Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Teddy Boom]

Are they going to race in that horrible camo kit? I might have to get off the bandwagon..

 

[ferryman]

Totally irrelevant to the thread but why oh why do the Pros go out without gloves on? I never did and the few times I came off, even at my pace it save a lot of skin.. And before you say, they are Pros, my last fall was with a freaking dog taking me out...

 

[Electress]

?

not fat

Looks mighty fine to me….

Although this shot makes him look like the cleaner about to have a moan about someone walking over his newly swept path..

 

[Jspear]

Are they going to race in that horrible camo kit? I might have to get off the bandwagon..

No. This is their training kit. That being said I don't think the kit is that bad. The biggest problem imo is that it clashes with the bikes. But it doesn't matter as it isn't their official kit for next year.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Totally irrelevant to the thread but why oh why do the Pros go out without gloves on? I never did and the few times I came off, even at my pace it save a lot of skin.. And before you say, they are Pros, my last fall was with a freaking dog taking me out...

Pretty hard to crash uphill

 

[Angliru]

Pretty hard to crash uphill

When you go up you have to come back down.

 

[Sethcapes]

I'd scare him off with my singing probably

LOL. You'd scare him off by being a fuc*ing nutjob.

 

[LaFlorecita]

LOL. You'd scare him off by being a fuc*ing nutjob.

Lol. Have we ever met ?

 

[webbie146]

Pretty hard to crash uphill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl4eCCa1pJQ

 

[LaFlorecita]

Mick interview
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rogers-were-rallying-behind-contador-for-the-giro-tour-double

 

[Red Rick]

The Great One now listed as one of his nickname's on wiki.


pretty cool

 

[LaFlorecita]

The Great One now listed as one of his nickname's on wiki.


pretty cool

Nice

 

[UpTheRoad]

Pretty hard to crash uphill

Dennis Menchov scoffs.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Weight Watch
he does look a bit chubby on this pic

not the most flattering photo though

 

[LaFlorecita]

http://www.rsi.ch/la2/programmi/spo...u-due-ruote-con-Alberto-Contador-3269356.html

 

[Kwibus]

Weight Watch
he does look a bit chubby on this pic

not the most flattering photo though

It's all muscle that I see. Where is the fat?

 

[Kwibus]

http://www.rsi.ch/la2/programmi/spo...u-due-ruote-con-Alberto-Contador-3269356.html

It would be so cool, if I actually understood what they were saying.

 

[LaFlorecita]

It's all muscle that I see. Where is the fat?

There is no fat, but he looks chubby

 

[LaFlorecita]

It would be so cool, if I actually understood what they were saying.

a cycling fan who doesn't understand Italian or Spanish, tsk tsk

 

[Carols]

a cycling fan who doesn't understand Italian or Spanish, tsk tsk

Make that 2 fans....35+ minutes and I don't understand any of it

 

[Dr. Juice]

http://www.rsi.ch/la2/programmi/spo...u-due-ruote-con-Alberto-Contador-3269356.html

Thank you very much

 

[LaFlorecita]

Some quotes (and what I think is the (loose) translation)

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "Me siento muy cómodo yendo de pie en la bicicleta."
I feel very comfortable riding out of the saddle

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "Esperemos que el equipo de Alonso salga porque sería muy bueno para el ciclismo."
I hope the Alonso team happens, because it would be very good for cycling

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "Lo del Tour en Inglaterra fue impresionante. La cantidad de gente que había era increíble."
The Tour start in UK was impressive. The number of spectators was incredible.

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "Para mi es un honor haber ganado 4 Velo d'Or."
For me it's an honor to have won 4x Velo d'Or

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "Me cruzo mucho con Nibali entrenando."
I come across Nibali a lot during training.

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "Gente como Tinkov es buena para el ciclismo."
People like Tinkov are good for cycling.

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "Creo que ganar Giro y Tour es posible. Lo voy a intentar."
I believe winning the Giro-Tour double is possible. I will try.

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "La concentración en el Kilimanjaro fue, sobre todo, dura. Es la última vez que lo hago."
The team building camp at Kilimanjaro was, above all, hard. I will not do it again.

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "Donde vivo ahora, los coches pasas aún más cerca tuyo que en España."
Where I live now, the cars pass even more closely than in Spain.

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "El sufrimiento que pasé con el tema del ''dopaje'' lo he dejado atrás. Pero nunca lo voy a olvidar."
The suffering I went through related to the "doping" theme I've left behind. But I will never forget it.

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "La caída en el Tour fue un palo muy gordo. El ciclismo es así."
The crash at the Tour was a big blow/difficult moment. [palo??] This is cycling.

 

[BlurryVII]

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "Me cruzo mucho con Nibali entrenando."
I ride a lot with Nibali while training. (I doubt this one is true)

"me cruzo mucho" I think it just means that he stumbles upon him sometimes on the roads but does not literally ride with him, they have never taken any pic together

AlbertoContador Fans @Contador_Fans · Dec 9
Contador: "Donde vivo ahora, los coches pasas aún más cerca tuyo que en España."
Where I live now, the cars pass you much more slowly than in Spain.

I think he meant the cars pass even closer to you than in Spain

 

[LaFlorecita]

"me cruzo mucho" I think it just means that he stumbles upon him sometimes on the roads but does not literally ride with him, they have never taken any pic together



I think he meant the cars pass even closer to you than in Spain

you are correct on both accounts. "Cruzo" is "to come across" I guess, and not sure what happened with the second quote, I threw it into google translate a few days ago, and I was sure the translation had something to do with slower, but that is not true of course and it doesn't show that when I translate it now, brain malfunction

I blame my roommate who has invited 20 people over it's way too late I can't even type a proper sentence anymore

 

[ferryman]

http://www.rsi.ch/la2/programmi/spo...u-due-ruote-con-Alberto-Contador-3269356.html

Weight Watch

He is looking pretty scrawny in that interview from a few days ago, particularly when the camera pans out. Hope he knows what he is doing...