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Amstel Gold Race

Ok, I'm early but we teachers are still off in North Yorks, and this is a good distraction from planning and marking.

Looking at draft team options for Sunday and there are currently 23 Dutch riders listed as potentially riding. Whilst a Dutch rider hasn't won since (E) Dekker in 2001, statistically they're the most successful nation in the race, with 17 victories. Then it's the Belgians with 11, Italians 6 and others 3 or fewer.

With Sagan as the exception, I'm confident in fielding 8 Dutch riders who could do well. I'm sure they won't all remain in my team, but could this be a year for a 'home' victory? Mollema, Terpstra etc...

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ray silvester | 11 years ago
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It looks like this is our lead group: De Troyer, Pliuschin, Astarloza, Vanoverberghe and Vansummeren.

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livestrongnick | 11 years ago
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Standard team

Enrico Gasparotto
Philippe Gilbert
Peter Sagan
Simon Gerrans
Jelle Vanendert
Roman Kreuziger
Carlos Alberto Betancur
Simon Spilak
Vincent Jerome

Hoping for a better score than last years 12 points  26

Purist

Simon Gerrans
Giampaolo Caruso
Moreno Moser
Joaquin Rodriguez
Sylvain Chavanel
Vasil Kiryienka
Damiano Cunego
Philippe Gilbert
Carlos Alberto Betancur

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enrique replied to livestrongnick | 11 years ago
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livestrongnick wrote:

Standard team

Enrico Gasparotto
Philippe Gilbert
Peter Sagan
Simon Gerrans
Jelle Vanendert
Roman Kreuziger
Carlos Alberto Betancur
Simon Spilak
Vincent Jerome

Hoping for a better score than last years 12 points...

Nice team!  1 You got the winner and 4 more in the top 20!  1

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chiv30 | 11 years ago
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Std

Sagan
J-rod
Phil gil
GvA
Weening
Spilak
Quintana
Betancur

And a certain , schleck

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arsene | 11 years ago
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Purist:
Sagan
Valverde
Gilbert
Uran
Ulissi
Kreder
Betancur
Weening
Ludvigsson

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JAndrewHill | 11 years ago
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Looki g at the other declared teams, I need slagter and leukemens to do well

Is there any way now to see how many squads picked each of my riders? That wud be a nice feature...it should only activate when the window closes...

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chrisdstripes | 11 years ago
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Sagan, gilbert, spilak and betancur will be in most teams then?! My other 5 are valverde, gerrans, ulissi, fuglsang and serry.

Happy with my purists...
Gilbert, gerrans, martin, betancur, kolobnev, ulissi, mollema, iglinsky, moser...

Rodriguez obviously the glaring omission but you can't have everyone!

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TERatcliffe26 replied to chrisdstripes | 11 years ago
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chrisdstripes wrote:

Sagan, gilbert, spilak and betancur will be in most teams then?! My other 5 are valverde, gerrans, ulissi, fuglsang and serry.

Happy with my purists...
Gilbert, gerrans, martin, betancur, kolobnev, ulissi, mollema, iglinsky, moser...

Rodriguez obviously the glaring omission but you can't have everyone!

I like the fact we have 6 the same for purist, basically you have Moser and Gerrans to my J-Rod.

Dumoulin and Voeckler my risks for standard that others won't have

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silas chime | 11 years ago
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standard
Sagan,Iglinsky,Betancur,Spilak,Ulissi,Albasini,Gilbert,Kwiatkowski,Quintana

purist
Rodriguez,Gilbert,Valverde,Gerrans,Schleck,Quintana,Betancur,Lagutin,Cunego

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TERatcliffe26 | 11 years ago
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ive gone bold with my standard, safer for my purist.

Sagan
Gilbert
Voeckler
Martin
Quintana
Dumoulin
Spilak
Weening
Betancur

Purist

J-Rod
Gilbert
Martin
Mollema
Iglinsky
Ulissi
Betancur
Weening
De Clerq

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ray silvester | 11 years ago
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Time to get the ball rolling with the naming and shaming I guess

Standard(looking for high finishes for the big 3 with the rest a bonus)

J-Rod
Sagan
Gilbert
Cunego
Quintana
Spilak
Betancur
Weening
P.Velits

Purist(a very Colombian look about it and a nod to Pais Vasco form)

JRod,Gilbert,Weening,Betancur,Moser,Cunego,Slagter,Quintana,Henao

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JAndrewHill replied to ray silvester | 11 years ago
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Les miserables std are
Gerrans
Gilbert
Sagan
Moser
Slagter
Velits
Leukemans
Spilak
Betancur

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chrisdstripes | 11 years ago
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Moser for purist, valverde for standard would be my shout. Can't wait for tomorrow, I love the ardennes races!

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ray silvester | 11 years ago
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I'd go the Moser route.....5 pt bonus for Sagan if nothing else!!

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JAndrewHill | 11 years ago
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Moser and Slagter
OR
Valverde and Ruigh

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Can anyone help me make my mind up?

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JAndrewHill replied to JAndrewHill | 11 years ago
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JAndrewHill wrote:

Moser and Slagter
OR
Valverde and Ruigh

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Can anyone help me make my mind up?

I shudda gone Valverde...

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ray silvester | 11 years ago
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Wish I hadn't said anything now.....he's a bargain,a steal,a sale of the god damn century!!

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dave atkinson | 11 years ago
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Spilak's in. not sure why he's so cheap for the classics, some kindofa glitch in the matrix  1

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ray silvester | 11 years ago
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Is Spilak riding?

He's on Cycling Fever Startlists.

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obutterwick replied to ray silvester | 11 years ago
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ray silvester wrote:

Is Spilak riding?

He's on Cycling Fever Startlists.

Yes, I believe so. ProCyclingStats have him down too.

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Ghedebrav | 11 years ago
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Push-to-shove, I'd go Terminator over Purito, though if my classics selection suggest anything then I'd think twice before listening to me.

Saying that, Phil Gil is a must-pick for me.

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ray silvester | 11 years ago
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I'm going to probably go for both plus Gilbert and then fiddle around for a few bargains.

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livestrongnick | 11 years ago
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Got one possible team picked for standard based purely on previous top 20 finishes  39
Trying to pick a team based on this years form but thats proving harder than i expected  102

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TERatcliffe26 | 11 years ago
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Im torn between Sagan and J-Rod, J-Rod in both teams at the moment. Mollema is in my purist team, went with a frenchman in my standard team instead. I do have another dutchman in both teams though.

This could all change though....

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ray silvester replied to TERatcliffe26 | 11 years ago
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I don't think Sagan can beat J-Rod in a muur-type finish......Valverde's the tempting one for me.

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TERatcliffe26 replied to ray silvester | 11 years ago
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ray silvester wrote:

I don't think Sagan can beat J-Rod in a muur-type finish......Valverde's the tempting one for me.

After today Ive now gone for Sagan for Amstel

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