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Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

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jens_attacks said:
well we have to balance somehow the extreme number of alberto photos in this thread :p

With pictures of Wiggins and Froome :(

I am getting tired of discussing how Berto will do, I will take the wait and see approach :p
 

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LaFlorecita said:
With pictures of Wiggins and Froome :(

I am getting tired of discussing how Berto will do, I will take the wait and see approach :p

Don´t worry, soon you will know, I promise you, no matter what anybody says, Algarve will be a big tell for the rest of the season, despite july is 5 months away. ;)
 
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Good on Alberto for his support of Spanish cycling. Love him or hate him, as a cycling fan you've got to appreciate his efforts to bolster the Spanish scene at the lower levels given the climate right now.
 
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jens_attacks said:
wiggins not bad either :p

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THIS. Bumble bee attacked!
*sorry laFlo can't help it.*:D
 
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well same tune as last year. Don't expect too much then? *I was hoping it would be the opposite*

"It will be my first race and there will be riders who have much more race speed than I have. The goal is to accumulate racing kilometres and look forward to the next races, Tirreno-Adriatico, Volta a Catalunya and the Vuelta al Pais Vasco."

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/contador_ready_for_first_race_with_modest_ambitions/

Froome already stated his intent to win in Oman on his first race

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/chris-froome-ready-defend-tour-oman-title-114984

and he missed alberto
"I would have loved to see him here but it doesn't change much and I am not going to prepare anything differently because he (Contador) is not there," he said

http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-29957.aspx
 
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Jelantik said:
well same tune as last year. Don't expect too much then? *I was hoping it would be the opposite*

"It will be my first race and there will be riders who have much more race speed than I have. The goal is to accumulate racing kilometres and look forward to the next races, Tirreno-Adriatico, Volta a Catalunya and the Vuelta al Pais Vasco."

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/contador_ready_for_first_race_with_modest_ambitions/

Actually it's normally a good thing when he downplays his form. He did that prior to Giro11 and pretty sure before Tour 2010 as well, of I remember correctly
 
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Vino attacks everyone said:
Is it a good or a bad omen that Contador signed for Sky in my pcm game and then won the tour/Vuelta double? :confused:

:D
Well Froome signed with Sojasun in my game...
 
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does anyone know if tomorrow stage's algarve will be broadcast? or does this race has no live stream whatsoever...??? :( So no ways of seeing contador's form on display?
 
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Cimber said:
Nice speedos, Boaro :p

Pfft... They aren't even Speedo.

Jelantik said:
does anyone know if tomorrow stage's algarve will be broadcast? or does this race has no live stream whatsoever...??? :(

No stream at all, no one knows if there is going to be a recap either.
 

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Alberto Contador ‏@albertocontador
Look at the maximum rate!I have the heart of a junior,and with lack of competition;-)

Nice numbers.
 
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Jelantik said:
I hope this time he'll back it up with his form. Not just hype. Kwiat won the second stage. Still waiting to hear how his form is going *no stream sucks*

Yeah,I believe he can win Tour again but he has to prove it early season, after cataluna it should be clear.If his results will be bad then ,only who can stop Froome are cobbles and nibbles :)
 
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I have hopes that he has improved in the long mountains as he said in the article. If not, it seems that Nibali will have to attack alonethis July :eek:
Well Valverde will be there ofc :D