Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador missed out on an opportunity to intimidate bitter rival and former team mate Lance Armstrong when he suffered a rare upset at the Criterium International.
The Spaniard cracked during the final ascent in Saturday’s hilly opening stage, citing allergy problems, and although Armstrong still finished far behind, he was not impressed.
“I was not going to compete with him,†said the American, who was a member of the Astana team last season with Contador.
“I know that, he knows that, you know that. There is no mystery there, no surprise.
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