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Have you missed the start if this year? You know, the one where he beat everyone at Pais Vasco, came 2nd in Paris-Nice, crushed everyone in the Malhao and beat Froome in a MTT? And last year where he won the Giro. And the year before that when he won the Vuelta after dominating the early season and, had he not lost time on the cobbles, was nailed on favourite to win the Tour before his crash (and Froome but he'd already crashed)? And 2012 when he returned from his ban and win the Vuelta? And 2011 where he dominated the Giro and then did pretty well in the Tour? And most importantly, all of 2009 where he destroyed everyone? Just look at subiendo como una moto if you want a comparison.
Old&slow said:Jspear said:Old&slow said:They can delete and hide the truth and only allow delusional Contador fanboy posts. But the bottom line is Contador is a third tier rider. He has never been a Tour de France contending rider and never will be. As I said in my other posts his two TDF wins were against Leiphiemer Schleck and others who could never dream of a top 10 in a tour like this years or last years.LaFlorecita said:Lol.. I see Old&slow's posts have already been deleted but I just wanted to say that I thought it was hilarious he basically 100% copy-pasted his own post from 2015 viewtopic.php?p=1783418#p1783418
The fanboys and the media may want you to think Contador has a chance but he has no chance unless 10 riders better than him drop out. He is what he is and that is the equivalent of Bauke Mollema and that is where he will end up again this year fighting with Mollema, Barguil, Mientes and others for a top 5-10 placement. Maybe next year he can just focus on the Giro and/or Vuelta where he can ride against riders who are not as strong or in peak form and fool people into thinking he is a great rider. All he is and has ever been is hype. Wake up in 4 weeks and we will see the same thing we always see, Contador finishing close to 10 minutes down and this forum flooded with posts about how he should have won and of course will win again next year when this fantastic series of events magically transforms him into their version of Cinderella.
I am posting this here simply to give you the chance to tell me I told you so after the race. I could do the same thing I do every year and simply post this after Contador's glass falls off and he ends ups being who he is and that's a better than average rider but not a top tier rider that can contend for the TDF. My advice is start preparing the excuses now as you will need them in a few weeks.
Want to do an avatar bet? I say AC finishes top 3 within 10 minutes of the winner. It seems you're saying at best he'll be 5th outside 10 minutes of the winner. Sound good? Please take me up on this avatar bet!
Also you say he's a third tier rider. Let's assume Froome and Quintana are the top tier. Can you name me all the 2nd tier riders who are better than him?
I would be happy to make you an avatar bet that Contador does not finish in the top 3. He stands little to no chance.
In regards to 2nd tier riders there are Porte, Landa, Bardet, Valverde and if in form Nibali. Pinot, Van Garden, Aru, and Gesink would be stronger if in better form. Usually, there are a number of domestiques much stronger than Contador like in 2013 when Kreuziger and Porte were quite evidently stronger and Geraint Thomas in 2015. Then there are all the third tier riders about the same strength as Contador such as Martin, Barguil, Meintes, Fugslang, Van Den Broeck, Mollema, Mientes, Majka, Dupont who like Contador can contend for a top 10 spot if they raced and prepared.
Have you missed the start if this year? You know, the one where he beat everyone at Pais Vasco, came 2nd in Paris-Nice, crushed everyone in the Malhao and beat Froome in a MTT? And last year where he won the Giro. And the year before that when he won the Vuelta after dominating the early season and, had he not lost time on the cobbles, was nailed on favourite to win the Tour before his crash (and Froome but he'd already crashed)? And 2012 when he returned from his ban and win the Vuelta? And 2011 where he dominated the Giro and then did pretty well in the Tour? And most importantly, all of 2009 where he destroyed everyone? Just look at subiendo como una moto if you want a comparison.