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  • August 8, 2019 at 12:30 pm #30001
    MinardiM189

    Just had my first look at the route and details of the race.

    Looks like there is a big change in the points competition this year. Some stage have 5 intermediate sprints, some have only one and a lot of the intermediate sprints are half way up a climb. There is one on the flat 2km from the start of a mountain stage.

    I have no idea how points are going to be awarded, I can’t find a copy of the rules anywhere but it looks like they are trying to create a more competitive competition, which can be won by sprinters, climbers, puncheurs or breakers. Dr Winston should like this.

    Interestingly the most competitive rider is chosen by the public via social media.

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  • September 13, 2019 at 10:58 am #948101
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    MinardiM189
    Sniffer wrote:
    Gilbert and Aranburu might be better Friday picks?

    My gamble didn’t pay off, I should have stuck to my original plan and gone with Lopez yesterday and brought Aranburu in today.

     

    September 13, 2019 at 8:25 am #948099
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    Sniffer
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Sniffer wrote:
    A couple of interesting choices.

    I have 6 the same, but more instead of Gilbert and Aranburu I have Majka and Lopez.

    We will both be cheering on TGH which who I think will be a point of difference.

    Lopez & Majka looking better picks than Gilbert & Aranburu.

    Gilbert and Aranburu might be better Friday picks?

    September 13, 2019 at 8:24 am #948097
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    Sniffer
    triccky100 wrote:
    wow, I screwed that up. Was tossing up between Majka and Guerreiro and went the more risky option while in the lead…..oh well, back to playing catch up, nice and bunched top 10, choices for the last few stages will be interesting!!

    Might depend a little on number of transfers available too.  Though feeling the need to use them can be counter productive.

    September 12, 2019 at 11:23 pm #948095
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    triccky100

    wow, I screwed that up. Was

    wow, I screwed that up. Was tossing up between Majka and Guerreiro and went the more risky option while in the lead…..oh well, back to playing catch up, nice and bunched top 10, choices for the last few stages will be interesting!!

    September 12, 2019 at 2:49 pm #948093
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    MinardiM189
    Sniffer wrote:
    A couple of interesting choices.

    I have 6 the same, but more instead of Gilbert and Aranburu I have Majka and Lopez.

    We will both be cheering on TGH which who I think will be a point of difference.

    Lopez & Majka looking better picks than Gilbert & Aranburu.

    September 12, 2019 at 11:12 am #948091
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    Sniffer
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    I missed all the warnings about wind yesterday, and messed up going sprinter heavy and wasting transfers.

    Gone slightly radical today.

    ROGLIC
    GILBERT
    ARANBURU
    VALVERDE
    BOUCHARD
    GEOGHEGAN HART
    POGACAR
    MADRAZO
     

    A couple of interesting choices.

    I have 6 the same, but more instead of Gilbert and Aranburu I have Majka and Lopez.

    We will both be cheering on TGH which who I think will be a point of difference.

    September 12, 2019 at 10:58 am #948089
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    MinardiM189

    I missed all the warnings

    I missed all the warnings about wind yesterday, and messed up going sprinter heavy and wasting transfers.

    Gone slightly radical today.

    ROGLIC
    GILBERT
    ARANBURU
    VALVERDE
    BOUCHARD
    GEOGHEGAN HART
    POGACAR
    MADRAZO
     

    September 11, 2019 at 7:39 am #948087
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    GiantOuchMyShin
    tony kappler wrote:
    Stage 16 scores updated to remove finish KOM.

    Andy has messaged that he is on hols (again!!), so scores will probably be late (after sunrise in Oz) unless someone else chips in.

     

    Great. Thank you.

    That’s knocked down the score in our league for one of our guys who was getting a little over-excited about his high score… 

    September 10, 2019 at 9:48 pm #948085
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    tony kappler

    Stage 16 scores updated to

    Stage 16 scores updated to remove finish KOM.

    Andy has messaged that he is on hols (again!!), so scores will probably be late (after sunrise in Oz) unless someone else chips in.

    September 10, 2019 at 9:19 pm #948083
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    tony kappler

    Yes, you are correct, there

    Yes, you are correct, there shouldn’t be a score for the summit finish; a senior moment on my part.

    I’ll fix it. I was idly thinking the scores were a bit high; derrrh.

    September 10, 2019 at 7:05 pm #948081
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    GiantOuchMyShin

    A quick question…

    A quick question…

    For stage 16 it looks like you’ve awarded points at the finish line for both the finish itself and also the summit of the ESP climb (which is also the finish point).

    So, for example, Fuglsang gets 35 points for the win and also 20 points for the ESP summit. And he gets 1 point for his 5th place in the KOM jersey.

    Was that deliberate?

    September 6, 2019 at 1:59 pm #948079
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    Condor Andy
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Only one change for today Higuita out , Quintana in.

    Hoping for a GC day, with Bizkarra & Madrazo collecting KoM points from the break.

    Higuita in the break and they’ve got a large gap. I also have Madrazo and Bizkarra, but they’re not picking up many points, Henao isn’t either. Madrazo looks cooked, I might get rid on him tomorrow.

    September 6, 2019 at 12:08 pm #948077
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    MinardiM189

    Only one change for today

    Only one change for today Higuita out , Quintana in.

    Hoping for a GC day, with Bizkarra & Madrazo collecting KoM points from the break.

    September 6, 2019 at 10:17 am #948075
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    Condor Andy
    Suthisan wrote:
    I can’t find Carl Fredrik Hagen LTS in the list of riders. At 6th in GC, he is a possible sleeper in the contest. Is this a temporary glitch or has he retired?

    He’s there, but a few riders are missing on the form tables for some reason. So if you sort by name, or value and search LTS then he shows up. Pogacar is also suffering from this.

    September 6, 2019 at 8:59 am #948073
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    MinardiM189
    Suthisan wrote:
    I can’t find Carl Fredrik Hagen LTS in the list of riders. At 6th in GC, he is a possible sleeper in the contest. Is this a temporary glitch or has he retired?

    He is there for me –

    C.Hagen    DS    LTS     12.7

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