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  • June 22, 2012 at 11:59 am #16144
    drheaton

    I figured I’d start a separate thread for all the purist players out there because we’ve got some different decisions to make from the standard ‘who’ll win the prologue’.

    My feeling is that most teams will have at least one, but probably two, of Wiggins, Evans and Sagan. These seem like bankers when it comes to consistent points. Likewise Westra will probably be popular but what are your plans for the rest of your slots? Are you tempted to bring more TT guys into your purist team than usual as there’s three TTs or will you stick to the usual climber heavy team? Will 7 flat stages tempt you to pick some sprinters and who’ll be the big breakaway guys this year?

    Cards on the table, I’m tempted to pick one of Hoogerland and Moncoutie who I think will both go after the KoM jersey, there’s plenty of points on offer even on the flatter stages this year so fingers crossed one’ll try and go for them. I probably won’t pick people specifically for the TTs but might pick a sprinter (other than Sagan), someone like Van Hummel. Likewise I might try for some breakaway DSs given the array of KoM points on offer but I never usually get the right guys. At the minute my team looks like:

    Wiggins
    Sagan
    Valverde
    Brajkovic
    Engoulvent
    Charteau
    Geslin
    Kashechkin
    Jeandesboz

    but that’ll change a fair bit over the next week.

    What are your plans and how do you see the race going?

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  • June 30, 2012 at 2:49 pm #688145
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    TheBigMong

    OK, now that we’re underway,
    OK, now that we’re underway, I’ll put my cards on the table:

    Peter Sagan
    Ryder Hesjedal
    Bradley Wiggins
    Tejay van Garderen

    Gorka Izagirre
    Cedric Pineau
    Lieuwe Westra
    Jonathan Cantwell
    Aleksandr Kuschynski

    June 30, 2012 at 1:15 pm #688143
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    manxfelipe

    Having a go at a purist team
    Having a go at a purist team for the first time and ended up with this:

    Bradley Wiggins (SKY)
    Cadel Evans (BMC)
    Peter Sagan (LIQ)
    Michael Rogers (SKY)
    Tony Gallopin (RSN)
    Julien Simon (SAU)
    Fabrice Jeandesboz (SAU)
    Gorka Izagirre (EUS)
    Mikel Astarloza (EUS)

    June 30, 2012 at 12:48 pm #688141
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    Gkam84

    I think, if things don’t
    I think, if things don’t change, i’m going to have to play a purist’s purist game with NO transfers, even when purist’s are allowed to make changes, If i can get on, then I will. If not then this is my three week team

    Bradley Wiggins (SKY)
    Fabian Cancellara (RSN)
    Luis Leon Sanchez (RAB)
    Peter Sagan (LIQ)
    Andriy Grivko (AST)
    Giovanni Bernaudeau (EUC)
    Mikel Astarloza (EUS)
    Gorka Izagirre (EUS)
    Kris Boeckmans (VCD)

    June 30, 2012 at 11:41 am #688139
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    Wig_Billy

    I’ve had a go at a purist
    I’ve had a go at a purist team – but as you can see below, I haven’t taken it too seriously.

    Jeremy Roy
    Johnny Hoogerland
    David Moncoutie
    Sylvain Chavanel
    Sandy Casar
    Michael Albasini
    Jens Voigt
    Amets Txurruka
    Gorka Izagirre

    My only hope is that all of my riders manage to get in at least one break during the next three weeks. 😀

    June 30, 2012 at 10:53 am #688137
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    TERatcliffe26

    well i decided to go this was
    well i decided to go this was i think

    Wiggins
    Sagan
    D Martin (for the mountains that others wont go for)
    Rogers

    Pinot
    Westra
    Edet
    Erviti
    Simon

    I thought picking a couple like D martin/Erviti that maybe others wouldnt would make it a bit more interesting

    June 29, 2012 at 8:36 pm #688135
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    drheaton

    Been tinkering all evening
    Been tinkering all evening but now settled on:

    Wiggins
    Sammy ‘I’ll probably settled for the polka dot jersey’ Sanchez
    Johnny ‘the beast’ Hoogerland
    Levi ‘I can’t think of anything funny’ Leipheimer

    Thibaut Pinot
    Lieuwe Westra
    Julien Simon
    Arthur Vichot
    Gorka Izagirre

    Hoping that Vichot will get into some breaks (although I have a horrible track record of picking breakaway riders) and that Simon and Pinot will have a good race, Izagirre is the best of a bad/cheap bunch and Westra could go either way.

