Contador to stay at Astana...
by rbjhan on Aug 31, 2009 11:08 AM EDT
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Just saw this new article on marca, saying that he can't move to a new team...aaaggghhh!
link here.
looks like he's prepared to see out his current contract with Astana and then move to Alonso's new team in 2011. At least that's what google translate is telling me:
he is resigned to remain connected to his current team....Assemble a team with Alonso is something to be done well in advance....
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…again spoke about his relationship with Armstrong….as usual…very interesting…not so sure the Alonso move in 2011 is a sure thing as he states he will wait to see what will happen – LINK
you may be tired of the discussion but....
…obviously Contador is not….and it was very much a big part of the article…having a full team support him at the Tour.
Questions
1) Who will also be on Astana?
2) How will ASO deal with Astana/Vino?
3) Will Contador wind up riding the Vuelta and maybe Giro again if Astana is booted from the Tour?
They didn't make a fuss at all about Vino in the Vuelta
so I think they are resigned to let him ride.
I assumed he would never ride it again but the new reign at ASO seem more “liberal”.
that was worked out under the old leadership at ASO I think
Bassos non-Tour announcement came almost same time he signed with LIQ so I assume it was pre-arranged.
heh heh heh...
that would be fun. Attack, vino, attack!
George bunny-hopped my bike somehow. He's like a cat. -- cvv
1) his entourage I presume. others? no idea at all.
2) your guess is as good as mine.
3) errr….
although, Bert today is not Bert 2007 or Feb 2008, ASO do want the best stage racer in their race, no?
Prediction: Vino will be fine racing for Alberto
He’s crazy, but I don’t think he’s crazy enough to think he can beat the Accountant.
Yes, that would take someone with enough confidence
to print up a jersey with his picture all over it – oh wait.
Poor sod
Will just have to make the best of 2010 and focus on happier days in 2011. Mind you he can still win the Tour on Astana but it will be harder on his nerves.
Even I'd subscribe to Twitter for that
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
you don't need to subscribe to twitter to read tweets
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
I know, but it sounds good.
Lucky you’re here to keep me on the straight and narrow
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
That said...
…even with Vino and other nonsense, at least he’ll be in a position to say it’s his team, full stop, when he’s racing.
You see how calm Vaughters is? That’s because he’s really one giant seething ball of Evil inside. With like, extra Evil.
You think so.
I would bet more than a nickle that if Vino takes 10 seconds out of AC in the opening Time Trial and looks like one of the strong men on the climbs that Max, Assan and the Kazak Federation would be pulling almost equally for Vino, just in case …. as a backup plan. Possible ?
I'd agree it's possible.
But I just don’t think it will deliver the stress level of this year.
No horn, watch for finger.
Will be interesting to see him on a non Trek bike
This should be very interesting as he wont have much help on Astana once things are all squared away I feel like.
He was shocked! Shocked I tell you, to learn that Rasmussen was fibbing on his whereabouts
Never could he imagine Ras being up to no-good doping nastyness. As I am sure he has complete faith in Vino’s cleanliness.
Cheaters I can live with but God save us from the bullshitters.
+2
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Oh Christ this is so not good.
This rep thing is what I’d be most worried about if I were Bert. There’s only so much of that which I’d want to run the risk of having rub off on me.
You see how calm Vaughters is? That’s because he’s really one giant seething ball of Evil inside. With like, extra Evil.
No Contador at World Championships?
“Contador doesn’t picture himself at the World Championships, either. "Probably not, it requires a lot of training for only two days," he said.”
Even more reason for the Schlecks to coast through the Vuelta and focus on Worlds. Andy has to be the heavy favorite now.
Wenatchee Wonder FTW
by dees ees en drama on Aug 31, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions
i was really hoping he would have ridden the tt...
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
I agree Jens...
Contador has yet to show anything in a one-day road race.
Plus…I was actually thinking Sanchez and Valverde for Spain and Pellizoti and Pozzato for Italy ahead of Andy Schleck for Worlds.
Good course for Sanchez
Pozzato may not get the selection, this time. Ballerini is un-impressed with Pozzato’s current results. Cunego is captain for the Azurri.
Pippo won a race some days ago
Giro del Veneto (I remember spotting Sella’s name in results, almost threw up) and I saw something about Pippo and Mendrisio. Was that wishful thinking from Pozzato’s side?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Gazzetta'a headline
was Pozzato passes the test but Ballerini was as non-committal as ever, saying only “I’m a fan of his” (yeah, so?). So Pozzato, it seems, is coming to the Tour of Britain (“a great alternative to the Vuelta”; yes, Pippo) in a last-ditch attempt to get selected alla Danilio Di Luca last year. Not that it did him any good. The Gazzetta commenters are as pessimistic as ever about the chances of the Italian Worlds team.
Ah, thanks!
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 1, 2009 2:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Pozzato might mess with the unity too, no?
Ballerini’s job got a lot easier when DiLuca was framed. So much polemica avoided. He would have had a divided team by defintion if Danilo was there.
