Boonen for 4 in a row? Who will shine in place of Cancellara? The 'Hell of the North' beckons.

Currently looking at

Goss
Boonen
EBH
Pozzato
VanMarcke
Van Summeren
Wynants
Boeckmans
Sutton

1 transfer left so may switch Wynants/Boeckmans if no-one else pulls out.

Riders should worry if I pick them.. they either crash or win. Had two crashes and 1st & 2nd last week. 4 transfers may not be enough

I've no choice, as I wasn't with the programne and missed the 4 transfer rule, so I have Sagan and Canc out, my DS is a mess. But waiting till morning of race, because its going to rain, and I suspect withdrawals.

Do you get free transfers if picked riders withdraw now (I've used all transfers already).

Matti Breschel is looking doubtful.

Whats with all these people wanting free transfers now rides have dropped out injured or for whatever reason.

Its a transfer limit for a reason, or else why not just give everyone unlimited

Agreed, although I don't remember nearly this many people asking this last year.

Perhaps the rules, or just the communication of the rules re the classics, could be looked at for next year. Personally I have no real issues with how its being implemented this year and know full well that I don't get free transfers for greyed out riders but I don't really care because I bothered to pick riders with a good chance of riding both the Tour of Flanders and the Paris-Roubaix.

Has anybody else picked up on Grieple being taken to hospital on Thursday? He's still showing on the start list (not that that means anything yet). Sagan (P) is no longer showing as a reserve either, unless they're going to swap him in for his bro and hope nobody notices!

Provisional team picked, got 30 credits left, could easily "upgrade" Flecha and Ballan for EBH and Hushovd but not sure its really worth it, something to mull over before the deadline.

I can understand why people are asking for additional transfers. Three of my riders who rode in Tour of Flanders aren't riding tomorrow - Sagan, Florencio and Cancellera. Luckily, I've been able to swap them out for riders who I wanted to put in in any case.

The question therefore is presumably - should you automatically be given an additional free transfer for each rider that is greyed out? You would then though give an unfair competitive advantage to teams like mine. I would effectively have 7 transfers.

On the basis that the Pro Teams are potentially selecting completely different teams for the ride tomorrow, everyone should get 9 transfers. It seems bad that people should score lower because they haven't been able to transfer people in. Failing that, greyed out riders should be given a +1 transfer.

I'm open to comments/observations on this.

Nice team drheaton, very similar to mine, I have 3 different riders to you

After 4 of the last 5 stages have been nothing short of utter s*** for me, especially as i spent hours working out my teams so i'm not sure if i want to continue as i've gone from 1st in my region to 8th

Picked my team for tomoro so will wait and see what happens. Gone for;

EBH
Boonen
Thor
Flecha
Steegmans
Iglinsky
Wynants
Vanmarcke
Guarnieri.

Thor Hushovd (BMC)
Tom Boonen (OPQ)
Pablo Lastras (MOV)
Filippo Pozzato (FAR)
Johan Vansummeren (GRM)
Kris Boeckmans (VCD)
Valentin Iglinksiy (AST)
Maarten Tjallingii (RAB)
Stijn Vandenbergh (OPQ)

Ok thats my team

I made a couple of changes last minute (now) just in from the pub, so i may regret them, I was going to have, so you can all slate me if these guys win

Heinrich Haussler and Maxim Iglinsky instead of Pozzato and Tjallingii

I very much doubt Florencio will ride Alan. He's not listed as a sub, So i think he'll be resting

sagan, preliminary as they dont want to over do it, but injuries mean he should ride

again with others, they dont want to over do it, and remember the next 3 after roubaix all occur within a week!

Its tough, i planned well though, Devolder and Sagan not racing, but planned for that and know my 4 transfers so long as no injuries occur

4 of my riders are 'greyed out', but if i pick replacements now, they'll cry off with a bit of a cold.

Unlucky Alan, I've got 6 transfers and only 4 none riders so far

I'd hold off on making any changes if you can, because i see a few riders that are in the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco, so might not ride P-R

thanks gkam

Peter not definitely out, he's still listed as a sub, but no Flo

is peter sagan and florencio out for definite?

The majority of the team helping Hushovd? I disagree, i think the team will be behind the leader Ballan, he has mainly gone well at roubaix and has form

I know I am a patriot, but I am actually putting in Hushovd and Boasson Hagen.

Hushovd has one, uno, ein goal for the year - to win Paris-Roubaix. I think he will be hanging in there until he breaks down and dies Bsides he said before the Tour of Flanders that he doesen't really like that race.

So for roubaix, Hushovd will have the majority of the team to help him, and a couple of free roles (Van Avermaet, maybe?) and I think he will deffo be up there.

Eddy the Boss I think showed that he handles the cobbles pretty well. Was hindered by Vansummeren in that little shunt and used a lot of energy trying to get back. And as the man said himself (with a wink, that is) "I am not saying that I would have won, but I would have doen alot better [if I wasn't caught in the crash]"

For Sky, they will probably do the same as the Flanders race were EBH is the captain, and Flecha is a free role rider.

But the big, huge, number one favourite must be Boonen.