Bicycling.com: 6 ways to beat Contador
1. Steal time in the TTTWhile certainly not the weakest team in the race, Saxo Bank does not possess the team-time-trial firepower it had in years past. Gone are powerful rouleurs like Fabian Cancellara and Jens Voigt. Their replacements — men like Daniel Navarro, Jesus Hernandez, and Benjamin Noval — are suited more for high mountains than flat, rolling terrain. 2. Make life difficult for Contador and his team during the first week
Contador will likely come to the Tour having raced only once following his dominant win in May’s Giro d’Italia — and that race is likely to be the Spanish individual time trial championship. After a race as difficult as the Giro and several weeks away from racing, it’s safe to say Contador will have quite a bit of rust to shake off his legs.
This year will also be the first time that Contador comes to the Tour without having completed a pre-Tour stage race such as the Criterium du Dauphiné. He’ll need a few days to reacquaint himself with the speed of a fresher peloton. The first week of this year’s race is anything but straightforward: Wind and rain could be a factor in Brittany, while two stages offer tricky summit finishes.
At this year’s Tour de France, Bastille Day (July 14) brings the first major climbs when the race hits the Pyrenees with a brutal 130-mile day offering three serious climbs. Teams with multiple captains (RadioShack) or powerful lieutenants (Leopard-Trek) might want to consider sending someone like Jani Brajkovic or Frank Schleck out on the attack as early as the Tourmalet (the day’s second to last climb).
At the Tour, though, Contador can’t afford to be isolated. Stage 14 from Saint-Gaudens to Plateau de Beille would be a good day to try and single out the Spaniard. With four difficult climbs on tap before the final drag to the hors categorie summit of Plateau de Beille, the day will be tough to control, especially as it comes after two tough Pyrenean days.
If Contador rides into the Alps wearing the yellow jersey, his closest competitors will have no choice but to band together, attacking constantly in a coordinated assault on the Spaniard and his team. Stage 18 is the day to do it. With three HC climbs, including the Tour’s highest ever stage finish atop the Galibier, it might be the last chance for the competition to try to make Contador explode.
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