Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[burning]

Love it how Contador desperately tried to grab some boni's.

I don't think Contador can drop Purito on the climbs. Today he attacked, but Purito answered really strong, he reacted quite late.

The only possibilty is that he surprises Purito in the sprint, because today Rodriguez rode tricky in the finale.

I think he hoped that there will be a split in peloton that he could gain a few seconds. (Didn't watch the sprint though)

 

[Arredondo]

I think he hoped that there will be a split in peloton that he could gain a few seconds. (Didn't watch the sprint though)

Yeah, could possible be. Purito was 24th, while Moreno was 31th at 6 seconds. So it almost worked.

 

[LaFlorecita]

@tejay_van: I wonder if @albertocontador wants to win here.

I am watching the race now on ES. Will check out Bertie on the climb and in the sprint.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

@tejay_van: I wonder if @albertocontador wants to win here.

I am watching the race now on ES. Will check out Bertie on the climb and in the sprint.

he had quite a nice punch in the hill, but it wasn't nearly steep/long enough to make JRod hurt

 

[LaFlorecita]

he had quite a nice punch in the hill, but it wasn't nearly steep/long enough to make JRod hurt

Yep I just saw it, pretty good attack but the climb just wasn't hard enough.

 

[ferryman]

he had quite a nice punch in the hill, but it wasn't nearly steep/long enough to make JRod hurt

Big ring all the way up. But classic Bertie attack, which I never tire of seeing.

 

[Arredondo]

he had quite a nice punch in the hill, but it wasn't nearly steep/long enough to make JRod hurt

So Purito wil suffer more on a steeper climb? Uhh, confused

Purito looked better on that hill then Alberto did. I understand you al like him, but based on the comments here, i get the feeling Alberto was way better than the rest.

 

[LaFlorecita]

So Purito wil suffer more on a steeper climb? Uhh, confused

Purito looked better on that hill then Alberto did. I understand you al like him, but based on the comments here, i get the feeling Alberto was way better than the rest.

Uhmmm.... No. Just no.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

So Purito wil suffer more on a steeper climb? Uhh, confused

Purito looked better on that hill then Alberto did. I understand you al like him, but based on the comments here, i get the feeling Alberto was way better than the rest.

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To drop Purito (or any rider at aproximately your climbing ability is much more likely at a 8-9% incline than a 4-5%)
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And it would also be nice if the hill was a longer mountain at 10+++ km

 

[Jelantik]

alberto is throwing a kitchen sink to purito.. He now adds a new skill.. sprint

 

[Red Rick]

alberto is throwing a kitchen sink to purito.. He now adds a new skill.. sprint

He can do it all, I'm secretly expecting him to at either win Roubaix or at least the cobbled stage in the Tour

 

[Red Rick]

Just watched the video, really weird sprinting on the hoods and catching all that wind

 

[LaFlorecita]

Just watched the video, really weird sprinting on the hoods and catching all that wind

Yeah it is really weird.

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah it is really weird.

It's like it needs windtunnel testing, if they just say like "yeah berto, next time use the bars" it can make a difference sometimes, remember mur de bretagne

 

[Jspear]

Just watched the video, really weird sprinting on the hoods and catching all that wind

He's just got to keep that look of "dancing while climbing up a mountain."

 

[Jelantik]

Alberto Contador ‏@albertocontador 13m
Hard day of cycling today. Cold and snow. In the pic it looks that I'm 10 years older than yesterday! Keep working! pic.twitter.com/tP8BYnSvMU

He's just got to keep that look of "dancing while climbing up a mountain."

with that muscle he will. Check out his tigh muscle.. he said he needed to have a more tone on his muscle.. I guess he is working on it.

 

[trevim]

Contador sprinting on the hoods yet again...he's like the worst sprinter in the world but somehow in Catalunya that's top10 material

 

[Netserk]

Contador sprinting on the hoods yet again...he's like the worst sprinter in the world but somehow in Catalunya that's top10 material

I don't get why he always does that :O

http://www.grassyknolltv.com/2012/vuelta-a-espana/photos/stage-08/310-PIC303586944.jpg

 

[trevim]

I don't know anything about cycling to give advice but just by riding my bike I would say that it makes a huge difference to sprint on the drops. I hope Velasco tries it someday.

 

[kingjr]

I don't get why he always does that :O

http://www.grassyknolltv.com/2012/vuelta-a-espana/photos/stage-08/310-PIC303586944.jpg

tbf that wasn't a sprint iirc he rode away and got caught he was just trying to get over the line at that point. And @trevim he did it when he beat Rasmussen in 2007 and also in the Giro 2008 when he sprinted for time bonuses at the finish at 1 stage and lost only agains Kirchen. So yeah he's ofc not a good sprinter but he's not the worst either.

 

[Afrank]

Probably just to do with what he's most used to. He's a climber (one that stands on the pedals a lot). So he's most used to and comfortable on the hoods. So he just naturally sprints in them.

We could see a similar thing with Cancellara when he was 4th at 2011 worlds a couple years back. He's the type of rider that just sets a high pace from the hoods and hammers away. And he sprinted from the hoods as if he was hammering a hard pace in a classic.

 

[Publicus]

I presume this is a photograph from his ill-fated attempt to drop Purito during yesterday's stage:

 

[jens_attacks]

yep purito closed the gap but he looked damn tired

if tinkov would be a stronger team, on the montjuic circuit, alberto could steal purito's race. he needs the race to be tough as hell. it might happen though, 4 seconds is nothing

 

[Jelantik]

yep purito closed the gap but he looked damn tired

if tinkov would be a stronger team, on the montjuic circuit, alberto could steal purito's race. he needs the race to be tough as hell. it might happen though, 4 seconds is nothing

tomorrow weather calls for cold and rain. Maybe the last 8 climbs at the end he could do something

 

[Jspear]

tomorrow weather calls for cold and rain. Maybe the last 8 climbs at the end he could do something

Who knows whether or not he will actually be able to take the leaders jersey. I just know that he will at least try. Hopefully his team can make the racing hard.