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I think I can get 7 out of the top 20 with any luck:
Wiggins
Rogers
Taaramae
VanGarderen
Pinot
Westra
Boeckmans
Grabsch(in for Morkov)
Zabriskie(in for Cantwell)
Hope the early deadline caught a few out!!!
I wonder how many picked Cancellara and Martin, personally I figured Wiggins, Froome and Evans could well outscore them with their guaranteed GC/KoM standings points.
That's just plain mean
I went for these, not ideal but best I could do considering what a mess my team was in yesterday!
Wiggins
Cancellara
Brajkovic
Peter Velits (bad choice for last 2 days but is an improving TTer)
Zabriskie
Grivko
Jeandesbosz, Bouet, Simon
Hopefully at least four of the top six can pick up good points, then I'll recalibrate on the rest day with the four free transfers and have another go...
Almost as mean as the BBC 'gloating' over Sammy Sanchez' injuries and the so-called 'boost' to Cav's Olympic chances.
Personally,if Sanchez was even a contender then Cav has no chance.....as it is it made no difference to the Olymic Road Race favourites(Greipel/Cav/Gerrans/Goss/Gilbert/Sagan).And if France get their track sprinter Bourgain over the undulations then I think he'll blow Cav away!!
Taken a penalty today had a mare last 2 days so hoping for a better showing today. Couldn't get Evans in either(being biased towards Wiggo was a factor)
Menchov
Wiggo
Rogers
Cancellara
Vichot
Izagirre
Lancaster
Engoulvent
Morkov
Didn't think martin was worth it today!
took my penalty yesterday bringing in rogers a day early
Evans
Van Garderen
Rogers
Wiggins
Lancaster
Roux
Zabriskie
Boeckmans
Bernaudeau
for me. 5 or six in the top 20 would do
Everyone seems to be talking up Cancellara and Wiggins as top two, then Evans and Martin as 3 & 4 in any order. Does anyone think there are any other riders capable of breaking into the top 4? Froome, Millar, anyone?
Also probably more importantly, how will Nibali, Van den Broeck and Menchov do in relation to Wiggins/Evans?
Zabriskie,Grabsch and Grivko from the DS' perhaps.....Kessiakoff,Taaramae,Rogers from the stars but probably not good enough to top 4 if Martin's on form.
Larsson,LuLuSanchez,Westra look to be the early 1/2/3.
Current top 5
1. Westra
2. Larsson
3. LL Sanchez
4. Millar
5. Gretsch
Zabriskie 1 minute down at the first check, Lancaster same at first check, 2 minutes down at the second.
Tony Martin 13 seconds better than Westra at first time check
Excellent, I have neither but I reckon more people will have Westra than Martin so the more people quicker than Westra the better
I'm hoping for points from LL Sanchez today
Zabriskie only 7th with probably at least 5 or 6 faster guys to finish, looks like bringing him in was not worth 20 penalty points after all
Always unlikely to finish top 5(minimum requirement for 20 penalty points)and nowhere in any of the GC/pts/KOM comps!!
Martin goes fastest by half a minute!!
first 3 of mine to finish are sitting 2nd,9th and 12th with some major guns to come-really anticipating top50 on the stage
Currently i've no riders in the top 20
But i do have the current slowest rider Engoulvent
He should stay there unless one of the big guns goes round in under 50 minutes, at which point he's outside of the cut-off and DQ'd
Hat's off to The Jensie......2nd at the first chrono
Never trust Gustav Larsson's twitter.
EDIT - Although thinking about it, I brought in Westra for Larsson so I should be happy.
Shit the bed he's flying
shouldn't be suprised really, he did put in a stormer in California
Martin had puncture again in an time trial! so Canc will prob come in nearer 50min mark!
And he was nailing it for a good portion of yesterday's stage. Chapeau Jens.
He's such a star! I don't think he'll retire quietly and voluntarily - it'll take several big blokes to drag him away in a strait jacket
I'm calling it now, without Canc even finished, he's going to win it, Over a minute up at the second split......He's found his TT legs today
Sorry, Cancellara is storming it but I still reckon Wiggins is in with a good shout. The climb in particular should help him more than Cancellara, plus, if he's doing his Discovery Channel thing he may even out pace his support car today...
With you on this one drh.....Wiggins comfortably....
I hope Wiggo can put in a good time, but I don't see him doing a 52. As it stands I have 3 in the top 10, so I'm hoping only Wiggo can go under 54.33
TJvG currently leading at the first check!
Have to go for Wiggo now, he should destroy the course and hopefully put 30+ seconds into Evans. If Evans limits him to less than that then he's put in a superhuman ride.
Can't really judge anything on the first split though, because the timing is just at the top of the small climb, So Canc was never going to be fastest through split one
TJvG fastest at second check by 2 seconds, all but Evans and Wiggins on the road.
Forget the Panzerwagon, hear comes the Froome-wagon... (sorry, bad pun)
And they're also reporting at the 10km mark Wiggins is already 20 seconds up on Evans.
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