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  • May 19, 2012 at 7:44 pm #15868
    Stumps

    After todays heroics by the breakaway to saty out all day what about stage 15 ?

    Will Hesjedal have the legs to go again or will J-Rod et al drop him.

    Only time will tell.

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  • May 20, 2012 at 7:24 pm #680959
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    drheaton

    Nice and convenient that
    Nice and convenient that Schleck pulled out on the morning of the stage where he was bound to lose a good chunk of time, descending really is a massive weakness for him. No wonder he prefers the TdF in the summer where there’s less chance of rain.

    May 20, 2012 at 7:23 pm #680957
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    Gkam84

    darren13366 wrote:Still a

    darren13366 wrote:
    Still a number of riders in the list who have abandoned. Goss, Renshaw, Schleck etc. can this be cleaned up over the rest day?

    They only abandoned this morning, some while the stage was under way, So will be removed before the next deadline as always 😉

    May 20, 2012 at 7:09 pm #680955
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    darren13366

    Still a number of riders in
    Still a number of riders in the list who have abandoned. Goss, Renshaw, Schleck etc. can this be cleaned up over the rest day?

    May 20, 2012 at 7:07 pm #680953
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    Simon_MacMichael

    Raleigh wrote:I asked a club

    Raleigh wrote:
    I asked a club rider why he thought that the Poz had lost so much time yesterday, and his classic response was:

    “Probably took the wrong pills.”

    Harsh 🙂

    Italian TV were saying repeatedly yesterday and today that he absolutely detests the rain, pre-race interview today he clearly didn’t fancy the descents. Basso not a big fan of the wet stuff either, apparently.

    May 20, 2012 at 6:41 pm #680951
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    simon F

    Cav got 5 for being in red
    Cav got 5 for being in red and 4 for the intermediate sprint

    May 20, 2012 at 6:20 pm #680949
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    drheaton

    Alan Tullett wrote:Rujano has

    Alan Tullett wrote:
    Rujano has been a disaster for me. I meant to change him for Purito and swap Golas for a cheap rider but went with two breakaway riders instead. One was in the break but couldn’t stay out, the other was 3rd from last. So close but not quite. Should have played safe. I would have made up a bit of ground. Have to bring in Purito now (who I like – don’t know why I ever left him out) but won’t change the other stars and maybe change one DS. Keep 2 transfers spare for later.

    Yeah Rujano has to go, Sella too, but I don’t know who to bring in to help me move up. I think at this point I run the risk of having exactly the same team as those above me and not going anywhere.

    Basso will be popular this window, Henao too, anyone whoever didn’t have Rodriguez will get him if they can so I’m just faffing around the edges really, the core of my team (Rodriguez, Henao, Hesjedal, Tiralongo, Pozzovivo, Golas) is probably the same as most other teams and won’t change now until the TT. I either take huge risks or just hope I get lucky with a breakaway or on the remaining sprint and TT stages.

    May 20, 2012 at 6:18 pm #680947
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    adholman

    Guardini got 10 for being the
    Guardini got 10 for being the last man home (again!) and 5 for being in the same team as the stage winner. Guardini let me down badly in the sprints but is grabbing loads of points for me in the mountains for being last!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    May 20, 2012 at 6:13 pm #680945
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    Windij Van Blowij

    Please can someone explain
    Please can someone explain why Guardini got 15 points and Cav got 9? Not this scoring lark clearly…..

    May 20, 2012 at 5:16 pm #680943
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    Raleigh

    I asked a club rider why he
    I asked a club rider why he thought that the Poz had lost so much time yesterday, and his classic response was:

    “Probably took the wrong pills.”

    Just thought I’d share.

    Also, tomorrow I’ll finally be able to get rid of Serge Powels. 🙂

    May 20, 2012 at 5:04 pm #680941
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    Alan Tullett

    drheaton wrote:Oh! What a

    drheaton wrote:
    Oh! What a win for Rabottini, sneaks around Rodriguez on the last corner to take it, not that J-Rod put up much of a fight.

    Great ride from Uran to stay with the main group for so long, looks like I close badly by taking Rujano over Gadret, who was up in the top group.

    Rujano has been a disaster for me. I meant to change him for Purito and swap Golas for a cheap rider but went with two breakaway riders instead. One was in the break but couldn’t stay out, the other was 3rd from last. So close but not quite. Should have played safe. I would have made up a bit of ground. Have to bring in Purito now (who I like – don’t know why I ever left him out) but won’t change the other stars and maybe change one DS. Keep 2 transfers spare for later.

    May 20, 2012 at 4:54 pm #680939
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    Wig_Billy

    I really thought about
    I really thought about bringing Guardini in this morning, but decided it was too much of a risk. Is 15 points his highest score so far?

    May 20, 2012 at 4:40 pm #680937
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    livestrongnick

    Cav bus home 34:48 down, 60
    Cav bus home 34:48 down, 60 odd riders.
    Guardini last man again B-)

    May 20, 2012 at 4:10 pm #680935
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    drheaton

    1. Rabottini
    2. Rodriguez
    3.
    1. Rabottini
    2. Rodriguez
    3. Losada
    4. Henao
    5. Scarponi
    6. Basso
    7. Pirazzi
    8. Kreuziger
    9. Gadret
    10. Txurruka
    11. Nieve
    12. Hesjedal
    13. Cataldo
    14. Intxausti
    15. Tschopp
    16. Tiralongo
    17. De Gendt
    18. Moreno
    19. Cunego
    20. Brambilla
    21. Casar
    22. Uran
    23. Niemic
    24. Pozzovivo
    25. Szmyd

    Rujano came in 4 minutes down in 32nd, he’s definitely getting the boot tomorrow.

    May 20, 2012 at 3:59 pm #680933
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    drheaton

    I was watching the end on the
    I was watching the end on the Giro website so didn’t get any commentary, anyone know how far back the Gruppeto is and whether Cav is likely to be inside the time limit?

    May 20, 2012 at 3:57 pm #680931
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    drheaton

    GC:
    1. Rodriguez
    2. Hesjedal
    GC:

    1. Rodriguez
    2. Hesjedal (30″)
    3. Basso
    4. Tiralongo
    5. Kreuziger
    6. Scarponi
    7. Intxausti
    8. Henao
    9. Cataldo
    10. Casar
    11. Uran
    12. De Gendt
    13. Pozzovivo

    Pozzovivo’s a big loser today, Henao takes the white jersey too. Uran lost 1’47 in the end to fall well down. Surprised to see Casar still up there but I might take a punt on De Gendt for next week now 🙂

    Raleigh wrote:
    Anyone who got Henao (like me) is in for big points.

    :)

    Agreed, I’ve got Henao and I expect him to be very popular for Tuesday, especially with 4 transfers on offer. Basso and Scarponi looked strong, if only I could get both of them and Rodriguez into my team without dropping Hesjedal 🙁

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