[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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[triccky100]

yep I would say as late as

yep I would say as late as possible but understand the issues that may bring. Maybe go with about 30min before as a compromise?

[stevemarks]

I’m fairly sanguine. As late

I’m fairly sanguine. As late as possible seems right one of the most terrible things is getting up late and missing the deadline then finding out the race doesnt actually start for another half hour.

 

[tony kappler]

I’m just setting up the Giro.

I’m just setting up the Giro. Normally I would close the transfer window about an hour before the start; this allows for all manner of SNAFUs like wrong listed start times, start of daylight saving, last minute change of route etc so that the window is not open after the race has started. However COVID has raised the real risk of very late team cancellations.  I’m looking for feedback from you guys; would you prefer that the cutoff time be very close to race start time, or leave it at 1 hour before? It would mean extra attention to start times (by me) and possible late transfer time changes.

 

[Condor Andy]

Cheers Tony, aye I’m still
Cheers Tony, aye I’m still away and last night was pretty busy. I might be more available the next couple of days and back home at the weekend.

[Dr Winston]

Thanks Tony. Just do it when

Thanks Tony. Just do it when it suits you.

[11waterloo]

At least it kept me top of

No worries about timing of results…… it kept me top of the season league for an extra hour or so! Thanks for getting it done. 

 

 

 

[tony kappler]

Aahh, I’ve worked it out.

Aahh, I’ve worked it out. Done. If Andy is not scoring, expect the scores to appear at about this time. (I’m not getting up at 2am!!)

[tony kappler]

Morning (6am from Down Under)

Morning (6am from Down Under) guys. Sorry there is no score yet. I have a problem downloading file. I’m hoping Andy can score, but I think I saw he was on hols. Running the comps is a very loose volunteer arrangement; basically who gets there first does it.

[11waterloo]

Same here. I’d lost a bit of

Same here. I’d lost a bit of faith in Dennis….Moving to Ineos has clearly given him his mojo back.

[Sniffer]

Choosing the right two INEOS

Choosing the right two INEOS riders was always going to be the challenge.  I picked Ganna over Dennis which has led to disappointment.

[Aragonite]

Rohan Dennis is well and

Rohan Dennis is well and truly back to his best.

[11waterloo]

Especially as not the

Especially as not the strongest GC field and only Ineos with strength to control the race. Could be possible for a decent all rounder (e.g. Lutsenko) to grab five minutes in one of those stages then try to defend in the last two? Unlikely but would make for some great viewing! 

[Dr Winston]

Very hard. They types of

Very hard. They types of stages it’s best to sit on your hands for in the GT’s….no time for that though in a short tour. 

[11waterloo]

The three stages after the

The three stages after the prologue look quite hard to call as well. But I guess that’s why we play the game!

[Dr Winston]

Yeah, very good field. More

Yeah, very good field. More than that, two good looking TT’s as well. 

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