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  • April 6, 2019 at 10:34 am #29513
    Dr Winston

    Yeah….time to go climbing and rolling. Fields are getting stronger and stronger, no idea where to even start to try and unpick this one after the TT…

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  • April 12, 2019 at 1:56 pm #939155
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    MinardiM189
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Can’t see Landa…has he gone already?

    All the main contenders there I think.

    The next climb will probably thin things down a bit.

    April 12, 2019 at 1:55 pm #939153
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    Dr Winston

    Madouas still in. If he does

    Madouas still in. If he does well these next two days he’s announcing himself as a real GC rider.

    April 12, 2019 at 1:45 pm #939151
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    Dr Winston
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Dr Winston wrote:
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Crazy start, 50km & break hasn’t gone yet.

    Demarchi picking up mountain points as they go along.

    I thought it may turn out to be a strange one today. That Cat1 is very well placed and really tough. That’s where they try to ditch Schachmann and maybe the end of De Marchi’s fun for today.

    Looks like the fun has begun even earlier, QS going hard on the Cat3 before the first Cat1

    Can’t see Landa…has he gone already?

    April 12, 2019 at 1:35 pm #939149
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    MinardiM189
    Dr Winston wrote:
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Crazy start, 50km & break hasn’t gone yet.

    Demarchi picking up mountain points as they go along.

    I thought it may turn out to be a strange one today. That Cat1 is very well placed and really tough. That’s where they try to ditch Schachmann and maybe the end of De Marchi’s fun for today.

    Looks like the fun has begun even earlier, QS going hard on the Cat3 before the first Cat1

    April 12, 2019 at 1:16 pm #939147
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    Dr Winston
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Crazy start, 50km & break hasn’t gone yet.

    Demarchi picking up mountain points as they go along.

    I thought it may turn out to be a strange one today. That Cat1 is very well placed and really tough. That’s where they try to ditch Schachmann and maybe the end of De Marchi’s fun for today.

    April 12, 2019 at 1:01 pm #939145
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    MinardiM189

    Crazy start, 50km & break

    Crazy start, 50km & break hasn’t gone yet.

    Demarchi picking up mountain points as they go along.

    April 12, 2019 at 12:51 pm #939143
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    Dr Winston
    Gecko-cyclist wrote:
    Looks very strong Minardi.  My team:

     

    YATES

    IZAGIRRE

    POGACAR (Will he work for Dan?)

    DE MARCHI (Will he go again?)

    LANDA (Has he found his legs yet this year?)

    MARTINEZ

    KONRAD (Will he play second fiddle to Buchmann?)

    MARTIN D. 

     

    I dropped Mas after he and most of his team crashed and Schachmann as the profile looks too hard.  Bad planning and crash marred tour for me so no transfers left – Worried moi? no

     

     

     

    I went for a Landa over Buchmann in the end as well. Not even sure why…Schachmann speaking this morning saying he intends to try and keep his jersey put doubt in my mind about who was leading who in BOH and then just had to decide. Landa with no form at all in a year apart from one win against a poor GC field is a big risk…on the plus side he looked ok yesterday.

    April 12, 2019 at 12:13 pm #939141
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    Gecko-cyclist

    Looks very strong Minardi. 

    Looks very strong Minardi.  My team:

     

    YATES

    IZAGIRRE

    POGACAR (Will he work for Dan?)

    DE MARCHI (Will he go again?)

    LANDA (Has he found his legs yet this year?)

    MARTINEZ

    KONRAD (Will he play second fiddle to Buchmann?)

    MARTIN D. 

     

    I dropped Mas after he and most of his team crashed and Schachmann as the profile looks too hard.  Bad planning and crash marred tour for me so no transfers left – Worried moi? no

     

     

     

    April 12, 2019 at 12:11 pm #939139
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    Sniffer
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    He who dares wins (but more often than not loses) –

    YATES A.
    IZAGIRRE I.
    BUCHMANN
    FUGLSANG
    MARTIN D.
    MARTINEZ
    POGACAR
    BRAVO

    Schachmann dropped for Buchmann

    Konrad dropped for Pogacar

    Iturria dropped for Bravo

    3 transfers left for tomorrow.

    Couldn’t face dropping Schachmann, though I see the logic.  He will still lead the points competition and could still be well placed in the young riders even if he drops significantly down the GC.  I think he will give it his best go.

    My team is identical except Schachmann for Buchmann.

    Two transfers left.

    April 12, 2019 at 11:30 am #939137
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    MinardiM189

    He who dares wins (but more

    He who dares wins (but more often than not loses) –

    YATES A.
    IZAGIRRE I.
    BUCHMANN
    FUGLSANG
    MARTIN D.
    MARTINEZ
    POGACAR
    BRAVO

    Schachmann dropped for Buchmann

    Konrad dropped for Pogacar

    Iturria dropped for Bravo

    3 transfers left for tomorrow.

    April 12, 2019 at 10:26 am #939135
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    Dr Winston

    Gecko-cyclist]

    Dr</strong></p> <p>[quote=Gecko-cyclist wrote:
    [quote=Dr Winston]

    Back on top of the purist league for this race. 

    Gecko cyclist close behind with his Fuglsang vs my Kwiatowski……Grrrrr….I think he may win that one somehow…

    Higher in the season purist than the season overall now…Crikey….3rd and 4th….that’s a novelty…

    [/quote I’m fortunate that despite all the crashes I’ve only lost relatively cheap breakaway riders for the next few days – Bevin and Lastra, so far the core GC climbers are unscathed. I wouldn’t be surprised if De Marchi picked up a hat full of points for you though…..

    De Marchi should get a few for sure but that climb at the end of today’s stage makes this day a big one for the GC boys. They may even fancy catching the break at that first cat1….

    April 12, 2019 at 10:18 am #939133
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    Dr Winston

    Crikey….this stage really

    Crikey….this stage really does have a bite to it. Big decision to be made I suppose.

    April 12, 2019 at 6:19 am #939131
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    Gecko-cyclist

    Back on top of the purist
    [quote=Dr Winston]

    Back on top of the purist league for this race. 

    Gecko cyclist close behind with his Fuglsang vs my Kwiatowski……Grrrrr….I think he may win that one somehow…

    Higher in the season purist than the season overall now…Crikey….3rd and 4th….that’s a novelty…

    [/quote

    I’m fortunate that despite all the crashes I’ve only lost relatively cheap breakaway riders for the next few days – Bevin and Lastra, so far the core GC climbers are unscathed. I wouldn’t be surprised if De Marchi picked up a hat full of points for you though…..

    April 11, 2019 at 8:42 pm #939129
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    MinardiM189
    Dr Winston wrote:
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Just checked out the route and the final climb is done from an easier direction than last year.

    So Buchmann, Konrad, etc should lose less time than they did last year.

    Really…..mmmm….Is it an easier side that is easier enough that they get used to try and shield Schachman up instead of riding for the stage  win?…or at least try to shield him.

    I’m not sure we will see much of Schachmann after the first 1cat climb.

    Buchmann will not be riding for a top 5, and Konrad top 10.

    April 11, 2019 at 8:13 pm #939127
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    Dr Winston

    Back on top of the purist

    Back on top of the purist league for this race. 

    Gecko cyclist close behind with his Fuglsang vs my Kwiatowski……Grrrrr….I think he may win that one somehow…

    Higher in the season purist than the season overall now…Crikey….3rd and 4th….that’s a novelty…

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