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My team for LBL –
My team for LBL –
ALAPHILIPPE
SCHACHMANN
YATES A.
KWIATOWSKI
FUGLSANG
BARDET
LAMBRECHT
CLARKE S.I expect lots of people have similar line-ups.
Does anyone want to buy some spare transfers? I have 5 left, which may explain why I had such a poor Spring Classics.
It’s just a long sprint essentially. So whoever can put out the most power and sustain it. On the current start list, Bevin, Kung, Dowsett, hell even Viviani might be able to give it a good go! There is a 400m 5.5% climb in the middle, which isn’t much really.I bet even the TT boys aren’t sure who to look out for. Some riders do well up to the first check point on the usual distance TT’s…I wish i’d taken some notes.
The short prologue is a regular feature of Romandie although sometimes they throw a hill into the mix.
I think there is a small hill in this years prologue but nothing significant.
Some sprinters seem to be good at prologues whereas others are useless or don’t make an effort.
Chasing shadows all week.
Chasing shadows all week.
bring Vlasov in he has a dad day, take him out he has a good day, bring him in again he has a bad day
bring Thalman in he has a bad day, take him out he has a good day
leave Masnada in he has a bad day, take Masnada out he wins the next stage
Shame that Nibali attacking helped Sivakov cut the gap to Masnada and if Masnada had zipped his jacket up earlier he would have won it.
Crikey. Sky handed the race over to Masnada…maybe…How did they let this happen?They lost control of the gap on the descent of the 1st big climb.
Majka crashed on the descent and I guess Sky were more worried about injuries than losing the race.
They also underestimated Masnada.
Have these results been
Have these results been included twice?
In the results of the race every competitor is listed twice.
When the scores were first included I was still in 6th place overall in the standard competition and now I have dropped to 7th. Maybe the game was still updating when I first checked.
I have 1-2-3-4-6-7-10-16 and 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 in GC.1,2,3,4,6,10,16,20
Finishing up with transfers left over again.
Well, I predict today will see some unbelievably high scoring. I know I had 1-2-3-4-5-6 and it seems likely someone will have had 7 and 8 also.How did you manage to get 3 Sky riders?
Matthews was one of my nagging doubts. His 6th last year was a surprise, but I was interested to see if he’d do it again. I plumped for no, and I’ve been proved wrong again. I also wrote off Lambrecht and Vanendert, had no idea Martin was ill which gave Ulissi the lead, and Mollema looks to be in good form.Moving onto Sunday, the finish is back in Liege. It’s a flat finish and guys like Sagan and Matthews might want it. Also, the weather looks a little inclement.
The only scoring Sagan will be doing is in a Liege brothel.
Not looking greta for me
Not looking greta for me
Dan Martin ill and dropped.
Kreuziger crash.
Yates crash.
Yates is on form, but maybe too light-weight for the cobbles at the finish? Gone for Pogacar instead as an untested outsider and hope he’s not just there to lead out Dan M.I think the race could play out differently this year, with a group getting away and making it to the finish.
Pogacar could be used to chase down attackers & might get into a group that goes all the way.
Playing safe today –
Playing safe today –
ALAPHILIPPE
VALVERDE
YATES A.
MARTIN D.
FUGLSANG
VANENDERT
LAMBRECHT
KREUZIGER
I was tempted to go for Kwiatowski & Schachmann in place of Valverde & Vanendert but decided to play safe.
Not a great start to this one
Not a great start to this one.
I didn’t check the startlist and ignored my roster change email.
I have Aberasturi in my team for Stage1 and Serrano in my purist team
.WTF did I just watch? AVDP shutting down a minute in the last 8km on his own – and winning the sprint?!?Completely refreshing for cycling that he did that.
I have grown utterly fed up with all the cycling stars who sit in their little elite groups, watching each other as others ride off and take the win.
After the pathetic performance of the favourites in Ronde ( allowing Bettiol to ride away unchallenged and then Asgreen to ride away for 2nd place) I think MVP realises that if you really want to win you have to commit to winning yourself and forget all the ‘prima donna’ bullshit we have been dished out the last few years.
Well, this wasn’t loading for me yesterday and with > 200 people in I won’t be lowering it, it’ll bugger up people’s teams. Oh well, it’s just for fun anyway 🙂No matter Andy. It’ll still be a game of spot the differential…or two…
It could all come down to whether stage 1 finishes in a sprint and if teams allow ‘helpers’ to have a go for it.
I expect big teams will be disappointed with the field, there isn’t a lot of competition for GC so racing will not be hard enough for preparation purposes.
Strange but true, I have some friends who think cycle racing is boring….VAN DER POEL…WHAT ON EARTH DID YOU JUST DO…FANTASTIC..To be honest, cycle racing can be incredibly boring, although recently the racing has been enthralling.
If Van der Poel continues like that it will become very predictable, hopefully he stays with his current team for the next 3 years.
Van der Poel is on a whole different level to other cyclists, he is probably cycling’s equivalent of Usain Bolt, in terms of natural physical talent.
That race was a change of the guard in cycling terms; Van der Poel, Lambrecht, Schachmann, Madouas showing where the future lies.
A pity I didn’t have more faith in youth with my team. A bit annoyed I didn’t drop Wellens when the weather forecast came out, he just cannot compete when it is relatively hot.
