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Zam_Olyas said:Actually i used to like Andy more than Alberto, since Alberto used to ride for Jb. Now i don't know who i like more...i would love it if they both retires after this season.
Havetts said:Ditto...
VeloCity said:Why this piling on Andy? How quickly people forget.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011...s-stage-win-and-positions-for-tour-win_185257
When was the last time Contador went on a stage-winning 60km attack?
And then we wouldnt have any half decent climbers in the pro peloton.Zam_Olyas said:Actually i used to like Andy more than Alberto, since Alberto used to ride for Jb. Now i don't know who i like more...i would love it if they both retires after this season.
VeloCity said:Why this piling on Andy? How quickly people forget.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011...s-stage-win-and-positions-for-tour-win_185257
When was the last time Contador went on a stage-winning 60km attack?
Froome19 said:And then we wouldnt have any half decent climbers in the pro peloton.
You always have to look at the long term effects as well.
Anyway it wasnt Andy's choice to ride for JB so you cant blame his for that particular misdemeanour.
VeloCity said:Why this piling on Andy? How quickly people forget.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011...s-stage-win-and-positions-for-tour-win_185257
When was the last time Contador went on a stage-winning 60km attack?
Zam_Olyas said:andy schleck cannot use injury as his excuse says kim andersen
http://www.sporten.dk/cykling/kim-a-andys-skade-ikke-noget-saerligt
The Hitch said:When was the last time any tour contender went on a 60k stage winning attack.
One.must also consider that when schleck went on his 60k attack everyone kept on going at their own pace.
When contador went on his 96k attack, the 3 top riders on gc where sprinting to get to his wheel as if their lives depended on it, and 2 seemed unable to hold it for.long.
I've been the biggest cheerleader of andys 18 performance on here, but if he had gotten the contador treatment he would not have won that stage either , so the comparison.is.unfair as both have tried it and one was allowed.
taiwan said:IMHO all Andy needs to do to restore his credibility on the CN Forum is win a Giro. It's not the side his bread is buttered on though. Can't perform at the Giro and the Tour.
Oh I was just saying that the disparaging of Andy around here is unfair. Let's give him some credit here: he didn't have to attack 60 km out, and it's not his fault that no one initially chased. I'm sure that he was expecting the others to be right on his wheel, yet he went that far out anyway. And even then, when they did start to chase, he still held them off solo, and he was in a world of hurt on that final climb. It was a ballsy move and a ride worthy of the best of Contador, but for whatever reason there's a lot of people who won't give Andy the same credit.The Hitch said:When was the last time any tour contender went on a 60k stage winning attack.
One.must also consider that when schleck went on his 60k attack everyone kept on going at their own pace.
When contador went on his 96k attack, the 3 top riders on gc where sprinting to get to his wheel as if their lives depended on it, and 2 seemed unable to hold it for.long.
I've been the biggest cheerleader of andys 18 performance on here, but if he had gotten the contador treatment he would not have won that stage either , so the comparison.is.unfair as both have tried it and one was allowed.
But we forgive Contador for all the blame deflecting and whining about the clenbuterol?Angliru said:Still though that one incident should make up for all the blame deflecting, whining, half-hearted efforts in all but approximately 4 weeks of the season?
Froome19 said:+2
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No, I just don't get why some Alberto fans constantly feel the need to disparage and disrespect Andy. They're both great riders.LaFlorecita said:He never did. What do you want to show? That Andy is much more awesome than Alberto?
VeloCity said:No, I just don't get why some Alberto fans constantly feel the need to disparage and disrespect Andy. They're both great riders.
VeloCity said:No, I just don't get why some Alberto fans constantly feel the need to disparage and disrespect Andy. They're both great riders.
airstream said:The motives of their attacks were different. Exploding the race without any responsibility and come what may futher and winning the race are different things. At that, Andy's attack scenographically looked way way better. So there are a lot of critetia for the comparison.
VeloCity said:But we forgive Contador for all the blame deflecting and whining about the clenbuterol?
dlwssonic said:this forum is just plain mean to andy. But its quite funny
VeloCity said:No, I just don't get why some Alberto fans constantly feel the need to disparage and disrespect Andy. They're both great riders.
Zam_Olyas said:Actually i used to like Andy more than Alberto, since Alberto used to ride for Jb. Now i don't know who i like more...i would love it if they both retires after this season.
hrotha said:Contempt for Andy is nearly universal even among Contador haters actually.