Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[TANK91]

Jelatik Netserk uploaded a 30 km replay a few pages back.

 

[TANK91]

Contador's SRM doesn't show his watts. So perhaps he's looking at his speed or heart rate.

Yes i seen him in the looking down quite alot so that must be it.

 

[GuyIncognito]

why? was mr 60% that ****ing quick?

Highest w/kg ever recorded on a finishing climb

 

[LaFlorecita]

Btw, how come no one claimed the green jersey from Contador?? I wanted to see him on his yellow TS jersey on the weekend. I kept confuse him with Cannondale guys.

Kelderman is second in the points classification now but he wears the white jersey so I'm afraid Contador will still wear it

 

[oldcrank]

AC: So Froomey, what kind of recovery supplements
are you using, mate?
CF: The CNP Elite Peptide mix is great, especially when
we are training at altitude.
AC: Man, Oleg only gives us crappy Russian stuff.

 

[sir fly]

AC: So Froomey, what kind of recovery supplements
are you using, mate?
CF: The CNP Elite Peptide mix is great, especially when
we are training at altitude.
AC: Man, Oleg only gives us crappy Russian stuff.

Vodka?!
That explains today's downhill speeding.

 

[maxmartin]

AC: So Froomey, what kind of recovery supplements
are you using, mate?
CF: The CNP Elite Peptide mix is great, especially when
we are training at altitude.
AC: Man, Oleg only gives us crappy Russian stuff.

glad to see AC's veins are also popping

 

[maxmartin]

Froome looking at Alberto's stem

glad to see AC's veins are also popping

 

[The Hitch]

Missed the stage.

If Froome lost all his teammates (not impossible, remember the stage after AX 3 last year) while Contador was up the road, would he have brought it back? If not, how much time would he lose?

Contador didn't need to be strong. If Movistar and Saxo had used their braincells they could have taken minutes on Froome through tactics alone.

 

[Siriuscat]

Froome looking at Alberto's stem

....and erm...rubbing his own,.......

 

[Jspear]

Froome looking at Alberto's stem

Maybe he just can't look AC in the eyes....even with his shades on. Too intimidating!

 

[Siriuscat]

I think Bertie played Berties game, it's what he does and he does it damn well. This was about winding up Sky and Fwoomie and we can safely say that he got their attention"!!

 

[Jelantik]

Jelatik Netserk uploaded a 30 km replay a few pages back.

cool. thanks dude.

 

[karlboss]

Contador didn't need to be strong. If Movistar and Saxo had used their braincells they could have taken minutes on Froome through tactics alone.

Biggest disappointment of the year, you saw it coming and were pessimistic as to the result, I was hopeful, you were right. Don't blame saxo though, it was Movistar who rode high tempo to eliminate Porte which also nullified any attacks from that group. They rode for 2nd and got it.

 

[SiAp1984]

Movistar tends to ride for second. Mike in 2012 Vuelta when they die not chase down AC on The road to Fuente de...

 

[Cimber]

Biggest disappointment of the year, you saw it coming and were pessimistic as to the result, I was hopeful, you were right. Don't blame saxo though, it was Movistar who rode high tempo to eliminate Porte which also nullified any attacks from that group. They rode for 2nd and got it.

Ye if they all had ridden for the win, i.e. against the yellow jersey they could have broken Froome that day. Sadly, Movistar rode for 2nd. Still ****es me off

 

[murali]

Last 30km of today's stage

thank you, Netserk.

He seems to be in good touch. if he had two teammates with him, then the story might have been totally different. I get a feeling that he was "training" for a long range attack in TdF

 

[murali]

does anyone think that AC made a mistake by waiting?

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

does anyone think that AC made a mistake by waiting?

today?
He wasn't going for it before Froomes crash and you don't attack a fallen leader, unless you are a ***

 

[inri2000]

does anyone think that AC made a mistake by waiting?

Definitely not, there is no sense in possibly making enemies in a race he is not expected to win anyway.

 

[Parrulo]

today?
He wasn't going for it before Froomes crash and you don't attack a fallen leader, unless you are a ***

This is BS. If this was a GT it would have been stupid not to finish off the favourite when you could.

However this is a second tier race so it's not really worth to do something that would ultimately been controversial because some people still seem to think this is a group ride and not bike racing.

Inb4 "tradition of the sport" reply ignoring the fact that the 2 greatest cyclists of all time were ruthless with their tactics

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

This is BS. If this was a GT it would have been stupid not to finish off the favourite when you could.

However this is a second tier race so it's not really worth to do something that would ultimately been controversial because some people still seem to think this is a group ride and not bike racing.

Inb4 "tradition of the sport" reply ignoring the fact that the 2 greatest cyclists of all time were ruthless with their tactics

If the speed in the peloton is low and the leader falls, you don't attack, just like you don't attack when the leader stops for a pee. If you have been going for it and he falls on the other hand, you don't stop I agree with you on that.

 

[Jack_89]

I don't know if he will drops dawg but,of course, he will try!

hope for the best

http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Contador-attaquer-froome/473489

 

[Netserk]

today?
He wasn't going for it before Froomes crash and you don't attack a fallen leader, unless you are a ***

Not attacking =/= Waiting.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Not attacking =/= Waiting.

Waiting or going at a normal pace, Froome would catch up anyways. The only reason to have a debate about this is if AC tried to stay ahead of Froome today, and I would classify that as some sort of attack, no?