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Stage 8 La Vuelta

Not much so to speak of at the moment

a group of 27 dangling off the front with about 10 seconds including chavanel, and of course noone from my team

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macauley ley | 12 years ago
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i would leave mollema in for today he might have a good showing , and i would put either marzio bruzeghin in or frederik kessiokoff because i think they might do something today.

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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NOW, do i take in macaroni for mollema? and who will i put in as my DS cause i think Bakelandts would have done something today if he had the legs, but no show and i dont think he's going to be around tomorrow, i know my TT guys so dont need to work the team for them

J-rod out Wiggo in and Dan Martin for either Tony or Cancellara

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Squiggle | 12 years ago
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OOOOOOOOOOOPFFFF! Joint 4th in the stage! New PB  4

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thefatcyclist | 12 years ago
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1/3/12/13/15 for me. No idea of what that translates to n points.

As for the underpants, they are indeed for underneath work clothes for commuting, just bough a pait at the H shop, bliss..  1

You know what my wife just said when I showed her my shorts?
"What the lord has forgotten you fill with cotton." No tea for her then.  4

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macauley ley | 12 years ago
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136 points for me today i think :D!!!

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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Crap, i only just noticed Scarponi was in the climbers and not leaders, lol, hmmm i wonder what my change will be after the ITT  19

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Wig_Billy | 12 years ago
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First Vuelta score over 100 for me.  4

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Squiggle | 12 years ago
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Sod it! That was such a good result I'm going to break with tradition and publish my team...

Roddy
Sutton
Scarpa
Foogle
Martin (The right one!)
Kessiakof
Kittel
Moreno
Reynes

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TERatcliffe26 | 12 years ago
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64 points for me today i think, not a disaster, sagan and gasparotto out 2moro and then my team will be more in climbing mode

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JAndrewHill | 12 years ago
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and Sagan had a rest today, so I might bring liquigas riders back in tomorrow. . .

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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106 points for me today i think, i dont know who is Lanterne Rouge but i dont think i have him

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JAndrewHill | 12 years ago
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not bad GKAM but i had:-
Rodriguez
Moreno
Fuglsang
Kessiakoff
Mollema

from the top 10 GC
with Nieve and Pools from the top 20 finishers as well

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Squiggle | 12 years ago
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Wow! A good day at last! 5 in the top 10, 6 in top 20, 5 in top 6 GC!

Yeeehaaaa!  4

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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Points top 5

1 RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin KAT 73✓
2 SAGAN, Peter LIQ 50
3 LASTRAS, Pablo MOV 48✓
4 MORENO, Daniel KAT 42✓
5 MOLLEMA, Bauke RAB 42✓

Mountains top 5

1 MORENO, Daniel KAT 20 ✓
2 MONTAGUTI, Matteo ALM 20
3 SÖRENSEN, Chris SBS 15
4 DE KORT, Koen SKS 14
5 MONCOUTIE, David COF 10

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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Top 10 GC

1 Joa. Rodríguez (KAT) 32:18:16 ✓
2 D. Moreno (KAT) +32 ✓
3 Fuglsang (LEO) +34
4 Nibali (LIQ) +45
5 Scarponi (LAM) +51
6 Kessiakoff (AST) +54
7 Van den Broeck (OLO) +56
8 Sy. Chavanel (QST) +1:00
9 Mollema (RAB) +1:00 ✓
10 Monfort (LEO) +1:01

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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Top 20 Stage (ticks are my riders  26 )

1 Joa. Rodríguez (KAT) 4:49:01 ✓
2 Scarponi (LAM) +9
3 Mollema (RAB) +10 ✓
4 Van den Broeck (OLO) +10
5 Fuglsang (LEO) +12
6 I. Antón (EUS) +15
7 Roche (ALM) +16
8 Menchov (GEO) +16
9 Martin (GRM) +16 ✓
10 Kessiakoff (AST) +16
11 Zubeldia (RSH) +20
12 Monfort (LEO) +20
13 Nieve (EUS) +20 ✓
14 Bruseghin (MOV) +20
15 D. Moreno (KAT) +20 ✓
16 Brajkovic (RSH) +23
17 W. Poels (VCD) +23
18 J.J. Cobo (GEO) +23
19 Wiggins (SKY) +25
20 Froome (SKY) +25

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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I'm calling this a good day for me, a winner again with the points and leaders jersey aswell  19

Got a whole heap of riders up there too

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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Cycling underpants?? Personally depending on the kit i'm wearing i go commando or a pair of lyrca shorts with a bit of padding

I think no-one is talking about Sivtsov because he's not been showing himself at all, never up the front and not getting a mention on the TV

I do hope its J-rod then Moreno 1-2 cause i have them both and will be joint top, lol

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thefatcyclist | 12 years ago
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JRod for me, if Moreno chips up fine. Why is nobody talking about Sivstov? But I personally think Moncoutie, because he was gutted he didn't win stage 4.

PS are cycling underpants any good?  26

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nick_rearden replied to thefatcyclist | 12 years ago
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thefatcyclist wrote:

PS are cycling underpants any good?  26

Depends. You can't beat a proper pair of cycling shorts and I've been known to wear such items under a more 'leisurely' baggy pair for a mountain biker's look if I was trying to avoid appearing too MAMIL-like on certain occasions. But cycling underpants can come into their own if you need to wear civvies to work or whatever. Without being indelicate about one of the main reasons people (well, men anyway) wear cycling shorts, tightish pants with a longer leg that keeps 'everything' in place are an absolute essential if you've ever had an unfortunate sitting down without everything in the correct place moment.

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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well how would i go about setting up a stream? I have that Sky Go thing now, so could stream Eurosport for you all if i knew how  19

Dan martin is a good call, but i think J-Rod for today with Moreno not far behind, then a bunch of other GC like Nibali, Nieve, Sivtsov (if he's up for it) Wiggo, Fuggleysang and Van Den Broeck

I hope Van Den Broeck, not cause i have him in my team, but if he wins i'll win a team kit from Evans thanks to their facebook page comp

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thefatcyclist | 12 years ago
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ITV4 is crap, they don't know the difference between Dan and Tony martin. "It's a pity that Wiggins missed Grenoble, but Dan martin is here, so the showdown could be here" Crap commentory and too many adverts.  19

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londonplayer | 12 years ago
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Dan Martin to win today......

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JAndrewHill | 12 years ago
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I think Rodriguez sore hand might mean he takes a rest today . . . . and mollemas somersault might slow him down, so i predict Kessiakof to win today.
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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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42 Edet (FRA, COF), Abandoned
153 Freire (ESP, RAB), Abandoned

Oh well, another couple of guys out

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TERatcliffe26 | 12 years ago
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Haha, fair enough, i gave it a little while after it started, and wasn't sure if you were coming on.

Usual suspects that have been in breaks all week trying to get across, will get interesting to see if any of the main guys try and go off on the decent, although i suspect its a bit far from the finish

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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191 Farrar (USA, GRM), Abandoned

A few more trying to get into the break

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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Hmmmmmm cause its you i'll let you off, had a sleep in this morning  19

Golas didn't start this morning and there is a break with 1.25 up the road

193 Haussler (AUS, GRM) +41:14
18 Montaguti (ITA, ALM) +56:30

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