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  • February 24, 2019 at 7:21 pm #29392
    MinardiM189

    I noticed that these races are now included in the ‘Coming Up’ list.

    Last year all the races included in the competition were World Tour events, and Kurne-Bruxelles-Kurne was not included.

    KBK is currently on this years list despite not being a WT event. Is this correct ?

    Will Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne be included? This is WT in 2019

    Thanks

     

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  • March 9, 2019 at 6:15 pm #936281
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    Dr Winston
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Yes I was. Strange game. Blackburn by far the better side apart from finishing whilst PNE played a “rolling on the floor” game and looked just rubbish…

    #teamslikepreston 🙂

    Aye. Blackburn have a nice base of some good football to build on. PNE not so much…well not on that showing.

    March 9, 2019 at 6:07 pm #936279
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    MinardiM189
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Yes I was. Strange game. Blackburn by far the better side apart from finishing whilst PNE played a “rolling on the floor” game and looked just rubbish…

    #teamslikepreston 🙂

    March 9, 2019 at 5:51 pm #936277
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    Dr Winston
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Been to the footy and missed the Strade completely….was it a good race? It’d be nice if Fuglsang was bit more dependable as a pick…great rider but sometimes just goes missing…in fact quite often.

    You weren’t watching Plastic Rovers lose at home by any chance ?

    To be honest I found the race a bit boring.

    Not a lot of action at all.

    About 50km from the finish, the favourites attacked and got away.

    Then about 20km from the finish Fuglsand attacked, Van Aert followed him and Alaphilippe managed to catch them.

    The other favourites then let them get away too easily, imo, Wellens, Benoot, Stujins, Clarke & GVA  didn’t work together and mainly attacked each other, while Stybar, Lampaert & Lutsenko watched them in amusement.

    Van Aert got dropped on a climb but fought his way back to catch them at the base of the final climb. Alaphilippe waited for Fuglsang to attack and then rode straight past him.

    Yes I was. Strange game. Blackburn by far the better side apart from finishing whilst PNE played a “rolling on the floor” game and looked just rubbish…

    March 9, 2019 at 4:42 pm #936275
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    MinardiM189
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Been to the footy and missed the Strade completely….was it a good race? It’d be nice if Fuglsang was bit more dependable as a pick…great rider but sometimes just goes missing…in fact quite often.

    You weren’t watching Plastic Rovers lose at home by any chance ?

    To be honest I found the race a bit boring.

    Not a lot of action at all.

    About 50km from the finish, the favourites attacked and got away.

    Then about 20km from the finish Fuglsand attacked, Van Aert followed him and Alaphilippe managed to catch them.

    The other favourites then let them get away too easily, imo, Wellens, Benoot, Stujins, Clarke & GVA  didn’t work together and mainly attacked each other, while Stybar, Lampaert & Lutsenko watched them in amusement.

    Van Aert got dropped on a climb but fought his way back to catch them at the base of the final climb. Alaphilippe waited for Fuglsang to attack and then rode straight past him.

    March 9, 2019 at 4:00 pm #936273
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    stevemarks

    got 5 of the top 10 but TBH

    got 5 of the top 10 but TBH feel its a lottery.

    Bought in Moscon and Podagar waste of transfers, hedged my bets by calling up Moschetti for the next two, may also be a complete waste of time because I don’t even know if he’ll be riding. Lol!

    March 9, 2019 at 3:15 pm #936271
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    Dr Winston

    Been to the footy and missed

    Been to the footy and missed the Strade completely….was it a good race? It’d be nice if Fuglsang was bit more dependable as a pick…great rider but sometimes just goes missing…in fact quite often.

    March 9, 2019 at 3:12 pm #936269
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    MinardiM189

    Not as tough a race as I

    Not as tough a race as I expected.

    Fortunately I went with Alaphilippe despite my misgivings.

    I expect my team was similar to the majoirty.

    My doubts about wasting transfers proved correct, I brought in Oss, Durbridge & Power with very little return.

    I’ll need to be more careful for Milan-San Remo.

    March 6, 2019 at 8:00 pm #936267
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    Dr Winston
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    I don’t think the race suits Alaphilippe, he can’t sustain the high power output of other classics riders.

    But the weather looks good which should suit him and other ‘lighter’ riders.

    This race is also more difficult to control which makes it easier to beat Quickstep.

    Personally I would use my team to deliberately block any QS rider, refuse to work when any QS rider is in my group, refuse to chase any group without a QS rider. Basically treat all QS riders as they treat other teams.

    Despite that I will probaby have 2 QS riders in my team.

    Biggest problem with this race is that you need to use a lot of transfers and the next ‘classic’ is Milan-SanRemo where lots more transfers will be needed.

    Is it worth wasting a transfer to bring in a rider who could finish top 3 but just as likely do nothing?

     

    You’ve summed up my thoughts Minardi. Alaphilippe seems a bit light but who knows…same thoughts with a Pogacar and a few other form riders…it’s a strength race.

    Stybar looks physically very strong…so he’s a must.

     

    March 6, 2019 at 5:58 pm #936265
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    MinardiM189

    I don’t think the race suits

    I don’t think the race suits Alaphilippe, he can’t sustain the high power output of other classics riders.

    But the weather looks good which should suit him and other ‘lighter’ riders.

    This race is also more difficult to control which makes it easier to beat Quickstep.

    Personally I would use my team to deliberately block any QS rider, refuse to work when any QS rider is in my group, refuse to chase any group without a QS rider. Basically treat all QS riders as they treat other teams.

    Despite that I will probaby have 2 QS riders in my team.

    Biggest problem with this race is that you need to use a lot of transfers and the next ‘classic’ is Milan-SanRemo where lots more transfers will be needed.

    Is it worth wasting a transfer to bring in a rider who could finish top 3 but just as likely do nothing?

     

    March 6, 2019 at 11:48 am #936263
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    Condor Andy

    Start list almost ready for

    Start list almost ready for Strade Bianche. Only 4 teams are confirmed so far, but every team has a provisional roster up. Lots of names missing compared to last year, no Valverde or Bardet for instance, but Benoot, Stybar, Van Avermaet are all going. Alaphilippe is also going for QuickStep, what’s the bet on another classics win for the team?

    March 3, 2019 at 5:52 pm #936261
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    Sniffer

    Same problems as most,
    Same problems as most, Colbreli, Trentin etc.
    Gambled Griepel and went Senechal to partner Stybar – classics you must have two DQS riders.

    Both of those punts came off to some extent.

    March 3, 2019 at 5:16 pm #936259
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    Dr Winston

    Amazing. Down 21 places with

    Amazing. Down 21 places with a miserly 55 pts in the Spring classics game, but up four places to sixth in the overall game. Sheesh.

    March 3, 2019 at 5:10 pm #936257
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    Condor Andy

    Lol, as it turns out, ONE

    Lol, as it turns out, ONE person got more than 120. A team of Jungels, Groenewegen, Lampaert, and Terpstra bagged 130, 2nd place had 119.

    March 3, 2019 at 4:46 pm #936255
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    Dr Winston
    Condor Andy wrote:
    Wow, what a ride by Jungels! If anyone has more than about 120 points in this race I’ll be astounded.

    So hard to call Andy. Looked for all the world like a sprinters stage but I just knew it would be a mix up somehow. A breakaway, a sprint and a win by a time trialist in the end….all rolled into one.

    March 3, 2019 at 3:49 pm #936253
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    Condor Andy

    Wow, what a ride by Jungels!

    Wow, what a ride by Jungels! If anyone has more than about 120 points in this race I’ll be astounded.

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