Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

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Parrulo said:
talent takes you to better cars just like in cycling takes you to better teams that will offer you better support.

simply put winning the world championship on an inferior car would be like a guy winning a GT supported by a team like argos shimano which would be pretty much impossible as he would be alone after the first mountain each day.

also just to prove how flawed your "the one with the best car always wins" argument is, all first 4 guys of the championship this year (won last sunda by vettel) started their careers on weaker teams before slowly moving up to better teams.
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I still remember Alonso during his Minardi years, he was damn impressive with his garbage car and he moved up to renault like you said
 
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Parrulo said:
talent takes you to better cars just like in cycling takes you to better teams that will offer you better support.

simply put winning the world championship on an inferior car would be like a guy winning a GT supported by a team like argos shimano which would be pretty much impossible as he would be alone after the first mountain each day.

also just to prove how flawed your "the one with the best car always wins" argument is, all first 4 guys of the championship this year (won last sunda by vettel) started their careers on weaker teams before slowly moving up to better teams.
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Ofc talent, if recognized, take u to better cars, but it also gives u an unfair advantage. If u are more talented u should win even if u all drove the same cars. And then maybe the more average drivers would win more. If that happened (all driving similar cars) then maybe I would call it a real sport - the F1 is to much about equiptment for my personal taste. Thats also one of the reasons UCI has strict rules about bikes (to make the equipment make less of a difference). But I dot no beef with ppl percieving F1 as a real sport, just dont force-feed that perception to me.

Anyways, sry for the offtopic.

PS: oh and no u cant compare a team strength with a mechnical advantage such as a car. A team consist of human beings that need to work together. A car is a thing, a mashing. Not a human being.
 
Arnout

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Cimber said:
Ofc talent, if recognized, take u to better cars, but it also gives u an unfair advantage. If u are more talented u should win even if u all drove the same cars. And then maybe the more average drivers would win more. If that happened (all driving similar cars) then maybe I would call it a real sport. Thats also one of the reasons UCI has strict rules about bikes (to make the equipment make less of a difference). But I dot no beef with ppl percieving F1 as a real sport, just dont force-feed that perception to me.

Anyways, sry for the offtopic.
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It's simply a different sport. F1 is not only driver-centric, it's about the engineering and the technology as well. I don't see why it can't be a sport if it involves more than one person to win or not.
 
Dedelou

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ferryman said:
Hi guys. Can we please stop the F1/Football posts and get back to Contador?

Cheers:)
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yes lets go back to Alberto.. This is Flo's fan page:
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Ryo Hazuki said:
lol your obsession with me :eek: where did I say anything about formula 1? :rolleyes:
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It can hardly be called an obsession since you being ignored most of the time, but unfortunately I still have to see your replies, really wish the mods could change that.
 
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LaFlorecita said:
Alberto Contador ‏@albertocontador
Here my first ZeroRh+ glasses for 2013 season :)
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So, no pink glasses, yellow only?
Does it say something about racing schedule in 2013?
 
Parrulo

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Pandora said:
So, no pink glasses, yellow only?
Does it say something about racing schedule in 2013?
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he is just matching his team jersey. notice how some glasses also have saxo's dark blue. besides if contador didn't bother with a special painted bike for the vuelta last year until he was in red, i highly doubt he bothered with special painted glasses.

his 2011 bike was perfect
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Parrulo said:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/aso-no-special-consideration-for-contador

aso says they won't change their wild cards to take into account contador's situation . . . .

ya ASO we totally believe you will give up on millions on revenue just like that. . . :rolleyes: the contador vs schleck rivalry would get the tour more attention by the time they reached the tour then froome would get them by the end of it.
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Cancellara says

“Races are nothing without riders. It's riders who make the races great by coming there and racing,” http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/exclusive-interview-fabian-cancellara

For me too.
 
El Pistolero

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Lol, ASO is so pathetic.

No Philippe Gilbert, no Fabian Cancellara, no Tom Boonen, no Sylvain Chavanel, no Vincenzo Nibali, no Bradley Wiggins, possibly no Alberto Contador, etc

What a weak field. I thought the WT was designed the get the best riders to start your race? Perhaps the Tour ain't all that good anymore. :eek:
 
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Parrulo said:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/aso-no-special-consideration-for-contador

aso says they won't change their wild cards to take into account contador's situation . . . .

ya ASO we totally believe you will give up on millions on revenue just like that. . . :rolleyes: the contador vs schleck rivalry would get the tour more attention by the time they reached the tour then froome would get them by the end of it.
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They didn't say that they wouldn't invite Saxo... just that Contador's situation is irrelevant to procedure (as it should be). Saxo should be invited regardless assuming there is one wildcard left for a non-French team.

Contador's "threat" was lame, though.
 
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El Pistolero said:
Lol, ASO is so pathetic.

No Philippe Gilbert, no Fabian Cancellara, no Tom Boonen, no Sylvain Chavanel, no Vincenzo Nibali, no Bradley Wiggins, possibly no Alberto Contador, etc

What a weak field. I thought the WT was designed the get the best riders to start your race? Perhaps the Tour ain't all that good anymore. :eek:
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its november,
and you never know, you really never know :)
 
Arnout

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El Pistolero said:
Lol, ASO is so pathetic.

No Philippe Gilbert, no Fabian Cancellara, no Tom Boonen, no Sylvain Chavanel, no Vincenzo Nibali, no Bradley Wiggins, possibly no Alberto Contador, etc

What a weak field. I thought the WT was designed the get the best riders to start your race? Perhaps the Tour ain't all that good anymore. :eek:
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There are other WT races too. It's only nice that some top riders decide to do other races, it's good for the other races and for cycling.

The Tour will always be the biggest race in terms of viewers, but other races are great as well, simple as that.
 
El Pistolero

El Pistolero

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Arnout said:
There are other WT races too. It's only nice that some top riders decide to do other races, it's good for the other races and for cycling.

The Tour will always be the biggest race in terms of viewers, but other races are great as well, simple as that.
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Not many WT races during the same time as the Tour. ;)
 
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