- May 15, 2011
- 45,171
- 617
- 24,680
- Jun 30, 2014
- 7,060
- 2
- 0
Yes, he also had a good one at Romandie, where he sucked durning all the other stages.LaFlorecita said:
pigoonse said:Cary is awful, imo. I have to be starved for cycling news to read something from the Telegraph sport, anyway. The article is set up for the audience. And in that regard, i understand: promote cycling in the UK. He really doesn't write about Contador in a flattering way - lots of reference to doping, while i feel the inference is ofc, Froome and Sky pure. the other irritating thing about the article was of course, Cary's reference to the win-win situation heading into TdF and a ready-made excuse for Contador, should he lose. Uhg...
also agree with you about false modesty being worse than arrogance - at least for sure in a professional athlete. Nadal, for example, the humble Rafa act is way over the top into false modesty. but Contador is nothing like it. i like Berto's of modest confidence. and one of the reasons i am a fan - he's charming!
I agree whole-heartedly. I'm pretty straightforward, really, so I much prefer open dislikes / likes whatever. I hate the kind of sneaky undermining someone; whilst not actually saying anything. Bit cowardly IMO.
I also find it tiresome that 'promoting cycling in the UK' equates to 'wildly supporting UK riders with excessive hyperbole' whilst slightly undermining others by comparison. All a bit unnecessary.
Red Rick said:Damn, may quit after this season already
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-froome-will-be-my-most-dangerous-tour-de-france-rival
I was kinda hoping that he'd do 2 years of winning as many GT's as possible and then go on a last year where he'd just cause absolute mayhem in every race just as goodbye
This. I am torn. I really want him to go out in a blaze of glory. But I would love to see him for a few more years. Can't imagine loving cycling as much without him, TBH. And his just having a whole pile of fun on the hills in whatever race would be awesome. It'd be sheer joy having a bit more 'for the love of the race' about cycling (and lots of sports, tbh). The trouble with commercialisation and organisation is that it can become so crushing of this kind of thing, and yet that's the stuff that inspires me.
I also hate to think of not seeing that lovely riding style any more. But I like what I see of the guy outside of cycling that I'd would want him to move on to something else substantial, not just linger on and diminish because he's not sure what else to do next or doesn't know how to end.
Yeah, but he has talked a lot about the sacrifices he's made in the last couple of years. His contract is coming up. I think he gave a pretty honest answer in the article. I guess we'll see.
I realise Porte seems to be in form, but what about his consistency? And AC's recovery is usually pretty great. I think he'll do well enough in that TT. Porte doesn't really worry me excessively - only as a device to tiring Alberto more than I'd like.
Publicus said:
This isn't a TT on day 20 or 21. There's not a single true high mountain stage before the TT, either. It's all sub 1500m up until that point in the race.
Uran should be able to handle those first 13 days with relative ease.
- Jun 9, 2014
- 833
- 0
- 9,980
Uran can probably take a minute in the TT...but he will get dropped like a stone by Contador and Aru in the mountains.But how much energy will Contador have to expend to win the Giro.Aru will probably lose 2 minutes in the TT so AC can let him win some stages but i think AC will mark him heavily in the mountains.
- May 15, 2011
- 45,171
- 617
- 24,680
http://www.esciclismo.com/ampliada.asp?Id=32621
Nairito says Alberto is his strongest rival then Froome then Nibali
Nairito says Alberto is his strongest rival
then Froome then Nibali
- May 20, 2009
- 8,934
- 7
- 17,495
It makes sense. Who did he face in his last GT? He's obviously paying respect to their placings. Very diplomatic.LaFlorecita said:http://www.esciclismo.com/ampliada.asp?Id=32621
Nairito says Alberto is his strongest rival
- Apr 16, 2009
- 17,600
- 6,854
- 28,180
Contador says that is Froome and Froome that is Quintana and there goes the wheel round and round!!LaFlorecita said:http://www.esciclismo.com/ampliada.asp?Id=32621
Nairito says Alberto is his strongest rival
- Apr 16, 2009
- 17,600
- 6,854
- 28,180
No. I was just kidding. But after listening the first two I couldn't hep but to laugh.Carols said:
- May 15, 2011
- 45,171
- 617
- 24,680
- May 11, 2013
- 13,995
- 5,289
- 28,180
LaFlorecita said:http://www.esciclismo.com/ampliada.asp?Id=32621
Nairito says Alberto is his strongest rival
Wrong. It's Valverde.
