Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[pigoonse]

Tinkoff Saxo on Facebook

Wonder what happened to Sagan...

Need more reporting on this

 

[LaFlorecita]

Wonder what happened to Sagan...

Need more reporting on this

huge surprise he did not finish 2nd

he must have been 3rd then

 

[pigoonse]

huge surprise he did not finish 2nd

he must have been 3rd then

Have not been keeping up with the story. Happy to read that Sagan and so many made the summit, as it sounds like a long, miserable slog. Never doubted Contador making it though

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...ontador-reach-summit-kilimanjaro-video-142930

 

[LaFlorecita]

Have not been keeping up with the story. Happy to read that Sagan and so many made the summit, as it sounds like a long, miserable slog. Never doubted Contador making it though

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...ontador-reach-summit-kilimanjaro-video-142930

Oh I don't know if he got to the top, I was just trying to make a joke, but I think he made it

Still no matter how fit you are, you can never know how the altitude affects you

 

[LaFlorecita]

i'm sorry for those 15

Yes, me too, so close yet so far, but if your body can't handle it, you must stop

 

[Arnout]

Always good for team building when only half the group makes it

 

[LaFlorecita]

Always good for team building when only half the group makes it

I know

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nice effort by the Tinkoff boys. The guys who abandoned will learn from it too.

And forget about the record. Most famous mountaineering climbs have insane climbing records. From memory its below 5 hours for Kilimanjaro. No chance for Contador to break it unless he trains for a few years.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Nice effort by the Tinkoff boys. The guys who abandoned will learn from it too.

And forget about the record. Most famous mountaineering climbs have insane climbing records. From memory its below 5 hours for Kilimanjaro. No chance for Contador to break it unless he trains for a few years.

Yes someone ran to the top in 5 hours

I guess it was just an insanely fast time for the last part (from 4800 to the top)

 

[Netserk]

Nice weather and a mountain bike and the record should be his.

 

[Electress]

Tinkoff Saxo on Facebook

Good to hear. AC first sounds like a spot of PR though…

 

[Red Rick]

I guess it's just a super fast time for those kinds of people who aren't experienced mountaineers and just decided to climb Kilimanjaro cause of #yolo. Cause the Kilimanjaro is actually pretty suited for that.

 

[contador977]

Im not sure Contador can do the double. He should win the Giro but I cant imagine him having the reserves to beat Froome at the Tour, especially towards the end of mountain stages when Froome is going full gas and Contador has the Giro mileage in his legs.

 

[del1962]

I guess it's just a super fast time for those kinds of people who aren't experienced mountaineers and just decided to climb Kilimanjaro cause of #yolo. Cause the Kilimanjaro is actually pretty suited for that.

Unlike Ueli Steck

 

[Electress]

Im not sure Contador can do the double. He should win the Giro but I cant imagine him having the reserves to beat Froome at the Tour, especially towards the end of mountain stages when Froome is going full gas and Contador has the Giro mileage in his legs.

Maybe not. But I'm all for the heroic try tbh.

I guess it all depends on how AC can sustain his form / how much the Giro takes out of him, and whether Froome can attain the kind of levels he was at in 2013 again.

I don't know. I'm not sure he can. Not sure why, exactly, but I have a question mark regarding his mentality, his health and his tactics. I don't think he or Sky are well suited to uncertainty - they like the dominate from the front…out of control and they have shown their weaknesses recently. I also have the feeling - no evidence at all, I confess - that Sky aren't a happy and cohesive team, however individually overmanaged they are.

This TdF hasn't the route which allows anyone of the favourites to open a massive advantage - cobbles / weather conditions in the first week might do that more than playing to any particular strength. i actually think it might end up pretty tactical, on the road stuff. I hope so. But that would suit Bertie much more than froome imo.

 

[Carols]

No surprise Alberto was first to the summit. He is the Alpha Male after all .

 

[ferryman]

Im not sure Contador can do the double. He should win the Giro but I cant imagine him having the reserves to beat Froome at the Tour, especially towards the end of mountain stages when Froome is going full gas and Contador has the Giro mileage in his legs.

I hope for your sake that your man can catch Quintana after he has dealt with Alberto with his 'should win' the Giro legs on him.

 

[Electress]

No surprise Alberto was first to the summit. He is the Alpha Male after all .

I'm guessing there are quite a lot of alphas in that particular group.

 

[contador977]

Maybe not. But I'm all for the heroic try tbh.

I guess it all depends on how AC can sustain his form / how much the Giro takes out of him, and whether Froome can attain the kind of levels he was at in 2013 again.

I don't know. I'm not sure he can. Not sure why, exactly, but I have a question mark regarding his mentality, his health and his tactics. I don't think he or Sky are well suited to uncertainty - they like the dominate from the front…out of control and they have shown their weaknesses recently. I also have the feeling - no evidence at all, I confess - that Sky aren't a happy and cohesive team, however individually overmanaged they are.

This TdF hasn't the route which allows anyone of the favourites to open a massive advantage - cobbles / weather conditions in the first week might do that more than playing to any particular strength. i actually think it might end up pretty tactical, on the road stuff. I hope so. But that would suit Bertie much more than froome imo.

Ya if he can win the Giro in somewhat boring fashion by around 1-2 mins. Maybe attack once and then defend the lead, follow wheels for the second half of the race and win by a small margin. How he can ramp up again to give a bigger effort to win the Tour is another question. U hear that the Tour win is bigger than say a Giro or Vuelta. I believe Contador riding the Giro, is also a sign of a certain amount of fear in putting all your eggs in one basket and not winning, especially with father time approaching, 32 at the 2015 Tour and an in form Froome is way more of a challenge than A.Schleck. He may never win another Tour, I hope he does though.

 

[LaFlorecita]

It was definitely dark when he got to the top

Perhaps he was even too early to see the sun rise (which is what they are always aiming for)

 

[No_Balls]

No surprise Alberto was first to the summit. He is the Alpha Male after all .

He left the kids in his own foundation for dead during the exibition ride in Italy so no surprises there.

 

[personal]

Nice effort by the Tinkoff boys. The guys who abandoned will learn from it too.

And forget about the record. Most famous mountaineering climbs have insane climbing records. From memory its below 5 hours for Kilimanjaro. No chance for Contador to break it unless he trains for a few years.

It is just a matter of altitude acclimatization.

 

[Carols]

It was definitely dark when he got to the top

Perhaps he was even too early to see the sun rise (which is what they are always aiming for)

I'm sure he waited for the sun to rise no?

 

[Carols]

He left the kids in his own foundation for dead during the exibition ride in Italy so no surprises there.

ROTFL He Must Attack, it is his nature .

 

[LaFlorecita]

I'm sure he waited for the sun to rise no?

can't stay at the top for too long, 30-40 mins, if it's cold 15 minutes or so