Originally Posted by
Kind of Blued
I love what Contador is doing with his 52/36 crankset and 11-32 cassette (not sure if he used it today). I really think the pro peloton needs to wake up and realize that grinding up an HC climb at 40rpm is just stupid. Use your brain, and your lungs... get some more gears.
There's a reason that Contador makes everybody look like they're way more tired than he is; it's because they ARE.
The only aspect of Contador's climbing that I find extraordinary is his ability to accelerate on climbs, combine that with an extraordinary ability to recover from one day to the next and this is what gives him an edge in climbs.