Barely 24 hours before the start of the 2015 Giro d’Italia, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) has revealed that the decision to go for the Giro-Tour double was inspired by his victory in the Vuelta last year.
Asked if his fall and abandon in the Tour de France last year had changed his mentality as a racer, Contador said, “no, not at all, but indirectly it has had a big influence on doing the Giro and Tour this year.”
“I went to the Vuelta last September without being in top condition and finally I got a very special win. That has given me the confidence to go for the Giro-Tour double this year.”
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Talking in a press conference in his team hotel just a stone’s throw away from the opening team time trial course along the Ligurian coastline, Contador insisted that “I’m focussed on giving my all in both the Giro and the Tour, I give them both the same importance, I see them all as a whole.”
Asked which of his rivals he fears the most, Contador argued that “all of them are equally dangerous, from Richie [Porte] to [Rigoberto] Urán and Fabio Aru. Richie has been good since the start of the season, and Urán and Aru have focussed strongly on the Giro d’Italia, and will be building towards this race in particular. They are all equally important as rivals and there are others too.”
As for where he worries he might be attacked, Contador argued “the race will decide. My tactics will be more or less aggressive, depending on the race, but in general it’s going to be up to me to attack.”
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