Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

[Publicus]

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He looks well, relaxed and fit!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BV4mCvklD8c/

He looks skinny- really fit

I've noticed the veins in his calves the last two photos, so he looks super fit. All I want him to do is to stay upright and see what he can do.

 

[Red Rick]

Two veins, and the hype is on

I love this thread.

 

[portugal11]

Anyone saw oleg's tweet? Oleg is crazy

 

[Publicus]

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Two veins, and the hype is on

I love this thread.

It's what we do Two and a wake up

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Nice that the taking a coffee trope
has now become an implicit advert
for his sponsor.
All by accident.

 

[May0maniac]

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Nice that the taking a coffee trope
has now become an implicit advert
for his sponsor.
All by accident.

We still need a big "how's that coffee Contador?" commercial for the sponsor, that would actually be a somewhat good marketing stunt for the sponsor.

 

[Kwibus]

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Anyone saw oleg's tweet? Oleg is crazy

https://twitter.com/olegtinkov/status/879917047089684480

This guy is a complete lunatic.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Nice that the taking a coffee trope
has now become an implicit advert
for his sponsor.
All by accident.

We still need a big "how's that coffee Contador?" commercial for the sponsor, that would actually be a somewhat good marketing stunt for the sponsor.

YES

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Anyone saw oleg's tweet? Oleg is crazy

https://twitter.com/olegtinkov/status/879917047089684480

This guy is a complete lunatic.

All is not right in his head

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

Two veins, and the hype is on

I love this thread.

His dog looks skinnier
#unpopularopinion

 

[Red Rick]

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Two veins, and the hype is on

I love this thread.

His dog looks skinnier
#unpopularopinion

The dawg is lying down before it's master

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

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Anyone saw oleg's tweet? Oleg is crazy

https://twitter.com/olegtinkov/status/879917047089684480

This guy is a complete lunatic.

Love some of the trolling responses.

 

[Publicus]

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Anyone saw oleg's tweet? Oleg is crazy

https://twitter.com/olegtinkov/status/879917047089684480

This guy is a complete lunatic.

in theory AC could sue him for libel

 

[LaFlorecita]

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in theory AC could sue him for libel

In theory yes, but probably it wouldn't be a smart move. Tinkov may have "info" about Contador. Best not poke the bear and count on most people rolling their eyes at his nonsensical tweets.

 

[ppanther92]

I didn't follow the whole Contador/Tinkov thing, but why is he so mad at Alberto? That wasn't the first time he is attacking him extremely harsh and personal. Anyone knows more or is it just Tinkov being Tinkov?

 

[Publicus]

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in theory AC could sue him for libel

In theory yes, but probably it wouldn't be a smart move. Tinkov may have "info" about Contador. Best not poke the bear and count on most people rolling their eyes at his nonsensical tweets.

why I said "in theory"

 

[Red Rick]

Something about not poking a hornet's nest

 

[DFA123]

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I didn't follow the whole Contador/Tinkov thing, but why is he so mad at Alberto. That wasn't the first time he is attacking extremely harsh and personal. Anyone knows more or is it just Tinkov being Tinkov?

I think he just feels that Contador let him down. That he wasn't 100% committed and didn't do enough to integrate into the team and to be an effective leader. Ultimately, he signed Contador to win the Tour, yet Contador got nowhere near doing so. So it's kind of understandable that Tinkov would be disappointed with how it turned out. And I guess being ridiculously over the top, throwing around insults, is his very childish way of showing that disappointment.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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I didn't follow the whole Contador/Tinkov thing, but why is he so mad at Alberto. That wasn't the first time he is attacking extremely harsh and personal. Anyone knows more or is it just Tinkov being Tinkov?

Tinkov being Tinkov, of course, but it's clear something happened between them, probably a lot. Maybe we'll know in a couple of years. My guess is that Tinkov wasn't happy Contador "rejected" his lifestyle. It can't be just about the lack of big wins.

 

[Angliru]

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I didn't follow the whole Contador/Tinkov thing, but why is he so mad at Alberto. That wasn't the first time he is attacking extremely harsh and personal. Anyone knows more or is it just Tinkov being Tinkov?

