Lance or Contador?

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Lance Armstrong
13
68%
Alberto Contador
6
32%
 
Total votes : 19

Re: Lance or Contador?

Postby jon avery » Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:40 am

Here! Here! Paul, well said! :)
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Re: Lance or Contador?

Postby Dombo » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:19 am

Good use of Latin there, M. Raising the bar as usual; this is a Forum after all :wink:
I'm sure no offence was meant but it is a valid point and one that I make in defence of LA when similar comments are made by my colleagues. One even quoted his own GP as saying it was impossible to recover like LA does. This GP's opinion being based on his own experience of club rides and once did an Etape. Well, there's expert for you.
Few of us have a clue what it is like to train and successfully compete at the peak of world class sport. Just read George's excellent account of the best club run ever when he took Valverde et al for a little spin. Then join George in the training group on a Saturday.
I'd be dropped before the roundabout.
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Re: Lance or Contador?

Postby Brian Nolan » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:55 pm

I think it's good to see him back - it's certainly livened things up a bit.. He looks pretty strong , and has the usual determination but I don't think thats enough to beat Contador.. When it really gets hard then Contador will show who is the boss now...
I don't think of Lance as a cheat ( even though I suspect he was on the juice ), because they were all on it so who was he cheating ?
I also think that if you are the best in the world, biggest engine, most motivation ( coming back from cancer etc ), etc etc - why do you have to work with the Doctor with the worst reputation ?

to Dombo & other Lance fans, why did he work with Ferrari ?
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Re: Lance or Contador?

Postby Dombo » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:02 pm

[quote="Brian Nolan"]
to Dombo & other Lance fans, why did he work with Ferrari ?


Couldn't say. I'm a Porsche man myself.
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Re: Lance or Contador?

Postby -Adam- » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:56 pm

[quote="Brian Nolan"]I don't think of Lance as a cheat ( even though I suspect he was on the juice ), because they were all on it so who was he cheating ?


Interesting use of the past tense...
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Re: Lance or Contador?

Postby Dombo » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:02 am

Go Lance!
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Re: Lance or Contador?

Postby -Adam- » Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:47 am

Remember on a mountain there is no place to hide, sooner or later Lance's age (amongst other things) will catch up with him...
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Re: Lance or Contador?

Postby Dombo » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:21 pm

Nah, you were just in the wrong gear!
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Re: Lance or Contador?

Postby Dombo » Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:14 pm

No. Have you seen those leopard print bib shorts wet with toil?
I couldn't pass him quick enough
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Re: Lance or Contador?

Postby -Adam- » Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:26 pm

EDITED BY MARCO - REMEMBER TO KEEP IT TO THE SPOILER THREAD PLEASE, SOME PEOLE WILL BE WATCHING IT LATER TONIGHT
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