Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[BlurryVII]

"not in his curriculum", that is the funniest *** I've read in a while hahahahah

 

[Miburo]

You guys are forgotting the real important thing

8 more days to the dauphine, actually 7 days and a half but who is counting

 

[Miburo]

I already ordered some fine whiskey to celebrate the prologue victory.

I'll be on some fleur depression if he loses

 

[Miburo]

Fleur, you know what i'm gonna ask. What's your judgment? This should be enough for you to judge. Tour in the bag?

 

[LaFlorecita]

I was just looking at those photos on twitter

(weird art in the background)

He looks skinny enough, still 1month to lose some more weight and get below 60 kg

 

[Miburo]

Weird art? You mean bad?

 

[portugal11]

Steven de jongh post a video on instagram and contador wasn't there... is he training alone?

 

[Miburo]

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Steven de jongh post a video on instagram and contador wasn't there... is he training alone?

Marchacontador baby

He's doing a race with his fans tomorrow, that's why

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Steven de jongh post a video on instagram and contador wasn't there... is he training alone?

He was ahead I think
Alberto posted a photo of him training on the same day
Seems everyone left today. With him were Kreuziger, Paulinho, Valgren and Hansen.

 

[peloton]

A pic today from the training camp. Wonder why the kinesio tape, hope he didn't crash etc.

Actually it's a photo from February, I asked the person who took the photo and he was in Tenerife at the start of February
I saw the tape too, so I was glad to hear it was months ago and not recent!!

Thanks!
Too funny, I saw it was claimed that it was from the current camp, go figure

Phew with the tape then too!

 

[Publicus]

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Contador, winner of 9 GTs, doesn't know how to assess his own abilities on a bike too, damn I forgot about that as well.

Nope, we said luck has nothing to do with that.

Yeah, he felt great in 2014, previous winner already crashed out, the season was going well, Nibali didn't show much before Tour, of course that made Contador feel confident. And confidence can very easily lead to mistakes,

Thank you for the insight of Contador's mind during 2014, all of that really built up to the crash moment.

Now, explain us why didn't his "over confidence" make him take "poor decisions" that led him to crash, let's say in 2009 for example?

He didn't make the poor decision in 2009 so he won there. He made a poor decision in 2014 and lost. What are you getting at?
Are you trying to argue that just because someone didn't make a mistake once, he will never make a mistake (or consequently if he made a mistake then he will always make a mistake)?
Or are you trying to somehow prove that Contador has qualities needed to win a GT? There is no need for that, everyone here knows that.
He just didn't display all of them in 2014 so he didn't win, and neither did Kruijswijk in this Giro. Nibali did, so he won both races

you got over your skis when you started imputing hubris to Contador (that his over confidence caused his crash). that's just an unknowable and inflammatory thing to say that doesn't bolster your point. 2014 was a tough year. he was clearly on great form and it was all for not. Nibali won because he stayed on his bike until Paris. ah but I'm sure you knew that

 

[Publicus]

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Fleur, you know what i'm gonna ask. What's your judgment? This should be enough for you to judge. Tour in the bag?

He looks pretty fat. Just shy of a full Betancur

 

[Miburo]

Today is a big day. Let's see how his weight is during the marchacontador.

I expect you to fully analyse it fleur.

 

[TheYouyou7]

He looks really good to me !

 

[LaFlorecita]

In an interview yesterday, he said that although he won't fully discard the possibility, it is becoming more and more unlikely he'll ride for his own team next year.
So I wonder who he'll ride for, I don't see an obvious fit.

 

[Netserk]

I'd like to see him on Astana again

Maybe Katusha, though Kristoff wouldn't be too happy, but then again he hasn't proved yet the level where he can expect to lead a Tour team.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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I'd like to see him on Astana again

Maybe Katusha, though Kristoff wouldn't be too happy, but then again he hasn't proved yet the level where he can expect to lead a Tour team.

On Astana, at least we'll know he'll always be great in the final few stages

 

[Carols]

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In an interview yesterday, he said that although he won't fully discard the possibility, it is becoming more and more unlikely he'll ride for his own team next year.
So I wonder who he'll ride for, I don't see an obvious fit.

Darn, I was really hoping for his own team.

Next team will be a dilemma. It sure would be nice if it was one with really good support riders though.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

I heard his team simply can't pay him enough.

 

[Carols]

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I'd like to see him on Astana again

Maybe Katusha, though Kristoff wouldn't be too happy, but then again he hasn't proved yet the level where he can expect to lead a Tour team.

No not Vino please! Bleck!

 

[ILovecycling]

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Today is a big day. Let's see how his weight is during the marchacontador.

I expect you to fully analyse it fleur.

Would be funny if it rains and he has a rainjacket on all pics


Edit: agree with Carols above

 

[Red Rick]

There very few teams that

- Need a new GT leader
- Have the money
- Have the support
- Don't have MPCC stick up their butt.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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There very few teams that

- Need a new GT leader
- Have the money
- Have the support
- Don't have MPCC stick up their butt.

There are lots of teams that would want a GT leader of Alberto's level though!
I don't know if MPCC would be an issue

 

[Miburo]

Everyone wants him. To give an analogy. The moment Lebron James went back to the Cavs the team didn't only became way way better but also became one of the most popular teams in the public eye.

The same thing will happen with Contador. You're gonna get so many fans to that team. In terms of publicity, the value is insane of having him on your team.

 

[BlurryVII]

Looks like it was a rainy and cold edition, from what I've read he just went alone on the climbs lol