Contador wins Spanish ITT title

Eurosport - Fri, 26 Jun 22:00:00 2009

Tour de France favourite Alberto Contador was crowned Spanish national time trial champion in Madrid.

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Contador, who rides for the Astana team, completed the 47.8km course between Torrelavega and Cuevas de Altamira in 1:04:40.

The 2007 Tour de France champion finished 37 seconds ahead of Luis Leon Sanchez and 1:05 ahead of Ruben Plaza.

Astana, who include seven-time yellow jersey champion Lance Armstrong, will be one of the teams to beat at the Tour de France which starts in Monaco next Saturday.

Other national time trial champions this week:

Czech Republic

Frantisek Rabon

Denmark

Lars Bak

France

Jean-Christophe Peraud

Germany

Bert Grabsch

Italy

Marco Pinotti

Kazakhstan

Andrey Mizourov

Latvia

Raivis Belohvosciks

Lithuania

Egidijus Juodvalkis

Luxembourg

Kim Kirchen

Norway

Edvald Boasson Hagen

Poland

Maciej Bonar

Portugal

Tiago Machado

Russia

Julia Ilyin

Slovakia

Roman Bronis

Slovenia

Janez Brajkovic

Sweden

Alexander Wetterhall

Switzerland

Rubens Bertogliati

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  1. If you so called "cycling fabs" actually took­ the time to read up on Astana's contingency plans­ if the money hadn't come through, you would know­ "Bertie" wasn't playing "mind­ games" with his pathetic showing as sucking up Fto­ Valverde, he was courting a place on that team. Also,­ FYI, a Felt TT bike was bing delivered to his doostep­ coutesy of JV and Slipstream whom "Bertie"­ along with SP and Noval were courting. So all­ "Bertie's" sucking up to Valverde was for­ nothing. Astana got the money, "Bertie" is­ still contract bound to them where LA will rip him a­ new one if he doesn't try 100% again. Also no­ Valverde on the tour. So all "Bertie's"­ suckin' up was for nothinhg. Bwahahahaha

    From mercurycu, on Mon 29 Jun 1:52AM

  2. mercurycu - you know cycling like I know­ Russian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From vali-vali, on Sun 28 Jun 5:51PM

  3. mercury you silly child. alledgedly.!!!
    The Dauphine­ was a really enjoyable thing to watch the­ "Sucker" being Sucked.
    Bertie said at the­ start he had no requirement to win the race and­ Valverde is reported to say that he asked AC if he­ attacked the "Sucker" would he mind.
    AC it­ seems came into the Dauphine to play Mind Games and­ annoy the "Sucker".
    It was so easy and still­ on the podium just like the "Sucker" will be­ again perhaps.
    He, He. Ha, Ha.

    Don't need to ride­ Motorways to be hit by an Ignorant Motorist. (the­ cowards creep up and do it anyway)

    From halfwheel, on Sun 28 Jun 2:48PM

  4. Dauphine was a scouting mission for all of the­ favourites, cretin. None of those taking part in it­ would show their hand that early.

    Take your own bike,­ ride it along the motorway, and pray that an­ anti-cycling driver knocks some sense into you.

    From CR, on Sat 27 Jun 11:26PM

  5. mercurycu you don`t know cycling... :) why to forc in­ Dauphine when he wants to win the tour?but what do you­ know..i guess you are a 10 years old kid with nothing­ in mind!

    From M.P., on Sat 27 Jun 6:53PM

  6. you can see bruynells influence,contador will peak in­ second,third week of TdF,dauphine was just­ practice,even contador admited before race he wasnt­ expecting great things in daupphine

    From xangtzu, on Sat 27 Jun 5:38PM

  7. Oh well whoop tido. Contawhiner actually won something­ after that digraceful display he put on in the­ Dauphine. where he sucked up to Valverde and then­ sucked Evans wheel up the mountains, Yea..real­ champion there. NOT.

    From mercurycu, on Sat 27 Jun 3:37PM

  8. Second was Luis Leon Sanchez . Only 37 seconds in front­ of Sanchez. Yes, great result. NOT

    From zorangrubic85, on Sat 27 Jun 3:08PM

  9. is it a good performance? you have to look to who end­ up seconde, to me it is average performance

    From Ra, on Sat 27 Jun 3:07PM

  10. I would love one of the Schleck brothers to win the TdF

    From H C, on Sat 27 Jun 3:00PM

  11. 48km in just over an hour. Phenomenal!

    From ddubdrahcir, on Sat 27 Jun 2:33PM

  12. When you think of all the genuine climbers/Tour winners­ who can win time trials, there aren't many, and­ this guy probably still hasn't reached his peak.

    From jbandbetsymac, on Sat 27 Jun 1:43PM

  13. It,s amazing Armstrong is mentioned even in the spanish­ T.T.results.He must have a shares in Eurosport.

    From Denis, on Sat 27 Jun 12:45PM

  14. Really looking forward to TDF. Many potential winners­ this year: Contador, Sastre, Armstrong, Evans,­ Leipheimer, Menchov, Schlick. Exciting times. Shame­ about Valverde

    From webbski, on Sat 27 Jun 10:03AM

  15. If someone still thinks that he is bad TT rider?

    From bobcha78, on Sat 27 Jun 9:25AM
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    Here's one. Contador is a whiny entitled brat who­ doesn't have one tenth of the class or­ professionalism of Chris Horner.

    From peadmac, on Sat 27 Jun 3:28AM

  17. good win alberto, needs to beat lance in the prolouge­ so he can take yellow in the TTT

    From ai, on Sat 27 Jun 1:48AM

  18. Well done Contador

    From H C, on Fri 26 Jun 11:23PM

  19. Getting ready for all the anti-Contador garbage from­ all of the "experts" ....

    From ffogil, on Fri 26 Jun 10:26PM
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