Tour De France - Stage 1 - Predicted top 5

JAndrewHill wrote:

Am I supposed to mention that premium players can see the teams of non premium players before the stage starts. It makes it easier to beat Enrique when you know what he has picked.

And gives us the Lanterne Rouge on most stages!!

cherrypicked wrote:

Picking 3 of the top 6 for stage 1 shouldn't be that hard, and it's not where the tdf (real or fantasy) is won or lost. Picking riders to fill out the team and knowing what to do on stages 2 and 3, well, that's a bit harder.

Here's some random names and numbers I found.
Mark Cavendish 5/6
Andre Greipel 7/2
Marcel Kittel 13/2
Nacer Bouhanni 12
Matthew Goss 16
Peter Sagan 16
John Degenkolb 40
Tyler Farrar 40
Aleksander Kristoff 50
Edvald Boasson Hagen 50
Mark Renshaw 66
Yauheni Hutarovich 80

Very true

I'll be picking a team with stage 2 in mind and then work backwards to put 2 pure sprinters in for the opener.

Then hopefully my stage 2 team holds together up till stage 8 with just a tweak here and there so that I've got as many transfers as possible.

ray silvester wrote:

cherrypicked wrote:

Picking 3 of the top 6 for stage 1 shouldn't be that hard, and it's not where the tdf (real or fantasy) is won or lost. Picking riders to fill out the team and knowing what to do on stages 2 and 3, well, that's a bit harder.

Here's some random names and numbers I found.
Mark Cavendish 5/6
Andre Greipel 7/2
Marcel Kittel 13/2
Nacer Bouhanni 12
Matthew Goss 16
Peter Sagan 16
John Degenkolb 40
Tyler Farrar 40
Aleksander Kristoff 50
Edvald Boasson Hagen 50
Mark Renshaw 66
Yauheni Hutarovich 80

Very true

I'll be picking a team with stage 2 in mind and then work backwards to put 2 pure sprinters in for the opener.

Then hopefully my stage 2 team holds together up till stage 8 with just a tweak here and there so that I've got as many transfers as possible.

That is some planning going on ....I'm just winging Corsica full stop

chiv30 wrote:

ray silvester wrote:

cherrypicked wrote:

Picking 3 of the top 6 for stage 1 shouldn't be that hard, and it's not where the tdf (real or fantasy) is won or lost. Picking riders to fill out the team and knowing what to do on stages 2 and 3, well, that's a bit harder.

Here's some random names and numbers I found.
Mark Cavendish 5/6
Andre Greipel 7/2
Marcel Kittel 13/2
Nacer Bouhanni 12
Matthew Goss 16
Peter Sagan 16
John Degenkolb 40
Tyler Farrar 40
Aleksander Kristoff 50
Edvald Boasson Hagen 50
Mark Renshaw 66
Yauheni Hutarovich 80

Very true

I'll be picking a team with stage 2 in mind and then work backwards to put 2 pure sprinters in for the opener.

Then hopefully my stage 2 team holds together up till stage 8 with just a tweak here and there so that I've got as many transfers as possible.

That is some planning going on ....I'm just winging Corsica full stop

My plan is to pick a team that lasts at least to stage 5 without making a transfer than I can change the whole team whenever I like without any of those pesky penalties. Cuando cambio mi equipo del todo, Enrique, voy a avisarte immediatemente.

Ghedebrav wrote:

It'll be a Goss, Farrar 1-2

I wouldn't mind betting that at least one of them hits the floor during the stage!!