Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Cance > TheRest]

Let's not forget he was rather terrible on the cobbled stage in the Tour back in 2014. Alberto has never been good in these conditions and it will never change, no matter how his form is. Also, it didn't help him that he had no help when the Katusha team rode in the cross wind. I noticed that he spent a lot of resources trying to position himself in the echelon-formation.

 

[Sciocco]

Contador will win PN.

Easy.

 

[EroicaStradeBianche]

Lack of Tosatto and Bennati is felt here.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Contador will win PN.

Easy.

Yeah, in 2042 his son will win.
Just stop. It's getting annoying.

 

[Matteo.]

A stage will be enough....ITT or MTF. Favored the first

 

[DFA123]

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A stage will be enough....ITT or MTF. Favored the first

He only wins time trials nowdays at World Tour level races doesn't he? Been a fair while since he won a MTF in an elite stage race.

 

[Red Rick]

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Contador will win PN.

Easy.

Yeah, in 2042 his son will win.
Just stop. It's getting annoying.

How about just watching the race without the defeatism.

 

[Sciocco]

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Contador will win PN.

Easy.

Yeah, in 2042 his son will win.
Just stop. It's getting annoying.

STFU with your pessimism. There are four GC relevant stages left and Contador attacks.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Contador will win PN.

Easy.

Yeah, in 2042 his son will win.
Just stop. It's getting annoying.

How about just watching the race without the defeatism.

Exaggerated optimism isn't much better.

Fortunately I won't be able to watch many of the stages :lol:

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Contador will win PN.

Easy.

Yeah, in 2042 his son will win.
Just stop. It's getting annoying.

STFU with your pessimism. There are four GC relevant stages left and Contador attacks.

Duh. It's just that whenever you make such a prediction it turns out to be false and you look stupid.
I sure hope you don't have jinxing powers else we're in for Alberto's worst season since he turned pro

 

[LaFlorecita]

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A stage will be enough....ITT or MTF. Favored the first

True, it would be a great sign if he could win the ITT, but Porte will be difficult to beat. Anyway, I'd be happy with any stage.

 

[Forever The Best]

How about just enjoying both the race and the last or second last season of this great rider instead of being extremely pessimistic?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Contador: "Estuve algo enfermo en la última etapa de Abu Dhabi. En Andalucía tomé antibióticos. Terminé con ellos la semana pasada".
Contador: "Ahora me siento mejor. Tengo confianza para la parte dura de la París-Niza (se refiere a las etapas de montaña)".

Alberto says he was on antibiotics but feels better now. He feels confident for the hard part of the race.

 

[Red Rick]

Antibiotics for a cold seems so weird, but whatever. Cyclists racing are not your ordinary humans where you can wait and see.

 

[rune1107]

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Contador: "Estuve algo enfermo en la última etapa de Abu Dhabi. En Andalucía tomé antibióticos. Terminé con ellos la semana pasada".
Contador: "Ahora me siento mejor. Tengo confianza para la parte dura de la París-Niza (se refiere a las etapas de montaña)".

Alberto says he was on antibiotics but feels better now. He feels confident for the hard part of the race.

Not a surprise he is excusing his performance. It is not the first time he has lost seconds, when the other favorites sprint. Hopefully he is fully recovered soon, so he can create some carnage in the weekend.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Antibiotics for a cold seems so weird, but whatever. Cyclists racing are not your ordinary humans where you can wait and see.

What I think is odd is that he says he was ill for the final stage of Abu Dhabi. But he took antibiotics during Andalucia.

 

[Forever The Best]

So he was ill in Andalucia, got ill again in Abu Dhabi and is still ill?

 

[Valv.Piti]

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So he was ill in Andalucia, got ill again in Abu Dhabi and is still ill?

Of course he wasn't

 

[LaFlorecita]

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So he was ill in Andalucia, got ill again in Abu Dhabi and is still ill?

I don't understand what he's saying.

 

[Arredondo]

With all those little twists to the truth, you don't know what you already said at a certain point...

 

[Red Rick]

That's it, if we ever get a hyper resistant strain of ecoli going rampant in Europe, I'll blame Contador

 

[Forever The Best]

I don't believe him either.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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That's it, if we ever get a hyper resistant strain of ecoli going rampant in Europe, I'll blame Contador

:lol:

 

[Matteo.]

I think he had to justify the fact that was dropped on a little slope, so not being able to say that he was tired, cold or else, has used that trick.
He's a master of tricks and deceptions

 

[DFA123]

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I think he had to justify the fact that was dropped on a little slpope, so not being able to say that he was tired, cold or else, has used that trick.
He's a master of tricks and deceptions

Not sure he's deceiving or tricking anyone these days. All these excuses just make him look like a bad loser.

If he has been ill and his form is poor because of it; even more reason to keep quiet, then he might get underestimated later in the year when his form returns. The running commentary does him no favours except to help protect his ego a bit.