[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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[Dr Winston]

I had Matthews because of the

I had Matthews because of the TT (ha) and it would have been silly to move him…but that final climb was always underestimated by the tipsters…

I’m not even sure about tomorrow. 

If it was a better breakaway day for pts I’d be tempted to punt on Pellaud. Imhof went today so history says Pellaud tomorrow, or maybe both. 
 

BTW…Actually wrote this yesterday for somebody…

“If you’re looking for cheap riders then it might be worth remembering that Switzerland has it’s own cycling team that is very fond of being in the break. I’m expecting Imhof and Pellaud to be regular breakaway riders. Also Matthias Frank and Schar from AG2R might be worth a good lot of pts. The Swiss riders just seem to go for the breaks in their own tour”

I should listen to my own advice.

 

 

[Aragonite]

Time for some payback off

Time for some payback off Mathews, and Laporte? Think Molano, and Teunissen will also be in the mix for stage3.

[11waterloo]

I think Kung should be ok

I think Kung should be ok today, will probably keep some GC points and could be in top twenty. So many riders with an eye on other goals (Alaphilippe – TdF, MvdP – Olympics) that it is hard to know who is going to give it 100%. Throw in a medium mountain stage and some iffy weather like today and it becomes a lottery! 

[Dr Winston]

I kept him as well. Not

I kept him as well. Not expecting much in the way of stage points though. Today’s finish puts me in mind of the Poggio at the end of Milan – San Remo…except the climb is harder…shorter, but harder…and an equally steep descent. That finish is a great leveller between sprint, punchers and GC….I see no reason why this won’t be the same. 

[Sniffer]

I did pick Kung, but he was

I did pick Kung, but he was in and out of my team as it was developed.

Thomas and Matthews were in ther too, so I didn’t get it all right.  The right balance between having 1st stage specialists, riders for Stage 2 and budget wasn’t as easy a equation as it sometimes can be.

I have kept Kung for today, that may be a mistake too.

[11waterloo]

It does make it better when

It does make it better knowing I’m not the only one. Just didn’t fancy him in the rain on a technical course… what do I know?

[Dr Winston]

Well I picked Dennis because

Well I picked Dennis because I was certain he would win (like most others did) which just shows that TT’s are never as predictable as we think. Kung won, but he had just as much chance of doing a Dennis. Seems that most TT riders are up and down right now…I’d have bet my house on Benjamin Thomas and Matthews doing better than they did today. 
 

[Aragonite]

I didn’t?

I didn’t?

[11waterloo]

And I didn’t pick Kung

And I didn’t pick Kung because……….

[Author]

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