Roche says Contador should bide his time

Stephen Roche knows all about power struggles within pro teams

Stephen Roche knows all about power struggles within pro teams (Image credit: Ken Farrar)

Astana are playing down the talk of discord but Alberto Contador is in the uncomfortable situation of wanting to win the same race that his teammate, Lance Armstrong, is gunning for. Contador won the Tour in 2007, beginning a run which would see him complete the treble of Tour-Giro d'Italia-Vuelta a España in record time.