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Criterium du Dauphine

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  • June 2, 2014 at 4:42 pm #21585
    dave atkinson

    Now open – stage deadlines 1hr before start, except where that made it a pre-8am deadline in the UK, I've given everyone a chance to wake up 😉

    If any look wrong, let me know.

    Stage profiles are now available via the stage information link in the scroller.

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  • June 5, 2014 at 10:23 am #797417
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    chrisdstripes

    I’ve gone all-out on a TT
    I’ve gone all-out on a TT team for stage 1, which is NEVER the right thing to do – just couldn’t resist. Couldn’t find space for Howson but might tinker before the start…

    Was easily my worst race last year, totally got the GC guys wrong.

    June 4, 2014 at 5:13 pm #797415
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    Joelsim

    I can’t help but fiddle with
    I can’t help but fiddle with my team. I guess it will be down to whichever team happens to be saved at the starting line.

    8>

    June 4, 2014 at 4:37 pm #797413
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    Joelsim

    Easy peasy
    Arnaud Demare
    Easy peasy

    Arnaud Demare (FDJ)
    Sylvain Chavanel (IAM)
    Romain Bardet (ALM)
    Jean-Christophe Peraud (ALM)
    Arthur Vichot (FDJ)
    Tony Gallopin (LTB)
    Jerome Coppel (COF)
    Sebastien Hinault (IAM)
    Jonathan Hivert (BLK)

    Alberto Contador (TSB)
    Daniel Moreno (KAT)
    Mikel Nieve (SKY)
    Imanol Erviti (MOV)
    Benat Intxausti (MOV)
    Daniel Navarro (COF)
    Jesus Hernandez (TSB)
    Xabier Zandio (SKY)
    Markel Irizar (TFR)

    June 4, 2014 at 4:14 pm #797411
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    enrique

    By the way, what start list
    By the way, what start list are you guys using?… 😕

    June 4, 2014 at 4:08 pm #797409
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    enrique

    enrique wrote:you must have

    enrique wrote:
    you must have Chavanel, Peraud, Simon, Vichot and, of course, Voeckler, on your French team…

    Gkam84 wrote:
    No Chavanel, Simon, Vichot or Voeckler for the French team…

    Ok, so I figure you must have Peraud, Demare, Alaphilippe and Reza on your French team… But what did you target for that team? 😕 Anything? 😕 Sprints? Did you care? 😕 Or was it just squeeze frenchmen in there? :W …

    June 4, 2014 at 3:05 pm #797407
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    Gkam84

    The 150 was slightly tougher
    The 150 was slightly tougher on the French team.

    GLT?? What is that when it is at home?

    June 4, 2014 at 1:15 pm #797405
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    enrique

    enrique wrote:I can’t believe

    enrique wrote:
    I can’t believe there’ll be any Frenchmen other than Peraud who may score more points…
    And Demare… 😕

    Gkam84 wrote:
    I have lost all interest in mens pro cycling and I am exploring other options for 2015.
    GLT cycling events?… 😕

    June 4, 2014 at 1:06 pm #797403
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    enrique

    Gkam84 wrote:No Chavanel,

    Gkam84 wrote:
    No Chavanel, Simon, Vichot or Voeckler…
    Damn… No Chavanel or Voeckler?… 😕 I can’t believe there’ll be any Frenchmen other than Peraud who may score more points 😕 Am I mistaken?…

    Gkam84 wrote:
    and 150 challenging budget. I like…
    So was the budget an issue for you at all? 😕

    June 4, 2014 at 12:51 pm #797401
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    Gkam84

    enrique wrote:
    You’re making

    enrique wrote:

    You’re making me think about your team… 😕 That must (!) mean you don’t have Froome or Kwiatkowski or Hesjedal or Porte or Nibali or Spilak or Konig or Yates or Kelderman or Thomas or Nizzolo or Impey or Demare or Gerrans or Fuglsang on any of your teams , but then you must have Chavanel, Peraud, Simon, Vichot and, of course, Voeckler, on your French team and you must have Contador, Moreno, Anton, Navarro, Lopez, and Zubeldia on your Spanish team…

