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Hopefully. Be nice to see him win a race of any kind before retirement. He is up against it.
GuyIncognito said:
Hopefully. Be nice to see him win a race of any kind before retirement. He is up against it.
Clearly does not know how to consistently prepare for a race. Froome able to get it right every time, because he is a great Athlete.
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I hope you are feeling better after that. Almost like years of hate unleashed in one big rant. That said, at least you are not trolling or baiting this thread like some of the sleekit/disingenous idiots who think they are being clever by doing so. I like a man who wears his colours on his sleeve, even if I disagree with them.Chomsky said:
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Think he is waiting for a new training app to download ?
LaFlorecita said:A lot to think about...
Think he is waiting for a new training app to download ?
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Strange though he talked the numbers game at the start of this race, even if it was apparent at the Dauphine he was behind schedule in being able to peak for the Tour.
What I can't understand is how he and his team were so egregiously mistaken in preparation and prognostication. His decline has been ongoing since 2011 at the Tour, but every year there was always something to deceive one into thinking the ineluctable was mistaken. Now the final verdict is out.
What I can't understand is how he and his team were so egregiously mistaken in preparation and prognostication. His decline has been ongoing since 2011 at the Tour, but every year there was always something to deceive one into thinking the ineluctable was mistaken. Now the final verdict is out.
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It's not the end of the world for Contador. The mark of a champion is "what is he going to do moving forward?" Up to this point, he is still in the race, unlike Porte who crashed out. To me what he is going to do next is just as important as trying to win TDF.
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Don't get me wrong I have much admiration for the way he has battled last few years. Some have gone off the rails when reality has hit. Some of my favourite moments have been created by this man even in recent years, real hum dinger stages, you all know the ones !. All this 2014 numbers stuff is just more likely to suggest that even that year Froome would have forced a submission. Although he did look Physically different that year but can't talk about that hear
rhubroma said:
Don't get me wrong I have much admiration for the way he has battled last few years. Some have gone off the rails when reality has hit. Some of my favourite moments have been created by this man even in recent years, real hum dinger stages, you all know the ones !. All this 2014 numbers stuff is just more likely to suggest that even that year Froome would have forced a submission. Although he did look Physically different that year but can't talk about that hear
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maybe time to consider bringing Aru to Trek? The cofee giant would love that.
Darn, darn. I just wanted to see Contador at least up there, and be competitive. He was out climbed by Yates and almost everyone. Forget the top contender like Froome, Porte, Bardet, Aru. I can't remember when the last time he was competitive at the Tour since 2013. 2014 is the only time he looked really prime to win it, only to crash out.
on another note: that darn Oleg was right. Contador is limping like a duck. Darn.
Robert5091 said:
maybe time to consider bringing Aru to Trek? The cofee giant would love that.
Darn, darn. I just wanted to see Contador at least up there, and be competitive. He was out climbed by Yates and almost everyone. Forget the top contender like Froome, Porte, Bardet, Aru. I can't remember when the last time he was competitive at the Tour since 2013. 2014 is the only time he looked really prime to win it, only to crash out.
on another note: that darn Oleg was right. Contador is limping like a duck. Darn.
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No question about it now, in 2014 he was much, much better. Would have been the only time he and Froome could have gone at it mano a mano. What perplexes me (and no I'm not naive on certain issues), is that what worked in 2014 has not been repeated. Is it because Riis was fired? It's just a pity that his career had to overlap with Sky and got derailed when a certain setup could have produced an epic confrontation that never materialized.
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No question about it now, in 2014 he was much, much better. Would have been the only time he and Froome could have gone at it mano a mano. What perplexes me (and no I'm not naive on certain issues), is that what worked in 2014 has not been repeated. Is it because Riis was fired? It's just a pity that his career had to overlap with Sky and got derailed when a certain setup could have produced an epic confrontation that never materialized.
it's been sad but inevitable at some point. really hoping for ending the career on a very major note as Vino or Cancellara did. the 2018 Giro win would be very very fitting.
