

Bring on tomorrow!

 

[Netserk]

Giampaolo Caruso blocked Contador when Froome took off.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

You can't out-Purito Purito, Alberto.

But also, this wasn't the right climb for him. Tomorrow a good chance!

 

[arvc40]

Contadors rise continues !. J Rod unbeatable in a finish like that. Froome looking naked without his Team.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Looked like he wanted to attack earlier too. I thought he looked really good today.

Bring on tomorrow!

I like how he was on Froome's wheel immediately good signs today!

 

[arvc40]

And Contador got blocked in. Every inch counts.

 

[Carols]

All in all a good day for Alberto. Blocked in still gets on wheel, looked on his game, dropped Froome, finishes 2nd. I await word on the 'sensations'.

 

[Jspear]

And Contador got blocked in. Every inch counts.

I think Purito still would have won today...maybe it would have been closer, but I think the result would have been the same. I'm still happy with his performance. Hopefully there will be more fireworks tomorrow. Weather please cooperate.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I so hope they can climb Vallter 2000 tomorrow. We need to see if Contador can beat Froome on a proper climb to and pretty please drop Purito and win the race, Berto?

 

[Arredondo]

I so hope they can climb Vallter 2000 tomorrow. We need to see if Contador can beat Froome on a proper climb to and pretty please drop Purito and win the race, Berto?

Do you think he can drop Purito?

Dropping Froome looks not very difficult for him.

 

[Pricey_sky]

I so hope they can climb Vallter 2000 tomorrow. We need to see if Contador can beat Froome on a proper climb to and pretty please drop Purito and win the race, Berto?

Tomorrow is the proper test, as you say let's hope it's on! I have a feeling Contador will do it tomorrow. Froome looks to have lost a little race form due to his minor injury.

 

[Butterhead]

In July...next.

 

[Jspear]

Do you think he can drop Purito?

Dropping Froome looks not very difficult for him.

I don't know if he can drop Purito. Purito is better at climbing the longer climbs than he used to be. Also Katusha seems to be stronger(as a team) than Tinkov. Hopefully the lack of support in the mountains doesn't effect Contador to bad.

 

[Jspear]

In July...next.

what about tomorrow next?

 

[Miburo]

You can't out-Purito Purito, Alberto.

But also, this wasn't the right climb for him. Tomorrow a good chance!

Knowing the fact that Contador stayed within 4 sec while he got blocked which cost like 1 sec you can argue he did really well.

 

[Angliru]

My only hope was that he put some daylight between himself and Froome by the finish and he did. I'm happy.

 

[VeloHuman]

He looked great today. Tomorrow against Froome on the longer slopes will be a bigger test.

 

[Cimber]

Contador says the Cold was worse than the expected and that it blocked them all a bit, and that the climb was easier than they had expected. And that today was about "controlling" before tomorrow, which will be much harder.

 

[rhubroma]

Yea, when Froome went I saw Alberto try to accellerate on the left, but Caruso blocked his way. Unfortunately the camera didn't allow to see how much that held him up.

I suspect that he lost just enough momentum to not be able to react optimally to Puerito's winning move.

Chapeau to Rodriquez nonetheless.