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Purist Tour de France 2013

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  • June 17, 2013 at 11:50 am #19125
    drheaton

    Just tried to sit down and pick a Purist team for the TdF and it's hard!

    Lots of high value riders, very few very cheap riders and not many bargains to be had, this is going to be a tough race to get right from a fantasy point of view.

    My thinking at the minute is Froome plus 1 high value rider (Sagan/Cavendish or maybe Contador/Voeckler) then some mid and low priced riders but there's not much quality lower down, might have to rethink and go for lots of mid-range guys…

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  • June 18, 2013 at 8:06 pm #743097
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    chiv30

    Ghedebrav wrote:drheaton

    Ghedebrav wrote:
    drheaton wrote:
    Anyone taking a punt on Schleck?

    No, and I’ll probably regret it!

    Yes because he seems to be riding into some form and for 9.2 credits I think he’s worth a punt come the high mountains :/

    June 18, 2013 at 8:00 pm #743095
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    stevemarks

    I have a team of Cav’s and
    I have a team of Cav’s and Sagan and 7 bargain types, but I am sure my thinking will change before the off.

    😕

    June 18, 2013 at 12:38 pm #743093
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    Ghedebrav

    Notice that Garmin still
    Notice that Garmin still haven’t declared their full team. If Rohan Dennis gets the nod, my team will most likely change to include him.

    June 18, 2013 at 12:15 pm #743091
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    backflipbedlem

    so in the Dauphine i left
    so in the Dauphine i left Froome out stage 1, and it cost me a place in top 10 (yes i’m still bitter about it).
    Do i make the same mistake again??
    Or bring in another sprinter? or Sagan?

    June 18, 2013 at 12:07 pm #743089
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    d_jp

    Started looking and found the
    Started looking and found the same as everyone else… this is gonna be difficult. 😕

    Only 9 riders are less than 5 credits… not sure I’ve seen that before.

    June 18, 2013 at 11:49 am #743087
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    Ghedebrav

    drheaton wrote:Anyone taking

    drheaton wrote:
    Anyone taking a punt on Schleck?

    No, and I’ll probably regret it!

    June 18, 2013 at 11:48 am #743085
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    Ghedebrav

    I’ve gone for Sagan as my big
    I’ve gone for Sagan as my big money pick; he’s done some extremely impressive riding over big climbs recently and is clearly targeting the green jersey – which barring accident I think he’ll take ahead of Cav.

    Beyond him, I’ve tried to pin down value. Either Porte or Rogers need to be in there; as super-domestiques for the two favourites one or other could well be on the podium come Paris and I’d expect both to TT well. I’ve also got my white jersey pick in there and an outsider who could grab a stage win or two in the hills.

    Then there are the low-value riders; I’ve gone for a couple of invitee picks who will hopefully get some breakaway points, a carrot for luck, a lead-out man and an accident-prone fans’ favourite (ok, it’s Jonny Hoogerland).

    June 18, 2013 at 11:44 am #743083
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    drheaton

    Anyone taking a punt on
    Anyone taking a punt on Schleck?

    June 18, 2013 at 7:48 am #743081
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    drheaton

    Agreed, given the lack of 3
    Agreed, given the lack of 3 credit riders you’re effectively working with 5 or 10 less credits because your filler has to be more expensive.

    I’m leaning towards changing my tactic and trying to get some quality in my team across the board and go for 9 scoring riders, the problem is picking the guys who’ll score well.

    June 18, 2013 at 7:25 am #743079
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    TERatcliffe26

    Hard is an understatement. I
    Hard is an understatement. I think the fact there is no 3 credit guys to shove in is the worst part, regardless of who they may have been 😕

    June 17, 2013 at 6:26 pm #743077
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    SPEED098

    Well if Sagan wins first week
    Well if Sagan wins first week Cav second week, and win same number of stages each I will be doing pretty well with both of them 🙂
    pretty tough to fill last two places with points left so why not a couple of French guys, to give me three in total.

    June 17, 2013 at 6:12 pm #743075
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    livestrongnick

    I’ve gone all French for my
    I’ve gone all French for my purist 😀

    June 17, 2013 at 5:07 pm #743073
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    chiv30

    Well I got a purist team
    Well I got a purist team picked….
    2 KM
    2 SP
    1 AR
    4 DS

    😕

    Stage I’m most looking forwards to ….huez twice as I’ll be there 😀

    June 17, 2013 at 1:57 pm #743071
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    drheaton

    My basic analysis is:
    Week 1
    My basic analysis is:

    Week 1 – lumpy unpredicatable stages mixed between GC, breaks and lump sprints. Exciting interesting racing

    Week 2 – flat and dull, Cav to win every day and catch up with Sagan in the Green Jersey comp, not a lot else happening

    Week 3 – massive mountains, lots of GC action, exciting race again!

    Sagan/Cav to win about the same number of stages so it’ll come down to how well they do when they don’t win for the Green Jersey standings. If OPQS take Meersman it’ll be interesting to see him go up against Sagan on the hill days.

    Stage I’m most looking forward to? Stage 15, Mont Ventoux on Bastille day into a rest day, expect exciting explosive racing!

    June 17, 2013 at 1:48 pm #743069
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    backflipbedlem

    Cheers Doc!
    Cheers Doc!

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