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From Trek site:
It's not how Trek-Segafredo envisioned the day when they set out to ride arguably the hardest stage of this year's Tour; with a 'take no prisoners' plan, they threw everything they had into the race.
Sending both Jarlinson Pantano and Bauke Mollema into the day's breakaway gave the team more cards to play, but when Contador crashed on a descent, and then later again on an uphill, the tables – at least the team's GC ambitions – began to turn.
Although Contador was not seriously hurt and managed his way back into the rivals group both times, his optimism took a blow. When later his legs did not respond as he had hoped for in today's important race, his morale plunged.
On the last climb, Contador struggled, and he was unable to hold the pace of the rivals group. By the finish, he arrived with an extremely fatigued Mollema – who had given a valiant effort in the breakaway and again in the finale for Contador – and lost over four minutes and dropped out of the top 10 GC.
"Today has not been a good day," said Contador, perhaps the biggest understatement of the day. "Majka fell right in front of me, and I could not avoid him. At that moment, I felt a little powerless, but I tried to recover until Nairo (Quintana) hooked with my bike and I was again thrown to the ground. Although, that in the end, was not as bad.
"It is secondary to say what is hurting me the most; simply the legs have not been as I would have liked and that's all. Mollema was a great help today. Now we have to think first of all about where I stand, and then, based on that, rethink the race."
So lots going on but he puts his loses down to Bad Legs, no excuses.
It's not how Trek-Segafredo envisioned the day when they set out to ride arguably the hardest stage of this year's Tour; with a 'take no prisoners' plan, they threw everything they had into the race.
Sending both Jarlinson Pantano and Bauke Mollema into the day's breakaway gave the team more cards to play, but when Contador crashed on a descent, and then later again on an uphill, the tables – at least the team's GC ambitions – began to turn.
Although Contador was not seriously hurt and managed his way back into the rivals group both times, his optimism took a blow. When later his legs did not respond as he had hoped for in today's important race, his morale plunged.
On the last climb, Contador struggled, and he was unable to hold the pace of the rivals group. By the finish, he arrived with an extremely fatigued Mollema – who had given a valiant effort in the breakaway and again in the finale for Contador – and lost over four minutes and dropped out of the top 10 GC.
"Today has not been a good day," said Contador, perhaps the biggest understatement of the day. "Majka fell right in front of me, and I could not avoid him. At that moment, I felt a little powerless, but I tried to recover until Nairo (Quintana) hooked with my bike and I was again thrown to the ground. Although, that in the end, was not as bad.
"It is secondary to say what is hurting me the most; simply the legs have not been as I would have liked and that's all. Mollema was a great help today. Now we have to think first of all about where I stand, and then, based on that, rethink the race."
So lots going on but he puts his loses down to Bad Legs, no excuses.
Today has not been a good day," said Contador, perhaps the biggest understatement of the day. "Majka fell right in front of me, and I could not avoid him. At that moment, I felt a little powerless, but I tried to recover until Nairo (Quintana) hooked with my bike and I was again thrown to the ground. Although, that in the end, was not as bad.
This is the interview of Alberto Contador after stage 9
The truth is that I awoke well this morning, and was starting the stage with very good sensations.
"In fact, we went into the break with Bauke and Jarlinson thinking about a possible attack, since yesterday I was restraining myself not to attack, but in the end, it turned out the opposite.
"It is secondary to say what is hurting me the most; simply the legs have not been as I would have liked and that's all. Mollema was a great help today. Now we have to think first of all about where I stand, and then, based on that, rethink the race."
This is the interview of Alberto Contador after stage 9
The truth is that I awoke well this morning, and was starting the stage with very good sensations.
"In fact, we went into the break with Bauke and Jarlinson thinking about a possible attack, since yesterday I was restraining myself not to attack, but in the end, it turned out the opposite.
"It is secondary to say what is hurting me the most; simply the legs have not been as I would have liked and that's all. Mollema was a great help today. Now we have to think first of all about where I stand, and then, based on that, rethink the race."
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