ToB Stage 6

I'm 7th so have played it safe - 7 of the top ten on GC plus House, and my one wildcard for a breakway Jan Barta.

2 of the cat 1 climbs are very near the end (well, same climb twice actually), so it could feasibly be close to 60 points for the stage winner today if they go over those in the top 3.

Nearly brought in Sammy Sanchez but decided against it, so he's the one I really hope doesn't score big...

Wiggins DNS with stomach upset

Break already at 2:20 after 9 miles
Bialoblocki, Craven, House, Ghyllebert, Backstedt
EDIT - Briggs is in the break as well

Gutted Urtusan didnt go in the break

Although i expect it back together before the last climb

Got House in the break, made some changes for the last climb. Taken out a few people who could be there at the end and put people who will be there.

Sprint 1 :
1. Bialoblocki
2. Briggs
3. Backstedt
4. House

Made 4 transfers today in a bid to get a bit of difference from others:

Haas(for Basso)
Knees(for Cav)
Williams(for Downing)
JTL(for Rowe)
VanMarcke
VanPoppel
House-safe as houses
Urtasun
Howard

Sprint 2:
1. Briggs
2. Bialoblocki
3. Backstedt
4. Craven

KoM 1:
1. House
2. Backstedt
3. Ghyllebert
4. Craven
5. Bialoblocki

This break isn't going to effect me any with all my guys that I transferred out being left behind, but it looks like Hass and Vanmarcke are there

Pablo Urtasun
Samuel Sanchez (for Rowe)
Leigh Howard
Ivan Basso (for Kruopis)
Nathan Haas (for Cavendish)
Jon Tiernan-Locke
Kristian House
Sep Vanmarcke (for Downing)
Boy van Poppel

Standard team really

Knees
SS
Williams
Urtasun
House
JTL
Coppel
Boy
Howard

Buzzing for tomorrow, Dartmouth here i come"!!

got my team sorted,

Samuel Sanchez
Christian Knees
Aidis Kruopis
Damiano Caruso
Jon Tiernan-Locke
Pablo Urtasun
Boy van Poppel
Sep Vanmarcke
Leigh Howard

Sanchez and Knees for the stage win.

KOM 2:
1. House
2. Backstedt
3. Ghyllebert
4. Bialoblocki
5. Craven

No House for Stumps.....You are going to lose a shed load today

Aye, a know. messed about with me transfers yesterday and totally forgot about House.

Can only hope one of my other riders can spring a surprise.

Sprint 3:
1. Bialoblocki
2. Backstedt
3. Ghyllebert
4. Craven

Argh, Basso just dropped off the chase group

Koneig
JTL
Haas
Caruso
Knees

I think

Over to Simon F for the results......

It was Rowe not Knees

I have 2,4,5

Dont know what happened to vanmarcke

Then I had howard, van poppel, coppel who came in about 15,16,18 I think

Oh I thought it was Knees. with Head, Shoulders and Toes coming in behind him

I think Basso got inside the top 20. So might help me after dropping Rowe

Koenig
JTL
Hass
Caruso
Rowe
Voss
Jones
Yaters
Huzarski
Holohan

2,3,5 + Van poppel, coppel, howard, house . . . not too bad.
Did Pete Williams get any early sprint pts?

Williams didn't score anything today but still holds the lead.

My team for today:

Sanchez
Urtasun
Huzarski
Van Poppel
House
Tiernen Locke
Caruso
Howard

so 2, 4 + 9 plus House and any other minor placings.

Stage 6 Results

1 105 Leopold Koenig Team NetApp 4h 38' 2''
2 11 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Endura Racing at 0' 2''
3 142 Nathan Haas Garmin - Sharp at 0' 19''
4 64 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale st
5 6 Luke Rowe Sky Procycling st
6 16 Paul Voss Endura Racing st
7 33 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare st
8 166 Simon Yates Great Britain st
9 103 Bartosz Huzarski Team NetApp st
10 133 Liam Holohan Raleigh - GAC st
11 41 Samuel Sanchez Euskaltel Euskadi st
12 73 David Lelay Saur Sojasun st
13 163 Josh Edmondson Great Britain st
14 61 Ivan Basso Liquigas - Cannondale at 0' 29''
15 36 Boy Van Poppel UnitedHealthcare at 0' 33''
16 54 Leigh Howard Orica - GreenEDGE st
17 22 David Clarke Node 4 - Giordana st
18 43 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel Euskadi st
19 71 Jerome Coppel Saur Sojasun at 0' 35''
20 131 Graham Briggs Raleigh - GAC at 1' 10''

GC

1 11 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Endura Racing 1h 16' 57''
2 54 Leigh Howard Orica - GreenEDGE at 0' 13''
3 142 Nathan Haas Garmin - Sharp at 0' 18''
4 36 Boy Van Poppel UnitedHealthcare at 0' 20''
5 64 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale at 0' 23''
6 33 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare at 0' 33''
7 5 Christian Knees Sky Procycling at 1' 34''
8 103 Bartosz Huzarski Team NetApp at 2' 1''
9 73 David Lelay Saur Sojasun st

Sprints

1 26 Peter Williams Node 4 - Giordana 29
2 21 Marcin Bialoblocki Node 4 - Giordana 13
3 23 Mathew Cronshaw Node 4 - Giordana 13
4 76 Rony Martias Saur Sojasun 12
5 111 Kristian House Rapha Condor 11

KoM

1 111 Kristian House Rapha Condor 86
2 46 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel Euskadi 44
3 26 Peter Williams Node 4 - Giordana 32
4 114 Richard Handley Rapha Condor 32
5 136 Bernard Sulzberger Raleigh - GAC 31

Last man home

Niklas Gustavsson - UK Youth

2,3,11,14,15,16 for me + House's haul today. He get got 2 Cat 1's as did JTL

2,4,5,15,16,19 for me + house and urtusans points. only nonscorer was vanmarcke

My only non scorer was Vanmarcke aswell. You only beat me by 10 points

212pts enough for 6th on the stage WITHOUT stage winner!!

244 points and 1 short of the Dream team

Sep Vanmarcke
Christian Knees
Nathan Haas
Damiano Caruso
Jon Tiernan-Locke
Kristian House
Boy van Poppel
Leigh Howard
Leopold Konig

Just checking my team again. I had a nil point rider (Vanmarcke) so if I had chosen a scoring rider with at least 2 points I would have beaten the dream team!!

How is that possible road.cc?

I assume the dream team logic is still based on the 4 star riders 5 DSs split? That's certainly what it looks like with Basso and Sanchez in their who scored 0 and 2 points respectively.

Yes you're right as the TOB was different with so few star riders