Miburo said:Btw one of Contador's most impressive records is that whenever he had the leader's jersey in a GT he never lost it. Which great rider can say that?
That is really cool. Thanks for the statistic!
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Miburo said:Btw one of Contador's most impressive records is that whenever he had the leader's jersey in a GT he never lost it. Which great rider can say that?
Jspear said:That sounds like an interesting book. What is the name of it?
Angliru said:I found it!! It's "The Official Tour de France Centennial 1903-2003", published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
It is a real treasure and worth it if you can find it. Lance Armstrong wrote the forward but Amazon has it incorrectly advertised as him being the author which he is not. The stories of each year's Tour are finely written by writers from that period detailing the more pivotal moments. Excellent photography throughout also.
TANK91 said:Who knows mate he from Poland he may peak earlier. Majka would lead for around 3 WT teams. Remember he was not happy about doing the TDF in first place. You honestly think he would like to dom the TDF? Im sure he would rather lead for someone like Lotto and get his choice. It is same with Porte he will probably be gone if he has a bounce back year.
Miburo said:Btw one of Contador's most impressive records is that whenever he had the leader's jersey in a GT he never lost it. Which great rider can say that?
Red Rick said:Juan Jose Cobo
Opening TTT in 2006. Lost it the next day.Red Rick said:I think Sastre held lead the Vuelta one time when CSC won the ttt IIRC
Netserk said:Opening TTT in 2006. Lost it the next day.
Doubt it has happened to anyone else who have won 2 or more GTs.
My 2nd paragraph was about anyone never losing a leader's jersey in a GT (other than Contador) of those who have won more than one GT, but reading it now I can see why it wasn't interpreted that wayicefire said:Hinault won the prologue in the 1984 Tour and lost the jersey the next day.
Netserk said:Opening TTT in 2006. Lost it the next day.
Doubt it has happened to anyone else who have won 2 or more GTs.
Miburo said:Btw one of Contador's most impressive records is that whenever he had the leader's jersey in a GT he never lost it. Which great rider can say that?
phanatic said:He never won a prologue...
never took the lead after an early TTT or ITT, never won an early stage. Maybe he peaks late for the GT, maybe he is calculating and cautious about it. I don't think that this is more impressive than loaning it out, like Lance did. In any case, Nibali losing the Vuelta lead in 2013 was far more impressive (and exciting) than Contador never having the Tour lead that year.
phanatic said:He never won a prologue...
never took the lead after an early TTT or ITT, never won an early stage. Maybe he peaks late for the GT, maybe he is calculating and cautious about it. I don't think that this is more impressive than loaning it out, like Lance did. In any case, Nibali losing the Vuelta lead in 2013 was far more impressive (and exciting) than Contador never having the Tour lead that year.
phanatic said:He never won a prologue...
never took the lead after an early TTT or ITT, never won an early stage. Maybe he peaks late for the GT, maybe he is calculating and cautious about it. I don't think that this is more impressive than loaning it out, like Lance did. In any case, Nibali losing the Vuelta lead in 2013 was far more impressive (and exciting) than Contador never having the Tour lead that year.
phanatic said:He never won a prologue...
never took the lead after an early TTT or ITT, never won an early stage. Maybe he peaks late for the GT, maybe he is calculating and cautious about it. I don't think that this is more impressive than loaning it out, like Lance did. In any case, Nibali losing the Vuelta lead in 2013 was far more impressive (and exciting) than Contador never having the Tour lead that year.
LaFlorecita said:
phanatic said:I didn't mean to flame the thread. I don't think his never having lost the jersey once he held it adds anything to his record other than evidence that he doesn't choke. Once he strikes it's final. In this aspect, it's impressive.
But it's a record that cuts both ways. Part of the reason Contador never lost the jersey is because he never took it early in a race, and so never had it at a point that it was wise to let it go. At the same time he didn't win every GT he entered, which means he didn't lose it in those only because he was too far from contention to take it.
I think the record is remarkable, not so much in that it shows Bertie's superiority, but it shows what kind of competitor he is.
Edit: I didn't mean to single out LaFlorecita's reply, just wanted to clarify my thought if I could, and it seemed like a good reference point.
LaFlorecita said:At the 2011 Giro and 2014 Vuelta he took the jersey rather early, and he had a weak team in both, so it might have been smarter to let it go to someone from a break.
LaFlorecita said:David Lopez: At Sky we don't believe Contador will ride il Giro
http://www.marca.com/2015/02/10/ciclismo/1423582303.html
LaFlorecita said:David Lopez: At Sky we don't believe Contador will ride il Giro
http://www.marca.com/2015/02/10/ciclismo/1423582303.html
"It wouldn't be the first time Contador says one thing and does another."LaFlorecita said:David Lopez: At Sky we don't believe Contador will ride il Giro
http://www.marca.com/2015/02/10/ciclismo/1423582303.html