This !!!?????? Finessed his way ? weeks notice ? are they still going on with that ? experience & pride ? what ? "Astana’s arm of unsung Kazakh troopers" - what the ? you mean the guys who doped with Vino last year ? He doesn't have to attack ? What because he can't ?
http://www.velonews.com/article/76748/contador-in-driver-s-seat-going-into-giro-s-final-week
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Contador hasn’t won a stage yet, but he’s finessed his way into a 41-second lead over Riccardo Riccò thanks to a superb time trial in stage 10 and three consistent performances across the Dolomites.
Astana showed up at the Giro with a week’s notice, but the team has grown stronger during two weeks of racing. Experience and pride will make up for any lack of fitness the team carries into the final week of racing.
The team lost Steve Moribito with a dislocated shoulder in the first week, but with Contador in the pink jersey, Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Klöden will now ride to support the Spanish climber. Astana’s arm of unsung Kazakh troopers along with Vladimir Gusev and Toni Colom will join forces to bring the pink jersey to Milan.
Contador doesn’t have to attack in mountain stages to Presolana on Friday and over the Gavia and Mortirolo to Tirano on Saturday. He can ride defensively, marking the wheels and saving his legs to battle Riccò for finish-line time bonuses.
http://www.velonews.com/article/76748/contador-in-driver-s-seat-going-into-giro-s-final-week
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Contador hasn’t won a stage yet, but he’s finessed his way into a 41-second lead over Riccardo Riccò thanks to a superb time trial in stage 10 and three consistent performances across the Dolomites.
Astana showed up at the Giro with a week’s notice, but the team has grown stronger during two weeks of racing. Experience and pride will make up for any lack of fitness the team carries into the final week of racing.
The team lost Steve Moribito with a dislocated shoulder in the first week, but with Contador in the pink jersey, Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Klöden will now ride to support the Spanish climber. Astana’s arm of unsung Kazakh troopers along with Vladimir Gusev and Toni Colom will join forces to bring the pink jersey to Milan.
Contador doesn’t have to attack in mountain stages to Presolana on Friday and over the Gavia and Mortirolo to Tirano on Saturday. He can ride defensively, marking the wheels and saving his legs to battle Riccò for finish-line time bonuses.