    Leipheimer’s an odd one, if it all goes to plan I can see him doing well but he could also be decidedly average and be an awful pick. I wanted Sanchez though and would have had to replace him with Gesink or Rolland in order to pick up Chavanel or Hesjedal.

    June 29, 2012 at 2:49 am #688133
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    seanieh66

    Bradley Wiggins (SKY) GC
    Tony
    Bradley Wiggins (SKY) GC
    Tony Martin (OPQ) AR P
    eter Sagan (LIQ) AR
    Michael Rogers (SKY) AR

    Domestiques
    Mikel Astarloza (EUS)
    Lieuwe Westra (VCD)
    Giovanni Bernaudeau (EUC)
    Jonathan Cantwell (SAX)
    Matthew Lloyd (LAM)

    Some interesting choices. As Cav has more or less said he aint racing for Green at the expense of Olympic glory I decided to risk Sagan who has so far this year been awesome albeit in less classy pelotons. Best to get the ball rolling with a good Prologue and reckon Wiggins, Rogers, Mart and even Westra will do well. Further on Cantwell might be well sprints wise and of course. Fingers crossed as this is the team I’ll try and stick to regardless 😉

    June 28, 2012 at 3:30 pm #688131
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    tigerbear

    Hi, this is my first time of
    Hi, this is my first time of entering a team so going for the purist only race.

    My team which will be a lot of guess work is going to be

    Bradley Wiggins (SKY)
    Robert Gesink (RAB)
    Vladimir Gusev (KAT)
    Michael Rogers (SKY)
    Robert Kiserlovski (AST)
    Michael Albasini (GRE)
    Sandy Casar (FDJ)
    Maxim Iglinsky (AST)
    Jonathan Cantwell (SAX)

    June 28, 2012 at 1:35 pm #688129
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    frankiejay

    My last, final purist team…
    My last, final purist team… maybe…

    Wiggins
    Sagan
    Leipheimer
    Rogers
    Kiserlovski
    Pinot
    Westra
    Simon
    Cantwell

    June 27, 2012 at 7:02 pm #688127
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    JAndrewHill

    But there are two saur riders
    But there are two saur riders and a europcar cheapie. .? !!!!

    June 27, 2012 at 7:02 pm #688125
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    JAndrewHill

    But there are two saur riders
    But there are two saur riders and a europcar cheapie. .? !!!!

    June 27, 2012 at 7:02 pm #688123
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    JAndrewHill

    But there are two saur riders
    But there are two saur riders and a europcar cheapie. .? !!!!

    June 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm #688121
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    JAndrewHill

    I will announce who is in my
    I will announce who is in my purist team after the prologue. :”( 😀 😀 😀

    June 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm #688119
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    JAndrewHill

    I will announce who is in my
    I will announce who is in my purist team after the prologue. :”( 😀 😀 😀

    June 27, 2012 at 11:08 am #688117
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    drheaton

    I wasn’t saying Sanchez was a
    I wasn’t saying Sanchez was a bad pick, he was on my list and it’s probably a toss between a rider like him or Chavanel and someone like Horner. The benefit of Sanchez over a lowly GC contender is that he’s pretty much guaranteed to get some points whereas if Brajkovic/Horner has a bad tour they can get pretty much nothing.

    Picking my team is tough, my original tactic was to load up on TTing GC contenders (ie Wiggins), cast iron points in Sagan and some possible GC points in Gesink and Brajkovic then make up the DS spots with whoever I could afford but I’m seriously tempted to spread the risk picking Leipheimer, Horner, Gesink and Hesjedal and pick some decent DS riders, it’s maybe less risky but could pay off if each of my stars has a good tour.

    Hmm…

    How does

    Sagan
    Hesjedal
    Leipheimer
    Valls Ferri
    Kiserlovski
    Albasini
    Gallopin
    Westra
    Kashechkin / Di Gregorio

    sound?

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