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Climbing said:Yes, but that was a long time ago, and maths and cycling not always go togheter.
But the true answer is "he can't lose in normal condition", wich in cycling means pretty much nothing.![]()
WonderLance said:Lance will beat him.
Lance has been back traning for almost two years now, he is going to get better and better.
Contador is to young and inexperienced he has only won 4 gts lance has won 7. contador also has a very week team that was not able to support him on the pavel and that is why he dropped back, no team.
They wont be able to support him in the montains, how do you expect contador to climb with the best unless the has at least three team mates around him? Seriously.
eleven said:Serious inquiry: is this post in jest?
eleven said:Serious inquiry: is this post in jest?
Cerberus said:Yes, it's in jest. Wonderlance is a Lance critic doing a fairly transparent parody of a Lance fanboy.
luckyboy said:I said before the Tour that he would only lose if he crashed. Stage 3, no crashes.
Even with all the theories of teams working together against him, I really don't think anyone else will be in yellow in Paris.
Cerberus said:Yes, it's in jest. Wonderlance is a Lance critic doing a fairly transparent parody of a Lance fanboy.
alberto.legstrong said:Thanks for ruining it. Now I have to figure out how to put cerberus on ignore. You JERK!!!![]()
Cerberus said:Sorry, if it makes you feel better you could assume that my conviction that Wonderlance must be joking is a really just a defence mechanism preventing my life from descending into a spiral of despair and drugs from the realization of just how stupid some people are.![]()
alberto.legstrong said:Well, if he is joking, he is just one less of some of these really awesome lance fans. Anytime I need a breath of dumb air (as if there ain't plenty here) I can always go to the other websites where he really is revered. God Bless the morons.
Cerberus said:Ah, yes reminds me of the old joke/sad truth: "God must love stupid people, he made so many of them!"
saganftw said:he will be in yellow on sunday and will underestimate a break with christophe le mevel in,loose 30 minutes that stage and wont have enough mountain top finishes to get the time back...you ll see![]()
spanky wanderlust said:alberto is human. he could simply be beaten. rasmussen seemed to have his number a few years back. it is possible someone could just turn out better this year. it doesn't look likely. but it's possible.
one bad day could do him in. dehydration from an intestinal cataclysm is a popular way for this to happen. he could simply bonk ala paris nice. astana could stupidly let a break get away.
as for all the talk about other gc guys colluding to attack. that's just bs. they are riding against each other too. besides, to attack a rider you have to be near him. it is much more likely that bertie will attack everyone else and simply ride away.
ManInFull said:Off topic, but that stage in the 2007 TdF was incredible. LL and AC did everything that they could to drop the Chicken and the Chicken took it all. Once LL and AC were cooked, the Chicken laid down the hammer.
It would be great to see something like that this year--LA and AS trying everything, but AC eventually riding off alone.
Climbing said:What about Ivan?
He is the only one wich Contador didn't run against yet, so if you must you should bet there to have a chance!![]()
Zerak-Tul said:Get attacked by bears in the mountains /Jens Voigt.
alberto.legstrong said:It is going to be tough for him to lose. He could beat himself (crash/bonk etc). Outside of that, the bears in the mountains have a shot, but Kazakhs prolly kill bears with their bare hands and then eat them raw while their cubs watch. So even that is mitigated.
Publicus said:No way he takes yellow on Sunday.
Thee_chisa said:one thing against contador is that he doesn't win stages very often, which you could put down to high lack of ability to finish the job or lack of killer instinct. from all his tours conta has 3 wins, lance (who has raced more but is a similar sort of rider) has 22.
Moose McKnuckles said:This is an absolutely ridiculous post. First, how many stages did Lance win in 2005? One. 2003? One.
It's not about winning stages, it's about winning the STAGE RACE. As far as wins, well, Contador's won all 3 Grand Tours, so saying he doesn't have the ability to finish the job, is, well, silly, to put it kindly.
Thee_chisa said:i totally agree, but it is possibly a flaw in his character that he doesn't finish his competitors off like the other greats, merckx, hinault, larry.
ps why can't i write "chink"?
Moose McKnuckles said:Ok, you lost me at "doesn't finish his competitors off." I have absolutely no idea what that means. Win stages? What? Win races? Can't be that.