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hfer07 said:I notice some belly showing off. perhaps saving energy for the double? I tend to believe he should start to get sharper, as the Giro gets closer, but I imagine Riis knows best how to bring him in proper shape then...
roundabout said:Nah, he was better in Andalucia than this week. Seems something happened in the buildup.
Suppose he had managed to stay on Froome's wheel, won the Ruta, did better in prologue and went with Quintana today.rm7 said:What are people talking about, Contador in 2013 shape?
Miburo said:Catalunya will be bad too, start panicking more.
SeriousSam said:Suppose he had managed to stay on Froome's wheel, won the Ruta, did better in prologue and went with Quintana today.rm7 said:What are people talking about, Contador in 2013 shape?
Would you have felt more confident about his chances to win G and T or less? The results right now are not definitive, but they are indicative.
They carry some information about how well he's going to do in the rest of the season. Contador's level will be either higher, lower or the same as last year. What do you think is the most likely outcome, and do you not think early form carries some predictive value about that?
SeriousSam said:Suppose he had managed to stay on Froome's wheel, won the Ruta, did better in prologue and went with Quintana today.rm7 said:What are people talking about, Contador in 2013 shape?
Would you have felt more confident about his chances to win G and T or less? The results right now are not definitive, but they are indicative.
They carry some information about how well he's going to do in the rest of the season. Contador's level will be either higher, lower or the same as last year. What do you think is the most likely outcome, and do you not think early form carries some predictive value about that?
BlurryVII said:It's fascinating how an insignificant 5 km prologue can be so indicative ....
Also, you can forget about Catalunya, he is going to be dropped, if it's not Froome, it'll be someone else. Just focus on the double like Contador does.
BlurryVII said:Also, you can forget about Catalunya, he is going to be dropped, if it's not Froome, it'll be someone else. Just focus on the double like Contador does.
Red Rick said:He did drop Poels though
Poels: “It’s not a big gap but I’m really looking forward to tomorrow, then we’ll see. I know people like Contador and Urán are in good shape but I’m in really good shape too and felt really good out there. The long climbs (like Terminillo) are not so bad for me, so I’m confident I can defend the jersey and keep it,” he said in the post-race press conference, going as far to suggest that he is the favourite to win this fiftieth edition of Tirreno-Adriatico. “Maybe after today yes I am,” he said.
Riis: “We were looking forward to [a re-match after Ruta del Sol], but that’s how it is,” said Bjarne Riis, Alberto Contador’s team manager at Tinkoff-Saxo.
“Contador’s most feared rival is Froome, no doubt about that. He knows how good Froome is. We still don’t know how good Nairo Quintana can be, or how well Vincenzo Nibali will go with these guys when they are at their best, but we know how good Froome is, and how good he can be.”
Jelantik said:well if you read what Riis said... looks like they bank on contador's form is better?
Riis: “We were looking forward to [a re-match after Ruta del Sol], but that’s how it is,” said Bjarne Riis, Alberto Contador’s team manager at Tinkoff-Saxo.
“Contador’s most feared rival is Froome, no doubt about that. He knows how good Froome is. We still don’t know how good Nairo Quintana can be, or how well Vincenzo Nibali will go with these guys when they are at their best, but we know how good Froome is, and how good he can be.”
Looking at Alberto today, if Froome was there, there won't be anything remotely close to rematch whatsoever.