Giro D'Italia - Tappa 16

Seeing as my team is unchanged (and you can find it if you really want) I may as well just announce:

Evans
Nibali
Uran
Santambrogio
Betancur
Majka
Pirazzi
Garzelli
Chalapud

First 6 for GC, last 3 for break points although if it's a decent sized group at the finish I could see Evans and Santambrogio contesting the sprint for red jersey points and maybe Betancur trying to jump away on the last climb to get that illusive stage win.

Staying as i am, gives me 8 transfers tomorrow. 17 looks more sprinter friendly

Evans
Nibali
Uran
Santambrogio
Betancur
Majka
Di Luca
Pellizotti
Navadauskas

Expect a small group at the finish, Di Luca, Evans Santambrogio will probably sprint it out. Also I think Navadauskas could make the finish which is why I took the risk on him over Niemiec

I said I was going to be conservative with my transfers for the rest of the race... I lied :evil:.
Chasing the break again;

Duarte
Bak
Rodriguez
Pirazzi
Caruso
Chalapud

Evans
Uran
Betancur

No transfers tomorrow, then I can get my team back into shape for the MTT.

If I had have gambled today.....I was going to go Weening, Navardauskas and Sabatini.....Greenedge and Cannondale need more out of this Giro...

NIBALI
EVANS
SANTAMBROGIO
NIEMIEC
BETANCUR
PIRAZZI
PELLIZOTTI
RODRIGUEZ
MAJKA

Bak, roux, felline & mezgec in...

Yeah, been reading around, people are saying Bak, Cataldo, maybe Clement...

Surely this is THE Sammy stage?

Sanchez and Paolini in for J-Rod II and Scarponi but left plenty of GC/KOM/Youth points in the bag.

5 transfers for tomorrow

Reinforcements have come up, with Di Luca, Atapuma, Caruso & Chalapud joining the break.

Credit:Cycling News ticker

Pirazzi and Chalapud in the break, I assume those two plus Rodriguez and the two Movistar riders will go after the climb (Movistar in order to maybe limit Visconti's losses in case he wants to go after the jersey).

Had considered Rodriguez and Capecchi today but with a break that big anyone could take the win.

This was my other concern with chasing the break. Unless you pick the winner or someone placing in the top 10 from a 22 man break you're not likely to score heavily on a stage like today because there are so many riders and points only being awarded to the first 6 at sprints and the cat 1 climb.

Typical i brought in Felline for Chalapud - story of my Giro

Damn, looks like I wasted 3 transfers. This might be a good time for me to put fantasy cycling on the back burner, and just enjoy watching the final week of the Giro. (I'll keep an eye on my purist team though ;)).

1st climb - Rodriguez, Pirazzi, Sella

Id like to think if this break stayed away ive got a good chance of 2 in the top 5/10 with Di Luca and Nava, but we shall see. Hopefully they may go for sprint points

At least I have 6 riders that will score something.
Maybe should have gone Pirazzi or J-Rod II but wanted to save transfers for tomorrow/thursday

Got 4 in the break. Pirazzi and Chalapud, Di Luca and Caruso. Was hoping for Sanchez too. If it doesn't stay away. I'm f#####!

Where is the FDJ break man.....god damn it. I took in two guys for the break today

Dominique Rollin and Thomas Dekker

14:55:27 CEST
Fabio Felline of Androni has jumped from the field and has a few meters' lead. Is he seriously trying to move up? No. He stopped to greet family and friends on the side of the road.

from cyclingnews live feed.

Might be his only mention of the day for you and me stumps!

Given that the break hasn't been given more than 5 minutes I can't see this sticking but I could be wrong.

If it doesn't stick then I'd expect a few attacks on the last climb (possibly Sanchez?) with a view to getting out in front and trying to stay away till the end. That means a fast and frenetic climb that might drop even the stronger sprinters.

In hindsight, if you wanted to stage hunt today it might have been worth picking a team of strong sprinters (Mezgec, Nizzolo etc) as they may still get their shot today. Plus, I can't see many people predicting that outcome.