Pau, France
Today was a quiet, rainy rest day in Pau. A good day to do laundry, sleep and actually eat lunch. It was also a zoo at the Novotel where both the Astana and Saxo Bank teams are staying.
Contador did not do a press conference today but Andy Schleck did.
Andy Schleck was asked about his form for the Tourmalet and the rest of the stage tomorrow. He said he really likes the mountains. He doesn’t like too many corners like on Alpe d’Huez. It’s about 70k of climbing and he really likes getting into the rhythm. He said that if you’re not a climber you probably shouldn’t be there.
He said he doesn’t know if he’s reached his limit yet. He’s been training a lot and hard and believes if he can do more of course it would be better. He’s done a lot over the years to get more power. He thinks he’s about reached his top shape.
This morning he went training with Bjarne Riis and now is doing the press conference. Afterwards he’ll go to his room and lock the door. If someone comes knocking, they’re going to get in trouble!
