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Tom Morris said:It has nothing to do with phycological games.
You are right, it's simply LA's nature
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Tom Morris said:It has nothing to do with phycological games.
tbulger said:Stating that Contador is nervous in the context of this years Paris-Nice would seem to imply that he (Alberto) should have relied on his team more instead of being nervous and using up energy to gain so much time, and win stage 6?
To me it looked more like Alberto was the only one on Astana that had any capacity to ride this race.
Where was his team?
BTW -- "Narcissism describes the trait of excessive self-love, based on self-image or ego. Applied to a social group, it is sometimes used to denote elitism or an indifference to the plight of others."
If this does not describe Lordstrong then I'll eat my sweaty cycling cap
ygames said:TEAM MANAGEMENT WILL ALWAYS DO WHATS BEST FOR THE (Sponsor)
awww O_O hmmm the Sponsor ,,,you bone heads forgot the Sponsor!!!
THE SPONSOR SETS THE RULES FOR WHAT THE TEAM IS TO DO!
got it!!!! ,,,so your i'll Drama Quest with Lance and Alberto is all in
your head and in your case lack there of ,,,
GOT IT ? geezzz let it go
In addition, this may spur some commentary from alberto, which will put the Pedals In Anger buss on overdrive...Johnny said:I love this. So begins the more overt portion of Lance's psychological campaign against Contador. Of course Bert is nervous. Like him or not, Lance is a rare competitor with an amazing mind. He will wage war and win. Good times. I enjoy watching Contador climb, and though I am not fond of Lance off the bike, I prefer watching warriors on the bike. Bert is too nice...for now.
Mellow Velo said:I
If Contador rocks the boat, he will be given the Floyd treatment.
Tom Morris said:Armstrong and Bruyneel will dump his blood in into the toilet as he watches? Is that the Floyd treatment?
Mellow Velo said:Well you obviously haven't got it.
To do what the SPONSOR want, neither of them would lead the team. It would means asking that nice Mr McQuaid, for a "get out of jail free" card for a certain Alexander Vinokourov.
That's another bomb waiting to explode under the Astana team demographic.
Next up is Trek. Now I wonder who they want?
Henri Desgrange said:Armstrong is like that guy Ben Affleck plays in the film 'Mallrats', you just know he'd screw your girlfriend in someplace uncomfortable. Like the back of a Volkswagon. If I was Dirtie I'd keep my missus well away from him.
Tom Morris said:Armstrong and Bruyneel will dump his blood in into the toilet as he watches? Is that the Floyd treatment?
ygames said:Well you obviously haven't got it. ???
Nice Try Pal ...
going head to head with me is a bad move...
not only dont you have a cigar...you can't even find a match ; )
The SPONSOR'rrrr wants a WIN,,, as well as Trek
Armstrong has ownership interest in Trek ,,,Rememberrrrrrr!
zosocane said:I was a big Lance fan -- until I read this garbage in L'Equipe. First, WHY IN THE WORLD is he speaking to L'Equipe after the headline "The Armstrong Lie" after he retired at the end of the 2005 TdF??? Smart, Lance. Really smart.
Second, WHY IN THE WORLD take a jab at your own teammate in the press??? His OWN TEAMMATE!!!Shut your mouth and keep it inside the team. But he can't help himself.
Mellow Velo said:You are a legend in your on mind and you know Chris Horner?
Wow, you are right. Better not mess with you.
I could never managed to so successfully contradict myself, in two consecutive posts.
Captain Kirk said:ALBERTOCONTADOR http://forum.cyclingnews.com/ Visit cycling news forum, a smart place to discuss and change information .
7:01 AM Mar 16th from web
I think this whole discussion is validated by Bert's comment on Twitter a couple of days ago.
More subtle than Lance - it's like go here and see what people really think is going on![]()
As opposed to the brash Texan in your face style we love and hate![]()
Ninety5rpm said:When LA first announced he was coming out of retirement, he stated clearly his goal was to win the Tour. Then AC raised his hand and LA backed off, and the story became focus on the Giro and help AC in the Tour. But since then LA apparently feels he has done very well Down Under and in CA, and thinks AC still has a lot to learn (never mind that AC has managed to win three grand tours despite his learning deficit, something LA has not accomplished).
I think LA is confused. There is a part of him that believes winning the Tour is everything. Second place is losing. He's said it so many times he must believe it. But there is another part of him that simply cannot ignore the phenomenon that is AC. So these two parts within LA are in conflict, and it appears one or there other dominates at various times. Right now he's apparently allowing himself to believe that he could be stronger and faster than AC.
The connection between JB and LA cannot be denied. In the Solvang TT, JB followed LA, not Levi. It was Eki who followed Levi. If that doesn't tell you who is calling the shots, nothing will.
However, in the end, I think LA has shown in the TOC that he can be an effective and happy domestique (never mind that it was LA's wheel that knocked down Levi and might have taken him out of the race). I don't know about Stage 1, much less the Alps and the Pyrenees, but the prologue in Monte Carlo (!) is likely to be a race for the leadership of Astana.
And with LA, AC, Levi, Kloden and Horner driving the Astana team, that 38k TTT is going to be something else.
I. Can't. Wait. ! ! !