For sure
He had to pick Di Luca after the Giro, but Di Luca would certainly divide the team. Pozzato isn’t at all known as a team player, and Ballerini has been pretty dismissive toward him in recent comments. He is interested in Visconti, it seems.
yep, I saw that too
What’s Visconti doing next year? Didn’t I see somewhere that ISD was threatening to implode, with Ukrainian/Italian factions etc.?
can't remember what i've seen on visconti
I thought I read something about him transferring, but now I can’t for the life of me remember it. Gah. I do recall seeing something along the lines that ISD may not be long for this world, though.
SamSan and Valverde are going all-out at the Vuelta
I doubt they’ll be able to “peak” for Worlds. I could see them pulling it off though. I could also see Pellizoti.
But IMO Schleck has the best chance to win.
Contador’s absence certainly won’t hurt Schleck’s chances, and it might even help.
Wenatchee Wonder FTW
by dees ees en drama on Sep 1, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The longest TT in the world
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
there are some nasty comments from readers
they are complaining about the “2 GTs is too much” and the above quoted “requires a lot of training”. There is something in the lines of “are you a pro cyclist or a cycletourist?”
which I tend to agree to, btw
Your bike doesn't want to crash so relax and let it roll!!!
He could have done the Vuelta if he wanted to
but that mental drainage that was the Tour was too much I believe, he isn’t physically tired but mentally done.
"On a personal level, I have never had admiration for him and I never will"
~AC about LA, me about Johan "drama queen" Bruyneel
bahahahaha (sinister garmin like laugh...)
I can go either way on the Tour. Leave all of Astana home or put them in and let Bert fight it out with Vino (who will be far far less restrained that Lance ever was).
Oh the fun. :)
George bunny-hopped my bike somehow. He's like a cat. -- cvv
He will probably be much of less of a shit starter as well
can’t imagine anyone giving Bert a bigger head-ache then Lance and more importantly, all that came with him, gave Bert this year.
"On a personal level, I have never had admiration for him and I never will"
~AC about LA, me about Johan "drama queen" Bruyneel
Lou, Seahorse, did you hear that? sign on to twitter today~~~
Vino will attack Bert on twitter starting January instead of March!
wow, that’s something surely not to be missed!
ah, someone needs to tell Fran to get a few extra cars ready for every race, not just the tour! so totally environmental unfriendly those Spaniards!
why don’t they just accept defeat right now and go fight for 2nd! oh, no, 4th! actually, ASO should uninvite all those stupid disrespecful young people!
Eventually you'll wear me down on the twitter thing
but I want one of those vacuum thingies first ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
An English teacher and 140 characters?
Sounds like trial by fire
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Speaking of creative
I was about to link to the Stevie Wonder twitterer, but it has been suspended. Bummer.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 1, 2009 5:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Wish it weren't so, but I'm actually OK with this
the team will support him fully, Vino is a cocky bastard but his head can’t be that far up his ass for him to think he can be better than Bert. I’m more interested in seeing Alonso in Ferrari red next year.
"On a personal level, I have never had admiration for him and I never will"
~AC about LA, me about Johan "drama queen" Bruyneel
Yeah sure he will....
and why did you have to go hurt your neck Schumi…why??!!!!!!!!
Btw, did you hear about Ferrari wanting to have 3 cars racing next year?
"On a personal level, I have never had admiration for him and I never will"
~AC about LA, me about Johan "drama queen" Bruyneel
Schumi's 40
I think he knows his limits….
as much as I love him, it’s simply not a good idea to un-retire himself at this age.
He would have but he has a break in his neck
he might be 40, but he is by and far the GREATEST F1 rider of all-time, if he wants to he can come back and rock! He actually didn’t rule out a return, he has that itch again I tell ya
"On a personal level, I have never had admiration for him and I never will"
~AC about LA, me about Johan "drama queen" Bruyneel
I could see it happening.
(i.e. Vinokourov trying to take over team for Tour.) Armstrong was saying all the right things before the Tour as well (well with a few little hiccups), right up to the first few stages. I could definitely see Vinokourov put in a few nice performances next spring, then say “this is a Kazakh team and everyone rides for me” (echoing his comments about Bruyneel), “Contador’s not even going to be on the team next year,” etc etc. Between that and wondering if Astana will have another goofy financial situation, it could be another stressful year for Contador.
Then again, at least Vinokourov has a history of working for others, more so than Armstrong. Nothing against Armstrong, I’m just saying that with a few exceptions a long time ago, he’s always been top dog.
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Sep 1, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
According to news here
Contador has offers from Caisse d’Épargne, Garmin, Astana and… Quick Step!
The article (link in French) is based on a release from Agence France Presse.
Quick Step? They do something than cobbles?
Age and treachery will overcome youth and skill (F. Coppi)
Fortget the DS' name of QST..
But he said they want to win the Tou for 2010/20111/2012, when QsT finish there sponsorcontract or so they say, they want to win the Tour. Contador was the only GC rider for who they want to change their team. That was the story of QST
Ooh ooh let me guess
Team Sky receives Bert, Astana receives Tom Brady and Lovkist, and the New England Patriots receive EBH?
"On a personal level, I have never had admiration for him and I never will"
~AC about LA, me about Johan "drama queen" Bruyneel
hey, we're just getting brady back....
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
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