Volta ao Algarve

Gecko-cyclist wrote:

4 transfers for me for today to bring in climbers still in GC and who can TT a bit instead of Sprinters.  My team:

 

Mas

Poels

De la Cruz

Oomen

Jakobsen (Left in for points competition and 5 points in Mas wins?)

Powless

Aru

Brambilla

 

Had Aru and Brambilla in from the start as cheap GC riders for today (along with Powless).  Maybe they’ll get some freedom today after losing time? 

Gosh, Well set for today Gecko. Powless a much better pick now than yesterday….and De la Cruz. They did well out of that accident.

But at least you’re set up

But at least you’re set up Minardi, I’ll probably spend 2 transfers on the TT, I used 4 for today’s stage. Poels, Oomen, Konrad, and Mas are in.

stevemarks wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

stevemarks wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

stevemarks wrote:

Completely mashed my team up. Used up 5 transfers and hope that the climbers/TT guys I bring in can bring me points on the rest of the days. Almost went with a sixth but wanted to leave Demare in as he can TT a bit too. If I hadn’t I would have bought Konrad in for him so lets see how that one goes. I suppose it means I wont have much to do for the rest of the race anyway, I might go out for a ride instead.

Lucky you. I have the deep joy of re felting my shed roof…my somewhat rather large shed roof. Pffft.

Who did you bring in Steve?

Poels and Mas and Ooman. my TT favourite and swapped Malucelli for a climbing 3 pointer.

I’ve been looking at that young Pogacar. He’s handily placed but hardly pulled up many trees going up Willungac hill and corkscrew. About 16th both times. He might be a trap.What do you think?…

I considered him but found a guy I liked who is likely to be riding for himself, Pogacar may be working for Aru. well sometimes it pays to be a bit different. 

Yes it does.

Mas Poels Oomen Konrad Antunes….Koch Jakobsen Boassen Hagen…

That’s me for today….probably template but safe. 

Right….shed time….!!

stevemarks wrote:

Dr Winston wrote:

stevemarks wrote:

Completely mashed my team up. Used up 5 transfers and hope that the climbers/TT guys I bring in can bring me points on the rest of the days. Almost went with a sixth but wanted to leave Demare in as he can TT a bit too. If I hadn’t I would have bought Konrad in for him so lets see how that one goes. I suppose it means I wont have much to do for the rest of the race anyway, I might go out for a ride instead.

Lucky you. I have the deep joy of re felting my shed roof…my somewhat rather large shed roof. Pffft.

Who did you bring in Steve?

Poels and Mas and Ooman. my TT favourite and swapped Malucelli for a climbing 3 pointer.

I’ve been looking at that young Pogacar. He’s handily placed but hardly pulled up many trees going up Willungac hill and corkscrew. About 16th both times. He might be a trap.What do you think?…

stevemarks wrote:

Completely mashed my team up. Used up 5 transfers and hope that the climbers/TT guys I bring in can bring me points on the rest of the days. Almost went with a sixth but wanted to leave Demare in as he can TT a bit too. If I hadn’t I would have bought Konrad in for him so lets see how that one goes. I suppose it means I wont have much to do for the rest of the race anyway, I might go out for a ride instead.

Lucky you. I have the deep joy of re felting my shed roof…my somewhat rather large shed roof. Pffft.

Who did you bring in Steve?

MinardiM189 wrote:

Stage 2

Skytrain going fast up the fianl climb before Poels attacks in the finale.

I did fancy VanBaarle to do OK in stage 2 & stage 3 and Sky to use him as a 2nd threat on GC. After losing over 1min today he will probably be working tomorrow.

So playing safe and bringing in the 2 best climbers in the race, to go with an ITT specialist. (That was probably a mistake as I could have brought him in tomorrow 🙁 )

 

 

I take it you mean Andersen?…My reason for getting DVB and EBH was that they both together could have got a few points today but mainly because both of those could have matched the need for bringing in either Andersen or Kung on day 3 and then got a few points on stage 4..and save a transfer or two in the process. Today’s mash up puts Andersen in a much better position than he was before. Do you think he makes that climb tomorrow in good shape?..i’m A bit unsure….

MinardiM189 wrote:

I think that stage will be neutralised.

If not, it looks like a reace between Mas & Poels with Andersen, Pogacar and Powless as outsiders.

 

Do you think it will be Minardi?….It would seem a bit harsh on those teams that invest a lot of effort keeping their men at the front to avoid such crashes….even that far out. QST are very good at it and got their rewards today.

I notice SKY riders took a tumble but they’d already spent time keeping Poels out of harms way as much as they could by the team riding up front….and they don’t even have a sprinter….not sure how they got caught out in the end though, but Poels remained safe.

Well, having just crunched

Well, having just crunched the numbers, I got more points in my purist than in my standard. 10th in purist though.