Is it wrong for me

[chirurgeon]

to want Alberto Contador to crack on Ventoux? Lance is my hero.

Kim

 

[kab407]

Absolutely not!

 

[cslittle999]

I think Alberto is scared silly by Lance. It will be interesting to see who Lance recruits for his new team.

 

[jellyd]

I think Lance believes that if he had a different team around him he could have attack Alberto differently and won. I hope he brings George Hincappie on board, he is a class act.

 

[chirurgeon]

I was glad Lance formed his own team. I would love it if George came over. I wonder if Johan will join the team.

Kim

 

[cslittle999]

I was glad Lance formed his own team. I would love it if George came over. I wonder if Johan will join the team.

Kim

I believe that is the plan. Johan has already said that he won't stay with Astana because they want to bring Vinokourov back. Really Astana is going to be totally different next year. Alberto will probably go to the rumored all Spanish team that Alonso wants to create. Levi is being silent but said on Twitter that everyone is asking him if he is moving. Lance has said he would like to keep Levi Leipheimer, Chris Horner and Andreas Kloeden together.

George has said that he's happy with Columbia HTC. That doesn't mean he won't move though.

The season doesn't end for a few months so I don't think anyone can officially announce that they are moving yet.

 

[RutgersAlum]

it's not wrong!!

But I think Contador is uncrackable, for the forseeable future, anyway!

What am I going to watch at night now that the TDF is fini?

Big LA fan, here, too!!

Michele/RutgersAlum

 

[FireDancer]

I think Lance's hand were tied once Alberto went off the plan in Andorra. Breaking his collar bone also killed his preparation. I can't wait for next year though. He proved when he went across those gaps that he had the climbing legs but was stuck guarding the other GC contenders.

I am pretty sure Lance wouldn't have started a team without knowing he had Johan. If Vinokourov comes back Astana will probably not be invited to the tour next year, just like last year, so just about everyone will be gone that has any aspirations of winning the tour.

Conventional wisdom is that Alberto will be on a Spanish team and the only one around now that can afford his is Caisse d'Epargne. There is also the new British cycling team starting next year and rumor has it they will have a huge budget. If Cavendish ends up on that team I doubt they will have any real GC contenders since the team will have to use so much energy working on the sprint stages.

I think next year will be a very interesting cycling season.

 

[sc9500]

Youre right Dancer, Albero deserved it the way he left everyone in the dust in the Alps and in the time trial - - Lance was not in a good situation but showed the heart of lion coming in third.