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Tour de France - Stage 18, Gap > Alpe-d’Huez
Massive day ahead and I've got the rest of the week off work so I'll be glued to the TV tomorrow afternoon 
Having major problems picking my team. Got a few riders I want to pick but can only afford a selection of them.
Contador and Kreuziger are on the up, could they threaten Froome and try to put a chunk of time into him tomorrow? If so, which is the preferred rider? Contador should be the team leader but he's still not earning any World Tour points after his ban so are the team better off supporting Kreuziger?
Mollema and Ten Dam just seem to be trying to hold on. Can they do anything else now?
Quintana seems to have the white jersey wrapped up, does he think he can win yellow or will he settle for a stage win? Can Kwiatkowski do anything during the last week to catch the Columbian revelation?
Rolland has come out and written off his chances of winning the polka dot jersey. Is he bluffing? If not, which of the last stages will he target for a stage win?
I have no answers and no idea who'll be in my team tomorrow 
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OK, it seems my guys didn't want to hit the break, but I think after the first Alpe the "real" break will happen
I took 20 points to get extra transfers. I better look out those gloves for Dave
Christopher Froome
Pierre Rolland (Dumoulin)
Pierrick Fedrigo (Kreuziger)
Thomas De Gendt
Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Amador)
Johnny Hoogerland (Tuft)
Julien El Fares
Murilo Antonio Fischer
Result of col de Manse cat 2
1. Hesjedal
2. Jeannesson
3. Voeckler
4. Gadret
Ramp du Motty cat 3
1. Danielson
2. Riblon
Break now 5'50"+
I thought after yesterday that Jeannesson wouldn't be up for the break, that's why I went Fedrigo and I dropped Amador for Serpa as Lampre have done nothing this tour...FAIL
umm a bit off subject....am wrong in thinking that some new badges may have been coming in for the Premium players?
What is it with you and me I bought in Contador, Nieve Schleck and Navarro, to join Quintana and Froome. couldn't choose between Bardet De Clerq and Navarro, but went for him because of improved tt result.
Not really picking Schleck for a win but a top 5 is possible one or two days, realistically top 20 all three days and anything extra is a bonus.
col d'Ornon cat 2
1.Jeannesson
2.Chavanel
3.Voigt
4.Danielson
lead of 8'25"
Roche & Paulinho 6'05" behind the 9 break & 2'20" ahead of peloton
Bonnet and Sieberg already dropped by the peloton. A long day for them now.
I had jeanesson for ventoux stage but he did nowt and got the boot- and scored well for 2 days running!!
thought about him again fro today, but plumped for Nieve and schleck instead arrrggggghhh
and went for rolland- i'm really mucking up week 3.
Is there any doubt that this break will get swallowed up? strong riders, but I think the saxo pressure will ensure the gap isnt big enough at base of Alpe 2.
intermediate sprint
1. Boom
2. Chavanel
3. Ribon
4. Moser
5. Van Garderen
6. Danielson
7. Voigt
8. Amador
9. Jeannesson
10. Paulinho
11. Roche
12. Greipel
13. Sagan
14. Sabatini
15. Bondar
jeez, the amount of fans is unbelievable, Riblon having a bad time out front, people draping flags in front of him, having to hit fans back, madness
Rolland looks nervous on the descent and Contador attacking
Bonnet finished for the tour
Bonnet abandons. That's my 3 Frenchmen challenge gone to pot.
What's The Ashes?...
Was not expecting this from Moser - he'd been pretty quiet up to today.
Sadly cannot watch today's stage, but not encouraged by Rolland's apparent dodginess on the descent. Still can't call a winner today (probably Nieve, seeing as I'd dropped him).
And Billy Bonnet's out of it now, meaning a lot of people changing their plans a tiny bit for Sunday!
Gap at 5 minutes, Anton and Serpa attacking, Schleck, Ten Dam and Mollema getting dropped from the yellow group.
Movistar reeled in Contador easily and he struggled to get back in the group.
No idea what's going to happen. Riblon for the win?
Gap has come down 2 minutes in 3km. This could still come back together for a Quintana win.
J-Rod all the way!
And now Froome goes! He's up with Anton, Valverde and Serpa, rest of the GC group in tatters. 10km to go and the gap down to 4'20". Looks like Nieve, Rolland, Fuglsang all dropped from the main group.
Hmm, spoke 10 secs too soon as Froome goes and only Quintana can follow!
Kreuziger cracked. Quintana could jump to 3rd tonight. Contador doesn't look good.
Froome gone again and only Quintana can keep up. Rodriguez, Porte, Valverde and Contador left from the GC group and they can't keep up.
Rodriguez and Moreno trying to make their way up to Froome, Contador looks dead. Moreno pulls over, he's done.
Rodriguez makes his way up to Froome, Quintana. These three might work together to distance Contador. My picked not looking quite so good.
Quintana going for the stage, he's pulling From me up the hill.
Crap, Contador now dropped by Porte and Valverde, he's blown it today
Rodriguez attacks, Froome can't follow, he's just trying to stay on Quintana's wheel.
I don't trust the time-checks on screen, feels like these three are closing the gap a bit more here - can Tejay hold on?
Amazing from TJVG, twice up the Alpe in the break plus a minute lost due to a mechanical on the Sarenne descent and he's still staying out in front. If only he'd had a better first couple of weeks.
Kreuziger up with Contador. Pair of them are cooked.
Nieve up with Contador. Somehow Porte has caught Froome!
What happened to Contador, he was ahead on the descent but then got behind and I didn't see how. Did he have mechanical trouble, go off the road?
Just clocked them through the 5km flag and the screen-time seems about right so I was wrong about that - amazing ride from Tejay if he can hold them off as Quintana chases him down...
Anybody put TJ on their team today?...
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