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Let's get this underway, any myths in pro cycling you would like to break (and try to steer clear of a certain Texan).
Myth: Contador's a sudden Chrono phenomenon:
Fact: He's not. A lot of people have it set in their heads that if Contador wins a TT then ergo, he's a doper. Ok I'll grant you the latter, but Contador has been a TT rider from day dot. Not only was his first win as professional was in a Time Trial, but he was a Spanish u-23 Time Trial Champion. In fact he said at that time he wanted to improve his climbing, and as he did, his TT ability suffered. Now in the last couple of years he has gotten his old TT level back. He's no Cancellara, but it's not like he was the equivalent of Michael Rasmussen at the 2005 TdF where he lost several minutes in the final Chrono and then in 2007 he was passing people.
Myth: Contador's a sudden Chrono phenomenon:
Fact: He's not. A lot of people have it set in their heads that if Contador wins a TT then ergo, he's a doper. Ok I'll grant you the latter, but Contador has been a TT rider from day dot. Not only was his first win as professional was in a Time Trial, but he was a Spanish u-23 Time Trial Champion. In fact he said at that time he wanted to improve his climbing, and as he did, his TT ability suffered. Now in the last couple of years he has gotten his old TT level back. He's no Cancellara, but it's not like he was the equivalent of Michael Rasmussen at the 2005 TdF where he lost several minutes in the final Chrono and then in 2007 he was passing people.