Stage 20: Santa Estebo de Ribas do Sil-Puerto de Ancares (185.7 km)

[sultanofhyd]

Yeah he should have just dropped when Froome went spin crazy on him with 800m to go

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

You really like that word, don't you?

It's an important word for Contador fanboys to remember. In fact they should all get personalised pictures of Froome's pair, so they can get the whole Contador experience from home.

 

[JRTK73]

Not pretty but Contador did what he had to. He did what anyone of us would have done.

 

[Jelantik]

contador already on his limit... woooow..great ride. Froome is cooked for working that long.. back to 15 seconds deficit

 

[Miburo]

I'm not a big fan of Contador wheelsucking and then take the win again, monday it was understandable cause froome was still a danger now not.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

This. Contador rode like a coward once he was in red.

He rode as he was supposed to. Cannot blame him with so many contenders and a race this close

 

[Afrank]

I'm not a big fan of Contador wheelsucking and then take the win again, monday it was understandable cause froome was still a danger now not.

Pretty much this^, agree.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

The Skybots are apoplectic that Contador followed basic cycling strategy.

 

[Kwibus]

It's not the Alberto I love, but I can't blame him for following. I don't really like the attack at the end though. It's cycling though and no game so it's the way it works. I don't like gifts that much either.

Congrats Contador and well fought Froome.

I really hope both will be at their best next TdF and both stay healthy. It will be quite a contest.

 

[the sceptic]

Contador putting the Dawg in his place. Beautiful.

Hows the coffee skybots?

 

[ILovecycling]

ALberto pointed at his leg, what a fighter, the will coming from the injury, congrats

 

[No_Balls]

YES! Totally legit.

Mutant who?

 

[SKSemtex]

No gifts. This is how it should be. I like time bonuses. I like ITT in the end.

 

[Miburo]

He really should have gave froome the win and tell him he deserves a coffee for the gift

 

[GroupDK]

Ugly wheelsucking win by Contador. I am not impressed

you cant be for reel..!

Froome tryed Again and Again and couldnt cracked Contador..

Contador tryed and cracked Froome.


Get a grip ' Contador got the jersey and it give no sense to ride with your head under your arm, when all the egg's already are in your basket.

its pro-cycling, not a soap-opera..

 

[Dr. Juice]

Finished it like he had to

Great fight from Froome, but Contador looked like on a training ride the whole climb. At the 1 km banner Froome's face was completely destroyed from pain.

I think he could have won by 40-50 sec today if roles were reversed.

 

[DNP-Old]

This Vuelta has been boring tbh.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

No one can blame Contador
he needs to lose the fear he gained
in the 2013 Tdf.
Today will help along the way.

 

[Afrank]

Froome really hurting at the end. Chapeau to him for going for it. Strong ride.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

So, Froome talks crap in the off-season about Alberto and coffee stops, his Cound-dawg yaps about Alberto being a cheat, and now Sky fans complain that Alberto stuck in the dagger?

Really?

I wasn't super happy to watch Alberto wheelsuck, but no way should he have gifted the stage. He has a job to do.

 

[BlurryVII]

Contador is the better climber. Froome tried too many attacks for the taste of AC, that's why he countered him in the final.

 

[trevim]

After Froome made Contador a personal target last year, that stupid Climb book came out and Cound's tweets what should he do? Gift him the win?
Contador did what he should do, no gifts for Froome.
Not beautiful, not legendary, not fantastic. Certainly. But it's totally legit. Lucky us that Contador has been epic many times in the past.

 

[sulgpallur]

top 5 class of their own

 

[Tom T.]

The Skybots are apoplectic that Contador followed basic cycling strategy.

Exactly. Quite amusing reading the comments. Contador rode himself into the jersey, Froome rode himself away from it. Contador then defended and took advantage to get stage wins and pad his margin. It is racing after all. Maybe if AC had 3-4 minutes today he could have let Froome have it, but not with a little over a minute.

 

[chiocciolis_calves]

This Vuelta has been boring tbh.

No sport has a bigger bunch of whiny fans than this one. I many times wonder why most of you watch.