TDF Stage 10-Mulhouse-La Planche des Belles Filles *spoiler*

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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    Style fail. He's not even wearing matching socks.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    frenchfighter wrote:
    tsincognito wrote:
    NBC just reported that Alberto Contador has a broken tibia and will need surgery. Damn, tough loss.

    Yeah lots of people reporting this also now.

    Must have been very painful time riding on that.

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    Best case recovery time for surgery on a tibia? Sounds career threatening.

    How long it takes to return to daily activities varies with different types of fractures. Some tibial shaft fractures heal within 4 months, yet many may take 6 months or longer to heal. This is particularly true with open fractures and fractures in patients who are less healthy.

    Source: google
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Bert's legs look lovely on the bike. Off the bike not so much.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    edited July 2014
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Once again Fat Face Fugslang says something stupid.

    @MikeKaltoft 12m
    Fuglsang: "Contador took a lot of risks on a descent that had bad tarmac and was wet. He was riding 10-15 km/h faster than me"

    WTF does Contador need to take risks 100km out :roll:

    Not the only rider saying Contador took risks tbh.

    VDB also said he was descending riskily and that the crash happened when he was trying to sprint past him for position.

    ---

    Broken tibia is really horrible though. won't see Contador till next year now. Hope he's able to make a full recovery.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Fuglsang just said Contador took a huge risk on the descent he crashed on passing several riders on parts he shouldn't have.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    Didn't Pantani have a tibia and femur break and he spent 1996 in physio before getting back to racing in 1997? Hopefully Contador will be back quicker than that.

    DD.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Dolan Driver wrote:
    Didn't Pantani have a tibia and femur break and he spent 1996 in physio before getting back to racing in 1997? Hopefully Contador will be back quicker than that.

    DD.

    Contador's shouldn't be that bad, he's walking around on it, was riding for miles on it too.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Contador crashes an awful lot generally.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    ThomThom wrote:
    Contador crashes an awful lot generally.

    You need to watch more racing.

    How many Grand Tours or races even has Contador abandoned? Hint: Your hand will have too many digits unless you are a descendant of Anne Boleyn.
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  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    Was that an Italian thumb bite or thumb suck? Reason behind the gesture?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    He became a father earlier this year.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Give me more
    Give me more Posts: 487
    edited July 2014
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Was that an Italian thumb bite or thumb suck? Reason behind the gesture?

    Maybe dedicating the win to his kid?

    e: FF too fast as usual =)
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Was that an Italian thumb bite or thumb suck? Reason behind the gesture?

    He's a massive fan of Shakespeare and he's telling Vino where to get off.








    Really about his bambino I would think.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    frenchfighter wrote:
    He became a father earlier this year.

    Cr*p celebration. Not as bad as Sastre's though.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    edited July 2014
    frenchfighter wrote:
    ThomThom wrote:
    Contador crashes an awful lot generally.

    You need to watch more racing.

    How many Grand Tours or races even has Contador abandoned? Hint: Your hand will have too many digits unless you are a descendant of Anne Boleyn.

    When did I write 'abondon'?

    I think most rider's stats of abandoning are pretty limited..

    He blamed the crash for his poor show in the Tour in which Evans won, he went on his arse as well last year when he thought he could teach Froome how to descend nearly taking the yellow jersey down with him.

    And now it seems he was reckless and took risks on the dangerous descent..
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    If he is not in the Vuelta then it will be disaster or disasters. That is too much to countenance right now.

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    Contador is the Greatest
  • OPQS
    OPQS Posts: 187
    Cycling News reporting that Alberto has broken his leg.
  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    By the comments about Froome's withdrawal does this now mean AC is a pussy and a bad bike handler also? I don't think he is or Froome. So may medical experts on here also psychologists.
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  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    OPQS wrote:
    Cycling News reporting that Alberto has broken his leg.
    Surely he could have ridden with that ? :wink: Hope all crashed riders recover well, it is their livelihood.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    oldwelshman wrote:
    OPQS wrote:
    Cycling News reporting that Alberto has broken his leg.
    Surely he could have ridden with that ? :wink: Hope all crashed riders recover well, it is their livelihood.

    Surely it can't be that bad if he's walking on it.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Tiago Machado finished the stage but outside the time limit. Chapeau! Brave, brave effort after his crash.*




    *I'm not saying that those that don't carry on are not brave.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    edited July 2014
    TailWindHome wrote:
    oldwelshman wrote:
    OPQS wrote:
    Cycling News reporting that Alberto has broken his leg.
    Surely he could have ridden with that ? :wink: Hope all crashed riders recover well, it is their livelihood.

    Surely it can't be that bad if he's walking on it.

    +1 ...but we shall see. 'Broken his leg' always sounds a bit cartoony, it wasn't in half, and he was keen enough to get back on the bike, and he did.

    Also, it's not really his livelihood, he's got enough money to last a lifetime if he retired right now. It's only the non big-names that really could consider it a livelihood.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Dave/Dim ‏@dimspace · 18m
    Contador breaks Tibia, tries to ride, Hero. Froome breaks wrist, rides on it, crashes, pussy.

    this
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
    If he is not in the Vuelta then it will be disaster or disasters. That is too much to countenance right now.

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    That's a lovely horse.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Daniel Friebe ‏@friebos · 49m
    Contador's second bike WAS broken because it had fallen off the Tinkoff team car early in stage, BUT he never used it.
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Above The Cows wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    If he is not in the Vuelta then it will be disaster or disasters. That is too much to countenance right now.

    1215291746fBAM3m4.jpg

    That's a lovely horse.
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  • BenderRodriguez
    BenderRodriguez Posts: 907
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Daniel Friebe ‏@friebos · 49m
    Contador's second bike WAS broken because it had fallen off the Tinkoff team car early in stage, BUT he never used it.

    Odd then, that on the TV coverage it seems that they waited until after his crash to put it in the boot...

    A damage limitation exercise, I would think.
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Daniel Friebe ‏@friebos · 49m
    Contador's second bike WAS broken because it had fallen off the Tinkoff team car early in stage, BUT he never used it.
    OK OK OK, before this goes any further I think we need a convenient name for this. Bikegate? Framegate?

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