Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Peter von]

Rui Costa might be worth a mention, also Van Garderen and Schleck the Younger

 

[Arredondo]

Rui Costa might be worth a mention, also Van Garderen and Lulu

Lulu? The guy who we didn't see a minute during Catalunya?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Rui Costa might be worth a mention, also Van Garderen and Lulu

Yup I forgot about Costa

 

[LaFlorecita]

Kreuziger...

Nope, no Kreuziger

 

[Rollthedice]

Looking by the parcours, I'd say Valverde is the man to beat.

 

[perico]

I'm just happy that in my eyes, he looks to be back on the climbs. Valverde Schmalverde... as long as he is consistently ahead of Froome going into July I will remain hopeful of his chances.

 

[Carols]

The best is yet to come

“He’s better than he was when he won the 2012 Vuelta a España,” Riis told VeloNews. “Alberto has the head, the legs, the heart. It’s good to see him at this level again. He really worked hard for that.”

Read more at http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...s-hes-back-to-form_322114#TAxFDIO9dUdBVccS.99

 

[LaFlorecita]

Vamos!!

Berto will win the Tour this year

 

[Peter von]

Lulu? The guy who we didn't see a minute during Catalunya?

hey, i only said he might be worth a mention.

 

[Arredondo]

hey, i only said he might be worth a mention.

But calling him in one sentence with TJ en Costa is dangerous

 

[Rollthedice]

Well, you haven't seen Lulu but Alberto had this to say about Froome:

"The truth is that I have not seen him much, because in the end other riders have been battling it out for the win."

 

[Peter von]

But calling him in one sentence with TJ en Costa is dangerous

that is the truth, perhaps i should edit him out and replace him with Andy Schleck and a sarcastic smiley

 

[LaFlorecita]

Well, you haven't seen Lulu but Alberto had this to say about Froome:

Awesome

 

[Arredondo]

that is the truth, perhaps i should edit him out and replace him with Andy Schleck and a sarcastic smiley

No sarcastic smiley, because i heard from a very good source that Andy is finally going to reassure in PV

 

[Sprite0309]

Nope, no Kreuziger

Kreuziger and the team changed his original plan and he is riding Pais Vasco (according to statement on his website).

 

[ILovecycling]

Nope, no Kreuziger

I think he is gonna ride pv...
He mentioned it somewhere.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Kreuziger and the team changed his original plan and he is riding Pais Vasco (according to statement on his website).

Oh cool!

 

[Fzotrlool]

I think the race will be more open than just a Contador vs. Valverde duel.

This stage could be crucial. Perfect for Tejay, JCP, Costa and Kwiatkowski (if he is in shape). If the time differences between the riders are minimal at this point, three of these four men could end up on the podium.

Contador may have been the strongest rider so far, but his TT skills are still a big question mark.

On paper, this is also a good route for Evans, but I have a feeling that he will never be the same again. Even a top 10 could be difficult.

 

[Peter von]

No sarcastic smiley, because i heard from a very good source that Andy is finally going to reassure in PV

Well we always assumed he was the likely man to beat the old Contador, no sarcastic smiley from me then, they are way overused anyway, there should be a quota.

 

[Jelantik]

Kreuziger and the team changed his original plan and he is riding Pais Vasco (according to statement on his website).

o wow. I thought kreuziger will ride Amstel, LBL, and Fleche before Romandie?

I saw on Eurosport a piece about Tinkoff saxo team before some stage of catalunya (tune is a little early). There was a part where Kreuziger was meeting with all the DS + coaches team to talk about his program. To make the story short, one of the coach outlined that in Romandie he wasn't great because he was competing in basque country (something like that). And Roman wanted to compete in basque country to help contador and to hone his form for classic. I remembered Bjarne was saying that the team was strong already and roman didn't need to do basque country to help contador (that's was very sweet of him... to want to help Contador ). Anyway, I don't have any link to any of this.. so I just recall from the memory. So, if anyone happens to have the footage recorded.. you might want to check it out.

so it's interesting to see that roman might swap his program. Maybe since the PV is more like PN? A string of classic route stringing together?? Also Beltran is on the list for PV.

Btw.. I haven't heard about Nico for a long time. He is due for the Giro, but so far I haven't seen him in any stage race (maybe TA)

 

[Publicus]

I think he is gonna ride pv...
He mentioned it somewhere.

He did

After having spoken to the team management Roman changed his plans the very evening following the race. “In the end, I will not go for an altitude training camp like I was planning to but I will be at the start of the Basque Tour.”

http://romankreuziger.com/en/chilled-to-the-bone/

 

[Jelantik]

I think the race will be more open than just a Contador vs. Valverde duel.

This stage could be crucial. Perfect for Tejay, JCP, Costa and Kwiatkowski (if he is in shape). If the time differences between the riders are minimal at this point, three of these four men could end up on the podium.

Contador may have been the strongest rider so far, but his TT skills are still a big question mark.

On paper, this is also a good route for Evans, but I have a feeling that he will never be the same again. Even a top 10 could be difficult.

I would have agree with you if the TT is flat. But this is a hilly stage TT. Contador was not far behind Froome at hilly stage TT at TDF.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Is it a normal hilly TT though, or is it one of those silly over the top technical Pais Vasco TT's?

The latter would be even more to the advantage of Contador, if he feels like it.

 

[Sprite0309]

o wow. I thought kreuziger will ride Amstel, LBL, and Fleche before Romandie?

I saw on Eurosport a piece about Tinkoff saxo team before some stage of catalunya (tune is a little early). There was a part where Kreuziger was meeting with all the DS + coaches team to talk about his program. To make the story short, one of the coach outlined that in Romandie he wasn't great because he was competing in basque country (something like that). And Roman wanted to compete in basque country to help contador and to hone his form for classic. I remembered Bjarne was saying that the team was strong already and roman didn't need to do basque country to help contador (that's was very sweet of him... to want to help Contador ). Anyway, I don't have any link to any of this.. so I just recall from the memory. So, if anyone happens to have the footage recorded.. you might want to check it out.

so it's interesting to see that roman might swap his program. Maybe since the PV is more like PN? A string of classic route stringing together?? Also Beltran is on the list for PV.

Btw.. I haven't heard about Nico for a long time. He is due for the Giro, but so far I haven't seen him in any stage race (maybe TA)

I saw it too, it must have been some pre-season meeting in november or december (they all had old jerseys). In that meeting, they recommended to Roman to skip Pais Vasco, but after Milan-San Remo, they changed it, so Roman will be part of the team in PV. I didn´t find the reason of this change.

 

[LaFlorecita]

. I remembered Bjarne was saying that the team was strong already and roman didn't need to do basque country to help contador (that's was very sweet of him... to want to help Contador ).

Yes that was so cute