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  • March 19, 2022 at 10:42 pm #32005
    tony kappler

    It seems a fairly weak field of both GC riders and sprinters. Budget reduced accordingly.  Very late startlist.

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  • March 29, 2022 at 3:07 pm #990421
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    Daniel Norton

    Maybe they have been ill. 

    Maybe they have been ill.  But there is ill for a regular worker, then there is being well enough to work but still too sick to be an elite athlete.

    March 28, 2022 at 6:23 pm #990419
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    Dr Winston

    What about back room staff?..

    What about back room staff?… surely they should also have been dropping like flies as well… have they?

    March 28, 2022 at 3:34 pm #990417
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    Daniel Norton

    I’ve never seen anything like

    I’ve never seen anything like it.

    Apparently there is a stealth variant of COVID.  That might be part of it.  It doesn’t come up in normal PCR tests (and I can’t see teams desperately wanting to find it for obvious reasons).  With the Omicron variant, gut problems are linked.  Long COVID symptoms.  That combined with lack of regular immunity to viruses from isolating so much for two years?

    March 28, 2022 at 3:34 pm #990415
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    richliv

    Disappointed they didn’t go

    Disappointed they didn’t go up the Col De Coustouges over the border from Spain. It’s a long long drag from Figueras up the border and not massively steep but having done it a few times, would have been really interested to see how the pros do it. 3x speed no doubt. But it’s also a more interesting and scenic route to Perpignan from Escala.

    March 27, 2022 at 9:17 pm #990413
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    Dr Winston

    Yeah, it’s been really tricky

    Yeah, it’s been really tricky. I haven’t seen anything that’s actually said why so many are falling ill… have you? I really don’t recall a time when so many have been laid low. 

    March 27, 2022 at 8:06 pm #990411
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    Daniel Norton

    The lottery continues….

    The lottery continues….

    I kept Groves on stage 6 because I thought there might be a sprint (which there was for third).  The only trouble was, I was going to bring Carapaz in for him if I made a change ‘cos I knew he likes the “cold” and wet.  Doh!

    I just haven’t managed to get the luck…  Yet.  My Purist campaign is practically over already.  Every time I select a rider, they seem to get ill or crash.  It’s like magic.

    March 27, 2022 at 12:01 pm #990409
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    Dr Winston

    Ha. I ducked out of him

    Ha. I ducked out of him because I was wondering if he was ill… and went for Poels instead. Oh, my days.

    March 27, 2022 at 11:29 am #990407
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    Dr Winston

    Did mine last night for once.

    Did mine last night for once. I can’t do right for doing wrong.

    March 27, 2022 at 9:49 am #990405
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    Daniel Norton

    Ok, so if loads of you have a

    Ok, so if loads of you have a breakaway rider or two, then we know your game.

    March 27, 2022 at 9:43 am #990403
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    Daniel Norton

    Yep, a bit of a lottery all

    Yep, a bit of a lottery all round – even more so in the Purist.  Quickstep seem to be the complete sick-note team ATM.

    March 27, 2022 at 8:53 am #990401
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    tony kappler

    I suddenly realised that

    I suddenly realised that daylight saving starts today in Europe, which means that both Cat stg 7 and Gent deadlines are after race start. I haven’t changed deadlines cos I thought it would be a bit tough on players, since we tend to leave tranfsers to the last minute these days. So the onus is on you to do transfers before race start.

    March 26, 2022 at 10:47 pm #990399
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    Dr Winston

    What happened to Bagioli

    What happened to Bagioli today?… heavily fancied (as he is tomorrow) and a total no show at +23 minutes. Hard to trust if anybody is ill, or not. 

    March 26, 2022 at 12:08 pm #990397
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    Daniel Norton

    I did.  There is a small

    I did.  There is a small chance of a sprint, and the bad weather could change the whole race on its head before the final stage.

    March 25, 2022 at 11:14 pm #990395
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    Dr Winston

    I’ve literally no idea how

    I’ve literally no idea how tomorrow pans out. That one second between Almeida and Quintana really complicates things potentially… as does Tobias’s quest for bonus seconds today. 
    Sprint? Breakaway? GC punch up at the intermediates and finish?…maybe all three rolled into one. 
    Might sit on my hands for once. 

    March 25, 2022 at 6:31 pm #990393
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    Dr Winston

    Definitely reasonable picks.

    Definitely reasonable picks. I compromised on getting Woods and Porte in to have Bling… pffft… but had Yates and Valverde…

     

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