LaFlorecita said:I don't think Alberto reached his prime in 2008-2009. In 2011 I think.
yes. in 2011 giro he was the best ever.
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LaFlorecita said:I don't think Alberto reached his prime in 2008-2009. In 2011 I think.
Ryo Hazuki said:yes. in 2011 giro he was the best ever.
gustienordic said:I think he can still hit that level, or close to it. He was pretty good in the Vuelta this year, with quite a bit of solid competition and missing the kind of MTF's that he's the best at. With racing in his legs from last year, he's going to be pretty good this year.
LaFlorecita said:This is about common sense, not about who you cheer for.
Haha Alberto is angry because he got banned and lost 3 of his prime years. Well we'll see I guess
Yea we vote for Alberto.
You don't want to take Netserk's avatar bet?
The Hitch said:You are.only looking at a couple of factors that fans no about..there are hundreds of things more likely to get you angry than the " team might disband" we don't know what their situation is at home.
And at the tdf contador is the one who hundreds of smart asses will blame for the entire problem.of.doping in cycling so he might get angry that way.
Either way i don't think anger is a major advantage anyway. They are professionals who know how to get the most out of their bodies without tricking their bodies.into fury. It might even blind them into mistiming efforts or.going too hard
LaFlorecita said:The only races Alberto and Andy will both "race" are TA and TDF. Obviously Andy needs to win TDF to win this poll. He'd have to put 3-4 minutes into Alberto in the mountains and don't forget there are descent finishes In other words there is no way that will happen unless Alberto crashes or gets stuck behind a crash and R'shack drill it on the front again like they've done before
Siriuscat said:And thats poor Andy's biggest problem.....GRAVITY....he just can't stay upright!!
Unless a miracle has happened this is a no brainer!!
Ryo Hazuki said:yes. in 2011 giro he was the best ever.
Avatar bet on that?airstream said:Contador will be out of top-3 in the Tour and I truly don't know whether he will decide to start the Vuelta after that. Pailheres-Ax-3 stage will become a revelation for many people.
I appreciate a role of extra lives in anything very highly.
Netserk said:Avatar bet on that?
You can decide the terms
When you win, you won't have to change itairstream said:I won't bet anything cuz I look organically only having an andy avatar. it is just a humble opinion
El Pistolero said:After such a long absence from a bike no one can come back strong. Not without some clinic related material. So don't try and lecture us about blindness please.
After all, Contador has always performed better than Andy. Why would next year be any different?
This isn't a poll about what you'd like to happen, but what you think will happen. There's a difference.
But apparently not a lot of people on CN realize that...
airstream said:Omg, a lecture from you is by far more entertaining. For what are polls created if the only thing you can base on is previous experience?
El Pistolero said:Actually I base my statement on 2 different things in the post you just quoted. Can you find them?
airstream said:astonishing blindness. do you draw any line between desired and real things? get ready for global dissapointment, fans of strong cycling feelings. damn why only contador provokes madness?
Angliru said:I think you will need to stock up on the tissue and Andy highlight footage for you to make it through "The Continued Fall of Andy Schleck 2.0" that 2013 will be. Either that or you can continue your bandwagon jumping and make the move to a real winner like Contador, that way you will at least have an argument and rider that you actually win with and for.
Angliru said:I think you will need to stock up on the tissue and Andy highlight footage for you to make it through "The Continued Fall of Andy Schleck 2.0" that 2013 will be. Either that or you can continue your bandwagon jumping and make the move to a real winner like Contador, that way you will at least have an argument and rider that you actually win with and for.
airstream said:What argument one should have to think Contador will not win the Tour? Or there persons are crazy by default?