which others?
when the chain fell off, Shcleck and Contador were in a smallish group containing the main riders. Contador had pulled away by a few yards from the others because he was the only one to follow Schleck's attack.
He *could* have allowed the small group to rejoin him, and told him that he was waiting for Schleck to rejoin (that wouldn't have been that weird - riders wait for each other quite often in the Tour).
But it would have meant he lost any advantage he had gained from being the only one to go with Schleck (mind you he did lose that advantage anyway - the main riders caught him pretty quickly - so the only big loser was Schleck).
It was a bit tricky. But I think it's going to sully Contador's Tour victory a bit, so suspect he'll end up regretting deliberately exploiting Schleck's mishap. Which he plainly did.
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 20th 2010 at 11:18:32
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- Contador apologises (Other Sports) - Monty Peculiar, Jul 20, 09:42:38
- should be a cracking stage today though with 4 v big climbs (Other Sports) - green n yella beaver, Jul 20, 10:18:34
- surely the cunt needs to give back the time somehow (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 20, 10:05:52
- I'm not a hardened TDFer, but whats he supposed to do? get off and wait for (Other Sports) - Tony Martin, Jul 20, 09:51:11
- no - just not attack until Schleck had rejoined (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 10:59:31
- ah ok, so how does that work then coz if he'd slow down then all the others would catch up (Other Sports) - Tony Martin, Jul 20, 11:02:51
- which others? (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 11:18:32
- oh ok, i just thought that all the people behind them in the race would be catching up and (Other Sports) - Tony Martin, Jul 20, 11:21:49
- which others? (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 11:18:32
- ah ok, so how does that work then coz if he'd slow down then all the others would catch up (Other Sports) - Tony Martin, Jul 20, 11:02:51
- yes (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jul 20, 10:02:53
- "I'm not a hardened TDFer" (Other Sports) - Monty Peculiar, Jul 20, 10:02:46
- i'm getting a thrashing (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tony Martin, Jul 20, 10:08:41
- no - just not attack until Schleck had rejoined (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 10:59:31
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