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  • May 9, 2013 at 9:38 pm #18739
    Ghedebrav

    Thoughts on the day’s picks?

    I was a bit overburdened with sprinters, so have taken a ten point hit to bring in Nibs, Uran and Visconti. The big news for stage will be bringing in Brad plus a.n. other cheapish tt-er (or a versatile chap like Betancur?).

    Suspect Paolini and Katusha may give it one last push to keep the pink before he well-and-truly loses it after the time trial.

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  • May 10, 2013 at 9:51 am #733539
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    backflipbedlem

    I just don’t have the in
    I just don’t have the in depth knowledge for this, lol.
    So is it better to just try and prepare my team for the TT tomorrow>?
    I know you guys dont want to give away too many of your picks, but a little bit would be greatly appreciated.

    Current team, which did alright yesterday:

    Bouhanni
    Locatelli
    Nibali
    Viviani
    Aru
    Cavendish
    DiLuca
    Santambrogio
    Battaglin

    possibly thinking to get rid of cavendish and maybe bouhanni, but just guessing, lol

    May 10, 2013 at 9:46 am #733537
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    dave atkinson

    backflipbedlem wrote:apart

    backflipbedlem wrote:
    apart from wiggo who are the main tt guys??

    the course is quite long, and word is it’s pretty technical in places. the climb at the end isn’t long but if you’ve binned yourself then you could still lose a chunk of time on it.

    my feeling is it’ll still favour the true TTers over the all-rounders, in spite of the climb. probably i’ll get found out though đŸ™‚

    May 10, 2013 at 9:38 am #733535
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    Philip Unwin

    Dario Cataldo will be riding
    Dario Cataldo will be riding virtually past his house today.

    May 10, 2013 at 8:57 am #733533
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    chrisdstripes

    Anything could happen today,
    Anything could happen today, early break could even stay away, or a late attack by not-quite-gc guys might be let go, or the gc guys could really animate things and blow it open, or a group of 50 could be sprinting for it. Easy game…

    May 10, 2013 at 8:55 am #733531
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    TERatcliffe26

    Im confused, Ive brought in
    Im confused, Ive brought in Ryder for Cav, but don’t know what to do without messing up my team for tomorrow đŸ˜• I may just leave Viviani in for the fact he may get some points from the points comp, I also think I will leave in Ventoso and Visconti in case as im not good at chasing the break etc

    May 10, 2013 at 8:44 am #733529
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    STEVESPRO 79

    Its a tough call as its a
    Its a tough call as its a really long ITT with a pretty decent climb at the end,so it will not suit all TT specialists. Some climbing allrounders should do well on the course….

    Best thing to do is research riders on procyclingstats…There is an option on the site to see how individual riders perform in Time Trials…Look at this and work out who seems to go well in longer Time Trials…..But even then those unpredictable buggers have to have the legs and the desire on the day… đŸ˜‰

    May 10, 2013 at 8:38 am #733527
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    backflipbedlem

    apart from wiggo who are the
    apart from wiggo who are the main tt guys??

    May 10, 2013 at 8:34 am #733525
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    STEVESPRO 79

    Same here Dave, a sort of
    Same here Dave, a sort of transitional stage… đŸ™‚

    May 10, 2013 at 8:30 am #733523
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    dave atkinson

    I’ve gone for a couple of
    I’ve gone for a couple of guys that like a day on the bumpy stuff but can also hold their own in the ITT tomorrow. tbh though it’s a finger-in-the-breeze kind of a stage for me đŸ˜€

    May 10, 2013 at 8:25 am #733521
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    Stumps

    Ah Dr man, you’ve done it now
    Ah Dr man, you’ve done it now ! Used my last pick on Visconti – going to have to wait till the last minute and possibly take a 10 pointer.

    May 10, 2013 at 7:56 am #733519
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    drheaton

    Oh, and a heads up, Visconti
    Oh, and a heads up, Visconti was in a crash yesterday and ended up in hospital as a precaution. As far as I know it’s nothing serious but that might make him less likely to get in the break today.

    May 10, 2013 at 7:55 am #733517
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    drheaton

    It could be either an
    It could be either an interesting stage or a boring one, it all depends on how much Hesjedal and Nibali want to make Wiggins suffer before tomorrow.

    If Hesjedal has his eyes on some more bonus time then maybe he rides the stage hard and puts Wiggins into difficulty picking up a few seconds plus some finish line bonus seconds. Just as likely though is that Hesjedal rides hard, can’t drop Wiggins and then loses a minute tomorrow….

    I’ve made 5 changes taking 30 penalty points in order to chase the break, it could go horribly wrong but I’m far enough behind in the overall now that I don’t have a real chance of winning.

    May 10, 2013 at 7:36 am #733515
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    STEVESPRO 79

    Yep…Three crucial days
    Yep…Three crucial days now….Would not be surprised to see the weaker TT guys in the GC stakes having a little play today…Nibali and Santambrogio might just light it up a little just to stop Wiggo and Hesjedal having a quiet day in preparation for tomorrow…
    May see Sanchez have a little dig today….
    So much speculation today… đŸ™‚

    May 10, 2013 at 7:29 am #733513
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    Stumps

    Lush stage today, some big
    Lush stage today, some big shake ups if the gc boys want to play.

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