It is no secret that the Astana team mates Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador do not always see eye to eye, but seven time Tour de France winner Armstrong had nothing but praise for the Spaniard who deservedly won the event last weekend.
Contador won his second Tour de France having endured more problems in the hotel than on the road, his Tour was made more difficult he says by the constant criticism of his strategy from team mate Armstrong.
“This Tour was very difficult as you could see and although it sometimes seems easy on television it wasn’t because of other factors, the only thing I can tell you is that I will be here next year with a team that has the most secure guarantees and that is the most focused on winning this race. There are several possibilities but what is clear is that we are totally incompatible and Armstrong will go one way and I will go the other.” Contador said after the final stage.
Despite the criticism Armstrong was quick to praise the Spaniard, saying that Contador’s performance would have beaten Armstrong’s own in his title winning years 2001, 2004 and 2005. “Contador is that good,” Armstrong said, “so I don’t see how I would have been higher than that, even in the other years.”
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