I honestly don’t see it that way. Contador beat Armstrong fair and square. He can say whatever he wants. For people - like the Spanish - who grew up dreaming of winning the Giro and the Vuelta it’s not uncommon for them to have never admired Armstrong. The fact of the matter is the Texan created a huge amount of bad will with both the Spanish and the Italians by training year-round for the Tour de France and ignoring those countries great touring races. Contador is not uncommon in feeling slighted by Armstrong in that. Plus, he has two more Tour de France wins than Armstrong had at his age and just beat him heads up. To the VICTOR go the spoils.
Exactly, red in blue. Also note that Contador enjoys hunting when he’s not beating Armstrong in races. Could you imagine Armstrong ever saying that?
A word of advice to Contador - “Don’t focus the redeye on Lance too long or too close. Some other young hot rider may just get past you.”
Contador could very well eclipse Armstrong's record for wins; he's that good.
Yes, he CAN. But he also has an opportunity to promote good sportsmanship and personal humility instead. So which choice does he make? Vanity and self-congratulation? Or magnanimity and self-effacement, maybe even gratitude to the Creator who endowed him with such phenomenal gifts?
How do you say “Lance the juicer” in Spanie?
I like Greg LeMond and Floyd Landis who was not juicing. Landis got screwed.
Armstrong is an unpleasant person. Dumped his wife for a lib. Dumped his lib grilfriend when he got cancer. Threatens to sue people all the time.
Who said othewrwise?
He's unsportsmanlike. If being a brat is the new acceptable sportsmanlike behavior, no wonder the sports environment is the joke it is.