[MinardiM189]

Thanks for starting the competition.

I assume that Intermarche-Wanty & Arkea teams are missing becuase they were late finalising their line-ups.

Best of luck to everyone ☺

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[MinardiM189]

I think the worst mistake I

I think the worst mistake I ever made was making my transfers after the deadline for a stage in the Tour of California.

The stage started a couple of hours earlier than the previous ones.

[11waterloo]

I had noticed you having a

I had noticed you having a couple of untypical off days. I always check your team out (amongst a few others) as I have noticed, over the years, that you generally pick a similar team to me. I too had a nightmare TT as I managed to leave Roglic out when I was sure I had got him in, costing me 30 odd points. Nobody to blame but myself on that one and fortunately there is enough time in a GT to recover. Annoying though! 

[Sniffer]

I have been distracted for

I have been distracted for much of the last few weeks and the game has taken a back seat.  It kind of shows in my TdF performance.  Missing the deadline on the Friday TT stage post General Election while on holiday kicked the stuffing out of me for a bit too.

On the positive side, don’t have the lack of transfer anxiety I would usually have.

[MinardiM189]

Yes, both stages likely to be

Yes, both stages likely to be for the break.

Probably a huge break on Stage 17, maybe with a couple of lower ranked GC riders in it.

Then a more selective break on Stage 18 with De Lie and others trying to chase it down from a bigger group.

[11waterloo]

Factor in that no team will

Factor in that no team will want to control those stages and its breakaway bingo time!  I always wish I’d kept an extra two or three transfers back at this stage in a GT! 

[MinardiM189]

I had that for a while too.

I had that for a while too.

Stages 17 & 18 are doing my head in.

Stage 18 looks quite difficult on the PCS profile but is actually a lot less difficult than I had anticipated.

[MinardiM189]

An expensive mistake for me

An expensive mistake for me the other day, I brought in Quinn , as I had Healy too, I couldn’t  get Carapaz into my team.

[11waterloo]

I had my two EFE riders and

I  keep thinking Magnus Cort is still an EFE rider! 

[MinardiM189]

I was asking the wrong

I was asking the wrong question.

It should have been “who to put in instead of Groenewegen?” .

[11waterloo]

Yes, giving it to Pogacar

Yes, giving it to Pogacar seemed odd. Healy was last man standing from the break so was the prime candidate. Combativity is more a prize for the heroic, but generally doomed, ride of the day (and it helps if you are French)!

[11waterloo]

I’ll be honest, I’m relieved.

I’ll be honest, I’m relieved. Had taken Demare out this morning as he’s been way off the pace. Thought he had come back to kick my backside! 

[stevemarks]

Cavendish and Demare demoted!

Cavendish and Demare demoted!

[MinardiM189]

Yes, I saw you had Jacobsen

Yes, I saw you had Jacobsen in to collect last rider points.

As he pulled out today it has worked out OK for you.

I also expected Healy to get most combatitive yesterday.

[tony kappler]

My question was Groenewegen

My question was Groenewegen or Gaviria. Yesterday I foolishly replaced Jacobsen with Healy; at stage end I thought Healy should at least get most combative, but no. Jacobsen has scored 38 sprint points and 30 last rider points (plus 5 for Bardet’s win); impressive!

[MinardiM189]

I managed to get them both in

I managed to get them both in by dropping Thijssen.

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