Contador wins by 1'57'' over Ricco
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they haven't stepped up to it yet.uzziefly said:
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Well, I never would have thought he could take another 2 minutes out of Ricco on a shorter, less demanding course. Sets Contador up nicely for a chance to win all 3 GTs. I gotta imagine he'll romp all over the Vuelta.
How about Brusegin finishing on the podium? Surprises me. I wonder how Cunego would have done this Giro had he decided to ride (though I'm glad he's doing the Tour)
How about Brusegin finishing on the podium? Surprises me. I wonder how Cunego would have done this Giro had he decided to ride (though I'm glad he's doing the Tour)
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I think Ricco also was not really up to it today so that allowed Contador to take more time than he might have had Ricco went all out. Just what I think though.Einstruzende said:
The Vuelta would be really 'easy' for him to take especially since he's gunning for it and there's practically no one to challenge him at that too.
Levi? Hah, Alberto would hardly want to lose his home Tour to Levi anyway but would Kloden go for it too?
Bruseghin was lucky as heck! Pelizotti almost beat him but he hung on by a whisker. Nice one!
How well can Cunego TT anyway? I'm not sure but he'd definitely be amongst the podium I guess.
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Pretty much the result that was predicted by the flat part of the first time trial, so the logical conclusion is Contador simply has a better power/aero drag ratio than Ricco. Ricco was mostly better than him uphill so obviously better power/weight ratio goes to Ricco.uzziefly said:
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How to prepare for a GT win - acquire hayfever and a dental infection so bad you have to see the dentist at least once during the race, spend the preceding weeks on the beach not on the bike and during the race fall off and fracture your elbow. Oh and if you're a climber don't attack once in the mountains, instead turn into the new Indurain of the TTs. Amazing.
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It'll still be good. Cunego is training specifically for the Tour. Evans might finally take that last step, Valverde has finally finished a Tour and could do something. He's pretty good against TT, above average climber and sprinter as well.corky said:
Look at it this way, if Astana had been invited to the Tour, you can bet your bottom dollar that Contador wouldn't have shown up for the Giro. Because of that one decision we could actually have a rider that has won all 3 GTs, including 2 in a year.
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Yes, one certainly wouldn't say that it was credible
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c'mon blackhat, if you're gonna call Contador a doper, just say it straight out.
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I think Menchov will have an excellent Tour this year now that he has a lot of miles in his legs after the Giro. He wasn't doing that bad at all in the Giro and he was only using it as build-up for the Tour so he'll surely come out swinging in July.Einstruzende said:
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I don't believe anyone has ever won the Vuelta and Giro in the same year since up until relatively recently they were both in the spring. There are 4 riders who have won all three; Merckx, Hinault and Anquetil and it looks like they all won all 3 in a 2 year period. Only one who did not was Gimondi.fornaca68 said:
I just looked it up. I'm wrong, Battaglin won both the Giro and Vuelta in 1981.
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To begin to suggest that Contador is of the same calibre as those riders shows what a very poor state professional cycling is in at the moment
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From a purely sporting perspective the Giro has been a better race than the Tour just about every year for the last decade. Having the "big" rider doesn't make for a better race. Just think of how uninteresting most of Armstrong's wins were and Basso's other worldly Giro. Parity makes for interesting races, and sometimes that means no "superstar" is better.Einstruzende said:
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