World Championship Road Race

not sure about the rider values, unless someone clicked the 'set rider values' button by mistake? they'd change based on the performances in the other two races. sorry if it's making things a faff. i'll see if there's owt i can do

Yea soz for the TTT first round, stage podium and high roller badges Dave.

As for picking this stage, defo not easy. Can see one of the non faces taking it. This ten laps at the end should really mix it up.

Weather forecast says that the whole of the race will take place in thunderstorms, unlike the beautiful weather the women are having today.

Dave, There are still issues with rider values - my purist team at the moment is within budget but when I try and remove non-runner JTL and substitute him with any other 3.0 value rider I get a message saying 'team over budget' and I'm unable to save it

Pity Offredo isn't racing then - my one useless fact about him is that he likes riding in the rain!

@Dave, I'm very sure that the top 3 of the TTT got their badges. Seeing as I was one of the 35 no.1, that feels harsh. pls fix.

maybe it's just full house you don't get for TTT, can't remember

don't fret, it'll get sorted

Well after watching the women's race. I can see Lots of people being dropped over those 10 laps. If lots of attacks persist. Hopefully be an exciting day.
So whos everyone picked?

Barta was 6.2 for the TTT and ITT.

Well my std is a secret , however, my purist is a blatant laugh as I've gone for 3 big climbers and a classics guy ....can't wait to see this rr

So why is it again that a budget for this race can say 150.8 credits? I'm getting messages that I'm overbudget, but the balance is 0... It feels weird... Why does this happen again?

Just settled on mine

Spartacus
Sagan
EBH
Hushovd
LuLu
Nordhaug
Degenkolb
Jurco
Tybor

I have gambled in my standard team by not picking Sagan or Cancellara...

GILBERT
HUSHOVD
GVA
KOLOBNEV
MARCZYNSKI
RUI COSTA
LULU
NORDHAUG
EBH

Slightly more conventional in my purist line-up...

P.SAGAN
J.SAGAN
CANCELLARA
EBH
KOLOBNEV
LULU
LOFKVIST
VOECKLER
KONOVALOVAS

Confirmation of why Tiernan-Locke withdrew.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/24321502

Appears that he had 'discrepancies' in his biological passport last September (no confirmation if it was during the Tour of Britain or not).

Break seems to be forming, seems to include Barta, Huzarski, Brandle and Chtioui.

Edit: Godoy the fifth man in the break. Sound like it's those five away for the time being.

Standard

Sagan
Cancellara
Ulissi
Kolobnev
Rodriguez
Gilbert
Bagdonas
Cheung
Aadel

Purist

Sagan
Ulissi
Pinot
Gilbert
Cancellara
Moreno
Zoidl
Kononenko
Jurco

Sagan
Gilbert
Ulissi
Nordhaug
Chertnetski
Voeckler
Gesink
Valverde
Jurco

Purist

Sagan
Gilbert
Degenkolb
Ulissi
Nordhaug
Riblon
Slagter
Da Costa
Jurco

Standard

Sagan
Martin
Valverde
GVA
Phinney
Barta
Hoogerland
Fischer
Veikkanen

Purist

JRod
Sagan
Quintana
Martin
GVA
Hoogerland
Cheung
Nordhuag
Konovalovas

My team is

Sagan
Sagan
Jurco
Tybor
Valverde
LL Sanchez
Martinez
Cancellera
Gilbert

Standard

Cancellara
Gilbert
Voeckler
Zoidl
Rogina
Scarponi
Kolobnev
Gesink
Costa

Purist

Cancellara
Gilbert
Voeckler
Zoidl
Rogina
JRod
Sagan
Howes
Pozzato

Anyone got a live feed for this, or do we just have yo wait for BBC. Saw UCI had a feed but couldn't find it

I think that crash took out Dan Martin

Bloody flash player on my nexus. Time to update

Martin out. Bugger. Some big names falling. Phinney gone too. And Horner.

Roche gone. Going down like flies. TJVG down and out

Std

Phil Gil
Spartacus
Thor
Sagan
EBH
Nordhaug
Tybor
Jurco
Zoidl

Purist

His Nibs
Froome
Horner
Pozzato
Marzcynski
Tommy V
Tybor
Jurco
Paterski

That was exciting. unlucky Purito . gotta feel for nibs, good effort after crashing