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sulgpallur said:hernandez interview in Spanish: http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/...sus-hernandez-contador-esta-mejor-yo/2727737/
Reading between the lines: Contador is not feeling that great; it's day by day. It seems he's hoping to be better in 2 weeks.sulgpallur said:hernandez interview in Spanish: http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/...sus-hernandez-contador-esta-mejor-yo/2727737/
cineteq said:Reading between the lines: Contador is not feeling that great; it's day by day. It seems he's hoping to be better in 2 weeks.
BlurryVII said:By the way I really liked the way he climbed the "col del cartorce por ciento", he was out of the saddle almost all the time, and he looked smooth, knowing him, it's a good sign.
I still remember to this day the Port de Paillière climb (last one before Ax 3) at the Tour 2013, Quintana attacked, and Contador was most of the time sat on the saddle, he was looking asphixiated and completely ragged, I knew immediately he was about to get crushed and had a very bad form.
burning said:He was leaning much more to his left side, which is never a good sign. It's very likely that there is still pain/discomfort on his right knee.
Carols said:IMO he looked pretty bad on the cat2 climb. No rhythm, badly leaning to left side; favoring bad knee. Still he stayed up front, so there is still some hope .
BlurryVII said:oh I thought he was bouncing both sides since the pace was very slow
Edit: you can see him from 1:06:10 http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/...14-4-etapa-mairena-del-alcor-cordoba/2727875/
He isn't leaning to the left, it's just his usual style when the pace is slow.
BlurryVII said:oh I thought he was bouncing both sides since the pace was very slow
Edit: you can see him from 1:06:10 http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/...14-4-etapa-mairena-del-alcor-cordoba/2727875/
He isn't leaning to the left, it's just his usual style when the pace is slow.
LaFlorecita said:Yeah, like at Pais Vasco before he crushed Piti
LaFlorecita said:Sheesh and to think I always thought I was an extreme pessimist.
Yeah, like at Pais Vasco before he crushed Piti
jens_attacks said:in giro 2008 he was standing on the saddle like dufaux or like a person with aggresive diarrhea, like hang in there it's almost over
i think it's fab that he's staying that much out of the saddle, like in tdf 2009.
vamos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hrotha said:Why would you take anything he says at face value?