TDF Stage 8 Belfort-Porrentruy

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    silas chime

    Plenty of KOM points to be earned today and with 5 climbs before the intermediate sprint it’s likely to count the sprinters out of that too.

    Looks like a Moncoutie/Hoogerland type stage but you’d then have to dump them for the TT and the risk/reward is too great.

    I thought long and hard about a descender but went for the new Maillot Jaune Wiggins instead along with young tyro Taaramae in place of sprinters Greipel and Sagan

    Wiggins
    Taaramae
    Rogers
    VanGarderen
    Westra
    Pinot
    Morkov
    Cantwell
    Boeckmans

    Hoping not to haunted by the following names in about 5 hrs time-Hoogerland,Roux,Moncoutie,Voeckler

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  • #690535
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    silas chime

    Go Pinot
    Go Pinot 😀

    #690533
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    livestrongnick

    Sammy broke both hands and a
    Sammy broke both hands and a collarbone!!! :&

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    chrisdstripes

    Ha! Been away for the weekend
    Ha! Been away for the weekend and return to find my team in tatters! What happened to Sammy? Never mind – should have a half-decent TT team tomorrow. Was 37th after Friday but looks like I’ll have to go back to my original aim of top 100…

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    Gkam84

    French youngster Thibault
    French youngster Thibault Pineau takes a superb win on stage eight as Bradley Wiggins retains yellow 👿 👿 👿 👿

    He’s now suddenly Cédric’s brother? :O

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    TERatcliffe26

    according to the rolling
    according to the rolling headlines at the top of the bbc sport page Thibault Pineau won today, never heard of him 😕

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    nickobec

    Wiggins
    Evans
    Menchov
    Zubeldi

    Wiggins
    Evans
    Menchov
    Zubeldia
    Pinot
    Vichot
    Edet
    Simon
    Boeckmans

    Rather happy with two transfers today Zubeldia & Pinot

    not much wiggle room for tomorrow transfers

    #690523
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    londonplayer

    I wanted to put Pinot in my
    I wanted to put Pinot in my FC team but just didn’t have the transfers. I made a complete mess of my star riders the day before so had to change those first. Gutted.

    On the other hand, think my Purist team may continue to move forward.

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    Stumps

    Not a bad day today, got
    Not a bad day today, got Wiggo, Froome and Zubeldia in group home and Rein still holds white by about 6 seconds i think.

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    rcorbin

    Got Evans and wiggins today
    Got Evans and wiggins today with a +5. Did hoogerland get any kom? Rein hold onto white?

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    Wig_Billy

    It’s the only fantasy game
    It’s the only fantasy game I’m doing remotely well in.

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    TERatcliffe26

    i forgot about the halfords
    i forgot about the halfords game oops

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    Wig_Billy

    Good day for my Halfords team
    Good day for my Halfords team (apart from Sanchez).

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    TERatcliffe26

    Yup ive given up on the TdF
    Yup ive given up on the TdF after today, another paltry score it will be, will get outscored by my purist team that has Pinot in it…

    Gonna try a good tour de Polonge

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    JAndrewHill

    Will all of the skyteam for
    Will all of the skyteam for the the TT tomorrow,or will some take a rest? Froome might take a rest as well as EBH…and let Wiggo go for it alone. . . .but then there is a rest day , so they might all go for it to keep their yellowhelmets. . . .hhhmmm 😕 😕

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    JAndrewHill

    I feel very un-nationalistic,
    I feel very un-nationalistic, but I’ve gone for Nibali today . . .and dropped Sagan to do it. . . but I think Sagan could do it…

    Star riders
    Vicenzo Nibali (LIQ)
    Haimar Zubeldia (RSN)
    Denis Menchov (KAT)
    David Moncoutie (COF)
    Domestiques
    Kris Boeckmans (VCD)
    Gorka Izagirre (EUS)
    Sylvester Szmyd (LIQ)
    Jonathan Cantwell (SAX)
    Michael Morkov (SAX)

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