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Giro Stage 18
So another mountainous day!
Possibly another day for the breakaway! Should be a good one to watch!!
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Competition is tougher this year I think , I finished 2nd in fs last year and 22nd overall , this year I'm trying to figure out if I've been unlucky with the crashes or my choices
Who was the Lanterne Rouge?...
Hoogerland.
I'm stage hunting tomorrow
Good luck Alan, take a win for East Anglia!
I had 3 of the top 4 today with no pens and still only came 36= on the stage - tough crowd. Quite glad that if I'd gone Duarte over Kelderman I still wouldn't have won the stage, that would've been annoying.
It is nigh impossible to win a stage now. I thought mine might be good enough but not quite (you needed De Gendt rather than Wellens) but I'm not stage hunting so Wellens is the better choice actually. To be honest it's been having him that's saved me from some of my silly mistakes (taking out Pirazzi just before he won a stage!). I'll do my best for East Anglian, the forum and myself but it's really squeaky bum time now!
The race will be decided on Sat but the fantasy one only by Sun.
234 points and 3rd overall! Only 5th on the stage though as someone had De Gendt rather than Wellens!
And even when I was watching the video on steephill I thought I didn't have him. I'll have to watch the highlights now and see how it really all unfolded.
At least I can watch the ITT. What an up and down week! 3rd, 15th, 7th, 3rd. But only 20 points behind now rather than about 55! But it's so close at the top. Anyone in the top 10 could still win.
234 points and 3rd overall! Only 5th on the stage though as someone had De Gendt rather than Wellens!
And even when I was watching the video on steephill I thought I didn't have him. I'll have to watch the highlights now and see how it really all unfolded.
At least I can watch the ITT. What an up and down week! 3rd, 15th, 7th, 3rd. But only 20 points behind now rather than about 55! But it's so close at the top. Anyone in the top 10 could still win.
Well, PolishDave was finally overcome by the aptly named team ditkas team 'Come From Behind Longshots', but it's still a very tight race! There's a lot of non-Premium players at the top!
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But I used to be premium but don't have the time or inclination now. PolishDave has played for a long time as well. I remember his name from the 2011 Tour. The new leader I know nothing about.
Arse - 196!! I hope it's Dave who can't count rather than me. I could have sworn I had 206 ?!?*!!*!?!
EDIT - forgot 10 pens damn and blast...
EDIT bis - at least it was to bring in Duarte
1,2,9,10,12,14,17,18 and 1 pt for Henao in the maglia bianca should just squeak me the 200pt badge
That's the last one I'm missing apart from the top row, which isn't going to happen.
Had Chalapud as I thought he might fight for KoM with Cataldo & Arredondo but pretty satisfied with 1,8,9,10,11,14,18.
1,9,10,12,13,14,18,19 today, glad i dumped Uran for Arredondo and Majka.
Now for tomorrows stage
1,9,10,11,12,13,14
Barring a super-duper TT tomorrow Evans Kelderman and Hesjedal look out of the running for podium
1,9,10 for me from top 10
Woop! 1,3,4,9,10,11,14,18 I think - expect someone with Duarte will win the stage, but that should definitely be my best day so far!
Wow! Nice!
Well Done all you players who had Duarte and Cataldo.
My only joy in this Giro , besides THE FIRST WEEK OF GREENEDGE
1,9,10,12,18, 21
Ride Arrendondo Ride!¬!!!!
Ride Arrendondo Ride!¬!!!!
got rid of Duarte and Pellizotti this morning, both in the final select break
and of course Duarte is in the break today too
And despite my comments the other day, I put him in again. Had to work at least once
Brought in Chalapud for Wellens - so who makes the break?
Sometimes I hate this game.
And now live in English from the usual places so I'll shut up.
Peloton crosses the top 4 minutes back.
Arredondo takes the KoM from Deignan. Cataldo 3rd at 32"
Regretting not trading Hansen for Cataldo today wsa so close, afterwards I realised too Cataldo would be great tomorrow too. oppssss... another Giro' blunder...got to laugh
Basso
Rabottini
Losada
make it a 14 man break 2min 53
They have 40" on the next group. Basso and Rabottini have bridged to the second group as well.
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