Armstrong trained for one race.. The race most people­ think is the most prestigious, and certainly where the­ sponsorship money is here in the US. I think he never­ raced the Giro for one reason, because it could­ jeopardize his chances of being 100% come July. He­ never raced the Vuelta to win it because nobody here­ cares, and that's not good for his ego when he­ could be dating rock stars and movie starlets.

So­ there is no way in my book that you can rank him as the­ "greatest" ever.. Especially since he himself­ has said that was Mercx. I also hope Contador breaks­ his legs off in the Alps next year.

I think the Contador is the only man who could win all­ three grand tour's in one year, it's be a­ privilege and honor to watch him on Giro (propably to­ best race in last 15 years). After Vuelta you can see­ how he wos not prepared on Giro like a difrent­ man
Bravo Contador you're the best

Lance Armstrong aint up there, unless of course you­ mean his own donkass.

Well, some people says Amstrong is the best ever. I­ dont think so. Amstrong only participed in Tour of­ France every year. Indurain, for example, won Tour and­ Giro two consecutive years. And Amstrong only won when­ Indurain retired.

Contandor is great. But only time­ will tell about he is the best ever.

Sorry for my­ English.

Contador has the potential to be up there with LA.­ Perhaps even greater - only time will tell as its still­ early in his career. LA would never have competed in 3­ grand tours in 14 months thats for sure.

Thererealchegevara!
Contador is better than Lance in­ your book? It doesnt look like much of a book, dont­ make an @#$% out of youself. People may not say things­ but they will laugh at you. Mercx is the only person on­ this planet that can be compared to Lance. I like­ Contador, I hope he does well in the future. He will go­ down in history as a great cyclist like Paulo Bettini,­ Mario Cipollini, Greg Lemond etc. But he cant even be­ compared to Marco Pantini, Uno, Induriean ( sorry about­ the spelling) right now let alone Lance Armstrong. We­ are all happy for Contrador but lets not get carried­ away.

After this season's success? Astana is not going­ to fold!!! Astana will be in 2009 Tour. Prudomme has­ stated as much. What's going to happen with Lance?­ None of us know. A huge congratulations to Alberto­ Contador. The man has proven he is a true champion. I­ look forward to watching him for many years to come.

r astana folding then CI M, well done conti keep it up

Contador is the best. Better than Armstrong in my book,­ no question. Let's see how his career goes.

Well done Contador - A good proper cyclist who­ doesn't just stick to one race a year (Ring any­ bells LA Fans??)

Can't see a certain LA ever­ having had the bottle to do more than 1 race a year

congrats to Contador, I was hanging out around the­ Astana Tour bus after the finish. when I directly asked­ Johann Bruyneel about Lance and next year there was the­ obligatory no comment. what was interesting though was­ a conversation between Johann & Pat Mcquaid of the­ UCI. it would appear that there are some negoiations­ going on between ASO & UCI for next year to resolve­ the impass and also maybe deal with Astana issue as­ well. but more interesting is the announcement that­ Lance will make in NY on tuesday night ata dinner where­ he & Michael Bloomberg will be in attendance about­ the LAF ( Lance Armstrong Foundation) I may be wrong­ but I think that the LAF will have the cycling team­ that Lance will ride in next year. I am speculating­ that this may be the team formally known as astana­ which is in effect the team formally known as­ discovery. therefore Lance is again paired with Johann­ and Trek bikes. - the holy trinity one may say? well we­ await Wednesday morning and see what transpires ;)­ livestrong Alberto and enjoy the Party tonight