Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[maxmartin]

WOW
i though it was all over for him , did not even bother watching the stage
what a surprise
never underestimate the king and anything can happen in the GT!!!!!

 

[Publicus]

I think the last time I saw him celebrate so passionately was at Verbier.

 

[maxmartin]

where is LaFlorecita?
probably already drunk and party somewhere

 

[LaFlorecita]

where is LaFlorecita?
probably already drunk and party somewhere

I'm here

 

[No_Balls]

Still a little speechless. Breathless. And yet this feeling of pure inner joy. Like one have been touched by his holy epicness the bikegod - father of pedalling squares and cadence, ruler over the mountains and skytrains.

One day i will told my grandchildren i saw Contador racing his bike.

Netserks picture says it. Never seen him so happy.

 

[maxmartin]

I'm here

how do you feel? if words can describe LOL

 

[Carols]

Well I'm still tearing up, had to take an extra blood pressure pill and us a nitro patch!!! (It's a ***** getting old LOL!)

That is how this EPIC ALBERTO race affected me today!! The King Rules!!!!!

 

[rickibobbi]

the EPO equivalent must have

kicked in today in the Vuelta. Glad he finally dialed in his drugs, it was getting a little hairy.

 

[Cyivel]

Amazing Scenes

 

[jens_attacks]

he even celebrated in tiralongo' style!wow

one for the history books!what a champion!

 

[AtletiSK]

The days like this one separate champions from legends... really difficult to describe it, simply: Alberto Contador, the best cyclist in the world and one of the best of all time
ENHORABUENA CAMPEÓN!!!

 

[Afrank]

Now that is a victory salute! Pure emotion.

 

[sulgpallur]

New background found

 

[TheEnoculator]

I wonder if Contador has been bluffing all these weeks to make Purito think he's going to win. I think if Contador really wanted to blow away Purito in the high mountains, he could do that.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I wonder if Contador has been bluffing all these weeks to make Purito think he's going to win. I think if Contadir wanted to blow away Purito in the high mountains, he could do that.

Eh... No..

 

[Anonymous]

No. this is nonsense. I am new to this sport, but i can see that the victory today was achieved with deals and tactics. Clever, but to claim an individual victory flies in the face of what the slip streaming and team tactics mean.

To my mind, the whole construction of these Tours need drastic revision. I think the only valid prize is for team performance. The rest (whether sprint or climb) is just down to tactics.

The term 'breakaway' says it all.

 

[Miburo]

Thinking about it. Sergio Paulinho deserves a thread for himself. He pretty much destroyed Lastras and just had an epic ride.

 

[LaFlorecita]

No. this is nonsense. I am new to this sport, but i can see that the victory today was achieved with deals and tactics. Clever, but to claim an individual victory flies in the face of what the slip streaming and team tactics mean.

To my mind, the whole construction of these Tours need drastic revision. I think the only valid prize is for team performance. The rest (whether sprint or climb) is just down to tactics.

The term 'breakaway' says it all.

Deals? Cos Paolo Tiralongo, a good friend of Alberto, helped him? Alberto's team mates and Tiralongo deserve a statue but seriously Alberto did a whole lot of work himself. He bridged the gap to the break. He was the only one together with Paulinho pulling for about ten km. Then he worked together with Tiralongo. Then he went solo for 13 km. No, this wasn't just deals and tactics.

 

[T-Nielsen]

No. this is nonsense. I am new to this sport, but i can see that the victory today was achieved with deals and tactics. Clever, but to claim an individual victory flies in the face of what the slip streaming and team tactics mean.

To my mind, the whole construction of these Tours need drastic revision. I think the only valid prize is for team performance. The rest (whether sprint or climb) is just down to tactics.

The term 'breakaway' says it all.

Yeah after a 100 years of success the sport really needs to stop having winners.

 

[agagner]

alberto probably gave a majority of the stage prize money to tiralongo, as has long been the tradition in cycling. it's really the only gentlemenly thing to do.

 

[LaFlorecita]

alberto probably gave a majority of the stage prize money to tiralongo, as has long been the tradition in cycling. it's really the only gentlemenly thing to do.

Yeah I already said to my friend he'd probably promised him the win or some money.

 

[Cimber]

Thinking about it. Sergio Paulinho deserves a thread for himself. He pretty much destroyed Lastras and just had an epic ride.

Ye was epic to see the Lastras vs Paulinho TT

 

[Cimber]

Is'nt his contract up at the end of the year?

I wonder is he one of the riders that Riis has signed and is trying to keep quiet. Today would only add fuel to the fire.

Think he is contracted for one more year

 

[LaFlorecita]

Is'nt his contract up at the end of the year?

I wonder is he one of the riders that Riis has signed and is trying to keep quiet. Today would only add fuel to the fire.

No he still has a contract with Astana for next year.

 

[No_Balls]

Thinking about it. Sergio Paulinho deserves a thread for himself. He pretty much destroyed Lastras and just had an epic ride.

Nice call. We should definitively not forget his teammates. Even those who towered over Purito (my god he must have been destroyed today) did their part.

But Paulinho is a beast. What i ride from him.