Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[LaFlorecita]

His legs don't have amazing definition, but I guess he still has time to lose some more weight.

 

[Miburo]

Come on fleur, don't you dare disturb the hype train! 7 more days

 

[portugal11]

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

He doesn't look good at all

 

[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

Lol

 

[portugal11]

https://www.instagram.com/p/oB5wHpH-KS/

 

[portugal11]

This is why he doesn't look good. Nooooooo!!! What are you doing contador?

 

[LaFlorecita]

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https://www.instagram.com/p/oB5wHpH-KS/

Yeah, he's not as thin as in 2014. Hopefully he can lose a bit more between now and the Tour. In 2014 he was skinny all year.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Tbf Froome also doesn't look as skinny as he has done in the past https://www.instagram.com/p/BFoi7tfmxqu/?hl=en

 

[BlurryVII]

You don't see the muscles in that angle, also he's wearing a longer short and not going full out. I'm confident he's as thin as he was in 2014, look for the Marcha Contador 2014 pics, you'll see he didn't look very sharp there either. It doesn't mean anything.

 

[Miburo]

Holy ***. HE looks fat compared to 2014!!

I'm still gonna be hyped

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Why does he even bother to organise a cyclotourist race if he's just gonna ride it alone?

Huge lack of respect for those amateur riders, 99% of whom signed up because they thought they'd get to ride alongside him.

 

[Arredondo]

I don't think Katusha is interested in him. They never have been in the biggest riders. Only in potential great stuff and young riders.

And with Zakarin they have a really strong GC men for the next 10 years.

 

[BlurryVII]

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Why does he even bother to organise a cyclotourist race if he's just gonna ride it alone?

Huge lack of respect for those amateur riders, 99% of whom signed up because they thought they'd get to ride alongside him.

In previous editions, he was riding with them till the end, this year on the flat parts but then decided to test his legs maybe.
Which gives that 90% of the time he's riding with the amateurs.

It's quite incredible to see people judge from one picture or one moment lol.

 

[Red Rick]

Its commonly known that Contador just takes off at some points during those events

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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Which gives that 90% of the time he's riding with the amateurs.

I'm sure he'll give them 10% of their money back then...

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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Its commonly known that Contador just takes off at some points during those events

Well, he shouldn't. If dozens of people are paying good money to ride with you, you can't just ride away and say "See you on the next flat section, guys!".

 

[BlurryVII]

There you go, Marcha 2014. Doesn't look that sharp from this angle. One picture doesn' t mean anything.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Hard to judge his shape from one photo, and anyway we'll know soon enough, no hiding in the Dauphiné prologue

 

[TheYouyou7]

Yes Dauphine is one week away we'll know much better by that time !

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Its commonly known that Contador just takes off at some points during those events

Well, he shouldn't. If dozens of people are paying good money to ride with you, you can't just ride away and say "See you on the next flat section, guys!".

Dozens? Almost a thousand, actually, and the participation fee is between 25 and 45 euros depending if you have a Spanish federation licence and if you want a jersey.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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Dozens? Almost a thousand, actually, and the participation fee is between 25 and 45 euros depending if you have a Spanish federation licence and if you want a jersey.

Even more reason to stay with them throughout.

If almost a thousand people are paying good money to ride with you, you can't just ride away and say "See you on the next flat section, guys!".

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Dozens? Almost a thousand, actually, and the participation fee is between 25 and 45 euros depending if you have a Spanish federation licence and if you want a jersey.

Even more reason to stay with them throughout.

If almost a thousand people are paying good money to ride with you, you can't just ride away and say "See you on the next flat section, guys!".

Maybe he stayed with them for 100km, how can you judge from a photo

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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Maybe he stayed with them for 100km, how can you judge from a photo

So what? If he's charging them €25-45, he should have stayed with them ALL THE TIME.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Maybe he stayed with them for 100km, how can you judge from a photo

So what? If he's making them pay, he should have stayed with them ALL THE TIME.

Maybe those people want to see Alberto push on the climbs so they can see how long they can hang on. How can you judge?

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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Maybe those people want to see Alberto push on the climbs so they can see how long they can hang on. How can you judge?

Can you imagine Taylor Swift going backstage for drinks during a concert and telling fans to keep singing her songs on their own? No way.