Can Contador pull off the Giro-Tour double?

donrhummy
donrhummy Posts: 2,329
edited July 2010 in Pro race
Can he do it? And heck he might even try for the World Championships too> ;)

A while back he said he was going to do both in 2011:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contado ... ia-in-2011

And just recently, he seems to have reconfirmed this.
“Although it’s quite a complicated task to take on two major tours in a season because of the long-lasting fatigue that you’re guaranteed to face, in 2011 I will attempt this once again,” he said.

Comments

  • thomasmc
    thomasmc Posts: 814
    I would have said before the tour that yes he could do it, but no he would never try to do the double.
    Now I am not even sure he could as I feel Andy has improved more than expected and would beat a tired Contador in the tour if Contador was after doing the giro.
    Witness Basso & Evans.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    thomasmc wrote:
    Witness Basso & Evans.

    You mean the guy who was sick as a dog and the guy with the broken elbow?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    think we need to wait until the route is announced for both before we can say.

    I said in the other thread I said the Contador of 09 can do it but not the one from this year.

    Would love to see him have a crack at it and I read comments from the Giro earlier that said Contador was riding in 11.

    Guess he needs to sort his team out first though.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12717924

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12661621
    Contador is the Greatest
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    iainf72 wrote:
    thomasmc wrote:
    Witness Basso & Evans.

    You mean the guy who was sick as a dog and the guy with the broken elbow?

    LOL, exactly.

    It will be hard though, but I say if he combines with Riis, he can do it.

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