In the second stage of the 2010 Tour de France, Alberto Contador could have attacked as Andy Schleck lay on the ground after a crash. Instead he waited. On the Port de Balès he saw Schleck slow down but didn’t know why… and this time he didn’t wait. This is his story for stage 15.
“At this moment it’s a really good situation, but actually 30 seconds more or 30 seconds less could change things a bit. It’s always good to be ahead in the general classification.
“I didn’t know anything about the problems with Andy Schleck, but when I realized it I was already ahead of him. The only things that I saw was that he was beginning to attack and then he slowed down. I didn’t realize that he had a problem with the bike.
“When I attacked it was before he had the problem… we’ve got a really good relationship and, in the sporting sense we also get along well, especially if you see what we did on the road to Spa [in stage two when Schleck crashed the the peloton acted in solidarity and waited for him and the other fallen riders].
“In Spa, he had big crash but today when I attacked it wasn’t because I knew he had problems.
“I’m sure he will attack me and I always have fear of what he might be able to do…”
