TDU Stage 2

Geraint Thomas wins and takes the leaders Jersey

Moreno 2nd followed by Hermans and Bennett

Thomas also 1st over the climb

as many as 15 riders involved in the crash, no other names at the moment

I couldn't come on the forum as computer was being a prat, had to stick to twitter

Thomas
Moreno
Hermans
Slagter
Wellens
Pietropolli
Bauer
Kelderman
Jon Izagirre
Bennett

I think that was the order of the top 10, got a mixed up with riders 5-8 but those are the riders

All in all another shocking day for me

Yeah that's the top 10, Not to bad for me, I have a couple in both teams.

I forgot to take GT in as I had him marked for this stage....

Gilbert looks alright, just a slight tear to his jersey on the right shoulder

Skys prompt finish the coverage occurred at 3.30 so going on the official site now

only positive is 12 points for Will Clarke who I have in both teams

And I think Machado in my purist team came in the top 15

Yeah, Clarke has 12 at the moment, might pick up a couple on the sprints jersey top 5.

Just finishing off the scores

Unofficial top 9 GC
Geraint Thomas (GBR) - SKY,
Javier Moreno (ESP) - MOV @ 5,
Ben Hermans (BEL) - RLT @ 7,
Daniele Pietropolli (ITA) - LAM @ 14,
Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) - BLA @ 14,
Gorka Izagirre (ESP) - EUS @ 14, (Think its Jon)
Tiago Pinto Machado (POR) - RLT @ 14,
Tim Wellens (BEL) - LTB @ 14,
Jussi Veikkanen (FRA) - FDJ @ 14

I've been correcting the official live text and twitter feeds of Tour Down Under today and getting thanks for it

It said he was 6th after those sprints, so I doubt it

where are you getting all your results from for doing the scores?

Yes that is Jon Izagirre in 6th

Top 2 in Young riders are Slater and Izagirre

Today is official site and sources

I'm only doing it to save Dave the hassle when he gets up. But I have someone on the inside through twitter

Slagter takes the young kids jersey, You are correct

Christopher Juul-Jensen got the combat prize

Listening to Gilbert describe the crash

http://www.bmcracingteam.com/index.php?id=12

Gorka and Jon in top 10 GC.....

MY NIGHTMARE gets worse. I supported them ALL season in 2012....they let me down time and again.

Haha im a big fan of Jon, think he is gonna do well this year

They were supposed to do well last year and I would have won everything, any race they entered, I had them

Scores going up, results are up here

http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&Spor...

Woot, I now have 3 badges and sitting 3rd overall with my Purist team.....

Time for bed again

Looks like my Purist team might be down a man

Giovanni Visconti of to hospital with broken bone/s

Arnaud Courteille already out with a suspected broken shoulder

-15

Caved in last night and used some penalty transfers to get EBH in. My season has started brilliantly

Saved by G otherwise it would have been a big fat 0 for me.

My standard team was even worse with only points from Pietropolli (who i didnt have in my purist team) counting.

eight whole points!

Isn't the Lanterne Rouge Marczynski and not Van Poppel? I have both on my teams

Marczyski scored the 10 today. Van Poppel is last on GC

Who's been playing with my scores......

Saved from a fat old nul points by having two Sky riders in my team. Neither of them Welsh, but double figures (barely).

Huge 9 point today, 5 of those from Sutton....

Hmmm I had Will Clarke who won both the sprints but no points, anyone else had this?

I don't know what is going on, I updated the scores at the back of 5 this morning, Since then they have been changed.....

Waiting on news from Dave, it seems that Simon Clarke has been given the points by whoever changed it.....

I have Will Clarke in my scores. So expect your scores to change at some point.

Also Marczyski WAS last on the stage....

It was defo Will Clarke, and results show Marczynski as last

And I didnt change them as ive only just woken u from my last post

Yeah, I don't know, I emailed Dave my csv that I uploaded and updated the back of 5....So hopefully scores will be changed soon

I will do a csv shortly and send it to see if we match, ive not checked the rest of the scores (i dont have any of the scoring riders )

Send it to me as Dave is busy this morning

Just reupdating the scores

RIGHT, All scores should be updated and correct now if you want to check them.

Anything else, just shout and i'll have a look when I get back from doctors

Oh also Gkam, what was the decision on yday's scores re Gerrans and De Gendt?

Damn, a very rusty start to the season for me. It might be time to try for a stage win.

Left as was I think, I didn't change it because of the conflicts. I will just go check the UCI for yesterday, but not changing it now

I thought my -5 was bad but I feel better now. Same old story. Everyone you toy with putting in does well and the ones you do put in fall off.

Chasing a stage win now and some badges, going to try and nail the podium one in the next couple of days and pick the top 3.

Any tips for Lantern Rouge?

My prized wheels I was hoping to win...are still rolling down the corkscrew...ah well...bring on the next stage!

When does qatar start?

Picked up the Lantern Rouge and sprinter badges on day one for Gorilla and Kerby but that's about all I've got to shout about so far.....with an especially bad 11 points on stage 2

The TDU looks like it's G's to lose now so I bought him in along with Pietropolli for Rowe and Voigt(Jensie had a bad crash....but when's that ever affected him!!).These two should ensure 'standings' points for at least a couple of stages to go with anything my sprinters can get in the stage finishes and any bnus breakaways for Kerby.

Thomas
Grepel
Pietropolli
Kerby
DeMare
Cantwell
Kittel
Guardini
Fenn

Purist team not going well either as EBH,Gilbert,Gerrans and Goss all flopped on stage 2 for various reasons.

feel much better now,seeing how badly everyone has done....23 points isnt so bad!
lets see what stage three brings

Probably one of the two riders I axed from my team today

Thank heavens for the transfers as G and PP made 67 of my 69 standard points....and I think I'll keep it as it is for stage 4.

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