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  • May 2, 2019 at 12:36 am #29603
    Dr Winston

    Thought i’d try an early post for some pre race thoughts…so i’ll Start..

    https://www.cyclingstage.com/giro-2019-route/

    Loving the last stage….for some of us  old timers it’s like Laurent Fignon all over again. Do we approve?..or do we like the procession and sprint?

     

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  • May 28, 2019 at 5:57 pm #941491
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    Dr Winston

    Dunno what to think about

    Dunno what to think about today. Blew two transfers on nothingness but kinda called a part of it right. Got sit of Zakarin because I thought he’s crack and that downhill wouldn’t be his cup of tea….and also that it might have been too much for Sivakov. Both kinda worked….however….I brought Majka in….doh…

    May 28, 2019 at 12:41 pm #941489
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    Sniffer
    stevemarks wrote:
    Condor Andy wrote:
    stevemarks wrote:
    Took Roglic out and put Yates back in today.

    Did the same thing Steve, I’ve got 3 left and I’ve gone full GC with Cicone and Sosa. I’ll only make transfers now if someone abandons.

    I haven’t been impressed with Roglic in the mountains so far and suspect he is going to crack in the next few days.

    A big day after a rest day can often bring a downfall for someone.  Who though? 

    I sat on my hands which means that I am exposed on Yates who I dropped a couple of stages ago.  Still got 12 transfers though.  I doubt I will use them though and maybe should have been more adventurous earlier.

    May 28, 2019 at 12:24 pm #941487
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    stevemarks
    Condor Andy wrote:
    stevemarks wrote:
    Took Roglic out and put Yates back in today.

    Did the same thing Steve, I’ve got 3 left and I’ve gone full GC with Cicone and Sosa. I’ll only make transfers now if someone abandons.

    I haven’t been impressed with Roglic in the mountains so far and suspect he is going to crack in the next few days.

    May 28, 2019 at 12:09 pm #941485
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    Condor Andy
    stevemarks wrote:
    Took Roglic out and put Yates back in today.

    Did the same thing Steve, I’ve got 3 left and I’ve gone full GC with Cicone and Sosa. I’ll only make transfers now if someone abandons.

    May 28, 2019 at 7:32 am #941483
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    stevemarks
    Dr Winston wrote:
    You got your wish Steve….sheesh….I don’t suppose we were the only ones to ditch him.

    Hugh Carthy from my home town riding up a storm….good stuff. I’m trying to organise a ticker tape parade for him but I can’t seem to get many folk interested….too busy worshiping Tom Finney.

    Next to no transfers left and wallowing at the rear so what the hell I’ve reversed

    Took Roglic out and put Yates back in today.

     

    Now watch the fireworks.

     

    Lol

     

    May 27, 2019 at 7:21 pm #941481
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    archieboy
    Dr Winston wrote:
    archieboy wrote:
    I see stg 16 has had to be redesigned, the Gavia has been removed from the stage due to avalanche risk.

    The Cima Coppi will now be the Passo Manghen on stg 20.

    Stg 16 is still a brute with 4800 MTS of climbing but is now 194 km in length.

    Aye. My plan was to ditch Sivakov because I thought he may get found wanting on that climb…not sure now…What do you think Archie?

     

    I guess it depends on how many transfers you still have, assume 4 sprinters in for stg 18, then climbers back for 19 and then another 4 man change for stg 21. So if you have over 12 transfers left go for it, I would guess if your looking at Sivakov  out price wise you would be looking at Ciccone, Nieve or Carthy in. Your choice sir that way I don’t get blamed

    May 27, 2019 at 6:21 pm #941479
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    Dr Winston
    archieboy wrote:
    I see stg 16 has had to be redesigned, the Gavia has been removed from the stage due to avalanche risk.

    The Cima Coppi will now be the Passo Manghen on stg 20.

    Stg 16 is still a brute with 4800 MTS of climbing but is now 194 km in length.

    Aye. My plan was to ditch Sivakov because I thought he may get found wanting on that climb…not sure now…What do you think Archie?

