[11waterloo]

Are we allowed to start getting a bit excited yet? Looks to be a more varied route than usual with less of the endless nailed on sprint stages that normally dominate the first week or so (though a run of sprint stages does save on the transfers!) I don’t know about the practicality of it, but is there any way of opening the game up using the long lists that most teams already have or just using the full list of riders? It is quite good fun playing about with potential line-ups, especially for the purist game, even knowing that the final roster will probably change. Obviously, if it creates difficulties, I wouldn’t want to add to the burden of running the game but, if it doesn’t, let’s get the TdF party started!   Here are a couple of links to the current state of the start list. https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2022/startlist.                                https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=17&y=2022&k=8  

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[Dr Winston]

Aye…wrong direction though.

Aye…wrong direction though.

[ktache]

Yellow metal barriers on the

Yellow metal barriers on the approach to the intermediate sprint.

Nice.

[ktache]

Bloody windy today. The

Bloody windy today. The movement in the trees behind Gary, Chris and Peter.

[11waterloo]

Yes, I think he had some

Yes, I think he had some crazy hard gear ratio which probably wasn’t a great choice in the rain. I remember when he first started he liked a bit of a sprint as well, but that seems to have vanished as well. 

[Daniel Norton]

His risk taking is what made

His risk taking is what made him one of the favourites.  If it had been dryer for the early riders, he would have finished top 3….

[Dr Winston]

Well another TDF day stuffed

Well another TDF day stuffed full of drama. It may be a while before i pick Bissegger in the rain again.

[11waterloo]

But leaving his gilet on over

But leaving his gilet on over a very expensive skin suit was a schoolboy error from the team of marginal gains. 

[stevemarks]

Should I Feel like Mr Average

Should I Feel like Mr Average or Mr exceptional as I seem to have had the exact same standard team as 3 legends? 

[Daniel Norton]

11waterloo wrote:

11waterloo wrote:

May mean the GC riders taking it a bit easier to avoid a Valverde 2017 incident? Don’t want your Tour over before it’s started.

The rain had to stop when Pog went out. When you’re good things just seem to fall your way. Thomas was really unlucky.

[Condor Andy]

Think Tony will get the

Think Tony will get the update later on this evening as I’m at work.

[11waterloo]

May mean the GC riders taking

May mean the GC riders taking it a bit easier to avoid a Valverde 2017 incident? Don’t want your Tour over before it’s started.

[Daniel Norton]

No last min COVID withdrawals

No last min COVID withdrawals, it seems.

It is raining already for the TT.  Hope it slams it down early if it is going to, just for the sake of the race being fair.

Away we go.

[11waterloo]

Agreed on that, he was

Agreed on that, he was definitely part of my first week plans! Not to mention my French riders team – that is in tatters without Le Coq! 

[11waterloo]

He’s going early so should

He’s going early so should keep his head above water….

[Daniel Norton]

Was considering Pederson as

Was considering Pederson as he might be in the running for the Green Jersey.  How do you fit another £15M rider in?

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