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cgipryan | 9 years ago
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I might get a first hand view of the cruel side of the new transfer rules tomorrow morning. I'm leading by 20 points before the last stage, I've got two sprinters in my team and two transfers left, and yet, if my calculations are correct  26 , my chances of winning the competition are pretty slim... guess who might be ranting about the bloody new rules by this time tomorrow  3

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Joelsim | 9 years ago
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I only had one transfer left but already had Wippert, Boni and Lobato in my team. Put Kittel in but it was a struggle to take any of the GC boys out. Impey went eventually. #guaranteedpoints

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Jonas Lorenzen | 9 years ago
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I suck...  102

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Stumps | 9 years ago
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I like the new transfer system, 5 stages down in the TDU and for the last stage i have 4 transfers left with 2 sprinters already in my team so i'm happy about that.

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dc04dc | 9 years ago
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137 points three stages in a row. Scary. There should be a prize.

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Joelsim | 9 years ago
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I find having penalties stops me becoming trigger happy.

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chiv30 | 9 years ago
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I prefer the new transfer system but then I enjoyed it in last year's skoda tdf

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cgipryan | 9 years ago
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New transfer policy not conclusive yet, I think. Due to the alternation of stages in the TDU (sprint/hard-men-sprint/summit-finnish/sprint/summit-finish/sprint) I pretty much did the changes I would have normally done. 2nd overall so far, but that is as high as I'll go, I think, cause I've sort of messed up two transfers I should have kept...

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livestrongnick | 9 years ago
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yeah so far so good, got 6 transfers left with a good GC/Climbers mix for today.

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backflipbedlem | 9 years ago
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I just brought in Lobato,
looking forward to tonights stage though, got mainly climbers in my team and 4 transfers left.

How's everyone else finding the new transfer policy?

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Nix replied to backflipbedlem | 9 years ago
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Not such a big deal in TDU because only 6 stages, and bonus seconds mean that GC contenders are always striving to be at the front, so same riders are scoring most of points.

But think it will be a lot worse in a 3 week grand tour without penalty trades, particularly if there are injury withdrawals to favourite riders. Trade limitations mean luck is a bigger factor.

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Joelsim | 9 years ago
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I put Kittel in  40

And De Gendt (as he said he was deffo going in the break)  24

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livestrongnick | 9 years ago
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oh dear miss read that stage...........  24

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TERatcliffe26 | 9 years ago
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I wanna cry.....

took out all my sprinters  20

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chiv30 replied to TERatcliffe26 | 9 years ago
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TERatcliffe26 wrote:

I wanna cry.....

took out all my sprinters  20

Me too , was not expecting that finish  7

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Joelsim | 9 years ago
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Just 3,6,11,17,19,20 and a couple for Lobato. Not having Evans has crucified me.

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backflipbedlem | 9 years ago
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2,3,6,9,11,20
Played to evans for getting the 2nd!

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TERatcliffe26 | 9 years ago
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Didn't do too well there! Just 2,3,6,17 + a couple of points from Lobato and De Gendt

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Joelsim | 9 years ago
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No Evans for me either. That probably means Meersman and Evans will be 1-2.

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stevemarks | 9 years ago
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Haussler went kept Meersman.

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Joelsim | 9 years ago
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Me too. Meersman may be a mistake.

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Joelsim | 9 years ago
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Found tonight's changes quite tricky and think I may have overcooked it by a transfer, but we'll see.

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TERatcliffe26 replied to Joelsim | 9 years ago
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Joelsim wrote:

Found tonight's changes quite tricky and think I may have overcooked it by a transfer, but we'll see.

Got rid of Meersman and Haussler

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cgipryan | 9 years ago
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Damn, missed the stage win by 1 point... Had I taken out of my team Meersman instead of Samuel Dumoulin last night, that single extra point would have been mine...  102

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Joelsim | 9 years ago
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Woo hoo 4th in the overall although I can't seem to access the stage scores.

1,2,4,8,9,12 on the stage.

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Joelsim | 9 years ago
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Team for today

Meersman
Bonifazio
Haas
Manzin
Impey
T Dumoulin
Lobato
Haussler

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TERatcliffe26 replied to Joelsim | 9 years ago
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Joelsim wrote:

Team for today

Meersman
Bonifazio
Haas
Manzin
Impey
T Dumoulin
Lobato
Haussler

Swap Wippert for Manzin and Haas for Cadel in my team, and Ive had a decent day (I think, with 1,2,4,5,8,12 and 2 non scorers)

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JAndrewHill replied to TERatcliffe26 | 9 years ago
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1, 2,4,12,20, so not bad. HH was up there too. Content.

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JAndrewHill replied to TERatcliffe26 | 9 years ago
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1, 2,4,12,20, so not bad. HH was up there too. Content.

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Joelsim | 9 years ago
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Three changes for today's stage

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