Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Ryo Hazuki]

He didn't look to be pushing really hard during his attacks. Looked pretty calm, not grimacing or anything.

contador has never bene able to push on his attacks. he would always cause a gap and then lose a little. but froome eases those gaps

 

[Forunculo]

So, how did the crash happen?
A Danish site says Contador was angry because Quintana attacked when Froome drove into the ditch so that Contador had to get off his bike! What was the course of events?

The source is Contador. And we don't know about the crash becase was on difficult turn and the camera was behind the group.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

i just hope that it is only skin.


AC just made the dawg **** with fear. i just hope he doesn't lose time tomorrow.

let;s hope froome gets the fear in his mind now, especially with rain to come. one thing is for sure, for eveyr bit of strenght froome shows, he has every bit of nerve as well. reminds me of evans, sad f***

 

[Miburo]

Froome is mad at Contador for going crazy on the descents.

Since when can't Contador decide what he wants to do for himself? Froome is not obliged to follow Contador

 

[Netserk]

So, how did the crash happen?
A Danish site says Contador was angry because Quintana attacked when Froome drove into the ditch so that Contador had to get off his bike! What was the course of events?

Usually Danish sites don't know ****.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Froome is mad at Contador for going crazy on the descents.

Since when can't Contador decide what he wants to do for himself? Froome is not obliged to follow Contador

quintana attacked AFTER contador crashed. typical colombian style, crashes or flat tires, those are part of the game

 

[Carols]

Froome is mad at Contador for going crazy on the descents.

Since when can't Contador decide what he wants to do for himself? Froome is not obliged to follow Contador

Boy I hope it rains, Berto's knee is okay and Froome's nerves shatter

 

[Miburo]

quintana attacked AFTER contador crashed. typical colombian style, crashes or flat tires, those are part of the game

How is my comment relevant to what you just said?

I see why movistar did it, i'm sure AC would have done the same if Froome crashed.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

How is my comment relevant to what you just said?

I see why movistar did it, i'm sure AC would have done the same if Froome crashed.

sorry I quoted the wrong post

 

[sulgpallur]

 

[oldcrank]

Froome is mad at Contador for going crazy on the descents.

Since when can't Contador decide what he wants to do for himself? Froome is not obliged to follow Contador

Are you sure Froome is mad at Contador? Or was Chris just
correctly pointing out that Alberto's attack was perhaps not
tactically astute at that particular time on that particular
descent?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Are you sure Froome is mad at Contador? Or was Chris just
correctly pointing out that Alberto's attack was perhaps not
tactically astute at that particular time on that particular
descent?

Why
can't you write
a normal
sentence?

 

[sacrifice&hardwork]

Why
can't you write
a normal
sentence?

^^Priceless!

 

[boladelmundo]

sorry I quoted the wrong post

Did Movistar really attack at that point? Didn't Bertie finally catch up again with them? Sorry, not watching streaming today but only following from the forum.

 

[Carols]

Are you sure Froome is mad at Contador? Or was Chris just
correctly pointing out that Alberto's attack was perhaps not
tactically astute at that particular time on that particular
descent?

well based on his on road behavior and comments afterwards sure seemed he was a bit upset. All he needed to do was back off and go down at his own speed.

Berto wants to take risks that is his business.

 

[murali]

Are you sure Froome is mad at Contador? Or was Chris just
correctly pointing out that Alberto's attack was perhaps not
tactically astute at that particular time on that particular
descent?

you
are
giving
too
much
credit
to froome/


AC is like a wolf. he prods, retreats, prods, retreats, prods, and then retreats; giving his prey a false sense of security. Then he attacks. Thats the charm of AC.

The dawg was scared that AC will launch another attack after some tight corner, and he was forced to follow AC's wheel closely. This is what a wolf does to lambs--force them to make mistakes.

 

[airstream]

you
are
giving
too
much
credit
to froome/

you
are
desperate
in your
Froome
criticism
And you will express about him in a 'flattering' fashion no matter what he does...

 

[boladelmundo]

you
AC is like a wolf. he prods, retreats, prods, retreats, prods, and then retreats; giving his prey a false sense of security. Then he attacks. Thats the charm of AC.

The dawg was scared that AC will launch another attack after some tight corner, and he was forced to follow AC's wheel closely. This is what a wolf does to lambs--force them to make mistakes.

Wow! I also like watching Bertie's racing but you, my friend, is taking it to another level with your analogy.

 

[Le Baroudeur]

you
are
giving
too
much
credit
to froome/


AC is like a wolf. he prods, retreats, prods, retreats, prods, and then retreats; giving his prey a false sense of security. Then he attacks. Thats the charm of AC.

The dawg was scared that AC will launch another attack after some tight corner, and he was forced to follow AC's wheel closely. This is what a wolf does to lambs--force them to make mistakes.

I have seen a fair few wolves in my time... But never one running down the road with lambs chasing him...

But I get what you mean...

 

[wwabbit]

Are you sure Froome is mad at Contador? Or was Chris just
correctly pointing out that Alberto's attack was perhaps not
tactically astute at that particular time on that particular
descent?

I followed that interview and the "mad" part was pretty much made up to stir things up. In the full context, Froome was simply describing the facts of the incident to the interviewers.

"It was quite a dangerous descent and quite famous for Beloki's crash and Armstrong doing his off-road stuff. It was a bit careless of Contador to attack. He was pushing the limits and crashed. I went off the road and had to unclip before getting back going again. I was lucky to have Richie Porte there. He covered about 10 attacks and I'm really happy to have him there with me."

 

[murali]

Did Movistar really attack at that point? Didn't Bertie finally catch up again with them? Sorry, not watching streaming today but only following from the forum.

in short, nope.

porte pulled froome and bertie back to the quintana group.

if movistar had really attacked, then i don't think porte would have been able to catch them. MOV just made porte work a little bit extra so that he is totally neutralized in the TT. i heard elsewhere that quintana launched an attack after the crash. don't trust that it was a genuine attack though. otherwise he wouldn't have asked bertie whether he was ok.

 

[jilbiker]

well based on his on road behavior and comments afterwards sure seemed he was a bit upset. All he needed to do was back off and go down at his own speed.

Berto wants to take risks that is his business.

Correct. Its his own business. I cannot understand Froome being upset except that he is upset at himself for following him without first thinking about the best tactical counter move. He really cannot expect opponents to sit and twiddle their thumbs? Who does that in a major?

He is really scared by Alberto, now he doesn't know what to expect. I think tomorrow he will shoot to get another 2-3minutes on AC. If AC can keep it to a few seconds he will panic big time.

 

[murali]

I have seen a fair few wolves in my time... But never one running down the road with lambs chasing him...

lol.....
a very nice way of putting it, esp in the current scenario

 

[Le Baroudeur]

<whatever, because I didn't bother reading it>

Shouldn't you be busy in the Andy thread, bandwagon-boy...

 

[ILovecycling]

I followed that interview and the "mad" part was pretty much made up to stir things up. In the full context, Froome was simply describing the facts of the incident to the interviewers.

"It was quite a dangerous descent and quite famous for Beloki's crash and Armstrong doing his off-road stuff. It was a bit careless of Contador to attack. He was pushing the limits and crashed. I went off the road and had to unclip before getting back going again. I was lucky to have Richie Porte there. He covered about 10 attacks and I'm really happy to have him there with me."

Omg,whinning Dawg