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Condor Andy wrote:

MinardiM189 wrote:

So who should I pick for tomorrow.

Simon Yates

Done.

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Condor Andy wrote:

MinardiM189 wrote:

Hopefully Trentin doesn’t do anything.

You were saying?

I knew that was going to happen.

I should really have picked him instead of Kruijswijk, just to cover my bases. I wasted so many transfers chasing the break in the Giro and I have become too cautious.

So who should I pick for tomorrow.

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Picking which rider will win

Picking which rider will win from the break is too big a lottery today so gone with safe transfers.

Viviani, Groenewegen & Ewan out – Bernal, Pinot & Kruijswijk in.

SAGAN
BERNAL
PINOT
KRUIJSWIJK
COLBRELLI
MEURISSE
WELLENS
PORTE

With a bot of luck, Meurisse, Sagan and Colbrelli to be in the break.

Hopefully Trentin doesn’t do anything.

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With Fuglsang out, the whole

With Fuglsang out, the whole Astana team will be going for the break tomorrow.

Picking a winner tomorrow will be pot luck.

Maybe the break only goes on the final climb.

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Dr Winston wrote:

Nor did I. No chance of winning the green jersey and beeen really good as a domestic for Alaphillipe in the mountains…..dunno what he or his team have got out of contesting that intermediate. I expected Colbrelli and Sagan with a somewhat confused Matthews wanting the points.

I suppose there is always the chance something happens to Sagan.

The intermediate sprints tomorrow and Thursday are before any serious climbing, so he could go for more points there too. Do I risk keeping him in for that?

Looking at the final sprint again it didn’t look like Viviani had much to give at the finish.

Ewan is looking the fastest by far at the moment.

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Sniffer wrote:

Five in the break. Being kept on a short lead.  Unless anything unusal happens, looks like a sprint.

There will be crosswind later but maybe not strong enough to have an impact.

Interesting to see Viviani is still going for points at the intermediate sprint, I didn’t expcet that.

 

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Thanks for fixing this.

Thanks for fixing this.

Out of interest how are the scores calculated in this league ?

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Rumours flying around that QS

Rumours flying around that QS are not going to help chase today, leaving all the work to Jumbo & Lotto. A few tipsters backing the break.

I’m hoping it ends in a sprint –

SAGAN
VIVIANI
GROENEWEGEN
EWAN
COLBRELLI
MEURISSE
WELLENS
PORTE

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Condor Andy wrote:

I have one transfer left….. 

How did I bollocks up the last week so badly?

At least you can’t screw many more trqansfers up.

I have 19 remaining before tomorrow’s stage. Lots of chances to screw things up.

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The next two stages could

The next two stages could prove interesting. There will be a bit of wind on both days and long stretches with cross/tail wind. Sky and others are sure to try and split things up.

I still expect a sprint tomorrow so bringing 5 sprinters in.

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Dr Winston wrote:

What a fantastic stage that was. Well if anybody had rid themselves of any doubts about Alaphillipe you can go and get them back. Hard to know what to think now….other than he may not be the favourite for stage 17 anymore…three days with maximum rest for him, surely.

I watched it on play back and it was still quite exciting.

Stage 17 is for the break imo. QS will have to do some work on stage 16 and then conrol the start of stage 18. So I think it it unlikely they go for stage 17 with Alaphilippe. But given the effects of ketones on recovery, who knows?

Only thing I have learnt so far this TdF is the Mitchelton Scott are doing something seriously wrong in the preparation of riders. Simon was abysmal in Italy and Adam is abysmal in France. Simon looking favourite for KoM now, unless a GC rider gets it.

 

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Looks like this TdF could be

Looks like this TdF could be all about who is and isn’t using ketones.

JumboVisma, LottoSoudal, Quickstep are using them, probabbly some others too.

Of the other teams Sky & Sunweb and other teams have said they are not using them becuase of unknown long term health impact.

The miraculous transformation of Alaphilippe into a world class climber does suggest that something is going on.

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Didn’t they have a sprints

Didn’t they have a sprints competition and a points competition in the Giro this year?

2 intermediate sprints in each stage but only one counted towards the points competition and different points were awarded in each competition.

If I remember correctly it ended up as a battle between 2 Italians from PC teams.

 

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stevemarks wrote:

MinardiM189 wrote:

Something incredible going on in this TdF.

Incredible or unbelieveable?

Incredibly unbelievable.

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Something incredible going on

Something incredible going on in this TdF.

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