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“I knew there was a good trial on this course but I didn't know if it were tough enough to win. My legs were missing speed, my heart was beating like crazy but I can't say it's a surprise to beat Chris Froome however, I didn't expect to win. It was a very hard time trial, especially from km 2 to 1km to go with a gradient of more than 20%. You had to do the first part really fast and keep the rhythm there as well. The fact it was hard suited me really well.”
http://www.tinkoffteam.com/news/el-pistolero-fires-warning-shot-dauphine-prologue-taking-stage-win-style/
Carols said:rm7 said:Contador says that he didn't feel good today, but he thought he would beat Froome today, but didn't expect to win the stage.
Not sure what kind of logic that is
Where did you see he didn't feel good? The quotes I've seen he said it 'was a perfect day' for him.
“I knew there was a good trial on this course but I didn't know if it were tough enough to win. My legs were missing speed, my heart was beating like crazy but I can't say it's a surprise to beat Chris Froome however, I didn't expect to win. It was a very hard time trial, especially from km 2 to 1km to go with a gradient of more than 20%. You had to do the first part really fast and keep the rhythm there as well. The fact it was hard suited me really well.”
http://www.tinkoffteam.com/news/el-pistolero-fires-warning-shot-dauphine-prologue-taking-stage-win-style/
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So when he isn't feeling to good he still considers himself better than Froome.
infeXio said:Carols said:rm7 said:Contador says that he didn't feel good today, but he thought he would beat Froome today, but didn't expect to win the stage.
Not sure what kind of logic that is
Where did you see he didn't feel good? The quotes I've seen he said it 'was a perfect day' for him.
“I knew there was a good trial on this course but I didn't know if it were tough enough to win. My legs were missing speed, my heart was beating like crazy but I can't say it's a surprise to beat Chris Froome however, I didn't expect to win. It was a very hard time trial, especially from km 2 to 1km to go with a gradient of more than 20%. You had to do the first part really fast and keep the rhythm there as well. The fact it was hard suited me really well.”
http://www.tinkoffteam.com/news/el-pistolero-fires-warning-shot-dauphine-prologue-taking-stage-win-style/
So when he isn't feeling to good he still considers himself better than Froome.
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2015 was a different build up. I think he was trying to use the giro as a build up for the tour but ended up overtraining due to the constant attacks by astana, and never reached peak.
I think 2013 was a hard year for contador. It was his first full season after his ban and i think the ban was a hard blow for him. Remember he was booed at the start of the 2011 tour. Some riders never recover from beeing, in their eyes and mine, unfairly banned. Marco pantani never recovered from it and his ban ended up killing him (Rip). Also remember wiggins lost motivation after one tdf victory and Contador is a guy who has won all the GT´s multiple times. I think the beating he took from froome in 13 helped him get motivated again.
also his 2013 prep was ruined by beeing sick early in the season
rhubroma said:
2015 was a different build up. I think he was trying to use the giro as a build up for the tour but ended up overtraining due to the constant attacks by astana, and never reached peak.
I think 2013 was a hard year for contador. It was his first full season after his ban and i think the ban was a hard blow for him. Remember he was booed at the start of the 2011 tour. Some riders never recover from beeing, in their eyes and mine, unfairly banned. Marco pantani never recovered from it and his ban ended up killing him (Rip). Also remember wiggins lost motivation after one tdf victory and Contador is a guy who has won all the GT´s multiple times. I think the beating he took from froome in 13 helped him get motivated again.
also his 2013 prep was ruined by beeing sick early in the season
I still find it quite funny that some people doesn't seem to understand why Contador didn't perform at a high level in 2015 He never went to the Giro in top shape, as he said himself.
Of course there weren't any excuses for 2013, that was just a bad year for him probably with bad prep etc.
He never went to the Giro in top shape, as he said himself. Of course there weren't any excuses for 2013, that was just a bad year for him probably with bad prep etc.
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if you dont get that its simply beacuse you lack knowledge about cycling. Have you ever heard of the Giro-Tour double, and even more do you understand its impossible to be full lvl at both the Tour and the Giro?
Contador tried to be at 90ish at both but it didnt work out since its near impossible to complete the Giro-Tour double in current era.
Those questions honestly doesnt deserve a answer cause its so simple to understand but here you go.
rhubroma said:
if you dont get that its simply beacuse you lack knowledge about cycling. Have you ever heard of the Giro-Tour double, and even more do you understand its impossible to be full lvl at both the Tour and the Giro?
