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  • July 23, 2012 at 8:34 am #16401
    drheaton

    Only five days to go!

    Start lists are up on Cycling Fever but beware, Cadel Evans has already put his participation in doubt so things may change.

    I assume that points will be scored in line with one day classics, something like this from Milan San Remo?

    [quote]Information on scoring

    This stage will be scored on the following criteria:

    Finish line – one day race: Points awarded for the first 20 riders over the line in a one-day race.

    The following points will be awarded (1st-20th): 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

    Last man home: 10 points awarded for the last man home on a tour stage or one-day race

    Breakaway bonus: 10 points to any rider in a lead breakaway group of 10 riders or less that’s more than a minute ahead of the peloton at half distance

    Team bonus: 5 points to every participating rider in the winning rider’s team
    [/quote]

    Dave, will it work like the Worlds last year with two per nationality and team bonus points awarded for same country rather than trade team?

    The Favourites seems to be Cavendish, Sagan (although he’s racing on his own, no teammates), Goss (who can’t win a thing) and Griepel which suggests everyone expects a sprint finish. Can anyone see a lone or small group breakaway winning? Possibly Boonen/Gilbert? Italy always seem to go well too so I expect them to be there or there abouts with Modolo/Paolini.

    I think I’ll be loading my team with sprinters but might take a punt on Boonen if he’s fit (didn’t he break some ribs in the Tour of Poland?).

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  • July 28, 2012 at 1:28 pm #693073
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    mattbibbings

    mattbibbings wrote:BBC

    mattbibbings wrote:
    BBC coverage leaves a lot to be desired. Not least the near complete absence of time checks! The one stat that really means something to the viewing public and they have only managed to give 2 or 3 time checks at the top of Box Hill and thats it!

    And I could barely hear Hugh Porter at the start over the crowd noise!
    :/

    I take it back, the Box Hill time checks have been showing up and proving useful to keep track of events.

    July 28, 2012 at 1:26 pm #693071
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    Gkam84

    Riders radio’s are banned. So
    Riders radio’s are banned. So what GB and other teams have done are link up some guys all round the course with radios and stop watches. So they are getting time checks and information all the way around. Might aswell give them radios in their own ears.

    July 28, 2012 at 1:23 pm #693069
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    drheaton

    The amount of information and
    The amount of information and the lack of time checks available for the TV coverage from this race is quite a good advert for allowing race radio. It really hadn’t benefited the racing much either.

    July 28, 2012 at 1:22 pm #693067
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    Gkam84

    Both groups off the front are
    Both groups off the front are together now 😉 with around 45 seconds of a gap

    July 28, 2012 at 1:19 pm #693065
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    Alan Tullett

    From biciclismo
    Juegos
    From biciclismo

    Juegos Olímpicos línea: Sublime GB

    Juegos Olímpicos línea: Solo 28´

    A 75 kms de meta:

    Westra (Holanda), Schar (Suiza), Roelandts (Bélgica), Brajkovic (Eslovenia), Beppu (Japón), Menchov (Rusia), O’Grady (Australia), Castroviejo (España), Pinotti (Italia), Duggan (Estados Unidos) y Kristoff (Noruega)

    a 28″ Nibali y Paolini (Italia), Gilbert (Bélgica) Chavanel (Francia), Bauer (Nueva Zelanda), Rast (Suiza), Fuglsang (Dinamarca), Kreuziger (República Checa), Boom (Holanda) y Grivko (Ucrania)

    a 1:25 Pelotón

    July 28, 2012 at 1:18 pm #693063
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    Gkam84

    Viviani will most likely jump
    Viviani will most likely jump off as he’ll be using this as a warm up for the track

    July 28, 2012 at 1:16 pm #693061
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    adholman

    T Martin DNF
    T Martin DNF

    July 28, 2012 at 1:16 pm #693059
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    Gkam84

    Tony Martin jumped off to
    Tony Martin jumped off to save some for the TT 😉

    July 28, 2012 at 1:14 pm #693057
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    adholman

    and where’s viviani,
    and where’s viviani, breschel, henderson? dropped with martin according to the official live feed

    July 28, 2012 at 1:13 pm #693055
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    adholman

    tony martin dropped by main
    tony martin dropped by main bunch????

    July 28, 2012 at 12:50 pm #693053
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    Gkam84

    You can see the parts where
    You can see the parts where the real cyclist are….screaming and shouting lycra clad guys with NO flags waving

    Then round the rest of the course, people in their sunday best summer outfits with a flag, clapping and saying “jolly good chaps, keep it up” 👿

    July 28, 2012 at 12:45 pm #693051
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    Gkam84

    The coverage isn’t the
    The coverage isn’t the best…..The support on the side of the roads isn’t much better……Everyone with union flags…check, DO NOT put a foot over the white line…. 👿

    July 28, 2012 at 12:42 pm #693049
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    drheaton

    I suspect its not the BBCs
    I suspect its not the BBCs fault that there aren’t many time checks but done on purpose to make sure that no-one can give the riders any more time checks than they receive from the race directors.

    Also, its bloody hard to identify people when they’re not in trade team jerseys.

    July 28, 2012 at 12:36 pm #693047
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    ray silvester

    Bunch Sprint for me
    Bunch Sprint for me please

    Sagan
    Greipel
    Cavendish
    Chavanel(just in case)
    Kwiatkowski(good TDP form)
    Sohrabi(cheap as chips)
    Vandenbergh(same as above plus covers Boonen/Gilbert win)
    Demare(outside chance of top 20)
    Impey(dark horse)

    July 28, 2012 at 12:28 pm #693045
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    Alan Tullett

    Juegos Olímpicos línea: 2
    Juegos Olímpicos línea: 2 grupos

    Kilómetro 140.

    Grupo 1: Westra (Holanda), Schar (Suiza), Roelandts (Bélgica), Brajkovic (Eslovenia), Beppu (Japón), Menchov (Rusia), O’Grady (Australia), Castroviejo (España), Pinotti (Italia), Duggan (Estados Unidos) y Kristoff (Noruega)

    Grupo 2: Nibali, Gilbert, Chavanel, Rast, Fuglsang, Kreuziger, Boom, Paolini, Elmiger,…

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