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burning said:
In Taxus' world, losing 1:30 to every relevant rider means being with the best but in reality, he was crap.
I meant the firrst Pyrinnees day.
To be at the level Contador was you must be quite ok...He was afected but the crash, it is always like that, lot of riders has problems his first years and whenn everything iis ok they get a good result and peaple ask where this rider came from...
But in the case of this crash, with no real injuries, it is a question to stop and take a rest some days. later start to built shape, but the base is there. Contador is now at the same level he was in Dauphiné. There, another riders where better, becouse there was better riders. Now he won by a little, becouse there are not big names, although is the best linne up average in 10 years of Burgos, but not Qintana, not Landa, not Purito, even not Moreno. Today was difficult to be top 20, other years no, but it was easier to win.
Anyway is a pleasure to see a rider like him, attackinng in small climbs, knowing when the wind can do damage,.. and even i dont see real bad to pay another riders or directors, some times if you dot have team you need helps... Taaramae did the ame than Bambrilla in the olimpics today.