Contador tried to be at 90ish at both but it didnt work out since its near impossible to complete the Giro-Tour double in current era.
Those questions honestly doesnt deserve a answer cause its so simple to understand but here you go.
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Next year will be the best chance someone has for a while of doing the Giro-Tour double.
100th Giro should attract the big names, and if they're all fatigued together, then they only have to compete with fresh second-tier riders.
And as we saw at the Vuelta last year, 2nd tier riders like Aru when fully fresh are only marginally better than fatigued Quintana (who was ill during the 2nd week)
100th Giro should attract the big names, and if they're all fatigued together, then they only have to compete with fresh second-tier riders.
And as we saw at the Vuelta last year, 2nd tier riders like Aru when fully fresh are only marginally better than fatigued Quintana (who was ill during the 2nd week)
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I would have expected AC to try to win the 100th edition of the Giro! Especially as he is 100% committed to the TDF this season.
And I still can't understand the regularly bought up theory that Contador didn't perform to a high level at the '15 Giro
BlurryVII said:
I would have expected AC to try to win the 100th edition of the Giro! Especially as he is 100% committed to the TDF this season.
And I still can't understand the regularly bought up theory that Contador didn't perform to a high level at the '15 Giro
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what do you expect to read from the posters obsessed with contador winning? for sure the language of excuses and 'equal conditions' will always be at hand.gregrowlerson said:BlurryVII said:
I would have expected AC to try to win the 100th edition of the Giro! Especially as he is 100% committed to the TDF this season.
And I still can't understand the regularly bought up theory that Contador didn't perform to a high level at the '15 Giro
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High sure, but not as high as 2014 Dauphine. Contador was trying to leave some room for improvement going into the 2015 Tour. Obviously in the end it didn't matter.
gregrowlerson said:BlurryVII said:
I would have expected AC to try to win the 100th edition of the Giro! Especially as he is 100% committed to the TDF this season.
And I still can't understand the regularly bought up theory that Contador didn't perform to a high level at the '15 Giro
High sure, but not as high as 2014 Dauphine. Contador was trying to leave some room for improvement going into the 2015 Tour. Obviously in the end it didn't matter.
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Quit the condescending remarks - it really doesn't do anyone any good.
matusow_m said:rhubroma said:
if you dont get that its simply beacuse you lack knowledge about cycling. Have you ever heard of the Giro-Tour double, and even more do you understand its impossible to be full lvl at both the Tour and the Giro?
Contador tried to be at 90ish at both but it didnt work out since its near impossible to complete the Giro-Tour double in current era.
Those questions honestly doesnt deserve a answer cause its so simple to understand but here you go.
Quit the condescending remarks - it really doesn't do anyone any good.
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Look at pics from spring and check his cheeks,he is leaner...but he can still lose a kilo from the belly imo
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He has some unnecessary muscle on his chest (sorry CheckMyPecs) but it's hard to lose that. No fat though.ILovecycling said:
Look at pics from spring and check his cheeks,he is leaner...but he can still lose a kilo from the belly imo
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You think?LaFlorecita said:He has some unnecessary muscle on his chest (sorry CheckMyPecs) but it's hard to lose that. No fat though.ILovecycling said:
Look at pics from spring and check his cheeks,he is leaner...but he can still lose a kilo from the belly imo
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When you lose weight, you don't lose 1 kilo here and 0 there. Your body loses 1 kilo, which is a kilo distributed around your body. There's no such thing as losing fat in only one place.
Having said that, if Contador sets himself to lose 400 grams in his belly, he will end up losing 2 kilos overall, depending on his physiology.
What he should do is to throw his black shoes to the garbage and get a white ones.
ILovecycling said:
Look at pics from spring and check his cheeks,he is leaner...but he can still lose a kilo from the belly imo
When you lose weight, you don't lose 1 kilo here and 0 there. Your body loses 1 kilo, which is a kilo distributed around your body. There's no such thing as losing fat in only one place.
Having said that, if Contador sets himself to lose 400 grams in his belly, he will end up losing 2 kilos overall, depending on his physiology.
What he should do is to throw his black shoes to the garbage and get a white ones.
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go on tiz-cycling. They got good quality streams of pretty much any stage raceAngliru said:
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