Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Singer01]

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Tinkoff screwed up team support for AC on purpose when he let go Roche and bought Sagan in return. A strong signal that AC will be with a different team soon. It worked at the severly depleted Giro, but I'm afraid his prospects at the TdF look bleak.

Ok ok fresh point of view here

P.s. La flo. Roche was atleast as good as Basso has been so far this year.

Yes I was going to add - "not that Basso is very useful"
But at least Basso is 100% commited to the team

I can certainly buy the argument that Basso comes with a lot of weight (literally!) in the peloton. Having an 'elder statesman' with winning-a-GC experience has to be a big help. I think Vvde is the equivalent for Nairo (albeit he hasn't won a GT he's won just about everything else going). They just aren't going to take any **** from any young buck jostling for position. Plus they clearly have race nouse, which is going to be particularly important this Tour. Still, I'd love to see Basso going all Robo. again. It'd be so entertaining. Especially so as it would come as such as surprise - what a way to wrong-foot people! (How cunning would it be if it turned out he'd been hiding his light under a bushel purely for this purpose…!) not that it will happen, though

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you can't take a mans GT off him, what about 2009?

 

[46&twoWheels]

by the way,if he wins the tour, it will be his THIRD GT in less than 12 months..

 

[Angliru]

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Tinkoff screwed up team support for AC on purpose when he let go Roche and bought Sagan in return. A strong signal that AC will be with a different team soon. It worked at the severly depleted Giro, but I'm afraid his prospects at the TdF look bleak.

But Roche was completely useless.

He dragged Contador to mountain-top finishes more than once in the dreadful year 2013, and will probably be a more useful lieutenant to Froome than is Porte. Looks like Tinkoff changed the team strategy, more exposure by Sagan than Contador. AC can realistically ride two Grand Tours per year and win the Giro/Vuelta double at best, while Sagan has a shot at everything else, stages, classics, small tours, the worlds. And if he doesn't deliver, he at least produces the headline 'is this the end of Peter Sagan' like he did all spring long.

Roche has never been the type of climber to "drag" Contador up any mountain. Using the word "drag" implies that Roche could've ridden for himself and dropped Contador had he not been anchored down by Contador's inability to keep up with his torrid climbing pace.

 

[indianfanboy]

by the way,if he wins the tour, it will be his THIRD GT in less than 12 months..

Yeah if Contador wins the Tour he will be the holder of all the three grand tours wow...

 

[jilbiker]

by the way,if he wins the tour, it will be his THIRD GT in less than 12 months..

Yeah if Contador wins the Tour he will be the holder of all the three grand tours wow...

Isn't that the "ContadorSLAM"? Like the "TigerSLAM" when Tiger held all 4 golf grand slam events at the same time.

 

[Taxus4a]

Contador and Team sky must be stupid and they went to the Tour with his worse riders...stop telling stupid things.. he has an strong team, and he was the second strong team in the Giro with difference. They tried to control all the race againt an stronger team,. and that is impossible, and they were wroken at the end, but they didnt need to control those stages without the pink.

 

[qwer]

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I don't think i ever wanted contador to win this badly the tour than this year. Not even when he was on armstrong's team (09)

Everywhere i read that quintana is so called the best climber, almost never shown but apperently he is, dumb journalists. Always this talk that he isn't what he used to be ignoring 2014. I understand the hype around nibali and froome though. They're extremely dangerous especially nibali.

Please alberto win this stupid race. Hopefully that way nibali stops then with the stupid 1 peak year thing too.

he's shown enough to be considered one of the top 3 climbers easily, not sure i'd put him above froome or contador though, mainly because i don't see him having enough explosiveness to drop them.

Big difference between top 3 and the best climber. And i think nibali is better based on his tour numbers last year.

One of the most overrated cyclists i've ever seen in the media and this forum. Had 3 days (2 in tour 2013 and 1 in TA) where he was the best of all the best climbers and suddenly he's the best climber

quintana is so overrated, froome and contador are more climber than him, and quintana barely attacks, in giro 2014 he only attacked in stage 16 and downhil!!! he always waited for attacks from aru to distance aru, this guy is so bored however he is compared to a great climber like contador

 

[qwer]

to distance uran...

 

[Electress]

Re: Re:

Tinkoff screwed up team support for AC on purpose when he let go Roche and bought Sagan in return. A strong signal that AC will be with a different team soon. It worked at the severly depleted Giro, but I'm afraid his prospects at the TdF look bleak.

But Roche was completely useless.

