Alberto Contador is ready for tomorrows stage to the feared El Angliru. The Spaniard tips Sastre and Anton as his main rivals. But also said to not discount Robert Gesink 'The Dutchman can be the big suprise of the day' said Contador during the rest day press conference. 'Mosquera is also a dangerous man and also my teammate Leipheimer can come far.'
The gruesome Angliru does however not strike fear into Contadors heart. He said he will start with 36x28 as gear.
At the Anglirú in 1999 was the first time that pretty much every rider used a triple chainring...
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4:35 into the video, the Cueño de las Cabres. 23.6% slope.
It's tomorrow.
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issoisso wrote:
4:35 into the video, the Cueño de las Cabres. 23.6% slope.
It's tomorrow.
Tmr is gonna be a fun day, lets just hope that tv coverage doesn't get messed up...
Macquet wrote:
"We all know that wasn't the real footage of the Worlds anyway. That was just the staged footage to perpetuate the coverup that it was actually Vinokourov that won the race."
Ruben wrote:
You think a 36x28 is bad?
Gesink is going to climb it on a 34x28!!!
Can you update your name to ruben gesink? jesus christ you know more about him then rabobank.
Macquet wrote:
"We all know that wasn't the real footage of the Worlds anyway. That was just the staged footage to perpetuate the coverup that it was actually Vinokourov that won the race."
Valverde's gonna use a 36x29. So when you see him blow up at the start of the second half of the climb, you know why.
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issoisso wrote:
Valverde's gonna use a 36x29. So when you see him blow up at the start of the second half of the climb, you know why.
Maybe, but I'd hope he's been up already a few times pushing that gear.
Then again, if the Berties and Gesinks of this world are going with the small rings, perhaps Don Alejandro thinks a bit too much of himself...
Can't see past Bertie today.
When he's training going up by himself he's not going to have anyone to suddenly accelerate when he's already suffering. He'll just keep going at the same pace.
When someone stretches the cord today he's gonna find out exactly why Menchov blows up so many times despite being an elite climber: No Matter how good your acceleration is, if you're pushing a huge gear, two or three accelerations will kill you.
EDIT: who the hell is bertie? Edited by issoisso on 13-09-2008 13:23
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issoisso wrote:
Valverde's gonna use a 36x29. So when you see him blow up at the start of the second half of the climb, you know why.
Maybe, but I'd hope he's been up already a few times pushing that gear.
Then again, if the Berties and Gesinks of this world are going with the small rings, perhaps Don Alejandro thinks a bit too much of himself...
Can't see past Bertie today.
When he's training going up by himself he's not going to have anyone to suddenly accelerate when he's already suffering. He'll just keep going at the same pace.
When someone stretches the cord today he's gonna find out exactly why Menchov blows up so many times despite being an elite climber: No Matter how good your acceleration is, if you're pushing a huge gear, two or three accelerations will kill you.
EDIT: who the hell is bertie?
Case in point, Lance beating Ullrich all those times
