As it’s become tradition, today Trek presented Alberto Contador with a very special bike to commemorate his racing career. The custom Émonda SLR was unveiled at the team presentation for the Vuelta a España, which will be the last race of Contador’s career. It’s been 14 years since El Pistolero joined the pro ranks, all of which culminating at the end of the Vuelta on September 10th, in Madrid…
All photos c. Trek/Luis Angel Gomez/BettiniPhoto
Painted with a split of Quicksilver matte and Metallic Charcoal gloss, the bike understated yet rich with details that highlight all three grand tours and his overall race wins. Emblazoned on the downtube is “Querer Es Poder” or “where there’s a will, there’s a way” which Trek says is Alberto’s personal mantra.
Here’s to a great final race, and have fun in retirement Alberto!
It’s missing the little Steak icon with two hypodermic needles criss-crossing under it like a family crest.
I was going to ask where they hid the two black marks, but that’s a much better idea.
Came here for this. Satisfied.
Next stop: standing in the road barking at cars?
BillB, 5 years is not long enough for a filthy drug user. He should have got a life ban. Shame on trek for doing this for him.
Life time bans, although satisfying, are probably more harmful to the sport as they encourage the omertà. Also, we live in a society that values redemption. Otherwise, why not the death penalty for everything? I don’t much like your vision of society.
The internet…not everyone is from the same place. Redemption is great in normal life. This is a sport and if he were banned, he’d be suffering with millions of dollars in the bank…
Grow up (deleted) and let that go. He has been good for cycling.
A lot of people from the last 50 years worth of cycling needed lifetime bans then.
Oh, indeed. The vast majority of the pro peloton doped, and it has been that way since the first Tour de France in 1903. Shouting “doper!” at a professional cyclist means about as much as shouting “speeder!” at a driver on the interstate.
And many Americans who exclaim “Dopers suck!” happily sit down to watch NFL football or pro baseball, both of which have doping problems at least as big as cycling’s.
Sure, it would be great if the sport were totally clean, but anyone who understands the sport (or sports in general) knows that’s utterly unrealistic. The sport can certainly be cleaner, but howling like a kid who just discovered the truth about Santa Claus won’t get us there.
@ Teller – Totally agree on other sports no body talking about using PED. College football is not testing anyone. HS players look totally different on their first college game compared to their last game in HS. Neck and body are dramatically huge compared to HS just over a summer. Then there’s pro football. The testing they do is planned out months in advance and limited testing only approved by the players union. Such a joke yet it’s all ok for football. It’s probably in HS as well for some of these kids. I remember in HS two classmates getting gigantic their senior year.
Interesting he was never the same after eating a steak.
like in the 2011 giro (arguably the hardest grand tour ever) where he crushed everyone?
I don’t know what you’re talking about, the 2011 Giro was won by Michele Scarponi.
Wada joke!
Seriously. I am so bored of these moralizing dipsh*ts, concerned that a sport they discovered seven years ago has been “dirty” since before they were born.
Just wait until these guys learn that wrestling is fake!
Good to see plenty of drug sympathisers here.
The comments calling a doper a doper are being deleted. It’s unfortunate that people can ascend to the highest ranks illegally, and then we’re supposed to forget how they got there and instead idolize them. Tom Danielson can profit and sell his Core Advantage books, David Zabriskie can sell his branded chamois cream, and Lance can market anything now. Lance said he’s do it again if he had a chance to go back. Off course they all would, they’re famous now and can profit for life. Continue to call these cheaters out. Harsher laws need to be put in place to stop banking off name recognition when caught.
Jonathon and Matthew, comments with just the word “doper” in them were deleted. Calling names (justified or not) doesn’t add to the conversation.
My doper comment was also deleted also.
I will not buy any brand that celebrates a known doper, thus I will not buy a Bianchi and now a Trek.
I can’t imagine accomplishing anything close to what these athletes spend their eitire youth training for without doping. All the armchair quarterbacks on here need to move on. Take something personally that actually has to do with you rather than someone you don’t even know.
My god I don’t think I ever read so much innocence in a comments section. Its like no one has ever been close to the level of what these athletes have gone through. No wonder Floyd finds the discussion of doping so moot. Americans in general just hide their heads in a big pit of sand. Alberto who ? Alberto Salazar, Nike who, Nike since forever… come on people… Happy people get caught but playing little marries is what gave you your president…