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tdf-stage 16
Starting this one early. Well desperate times call for desperate measures. I've taken a big penalty hit and redesigned my team around breakaway specialists from teams with no stage wins, and 2 high ranking non GC jersey holders. Get this right I score ok with 2 HC etc and downhill finish. Get it wrong and I go down down down.
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Mine looks mighty conservative compared to some of the above
Froome(for Sagan)
Wiggins(for Cavendish)
L.Sanchez
Zubeldia(for Chavanel)
Edet
Vichot
Pinot
Boeckmans
Coppel(for Cantwell)
I've gone for a chance in a couple of different stars
Daniel Martin (his turn for a break)
Bradley Wiggins
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Nicolas Roche (wants top 10 overall)
Michael Albasini
Gorka Izagirre
Joan Horrach
Thibaut Pinot
Nicolas Edet
What ever happens i'm saving transfers for the weekend
Heres mine, too similar to previous breaks in the cold light of dawn.
Fredrik Kessiakoff (AST)
Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (MOV)
Nicolas Roche (ALM)
Dries Devenyns (OPQ)
Egoi Martinez (EUS)
Christophe Kern (EUC)
Fabrice Jeandesboz (SAU)
Michael Albasini (GRE)
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ)
I like your style!
well im hoping rolland and kessiakoff to battle for the polka dot, so ive gone like this
Wiggins
Van Garderen
Kessiakoff
Rolland
Casar
Vichot
Izagirre
Impey
Boeckmans
Wiggins
Froome
Rolland
Kessiakoff
Jeandesboz
Simon
Pinot
Vichot
Iazgirre
Pinot's not much a secret at this point but I can see him attacking over the next two days, he's too far down on Wiggins to be a threat but needs 2 or 3 minutes on TJvG to have a chance at the white jersey. TJvG "shouldn't" be able to follow him if he's still nursing Evans up the climbs so Pinot should have a go.
Hoping Rolland wants the polka dot (I can't see why he wouldn't) or maybe another summit win on Thursday. Either way I need him and Kessiakoff to battle it out if I want some points. Tempted to bring in Scarponi though for Thursday as Lampre have been poor and Thursday would be their last chance at a stage win.
Plan is simple, I've saved one transfer, I'll make one more tomorrow then two for Friday (flat), three for Saturday (TT) and my last three for Sunday (Paris).
Yes dr after what you said last time I waited for the rest day drug news before making my transfers!
My DS are no secret, they've been the same for 3 days. De Weert, Stortoni, Jeandesbosz, Pinot and Boeckmans.
I've gone fairly risky on the stars, going for a chance of breakaway points - Rolland, Valls and Sorensen - leaves me with room for one star to keep for the TT which is Froome.
Copy me if you like - my record in mountain stages is not good!
I'm fairly lucky in that the guys I've picked as my breakaway people for the past 10 stages haven't done anything... so surely they need to try and get in a break today or tomorrow?!
Either way, I've had nothing but red arrows over the weekend and my shot at a decent placing has all but evaporated so I've also gone more towards breakaway points than solid GC/finish points. Hoping it pays off but if the last two weeks are anything to go by it won't
At least I didn't bring in Schleck as a rest day transfers!
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