Contador made the wrong decision, there's no­ question about it. If he waited for Schleck then he­ would still have won if he is the strongest (which is­ likely, as he will certainly put more than a minute­ into him after the time trial and gain yellow anyway).­ Because of this decision Contador is going to suffer in­ future races because people aren't going to give a­ mistrusted competitor the good will that other cyclists­ get throughout the big races.

The slip chain is not a mechanical failure ... End of­ debate !

PS: JamesW, nice to see u arround here too :)

schleck and his saxo team cannot be given an armchair­ ride to win the tour,remember cancellarra slowed the­ peloton right down in order for schleck to regain the­ peloton after finding himself 2 minutes down in first­ week ?,but was only to glad to attack armstrong and­ contador when they had mechanical problems etc on the­ cobbles!,what goes around tends to come back and bite­ you on the bum mr schleck!.
it was schleck who attacked­ contador on the final climb and contador responded to­ this attack,end of story!.

I think that Contador was right to attack then,­ it's not right that he should had to wait for Andy­ after that, especially since Andy had attacked before.­ It was very unfortunate for that to happen to Andy, but­ I think he showed how strong a rider he was as he tried­ to make up for the loss. It's too bad Alberto got­ booed on the podium. Even though many people don't­ agree by the means he got the jersey, that's no­ reason to boo a very accomplished rider. I wish them­ both the best of luck on the tour, but I just might be­ pulling for Andy (:

Contador should have aimed his cutesy little pistol­ gesture at his own head.

"added former Belgian­ professional rider Johan­ Bruyneel"

Former Indurain's-wheel-sucking­ stage TdF stage winner, Johan Bruyneel...

Not the man­ you want to comment on sportsmanship.

you wait.
if you're a champion you wait.
it's ­ a bike race.
you don't win because the other­ guy's bike broke.
you win by racing faster.
i'd­ say contador should be ashamed of himself.
but i­ don't think he has any.

Bobcha 242. That sums it up from 2 of the best. ­ Lance's comments were very similar.

Perhaps Contador has been taking lessons from the Dutch­ football team, ha ha !!

The controlling body of Cycling, should instruct ALL­ RIDERS to continue racing, no matter who has bike­ problems, this waiting for the ememy.....takes­ gentlemenly conduct to a rediculous extreme!

Contador­ with or without a chain, would still of become champion­ again.

The truth is that Schleck has performed much­ better than expected......and Contador has­ underperformed, yet hes still going to win­ it.....what does that tell you?

Look, what has been done has been done. If i were AS,­ I'd go full risk on Tourmalet. If I were AC,­ I'd really try and keep him under­ security...here's hoping for real fireworks....

On stage 2, neither AS nor AC were in yellow. No need­ for AS to wait for AC. There is an unwritten rule of­ respect for the yellow jersey to wait when a mishap­ like a dropped chain happens. If the yellow jersey­ cracks and can't keep up, that's a different­ story. AC could have cruised for 30 seconds to give­ AS a chance to get back on his bike before attacking.

You can see the Headlines of Le Monde:-

Contador wins­ the tour via a slipped chain

I hope not, Contador is a­ very good rider in his own right (not my type but­ hey..) and to win via something technical later in the­ Tour like this would be a real shame.

i agree with CoolVybz
this is sport and any thing can­ happen ,and i think that luis suarez is a hero in ghana­ match

This is crazy, it's not enough that these guys are­ riding at their limits, they now have to look out who­ has technical problem? What if Andy was ahead by 50 sec­ and this happened, everyone behind would have to give­ him a 50 sec head start once he fixed his chain? Things­ happen in racing, get on with racing boys and stop­ crying over spilled milk. What's next, letting­ Lance go ahead and back in the race???

@Martin Fat Man 218
Please explain how a a third eye or­ chain guard device would help with an over-shift of the­ big ring.
You've probably never pulled the left­ back to be in the big ring.
I truly hoped AC had the­ honor to fight the man.

bill k, fair comment but former tdf champion stephen­ roche said attack was fine! i think AC did the right­ thing, secure your tdf win and afterwards contemplate­ the decision. in the history books they don't put­ in brackets he didn't deserve it

Rafascrackingup - Go back to your chav football site­ for moron ignorant racist teenagers.