Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Jelantik]

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.

contador seems to be concerned about how he fares against froome today. Logically, froome should be rusty, but Froome said he is planning to smooke everyone tomorrow

“I think tomorrow will be more my style of racing. Again I’m here after a big break so I’m just hoping to do the best race possible and just to get that race feeling back into the legs again.”
Read more at http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,30313_9233740,00.html#y0oKV3EmbqW01gPJ.99

 

[Cimber]

Ninja!

Esta un poco fresquito el dia!Etapa reina hoy en @VoltaCatalunya .It seems there is a little cold!Queen stage today. pic.twitter.com/wFEDBE8NQ1

 

[LaFlorecita]

Hahahha vamos!!!

PS he looks pretty sharp

 

[Pricey_sky]

contador seems to be concerned about how he fares against froome today. Logically, froome should be rusty, but Froome said he is planning to smooke everyone tomorrow

No he didn't. Read the article properly he says : “I’m happy I tried but I know I’ve got a lot of work to do on my condition.”
Read more at http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,30313_9233740,00.html#UcuOo3ulBz8gTOyZ.99

He only mentioned that the tougher climb will suit him more than yesterday which is obviously true to anyone who knows anything about the sport. He also mentioned he wants to do as well as possible, not necessarily win the stage.

 

[Afrank]

Ninja!

Esta un poco fresquito el dia!Etapa reina hoy en @VoltaCatalunya .It seems there is a little cold!Queen stage today. pic.twitter.com/wFEDBE8NQ1

Smart plan for him, it worked for Purito after all.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Smart plan for him, it worked for Purito after all.

The ninja outfit was Purito's marginal gain yesterday. Contador will beat him now for sure

 

[LaFlorecita]

Damn it! So close... grrr

 

[Arredondo]

4 seconds between Purito and Alberto.

A showdown on the Montjuïch! Will be difficult though for Alberto to drop Purito there.

 

[LaFlorecita]

4 seconds between Purito and Alberto.

A showdown on the Montjuïch! Will be difficult though for Alberto to drop Purito there.

Tomorrow is a chance too. But I agree that it'll be very hard, he should've put time into Purito today. Purito will be able to grab boni's tomorrow and Sunday.

 

[Arredondo]

Tomorrow is a chance too. But I agree that it'll be very hard, he should've put time into Purito today. Purito will be able to grab boni's tomorrow and Sunday.

I don't know how hard that climb is tomorrow. It's not that long, so Alberto really has to attack from far out.

 

[sacrifice&hardwork]

Damn it! So close... grrr

Yes, I agree! From what I read on Twitter, Froome attacked and Contador, Purito and Quintana followed. Then Contador attacked but only Purito and Quintana responded. The three kept going until Bradet passed them with van Garderen. The two kept going with Contador chasing from behind and you know the rest.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I don't know how hard that climb is tomorrow. It's not that long, so Alberto really has to attack from far out.

It's 4.5km long and about 6% average it seems.

 

[Arredondo]

It's 4.5km long and about 6% average it seems.

So like La Molina

Hmm, then Alberto really has to attack before 1 k to go

Will be interesting, really interesting.

 

[LaFlorecita]

So like La Molina

Hmm, then Alberto really has to attack before 1 k to go

Will be interesting, really interesting.

I think it'll be hard, Purito won't go down without a fight. If Purito grabs the win tomorrow and the boni's it'll be even more difficult.

 

[Butterhead]

All I care about is who crosses the line first, AC or the dawg.
Does it matter?
Not in regards of who is in the better shape of the 2, but in regards to the mental boost that it means especially to AC, then it´s extremely important.
Who wins in July I have no idea, but for the fans, riders and teams this is a boost that can and will move a few borders compared to last years disaster, so the suspense is intact and we can await a nice battle in July.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Berto at 2s instead of 3s

 

[kingjr]

Maybe it was 2.8 and it got rounded up

 

[Netserk]

Maybe it was 2.8 and it got rounded up

It had just switched to 2 when Alberto got to the line.

 

[Arredondo]

They are not really accurate with the times. I think Alberto got two seconds instead of one today.

But Purito yesterday got 5 seconds to my opinion instead of 4.

 

[kingjr]

It had just switched to 2 when Alberto got to the line.

It's wrong then as well for JRod, Quintana Talansky and Froome

Edit: well maybe not for Quintana

 

[LaFlorecita]

They are not really accurate with the times. I think Alberto got two seconds instead of one today.

But Purito yesterday got 5 seconds to my opinion instead of 4.

He got those 5 seconds.

But hey of course the Catalan race organizers want Rodriguez to win

 

[Jelantik]

No he didn't. Read the article properly he says : “I’m happy I tried but I know I’ve got a lot of work to do on my condition.”
Read more at http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,30313_9233740,00.html#UcuOo3ulBz8gTOyZ.99

He only mentioned that the tougher climb will suit him more than yesterday which is obviously true to anyone who knows anything about the sport. He also mentioned he wants to do as well as possible, not necessarily win the stage.

duh.. it's a joke. I know what he said... take it as tongue and cheek..

 

[fantomas]

Maybe it was 2.8 and it got rounded up

 

[kingjr]

http://i.imgur.com/nO1W68R.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Lc4aSs1.jpg

As I said above, it's wrong for the other guys as well, except for Quintana maybe.

 

[fantomas]

As I said above, it's wrong for the other guys as well, except for Quintana maybe.

You might be right.