The time trial of the World Championship of Bergen was EXCELLENT for Alberto.
With the physical form of the final week of the Vuelta a España would have been among the top 4 and with many medal options.
Only 30 Kms. And a perfect final climb for Alberto.
Also with rain.
I never understood why he did not go.
With the physical form of the final week of the Vuelta a España would have been among the top 4 and with many medal options.
Only 30 Kms. And a perfect final climb for Alberto.
Also with rain.
I never understood why he did not go.
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With the physical form of the final week of the Vuelta a España would have been among the top 4 and with many medal options.
Only 30 Kms. And a perfect final climb for Alberto.
Definitely.
elfed68 said:
With the physical form of the final week of the Vuelta a España would have been among the top 4 and with many medal options.
Only 30 Kms. And a perfect final climb for Alberto.
Definitely.
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Recall that in the final time of the Tour in the intermediate time in the Cathedral of Marseille .... the best time was Alberto and Kiato.
And finished 5th
A serious error of the Spanish coach does not convince Alberto to participate
elfed68 said:
Recall that in the final time of the Tour in the intermediate time in the Cathedral of Marseille .... the best time was Alberto and Kiato.
And finished 5th
A serious error of the Spanish coach does not convince Alberto to participate
Would've finished second today, 100% sure. Perfect ending to 2017 and perfect way to bounce back for an epic 2018. Oh and next year would've become World Champion in the RR after a magnificent Giro-Vuelta double. But the robotic nextgen has forced him out of the sport. Truly sad.
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No one forces Alberto to do anything. He has proven that over and over again. He is his own man and makes his own decisions.
He seems Very Happy with his decision to retire. And a silver medal means nothing to him, he is a win it all guy. Going out with a Win on the Angliru was the Perfect way to say goodbye.
Pennino said:
No one forces Alberto to do anything. He has proven that over and over again. He is his own man and makes his own decisions.
He seems Very Happy with his decision to retire. And a silver medal means nothing to him, he is a win it all guy. Going out with a Win on the Angliru was the Perfect way to say goodbye.
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With less robotic cycling he would've won this Vuelta hands down. It's sad the robots and watts warriors have killed almost all his greatness. Yeah, he was still great, but with less robotic cycling, I repeat, he would've won at least three times as much, with way less (useless) attacks. Would've been still spectacular.
Carols said:
With less robotic cycling he would've won this Vuelta hands down. It's sad the robots and watts warriors have killed almost all his greatness. Yeah, he was still great, but with less robotic cycling, I repeat, he would've won at least three times as much, with way less (useless) attacks. Would've been still spectacular.
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It'd be really cool if I can make it, literally the last chance to the guy in race colors. Fingers crossed no unavoidable work shows up. Pity it's not a real race, plus no hills to see any climbing, but it'd be fun anyway. I guess the script will have him winning - definitely somewhere near the front and of course definitely attacking! I think last year Cance launched Beppu for the win.
Serpentin said:
It'd be really cool if I can make it, literally the last chance to the guy in race colors. Fingers crossed no unavoidable work shows up. Pity it's not a real race, plus no hills to see any climbing, but it'd be fun anyway. I guess the script will have him winning - definitely somewhere near the front and of course definitely attacking! I think last year Cance launched Beppu for the win.
Alberto Contador is not a cyclist anymore.
Now, he is a Flamenco singer
https://twitter.com/tjcope/status/911947348074483712
¡Olé!
Now, he is a Flamenco singer
https://twitter.com/tjcope/status/911947348074483712
¡Olé!
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I always sing while driving and can still pay attention to the road.
How do you know? I can't tell from the video.ice&fire said:
I always sing while driving and can still pay attention to the road.
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The only thing that "forced" Alberto out was his body. The reality is that Alberto went 0 for 2 on his primary targets the last two years. He's a great rider, I have no doubts about that. But his past two years showed he wanted to beat Froome either at the tour or Vuelta and he couldn't get the job done.Pennino said:
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To beat he needed to singlehandedly beat Team Sky (and all of their numerous copies in the peloton). Alberto waiting tranquilo-style could've podiumed easily, but that's just not Alberto.
Durden93 said:
To beat he needed to singlehandedly beat Team Sky (and all of their numerous copies in the peloton). Alberto waiting tranquilo-style could've podiumed easily, but that's just not Alberto.
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