La Vuelta: Stage 15 Post-Race

:-)

One of the spanish message boards said he’d been trampled by bulls, then carried off by a twister, and finally eaten by a great white shark. Pretty lucky that he got through all that with only scrapes to his knee and elbow.

That is a clear message to Lance – Don’t Fuck with me. I’m indestructible.

I think your nickname should be wolfy

http://www.lavuelta.fr/article/etape-xv-reaction-d-alberto-contador_175.html

“Alberto, you fell pretty hard on the last climb. How’re you doing?”

AC: I got hurt, but it’s just some body damage [in the sense of a car getting a ding]. I have a small bruise on my knee and shoulder. A bit before the summit there was a hole / furrow (cavity) and my wheel got stuck inside it. I fell, but had no problems completing the stage. The worst will be tonight, I’ll have to see how that goes, because I’ll have to sleep on my right shoulder. [i guess he normally sleeps on his left side.]

There’s more Q and A of the “was the Angliru special for you” sort…skipping to the 4th Q:

“Your fall today underscores that nothing is won until you make it to Madrid…”

AC: yes, cycling is a sport where one takes many risks. You can’t say you are going to win just because you have an advantage on the clock. I have always said that you don’t know the winner until the finish line in Madrid. My fall is proof of that, even if I came out of it with no harm today…more of a good scare than physical harm."

More Q’s about how do you plan to win (nothing too illuminating there) and “what do you expect in the TT” (ditto). Translation of the boring, blathery parts will be offered only under duress or inducement.