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elapid said:Don't be an a-s-s. Don't throw a hissy fit just because someone started a thread similar to yours from a few days ago and you're p-i-s-s-e-d off about it. Grow up. Very un-Australian.
elapid said:May be I am reading too much between the lines, but:
1. You're upset about the new Evans-VDB thread (see http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=2652) being similar to a thread you had previously posted and getting more responses than your thread
2. You start a thread on Where's Contador going, which has been done to death already.
Is it just a coincidence that you were annoyed that someone posted a similar thread to your Evans-VDB thread and you then start another thread on a thrashed out topic?
auscyclefan94 said:1. I didn't really care that somebody had created another similar thread to mine because my old thread was on pg 3. I was only joking around on that post.
2. I don't see 1 thread at the moment talking about were contador is going on pg 1. None of those other threads had polls on them. It is an important fresh topic to talk about at the moment anyway.
Please lets talk about the topic of the thread.
I personally think that he will go to Caisse D epargne. He likes Caisse quite alot (e.g dauphine) and Valverde + Contador at any grand tour would be a very powerful 2 pronged attack. Caisse is also spanish so he will feel comfortable with the guys as he is the sam nationality as them.
indurain666 said:Caisse D'epargne - Banco Santander (new team for 2010) Can you picture having Valverde as domestique???
Guy just refused an offer from Astana, smart man. Those guys screwed him this year, lets make sure this doesn't happen again.
mr. tibbs said:I like Caisse.
@TFF: I don't think Katusha has the $$ to bring Contador on board.
Shotstopper said:If you boil it down to who gives him the best chance to win the tour next year, I think it is Garmin. What he needs most to compete against Saxobank and Radioshack is a team that can time trial. Garmin more than fits the bill. The fact that BW and VdV can climb just puts it way over the top.
If you factor in money, team politics, testing, and intra-squad agendas then it becomes more muddled.
Thoughtforfood said:From a competition standpoint, I think that would make quite a fun Tour because the rivalry would be extreme considering that, while Lance apologized for minimizing VDV's 2008 result, I am sure he and his teammates would love to be the guys on the front hammering him into submission before Contador takes off on an attack Mr Armstrong didn't show he had the legs to follow this year, and won't next year either. Plus it is two American teams, and I heard somewhere that Lance and Contador don't like each other, but I cannot confirm that. Of course if it were that kind of showdown, I think Radiotrailer could count on Columbia for a bit of help.
However, I think there will be issues that make him on Garmin unlikely.
LugHugger said:According to Susan at CN, the UCI are looking to extend Valverde's ban to all racing. If that is for 2 years, what impact might this have on Contador's decision making? If Valverde is not at Caisse (or whatever), this would weaken the team, certainly for the Classics (not AC's bag) and for the GT's since he's a good break away rider and half decent tester. I wonder if this strengthens the Garmin negotiating position?
Chomsky said:I would not put Astana out of the running. He may want out but those kazaks are stubborn. Plus the entertainment value of Contador and Vino on the same team would be quite fun. If Contador whined and attacked the integrity of JB in the press for the 6 months before the start of this years Tour imagine how bad his behavior will be if he is forced to stay on Astana next year with Vino. Besides the irony it would be a make for a much more exciting TDF if AC is on a weak team. The only downside to this scenario is if he starts questioning the integrity of the team again he just might find himself sitting at home during July.
Shotstopper said:If you boil it down to who gives him the best chance to win the tour next year, I think it is Garmin. What he needs most to compete against Saxobank and Radioshack is a team that can time trial. Garmin more than fits the bill. The fact that BW and VdV can climb just puts it way over the top.
If you factor in money, team politics, testing, and intra-squad agendas then it becomes more muddled.
Dr. Maserati said:I would assume that rumor came from that rag L'Equipe - not a reliable source like Twitter.
My money is still on Caisse - Valverde for the Vuelta and AC for the Tour, also I am sure there are enough contracts ending at the end of this season for Contador to bring in some of his loyal lieutenants.
BeachBum said:I voted for Caisse. Spanish team, IIRC they finished 7th in the TTT, they have the riders to support AC.
Garmin doesn't seem like a good fit. Oh sure, they would help for the TTT, and he'd have good support riders, but Garmin is even more English-centric than Astana. Garmin has riders that don't speak English as their first langauge, but those riders are all very comfortable with English. AC had communication issues in Astana, and I think he's going to want to stay on a team where English is not the language of choice.