[Condor Andy]

The start list still isn’t complete, but I’ll keep my eyes on it today. Hopefully ISN, Cofidis, and Intermarche get their acts together soon.

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[Aragonite]

As 11waterloo said, it’s www

As 11waterloo said, it’s http://www.feltet.dk. Written by a cycling savant by the name of Emil Axelgaard. Ever wonder how sometime last year, or the year before Carlton Kirby suddenly became knowledgeable about cycling? That was the day he discovered feltet, he often quotes Axelgaard verbatim but never gives the site credit for his plagiarism. But then again, he is not alone, the site is also a guilty secret of many top cycling fantasy players too. 🙂

 

 

[Daniel Norton]

The withdrawals were reported

The withdrawals were reported on Cyclingnews so I doubt folks needed to read a translated article to know that.

[11waterloo]

It’s a Danish cycling website

It’s a Danish cycling website called Feltet. Does in depth previews of every stage of every race. It goes into extraordinary detail so can be a bit intimidating. As Aragonite says above, I think a lot of people probably just skip to the selections at the end rather than wade  through the mountain of text! 

[Condor Andy]

What’s this site you’re

What’s this site you’re talking about?

[Aragonite]

I often have wondered how

I often have wondered how many will read all the day’s analysis and then thepreview of the next stage, and how many simply skip to the selections.

[Aragonite]

Yes, I mentioned the site to

Yes, I mentioned the site to you during the Giro. Imo the articles go well beyond what can be deemed as research, and are simple spoon feeding of selections. As such it’s only fair that as many managers as possible know of the site, what they choose to do with the info is then up to the individual. Even if you only read the parcours section it is a massive advabtage, particularly for the Purist game.

[Daniel Norton]

I’m useless at this game.  I

I’m useless at this game.  I thought Hamilton wasn’t one of the Bike Exchange non-starters.  I can’t even read let alone be concise!  I bet Costa is pissed off!

[Sniffer]

Costa pick worked. 

Your Costa pick worked.  Schachmann finished in the bunch so maybe is OK.

[Sniffer]

Hamilton was DNS today. 

Hamilton was DNS today.  Gastro problems in Bike Exchange team.

[11waterloo]

Concise isn’t a word he

Concise isn’t a word he understands though!

[Daniel Norton]

It was you who put me on to

It was you who put me on to Feltet I think.  If I’m honest I rarely differ in what I’m likely to pick from previews apart from for info on the parcour they have helps sometimes.

I have cocked my team up now.  I used 3 transfers today to bring in an extra wildcard (Vuillermoz) along with Uran and Costa but if Schachman is out then I need it (only one left).  I also accidentally clicked on Lucas Hamilton instead of Fuglsang the other night.  I should be more careful on the tablet (I hate touchscreen).  I was lucky Hamilton is going OK, but that will probably cost me later as well unless Hamilton has an unexpectedly good TT!

If I want to go for the overall I need to take less risks next season.  That and do my team on the PC, so I don’t make clicking errors in bed at 2am! 🙂

[Aragonite]

Fits like a foot in a hose.

Fits like a foot in a hose. 🙂 Must admit to liking fantay cycling pre Axelgaard, everyone spoon fed nowadays, but it’s hard to ignore the article as he is so erudite.

[Sniffer]

Only change for me was Poels

Only change for me was Poels out Uran in.  We all might need a tansfer to remove Schachmann if he is sick.

Fuglsang (my success of yesterday) is Birdsong in Danish. I like that one too.  Porte sometimes comes out as Gates.

[11waterloo]

OK,  Alaphilippe has rendered

OK,  Alaphilippe has rendered any plan redundant! 

[Daniel Norton]

My wildcard is Vuillermoz.  I

My wildcard is Vuillermoz.  I should have saved the transfer for Dennis really but the teams are all too similar I suspect.

Alaphillippe on the attack!  Straight out of the Van der Poel playbook.  Unpredictable cycling is entertaining but a nightmare for fantasy cycling managers.

If I was Inios I’d have Dennis in the break today and surprise everyone.  I guess that’s why they win GTs and I’m drinking coffee and getting distracted from work by the cyclingnews ticker. 🙂

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