Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

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the good old days when alberto used to win races ufff...but then he wanted a family and also to go on the mountains at cyclotourists speed while others sprint. oh alberto...:(
 
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jens_attacks said:
the good old days when alberto used to win races ufff...but then he wanted a family and also to go on the mountains at cyclotourists speed while others sprint. oh alberto...:(

I'm sure he really chose to do so :rolleyes:
 
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Zam_Olyas said:
It reminds of this.
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:D
 
May 5, 2011
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Rollthedice said:
He was nowhere near The Chicken speed. Ras had over three minutes on Contador when he was withdrawn by Rabo. And good ol' Cadel was 24 seconds short to reach Paris in yellow.

Rasmussen had a breakaway. Think AC had overall the best climbing times except for that stage? :confused::confused:
 
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Vino attacks everyone said:
Rasmussen had a breakaway. Think AC had overall the best climbing times except for that stage? :confused::confused:

He dropped him on the Galibier, but that was due to Rasmussen's breakaway in my opinion, Rasmussen was easily the strongest guy in 2007
 
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He dropped him on the Galibier, but that was due to Rasmussen's breakaway in my opinion, Rasmussen was easily the strongest guy in 2007

'Easily' doesn't seem totally fair and true to me. I'd say they were pretty close, in the mountains. Rasmussen, however, the smartest and most efficient one, IMO (Contador rode like a rookie, which of course he pretty much was, but too gutsy sometimes). That being said, Contador normally would have done better in the last TT, and (neutralizing Rasmussen's breakaway) could already have had a 39 second advantage - which of course isn't correct either.
 
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rasmussen said if he wanted, he could have put 3 minutes on alberto on aubisque. but he had mercy
i think he was the strongest by far.
 
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jens_attacks said:
rasmussen said if he wanted, he could have put 3 minutes on alberto on aubisque. but he had mercy
i think he was the strongest by far.

Yeah he could've put 3 minutes into him but decided to put just 30s :rolleyes:
 
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not always is wise to be too strong. as an example, froomey could have won this tour by 10 minutes +. but he didn't. it was a wise and sane decision
 
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jens_attacks said:
not always is wise to be too strong. as an example, froomey could have won this tour by 10 minutes +. but he didn't. it was a wise and sane decision

Who knows Rasmussen might've blown up if he'd climbed Aubisque at a much fasted pace. It sounds like bragging to me if he really said that.
 
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@albertocontador: Gracias @AeroMexico_com por perderme la maleta con material para el tunel del viento, y lo mejor es que no saben donde esta. #sincomentarios

........ :S
 
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LaFlorecita said:
@albertocontador: Gracias @AeroMexico_com por perderme la maleta con material para el tunel del viento, y lo mejor es que no saben donde esta. #sincomentarios

........ :S

That is why i choose EasyJet. Juan bag is usually more than enough.
 
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Nilsson said:
'Easily' doesn't seem totally fair and true to me. I'd say they were pretty close, in the mountains. Rasmussen, however, the smartest and most efficient one, IMO (Contador rode like a rookie, which of course he pretty much was, but too gutsy sometimes). That being said, Contador normally would have done better in the last TT, and (neutralizing Rasmussen's breakaway) could already have had a 39 second advantage - which of course isn't correct either.

Same with Evans- but he had to mark 3 riders, Contador only one.

If only he had not tried to respond to every attack:mad:

Also his gap to Contador was 23 seconds:cool::p:D
 
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That looks like a much better position imo. His position this year was way too strained and looked extremely uncomfortable.