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  • May 14, 2012 at 6:46 am #15809
    chrisdstripes

    Well I really enjoyed the stage yesterday – exciting racing and amazing views. Today looks tougher, so question is, can Sagan/Haussler/van Avarmaet/Boonen et al still get over the hills with the lead group? I think yes, but if not then it could be a sprint between the non-sprinters, much like the early stages in the Basque country and Romandie…

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  • May 15, 2012 at 12:11 pm #679363
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    TERatcliffe26

    Alan Tullett

    Alan Tullett wrote:
    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    screw my transfers!!!! didnt think they would all get over!!! well points lost today!!! ToC is written off along with the Giro, just need to not loose ground overall now! Le Tour is mine 😛 although blew my chance of a win in the TDU finishing 4th

    If I hadn’t made one mistake in the TDU I would have won it 😉 😉

    Cav has been a disaster for me in the Giro. Whenever I put him in he crashes, when I have him out he wins. Still got a very slim chance of winning if I get another Rubiano moment or play very well, but I very much doubt it.

    Lets just say we both could have won the TDU, but i defo blew a podium spot!

    I like the fact of having both races but each to there own.

    Already made my transfers, had to bring in Haussler and Howard (so now they wont be there at the finish)

    May 15, 2012 at 10:13 am #679361
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    drheaton

    I’ve had 3 or 4 good days in
    I’ve had 3 or 4 good days in the Giro and the gap to 1st is still widening! However well I do I always seem to fall back, I’m now 170 points off 1st place and with everyone having pretty much the same riders over the next week and a half I don’t see how I’ll catch up.

    The ToC is ok but does seem predictable, I’ve had 3 of the top 5 on each of the first two days, got 136 today and dropped 15 places! Too easy to score big points and not enough changes in profile between stages to make people think and make transfers. It’s fun, but not a patch on the Giro.

    May 15, 2012 at 9:52 am #679359
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    Alan Tullett

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:screw my

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    screw my transfers!!!! didnt think they would all get over!!! well points lost today!!! ToC is written off along with the Giro, just need to not loose ground overall now! Le Tour is mine 😛 although blew my chance of a win in the TDU finishing 4th

    If I hadn’t made one mistake in the TDU I would have won it 😉 😉

    Cav has been a disaster for me in the Giro. Whenever I put him in he crashes, when I have him out he wins. Still got a very slim chance of winning if I get another Rubiano moment or play very well, but I very much doubt it.

    May 15, 2012 at 9:46 am #679357
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    Alan Tullett

    Lovely views but the racing
    Lovely views but the racing is predictable. Forgot to put in a team for stage 1 but made one in the end for stage 2 before I’d seen stage 1 results but luckily had the right key riders, Sagan, Haussler and van Avermaet.

    Would have been better if I’d put in my team for stage 2 after watching stage 1, then I could have stuffed my team with all the best riders. Could be a strategy for these little tours in future??

    What do people think?

    Quite nice it’s on late at night when the kids are in bed but to be honest I’d rather not have a distraction when a major tour like the Giro is on. Maybe next year just have little tours on when they don’t clash with the big three.

    May 14, 2012 at 11:33 pm #679355
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    TERatcliffe26

    Oh just so everyone knows, I
    Oh just so everyone knows, I had De Maar in my team until 10 minutes before I chose my final team, and his replacement McCarty has done nothing 🙁 (definite Gkam moment picking the wrong guy off the shortlist)

    May 14, 2012 at 11:31 pm #679353
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    TERatcliffe26

    screw my transfers!!!! didnt
    screw my transfers!!!! didnt think they would all get over!!! well points lost today!!! ToC is written off along with the Giro, just need to not loose ground overall now! Le Tour is mine 😛 although blew my chance of a win in the TDU finishing 4th

    May 14, 2012 at 11:26 pm #679351
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    fraser

    I’m going to try and pick up
    I’m going to try and pick up a puncture in the closing stages of my next race. It’s an odd tactic, but it seems to be working out well for Sagan! :p

    May 14, 2012 at 11:24 pm #679349
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    JAndrewHill

    Sagan, Haussler, Howard,
    Sagan, Haussler, Howard, A.N.Other (De Kort), Rodriguez, Avermaet

    May 14, 2012 at 11:23 pm #679347
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    chrisdstripes

    I wonder – does anyone NOT
    I wonder – does anyone NOT have Sagan?

    1,3,6 for me, following 1,4,5 yesterday – really enjoying this one!

    May 14, 2012 at 11:23 pm #679345
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    Wig_Billy

    Would’ve had 1,2,3 but I got
    Would’ve had 1,2,3 but I got rid of Howard for some reason. 😕

    May 14, 2012 at 11:22 pm #679343
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    Gkam84

    Yeah, i’ve written this Tour
    Yeah, i’ve written this Tour off for me, I couldn’t get any research done for various reason’s, Enjoying watching it, but its a diddy race

    May 14, 2012 at 11:21 pm #679341
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    Gkam84

    Sagan wins again
    Sagan wins again 👿
    Haussler
    Howard
    De Kort

    May 14, 2012 at 11:20 pm #679339
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    JAndrewHill

    1,2,3,5,6 . . . not bad, but
    1,2,3,5,6 . . . not bad, but why did i not get 4th as well???

    May 14, 2012 at 10:46 pm #679337
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    Gkam84

    Oh, I took Boonen and Kittel
    Oh, I took Boonen and Kittel out and stick Horner and Levi in for today

    LL Sanchez grabbed me some points on a climb

    Sagan out the back with a puncture and the WHOLE peleton has slowed to a crawl to let him catch up 👿

    May 14, 2012 at 10:05 pm #679335
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    Gkam84

    So I’m having to watch it
    So I’m having to watch it through my xbox because the ONLY channel which is not working through my sky is Eurosport :S

    Its laggy, but 48km to go

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