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Alberto Contador Going After Frodo's Ring
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Thomas Gerlach
Dec 29, 19 10:54
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Looks like another pro cyclist making the jump to triathlon with Alberto Contador stating that he will make his debut at Ironman Vitoria on July 12, 2020. Should get the rest of the M35-39 all fired up. Sounds like minimal swim training though so maybe people will have a fighting chance.

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likes_bikes
Dec 29, 19 11:21
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Hell yes. I want to see some IM bike attacks.
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Chemist
Dec 29, 19 11:34
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I enjoy seeing athletes of other sports come into triathlon. It’s cool to see how their skills/talent/history crosses over. Looking forward to seeing how he does.
Matt
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rosshm
Dec 29, 19 12:11
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Cool! Will be interesting to see how well he runs (I assume his swim will be "poor", relatively speaking).
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DBF
Dec 29, 19 12:16
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Zubeldia
Vino
jaJa
Colom
pistolero

🤔, what could the common thread be?
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devashish_paul
Dec 29, 19 12:17
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Thomas Gerlach wrote:
Looks like another pro cyclist making the jump to triathlon with Alberto Contador stating that he will make his debut at Ironman Vitoria on July 12, 2020. Should get the rest of the M35-39 all fired up. Sounds like minimal swim training though so maybe people will have a fighting chance.https://www.triatlonweb.es/...U1zU_g5G4CfRXx0vfgus[/quote[/url]]

well maybe Contador read the Frodo vs Kipchoge thread in which I mentioned it would be interesting to see what someone like Contador with a running background could do in a duathlon.

Having said that, It should be fun here on ST with a former convicted doper joining the age group ranks. In any case looks like THE Sergio will have a big engine fighting him in 35-39!!!!
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enricobraglia
Dec 29, 19 12:38
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It’s a fake news, yesterday in Spain was the joke’s day
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ecce-homo
Dec 29, 19 13:50
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December 28 is the Spanish equivalent to April fools Day. This was announced yesterday...

Other media also said Lance had been cleared of all accusations and the seven tours where reinstated...
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SummitAK
Dec 30, 19 9:22
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ecce-homo wrote:
December 28 is the Spanish equivalent to April fools Day. This was announced yesterday...

Other media also said Lance had been cleared of all accusations and the seven tours where reinstated...

LMAO! This is great stuff:)
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RandMart
Dec 30, 19 10:20
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ecce-homo wrote:
December 28 is the Spanish equivalent to April fools Day.


This is correct

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December 28th is 'DĂ­a de los santos inocentes' or 'Day of the Innocent Saints' and is very like April Fools Day in the UK and USA. People try to trick each other into believing silly stories and jokes. Newspapers and TV stations also run silly stories. If you trick someone, you can call them 'Inocente, inocente' which means 'innocent, innocent'. 28th December is when people all over the world remember the babies that were killed on the orders of King Herod when he was trying to kill the baby Jesus.
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juanillo
Dec 31, 19 1:06
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DBF wrote:

Zubeldia
Vino
jaJa
Colom
pistolero

🤔, what could the common thread be?

where are you from? It seems you have something against spaniards....yes, they dope as many others... I still have my doubts with Contador...but Zubeldia??? he´s always been a clean guy..dont know why it is in your list. Even more, he is an example of tenacity and hard work in cycling....
People deliver accusations like shooting with a machine gun....
And yet, yes, dec 28 is the "joke day" in Spain,so, keep informed before shooting
Spaniard. Sorry for my english for the sensitive ones :P
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ericMPro
Dec 31, 19 4:06
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As if we need even more motors in triathlon...
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RandMart
Dec 31, 19 6:25
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ericMPro wrote:
As if we need even more motors in triathlon...

You're thinking of Cancellara
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DBF
Dec 31, 19 8:01
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I lived in Spain and love Spain. Y ud escribe ingles my bien. JaJa and Vino are not Spanish.

I would not say Spaniards doped any more than other countries, though they probably got caught more than riders from other countires. And all those unclaimed bags from Puerto makes Spain look bad. If the NFL had legit testing it would make Puerto look like nothing.

Zubeldia is kind of like Horner, super nice guy who everybody liked, had a long career without ever getting directly implicated, but hard to think either as a clean rider.

As for Contador, his DS's were Saiz, Riis, and Bruynel, and his coach was Marti.
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likes_bikes
Dec 31, 19 8:39
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Very true. My favorite UK riders were caught or implicated. The EPL, La Liga, NFL and all sports....even our precious triathlon....are doped. Lets just accept this and move on. Cycling has better testing now than most other sports though it is still easy enough to get around and happens. C'est la vie. No one's favorite country or sport is innocent.
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NordicSkier
Dec 31, 19 8:40
Post #16 of 21 (6212 views)
All of the professional team leagues are rife with doping. They just hide it better.

Living in Canada, I always get the "hockey is clean!" head in the sand bullshit.
When I was younger I saw several juniors easily put on 20lbs of muscle over the offseason. Uh-huh....
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42x16ss
Jan 7, 20 18:50
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NordicSkier wrote:
All of the professional team leagues are rife with doping. They just hide it better.

Living in Canada, I always get the "hockey is clean!" head in the sand bullshit.
When I was younger I saw several juniors easily put on 20lbs of muscle over the offseason. Uh-huh....
Not even sure that other pro leagues hide it better, they just have less logistical challenges. Most major busts came from either athletes travelling to doctors (Fuentes/Puerto) or people transporting gear to/from races or between hotels at stage races (Festina)
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phoenix49
Apr 9, 20 16:03
Post #18 of 21 (4523 views)
This is awesome, I love the Cervelo team back in the TdF days, I don't think he'll do well but will be fun to watch regardless!
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vanchize
Apr 9, 20 16:30
Post #19 of 21 (4435 views)
I wonder if Lance is enticed to come back to flog el pistolero. Hated the guy ever since the Astana battle back in the day.
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trail
Apr 9, 20 16:53
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vanchize wrote:
Hated the guy ever since the Astana battle back in the day.

Lance or Contador?
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mattr
Apr 9, 20 17:22
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Since Vitoria is most likely getting cancelled, we may have to wait until 2021.
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