Criterium Du Dauphine prologue

Posthumas out mate. On cyclingnews think he is ill

Thanks for that, my team now is.

Bradley Wiggins (SKY)
Rein Taaramae (COF)
John Degenkolb (ARG)
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ)
Blel Kadri (ALM)
Leigh Howard (GRE)
Lieuwe Westra (VCD)
Richie Porte (SKY)
Luke Durbridge (GRE)

Slightly to early to announce my team, with 9 hours left of the window, but what I can say is.....

After some last minute adjusting, I had to take Zabriskie as he's not riding, which freed up some credit to take Hincapie out and slot Martin in there nicely.

Mine is Wiggins and Martin-less, which I'm sure I'll regret but hey...

Boasson Hagen
Degenkolb
Chavanel
Rogers
Kadri
Gallopin
Durbridge
Westra
Coppel

Bon chance tout le monde...

I reckon I'll have the top 4 today as the transfer window closes after Wiggo sets off . . .and its only 5km

I reckon I'll get top 4 plus some good also rans as the XFER window closes after Wiggo starts his 5k epic. . .

Wiggins
Millar
Rogers
Sanchez

Roulston
T.Meyer
Durbridge
Westra
Coppel

I quote from the Giro( can't think who said it).......Stage hunting today

My big popular guns...

Wiggins
Van Garderen
Degenkolb
Rogers
Coppel
Grabsch
Durbridge

plus 2 that might do very well and may have slipped under most players radar (well I hope so!)

Irizar
Lemoine

Martin
Wiggins
Taaramae
Millar

Durbridge
Krivstov
Quintana
Kluge
Neyens

Fingers x'd not been doing well (and some of the more experienced amongst you can probably see why....)

Seems not getting up means i missed the deadline to make any changes from team the other day so here goes.

EBH
Rogers
Degenkolb
Martin

Coppel
Kelderman
Durbridge
Roulsten
Gallopin

Roulston my secret weapon, had to go martin as had 2 sky guys. EBH and Degenkolb could do well today, but more for tomorrow. Gallopin for tomorrow

Top 20 so far, erm not great as i only have 2 to go out of the 105 left ....

DURBRIDGE Luke 173 ORICA GREENEDGE 00:06:39
2. GRIVKO Andriy 25 ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:06:41 00:00:03
3. BARREDO Carlos 182 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:06:41 00:00:03
4. MARTIN Tony 161 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:06:43 00:00:05
5. GERRANS Simon 171 ORICA GREENEDGE 00:06:44 00:00:05
6. MARTENS Paul 184 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:06:44 00:00:05
7. EVANS Cadel 11 BMC RACING TEAM 00:06:44 00:00:06
8. HAGEN Edvald Boasson 3 SKY PROCYCLING 00:06:46 00:00:07
9. WESTRA Lieuwe 211 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:06:46 00:00:07
10. RUIJGH Rob 217 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:06:47 00:00:09
11. CIOLEK Gerald 163 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:06:48 00:00:09
12. IRIZAR Markel 73 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 00:06:48 00:00:09
13. LEMOINE Cyril 195 SAUR-SOJASUN 00:06:48 00:00:10
14. HOWARD Leigh 174 ORICA GREENEDGE 00:06:49 00:00:10
15. ROGERS Michael 7 SKY PROCYCLING 00:06:49 00:00:10
16. COPPEL Jérôme 191 SAUR-SOJASUN 00:06:49 00:00:11
17. PLAZA MOLINA Ruben 157 MOVISTAR TEAM 00:06:50 00:00:11
18. GERARD Arnaud 113 FDJ-BIGMAT 00:06:50 00:00:12
19. VAN GARDEREN Tejay 18 BMC RACING TEAM 00:06:50 00:00:12
20. DEGENKOLB John 201 TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO 00:06:51 00:00:12

Tony Martin (OPQ)
Edvald Boasson Hagen (SKY)
John Degenkolb (ARG)
Michael Rogers (SKY)
Michel Kreder (GRM)
Wilco Kelderman (RAB)
Luke Durbridge (GRE)
Lieuwe Westra (VCD)
Jerome Coppel (SAU)

1st, 4th, 9th, 10th, 17th, 18th, 23rd & 52nd + one still to start. Given the weather, very happy

1/4/10/16/20 and that looks like it will be about that now that it is wet

It seeMs that Eurospirt have ditched the CD in favour of tennis until stage 5! I don't do Sky TV. Is there any TV stations showing it other than online?

http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-6.php

Gone with
Taaramae
Wiggins
Martin
L Sanchez
Durbridge
Kluge
Florencio
Westra
Sorensen

3 in Top 10 so far with 4 to ride.

