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Jordan_Cyclist 07-23-09 02:00 PM

Has Alberto contandor got the TDF in the bag ?
 
Do you think anyone can catch A.Contandor in the remaining few days of the TDF ?

Ratfish 07-23-09 02:01 PM

Probably would need a crash or something for that.

DenisMenchov 07-23-09 02:09 PM


Originally Posted by Jordan_Cyclist (Post 9339774)
Do you think anyone can catch A.Contandor in the remaining few days of the TDF ?

No. Not unless he miraculously cracks on Ventoux, which is very doubtful.

kleinboogie 07-23-09 02:12 PM

Yup, and Andy probably has 2nd unless he cracks on Ventoux. It's really a race for third imo.

C_Heath 07-23-09 02:23 PM

ditto, the best man has won this one.

julian 07-23-09 02:25 PM


Originally Posted by C_Heath (Post 9340006)
ditto, the best man has won this one.

NOW we are getting into the high 90 percentile.

Keith99 07-23-09 02:47 PM


Originally Posted by kleinboogie (Post 9339910)
Yup, and Andy probably has 2nd unless he cracks on Ventoux. It's really a race for third imo.

A mechanical at the wrong time can still hurt Andy badly. Less than a minute between groups no support vehicles between the groups. So a minute can be gone on one flat. For Contador that is a non issue. 4 minutes do not go away on a lack of support vehicles.

Note even for Andy things have to go wrong just the right way.

erader 07-23-09 02:52 PM


Originally Posted by Jordan_Cyclist (Post 9339774)
Do you think anyone can catch A.Contandor in the remaining few days of the TDF ?

barring castasrophe, no way.

ed rader

Matt T 07-23-09 02:53 PM


Originally Posted by Jordan_Cyclist (Post 9339774)
Do you think anyone can catch A.Contandor in the remaining few days of the TDF ?

sure doesn't seem like it.

LesDiablesRouge 07-23-09 03:12 PM

Only if a bear comes .... and then Saxo would be smokin' to Paris .... pssshhhhh

daveF 07-23-09 03:51 PM


Originally Posted by Jordan_Cyclist (Post 9339774)
Do you think anyone can catch A.Contandor in the remaining few days of the TDF ?

Yes, it is possible. He lost 2:53 to Luis Leon Sanchez during stage 7 of this years Paris-Nice. And the highest categorized climb was a 2. Lots of up & down, but not Ventoux. He's surrounded by a stronger team than during Paris-Nice. However, no one was pissed off at him in March either. I believe Lance & Andreas will be riding for themselves on Saturday & probably with instructions from Bruyneel to do so.

Bacciagalupe 07-23-09 03:57 PM


Originally Posted by daveF (Post 9340700)
Yes, it is possible. He lost 2:53 to Luis Leon Sanchez during stage 7 of this years Paris-Nice. And the highest categorized climb was a 2.

Yeah, I guess watching him smoke almost everyone on a bunch of solo attacks is meaningless. ;)

You, uh, did notice that AC has more than 4 minutes on Schleck, right...?

daveF 07-23-09 04:09 PM


Originally Posted by Bacciagalupe (Post 9340744)
Yeah, I guess watching him smoke almost everyone on a bunch of solo attacks is meaningless. ;)

You, uh, did notice that AC has more than 4 minutes on Schleck, right...?

He did the same thing on stage 6 of Paris-Nice then cracked on what appeared to be an easier stage the next day. On stage 6 he put 58 seconds on Frank Schleck. On stage 1 he won the 9.3km flat time trial beating Wiggins by 7 seconds David Millar by 14. He was smoking everybody then as he has during this tour. He fell apart because he's not the brightest light in the peloton. Obviously you were not following races early in the year. And yes, I noticed he has 4:11 to Andy. Andy lost 8 minutes on one stage in the 08 TDF & he demonstrated repeatedly that he was the best climber in that edition. Andy made the exact same mistake in the 08 TDF as Contador did in the 09 Paris-Nice.

DMF 07-23-09 04:17 PM


"He's right, I am older. I raced with Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche, Miguel Indurain and Greg Lemond of all people. I have been around a long time and I don't know who the hell Linus Gerdemann is, but I know that when I rolled up in 1992, I started winning races. And when I roll up in 2009, I am gonna be winning races. He better hope he doesn't get in a breakaway with me because I can still ride hard," said the Texan.
Now there's the Killer we all know and love. :thumb:



Can I borrow a sig from you?

botto 07-23-09 04:35 PM


Originally Posted by Jordan_Cyclist (Post 9339774)
Do you think anyone can catch A.Contandor in the remaining few days of the TDF ?

