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  • July 7, 2014 at 10:49 pm #21859
    Joelsim

    Thought I’d open this one early. Forecast is rain and 75kph winds. Ouch.

    Split open.

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  • July 8, 2014 at 10:24 pm #802957
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    s_lim

    Hard to call: Cancellara, one
    Hard to call: Cancellara, one of the Vans (Avaermaet sticks out being so high in GC), Sagan, Terpstra or Degenkolb.

    July 8, 2014 at 10:15 pm #802955
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    Ghedebrav

    Couldn’t resist Fabs in the
    Couldn’t resist Fabs in the end. He’s in.

    Gone GVA too… :S

    July 8, 2014 at 9:40 pm #802953
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    thefatcyclist

    I took Viviani and Renshaw
    I took Viviani and Renshaw out and put in Cancellara and Van Marcke, but it is really hard to call.

    I have just noticed the similarity to 2010 for tomorrow and the day after. Doh
    The cobble stage won by Hushvod, and Reims by Petacchi

    Pity Thomas won’t be let of the leash. Out of the top 10 in 2010 only Thomas, Cancellara and Van summeren are around this year.

    July 8, 2014 at 9:25 pm #802951
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    cgipryan

    Forgot to say, I did the
    Forgot to say, I did the Gruson/Carrefour de l’Arbre sector on the bike… not pleasant…

    July 8, 2014 at 9:17 pm #802949
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    cgipryan

    Joelsim wrote:You have to

    Joelsim wrote:
    You have to decide:

    1) Who may go for the stage win
    2) Who is going to be shepherding a GC contender
    3) The strong winds
    4) The rain
    5) Which of the strong sprinters is going to be saving themselves for st 6
    6) How many transfers is it worth using for one stage
    7) Rider conditions after 4 stages

    There is one easy question here, namely 5. Kittel will be the only sprinter saving himself, because apparently he’s committed to winning all sprint stages. For the rest this might be their only chance to beat him. Ohlala, poor tiny Coquard, each stone of the really bad sectors will probably feel like a small climb to him.

    Seriously now, if the weather will be as predicted, then fantasy wise there is nothing complicated about it: regardless of who we pick, everything will be a matter of sheer luck. It will not be a matter of who falls and who doesn’t, but more a matter of how bad each of them falls and at what moment…

    July 8, 2014 at 9:11 pm #802947
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    Ghedebrav

    I’ve missed the boat on this
    I’ve missed the boat on this Skoda thing, haven’t I? #o

    July 8, 2014 at 7:53 pm #802945
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    livestrongnick

    4 changes made (2 pens) and
    4 changes made (2 pens) and my first 5 changes for my skoda team 🙁

    July 8, 2014 at 7:01 pm #802943
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    Joelsim

    You have to decide:
    1) Who
    You have to decide:

    1) Who may go for the stage win
    2) Who is going to be shepherding a GC contender
    3) The strong winds
    4) The rain
    5) Which of the strong sprinters is going to be saving themselves for st 6
    6) How many transfers is it worth using for one stage
    7) Rider conditions after 4 stages

    Shit.

    Well it’s not shit actually as I’ve made my two transfers on road.cc and three on Skoda.

    July 8, 2014 at 6:49 pm #802941
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    Ghedebrav

    Quite a few contenders for
    Quite a few contenders for this stage, I think. Experienced, tough, fast guys should be the picks, but there are quite a few of these types. Also, enough random stuff can happen so yeah, this could be a difficult stage. I’ve two transfers in the bank already, so I’m tempted to keep carrying those over and just making two changes.

    No Cancellara? :O

    July 8, 2014 at 6:31 pm #802939
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    Dux89

    This could be a make or break
    This could be a make or break stage for fantasy, just like it will be for the Tour. Back the cobblestone specialists or the versatile sprinters? Pick the wrong one and you could lose out on a lot of points.

    July 8, 2014 at 6:09 pm #802937
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    Joelsim

    Me too, Kittel out I say!
    Me too, Kittel out I say!

    July 8, 2014 at 5:41 pm #802935
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    JAndrewHill

    Well I have just got rid of
    Well I have just got rid of Kittel. He looked tired today. Renshaws out too.

    July 8, 2014 at 5:20 pm #802933
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    Joelsim

    Just the two changes for me
    Just the two changes for me for tomorrow.

    In: Cav, Henderson

    July 8, 2014 at 9:33 am #802931
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    ray silvester

    Joelsim wrote:I’m going to

    Joelsim wrote:
    I’m going to concentrate on those not shepherding for sure.

    I like the ‘for sure’….makes you sound like John Degenkolb

    #RazorForJoel

    July 8, 2014 at 8:47 am #802929
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    TERatcliffe26

    ray silvester wrote:I’ll be

    ray silvester wrote:
    I’ll be looking at Cancellara for sure and a couple of people in a Van?

    Agreed, + a certain winner of Roubaix this year, those 4 will be my transfers anyway.

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