    No Chavanel, Simon, Vichot or Voeckler for the French team
    No Lopez, Anton, Navarro or Zubeldia in the Spanish team

    enrique wrote:
    So, are you going to play them both Purist? And, if you had to take a wild guess, which one do you think will do better? I think your French team will do better on Stage 1 and, of course, your Spanish team will do great (!) in the mountains… So, if you play Purist your Spanish team should kick your French team’s ass ! 🙂

    Spain should beat France I would think. Both are being played as purist, much the same as I did with the Giro teams. I have lost all interest in mens pro cycling and I am exploring other options for 2015.

    June 4, 2014 at 12:47 pm #797399
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    enrique

    Gkam84 wrote:I have a fully

    Gkam84 wrote:
    I have a fully French team and a fully Spanish team. Locked in and ready to go
    Wow, what a challenge! What an interesting experiment! 😕 Why didn’t I think of that? 😕
    .

    Gkam84 wrote:
    and 150 challenging budget. I like…
    Wow, did the budget make it hard for you to decide on your teams? 😕 That is more of a challenge than the budget!

    .
    You are so (!) creative! You come up with some incredible ways to play this game. That’s pretty cool. I’m so (!) impressed with your creativity! Pretty (!) cool!

    You’re making me think about your team… 😕 That must (!) mean you don’t have Froome or Kwiatkowski or Hesjedal or Porte or Nibali or Spilak or Konig or Yates or Kelderman or Thomas or Nizzolo or Impey or Demare or Gerrans or Fuglsang on any of your teams , but then you must have Chavanel, Peraud, Simon, Vichot and, of course, Voeckler, on your French team and you must have Contador, Moreno, Anton, Navarro, Lopez, and Zubeldia on your Spanish team…

    Nice mental jigsaw puzzle to put together… I congratulate you =D>

    So, are you going to play them both Purist? And, if you had to take a wild guess, which one do you think will do better? I think your French team will do better on Stage 1 and, of course, your Spanish team will do great (!) in the mountains… So, if you play Purist your Spanish team should kick your French team’s ass ! 🙂

    What an interesting concept… You certainly know how to entertain yourself (!)… I’ll be watching carefully! Please (!) keep us updated! It’d be so (!) cool if you manage to win a stage with your novel concept (!). You just might (!) win one with both Vichot and Voeckler there (!) Cool (!) Amazing (!)…

    Which reminds me, are we doing pick 3 Frenchmen? 😕

    June 4, 2014 at 11:41 am #797397
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    livestrongnick

    thefatcyclist wrote:Hi

    thefatcyclist wrote:
    Hi chaps,
    In as a warm up for the TDF.

    Hope you are all well.

    Welcome back <:P

    June 4, 2014 at 11:37 am #797395
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    thefatcyclist

    Hi chaps,
    In as a warm up for
    Hi chaps,
    In as a warm up for the TDF.

    Hope you are all well.

    June 3, 2014 at 10:29 pm #797393
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    TERatcliffe26

    Quite a challenge, but not
    Quite a challenge, but not impossible. Ive gone for big names in purist, as I think there is enough predictable stages, with the summit finish on stage 2 early, likely to produce GC points. the so called flatter stages are more unpredictable, so got a couple of strongish guys that could compete from a reduced sprint.

    As for standard, ive gone Kwit, but could easily swap him for Froome for stage 2. Got some decentish TTers, should have it all covered nicely.

    June 3, 2014 at 10:09 pm #797391
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    Gkam84

    I have a fully French team
    I have a fully French team and a fully Spanish team. Locked in and ready to go

    June 3, 2014 at 8:15 pm #797389
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    Joelsim

    Yep, Froome is a gonner!
    Yep, Froome is a gonner!

    From my team at least. Can’t afford him.

    8 good TTers in my team (although still plenty of days left to change it).

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