Armstrong speaks on Contador

MADRID – Lance Armstrong told Alberto Contador he had a lot to learn yesterday, after the Tour de France winner spoke of the strained relationship that existed between the two team mates during the race.

At his victory celebrations on his return to Madrid on Monday, Contador said the days in the hotel with the American were tougher than those on the road, that the split affected the Astana team and that they had not given him their full support.’Seeing these comments from AC. If I were him I’d drop this drivel and start thanking his team. Without them, he doesn’t win,’ Armstrong wrote on his Twitter feed. ‘Hey pistolero (a nickname for Contador), there is no ‘i’ in ‘team’. What did I say in March? Lots to learn. Restated.’ Seven-time Tour winner Armstrong, who publicly criticised Contador during the race, saying he had not followed team orders, came in third behind Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck and Contador on Sunday. It was the Spaniard’s second Tour victory.- Nampa-AFP