I think he just feels that Contador let him down. That he wasn't 100% committed and didn't do enough to integrate into the team and to be an effective leader. Ultimately, he signed Contador to win the Tour, yet Contador got nowhere near doing so. So it's kind of understandable that Tinkov would be disappointed with how it turned out. And I guess being ridiculously over the top, throwing around insults, is his very childish way of showing that disappointment.

Not that he cares, but it reflects much more negatively on Oleg than Alberto. He invests in a rider that is past his prime, expects miracles and when those dreams are crushed, he has a two year tantrum. He may just be the most classless figure in cycling right now and by a large margin.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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I didn't follow the whole Contador/Tinkov thing, but why is he so mad at Alberto. That wasn't the first time he is attacking extremely harsh and personal. Anyone knows more or is it just Tinkov being Tinkov?

I think he just feels that Contador let him down. That he wasn't 100% committed and didn't do enough to integrate into the team and to be an effective leader. Ultimately, he signed Contador to win the Tour, yet Contador got nowhere near doing so. So it's kind of understandable that Tinkov would be disappointed with how it turned out. And I guess being ridiculously over the top, throwing around insults, is his very childish way of showing that disappointment.

Not that he cares, but it reflects much more negatively on Oleg than Alberto. He invests in a rider that is past his prime, expects miracles and when those dreams are crushed, he has a two year tantrum. He may just be the most classless figure in cycling right now and by a large margin.

Exactly. And going one step further, I think it reflects well on Alberto that such an idiot dislikes him so much.

 

[DFA123]

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I didn't follow the whole Contador/Tinkov thing, but why is he so mad at Alberto. That wasn't the first time he is attacking extremely harsh and personal. Anyone knows more or is it just Tinkov being Tinkov?

I think he just feels that Contador let him down. That he wasn't 100% committed and didn't do enough to integrate into the team and to be an effective leader. Ultimately, he signed Contador to win the Tour, yet Contador got nowhere near doing so. So it's kind of understandable that Tinkov would be disappointed with how it turned out. And I guess being ridiculously over the top, throwing around insults, is his very childish way of showing that disappointment.

Not that he cares, but it reflects much more negatively on Oleg than Alberto. He invests in a rider that is past his prime, expects miracles and when those dreams are crushed, he has a two year tantrum. He may just be the most classless figure in cycling right now and by a large margin.

Exactly; not sure it's wise for a businessman to keep on publicising a disastrous transaction that he made several years ago. This whole episode just reflects badly on both Tinkov's judgement, and on his ability to recover and move on from a bad decision.

 

[Electress]

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I didn't follow the whole Contador/Tinkov thing, but why is he so mad at Alberto. That wasn't the first time he is attacking extremely harsh and personal. Anyone knows more or is it just Tinkov being Tinkov?

I think he just feels that Contador let him down. That he wasn't 100% committed and didn't do enough to integrate into the team and to be an effective leader. Ultimately, he signed Contador to win the Tour, yet Contador got nowhere near doing so. So it's kind of understandable that Tinkov would be disappointed with how it turned out. And I guess being ridiculously over the top, throwing around insults, is his very childish way of showing that disappointment.

Not that he cares, but it reflects much more negatively on Oleg than Alberto. He invests in a rider that is past his prime, expects miracles and when those dreams are crushed, he has a two year tantrum. He may just be the most classless figure in cycling right now and by a large margin.

Exactly. And going one step further, I think it reflects well on Alberto that such an idiot dislikes him so much.

It reflects well on Alberto that he refuses to raise to the bait. Which is probably what pisses Olga off more - he's the kind of person that seems to need attention all the time and of any sort. Being ignored must be a special kind of hell.

But there is clearly something very personal behind this. Contador clearly opposed him / humiliated him in some way for this degree of antipathy to arise.

 

[lenric]

Tinkov being a douche, nothing new.

 

[Publicus]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDbUfzdW0AEW7aI?format=jpg&name=medium

Can't figure out to paste the photo directly but he's skinny. No doubt about that.