[tony kappler]

Consists of Prologue and stages 1 to 5 (official labelling). This is what I have called the stage name, even though it will appear as stages 1 to 6 in parts of the game.

Interestingly, you can only get stage details on the official site in French, not English; a small insult perhaps.

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[Aragonite]

I can’t get online on a

I can’t get online on a morning. Consequently dosn’t make any difference to me.

[11waterloo]

Talking to my son and we

Talking to my son and we decided that Pat Bevin is a low budget Wout van Aert! Hope Israel can allow him to develop and that he isn’t just regarded as a decent TT rider.

[11waterloo]

Excellent. Does look like a

Excellent. Does look like a hatful of points (even a cheeky five for Suter!). Would have had Colbrelli yesterday if it wasn’t for the malign presence of Bauhaus sowing a seed of doubt. Should always remember that a humpback bridge generally puts him out the back! 

[Dr Winston]

Brilliant. Might be a stage

Brilliant. Might be a stage win for you. More…a win worthy of note by Colbrelli….that was a tough climb to get over and needs remembering. Is he in the Giro?

[Sniffer]

Doing almost nothing has

Doing almost nothing has maybe worked out for me.  Got the podium and 2-6 on GC.

If I had made another change it was going to be Colbrelli out.  So often less is more with transfers!

[11waterloo]

It is reassuring that I’m not

It is reassuring that I’m not the only one! I did notice last year that we often end up with virtually the same team – great minds and all that! 

[Sniffer]

It is easier when the GC has

It is easier when the GC has formed properly.  If it makes you feel any better, the only change I made was Suter.  He isn’t in the break today….. maybe tomorrow?

[11waterloo]

It’s knowing when to gamble

It’s knowing when to gamble and when to go safe and bank the GC points that is the real skill. Am generally happy to throw one wildcard in for this type of stage…… if it wasn’t Lutsenko I would have put Suter in or even Pellaud so I can’t complain about my luck too much! Just wish I had got those GC riders in now…….

[Dr Winston]

Oh hell. You do better than

Oh hell. You do better than most for those types of picks as well…usually.

[11waterloo]

Yes, big gamble on Lutsenko

Yes, big gamble on Lutsenko that backfired. With 10 minutes freedom, I felt he could go on a mission & hoover up a stack of bonus points today…. ah well. Leaves me a GC rider or two down on most other players. I’ll be rooting for the break today! 

[Dr Winston]

Aye…that losss of time

Aye…that losss of time yesterday was tempting for certain, he could have had a very big day in the break. I just brought in Izagirre and Woods…my dither was Woods or Kelderman. I don’t think Woods will get much rope at only 25 seconds back though, if any. 

[Dr Winston]

You should consider a final

You should consider a final flag to say when you’ve done with the changes from your end…it’s then down to us to root out last minute stuff. That way we all know where we stand and aren’t totally reliant on you not missing something. Not sure if that’s possible or not.

[Sniffer]

I considered Lutsenko……

I considered Lutsenko…… and loads of other riders.  Generally not had much idea of how today will work out.

Pretty much did nothing in the end.

I usually do my changes the night before as I struggle to gaurantee much time in the morning.  Does mean I have been a regular victim of late COVID withdrawls.

[11waterloo]

I would say as late as

I would say as late as possible, but fully understand the difficulty of ever changing start times. I perfectly illustrated the dilemma by bringing in Lutsenko late this morning, only for his DNS to be announced after the deadline. Very annoying but we just have to accept that it can’t be perfect……. I’ll just go off now and swear a lot in the garage! 

[Condor Andy]

I usually try and set mine up
I usually try and set mine up to be about 15 mins to half an hour before roll out.

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