Vuelta

Well if the finish is at the

Well if the finish is at the lighthouse it’s real, unless Google maps have it wrong.

There’s a lot of lumps today for the sprinter types to get over ,not sure how this is classed a flat stage but we will see in a few hours time.

That’s some  finish for Stg

That’s some  finish for Stg 12, no wider than a farm track, going to be fun.

Dr Winston wrote:

I also think one of, or maybe both of  Yates and Valverde have the potential to blow up…I’m not convinced by either for three summits in a row. What do you think Andy?

Valverde has said he’s had his fun, Quintana is the Movistar leader, but I still fancy Valverde to feature. Yates is pacing himself, won’t mind losing the jersey and let’s see what he does at the wekeend and next week. Lopez looks really good.

‘Tis a most perplexing

‘Tis a most perplexing guessing game. Tomorrow looks like great fun. A hell of a lot of climbing means they’ll be lot’s of action. I’m going for a big break, 15+, De Gendt, Fraile, Conti, Teuns maybe. Bit of a lottery so I may save my transfers, but I just know some lucky person is going to nail it.  I fancy Thursday to come down to a sprint again, or at least a reduced bunch.

Mark 60]

Mark 60 wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

[quote=Dr Winston]

Kwia with decent odds for tomorrow. Surely it’s too steep for him isn’t it?

Crikey. He made me sweat on that but pop went Kwia. Hopefully most kept him.

[/quote

Yep, that is where transfer debt hits. I couldn’t afford to swap him out, even though it was steep for him. Decided to wait for the sprint stage and shed him then. Costly. 

it’s where this game is so good. Good idea for me yesterday but now everybody else has him for three days of what could be good pts whilst I’ve jumped ship. 

Thanks to all those who have

Thanks to all those who have made suggestions regarding the sites to read and the discussions on transfers and stages. I’ll have a look at them.

I like the Vuelta Fantasy a lot, less predictable then the other grand tours.  The lumpy stages keeps the thought processes working overtime, rarely can you set and forget. Even the flat stages aren’t!

I’ve been guilty of chasing the breakaways this tour and I’ve overspent on the transfers so I think the last two weeks might be a bit lean. I look at those above me and shake my head at how they get there with so few transfers.

I have been trying to pay more attention to those non core points this time, the climber and sprinter bonuses for instance and this certainly makes a difference when you get it right. 

The game certainly is a learning  process.

Sniffer wrote:

 

I think the English language Cyclingquotes gave up, although you can still something from the same people if your Danish is good enough.

If you use Chrome web browser there is an option to translate webpages to English.

I read Feltet.dk using that.

Other previews worth reading are CyclingMole on twitter https://twitter.com/cyclingmole although he also runs a cycling betting syndicate and he may leave his top betting tip out of the preview. The bookies usually change their odds after reading his previews.