[Dr Winston]

Fingers crossed for an uninterrupted Giro.

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[Anonymous]

I don’t know about ‘run down’

I don’t know about ‘run down’, it’s certainly a very different place to the big industrial cities – but then you could say the same about a lot of countries, even the UK to be honest.

[Aragonite]

Southern Italy so much more

Southern Italy so much more run down than the rest of the country. Definitely the poor relative.

[Dr Winston]

Only went with one transfer.

Only went with one transfer. Hard to predict this with the wind right on the raggedy edge of echelons. I fancy Trek to take control of the race and keep Nibali right at the front, just in case.

[11waterloo]

His time is definitely up,

His time is definitely up, but just to sow a seed in my head, he grabbed a couple of KOM points today. As you say, no climb tomorrow so, unless he comes dead last or Oldani wins the sprint, he goes! Fair play for picking Demare – on the sprint spectrum, I thought it would be more at the Ulissi end than the Hodeg end so picked accordingly. Shame as Demare is one of my favourite riders! 

[Anonymous]

I really can’t wait for this

I really can’t wait for this race to settle down a bit, it’s a little unsatisfying at the moment because the narrative (klaxon!) is so unpredictable. Riders who should be performing aren’t (looking at you, Pete S), we’ve got the time-trial and pursuit world champion in the mountains jersey, it’s all very confusing. 

[Dr Winston]

He may well end up with good

He may well end up with good pts if he goes for KOM by accident when trying to get back into the GC rather than GC alone. At the moment he’s not looking too good for anything though. At some point he has to try a big play or two in the later stages.
 

[stevemarks]

Didn’t make any difference in

Didn’t make any difference in the end, but I’m really not with this at the moment maybe saturated. Don’t understand why I left Demare out and put Vivina in, it just doesn’t make any sense, maybe my team has been hacked? 

[Gkam84]

I just want to state a big F

I just want to state a big F U to Matthias Brandle. I removed him from my team, then he rolls in last after I talked to one of his team mates the other day and said, if you are in the groupetto, do me a favour and roll in very last to score me points. I don’t know if he’s spread that via the whole team…lol

[Dr Winston]

Very windy tomorrow and

Very windy tomorrow and echelons on the cards….not sure Viviani and Gaviria will like that too much. Need to keep our eye on the weather to see just how windy. Viviani was dropped really easily on that climb today…he still has a finish but he’s not looking very strong.

[Dr Winston]

Mine as well.

Mine as well.

We need to think this through. Could it be that the peleton don’t like him going because it means they have to work harder to bring him back…rather than being scared he wins?

After I posted about the four man break being almost 10 mins ahead Bora set about reeling them back in, and did it with ease…to the point of too easy so had to back off. If TDG is in there they have to work so much harder. No KOM tomorrow and echelons a distinct possibility…time for him to go. 

[11waterloo]

And on a stage where the

And on a stage where the break gets a free pass, TdG isn’t in it……..he’s  still lurking in my team though! Will I ever learn?

[Dr Winston]

Looking like they’re gonna

Looking like they’re gonna let the four man break go. Up to nearly 10 mins now.

[stevemarks]

Gaviria, Viviani? almost seem

Gaviria, Viviani? almost seem the same. senior moment wasted transfer.

[11waterloo]

I feel the same regarding bad

I feel the same regarding bad calls currently. Brought in Caicedo rather than Vanhoucke yesterday when Vanhoucke was clearly the better longer term pick. Gambled on big break winning today so was at least one GC rider light but I guess we all have hard luck stories!! Flèche Brabançonne went well for just about everyone – only Wellens missed for me (& if I hadn’t had him I would have had Trentin, who blanked as well, so I can’t moan about that one!)

[Sniffer]

He is.  Got myself mixed up. 

He is.  Got myself mixed up.  Maybe not in GC contention, but he is still in the race.

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