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  • April 24, 2012 at 8:20 pm #15629
    Raleigh

    So, the time has come. The first Grand Tour of 2012.

    No previous winner, obvs, as Contador was banned.

    Grainy Thomas will make an appearance, as will the Manx Express, in an attempt to gain the last points jersey that he hasn’t won.

    Pinotti’s leading BMC.

    I think that Basso will try and do well, as will Fuglsang.

    Normal Italian Wildcards and net app: Giocattoli, Colnago-CSF Inox, Farnese Vini-Selle Italia, Team NetApp.

    Jose Rujano is a personal favourite

    Relatively straightforward Danish TT and two stages to start with.

    Would love to hear your thoughts with regards to your teams.

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  • May 1, 2012 at 6:30 pm #676035
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    JAndrewHill

    and are any of the purists
    and are any of the purists picking the star climber from last year . . . and i don’t meam the Italian . . . or the dope.
    (Does dope mean something good now. . . listening to will i am on the voice, dope is in)

    May 1, 2012 at 6:27 pm #676033
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    JAndrewHill

    I reckon TER will know my
    I reckon TER will know my squad by the clues above….and probably pick 9 completely different riders to guarantee points

    May 1, 2012 at 6:25 pm #676031
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    JAndrewHill

    Well I have
    A TT who finished
    Well I have
    A TT who finished in top 3 recently.
    A star sprinter.
    The must have italian DS who’s really a sprinter
    A wild Dane (look we need danes not italians)
    A recent TT winner.
    2 green TT speacialist, hopefully over injury.
    A lead out for a star sprinter.
    A Danish computer programmer (apparently)
    A DS who’s really an all rounder, bit of a TT, bit of a sprinter.
    The fastest sprinter in the bunch…apparently (and that’s not CAV)
    A Star TT who has done well in the Giro for years.

    That should be enough riders.

    May 1, 2012 at 5:44 pm #676029
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    frankiejay

    Question: Am I right that GC
    Question: Am I right that GC standing after each stage earns 10-1 points?

    If so and I end up with the rider who wins the TT, I may very well keep him thru stages 2-3 assuming he’s somewhat unlikely to be dropped on the flats.

    May 1, 2012 at 5:42 pm #676027
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    Stumps

    The TT is only a few kms so a
    The TT is only a few kms so a decent sprinter or a strong ds might be a better option than an all out TTer.

    May 1, 2012 at 3:52 pm #676025
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    chrisdstripes

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:I think

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    I think the key word is Balance (and having a plan in mind, that can be adjusted)
    and sticking to your gut and not changing your mind based on what others may post on here (not that I do that, but alot will take tips from here)

    Agreed. My main problem is that I seem to be rubbish at calling the hillier stages – so I’ve decided to take risks early! I’ll shut up now… 😀

    May 1, 2012 at 3:36 pm #676023
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    TERatcliffe26

    I think the key word is
    I think the key word is Balance (and having a plan in mind, that can be adjusted)
    and sticking to your gut and not changing your mind based on what others may post on here (not that I do that, but alot will take tips from here)

    May 1, 2012 at 2:59 pm #676021
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    drheaton

    chrisdstripes wrote:Yeah, its

    chrisdstripes wrote:
    Yeah, its risky, but I’m feeling lucky! I’ll still have 6 decent sprinters in by the beginning of stage 2, and probably Cav or Goss for stage 3, so I’m hoping the worst case scenario (rain halfway through the prologue) is still not that bad. Tho’ I’m willing to accept that my dire performance in the Romandie game may be an indicator that I have no idea what I’m talking about! ;)

    I came dead last in the TdR after two shocking TTs and a a handful of even worse stages in between…

    It can go two ways in my opinion, it pays off and you get 150 points, a nice lead on those who’ve picked sprinters and a buffer that’ll allow you to move in your sprinters through stages 2, 3 and 5. The TTT also helps as you can leave in TTers with that in mind.

    It can also go terribly wrong (see my 1 point for stage 1 of the TdR after picking a TTing team) and you’re even more screwed as you’ve got no decent sprinters and no time to draft them in before the sprint stages…

    It’s high risk, high reward and could pay off big time so I might just load up on TTers and take the chance.

