Gracias Alberto Contador - thread.

[hamperium]

the tour without Alberto is no tour at all.
He was great on Alp D'Huez and was fighting
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamperium_espana/5965782979/
also a tough time trial
he is my favorite rider
and he will be back next tour

 

[Captain_Obvious]

This guy really loves cycling to ride with that knee:

http://estaticos.marca.com/imagenes...a/1311600976_extras_mosaico_noticia_1_g_0.jpg

No way I would ride on that knee; afraid of permanent damage. Tough guy. 😎

 

[No_Balls]

This guy really loves cycling to ride with that knee:

http://estaticos.marca.com/imagenes...a/1311600976_extras_mosaico_noticia_1_g_0.jpg

Geez. I bet he had some really issues with those things, didn´t he? Tough rider.

 

[Jeanne]

This guy really loves cycling to ride with that knee:

http://estaticos.marca.com/imagenes...a/1311600976_extras_mosaico_noticia_1_g_0.jpg

Holy f*ck, that looks bad! Incredible how well he still did! 😱

 

[Angliru]

All this love being displayed for Contador is touching and all but I can recall not too long ago when his name was mud on this forum with the majority of posters. It'll be interesting to see how long this love-in lasts and how many and how quickly many here bail when the opportunity arises.

I personally don't see anything different in how he has ridden this Tour than at any other time in his career. All the attributes that many are now singing and praising have been quite evident in Contador from as long as I can remember. He's faced adversity before and fought back from it multiple times in his career, all with the same tenacity and bravery he's displayed in this year's Tour.

 

[yourwelcome]

The sad thing is a lot of people will probably get on Albertos back for not waiting for Evans. Reading the comments from chaingate on other forums, im convinced there are thousands out there that will do it.

I'm sure you realise that if your first thought was 'oh no, people will think it's the same as chaingate', something similar enough did actually happen.

All that and clinic related issues aside, I do agree AC during this TdF deserves appreciation for his attitude in the face of adversity - kudos to him for that.

 

[Carols]

I personally don't see anything different in how he has ridden this Tour than at any other time in his career. All the attributes that many are now singing and praising have been quite evident in Contador from as long as I can remember. He's faced adversity before and fought back from it multiple times in his career, all with the same tenacity and bravery he's displayed in this year's Tour.

The only difference I see is he rode it Lame and still managed a 5th despite the Giro and the injuries. I for one have always recognized just what a Campeon I was watching.

 

[Califootman]

It is an interesting coincidence that it was on Stage 19 of both the Giro and Tour (neither of which he won) that we perhaps learned more about Alberto Contador than any others; not necessarily about his ability to ride a bicycle, which was frequently in clear evidence throughout both races, but about his heart.

 

[No_Balls]

I personally don't see anything different in how he has ridden this Tour than at any other time in his career. All the attributes that many are now singing and praising have been quite evident in Contador from as long as I can remember. He's faced adversity before and fought back from it multiple times in his career, all with the same tenacity and bravery he's displayed in this year's Tour.

I think it is as simple as he showed us that he is human and beatable and was willing to take that risk. Many loves when the champ falls but this wasn´t because of he was beaten but tired with fatigue and also hade knee-issues. Despite that he fought braverly when the situation arised.

But it must have been the know legendary 16 kilometer attack that finally cut the deal. I think we must go back some 30-40 years back in the time when we saw a big cyclist putting in such an effort. Big Eddy was of course lyrical afterwards.

 

[Parrulo]

I think it is as simple as he showed us that he is human and beatable and was willing to take that risk. Many loves when the champ falls but this wasn´t because of he was beaten but tired with fatigue and also hade knee-issues. Despite that he fought braverly when the situation arised.

But it must have been the know legendary 16 kilometer attack that finally cut the deal. I think we must go back some 30-40 years back in the time when we saw a big cyclist putting in such an effort. Big Eddy was of course lyrical afterwards.

what did he said?

 

[icefire]

I think it is as simple as he showed us that he is human and beatable and was willing to take that risk. Many loves when the champ falls but this wasn´t because of he was beaten but tired with fatigue and also hade knee-issues. Despite that he fought braverly when the situation arised.

But it must have been the know legendary 16 kilometer attack that finally cut the deal. I think we must go back some 30-40 years back in the time when we saw a big cyclist putting in such an effort. Big Eddy was of course lyrical afterwards.

I'd say 25 years. Hinault. Tour de France 1986.

 

[No_Balls]

what did he said?

http://www.sportpost.com/video/view/Eddie+Merckx+talks+at+end+of+Tour+de+France+stage+19

I'd say 25 years. Hinault. Tour de France 1986.

I had him in mind but wasnt to sure about it.

 

[El Pistolero]

I'd say 25 years. Hinault. Tour de France 1986.

How about Marco Pantani?

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

I'd say 25 years. Hinault. Tour de France 1986.

Floyd Landis. 2006.