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Tour of Qatar Stage 1

Transfer window has just slammed shut, right on my fingers  4

So i thought i'd share with you my thought process and REAL team

Mark Cavendish (SKY) Obvious aint it?
Mark Renshaw (RAB) Can push Cav all the way
Tom Boonen (OPQ) Figured in most stages last year
Denis Galimzyanov (KAT) Did well last year in the top 10 on 4/5 stages
Nikolas Maes (OPQ) Best young rider last year
Roger Kluge (1T4) 9th in the points and top 10 3/5
William Clarke (CHA) Break away's
Gabriel Rasch (FDJ) 7th last year, hoping for better
Dominique Rollin (FDJ) 3/5 stages top 10 and 8th in points last year

Also have a little spare so i can bring in my guys for the TTT, BUT if you want to see my chopping and changing mind, look here, some of them were before i knew the rosters

If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.

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thefatcyclist | 12 years ago
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38th overall, way down in all the minileagues, well thats the game. And the game plan, keeping to it. No changes for tomorrow, 4 transfers for Tuesday, although my brain is saying dump Sky and put in 2 liquigas or 2 omega pharma.
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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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No sprint points??  20

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Mikeh789 | 12 years ago
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Up 11 overall
Down 1 IOM & Northwest league.

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Aapje | 12 years ago
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Wow, I managed to pick the DNS and the DNF. Do I get points for that?

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Stumps replied to Aapje | 12 years ago
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Aapje wrote:

Wow, I managed to pick the DNS and the DNF. Do I get points for that?

It has to be a first from a team of 9 !

You should get a least a 10 point bonus for that.....  24

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giff77 | 12 years ago
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Ssorted my team yesterday and forgot to click the BIG GREEN button doh!!! Woke up this morning with that niggle that I'd forgotten to do something. S**t!!! as it dawned on me. Sorted the team and remembered to click green  1 so glad I had that niggle. Green arrows all round  4  4  4 Happy days. Hoping now that I can hold it and not balls it up in the TTT.

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thefatcyclist | 12 years ago
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is the game down? I can't get in to see the bad news

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dave atkinson replied to thefatcyclist | 12 years ago
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thefatcyclist wrote:

is the game down? I can't get in to see the bad news

fine here... although it's not great news when you do get on  22

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dave atkinson | 12 years ago
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it's all red arrows on my dashboard  39

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Stumps | 12 years ago
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151 for me today, quite happy with that. Upto 38th overall.

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TERatcliffe26 | 12 years ago
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Cheers LabMonkey, im going the solid steady route at the moment, lets hope it continues

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LabMonkey | 12 years ago
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Congratulations to TERatcliffe76 - Number 1 in the season long game - the only competition that I am interested in.

I am up to 6th now... keep looking over your shoulder! haha

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NeilG83 | 12 years ago
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Watched the last 10kms on Eurosport and wished I hadn't bothered. First Henderson punctured, then Galimzyanov, then it became clear Cav wasn't going to sprint. That was 3 of my 4 star riders that didn't score. My other was Farrar.
Although, I had Adam Blythe who got 2nd and 5 in the top 20 so I might scrape past 100pts.

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bubby016 | 12 years ago
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I think 136 on the day. Can't decide if that's good or bad. What everybody else get?

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LabMonkey replied to bubby016 | 12 years ago
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bubby016 wrote:

I think 136 on the day. Can't decide if that's good or bad. What everybody else get?

136 is good - is that just for the finishing position points on the stage?

I had 121 points on the line, and I *think* 176 if you include GC, points and young rider points.

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thefatcyclist | 12 years ago
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watch me freefall, got Renshaw and zip else.

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Megan_Team_Sky | 12 years ago
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Not so much a good start for me, only first try so better luck next time, had Oss so not awful, took out Boonen late last night wasn't sure he had it in him, proved wrong

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Stumps replied to Megan_Team_Sky | 12 years ago
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Megan_Team_Sky wrote:

Not so much a good start for me, only first try so better luck next time, had Oss so not awful, took out Boonen late last night wasn't sure he had it in him, proved wrong

Dont worry, my first few stages were awful.

Welcome to fantasy cycling though.  4

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Megan_Team_Sky replied to Stumps | 12 years ago
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Thank You  1

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rhysb | 12 years ago
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when do our teams get updated with points etc?

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bubby016 replied to rhysb | 12 years ago
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rhysb wrote:

when do our teams get updated with points etc?

Soon as we know the results  19

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Stumps | 12 years ago
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From Steephill it's as follows:

BOONEN
BLYTHE
SAGAN
FARRAH
OSS
RENSHAW
KRISTOFF
APPOLLONIO
VAN GENECHTEN
WAGNER.

So it's 1,4,6,8 for me according to those results. At work so missed actual tv coverage.

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Squiggle | 12 years ago
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Actually I think that Phinney and Hushovd finished joint second which is what confused the finish judge as he thought it was only one BMC rider where infact there were two riding really closely together.

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JAndrewHill | 12 years ago
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I'm sure it was
1st Hushovd
2nd Kohler
3rd Appolononononinioioi
4th Farrer
5th Demare
6th Kemp

...in my dreams

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TERatcliffe26 | 12 years ago
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3rd, 4th, 6th and 8th....not bad but nice call LabMonkey

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Squiggle | 12 years ago
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Damnit! Went for the wrong BMC DS! 1st and 3rd then nobody else top 10!

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LabMonkey | 12 years ago
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First, second, third, fifth... nice start!

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Wig_Billy replied to LabMonkey | 12 years ago
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LabMonkey wrote:

First, second and third... nice start!

Looks like I'm playing catch up already in the N. Wales league.  2

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LabMonkey replied to Wig_Billy | 12 years ago
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Wig_Billy wrote:
LabMonkey wrote:

First, second and third... nice start!

Looks like I'm playing catch up already in the N. Wales league.  2

You are lucky - since I live in Aberystwyth, and due to the addition of a 'mid wales' league - I have moved over today and so you should be top. Call it a little xmas present from me.

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Wig_Billy replied to LabMonkey | 12 years ago
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LabMonkey wrote:
Wig_Billy wrote:
LabMonkey wrote:

First, second and third... nice start!

Looks like I'm playing catch up already in the N. Wales league.  2

You are lucky - since I live in Aberystwyth, and due to the addition of a 'mid wales' league - I have moved over today and so you should be top. Call it a little xmas present from me.

Oh, I'll miss you... or maybe I wont  3

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