Team said it's fine, not that bad. Of course this will affect him tomorrow but idc about this race really. Aslong as he's fine.
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Jack_89 said:BlurryVII said:Contador should just pull out of this **** race, it's not worth it. Looks like, it's one of those years where everything goes wrong. Ridiculous.
I personally don't have much hope anymore for the rest of the season.
He should retire already this year , after this Volta
Jack_89 said:LaFlorecita said:Sergi López-Egea @sergi_lopezegea 4m4 minutes ago
Oficial. Magulladuras y quemaduras superficiales en brazo, gluteo y pierna izquierda. Un ciclista del Colombia se le cruzó y tumbó Contador
Gosh darn Colombians
So , "good" news. Nothing of serious apparently and the Giro is still far( 40 days , he has time to recover and training)
You (and others) are too pessimistic for my taste in this period. Too well accustomed to 2014 when Alberto was only the tour aims. This year he's going for double so he couldn't keep the same level of 2014's springBlurryVII said:Jack_89 said:BlurryVII said:Contador should just pull out of this **** race, it's not worth it. Looks like, it's one of those years where everything goes wrong. Ridiculous.
I personally don't have much hope anymore for the rest of the season.
He should retire already this year , after this Volta
Eh, when karma repetitively strikes on you, it means it's just not your season. Even if he gets back on the right path, something else will happen.
Then we'll end up watching diminished Alberto, causing mayhem in the peloton, you know, entertaining people but still loosing at the end as usual. That's what you guys like apparently. He just can never truly be at 100% without Bull,**** happening.
You (and others) are too pessimistic for my taste in this period. Too well accustomed to 2014 when Alberto was only the tour aims. This year he's going for double so he couldn't keep the same level of 2014's spring
In fact , last year he suffered only a crash ...but it was fatal. Today he was just unluky, not fate : i agree with ElectressBlurryVII said:You (and others) are too pessimistic for my taste in this period. Too well accustomed to 2014 when Alberto was only the tour aims. This year he's going for double so he couldn't keep the same level of 2014's spring
I know that, It has nothing to do with 2014. Don't you see he already crashed 3 times this year? You think this is gonna help his preperation?
Even in 2014, when he was finally at his peak, and about to get an imperial win at the Tour, he crashed. 100% AC is just something that's not happening. It's a myth lmao
LaFlorecita said:It is not possible to peak for both the Giro and the Tour. He either needs to peak for the Giro and hold his form throughout the following 2 months, or build towards a peak during the Giro and reach that peak at the Tour.
Electress said:I'm not loving this season thus far, but I don't think he's that far off track. As for the crash, that's just unlucky, not fate or anything. He's clearly got excess weight, but it's not that much - and certainly 40 days of training and three of racing will take the bulk off. What's crap is the illness - though it happens - and Oleg being such a tool. What's he thinking?
As for team sky's season so far - well, it sticks in my craw. But they can win all the one day races and short stage races they like and I won't give a damn if it means they are not on form for the Giro or Tour.
Electress said:As for team sky's season so far - well, it sticks in my craw. But they can win all the one day races and short stage races they like and I won't give a damn if it means they are not on form for the Giro or Tour.
HelloDolly said:SKY have strength in numbers while TCS do not ...I thought and still do that buying Sagan was a mistake....You could have got 10 very good riders for one Sagan ...Say a few Columbians & cobbles riders and one days riders,etc...One thing SKY has shown is you need the numbers , just even to statistically get the wins and you need the numbers to ensure you have riders to support the leaders
TCS has good riders but not enough and because of the amount they are paying him focus is very much on Sagan (and Contador) ...alot of pressure...for just two riders to win it all
Contador can take it but he could do with better help ..Not sure about Sagan ....I do think Sagan is a very good rider but in TCS with double focus and the pressure of Tinkov I am not sure he will flourish.
Team are either grand tour teams like SKY , Astana Movistar or classic teams like EQS, Trek ...hard to be both unless you ahave a good bunch of riders at the top level in both .... and no team has manged that in the last few years (though SKY might this year)
But nothig would do Tinkov...he wanted both Green & Yellow at the Tour .....You divide the focus of the team at your peril
Having said that some of the team looky bulky to me as if they have bulit too much muscle ?? I notice this with Sagan, Contador and others ...What gives....why change what was working ???
rm7 said:According to De Jongh a Columbia rider hit AC's and caused the crash. It really tells how important it is to have a strong team that can keep you in the front for the last 5k.
Following Tinkoff-Saxo’s statement on their official Facebook page concerning Alberto Contador’s accident in Vuelta a Catalunya stage 6, initially claiming one of our team riders had caused the Spaniard’s crash, and published by several medias, Team Colombia-Coldeportes wishes to clarify what follows.
Leonardo Duque was the only Colombia-Coldeportes’ rider in Contador’s group with 2 km to go. Having a teammate ahead of the pack, Duque moved to the fore with the intention of signaling to a motorbike riding too close to the lead of the bunch under the race rules. Duque took a bend in first position, and eventually heard the crash behind him: hence, there is no way he could have possibly touched Contador’s rear wheel.
As sportsmen and part of the cycling family, we feel sorry about Alberto’s crash, but we think it is unfair to aggrieve any team or rider with the fault of any crash (part of cycling’s everyday business) without a certain and clear evidence of it, particularly with claims coming from official sources with wide exposure.
Electress said:Why do this stuff, it makes everyone look terrible. WTF is going on with the team?