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Giro stage 16

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  • May 26, 2014 at 1:42 pm #21530
    Joelsim

    Looks like it may be cancelled on the Stelvio as it’s snowing heavily. A shorter route planned with much less climbing and lower category mountains ie no Cima Coppi. Hope you haven’t changed your team yet!

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  • May 27, 2014 at 11:50 am #796153
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    livestrongnick

    ray silvester

    ray silvester wrote:
    livestrongnick wrote:
    Purely badge collecting now. Want the podium badge but think tomorrow may be more chance of that đŸ˜•

    1 change(5 for tomorrow) today dropped kelderman for Rabottini

    Monslave
    Wellens
    Arredondo
    Evans
    Uran
    Aru
    Pozzo
    Majka

    Welcome to the Rabo-train……..I was beginning to think I was mad picking him!!

    He’s currently off the back with Basso 2mins back =))

    May 27, 2014 at 11:49 am #796151
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    simon F

    Gavia KoM :-
    1 Chalapud
    2
    Gavia KoM :-
    1 Chalapud
    2 Arredondo
    3 Pantano

    May 27, 2014 at 11:36 am #796149
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    simon F

    Pictures in Italian
    Pictures in Italian http://www.hahabar.com/20140506/v-haha_sport_9_name-814507-536810cd7dc429.67306403.html

    Chalapud on the attack.

    Helicopters seem to be grounded so live pics a bit intermittent.

    Or French if you prefer http://www.stream-foot.tv/channel1.html

    May 27, 2014 at 11:33 am #796147
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    Joelsim

    Let’s assume that Ulissi wins
    Let’s assume that Ulissi wins at the top of the Gavia, Wellens 2nd, Monsalve 3rd, Arredondo 4th (yea I know I am dreaming), but that would put the cat amongst the pigeons (32, 20, 14, 10 points on offer).

    Then the Stelvio…40, 28, 21, 15.

    If Ulissi was to take both of those he would have 111. Arredondo if 4th in both would have 100.

    May 27, 2014 at 11:26 am #796145
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    TERatcliffe26

    I believe Ulissi is 3rd on
    I believe Ulissi is 3rd on mountains, and doubt he will catch Arredondo, I see Wellens as Arredondo’s only serious competitor for the comp now. Arredondo will score some points, and at already nearly double that of Ulissi I can’t see Ulissi putting too much in to trying to catch him.

    Staying together as group could the just see the likes of Wellens and Arredondo fighting for the points at the top of the Gavia

    May 27, 2014 at 11:23 am #796143
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    enrique

    Joelsim wrote:Mine could all

    Joelsim wrote:
    Mine could all go horribly wrong, and given the fact that I haven’t made a break so far…and I’m 89 points behind the leader, in desperation I picked the following.

    Julian David Arredondo (TFR)
    Rafal Majka (TSB)
    Diego Ulissi (LAM)
    Yonathan Monsalve (NRI)
    Wilco Kelderman (BLK)
    Nairo Alexander Quintana (MOV)
    Fabio Aru (AST)
    Tim Wellens (LTB)
    Fabio Andres Duarte (COL)

    Joelsim wrote:
    …seeing as though I’m 10th and I may as well be 100th, I decided to take a risk and go for it.

    I don’t think that’s quite the risk you seem to think it is… It actually seems extremely sensible to me… not (!) desperate at all (!). All the guys you picked for the break are the Top 4 in the KOM competition… so it makes sense they’d fight it out today… no real risk there… unless they stayed in the bunch and sent out teammates to nullify any gains made by the others, which doesn’t sound right… but I don’t think that’s a desperate move at all (!)… I really can’t imagaine any of the GC guys bothering to hit out from afar, so I think you’re covered (!) Even the guy at the top of the rankings probably considered doing what you did as the most sensible thing to do today… :/ I think it will pay off for you handsomely you slick player you! đŸ˜€

    cgipryan wrote:
    I’m just behind you in the GC…

    You’re playing well, too! Chapeau to you too! =D>

    May 27, 2014 at 11:03 am #796141
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    Joelsim

    JAndrewHill wrote:Seems they

    JAndrewHill wrote:
    Seems they might ride the Gavia as a group, well that’s the rumor see how conditions are; so maybe no break

    That wouldn’t surprise me, no point in trying to get away on a downhill.

