Contador Bad sportmanship ?

[MyGT]

True Champions rise above all adversity, and if Andy considers himself a champion then he must show how he can go on to win the tour from here. If his equipment let him down, then that means a bit of bad luck.

 

Burry Stander and Christoph Suaser had problems in the Cape Epic when they were leading, you did not see Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm wait for them. Platt and Sahm are not seen as bad sportsmen. thats the nature of the sport, you suffer from physical problems as well as equipment problems. Riders just got to deal with with.

 

Alberto is no less a sportsman for taking an opportunity to get the yellow gersey.

 

just my 2c

[Wyatt Earp]

Why do people feel the need to compare MTB with road in this instance ?

Yes the idea and the argument will sound logical but the racing is vastly different.

[Racingsnail]

Please explain why they are so different. Both road and MTB rely heavily on equipment that can and does fail. If you have poor equipment or have not looked after yours then why should anyone wait for you.

I think that they are both cycling events, both elite and the both unwritten rules should apply.

[TNT1]

True Champions rise above all adversity, and if Andy considers himself a champion then he must show how he can go on to win the tour from here. If his equipment let him down, then that means a bit of bad luck.

 

Burry Stander and Christoph Suaser had problems in the Cape Epic when they were leading, you did not see Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm wait for them. Platt and Sahm are not seen as bad sportsmen. thats the nature of the sport, you suffer from physical problems as well as equipment problems. Riders just got to deal with with.

 

Alberto is no less a sportsman for taking an opportunity to get the yellow gersey.

 

just my 2c

 

Great Post. Well said.

[Wrigs]

This debate has passionate protaganists from both sides - at the end of the day it sounds like many are casting their vote with the rider they like more. Maybe thats the only thing that any of us can be completely sure of....

 

Oh well

 

Go Andy!!!

[MoreTrails]

But didn't we already know that Contador is a bit of a ****?

 

I second Wrigs - i support Andy (and anyone else who can beat Contador)

[Wyatt Earp]

Please explain why they are so different. Both road and MTB rely heavily on equipment that can and does fail. If you have poor equipment or have not looked after yours then why should anyone wait for you.

I think that they are both cycling events, both elite and the both unwritten rules should apply.

You are comparing equipment and not the racing.

At a race like the TDF a second could separate the winner from second place this coming Sunday (as I said could)

Why don't they race on the last day ?

In a MTB race you don't sit ,locked in bunches when you are racing up front, especially not when everyone else has been on the ropes.

No, there are vast time gaps and again MTB racing has it's own set of "unwritten rules" and sometimes this means that you will get to the end regardless of what your competitor goes through.

In mountainbiking the term "bad luck" can almost be synonymous with "I had a good day"

These guys aren't separated by mere seconds, but by minutes.

MTB slogan, "I will win whatever it takes"

The road pro's are more gentlemanly about things.

Should Contadrol have stopped, heavens, he didn't "have to" by any ruling.

Racing is racing and he took a very strong approach.

Did he have to lie afterwards and say that he had no idea as to what was going down, no he did not have to go down that road, what a dufus.

 

I for one would feel quite bad wearing the jersey just as a result of someone else's misfortune, in the end of the day it boils down to one's character.

As I said, have you ever seen them race the last day of the tour for the first place in the last few years ?

Why not ?

[YUMEYA]

True Champions rise above all adversity, and if Andy considers himself a champion then he must show how he can go on to win the tour from here. If his equipment let him down, then that means a bit of bad luck.

 

Burry Stander and Christoph Suaser had problems in the Cape Epic when they were leading, you did not see Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm wait for them. Platt and Sahm are not seen as bad sportsmen. thats the nature of the sport, you suffer from physical problems as well as equipment problems. Riders just got to deal with with.

 

Alberto is no less a sportsman for taking an opportunity to get the yellow gersey.

 

just my 2c

 

Agree

[TNT1]

You are comparing equipment and not the racing.

At a race like the TDF a second could separate the winner from second place this coming Sunday (as I said could)

Why don't they race on the last day ?

In a MTB race you don't sit ,locked in bunches when you are racing up front, especially not when everyone else has been on the ropes.

No, there are vast time gaps and again MTB racing has it's own set of "unwritten rules" and sometimes this means that you will get to the end regardless of what your competitor goes through.

In mountainbiking the term "bad luck" can almost be synonymous with "I had a good day"

These guys aren't separated by mere seconds, but by minutes.

MTB slogan, "I will win whatever it takes"

The road pro's are more gentlemanly about things.

Should Contadrol have stopped, heavens, he didn't "have to" by any ruling.

Racing is racing and he took a very strong approach.

Did he have to lie afterwards and say that he had no idea as to what was going down, no he did not have to go down that road, what a dufus.

 

I for one would feel quite bad wearing the jersey just as a result of someone else's misfortune, in the end of the day it boils down to one's character.

As I said, have you ever seen them race the last day of the tour for the first place in the last few years ?

Why not ?

 

Dude, stop showing your ignorance and go troll another forum.

[Jackes]

They seem to be in love again -> http://www.letour.fr/2010/TDF/LIVE/us/1600/images.html

[TNT1]

They seem to be in love again -> http://www.letour.fr/2010/TDF/LIVE/us/1600/images.html

Did you miss when I posted this:

AC: We are very good friends and we can’t let that friendship be ruined by what has happened.

 

GH: Andy, what do you think when you hear Alberto say that?

 

Andy Schleck: We did speak to each other today. What we all saw yesterday was not something that you want to see in a race, but sometimes things like that do happen. Alberto said to me that it was simply something that’s part of racing. I told him that it’s all fine now. The Tour de France is going to be won by the rider with the best legs, and there is certainly going to be a great battle between the two of us the day after tomorrow.

 

GH (referring to the video that Contador posted on Youtube in the evening after stage 15): Alberto, is it true that you apologised to Andy?

 

AC: Yes. I didn’t need to. But we’ve got a very strong friendship and it was for that reason that I wanted to apologise yesterday evening.

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[Wyatt Earp]

Dude, stop showing your ignorance and go troll another forum.

Listen little man syndrome wiff a big truck, what you are doing is trolling or would you care to elaborate as to what makes me a troll from my post ?

You seem to jabber quite a fair amount about racing, the once was great cyclist BOB (still have to see proof of this ), stop talking and start proving yourself.

Seems to me you also need your name tattooed to the soles of your feet, you are so deep up fand's ass.

Should be quite easy.

Left foot-small man.

Right foot-syndrome.

[GTfan]

Cantador

[Jackes]

I saw that article as well, but the grouphug looks so much nicer

[MyGT]

The road pro's are more gentlemanly about things.

 

not all road pro's are gentlemanly, Mark Renshaw head butting his way out of the tour.

 

and ease off the nasty chat!

[Wyatt Earp]

not all road pro's are gentlemanly, Mark Renshaw head butting his way out of the tour.

 

and ease off the nasty chat!

True but one bad apple doesn't spoil the whole bunch