The Giro Purist thread

drheaton · 2013-05-04T12:17:33+01:00

I figured the purist comp deserved a separate thread so we can keep purist discussions separate from the main stage threads. My Purist team is climber biased: Wiggins Nibali Scarponi Santambrogio Betancur Majka Pantano Locatelli Gavazzi Gavazzi is my only 'sprinter' but I've effectively got 5 team leaders and Betancur who I think will be stronger than Pozzovivo, at least to start with. Majka and Betancur are in there for young rider points as is Locatelli although he and Pantano are my breakaway guys. Gavazzi, I hope, can feature in a few flat stages but I shied away from Bouhanni or Cav as just don't see their being enough stages for them to make them worth picking over the likes of Santambrogio or Scarponi.

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May 4, 2013 at 12:17 pm #18679

drheaton

I figured the purist comp deserved a separate thread so we can keep purist discussions separate from the main stage threads.

My Purist team is climber biased:

Wiggins
Nibali
Scarponi
Santambrogio
Betancur
Majka
Pantano
Locatelli
Gavazzi

Gavazzi is my only 'sprinter' but I've effectively got 5 team leaders and Betancur who I think will be stronger than Pozzovivo, at least to start with.

Majka and Betancur are in there for young rider points as is Locatelli although he and Pantano are my breakaway guys. Gavazzi, I hope, can feature in a few flat stages but I shied away from Bouhanni or Cav as just don't see their being enough stages for them to make them worth picking over the likes of Santambrogio or Scarponi.
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May 13, 2013 at 9:23 pm #732127
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Strathlubnaig

ffs ! Degenkolb has bailed on
ffs ! Degenkolb has bailed on me ! Argh….

May 9, 2013 at 7:25 am #732125
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Stumps

Pedals wrote:Just seen I’m
Pedals wrote:
Just seen I’m top if the purist league for the giro today! Very happy indeed and I’m enjoying this moment of what I am sure is short-lived one off glory! Finally after 3 years playing this game I have finally reached the top of one table! :D

=D> =D> =D> =D>

May 9, 2013 at 7:23 am #732123
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Pedals

My purist team!
Julien Berard
My purist team!
Julien Berard (ALM)
Ryder Hesjedal (GRM)
John Degenkolb (ARG)
Luca Paolini (KAT)
Mauro Santambrogio (VIN)
Mark Cavendish (OPQ)
Pieter Weening (GRE)
Vladimir Karpets (MOV)
Grega Bole (VCD)

May 8, 2013 at 8:43 pm #732121
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Pedals

Just seen I’m top if the
Just seen I’m top if the purist league for the giro today! Very happy indeed and I’m enjoying this moment of what I am sure is short-lived one off glory! Finally after 3 years playing this game I have finally reached the top of one table! 😀

May 8, 2013 at 7:09 am #732119
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chrisdstripes

Need Cav (and preferably
Need Cav (and preferably Bole) to have a good couple of days now!

May 7, 2013 at 9:54 pm #732117
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Stumps

Kept Cav in my purist team as
Kept Cav in my purist team as the only sprinter, he seems on form and with the added points from the points comp he is a better bet than some of the gc boys.

May 7, 2013 at 7:36 pm #732115
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stevemarks

Dave Atkinson wrote:I have
Dave Atkinson wrote:
I have six of those nine:

Bradley Wiggins (SKY)
Ryder Hesjedal (GRM)
Vicenzo Nibali (AST)
Mauro Santambrogio (VIN)
Fabio Aru (AST)
Luca Mezgec (ARG)
Carlos Alberto Betancur (ALM)
Mattia Cattaneo (LAM)
Stefano Garzelli (VIN)

not enough sprint stages to waste time with sprinters on a purist team, i don’t reckon. got a big fat zero on stage one but on the up now…

Me too! Zero was a bit upsetting even though I was half expecting it.

May 7, 2013 at 7:34 pm #732113
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stevemarks

Back from training high up on
Back from training high up on Exmoor. First day I have seen any racing, sounds like I missed some fun yesterday.

I have these same 6 guys as the “doc”

Nibs
Wiggo
Betancur
Santambroglio
Locatelli
Gavazzi

Went for Niemiec over Scalponi hoping it’s too much for the old boy and they give teh younger man his head, but that is obviously not happening, Booooo!

Kelderman for the youth and TTing.

and my ace in the hole Battanglin.

Happy man this evening as had him in both teams.

May 7, 2013 at 7:30 pm #732111
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dave atkinson

I have six of those
I have six of those nine:

Bradley Wiggins (SKY)
Ryder Hesjedal (GRM)
Vicenzo Nibali (AST)
Mauro Santambrogio (VIN)
Fabio Aru (AST)
Luca Mezgec (ARG)
Carlos Alberto Betancur (ALM)
Mattia Cattaneo (LAM)
Stefano Garzelli (VIN)

not enough sprint stages to waste time with sprinters on a purist team, i don’t reckon. got a big fat zero on stage one but on the up now…

May 7, 2013 at 7:12 pm #732109
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rcorbin

hoping my purist team will
hoping my purist team will start climbing up the table after Thursday

Bradley Wiggins (SKY)
Samuel Sanchez (EUS)
Vicenzo Nibali (AST)
Mauro Santambrogio (VIN)
Fabio Aru (AST)
Rafal Majka (SAX)
Carlos Alberto Betancur (ALM)
Stefano Locatelli (BVI)
Stefano Garzelli (VIN)

Think my big 4 could well end up in the top 6 overall.
Aru, Majka and Betancur should take the top 3 youth and do well on stages
And I’m hoping my Stefano’s can challenge for the mountain points later on
Didn’t think Cav was worthwhile.

May 7, 2013 at 3:40 pm #732107
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arsene

thank u perfect day for my
thank u perfect day for my team 😀
good giro so far

May 7, 2013 at 3:36 pm #732105
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ray silvester

Battaglin takes stage 4
Nice
Battaglin takes stage 4

Nice one Arsene!!

May 5, 2013 at 9:41 am #732103
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chrisdstripes

63 for Cav – I reckon another
63 for Cav – I reckon another 200 and I’ll be happy he was worth the risk, so a long way to go.

Was also hoping for something from Gavazzi and Bole – saw both of them near the front in the last 5km so they must’ve got caught up in the crash – swings & roundabouts as usual…

Won’t be getting much today purist-wise, 20 would be a good result!

May 5, 2013 at 9:18 am #732101
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ray silvester

Plenty of zero’s !!
Plenty of zero’s !!

May 4, 2013 at 5:48 pm #732099
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Ghedebrav

Big fat zero for the boys
Big fat zero for the boys from the Andes. My ‘proper’ purist team (listed on another thread) would actually have scored a fair few points today.
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