Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Helvellyn]

Nope,he just cant sprint otoh murito is a good sprinter.

I agree with Narce, the amount of looking back he was doing in the last 100 metres wasn't natural for someone trying to fight for every second. I think he realised it was just going to be a gap of a couple of seconds and decided it was better not to have to deal with the press etc...the more important victory was the one over Froome.

 

[Angliru]

It seemed to me he was slowing down a bit before the finish line, as if he was waiting for the others to catch him - so Quintana can wear the red jersey, and he can have a rest during the rest day.

Good that he has the legs on mountains, but ITT will be another exciting stage.

I think he just ran out of gas. I just wish that he would get in the drops when he's sprinting for the line. For some reason that bothers me.

 

[DFA123]

I agree with Narce, the amount of looking back he was doing in the last 100 metres wasn't natural for someone trying to fight for every second. I think he realised it was just going to be a gap of a couple of seconds and decided it was better not to have to deal with the press etc...the more important victory was the one over Froome.

I think Contador will have his fair share of media duties tomorrow whether he is in red or not.

 

[inthepink]

At least Froome was telling the truth re form...Don't think I'd beleive a word again Riis or Contador would tell me re their ambitions and injuries..

 

[fantomas]

He would have been a beast at Le Tour with the form he is in. I just hope he still has at least one year at this level. What a champ.

 

[fantomas]

At least Froome was telling the truth re form...Don't think I'd beleive a word again Riis or Contador would tell me re their ambitions and injuries..

They were probably confindent regarding form, but still uncertain regarding how his leg would respond to racing at full gas.

 

[sir fly]

At least Froome was telling the truth re form...Don't think I'd beleive a word again Riis or Contador would tell me re their ambitions and injuries..

And it looks like the injury wasn't that serious.
I'm starting to believe that Contador abandoned the Tour realizing he couldn't win rather than he couldn't continue.

 

[Contadoraus Schlecks]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cEYEWA6UCOY

Thought I would post a clip of the Bertie show, for those who haven't seen it yet. He really is an awesome talent. Definitely hope he gets GT 8

 

[LaFlorecita]

And it looks like the injury wasn't that serious.
I'm starting to believe that Contador abandoned the Tour realizing he couldn't win rather than he couldn't continue.

Eh? wtf

 

[Jack_89]

And it looks like the injury wasn't that serious.
I'm starting to believe that Contador abandoned the Tour realizing he couldn't win rather than he couldn't continue.

Of course,he did it on purpose to fall

ahahha no comment

 

[fantomas]

Eh? wtf

It's a conspiracy. Bjarne is a reptilian.

 

[peloton]

And it looks like the injury wasn't that serious.
I'm starting to believe that Contador abandoned the Tour realizing he couldn't win rather than he couldn't continue.

You are joking, right?

 

[No_Balls]

They were probably confindent regarding form, but still uncertain regarding how his leg would respond to racing at full gas.

+1

As De Jongh said. He has not lost anything of his fitness but that they was unsure about the explosiveness in the legs which isnt there yet but still enough to create an advantage during steeper parts. Gotta keep up with the TS-smokescreens.

 

[murali]

So we have froome apologists ruining the etiquette of this thread... again.

ok, here it goes: Froome is the best rider in the entire universe.
Now get out of this thread, unless you are desperate to get blocked.



For all the guys thinking that AC is back, i still repeat what i said earlier. We should wait for stage 13,14 before making up our minds regarding his form/health. AC wud rather have himself seen fighting than wheelsuck to somehow finish the race.

I dont agree with the idea that he consciously lost gaining the jersey. Unless somebody was shouting in his earpiece to stop pedaling, he wouldn't do it. Also, that is insulting the katusha rider (i think vorganov) who really pulled purito and Quintana closer to the finish. Give them some credit too. Also, very intelligent ride by Quintana. he just stuck to purito and let jrod do all the work

 

[Beech Mtn]

Actually, he wasn't able to drop anyone in 2012. Here he was only caught because the last 1.5 km was flat (2.5%) and Vorganov buried himself.

