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| Contador in San Luis. |
Alberto
Contador was sidelined the first half of the season last year before comming
back winning the Vuelta España and it seems like the Saxo-Tinkoff captain wants
to start out 2013 the way he ended 2012.
First race
of the new year is Tour San Luis (21st-27th of January). Despite
not showing up on the official race results, Alberto Contador had a great time
in Argentina last year where he won the two big mountain stages and originally
ended 2nd overall. This year’s edition of the Argentinean race
features the two very same mountain top finishes and as Alberto Contador always
tries to add as many stage race wins to his palmarés as possible, it will be a
surprise if he’s not among the riders fighting for the overall win.
The second -
and so far only other known race on Contador’s 2013 calendar – is (according to
Biciciclismo) Tour
of Oman. The ASO-organized race will take place from the 11th to the
16th of February and like the last two years, the steep mountain top
finish on Green Mountain (10% avg.) is set to make a decisive impact on the final
GC. Robert Gesink won the stage in 2011 and took the overall win while Vincenzo
Nibali won on Green Mountain last year and ended 2nd overall.
Alberto Contador has never before taking part in Tour of Oman and if he
finishes Tour San Luis in good shape I won’t hesitate to put him down as the
big favorite for the overall win in Oman.
What do you
think? Will Alberto Contador start out 2013 winning in Argentina and Oman?
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