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  • March 10, 2019 at 11:08 pm #29433
    Dr Winston

    Crikey…this is a tough one to sort out. Expensive picks as well….

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  • March 14, 2019 at 10:39 am #937289
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    Dr Winston

    Really !!…Went with Sagan

    Really !!…Went with Sagan in my purist team who revealed last night he’s been sick for a week and confined to quarters last week…and lost 4 kilos.

    I’m having no luck at all in the purist game. 

     

    March 14, 2019 at 7:49 am #937287
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    stevemarks
    Dr Winston wrote:
    stevemarks wrote:
    Nailed the first stage in the Standard competition only one way to go from here!

    I went big boys on the purist

    Alaphilippe and Sagan

    Yates, Fuglsang, van Marke, Wellens Bettiol and Hermans. 

    Should be interesting really tries to get roglic in as well but the rest of the team looked so barren of potential points.

    Well done Steve. You’ve needed a big day. 

    I’ve made a complete bllx of today…my turn…

    In other news….I’ve almost finished doing up my 80’s Carrera Epic Steelie today after I received my unused replacement like for like Shimano brakes from Italy this morning. Just got to pick up a Selle Italia turbo saddle tomorrow and job done….photo to follow.

    Looking forward to the photos. managing 2 races at the same time always seems to mess me up I really don’t know where my head is now. think I,ve made a mess of taoday in TA

    Alaphilippe

    Kragh

    OOmen 

    Ganna

    Benoot 

    Vuillemoz

    Yates

    Durbridge.

    good luck!

    March 13, 2019 at 9:06 pm #937285
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    Dr Winston
    stevemarks wrote:
    Nailed the first stage in the Standard competition only one way to go from here!

    I went big boys on the purist

    Alaphilippe and Sagan

    Yates, Fuglsang, van Marke, Wellens Bettiol and Hermans. 

    Should be interesting really tries to get roglic in as well but the rest of the team looked so barren of potential points.

    Well done Steve. You’ve needed a big day. 

    I’ve made a complete bllx of today…my turn…

    In other news….I’ve almost finished doing up my 80’s Carrera Epic Steelie today after I received my unused replacement like for like Shimano brakes from Italy this morning. Just got to pick up a Selle Italia turbo saddle tomorrow and job done….photo to follow.

    March 13, 2019 at 8:38 pm #937283
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    stevemarks

    Nailed the first stage in the

    Nailed the first stage in the Standard competition only one way to go from here!

    I went big boys on the purist

    Alaphilippe and Sagan

    Yates, Fuglsang, van Marke, Wellens Bettiol and Hermans. 

    Should be interesting really tries to get roglic in as well but the rest of the team looked so barren of potential points.

    March 13, 2019 at 5:50 pm #937281
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    Dr Winston

    Oh my. Went without Ala or

    Oh my. Went without Ala or Yates in Purist and opted for Sagan and and an in form Fuglsang instead….although o think o teied every combination and just ended up beaten. Really can’t call it right in the purist game right now.

    March 13, 2019 at 4:39 pm #937279
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    MinardiM189
    Condor Andy wrote:
    Oh yes, I think we’ll see Alaphilippe attacking out of his mind! Happy with my Yates pick, although I didn’t expect them to win so he was my only MS rider. Carapaz a disappointment and might think about someone else for tomorrow.

    Quickstep could even try and get Alaphilippe bonus seconds in the sprints, the last kilometres of both sprints are very technical and a late attack could catch other teams off guard, especially if QS sit up and bloack the road, which isn’t unknown.

    March 13, 2019 at 4:26 pm #937277
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    Condor Andy

    Oh yes, I think we’ll see

    Oh yes, I think we’ll see Alaphilippe attacking out of his mind! Happy with my Yates pick, although I didn’t expect them to win so he was my only MS rider. Carapaz a disappointment and might think about someone else for tomorrow.

    March 13, 2019 at 4:11 pm #937275
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    MinardiM189

    Some surprising performaces

    Some surprising performaces there,

    Sky with a very strong team only 5th, Bahrain Merida only 10th.

    EFE Cannondale a brilliant 7th considering their team and the early start.

    Lotto Soudal held their own, which was a surprise.

    Jumbo probably would have won if they had a later start.

    Worked out quite well for me, although I was hoping Velaso might get a lasp place.

    It was a toss up between Alaphilippe & Dumoulin but looks like Alaphilippe was a better choice now.

    Given the 30s difference between Alaphilippe & Roglic it looks very very difficult for Alaphilippe in GC. He needs to win all 3 hilly stages without Roglic getting and bonus seconds and then do the ITT of his life and beat Roglic.

    March 13, 2019 at 2:58 pm #937273
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    Condor Andy

    My team for standard:

    My team for standard:

    ALAPHILIPPE
    ROGLIC
    YATES
    POELS
    ROCHE
    BOUWMAN
    CARAPAZ
    PUCCIO

    March 13, 2019 at 2:06 pm #937271
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    MinardiM189

    A pet hate of mine is team

    A pet hate of mine is team cars driving too close to their riders.

    The rule says 10m but the Quickstep car was about 2m behind their last rider at the finish today.

    The car being close behind gives a huge advantage.

    March 13, 2019 at 1:16 pm #937269
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    MinardiM189

    My team for standard –

    My team for standard –

    ROGLIC
    DE PLUS
    DUMOULIN
    POELS
    YATES A.
    VUILLERMOZ
    BETTIOL
    VELASCO

    March 13, 2019 at 11:37 am #937267
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    MinardiM189

    Difficult to pick in both

    Difficult to pick in both competitions.

    March 13, 2019 at 9:51 am #937265
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    Condor Andy

    Oh boy this purist team is

    Oh boy this purist team is hard to pick! Too hard to predict who’s gonig to have a good race. I have three expensive picks, two medium, and three cheap. This should be an interesting comp, no two teams will be the same I reckon.

    March 11, 2019 at 2:26 pm #937263
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    Condor Andy

    Yeah the rider values were

    Yeah the rider values were really tough to manage. 3 massive GC favourites and 3 of the best sprinters. Who to leave out and how to fill the team? Interesting race.

    March 11, 2019 at 1:39 pm #937261
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    stevemarks
    Gecko-cyclist wrote:
    Too true. 

    With no mountains to speak of anda  short power based TT, classics riders in a strong team look realistic contenders for the overall – this could be anybody’s!

    There’s only one winner eh Doc?

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