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Alberto Contador in the Volta ao Algarve: "Tomorrow I will try to do my best"

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Published on Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:15

Written by Luca Salvatelli

Alberto Contador finished thirteenth in the second stage of the Volta ao Algarve, decided in an explosive and hilly sprint that somehow anticipate tomorrow's stage, in the Alto do Malhao, where the leader of Saxo Bank-Sungard won a year ago.

"Tomorrow will be a tough day, with a top finish good for me, but legs are not those of other years”, said Alberto, referring to his current form. “Tomorrow I will try to do my best, because I want to do it for my team and for everyone who has supported me during these months. We'll see what happens".

Alberto said that his feelings in these first two days of racing “were not bad, because they were two days not very complicated. I'm also happy because the team is working very well. Tomorrow is the time to draw conclusions”, he said.

Among all the possible favorites to win in Malhao, Alberto pointed at Tiago Machado. “He has been the toughest opponent in the last two years, but can also be many others, because it is a short climb of only two kilometers”. And he concluded speaking of his own possibilities: “I'm not like other years, but victory can not be ruled ever”.