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  • February 12, 2019 at 11:32 am #29361
    Condor Andy

    Just for fun this one, but an interesting race. Last year’s edition was won by Alexey Lutenko and he’s back to defend his title. There was also 6 different stage winners and this year looks to be just as varied. The field is sprint heavy with Kristoff (who was ill in Valencia last week and not at his best), Greipel, Nizzolo, Colbrelli, Coquard, Bouhanni, Bonifazio, and a few more from the PCT teams will make for very competitive sprint stages.

    However, the race isn’t that simple. I can see 2 stages guaranteed to end in a sprint, and a couple of other slight uphill finishes or tricky finales with nasty climbs 5km from the finish. Good classics training for the likes of Van Avermaet, Naesen, and co.

    There is also the usual summit finish up Green Mountain, and Lustenko doesn’t have Lopez to help him this time as he’s off in Colombia. Maybe Pozzovivo fancies it, or Jesus Herrada, Rui Costa, or Jan Polanc?

    Last year the wins were all close, as was the GC. So, who are your favourites?

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  • February 22, 2019 at 2:57 am #935517
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    tony kappler

    Thought I was home and hosed

    Thought I was home and hosed with Kristoff, Greipel, Bonifacio and Bouhanni in for the last stage.

    I think Bonifacio bumped Greipel before Bouhanni.

    February 21, 2019 at 2:41 pm #935515
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    MinardiM189

    I just saw the replay of the

    I just saw the replay of the sprint.

    Bonifazio doing a disgraceful move on Bouhanni. Took them both out of contention

    February 21, 2019 at 12:47 pm #935513
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    MinardiM189
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Well done Minardi…first win of the season…On another day and with a bit of luck you could have done the double.

    Thanks.

    After cocking up on Stage4 I was never going to win the standard competition. At the end of the day I was lucky to stay in the top 10.

    I’ve had that happen before, lots of transfers for the last stage and I lose out. All the riders I bring in mess up and people who had no transfers beat me becuase they have to keep the GC guys.

    Looks like the same happened to Tony, really strong sprinters team but they all messed up.

     

    February 21, 2019 at 11:32 am #935511
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    Dr Winston
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    I brought in Kristoff, Bonifazio, Bouhanni & Van Poppel in for todays stage.

    Between them they scored ZERO !!!!

    However, with that result I think I may be joint top in the purist. 🙂

    Well done Minardi…first win of the season…On another day and with a bit of luck you could have done the double.

    February 21, 2019 at 11:27 am #935509
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    Dr Winston

    Oh well….3rd in the end for

    Oh well….3rd in the end for the standard game and just 12 pts off…not bad. Special thanks to Magnus Cort who goes on “the list”….The less said about my purist team the better…I really need to work a plan out for those.

    Good picks by you Minardi…..just not your day.

    February 21, 2019 at 10:42 am #935507
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    MinardiM189

    I brought Kristoff, Bonifazio

    I brought in Kristoff, Bonifazio, Bouhanni & Van Poppel in for todays stage.

    Between them they scored ZERO !!!!

    However, with that result I think I may be joint top in the purist. 🙂

    February 21, 2019 at 10:34 am #935505
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    Dr Winston
    Condor Andy wrote:
    Alright, hands up, who went for Nizzolo or Ballerini for today? I already had Colbrelli, but I brought Kristoff and Coquard back in.

    Had Colbrelli Kristoff and Coquard with Bouhanni as my other main hope…nowhere to be seen…

    Tbh my other options were almost Greipel back instead of Kristoff but he did nothing either…or Visconti for Gibbons. All the options I considered wouldn’t really have left me any better off. Nizzolo was way off my radar.

    February 21, 2019 at 10:26 am #935503
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    Condor Andy

    Alright, hands up, who went

    Alright, hands up, who went for Nizzolo or Ballerini for today? I already had Colbrelli, but I brought Kristoff and Coquard back in.

    February 21, 2019 at 10:07 am #935501
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    MinardiM189

    Kristoff retires from the

    Kristoff retires from the race after crashing.

    That could make it interesting if anyone went for a radical approach.

    Good for my purist team too. 🙂

    February 20, 2019 at 12:56 pm #935499
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    TERatcliffe26

    Should have gone Gesbert over
    Should have gone Gesbert over Polanc, but other than that i did what i could have with what transfers i had

    February 20, 2019 at 12:23 pm #935497
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    MinardiM189
    stevemarks wrote:
    Grellier has no record i can see of performing uphill, how does that happen?

     

    I missed it and was out, was he in the breakaway?

    Yes he was in the break.

    February 20, 2019 at 12:14 pm #935495
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    stevemarks
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Condor Andy wrote:
    Huge result from young Frenchman Grellier, and well done everyone who scooped up Gesbert, he bagged 5th on the line. He’s now 5th on GC and in the young riders jersey.

    Yep…well done to them indeed. Did you get him Andy ?

    Good races these…i don’t know enough about some of these riders so races like this helps.  He could have been left at the bottom of that hill for all i knew.

    Grellier has no record i can see of performing uphill, how does that happen?

     

    I missed it and was out, was he in the breakaway?

    February 20, 2019 at 12:09 pm #935493
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    Condor Andy

    I didn’t unfortunately, never

    I didn’t unfortunately, never occured to me. I need to learn more effective transfer management. You’d think I’d know after playing for 6 years and running the game for 2 years 😉

    February 20, 2019 at 12:02 pm #935491
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    Dr Winston
    Condor Andy wrote:
    Huge result from young Frenchman Grellier, and well done everyone who scooped up Gesbert, he bagged 5th on the line. He’s now 5th on GC and in the young riders jersey.

    Yep…well done to them indeed. Did you get him Andy ?

    Good races these…i don’t know enough about some of these riders so races like this helps.  He could have been left at the bottom of that hill for all i knew.

    February 20, 2019 at 11:45 am #935489
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    Condor Andy

    Huge result from young

    Huge result from young Frenchman Grellier, and well done everyone who scooped up Gesbert, he bagged 5th on the line. He’s now 5th on GC and in the young riders jersey.

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