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Tour de Romandie
Setting this comp up now, hopefully opening tomorrow. I'm awaiting decent profiles from PCS, the official ones are pants. Some curious things with the start list as well. Two of the folk down for the Swiss Cycling Team are in the Tour of the Alps for their trade teams, I'll update these guys later today or tomorrow; and Patrick Muller is racing for Vital Concept at Liege, so he'll be a late edition.
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Roglic....Best rider in the world....
There...I've said it....
H,mmmmm Great this time last year too and then didn't make the podium in TDF. Got to prove it on the big stages
H,mmmmm Great this time last year too and then didn't make the podium in TDF. Got to prove it on the big stages
H,mmmmm Great this time last year too and then didn't make the podium in TDF. Got to prove it on the big stages
Double congratulations to the doc. Your wins in forum scorum were as convincing as Roglic's.
You don't also happen to struggle in grand tours do you?
lol
Thanks Gecko...this tour was kind to me... I won the last grand tour btw (Vuelta)...
Went against the grain a bit with my plan from yesterday, Only brought one in...Grosschartner...thinking and hoping that Bora may have shifted emphasis with a shortened course.
So many riders back in play now though for today’s stage.
Two transfers left.
I have one transfer left that I'm saving for tomorrow. TdG out for a TT specialist.
Looks like the finish line may have moved down the mountain. Ciclislmo has the final climb from yesterday at 12.5 km @ 5.7%....PCS has just updated the route with the final climb 10.5 km @ 6.6%....
I think the difference is Ciclismo includes the flatter section after the KoM, PCS doesn't.
Wish I had waited to make my transfers this morning and not last night.
Who would you have got instead of Zakarin?...he might still be ok....
Howson maybe. He should manage the climb OK and will do OK in the ITT.
Zakarin could do an OK ITT but possibly won't have the motivation to make the effort if he is low down on GC.
The whole stage is impossible to predict now. Not long enough or hard enough to put fatigue into anybody before that final climb. Lots and lots of riders are really good up a single climb....it could be a complete surprise.
I would have kept anoher transfer fro tomorrow
Extended.
Shame the weather has meant the route's been shortened. Was sort of banking on TdG trying to go after the KOMs, but this will mean Pellaud will win that one.
I had already dropped DeGendt for today, I wasn't convinced he would go for the KoM as he would have needed to win all the KoMs except the final one and for Pellaud to not get a point.
I picked Zakarin based on the original route & weather but with the shortened route he has virtually no chance.
Not great for Kruijswijk either.
I have Betancur but wasn’t convinced enough with him yet on a stage like today’s. My plan was Colbrelli and Betancur to Kruijswijk/Buchmann and Pellaud. I’m not sure Buchmann will even be the chosen one now...or Kruijswijk....In fact Betancur may be a better pick actually. Do you think Volbrelli could date to even get up this one?...it is easier on the top half.
New Route.
new route.jpg
As best as i can see every mountain has been taken out of the stage apart from the last one so far. That could change with snow maybe forcast for later.
Any chance of extending the deadline Andy?
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Etape Lucens-Torgon écourtée et départ retardé à 14h25. Arrivée entre 17h et 17h15 à Torgon. La température ressentie au Col des Mosses (1445 m) aurait été de - 4°C...
Today's stage shortened and delayed...i assume more info to follow with a revised route.
Dowsett down and out...
TDG not in the break....that’s a relief. Couldn’t decide between TDG for his KOM exploits, Bennett for a couple of days or go straight to Thomas for the rest of the race....opted for Bennett. Hopefully my hunch that TDG May just be rolling his legs over ahead of the Giro will pay off....could still win the stage though if he puts his mind to it.
Superman.
Is TDG down for doing his mad thing in the Giro?...if so...will he be doing his thing in this race as well...any thoughts?....
IMO the break has a good chance to win tomorrow.
Who is going to chase ?
TDG's biggest problem is that he is only a few seconds down on GC, so teams might try and stop him getting away.
I know he has a big engine but those multiple breaks must take it out of him between races. Does he need to win another KOM before the Giro?...he could be on Easy st couldn’t he?...or not?
A few years ago TDG used to overdo things and waste energy tring to get in the break and picking up every KoM point on offer but he appears to have learnt how to use his energy more effectively.
In a spectacular turn of events, Campenaerts came last, so 10 whole points for him.
Just realised I had six of the top twelve in Purist. It might have beaten my standard again.
Roglic, Thomas, Colbrelli, Costa, Bevin, Bohli. ..happy with that.
No TDG might hurt tomorrow though.
I dropped Roglic after I read JumboVisma were riding for Kruijswijk, although on refelection I think this race is Roglic's to lose and he will score points in all the stages unilke Kruijswijk.
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