Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Jakub]

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At the moment, Contador should be able to follow wheels he picks. It would mean everything's in balance.
Today, he's had to let several.

Why? How do you know that?

 

[ILovecycling]

Im looking forward to Burgos! Anybody know if MAL is scheduled?
We need a proper benchmark before la vuelta

 

[Carols]

Alberto commented after the race: "I feel happy and satisfied with my form today. I, obviously, have to be realistic and aware that I come from a crash at the Tour and that my goal is the Vuelta. I have to be in optimal form for the Vuelta and as a result here and at Burgos I have to sacrifice my result."

 

[Valv.Piti]

If that statement proves to be true, I think it can be concluded that he might have been more hurt than first anticipated

 

[Red Rick]

Being able to ride Burgos will help.

 

[Jelantik]

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People are forgetting the guy is coming back from an injury, and injury that's going to be niggling for a good while. The only significant thing about today is that he finished without crashing or injuring himself.

I not forgetting that but the folks wanting to start the hype train are. Then they get dissapointed if he can't perform to their expectations . The man was Injured and is Recovering, hopefully he manages to be in decent shape by the Vuelta that is my wish.

he'd better be. Otherwise Froome will go down in history as the Tour/Vuelta double winner (and who knows the olympic gold medals). He is the only big hurdle for Froome to achieve that. So I expected him flying on Vuelta. Better than his 2014.

 

[Jelantik]

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Im looking forward to Burgos! Anybody know if MAL is scheduled?
We need a proper benchmark before la vuelta

burgos is like Quintana benchmark with the Route Du Sud. Quintana pretty much.. meh. So hopefully he is flying comes vuelta.

 

[Red Rick]

I really think Froome has very little chance. Not because I underrate Froome, but because I think people underestimate the effect of throwing the Olympics in there, right in the middle. Also depends on how hard you try at the Olympics.

Did Sastre ride the Olympics in 2008?

 

[Miburo]

Sastre did the road race.

Anyways i'm not worried at all, everything going according to plan.

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Has Froome been 100% confirmed for the Vuelta? I still doubt he'll do so.

 

[Matteo.]

He'll be ready for the vuelta. yesterday means nothing ... and I expect not that good even at Burgos

 

[Red Rick]

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Has Froome been 100% confirmed for the Vuelta? I still doubt he'll do so.

I'm pretty sure he has. Or he's just implicated to ride the Vuelta in every interview in the last month

 

[Jelantik]

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I really think Froome has very little chance. Not because I underrate Froome, but because I think people underestimate the effect of throwing the Olympics in there, right in the middle. Also depends on how hard you try at the Olympics.

Did Sastre ride the Olympics in 2008?

I secretly hope so. But you never know since he is an alien . Contador on the other hand, better shows up flying. None of that.. my form is unknown.. bla, bla, bla. If he can't beat Froome with his tour/olympic leg, this Contador's forum will explode.. everyone one will sing in unison for Contador to retire.

 

[Jelantik]

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Has Froome been 100% confirmed for the Vuelta? I still doubt he'll do so.

Not from all the reporting so far. Even though sky said, it will be determined after the olympic.

 

[Rollthedice]

Froome just twitted Yes Vuelta.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Froome just twitted Yes Vuelta.

He also wrote 1 month to Pena Cabarga, he really likes this race.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Froome's going to need a fairly big buffer going into the latter two weeks if he wants to win the Vuelta. First week will be when he's strongest and Bertie is weakest.

Contador is a much bigger favourite for this Vuelta than Froome was for the Tour

 

[Red Rick]

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Froome just twitted Yes Vuelta.

He also wrote 1 month to Pena Cabarga, he really likes this race.

Probably also like Pena Cabarga. Contador somehow never raced it. Unless in some junior race I'm not aware off

 

[cantpedal]

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Froome just twitted Yes Vuelta.

He also wrote 1 month to Pena Cabarga, he really likes this race.

Probably also like Pena Cabarga. Contador somehow never raced it. Unless in some junior race I'm not aware off

Froome has some great memories from this climb

 

[movingtarget]

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I really think Froome has very little chance. Not because I underrate Froome, but because I think people underestimate the effect of throwing the Olympics in there, right in the middle. Also depends on how hard you try at the Olympics.

Did Sastre ride the Olympics in 2008?

I don't think the Olympics will have much to do with Froome's Vuelta performance. You can recover from a one day race fairly quickly even a hard one. Contador missed the hardest part of the Tour that's why he is favourite. Age does not seem to have affected Contador too much yet. I don't think Froome can win but I think a podium is possible, it will probably depend on how well Chaves and the other Giro riders go as they will all be fresher in the third week.

 

[Red Rick]

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I really think Froome has very little chance. Not because I underrate Froome, but because I think people underestimate the effect of throwing the Olympics in there, right in the middle. Also depends on how hard you try at the Olympics.

Did Sastre ride the Olympics in 2008?

I don't think the Olympics will have much to do with Froome's Vuelta performance. You can recover from a one day race fairly quickly even a hard one. Contador missed the hardest part of the Tour that's why he is favourite. Age does not seem to have affected Contador too much yet. I don't think Froome can win but I think a podium is possible, it will probably depend on how well Chaves and the other Giro riders go as they will all be fresher in the third week.

It's not the effort of the Olympics, it's the form trajectory that you need to be great in all 3 races. It is possible that he doesn't change his much from a normal double and that the Olympics are more of a hail mary than anything else.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Froome just twitted Yes Vuelta.

He also wrote 1 month to Pena Cabarga, he really likes this race.

Probably also like Pena Cabarga. Contador somehow never raced it. Unless in some junior race I'm not aware off

Not sure it matters that much, he will do a recon for sure.

 

[Kokoso]

Pretty poor showing at San Sebastian for a leader.

 

[Miburo]

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Pretty poor showing at San Sebastian for a leader.

He wasn't really the leader. How did Kreuziger do heh? He comes from the tour, should be in great shape.

 

[Simurgh]

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Pretty poor showing at San Sebastian for a leader.

Well, no one except you expected anything, it seems!