Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Miburo]

Contador used to crush anybody on a hilly ITT.

Even if not the great Contador we used to know he will still easily podium it. His form last year was way worse and he was like 6 or 7th in that ITT of pais basque

 

[Netserk]

Contador will crush that ITT.

*Remove a little of the flat in the end.

 

[ILovecycling]

Contador will crush that ITT.

*Remove a little of the flat in the end.

Looks like his race to lose.

 

[Cimber]

Team boss Bjarne Riis said the results show Contador, who struggled through the 2013 Tour de France, is back at his best.

“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#fkxHw6VZmeMkIOLJ.99

also this:

When asked to gauge Froome, Contador said, “the truth is that I did not see much of him..."

 

[Jspear]

Team boss Bjarne Riis said the results show Contador, who struggled through the 2013 Tour de France, is back at his best.

“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#fkxHw6VZmeMkIOLJ.99

also this:

When asked to gauge Froome, Contador said, “the truth is that I did not see much of him..."

You got to love the mind games they play.....I'm hoping he'll have reason to say that more as the season goes alone.

 

[Miburo]

It's not really a mindgame, it's very hard to judge Froome after that race.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Contador will crush that ITT.

*Remove a little of the flat in the end.

Wow that may have actually changed my mind... looks almost designed for him

 

[ILovecycling]

@Florecita
When did Afrank post your signature?
Looks like evyrything is true except the helmet stuff,fortunately

 

[LaFlorecita]

He's looking to get a hint of what Contador's form is. Froome see's how Contador is already dressing himself in yellow in anticipation for July, how he rides with no helmet without fear, how he and his loyal second in command Kreuziger have grown thin, and how Contador has given previews of what others will face in July in the form of Giro 2011 pictures....

...and he feels fear...

No helmet

@Florecita
When did Afrank post your signature?
Looks like evyrything is true except the helmet stuff,fortunately

In this very thread

 

[Jelantik]

You got to love the mind games they play.....I'm hoping he'll have reason to say that more as the season goes alone.

I don't think is a mind game. It's just the fact that now, sky has to take notice on contador especially with Froome's season isn't gone as smooth as last year. I bet if contador won PV, porte will be called off from Giro to be fresh for Froome at TDF. Rumors said that the decision on porte to giro or no giro is going to happen in 10 days time.. well, kinda coincidence with contador finishes PV.. *of course this is just my off the chart conspiracy theory. the reason might just be porte isn't up to par at Giro trentin. but hey it's nice to imagine that now sky has to take 'notice' on contador *

 

[Publicus]

When is Froome's next race? You'd think with missing T-A they'd switch things up and have him ride PV to further hone his racing legs.

 

[Netserk]

When is Froome's next race? You'd think with missing T-A they'd switch things up and have him ride PV to further hone his racing legs.

A 'borg to improvise? You've got to be kidding me.

 

[Jelantik]

When is Froome's next race? You'd think with missing T-A they'd switch things up and have him ride PV to further hone his racing legs.

i think he just added LBL to his programe and then Romandie. (well he has to do Romandie, because traditionally who win Romandie win the tour, dunno ). And he is back on altitude training, I believe. After that not sure if he is taking other race other than those two above.

 

[Jelantik]

Quintana not defending his title at PV. so less rival to worry for contador.
but Quintana probably does Romandie.. Ow i really hope so, coz it would be awesome to see an in-form Quintana crushes Froome. As long as some else besides contador has a chance to hold froome from winning that would be awesome.

Quintana will not defend his title in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, which starts on Monday. "Depending on how I feel I want to race the Vuelta al Asturias or maybe the Tour de Romandie before the Giro."

 

[Jelantik]

if this is true, that means there's nothing wrong with contador last season. After all he is human. Froome? that's another story. His DNA is alien! believe it or not he is NOT human.

As part of the UCI’s Biological Passport program, researchers have begun to explore DNA profiling as a tool to target next-generation cheaters. Yet scientists were puzzled when they examined Froome’s genetic profile.

“Chris was very open with us to allow access to his DNA,” researcher Michele Bugatti told VeloNews. “We found some puzzling inconsistencies, and the only logical conclusion was that Froome has non-human DNA.”

Brailsford said Sky has commissioned an independent panel, funded and screened by Sky, to investigate the genetic anomaly.

“It’s an interesting question. We are studying how the ‘celestial native’ population might trigger different numbers in the biological passport,” he continued. “What’s certain is that at some point we have to accept that alien performances will surpass doped human performances.”

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...tiny-extraterrestrial-dna-test-results_322157

 

[ILovecycling]

In this very thread

Thanks, lol @ picture without a helmet,after all everything is true!

edit:9/2/2014 it was posted,great call Afrank!

 

[webbie146]

if this is true, that means there's nothing wrong with contador last season. After all he is human. Froome? that's another story. His DNA is alien! believe it or not he is NOT human.




http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...tiny-extraterrestrial-dna-test-results_322157

nice haha 1-april

 

[Miburo]

Putting a gap on that Valverde on that kinda climb.

Very impressive, the way he ran off from Valverde, just wow.

 

[arvc40]

Once again, up your bum to the negative people who said Bert was done !. ****ing smashed it today. Love it !

 

[Jack_89]

On thia type of climb only Purito is stronger than him.
Yesterday i had.only hope but in the end i believed on him
Great win

 

[Netserk]

Poetry in motion

 

[LaFlorecita]

Ha ha awesome stuff Berto is the best.

I believe! Contador 2014 Tour champion.

Happy Bertie

 

[Arredondo]

This was just really impressive. In TA, i still had doubts how good this Contador actually is, but now im sure, he's as good as his old days.

I think Purito was the only guy who could have joined him all the way on the climb, but nobody else.

RESPECT ALBERTO!

 

[BYOP88]

Impressive ride! Only possible because the sport has cleaned up.

 

[murali]

Ha ha awesome stuff Berto is the best.

I believe! Contador 2014 Tour champion.

Happy Bertie

Anyone out there to challenge Flo on this?

I really want to see all those "great" ppl who wrote obituary of AC last yr.
;-)