world80days said:It's worse than that. LA an JB are running the cycling equivalent of the BO Chicago machine in the White House. They are corrupt and pander to the cannotabes. AC can, and Astana sheeples are way below him physically, emotionally and intellectually. It doesn't matter AC's IQ, he is principaled--think Joe the Plumber, if you are not one of the communists ruining America. And one more thing all male posters have missed...AC is gorgeous. Lance is, well, toned, but ugly. A (riding) woman senses Lance's jeolousy for a young, beautiful, talented, young Spanish rider.
I speculate nothing would have changed. At one point Contador would have attacked, maybe under the guise of following A.Schleck, maybe not. All hell would have broken loose on cycling forums about the "bad teammate", but Contador was the only realistic chance of a win from Astana above the Luxemburg rider.