Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

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Electress

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Carols said:
The first one they both compete in, whatever that turns out to be. Bala's big head will be handed to him :).
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I must say, with all due respect to Alejandro, claiming he's the best Spanish rider of his generation when an 8 time GT winner comes from down the road is a bit much. At the very least, for the sake of humility, he would be well advised to let others bestow the crown.

Here's hoping Alberto enjoyed the interview and toasted Vvde over coffee at the top of some Alp. :D
 
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Netserk said:
No, but stage 4 is better than that. Or at least on par with it.

And then there's the HC MTF.
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Stage 4 is great, but more a Lombardia type of stage. You have to go from 45 km out (difficult...20-25 km semi flat with a bit of descent after that). Or you crush the field into 10 riders with the help of the team and attack on the last climb. Well that's possible.

BUT the stage is placed wrong. It should change places with stage 5. That way it would be the last chance to win the GC for everybody. As it is now...everybody knows the queen stage is the day after...I expect several riders within 30-40 seconds.
 
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Dr. Juice said:
Stage 4 is great, but more a Lombardia type of stage. You have to go from 45 km out (difficult...20-25 km semi flat with a bit of descent after that). Or you crush the field into 10 riders with the help of the team and attack on the last climb. Well that's possible.

BUT the stage is placed wrong. It should change places with stage 5. That way it would be the last chance to win the GC for everybody. As it is now...everybody knows the queen stage is the day after...I expect several riders within 30-40 seconds.
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I expect the main GC contenders in one group, or at most a couple seconds apart
 
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It's basically the same except the two mountain stages. Last year had a meh first MTF and then a good stage with Lanciano and the muro. This year has a really great stage followed by a great MTF.

Come March you will agree with me ;)
 
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Netserk said:
It's basically the same except the two mountain stages. Last year had a meh first MTF and then a good stage with Lanciano and the muro. This year has a really great stage followed by a great MTF.

Come March you will agree with me ;)
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yes, i went back and looked at what you and others posted on the T-A 2015 thread. it's an exciting route...especially considering who tinkoff team are sending this year.

could not find much else about who other teams are sending, apart from the main GC rider.

is it March yet :p
 
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LaFlorecita said:
Interview
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...r-identifies-Chris-Froome-as-No-1-threat.html

The main question is why they literally wrote down Alberto's Spanglish word for word :eek:

What does this even mean?
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He does not master the language with perfect grammar & stereotypical english accent, though he can express himself pretty comfortably. It's not like he shuts down when talking english. He expresses himself better then Froome:p

It's actually pretty good, I think only Flecha was better, but he rode for foreign teams without 12 spaniards around him. Freire was said to be pretty bad too, though the "i got shot in my ***" line was genius
 
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Electress

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He does not master the language with perfect grammar & stereotypical english accent, though he can express himself pretty comfortably. It's not like he shuts down when talking english. He expresses himself better then Froome:p

It's actually pretty good, I think only Flecha was better, but he rode for foreign teams without 12 spaniards around him. Freire was said to be pretty bad too, though the "i got shot in my ***" line was genius
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I'm pretty impressed with Contador's English. He's rather articulate, IMO. Yes, he's got an accent, but it's more intelligible to me than some native born reality TV stars! I also happen to think he's pretty straightforward in interviews, though I don't really like the article, to be honest. The way it is set up makes him sounds rather brusque and even overconfident from the outset. I've obviously not met him, but I've always had the impression that (whilst well aware of how good he is) he's remarkably polite, pleasant, approachable and pretty humble, considering.

Can't help wondering how he'd come over to a casual reader, I suppose. Especially since they didn't actually state what the CAS decision was. Whatever you think of the validity of that decision, IMO, its omission is unnecessary and even misleading in the context of the article. It's to be expected, of course, but I do find it tiresome.
 
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Electress

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Netserk said:
Being confident and humble (and polite/pleasant/approachable) isn't opposites. I do think that Contador is very confident, especially after last season.
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Oh, I agree. Nothing wrong with quiet confidence. I dislike false modesty even more than arrogance, and I don't think A.C. suffers from either. He knows his talent and, on the whole, treats it as a responsibility.

I also like people who have the courage to set out their stall to one and all then live up to it, as he's done with the double. I just wish that the article had used 'matter of a fact' rather than 'abrupt' at the beginning. They have different connotations, and the former is less negative IMO. That's nothing to do with A.C., its just the way it's written.

But I'm perfectly willing to accept I'm a little biased !

On another topic, just donated £40 to Cerebra on behalf of this thread, and courtesy of Ferryman have a very nice t shirt! It's not subtle, it's true, but actually, it fits rather well, so no more having to explain I'm not a TeamSky groupie…

If you see a lady in a black t shirt with a fluo yellow cyclist, 'Alberto Contador' written all over it (and probably dark glasses) hanging about on some col in May or July, that may well be me. :cool:

(Ah, the 'cool' smilie is soooooooo inappropriate in this context! More like :eek: TBH ! But might as well nail my colours to the mast! )
 
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Electress said:
I'm pretty impressed with Contador's English. He's rather articulate, IMO. Yes, he's got an accent, but it's more intelligible to me than some native born reality TV stars! I also happen to think he's pretty straightforward in interviews, though I don't really like the article, to be honest. The way it is set up makes him sounds rather brusque and even overconfident from the outset. I've obviously not met him, but I've always had the impression that (whilst well aware of how good he is) he's remarkably polite, pleasant, approachable and pretty humble, considering.

Can't help wondering how he'd come over to a casual reader, I suppose. Especially since they didn't actually state what the CAS decision was. Whatever you think of the validity of that decision, IMO, its omission is unnecessary and even misleading in the context of the article. It's to be expected, of course, but I do find it tiresome.
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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! :p
 
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