- May 15, 2011
- 45,171
- 617
- 24,680
- Jun 30, 2014
- 7,060
- 2
- 0
indianfanboy said:
Aru only started road cycling when he was 18 years old, he was a Cyclo-cross guy before that and it will be his third year as a pro. I think that he's still improving, I don't see him beating Alberto but he could be a serious rival. Obviously I'm biased because I'm a huge Aru fanboy
- Oct 26, 2010
- 5,647
- 261
- 17,880
On the other hand Aru is a Contador fanboy so it's all fine and goodMayomaniac said:Aru only started road cycling when he was 18 years old, he was a Cyclo-cross guy before that and it will be his third year as a pro. I think that he's still improving, I don't see him beating Alberto but he could be a serious rival. Obviously I'm biased because I'm a huge Aru fanboy
(Thinking about it, how awesome it would be for me to have the talent to trade punches with Contador in the mountains. Even if I had the legs, I think that I would be too shy to beat such a champion. As a fan I would prefer him to win
)LaFlorecita said:
Poor little Enric looks a bit lost
Alberto looks tired.
I do think that Vvde will work for Narito…until there are reasons when to do so seems to be self-sacrifice.
I'm not on the Quintana bandwagon as yet - I am not sure he has really lived up to all the billing. I wouldn't be at all surprised to find Vvde doing better next year, and ending up not being whole-heartedly 'working for Narito'. (If I'm honest, these days, I almost like Vvde for being this way. It's like watching dic_k dastardly in wacky races! )
And I am a fully signed up member of the ARu fan club myself. But I don't see him doing more than testing A.C. He's biting at the heels, but I don't think he's got the ability to really test him seriously. I certainly don't think he could do enough consistently over the whole three weeks.
- May 15, 2011
- 45,171
- 617
- 24,680
Crazy Tommeke
http://www.ciclo21.com/boonen-conta...asicas/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
"Which GT racer could play a prominent role in the Monuments?"
Tommeke: the cobbled stage at the TDF was really, really hard, and is not a good example of who could do well and who wouldn't. Everyone suffers a lot and not everyone knows how to handle a bike on wet cobbles, but I've always thought Contador could do well in these races. His bike-handling skills aren't too bad and if dry, I think he could do well.
http://www.ciclo21.com/boonen-conta...asicas/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
"Which GT racer could play a prominent role in the Monuments?"
Tommeke: the cobbled stage at the TDF was really, really hard, and is not a good example of who could do well and who wouldn't. Everyone suffers a lot and not everyone knows how to handle a bike on wet cobbles, but I've always thought Contador could do well in these races. His bike-handling skills aren't too bad and if dry, I think he could do well.
- May 15, 2011
- 45,171
- 617
- 24,680
http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/10-01-2015/contador-100442528493.shtml
Berto is asked what he thinks about shortening the GTs. His reply: Thanks for asking because it's very important to me. No, they have to stay as they are! They are called "grand" because at the end of the 3 weeks the best comes out on top, the one who recovers best. If you change the length, they lose their charm.
Berto <3 <3
- Apr 2, 2009
- 8,660
- 16
- 17,510
LaFlorecita said:
I wanted to mention that there was a great interview of Alberto in today's GdelloS. Hopefully CN publishes it in translation.
The opening statements let us know that the Spaniard is truly a formitable persona:
"I numeri non mi interessano. Non mi hanno mai interessato, non li inseguo, non conto i successi. Ma a fine carriera mi piacerebbe essere ricordato come qualcuno che ha fatto qualcosa di davvero speciale. Di storico. E al punto in cui sono, l’unica possibilità che ho è vincere Giro e Tour nello stesso anno. Non solo è molto difficile, ma è pure rischioso. Però già solo l’idea di provarci mi elettrizza".
Numbers don't interest me. They have never interested me, I don't follow them, I don't count wins. But at the end of (my) career, I'd like to be remembered as someone that did something really special: epic ("historical"). And at the point at which I am, the only possiblity I have is to win Giro and Tour in the same year. It's not only very difficult, but also risky. Yet just the idea of trying it, electrifies me."
Vai Alberto sei grande!
PS. Some time ago I made an assessment of why I thought Alberto was driven to attempt the famous double, despite the pundits saying it was too risky. Well Albero's own words have made my points prophetic.
TRENDING THREADS
-
World Championship 2025: Men’s RR, September 28- Started by Berniece
- Replies: 2K
-
Teams & Riders The Remco Evenepoel is the next Eddy Merckx thread- Started by DNP-Old
- Replies: 36K
-
Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread- Started by Lequack
- Replies: 41K
-
Il Lombardia 2025, monument, October 11- Started by Krzysztof_O
- Replies: 792
-
Teams & Riders The Great Big Cycling Transfers, Extensions, and Rumours Thread- Started by RedheadDane
- Replies: 13K
-
European Championship 2025: Men’s RR, October 5- Started by Berniece
- Replies: 854
-
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram