Question:
Lance Armstrong vs Contador?
itedin
16 years ago
Few Q's
1) would Lance in his previous seven tour de france wins whoop Contador of today?

2) it's just announced, Lance will be riding for Radio Shack team next year, and it won't include Contador. This year he didn't have a full year of riding behind him. Does Lance have a chance against Contador next year, if he dedicates himself all year? His current 3rd place spot is impressive. Stage 20 is going to tell a lot.
Four answers:
riley
16 years ago
1)Yes. He makes better decisions during races.. and he always focused his training/research towards winning just the Tour de France.



2)Contador may have trouble finding the highest quality domestiques after some of his decisions he's made during (and just prior to) this years tour. He also will be losing the best team director/strategist/recruiter and trainer. He is an incredible talent, but with some of his decisions, he may not end up with the best support around him. I'm not saying he'd lose for sure. I'm just saying Lance definitely has a chance.



BTW- Lance "winning" next year, might be in the form of having someone from his team beating Contador ... but it could be Lance in that position.



PS- Just think of the top riders he most certainly will have on his roster already! I'm thinkin' Leipheimer, Kloden, Armstrong, Horner. Directed by Johan. Let's see... .who's gonna want to join that party?!



PSS- Look for Taylor Phinney in the future!



Add on: I know... I won't shut up. But check out this interview with Horner on our local television station.



http://bit.ly/q1fXA



Revenge is a strong motivator!
Fisher
16 years ago
I think 3rd with 37 and almost 4 years retired of cycling is quite impressive



I hope he doesn't drop the 3rd and podium place on Saturday, 2nd is rather impossible



anyway I think the problem is Contador. He has potential to be the next Indurain, but there's a long way to go for him, cycling is really hard and you never know what goes on



Pantani and Ullrich couldn't get that high as they looked first



so fighting with a supestar who can become a new Lance Armstrong and today telling quite a little in a time trial is impossible for him



the main objetive for Lance has to be racing for pleasure and for his foundation, and try to grab for first time Vuelta a España and Giro de Italia
Mikal T
16 years ago
lance is old which defintly makes u worse and he won 7 before so i think he would beat contador.

i think he can win next year because he lost pretty much everything on stage 17, so if he is consistant he will win
fabulous
16 years ago
i work for radio shack





we were the first to know he called up radio shack vp and then we had a phone conference


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