Tour de France Stage 14

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    Alan Tullett

    Pity I couldn’t watch the race live yesterday. Work really does get in the way sometimes :”(

    Not having Cav has cost me about 70 points so any lingering hope for the overall has been blown away like Valverde. Glad to see that Quintana will be their main rider now. I think he deliberately soft-pedalled the ITT to save himself to help Valverde (how else can you explain him being a minute behind Serpa!!), but that strategy has been blown apart now. Doubt if he can win but he can probably get a podium spot. Got a soft spot for Columbians as I teach a lot of them and they’re very nice.

    God knows what’ll happen today. Good day for Cannondale to blow the peloton apart but with Sagan so far in the lead I’m not sure they’ll be bothered. Haven’t made any changes but probably be something like Sagan Degenkolb and Bennati up there. Maybe Impey, Kwiatowsky unless the GC battle takes over and then it’s anyone’s guess.

    Purist team doing ok: Froome, Porte, Quintana and Sagan. Quite near the top with the mountains to come. I hope Porte gets back his legs. 2nd in the roadcc forum on Roaduk and my Cycling News team is doing fine with my bonus stage to come (Alpe d’Huez – another stage I can’t watch live – unless I have a mystery illness). Good chance of a decent prize there.

    Have to go for a stage win on the overall now but a mini-pump doesn’t really do it for me compared to the Bryton I won last year 😉

    Team same as yesterday as a bunch sprint is also a possibility. Come on Greipel, Bonnet, Lobato et al!!

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    Alan Tullett

    Simon off with Vichot
    Simon off with Vichot chasing. Maybe the French have gone a day early.

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    drheaton

    My current tally is 48 from
    My current tally is 48 from the stage so effectively that covers my 5 transfers and I haven’t lost any points from my sprinters because they couldn’t contest the intermediate sprint.

    Hoping for a Back/Bakelandts win now to round off a good day.

    Will need four transfers for tomorrow though including two penalties.

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    Alan Tullett

    Just stuffed myself with
    Just stuffed myself with barbecued food and salad and red wine. Now I can settle down to watch someone I haven’t got win in the break. Still I’ve got 6 transfers for tomorrow although I’ll probably only use 5 and keep saving transfers to try different combos for a stage win. Vichot could win this.

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    drheaton

    Five changes
    Sagan
    Gilbert

    Five changes

    Sagan
    Gilbert (for Cav)
    Bakelandts (for Greipel)
    Bak (for Kittel)
    De Gendt (for D Van Poppel)
    Voigt (for Gutierrez)
    Mederel
    El Fares
    Fischer

    Three in the break and De Gendt can stay for tomorrow. Disappointed no Gilbert in there though.

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    livestrongnick

    Damn it i considered Bak,
    Damn it i considered Bak, Albisini and Voigt but didn’t bother. plus i dropped jj rojas :”( 15 points up the swanny :&

    went a big classics style today

    Sagan
    Gerrans
    Flecha
    Gilbert
    Navarro
    Bonnet
    Quitana
    Mederel
    Willems

    oh well shit happens >:P

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    captain_slog

    Aargh. Why didn’t I go for
    Aargh. Why didn’t I go for someone whose name begins with Bak?

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    rcorbin

    Put Bak, Contador and
    Put Bak, Contador and Quintana today. Sagan and Lobato left if its a sprint.
    3 transfers for tomorrow

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    ray silvester

    No changes to ensure 5
    No changes to ensure 5 transfers for Ventoux

    Sagan
    Kittel
    Kwiatkowski
    S.Dumoulin
    Kristoff
    Fischer
    Gadret
    Serpa
    Hoogerland

    The first five of those are coming out tomorrow for the climbers/GC guys looking for stage wins/badges from here on in.

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    TERatcliffe26

    Hoping for similar to
    Hoping for similar to yesterday to be honest, as ive made a few changes with today and tomorrow in mind, but safety wise with GC points. Wanted Hoogerland in the break, but no luck :”(

    Sagan
    Cav
    Bonnet
    Mollema (for Greipel)
    Fuglsang (for Kittel)
    Hoogerland (for Noval, Greyed out)
    Mederal
    Fischer
    Greyed out

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