OK, this is what google translate makes of it.
No more whispering in the corners, or a continuous hint of collusion. An endless table reveals the coexistence who now chairs the Astana. All to protect their leader in every breakfast and dinner during training camp in Calpe. There, Alberto Contador acts as the head of everything. It does not boast. Just reassure him.
Concentrations, commitments to sponsors, collecting awards, training ... Does it really make time for yourself?
Yes, A bit
Who do you feel free with?
With friends. Most of them do not have anything to do with cycling and I appreciate it a lot. Besides, I like to escape to the countryside to hunt and walk with my dog. It is a form of purification.
How long can you stay without a bike nearby?
Wow, a lot. Last year more than 80 days. However, I know there are cyclists who have to take on a bike daily.
Need or vice? ??? ( ¿Necesidad o vicio?)
No doubt the former. Some people train one day, and then they begin to worry about not getting the ideal weight and form or not getting to a point in his carreer. It is clear that to be a cyclist, you have to like suffering, but for me, rest is necessary. So, whenever I get a weekday to get away from it. I need to miss her and then take it harder. You can not do cycling 365 days a year. I further believe that with this altitude it becomes harder to win the Tour.
"Fame is good?
Well, more than fame, I think I have popular recognition.
A nuance in the incident.
Different things. The fame you can get, sometimes, doing nothing is one. But for the popular recognition you've got to win.
He said last year it cost to get the character. Can you win a Tour, and 2009, but not?
There is an incompatible situation. In my daily life, I still costs him out, but on the bike, fortunately, I become the character and he comes to compete.
Living a Tour with the enemy, would you have done more reserved?
No, no. I remain as before.
"And suspicious?
Neither.
So, no doubt will generate Astana this year?
None. Between colleagues, you always have more in common with some than with others. The good news is that this year there are enough people whom I trust implicitly. Again, I feel what fidelity is.
What about the rest you don't trust them?
Not that. In the'm still new acquaintance, but everyone knows that this team needs to be united.
How about you?
The target is to win the tour.
Is it unnatural a team with two leaders?
No, you can have two leaders perfectly. What happens is that the very strength of Armstrong, and the situation faced by the staff, are all very difficult for him.
Was there someone last season who said to you: "Alberto, I want to stay with you, but Armstrong gives me more money."
No, none. And no one came to me because, when it took the whole issue of Radioshack, I had not defined any project. We all need to collect at the end of the month. This is a job. Then it could not guarantee the future of the companions to stay with me. Also, the more they would have stayed with me, the harder it would have to negotiate my future. I committed myself to three riders, that was one that I could take charge. Note that not all computers can be made by three more chips my contract, which is high, and people (coaches) that I carry around. I understand the decision they made. I can not take anything on face.
To win the Tour, you have to beat Armstrong first?
Not necessarily. It might even be a mistake to focus only on Armstrong. There are other riders like him or even better able to get to Paris in yellow.
"Magnifies Armstrong win?
What is really magnifies win the Tour, which is the third most important event in sports worldwide. What happens is that Armstrong's presence is much greater impact. Everything with him is magnified.
Would you forgive Armstrong someday?
I have nothing to forgive. He wanted to win, like me.
Is it good for cycling that someone can win the Tour being38 years old?
The question is not if it's good or bad. The thing to assess is whether someone with this age can win.
What do you think?
Well, that is feasible. In the end, cycling is an endurance athlete like a marathon, which can compete with a high age. Another thing is after the body's recovery.
Andy Schleck said they will take the fight on the Tour where he is not expected. What is that where?
Honestly, I think that each kilometer. I know I expect a difficult Tour, perhaps hardest of all. Therefore I can not astray. The Tour is won with a little luck, but not leaving it to chance.
The duel with Armstrong can be seen as a cycling opportunity to re-claim as a sport?
No doubt. The impact that our presence has had on the same team has again put the spotlight cyclists. Sometimes less is what has been talked sports. Rivalry has been written about and controversial, and somewhat less about what happens on the road. Still, that's much better than talking only cycling for doping.
Do you mind talking about doping?
It doesnt bother me, but I don't like talking about it much
Why?
Because it is hard for your sport, it will always be under suspicion when, today, it is impossible to be more rigorous in the fight against doping in cycling. However, there are other sports that are treated differently.
Is Valverde the scapegoat of the Operation Puerto?
I do not know exactly what's going on with Alejandro, but it's a story that is dilating too in time.
Whether guilty or innocent, his case should have been closed already.
If we accept the public allegations of Manzano, which ensures that he "saw Valverde doping" make him guilty?
Do not know and I will not react.
Weird translation , I know!
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