1,4,9,17,18 for me, just roulston to manage something!

Forgot to put my Durbridge in. Left Rémi Pauriol in the seleçao.... noooooooooooooo! Points squandered.

..currently sitting on 4/10/16/17 so not disastrous. Wiggins, LL Sanchez, Roulston still to come.

Wiggins comes second by not very much, good ride by Durbridge

1,2,4,5,6,12 for me today.

2,5,12,19. not very good.

1. DURBRIDGE Luke 173 ORICA GREENEDGE 00:06:39
2. WIGGINS Bradley 1 SKY PROCYCLING 00:06:40 00:00:01
3. GRIVKO Andriy 25 ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:06:41 00:00:03
4. BARREDO Carlos 182 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:06:41 00:00:03
5. MARTIN Tony 161 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:06:43 00:00:05
6. GERRANS Simon 171 ORICA GREENEDGE 00:06:44 00:00:05
7. MARTENS Paul 184 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:06:44 00:00:05
8. CHAVANEL Sylvain 162 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:06:44 00:00:06
9. EVANS Cadel 11 BMC RACING TEAM 00:06:44 00:00:06
10. AMADOR Andrey 152 MOVISTAR TEAM 00:06:45 00:00:07
11. HAGEN Edvald Boasson 3 SKY PROCYCLING 00:06:46 00:00:07
12. WESTRA Lieuwe 211 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:06:46 00:00:07
13. PORTE Richie 6 SKY PROCYCLING 00:06:47 00:00:08
14. RUIJGH Rob 217 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:06:47 00:00:09
15. ROUX Anthony 117 FDJ-BIGMAT 00:06:47 00:00:09
16. CIOLEK Gerald 163 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:06:48 00:00:09
17. IRIZAR Markel 73 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 00:06:48 00:00:09
18. MILLAR David 126 GARMIN - BARRACUDA 00:06:48 00:00:10
19. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 181 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:06:48 00:00:10
20. LEMOINE Cyril 195 SAUR-SOJASUN 00:06:48 00:00:10

1/2/12/13

This has not started so well....

agreed, 1,2,5,18,32,47,56,85 & 124

ouch

about 100 points for me.

Well done labmonkey hopefully that will see you up the overall again.

1,2,17,20...et al

Surprised that my last choice DS guys outperformed all but 2 of my big hitters.

1, 2, 12, 18

Wish I'd gone with instincts and shoved Barredo in there now

Well i ended up with 2,6,11,12 with Tankink just squeezed out in 21st.

Haven't a clue how many points though.

i ended up with 5 and 11, oops. Just gonna make 1 transfer for tomorrow as i really dont know what to do get roulston out.

1,2,12,18,19 dropped millar and Meyer

So wiggo is going to win

1,2,5,19 I think

Well 118 points is better than a kick in the teeth I suppose...

@samjackson54 - know the feeling, only I managed to remove Durbridge in favour of Pauriol last night having looked at the previous form this year

I really need to go with my instinct on these - that's not the first time I've done that (most recent was only two stages ago, not putting de Gendt in on the stage to the Stelvio)... ... one day I'll learn!!!

You have made your transfers after the start of the prologue (Barredo, Gerrans, Plaza...) a very good strategy... but I don't know if it's ethical

I am a scamp and I will go to hell. Haha. Rules are rules.

Not that it matters to me cos i'm miles behind the leaders but i think some people might be a bit peeved with transfers after the stage has started considering the end result in your score. I know its not your fault and i cant blame you for doing it, and as you say rules are rules but i can see a bit of a stink heading towards the powers that be.

Only put Durbrudge in after Zabriskie pulled out though my other research fell flat - Rogers beat Porte last week and van Garderen wasn't far behind Zabriskie at the USA nat champs so fnished between 20 and 30 today!

Edit for quote button error. See comment below.

In all seriousness now, you are both correct, I was a bit naughty today. I send my apologies to one and all. It is only a game after all.

LabMonkey - apology accepted, and your right it is only a game so no hard feelings from me

Its only a game...and wiggo is going to win, but hes still not made it into my team. Sticking with ebh

Its only a game...and wiggo is going to win, but hes still not made it into my team. Sticking with ebh

labMonkey
I understand your point, but I remove my congratulations to you...sorry.