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Tour de France – Stage 11

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  • July 9, 2013 at 7:13 pm #19327
    backflipbedlem

    So 9am transfer deadline 2moro. So time to get the transfers done.
    I’m going for an in and out technique ready for the following 2 flat stages, or anyone else going full ITT?

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  • July 10, 2013 at 9:07 am #747019
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    chrisdstripes

    Unlucky Ray! TTs often start
    Unlucky Ray! TTs often start early in Grand Tours – so many riders to get through I guess. 180 guys at 2-minute intervals equals 6 hours plus the time it takes the last man to finish. And they have the tide to worry about today!

    I did mention it on the thread yesterday (as I missed the deadline in a TT earlier in the season), but I know my posts are normally so boring that everyone skips over them 😉

    July 10, 2013 at 9:05 am #747017
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    captain_slog

    ray silvester wrote:…and

    ray silvester wrote:
    …and why was I not personally informed…

    Dave did call round but you were out.

    July 10, 2013 at 9:03 am #747015
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    drheaton

    There was an email sent out
    There was an email sent out yesterday to make absolutely everyone was aware…

    Anyway, 180 riders at two minute intervals (3 for the top guys) means you need 6.5 – 7 hours to cover the starts plus the 30 minute ride. If you’re finishing at around 5pm CET you need to start at 10:30am CET (10am UK time) just to fit them all in.

    Tuft off to a flyer, Westra 8″ down at the first check, Thomas lagging way behind (47″) and clearly taking it easy.

    July 10, 2013 at 8:50 am #747013
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    ray silvester

    For the record I WOULD have
    For the record I WOULD have had

    Martin
    Froome
    Kwia
    Tuft
    Serpa
    Gadret
    Kittel
    Hoogerland
    Fischer

    How come the ITT is starting so early……they always go off later don’t they…..and why was I not personally informed…..and why am I such a numpty?

    July 10, 2013 at 8:47 am #747011
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    ray silvester

    I’ve absolutely blown
    I’ve absolutely blown it……made my 4 TT changes AFTER the deadline(still sleepy from a well deserved lie-in) and now have a TT team for tomorrows sprint and a sprinters team for today’s TT.

    What a numpty!!

    July 10, 2013 at 8:39 am #747009
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    chrisdstripes

    And they’re off! Tuft and
    And they’re off! Tuft and Westra already on the road, so my optimism about today could be very short-lived if Westra goes faster…

    July 10, 2013 at 8:26 am #747007
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    drheaton

    Just a note on Porte, he
    Just a note on Porte, he finished outside of the main peloton yesterday at 1’40 down. I think he’s easing off now and saving himself to help Froome later in the Tour rather than trying to make his way back up the standings.

    Either way, not sure he’s going to be going full gas today.

    July 10, 2013 at 8:15 am #747005
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    drheaton

    Froome
    Martin
    Cavendish
    Kitte
    Froome
    Martin

    Cavendish
    Kittel
    DVP
    El Fares
    Fischer
    Mederel
    Gutierrez (DNS)

    As I said before, figured it wasn’t worth making any penalty transfers because I can’t see many riders as being guaranteed at least 25 points (penalty in, penalty out and points for Kittel/Cav in the green jersey comp) to make penalty transfers worthwhile.

    Tomorrow it’ll be Froome/Martin out, Sagan and Greipel back in.

    July 10, 2013 at 7:55 am #747003
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    livestrongnick

    A most pleasing day
    A most pleasing day yesterday. Taken penalties for today.

    Froome
    Tuft
    Westra
    Panzerwagon
    Monfort
    Quintana
    Oroz
    Mederel
    Willems

    Penalties again tomorrow then save for Saturday/Sunday

    July 10, 2013 at 7:40 am #747001
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    Timbo13

    Took my eye off the ball over
    Took my eye off the ball over the weekend. Wrote yesterday off with a view to getting back on track today, so:

    Froome
    Chavanel
    T Martin
    Porte
    Tuft
    Lobato
    Mederel
    Fischer
    Bono

    July 10, 2013 at 6:52 am #746999
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    chrisdstripes

    Froome
    Tony Martin
    Chavanel
    Froome
    Tony Martin
    Chavanel (over Porte, which I’ll probably regret)
    Castroviejo
    Tuft
    Kittel for tomorrow
    Le Mevel, El Fares, Hoogerland
    (1 penalty)

    The respective demises of Malori, Kessiakoff and Kiryienka has at least made it slightly less complicated today to pick a team – checked the odds on Paddy Power and all my top 5 are in their top 7 favourites, which is slightly reassuring, if fairly meaningless…

    July 10, 2013 at 5:26 am #746997
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    STEVESPRO 79

    Only got the four possible TT
    Only got the four possible TT scorers…

    C.Froome
    Rui Costa
    J.Castroviejo
    T.Martin

    Tweaking starts for the mountains tomorrow.. Just a nightmare of a Tour for me so far..

    July 10, 2013 at 1:11 am #746995
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    chokofingrz

    My TT men are Martin, Kwia,
    My TT men are Martin, Kwia, EBH, Castro, Bauer. I resisted more transfers because my predictions never fare very well on these stages.

    July 10, 2013 at 12:45 am #746993
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    Gkam84

    Dave Atkinson wrote:you stage

    Dave Atkinson wrote:
    you stage hunting, gkam? :D

    Indeed, I could really use a new pump, my little one has followed my track pump in the last few days and blown the seals. I have one of those 2 head things with presta and schrader on the same head

    July 9, 2013 at 10:52 pm #746991
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    TERatcliffe26

    Martin
    Kwiatkowski
    Froome
    Mol
    Martin
    Kwiatkowski
    Froome
    Mollema
    Tuft
    Mederel
    Fischer

    Noval
    Gutierrez

    Will use my 2 transfers and take the punt on penalties for stage 12 so I can save up for the mountains then, as should have used my transfers today and brought in Cav and Kittel and then gone for penalties, but didnt and paid the price. Catching up again!

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