    I’m surprised more people haven’t picked Ulissi, he is 2nd on the KOM classification and finished the last stage 16 mins down, obviously taking it easy. Or he has given up!

    May 27, 2014 at 10:57 am #796139
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    JAndrewHill

    Seems they might ride the
    Seems they might ride the Gavia as a group, well that’s the rumor see how conditions are; so maybe no break

    May 27, 2014 at 10:53 am #796137
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    ray silvester

    livestrongnick wrote:Purely

    livestrongnick wrote:
    Purely badge collecting now. Want the podium badge but think tomorrow may be more chance of that đŸ˜•

    1 change(5 for tomorrow) today dropped kelderman for Rabottini

    Monslave
    Wellens
    Arredondo
    Evans
    Uran
    Aru
    Pozzo
    Majka

    Welcome to the Rabo-train……..I was beginning to think I was mad picking him!!

    May 27, 2014 at 10:28 am #796135
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    cgipryan

    Yes I saw Festina looming on
    [/quote]

    Yes I saw Festina looming on the table, and seeing as though I’m 10th and I may as well be 100th, I decided to take a risk and go for it. If it works great, if it doesn’t then all I’ve lost is a few places. No prizes for 4th or below and I already have a pair of sunnies for the Giro.[/quote]

    I missed podiums this year by risking too much at the back end of races trying to go all out for the win (had a flourish of non-podium top 10s as a consequence), so I’m trying a more conservative approach to see where that will take me… probably nowhere, I fear…

    May 27, 2014 at 10:25 am #796133
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    TERatcliffe26

    Gone like this, could go
    Gone like this, could go horribly wrong though based on what you guys are saying. (having said that I had a decent first week, a terrible 2nd week, so how about a great 3rd week đŸ˜• )

    Quintana
    Pozzovivo
    Kelderman
    Uran
    Majka
    Aru
    Arredondo
    Wellens
    Quintero

    May 27, 2014 at 10:20 am #796131
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    ray silvester

    Top of the Gavia earlier
    Top of the Gavia earlier today

    pic.twitter.com/HSILMtoVfk

    May 27, 2014 at 10:08 am #796129
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    livestrongnick

    Purely badge collecting now.
    Purely badge collecting now. Want the podium badge but think tomorrow may be more chance of that đŸ˜•

    1 change(5 for tomorrow) today dropped kelderman for Rabottini

    Monslave
    Wellens
    Arredondo
    Evans
    Uran
    Aru
    Pozzo
    Majka

    May 27, 2014 at 10:06 am #796127
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    backflipbedlem

    Duarte
    Arredondo
    Majka
    Aru
    Qu
    Duarte
    Arredondo
    Majka
    Aru
    Quintana
    Monsalve
    Pellizotti
    Rolland
    Kelderman

    May 27, 2014 at 10:04 am #796125
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    Joelsim

    cgipryan wrote:Joelsim

    cgipryan wrote:
    Joelsim wrote:
    Mine could all go horribly wrong, and given the fact that I haven’t made a break so far…and I’m 89 points behind the leader, in desperation I picked the following.

    Julian David Arredondo (TFR)
    Rafal Majka (TSB)
    Diego Ulissi (LAM)
    Yonathan Monsalve (NRI)
    Wilco Kelderman (BLK)
    Nairo Alexander Quintana (MOV)
    Fabio Aru (AST)
    Tim Wellens (LTB)
    Fabio Andres Duarte (COL)

    I’m just behind you in the GC (3 points behind, I think), but chapeau for the bravery!

    Yes I saw Festina looming on the table, and seeing as though I’m 10th and I may as well be 100th, I decided to take a risk and go for it. If it works great, if it doesn’t then all I’ve lost is a few places. No prizes for 4th or below and I already have a pair of sunnies for the Giro.

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