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Start lists are up on Cycling Fever but beware, Cadel Evans has already put his participation in doubt so things may change.
I assume that points will be scored in line with one day classics, something like this from Milan San Remo?
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Information on scoring
This stage will be scored on the following criteria:
Finish line - one day race: Points awarded for the first 20 riders over the line in a one-day race.
The following points will be awarded (1st-20th): 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Last man home: 10 points awarded for the last man home on a tour stage or one-day race
Breakaway bonus: 10 points to any rider in a lead breakaway group of 10 riders or less that's more than a minute ahead of the peloton at half distance
Team bonus: 5 points to every participating rider in the winning rider's team
Dave, will it work like the Worlds last year with two per nationality and team bonus points awarded for same country rather than trade team?
The Favourites seems to be Cavendish, Sagan (although he's racing on his own, no teammates), Goss (who can't win a thing) and Griepel which suggests everyone expects a sprint finish. Can anyone see a lone or small group breakaway winning? Possibly Boonen/Gilbert? Italy always seem to go well too so I expect them to be there or there abouts with Modolo/Paolini.
I think I'll be loading my team with sprinters but might take a punt on Boonen if he's fit (didn't he break some ribs in the Tour of Poland?).
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I take it back, the Box Hill time checks have been showing up and proving useful to keep track of events.
Aye, the teams are clever enough to work around lack of time checks and no radios so just let them have the radios. It hasn't benefited the race, hasn't limited GBs ability to judge their chase and hasn't allowed a group to get away.
Who is it sat in front of Cav in the GB train? Can't identify the jersey, is it Eisel?
Gone
Cav
Greipel
Goss
Modolo
Impey
Plus 1 USA, GB, GER and Spain ds
Yeah I think the baby sitter has arrived to give Cav a hand
Wonder if EBH will help with the leadout...
Could be anyone gets to play leadout. Cav seems to jump on a wheel then swings out at the moment.
EBH will be going for a medal for himself. But other team sky members who have no hope of a medal might jump in and help shut this break down
Gilbert, Fuglsang, Brajkovic, Boom, Gesink, Kolobnev, Kreuziger, Van Garderen, Nibali, Chavanel, Rui Costa, Cancellara, Valverde, Leon Sánchez, Vinokourov, Urán, Henao, ...
at 1.00
Got 2 of those
LLSanchez, Kolobnev
One minute gap and it sounds like Sanchez and Cancellara are up in the front group along with Valverde. This could come right down to the wire.
I just thought, There were more than 10 in the break at half way......No bonuses for them
I think the group may stay away....
Ive just got Kolobnev up the road
I aint got anyone up the road and unless Germany pull their finger out, there will be no sprint. So I hope something starts moving behind
Froome gone.....All he's done today is sit in Cav's wheel
Froome drops out of the peloton, that's not going to help!
The break has a minute with 26km to go, Its over now
Wonder if Froome is planning on going after the TT over Wiggins?
Gap keeps going up, GB look cooked and the break is just full of great riders. Tempted to call it and say Cav's screwed but there's time yet.
Bernie driving on the front
GB need to sit up and say, we're done and hope that others start pulling along else its totally fecked
Peloton not working well. Cav's out of it now.
Another GB rider drops off, I think only Wiggo, Millar and Cav are left
If GB sit up then its done, nobody other than Germany want to bring this back. Australia, America, Switzerland, Belgium and Norway all have guys in the break. Italy too and Spain.
Christ, looks like an Italian or maybe Kolobnev gone head first into the barrier.
It was Cancellara!
I need a Spain win, cause i won't be scoring anything else at this rate! No riders in the break for me.....
Nah it was Canc and he's fecked his arm.....Guess who's not going to be in the TT teams for Wednesday
This is shit to watch without time checks and even the commentators aren't getting times
Still 57 seconds with 10km to go, Boonen with a problem, its all over for Cav, the group looks to have too much of a break.
I nearly went Henao instead of modolo this morning as they are the same price but didnt and stuck with my gut... Fail! Well this will not even break a score of 10 for me
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