Amstel Gold Race

I've got the following:

3 spaniards
1 australian
1 norwegian
1 italian
1 belgian
1 dutch
1 columbian (difficult to work this one out )

I dont have the too south europeans as you, got a different european that has previous at the ardennes classics and placed highly in the tour of the basque country

an italian climber? if thats what he is called, i do have an italian DS

and a youthful frenchman who is cheap

yes i have the must have norwegian

no water mammal

4 of mine are the same as yours

And chrisdstripes knows the star I have that lets say anyone who hasnt done any research wont have

Did abit more research into the other two classics and maybe a water mammal is required

Just in case anyone has picked Peter Sagan
Be aware . . . . beware
Peter Sagan gaat onderuit in gladde bocht

and in the Brabant race, the top 10 were. . .
1.Voeckler 2.Freire 3.Serry 4.Duarte 5.Van Avermaet 6.Howes 7.Vanendert 8. Devenyns 9.ten Dam 10.Matthews

I saw it live ... thought his tub might have come unglued to cause Sagan's crash?! Ouch

Clinchers forever!

Voecklers win has set me a bit of a poser, was thinking about adding him but decided against it and he has gone and won today, might have to have a jig about

Boonen's out.

Sagan's crash has made me changes things a bit until I know more.

Don't think Voeckler will do anything on Sunday but I fancy a Dutch star who did well against a Spanish one last year!?

Changed my team again,

Gone for
3 spaniards
2 dutch
1 norwegian
1 russian
1 frenchman.

Got rid of Henao, for a newbie he was to much of a risk and used the points on another more established classics rider. I think my team is set in stone now unless one of them drops out.

Paddy Power have some odds up. Joaquin 5-1 fav ..... he hasn't been in great form though. Then Sagan, Gerrans, Gilbert and Valverde. 125-1 Albasini anyone?!

I think the water mammal is DeWaele?

I'll come straight out and say mine:

J.Rod
Chavanel
Kroon
Cunego
DeWael
J.Pineau
M.Kreder
Spilak
Westra

I've gone for a balanced not top heavy team

Chris Horner
Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa
Dries Devenyns
Oscar Freire
Vincent Jerome
Koen de Kort
Vasil Kiryienka
Jerome Pineau
Steven Cummings

I'm curious to see how Gesink does, a lot of people (anyone who is dutch) seem to be talking him up but he doesn't seem to have as much form in the race as the likes of Sanchez and Rodriguez. I'd like to select him but he's too expensive to risk it for me and with Mollema in form from the Pais Vasco I can't even bank on him being team leader either.

Maybe i should

But big team re-evaluation needed having seen La Fleche startlist, its on cycling fever now

So is the L-B-L startlist

Yeah i looked ahead, remember its not unlimited and you will only have 4 for Fleche Wallonne and then its L-B-L

Fleche Wallonne Startlist

http://www.letour.fr/2012/FWH/RIDERS/us/engages.html

L-B-L Startlist

http://www.letour.fr/2012/LBL/RIDERS/us/engages.html

So you can work out your team before hand

Also a question about a sky rider, I know the game has the name right, but why don't the official sites?

Sergio Luis Henao Montoya, Listed in the game as Sergio Luis Henao, but on the startlists as Mauricio Henao

Where does Mauricio come into it? I see no mention of it on Wiki or Sky's site

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Henao
http://www.teamsky.com/profile/0,27291,17543_7408117,00.html

Slight problem to work on over the next couple of days:

Got enough points to pick J-Rod but would like to have Gerrans as i think he may well do something, but it means sacrificing J-Rod...dilemma is who do i go for

My other picks are set in stone so dont want to start mixing the team up as they are nearly all in for Fleche Wallone and L-B-L.

Decisions decisions...............