ToB Stage 3

I did the same, considered Kreder and Vanmarke but decided to save the transfers and see what happened, also wasn't really sure who to drop, JTL looks to be taking it easy now although he might be saving himself but every other one of my riders I wanted to keep.

NO Vanmarke....stay where you are, you were my other man I said nah...tomorrow

My illustrious team for today is

Mark Cavendish (SKY)
Samuel Sanchez (EUS)
Adis Kruopis (GRE)
Ian Bibby (END)
Jon Tiernan-Locke (END)
Pablo Urtasun (EUS)
Boy van Poppel (UHC)
Bradley Wiggins (SKY)
Jack Bobridge (GRE)

After looking at the profile for the race i think Sanchez will be out tommorrow unless he decides to risk going for a long one when they are in Wales.

Carrara and Jarc abandoned

team today

Van Poppel(for Farrar)-obviously
Urtasun(for Bagdonas)-after stupidly taking him out for S2
Sabatini-one of the group at 11secs down
Cavendish-stage favourite and GC scorer
Basso-expect him to be a GC top 10 soon
House-probably down to he and Urtasun for the KOM
Downing-top 10 for stage today I hope and GC scorer;I always had tomorrow stage 4 for him especially if the wind gets up in Blackpool.
Rowe-GC scorer plus likely to nick a yodel or two,Cav's leadout man also
Forster-probably coming out tomorrow

Pablo Urtasun
Bradley Wiggins
Samuel Sanchez
Aidis Kruopis
Mark Cavendish
Jon Tiernan-Locke
Kristian House
Russell Downing
Boy van Poppel

I did look at taking Kreder in aswell. Thought tomorrow was his day

Back later. Got to fill in a job app now

Cavendish
Rowe
Urtasun
House
Bobridge
Howard
Downing
Tiernan-Locke
Von Poppel

KOM 2: House, Sulzberger, Hawkins, Kreder, Williams
KOM 3: Sulzberger, House, Williams, Hawkins, Kreder

In:Handley and Rowe
Out:Farrar and Sanchez

Cavendish
Rowe
Van-Poppel
Handley
Konig
Tiernan-Locke
Wytnick
Haas
Howard

I'll suffer for being House-less

According to the live tracker (and the worst case timetable) they should be over the first and second KoM by now. Wonder when we might find out who won them? The results/live service for this race is crap

You guys beat me to the updates

Hope you all took out Downing and Van poppel as Ive put them in

Breakaway is:

Quote:

Breakaway; Salzberger @TeamRaleighUK Hawkins @IGSigmaSport House @raphacondor Williams @Node4ProCycling Kreder of Vacansoleil #tob2012

Some live updates available here:

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20120911-road-Live-text...

Sprint 1 :-
1 Rowe 2 Van Poppel 3 Williams 4 Opie

Purists would have had Cav/Farrar every stage!!

How many drand tours have people gone into stage 3 with 78.3 credits to spare!!

If things had been right. Cav should have won stage 1 and 2. But it didn't work out.

Looking at the profile of EVERY stage. Cav could have won all 8 stages. None are that hilly, nothing much above 400 meters.