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Personally think that this could be the race of the year looking at the stages and the declared riders so far....I know some will just use it as TdF training but it should be a cracking tour...
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Where's the "tearing hair out smiley"... need it for this one!!!
Got most way through picking a team, then it was... ooh I'd like to put them in... oh, and them... oops there goes my budget!!!
Should be an interesting race
Purist (currently) 1 GC, 3 AR, 1 KM & 4 DS
Oh go on then.....
Purist
GCx1
DSx4
ARx4
Std
Still undecided
Definitely a few bargains in there too if you do some digging (though I've been on a massively downward trajectory since the Tour of the Med, so probably best not to listen to what I say).
Gone random selection for Purist
Gone Classics riders for stage 1 standard
Both teams coming in at 149.5
Only 1 40 credit rider in my purist and none in my standard.
My purist, barring withdrawals, is set in stone at 149.1 points. I've got in 2 40 pointers and the rest are all about the same value so looking at the gc and breakaways for my purist.
My standard team is done but i may mess about with it slightly.
Purist...
3 guys who can climb and TT, none of whom have ridden for a month.
6 guys that could easily do nothing, but I like them and they're good all-rounders and/or breakaway guys.
Beat that!
Standard is ok, hoping for minimal transfers before the TT.
3 Ardennes classics types
3 guys who can get over hills and sprint from a medium-sized group
3 breakaway guys (2 of whom are in my purists)
So guys, as said before I'm pretty new to this, so dont mind posting my first draft standard team.
Are there any obvious guys that shouldn't be in my team.
Had to stick the last two guys in purely for cheapness!
Any thoughts mucho appreciato!
J-Rod
Meersman
Sanchez
Barguil
Gerrnas
Vichot
Hoogerland
Veilleux
Fairly
Can't see any glaring errors in that! I have 3 of them, I only beat you by 2 points in the Giro tho'...
As mentioned above, GC guys might not come to the fore until at least the TT, but if a couple of the early stages are a bit tougher than they look, then J-Rod could turn out to be a great pick - not gone for him myself tho'.
Personally Ive gone for a different 40 credit guy, but have 2 of yours at the moment. The only one who id be unsure of in that team is Barguil (can't remember his price) but there maybe no one else more suitable
I'd second all that's been said so far about that team.....no glaring mistakes but personally I'd have Valverde or Froome instaed of J-Rod for the first couple of stages....Valverde has the best sprint of the 40credit guys and you'll want Froome when the ITT comes around so you could save a transfer there.....but it's probably a question of gut feeling on those 4 right now as to how the strategy will unfold?
None from Bretagne team?
You could get a fair few points in scrabble for my team!!
I have a Bretagne, just hope its the right one
Stuck with Kwiatkowski then?
Quinziato??
I'll be honest this is the hardest race of the year to date that I've had to pick for std wise for the 1st stage , Ithink iit's a tougher stage than people here are expecting and tbh I don't think gerrans will get a look in , I read it a lot like some of the Giros mm stages where some of those lumps just crippled the peleton
Szmyd?
I'm not expecting anything from stage 1, I just don't want to make any transfers til the TT, so mailnly picking a team for stages 2 and 3.
Start list updated
Dammit!
Now you created a doubt in me! 
Don't listen to me ....I mean what do I know
Ok std now done for stage one with 2 and 3 in mind .....
ARx4
DSx4
PCx1
Ps , subject to change without prior warning (and likely will)
Change of Mind. I Now have 3 x gc And 6 x Ds In My Purist Team. Should get good pts At End Of Week.
All on a triple word score!!
Stannard's likely to be Froome's own personal windbreaker(to be honest he can probably protect Porte at the same time he's so big)!!
Final decision on purist and can't makeup my mind.
Sanchez or Martin????
Id go Sanchez, over martin, presuming you mean tony, as I cant see him scoring big apart from 1 stage.
I have neither
FINAL changes have been made to the start list. Knock yourselves out....just don't come crying when it all goes pair shaped
Change Of Plan Again.
Two Gc, Two Ar, Five Ds
So Jrod Will Win Now!
I had the Sanchez/Martin purist discussion with myself, but I find a harder one.....Gerrans/De Gendt
Or The Bouhanni Thomas Debate....
Got j-rod at mo. But worth swapping for hagen, read he could be in with a chance today?
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