Well I wasnt alive in 1904 but i still know Maurice Garin won that tour but was later stripped of the title.. If the history books shows that, they would probably also show Contador winning the 10 tour
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The Hitch said:Scarponi said:lenric said:jsem94 said:I remember that many of us, myself included, used to moan about Andy so much. Now we miss him. What has happened to the current crop of riders?
Sky train (which originated Astana train).
This, the 2012-2-15 Sky train would have brought Andy back on the Galibier on even before. At worst if the Sky train was Evans team they would have got him within a minute on the climb and Evans would have caught him on his own and passed him.
The 2012-2015 Sky train would have Andy isolated in a head group with 5 sky riders, by the end of the Agnello.
Isaak-Gabriel said:This pic of Schleck wearing the maillot jaune on green carpet is very frustrating, look his face, terrible and pathetic. Not the career he would like to have I guess. LBL wasn't enough with his abilities.
Once. That's what the official results say, and if you think otherwise, you should probably take it to The Clinic.Scarponi said:Isaak-Gabriel said:This pic of Schleck wearing the maillot jaune on green carpet is very frustrating, look his face, terrible and pathetic. Not the career he would like to have I guess. LBL wasn't enough with his abilities.
I personally do not think being second to Contador twice ( one of the best GT riders) and Evans once (top 5 GT rider of the last 15 years) is anything to be be ashamed of though
In this case twice was definitely right. The original comment was about Andy not really feeling like a Tour winner so the respond was that even if he only got 2nd twice its still an impressive career.CheckMyPecs said:Once. That's what the official results say, and if you think otherwise, you should probably take it to The Clinic.Scarponi said:Isaak-Gabriel said:This pic of Schleck wearing the maillot jaune on green carpet is very frustrating, look his face, terrible and pathetic. Not the career he would like to have I guess. LBL wasn't enough with his abilities.
I personally do not think being second to Contador twice ( one of the best GT riders) and Evans once (top 5 GT rider of the last 15 years) is anything to be be ashamed of though
personal said:I feel that Andy winning The Tour that way was the worst thing that happened to him.
It probably lessened his motivation (yes, I know about injuries), and in comparison with successes of his nemesis that "win" rung that much hollower. All that left him bitter and frustrated.
LaFlorecita said:150% of his 2010 weight?DNP-Old said:
Abandy seems to be doing well.
Now that Contador abandoned, they will probably drink a coffee together, talk about the good old times and laugh about Alberto going to Trektrevim said:Is Andy still in touch with some friends in the peloton? I wonder what he thinks of the current state of GT riding.
trevim said:Is Andy still in touch with some friends in the peloton? I wonder what he thinks of the current state of GT riding.
Nope, it's his last crash in the stage 3 of TDF 2014 who has destroyed his knee and definitely stopped his career (acl + meniscus damage). Even now he's wearing a knee pad when he practises sport.One Eyed Aussie said:Was it the crash in that windy Dauphine time trial that caused the injury that ultimately did him in? Shame he ended up retiring so young.
Isaak-Gabriel said:Nope, it's his last crash in the stage 3 of TDF 2014 who has destroyed his knee and definitely stopped his career (acl + meniscus damage). Even now he's wearing a knee pad when he practises sport.One Eyed Aussie said:Was it the crash in that windy Dauphine time trial that caused the injury that ultimately did him in? Shame he ended up retiring so young.
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