    May 27, 2019 at 6:18 pm #941477
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    Dr Winston
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Dr Winston wrote:
    You got your wish Steve….sheesh….I don’t suppose we were the only ones to ditch him.

    Hugh Carthy from my home town riding up a storm….good stuff. I’m trying to organise a ticker tape parade for him but I can’t seem to get many folk interested….too busy worshiping Tom Finney.

    I never had Yates to ditch him but did drop Hugh.

    I have a thread on Hugh Carthy on a PNE forum which doesn’t attract a great deal of interest.

    The LEP doesn’t want to know he exists either, amazing.

    Can you link me that thread please Minardi. 

    Agreed about the LEP…strange. I’ve been posting on a couple of Preston FB sites about him.

    May 27, 2019 at 4:03 pm #941475
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    archieboy

    I see stg 16 has had to be

    I see stg 16 has had to be redesigned, the Gavia has been removed from the stage due to avalanche risk.

    The Cima Coppi will now be the Passo Manghen on stg 20.

    Stg 16 is still a brute with 4800 MTS of climbing but is now 194 km in length.

    May 27, 2019 at 3:36 pm #941473
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    MinardiM189
    Dr Winston wrote:
    You got your wish Steve….sheesh….I don’t suppose we were the only ones to ditch him.

    Hugh Carthy from my home town riding up a storm….good stuff. I’m trying to organise a ticker tape parade for him but I can’t seem to get many folk interested….too busy worshiping Tom Finney.

    I never had Yates to ditch him but did drop Hugh.

    I have a thread on Hugh Carthy on a PNE forum which doesn’t attract a great deal of interest.

    The LEP doesn’t want to know he exists either, amazing.

    May 26, 2019 at 9:07 pm #941471
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    Dr Winston

    You got your wish Steve…

    You got your wish Steve….sheesh….I don’t suppose we were the only ones to ditch him.

    Hugh Carthy from my home town riding up a storm….good stuff. I’m trying to organise a ticker tape parade for him but I can’t seem to get many folk interested….too busy worshiping Tom Finney.

    May 25, 2019 at 11:15 am #941469
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    stevemarks

    Used up another couple of

    Used up another couple of transfers, should run out by Tuesday night at this rate…..

    Gave yates the push

     

    Watch out for a miraculous come back

     

     

    May 24, 2019 at 4:58 pm #941467
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    MinardiM189

    A few surprises in that stage

    A few surprises in that stage, glad I have some transfers left.

    One transfer down the drain with Vervake pulling out.

    May 24, 2019 at 11:06 am #941465
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    MinardiM189

    Crazy crazy break –

    Crazy crazy break –

    2 Andrey Amador (MOV) 4 Hector Carretero (MOV) 7 JJ Rojas (MOV)
    11 Tony Gallopin (ALM) 18 Alexis Vuillermoz (ALM)
    23 Mattia Cattaneo (ANS) 26 Fausto Masnada (ANS)
    34 Dario Cataldo (AST) 36 Ion Izagirre (AST) 38 Andrey Zeits (AST)
    47 Antonio Nibali (TMB) 48 Domenico Pozzovivo (TBM)
    64 Davide Fromolo (BOH)
    73 Victor De La Parte (CCC)
    97 Joe Dombrowski (EF1)
    115 Krists Neilands (ICA) 116 Ruben Plaza (ICA)
    124 Thoms de Gendt (LTS)
    137 Chris Juul Jensen (MTS) 138 Mikel Nieve (MTS)
    162 Eddie Dunbar (INS) 163 Tao Geoghegan Hart (INS)
    177 Antwan Tolhoek (TJV)
    181 Ilnur Zakarin (TKA)
    201 Bauke Mollema (TFS) 202 Gianluca Brambilla (TFS) 203 Giulio Ciccone (TFS) 205 Nicola Conci (TFS)

    May 24, 2019 at 9:56 am #941463
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    Dr Winston

    Roglic

    Roglic

    Yates

    Carapaz

    Sosa

    Nibali

    Cicconne

    Carthy

    Lopez

    Just enough left to do Carapaz>Landa if and when he becomes the better pick of the two.

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