Which is what he meant when he said it wasn't hard enough. Even if you get a nice gap in the steep part, you will lose some of the advantage because they will come back somewhat in the flatter part.

 

[Jspear]

And it looks like the injury wasn't that serious.
I'm starting to believe that Contador abandoned the Tour realizing he couldn't win rather than he couldn't continue.

I'm starting to believe that cows can jump over the moon.

 

[Narce_]

And it looks like the injury wasn't that serious.
I'm starting to believe that Contador abandoned the Tour realizing he couldn't win rather than he couldn't continue.

Well, my father too has a (clinic-related) theory about his abandon (that they told him to stop), but if he wants to abandon, for any reason, I'm sure he can find another way than to fall and get injured.

 

[fantomas]

[Snip]For all the guys thinking that AC is back, i still repeat what i said earlier. We should wait for stage 13,14 before making up our minds regarding his form/health.[/Snip]

He is back. The question is how the crash in Le Tour and the subsequent change of plans has affected his form. He might fade in the second half of the race, but regardless he has been back this year.

 

[perico]

And it looks like the injury wasn't that serious.
I'm starting to believe that Contador abandoned the Tour realizing he couldn't win rather than he couldn't continue.

That's the dumbest thing I've read on this site (and that's including the clinic forum).

 

[SeriousSam]

Well, my father too has a (clinic-related) theory about his abandon (that they told him to stop), but if he wants to abandon, for any reason, I'm sure he can find another way than to fall and get injured.

Don't be fooled, that's what they want you to think. Most people wouldn't dream that someone falling at 80km/h could be deliberate but in his cunning scheme to have Contador abandon, Riis underestimated the sir flys of this world who have discerned the truth.

 

[PirazziAttacksVino]

And it looks like the injury wasn't that serious.
I'm starting to believe that Contador abandoned the Tour realizing he couldn't win rather than he couldn't continue.

Nah, that's bs for me. Even if I've strongly maintained that he wouldn't have won the Tour, it would still have been very close. The climbing of Alberto in this year's Tour would have reached Pirate epicness.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Which is what he meant when he said it wasn't hard enough. Even if you get a nice gap in the steep part, you will lose some of the advantage because they will come back somewhat in the flatter part.

Contador barely had an advantage before it flattened out when it was just Purito pulling back most of his advantage.

 

[sir fly]

Nah, that's bs for me. Even if I've strongly maintained that he wouldn't have won the Tour, it would still have been very close. The climbing of Alberto in this year's Tour would have reached Pirate epicness.

The point is that at the moment the fall occurred he's already been 2:30 behind and another 4-5 minutes in the chase after the peloton.
The team puts 2 and 2 together, realizes that by the end of the day he'll be around 7 minutes behind with additional couple of days till full recovery, and decides to withdraw him building the injury story.
Now, at the Vuelta, we have a miraculous, superhuman Contador, worth of being an idol.
There's no a fracture, not even a hairline, that would allow you this kind of a performance in such a short time.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

The point is that at the moment the fall occurred he's already been 2:30 behind and another 4-5 minutes in the chase after the peloton.
The team puts 2 and 2 together, realizes that by the end of the day he'll be around 7 minutes behind with additional couple of days till full recovery, and decides to withdraw him building the injury story.
Now, at the Vuelta, we have a miraculous, superhuman Contador, worth of being an idol.
There's no a fracture, not even a hairline, that would allow you this kind of a performance in such a short time.

OK doc...

 

[ILovecycling]

The point is that at the moment the fall occurred he's already been 2:30 behind and another 4-5 minutes in the chase after the peloton.
The team puts 2 and 2 together, realizes that by the end of the day he'll be around 7 minutes behind with additional couple of days till full recovery, and decides to withdraw him building the injury story.
Now, at the Vuelta, we have a miraculous, superhuman Contador, worth of being an idol.
There's no a fracture, not even a hairline, that would allow you this kind of a performance in such a short time.

You are sad.