He dragged Contador to mountain-top finishes more than once in the dreadful year 2013, and will probably be a more useful lieutenant to Froome than is Porte. Looks like Tinkoff changed the team strategy, more exposure by Sagan than Contador. AC can realistically ride two Grand Tours per year and win the Giro/Vuelta double at best, while Sagan has a shot at everything else, stages, classics, small tours, the worlds. And if he doesn't deliver, he at least produces the headline 'is this the end of Peter Sagan' like he did all spring long.

Roche has never been the type of climber to "drag" Contador up any mountain. Using the word "drag" implies that Roche could've ridden for himself and dropped Contador had he not been anchored down by Contador's inability to keep up with his torrid climbing pace.

How much do I love such precision of language and thought. Thank you.

you can't take a mans GT off him, what about 2009?

I forgot all about the Vuelta! I am not worthy!

 

[LaFlorecita]

this is insane! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM0oQIRIyrs
Hope he is present at the team presentation on Thursday, that would be amazing

 

[Gigs_98]

by the way,if he wins the tour, it will be his THIRD GT in less than 12 months..

I haven't even noticed that yet, would be insane

 

[Publicus]

this is insane! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM0oQIRIyrs
Hope he is present at the team presentation on Thursday, that would be amazing

Pretty impressive stunts. How did he get hooked up with Tinkoff?

 

[Kwibus]

this is insane! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM0oQIRIyrs
Hope he is present at the team presentation on Thursday, that would be amazing

Amazing indeed.

 

[Jspear]

this is insane! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM0oQIRIyrs
Hope he is present at the team presentation on Thursday, that would be amazing

Really cool!

 

[Irondan]

this is insane! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM0oQIRIyrs
Hope he is present at the team presentation on Thursday, that would be amazing

Cool video! Thanks!

 

[arvc40]

this is insane! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM0oQIRIyrs
Hope he is present at the team presentation on Thursday, that would be amazing

Awesome !. Hope he is being tested ! Lol

 

[Ryaguas]

I have a really good feeling about this Tour for Contador as well, I just dont want to jinx it like last year

I like the team cuz I prefer Basso over Jesus any day.

The double is coming!

 

[Electress]

this is insane! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM0oQIRIyrs
Hope he is present at the team presentation on Thursday, that would be amazing

Awesome !. Hope he is being tested ! Lol

Holy smoke, what a nut job. Reminds me of that guy 'riding' or whatever you call going up to InPin and the Cullin Ridge. Bits of that made me want to vomit. Some time ago, so no doubt someone has already posted somewhere here.

 

[Jelantik]

this is insane! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM0oQIRIyrs
Hope he is present at the team presentation on Thursday, that would be amazing

this is totally insaneeeee.... I bet if he is in the peloton, he never crash. Insane skill. Btw I wonder where they shoot it. That airplane junkyard..wow, i've never seen one. make it an awesome location. It's like in terminator movie

 

[Jelantik]

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Tinkoff screwed up team support for AC on purpose when he let go Roche and bought Sagan in return. A strong signal that AC will be with a different team soon. It worked at the severly depleted Giro, but I'm afraid his prospects at the TdF look bleak.

Ok ok fresh point of view here

P.s. La flo. Roche was atleast as good as Basso has been so far this year.

Indeed...both pretty useless

Basso is better eye candy. Give him that. So he has *some* uses

but roche dressed well.. that's when he looks a charm too . (but can't be the poster boy - birdsong.. this year, he is lean and mean)

 

[Miburo]

Apperently Contador was on the verge of leaving the tour in 2011 just before the pyrenees, because of the crashes.

 

[Carols]

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Apperently Contador was on the verge of leaving the tour in 2011 just before the pyrenees, because of the crashes.

Source please. I remember his knee being hurt and swollen so it wouldn't be surprising.

 

[Miburo]

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Apperently Contador was on the verge of leaving the tour in 2011 just before the pyrenees, because of the crashes.

Source please. I remember his knee being hurt and swollen so it wouldn't be surprising.

He said it himself, i said apperently cause you never know for sure.

http://www.albertocontadornotebook.info/

 

[Carols]

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Apperently Contador was on the verge of leaving the tour in 2011 just before the pyrenees, because of the crashes.

Source please. I remember his knee being hurt and swollen so it wouldn't be surprising.

He said it himself, i said apperently cause you never know for sure.

http://www.albertocontadornotebook.info/

Thanks. I never knew that site existed

 

[Electress]

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Apperently Contador was on the verge of leaving the tour in 2011 just before the pyrenees, because of the crashes.

Source please. I remember his knee being hurt and swollen so it wouldn't be surprising.

He said it himself, i said apperently cause you never know for sure.

http://www.albertocontadornotebook.info/

Contador always comes over well in these things - always manages to sound sincere - treading the line of modesty, pride, arrogance very neatly. And, boy, do I wish I had his physical and mental discipline.

Thanks for posting.