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  • March 4, 2012 at 6:23 pm #15261
    Stumps

    Well after nearly 140 quotes on the prologue / stage 1 post lets see what people are doing for stage 2. It’s the only flat stage for the sprinters so who’s in and who’s out for tommorow. 😕

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  • March 6, 2012 at 6:23 am #668573
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    nickobec

    Ditto
    101 points (= 197th on
    Ditto

    101 points (= 197th on stage), made up 2.5 places on overall, including closing a gap of 47 points to be equal second.

    Now just a Tom Boonen & John Degenkolb away from the top spot. (If only)

    March 5, 2012 at 10:36 pm #668571
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    d_jp

    A weird day… only 79 points
    A weird day… only 79 points but up one place in Regional league & up eight in Overall! How did I manage that…?!? 😕

    OK, so two changes for tomorrow.. hope they’re more successful 😉

    March 5, 2012 at 10:20 pm #668569
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    Gkam84

    Right i can decide, do i
    Right i can decide, do i go

    Tony Martin for Levi Leipheimer
    Samuel Dumoulin for Tom Boonen
    Luis Leon Sanchez for Tejay van Garderen

    Or

    Replace Tony Martin with Thomas de Gendt
    Replace Samuel Dumoulin with Rein Taaramae
    Replace Luis Leon Sanchez with Levi Leipheimer

    Or Keep Martin and get shot of the other 2, i still think LL has something to offer, but i might be able to make some more with some risks, I’m going to keep my DS switch quiet though

    March 5, 2012 at 9:32 pm #668567
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    drheaton

    STEVESPRO 79 wrote:I got

    STEVESPRO 79 wrote:
    I got slated yesterday for sort of telling people to stick with TeeJay….After a weird day of racing,I surprisingly find myself leading our version of Paris- Nice….
    Todays tip is find the money for Taaramae…He is that price for a reason…the guy is good….. ;)

    In fairness, I swapped TJvG for Boonen and did well out of it but my Hushovd for Martin transfer was less successful. Hopefully Hushovd will do better over the next few days.

    I’ll be trying to squeeze Taarame into my team later in the week but not just yet 🙂

    March 5, 2012 at 9:20 pm #668565
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    Simon_MacMichael

    Another thing to bear in mind
    Another thing to bear in mind with Taaramae is that when he’s in a race that has a young rider’s classification, you have a good chance of some extra points there… which could make him a more attractive buy than others at a similar price 😉

    March 5, 2012 at 8:43 pm #668563
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    STEVESPRO 79

    I got slated yesterday for
    I got slated yesterday for sort of telling people to stick with TeeJay….After a weird day of racing,I surprisingly find myself leading our version of Paris- Nice….
    Todays tip is find the money for Taaramae…He is that price for a reason…the guy is good….. 😉

    March 5, 2012 at 8:22 pm #668561
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    Gkam84

    Alan Tullett wrote:I’ve got

    Alan Tullett wrote:
    I’ve got De Gendt and I’m going to stick with him for a while yet. Taaramae is a bit pricey.

    If you have De Gendt, might aswell keep him for at least tomorrow, but as you say, Taaramae is far to expensive to take a punt on this season, He was good value last year, but as with all riders who even had a hint of doing well last year, their value is now prohibitive

    March 5, 2012 at 8:16 pm #668559
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    Alan Tullett

    I’ve got De Gendt and I’m
    I’ve got De Gendt and I’m going to stick with him for a while yet. Taaramae is a bit pricey.

    March 5, 2012 at 6:33 pm #668557
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    drheaton

    I’m pretty disappointed with
    I’m pretty disappointed with my day but mainly because choosing not to start with Wiggins has cost me a boatload of points and he was in my team until Saturday 🙁

    From here on I have no idea what happens as those who I thought might try for a breakaway win or go on a flyer on the hilly stages are too close in time to Wiggins for Sky to let them get away. Valverde in particular will have a rough time getting out in front of the pack.

    My tips for hilly stage wins over the next week are now Taaramae and De Gendt, both over 11mins down.

    March 5, 2012 at 6:27 pm #668555
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    Gkam84

    Squiggle wrote:
    On the

    Squiggle wrote:

    On the positive I moved above Gkam on the regional overall table! ;)

    Nae wonder, Today i scored 35 to add to my 58 from yesterday, i think my changes have to be massive now

    I’m thinking

    Tony Martin for Levi Leipheimer
    Samuel Dumoulin for Tom Boonen
    Luis Leon Sanchez for Tejay van Garderen
    Richie Porte for Lieuwe Westra

    But i think LL Sanchez and Martin might do something over the next couple of days

    March 5, 2012 at 5:37 pm #668553
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    Squiggle

    Argh! Frustrating day!
    I
    Argh! Frustrating day!

    I wanted Boonen in but it was too difficult to get him cos I already have 2 OPQ riders. Haussler might have done OK if he hadn’t crashed so leaving him in for tomorrow but playing it safe with one GC points change, and one strong all rounder who could do well for a few days.

    On the positive I moved above Gkam on the regional overall table! 😉

    March 5, 2012 at 5:22 pm #668551
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    Alan Tullett

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:Yup defo

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    Yup defo a funny stage, think im gonna stick by my previous plan though and make the 1 transfer for tomorrow that i intended to anyway and hope for some luck

    I guess despite dropping nearly 700 places in this comp, i only dropped 6 in the overall to 35 which is a positive

    Up to 28th overall. I was after the first stage so packed my team with TT riders but the rain damaged my score. Ended up scoring more points today than yesterday. Up to 65th in this comp so still in it. Going to build for the 5th stage now. I hope I can watch some of it as I think it will be good.

    March 5, 2012 at 4:56 pm #668549
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    arsene

    I had Valverde,Haussler and
    I had Valverde,Haussler and Navarro in that group but then 6 riders crashed including Haussler and Navarro. A good day turned into a bad one. :&

    March 5, 2012 at 4:53 pm #668547
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    TERatcliffe26

    Yup defo a funny stage, think
    Yup defo a funny stage, think im gonna stick by my previous plan though and make the 1 transfer for tomorrow that i intended to anyway and hope for some luck

    I guess despite dropping nearly 700 places in this comp, i only dropped 6 in the overall to 35 which is a positive

    March 5, 2012 at 4:35 pm #668545
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    Alan Tullett

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:got about

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    got about 30 points man not happy!

    It was a funny day. Things worked out better than expected for me as I didn’t have many sprinters, except Boonen. Think I’ll hop above you for a while. Not like those heady days in the TDU though!

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