    May 1, 2012 at 12:29 pm #676019
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    chrisdstripes

    Yeah, its risky, but I’m
    Yeah, its risky, but I’m feeling lucky! I’ll still have 6 decent sprinters in by the beginning of stage 2, and probably Cav or Goss for stage 3, so I’m hoping the worst case scenario (rain halfway through the prologue) is still not that bad. Tho’ I’m willing to accept that my dire performance in the Romandie game may be an indicator that I have no idea what I’m talking about! 😉

    May 1, 2012 at 12:24 pm #676017
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    Simon_MacMichael

    Marky Legs wrote:Looking at

    Marky Legs wrote:
    Looking at the scoring per stage, there is no information available. I believe TT & TTT do not score ? Am I correct? :O

    Er, no 😀

    Bit of a work in progress but Dave now has all the info he needs to fill in the blanks, so it’s a case of ‘watch this space’

    May 1, 2012 at 12:23 pm #676015
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    drheaton

    It just means the scoring
    It just means the scoring isn’t up yet or not confirmed.

    Usually for ITT stages it’s standard scorgin (35 for 1st down to 1 for 20th) but with some tweaks for spring/mountain classifications, for TTTs it’s usually 10 pts for each member of the 1st team down to 1pt for each of the 10th team (although that may change this year as the normal scores have done).

    These stages WILL score and will be counted towards the overall, just be patient and rules will no doubt appear before too long.

    May 1, 2012 at 12:13 pm #676013
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    Marky Legs

    Looking at the scoring per
    Looking at the scoring per stage, there is no information available. I believe TT & TTT do not score ? Am I correct? :O

    Points scored on this stage

    No scores are available for this stage
    Information on scoring

    May 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm #676011
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    TERatcliffe26

    Well I have 4 TT DS’s, 2 star
    Well I have 4 TT DS’s, 2 star TT’s, a Star sprinter, a star sprinter that can TT, and a DS sprinter. Then may plan will be to take out the two Star TT’s for sprinters for stage 2 leaving me 5 Sprinters and 4 others which will all be DS TT’s (and for me there is a lack of depth in the DS sprinters) (although the way I have gone means I ont have the ideal DS sprinter for stgae 2, but will be in for stage 3), so going that way to me could maximise points from stage 1 and also not be too shaby for stage 2, and then can have 7 sprinters by stage 3, but then my transfers for the TTT will be to bring in people for stage 6, but from teams that should do well in the TTT.

    I know I have just spilled my tatcics, but no names mentioned. And im always in a position to change my tactics. Also My DS TT’s are capable of going in a break, or being in sort of the the 12-20 kinda position at the end of a sprint stage if they wish to be

    May 1, 2012 at 10:50 am #676009
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    drheaton

    chrisdstripes wrote:Mine is

    chrisdstripes wrote:
    Mine is very similar – totally reliant on a good Prologue. 5 TTers, 2 sprinters that can prologue, and 2 other sprinters. I agree on Cav, I was initially thinking of bringing him in for stage 2, but decided yesterday I would bring in 2 DS sprinters instead and wait to see which stars look good before bringing one in for stage 3. Its not that high-risk though, provided at least a couple of guys do well in the prologue…

    I don’t know, a little rain, one crash or broken bike and all of a sudden you go from 5 top 10 finishers to nothing at all. That’s risky, picking 2 TTers and 7 sprinters/ds team mates of sprinters is the safe option as you may get some points on the prologue but mainly you’ll be set for the first two sprint stages and may not need to make (m)any transfers during the first week.

    May 1, 2012 at 9:51 am #676007
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    chrisdstripes

    drheaton wrote:My usual

    drheaton wrote:
    My usual tactic with Cav is to pick him up once he’s won a stage as he usually doesn’t win the first of a tour.

    My team is pretty much finished but at the minute is very TT heavy so I’m not massively happy with it, currently 6/9 are picked for TT skills, the rest being sprinters. It’s a gamble (I did really well in the Paris-Nice TT with this tactic) but if it doesn’t pay off then I’m way out of shape for the first 5 stages or so. Will probably tweak it to add some balance as the week goes on.

    Mine is very similar – totally reliant on a good Prologue. 5 TTers, 2 sprinters that can prologue, and 2 other sprinters. I agree on Cav, I was initially thinking of bringing him in for stage 2, but decided yesterday I would bring in 2 DS sprinters instead and wait to see which stars look good before bringing one in for stage 3. Its not that high-risk though, provided at least a couple of guys do well in the prologue…

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