:lol:

gnome 07-23-09 04:38 PM


Originally Posted by daveF (Post 9340700)
Yes, it is possible. He lost 2:53 to Luis Leon Sanchez during stage 7 of this years Paris-Nice. And the highest categorized climb was a 2. Lots of up & down, but not Ventoux. He's surrounded by a stronger team than during Paris-Nice. However, no one was pissed off at him in March either. I believe Lance & Andreas will be riding for themselves on Saturday & probably with instructions from Bruyneel to do so.

They've been doing so all tour. You don't just put together a big enough sponsorship package for a pro team midway through a grand tour. Contador will have been aware before the start that Lance & co will be riding against him in 2010 and that they are looking for a good result for them to get a better deal and attract more smaller sponsors.

botto 07-23-09 04:50 PM


Originally Posted by gnome (Post 9341016)
They've been doing so all tour. You don't just put together a big enough sponsorship package for a pro team midway through a grand tour. Contador will have been aware before the start that Lance & co will be riding against him in 2010 and that they are looking for a good result for them to get a better deal and attract more smaller sponsors.

incorrect.

DenisMenchov 07-23-09 04:52 PM


Originally Posted by DenisMenchov (Post 9339873)
No. Not unless he miraculously cracks on Ventoux, which is very doubtful.

Edit: No. Not unless he miraculously cracks on Ventoux, which is very doubtful, or if he tests positive, which is more likely :D

erader 07-23-09 05:07 PM


Originally Posted by DenisMenchov (Post 9341101)
Edit: No. Not unless he miraculously cracks on Ventoux, which is very doubtful, or if he tests positive, which is more likely :D

or.....what if an astana team mate tests positive and he quits the tour in a huff (like menchov in 07) :lol:.

ed rader

USAZorro 07-23-09 05:17 PM


Originally Posted by erader (Post 9341177)
or.....what if an astana team mate tests positive and he quits the tour in a huff (like menchov in 07) :lol:.

ed rader

Well, nobody on his team tested positive, and he'd been working his butt off, sacrificing his own chances for the scum bag who got nailed, so the analogy is less than perfect. On the other hand, the irony of your scenario would have even more flavor.

julian 07-23-09 06:48 PM


Originally Posted by daveF (Post 9340700)
Yes, it is possible. He lost 2:53 to Luis Leon Sanchez during stage 7 of this years Paris-Nice. And the highest categorized climb was a 2. Lots of up & down, but not Ventoux. He's surrounded by a stronger team than during Paris-Nice. However, no one was pissed off at him in March either. I believe Lance & Andreas will be riding for themselves on Saturday & probably with instructions from Bruyneel to do so.

No way, even if they hate the guy, they don't want to give up yellow. I will eat my smelly bike shorts if JB tells Kloden and Armstrong to attack the guy, not that they could.

Walter 07-23-09 06:55 PM


Originally Posted by daveF (Post 9340700)
Yes, it is possible. He lost 2:53 to Luis Leon Sanchez during stage 7 of this years Paris-Nice. And the highest categorized climb was a 2. Lots of up & down, but not Ventoux. He's surrounded by a stronger team than during Paris-Nice. However, no one was pissed off at him in March either. I believe Lance & Andreas will be riding for themselves on Saturday & probably with instructions from Bruyneel to do so.

Wow.

Such insight.

Wow.


Originally Posted by daveF (Post 9340831)
He did the same thing on stage 6 of Paris-Nice then cracked on what appeared to be an easier stage the next day. On stage 6 he put 58 seconds on Frank Schleck. On stage 1 he won the 9.3km flat time trial beating Wiggins by 7 seconds David Millar by 14. He was smoking everybody then as he has during this tour. He fell apart because he's not the brightest light in the peloton. Obviously you were not following races early in the year. And yes, I noticed he has 4:11 to Andy. Andy lost 8 minutes on one stage in the 08 TDF & he demonstrated repeatedly that he was the best climber in that edition. Andy made the exact same mistake in the 08 TDF as Contador did in the 09 Paris-Nice.

So, he's so dumb that he can't/won't learn from and not repeat a recent mistake...

Wow

bellweatherman 07-23-09 07:32 PM

It's not over yet.

I expect Andy to attack and give it one last try to gain time. I think he can do it.

cjbruin 07-23-09 07:33 PM


Originally Posted by botto (Post 9341091)
incorrect.

+1

All of you in the camp that thinks AC got no support are crazy.

cjbruin 07-23-09 07:35 PM


Originally Posted by bellweatherman (Post 9342002)
It's not over yet.

I expect Andy to attack and give it one last try to gain time. I think he can do it.

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