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It's been several years now that Contador has gotten close second places. For Contador, second places don't count. Those are disappointments.
In cycling, like in life, the two factors need for burnout are: Overwork and disappointment.
Those close second places have required a lot of overwork for Contador. Granted, that sometimes has been caused because of losing time in silly situations like falls, echelons, etc. Like he admitted today, the easiest would have been to follow wheels, rest, think about the next races, knowing he had the third place in the bag. But, no, he gave it his 150% for the glory of winning. Now, that is great for us as spectators, but, that is a lot of overwork coupled with the disappointment of being second yet again.
You're right, Contador has the greatest courage of them all. However, given the last few years, I think he need to be more conservative. Given his age, he needs to let go of these "smaller" races and accept losing as a precondition for a chance at winning the best race of them all, the TDF.
He has given us a lot of spectacle over many years. He needs to be more selfish and keep something extra in the tank for his grand finale: Winning the TDF one last time. I 'd like to see him go with yellow at the end in Paris.
rune1107 said:Iker_Baqueiro said:LaFlorecita said:All those 2nd placeshe's so unlucky, things never go his way
At the top of Eze I really believed he could do it
And again he would have won if he'd managed to win the stage. With 1.5km to go it looked good.
In the interview he was close to tears
yep. I watched that interview and I also think I saw him very close to tears. Tears of frustration. He tried to fool us into not seeing that by saying the right words. I'm so sad for him too.
He's very close to burning out. I'd say he has to take his pedal off the gas, at least until July, to avoid mental/physical breakdown.
What is this based on? It's only his second race of the season, in which he is the captain, and he is already breaking down mentally? Of course he was disappointed today, and rightfully so after being so close to winning both the stage and the GC. It is completely natural to be emotional after such a performance, but without the payout. This however is not an indication of breaking down mentally. He probably has the strongest mindset in the entire peloton, and will have his entire focus on Catalunya by tomorrow. That is what makes him special, and still capable of pulling off a stunt like todays, at the age of 34.
It's been several years now that Contador has gotten close second places. For Contador, second places don't count. Those are disappointments.
In cycling, like in life, the two factors need for burnout are: Overwork and disappointment.
Those close second places have required a lot of overwork for Contador. Granted, that sometimes has been caused because of losing time in silly situations like falls, echelons, etc. Like he admitted today, the easiest would have been to follow wheels, rest, think about the next races, knowing he had the third place in the bag. But, no, he gave it his 150% for the glory of winning. Now, that is great for us as spectators, but, that is a lot of overwork coupled with the disappointment of being second yet again.
You're right, Contador has the greatest courage of them all. However, given the last few years, I think he need to be more conservative. Given his age, he needs to let go of these "smaller" races and accept losing as a precondition for a chance at winning the best race of them all, the TDF.
He has given us a lot of spectacle over many years. He needs to be more selfish and keep something extra in the tank for his grand finale: Winning the TDF one last time. I 'd like to see him go with yellow at the end in Paris.
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