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Vuelta stage 1
All tinkering done, not going to touch it again until after the stage. Promise.
It was a tricky pick this one so as not to have to make a million changes this week.
Suffice it to say I've got 3 Europcar, 3 MTN and 3 Caja Rural riders in for the TTT.
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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I did OK, only my Sky rider didn't score and had 2 Movistar inclusing Castroviejo. 30 pens for tomorrow was always the plan, could be a disaster if the wind blows...
The scores are updating, there is nothing else to do, it does the rest itself.
P.S. I got your email, but I not interesting in communicating with you, I will also block any attempt to be part of the game.......
What game?...
Damn, it's been updating for 33 minutes already...
That is because there are lots of players who only play the grand tours....
So it takes longer, plus all the new leagues.
13th on the stage not too bad, now do I make any penalties
Yes! Make sure you have Degenkolb in!
Or no... 
You've got Hofland and Matthews in there already... 
How do you know you were 13th when the game is currently updating?
Because there are four of us who can access the game at any point as Admin
Because there are four of us who can access the game at any point as Admin :))[/quote]
Fair enough. Or possibly unfair, of course...
Thanks for the explanation...
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Damn, I don't know why I get the feeling with that 'laughing' smiley that you are 'mocking', 'making fun of', if you will, all of us who can't 'access the game at any point'...
It's at times like this where I believe you act in a 'holier than thou' attitude towards the 'guests' in this game and I don't agree with your behavior... 
you are a total tool mate.
Scores coming, I meant to do them before I had a nap and fell asleep....opppps
Put Castroviejo in as a late transfer!!. Basically hedged my bets in the end with 2 Ast, 2 Trek and one from OPQ, BMC, MOV, SKY and Orica. Giant surprised me
two pens was always the plan for tomorrow,
Cannondale surprised the f$%#k out of me!
Looks like it's time to take some penalty points.
4 transfers made already.
You will be very close to the top TER
Fairly happy in the end, 7 riders in the top 5 teams (2 Mov, OGE, 2 trek, 2 OPQS) and only one non-scorer who was a 3 point rider, and 1st and 5th on GC
Castroviejo
Moreno
Matthews
Stuyven
Cancellara
Verona
Martin
Hofland
Fominykh
Nice setup!
Disaster. Taking two penalty points for tomorrow.
Given the unpredictability of TTTs, especially on a short course with tiny time gaps, I should've just picked for tomorrow. I'd have probably done better AND wouldn't have had to take the penalty hit - in fact I've had two in the bank.
Will be hard to recover from this - I started well in both the Giro and the Tour, and was able to save transfers. Not this time...
Well that was a turn up for the books.
Going for TTT, trek crash messed those plans up slightly, but hey ho!
We'll see
2 TFR, 2 OPQ, 2 SKY, 2 BMC, 1 MOV
Cancellara
Zubeldia
Uran
Velits
Froome
Rowe
Wyss
Warbasse
Erviti
2 TFR, 2 MOV, 2 OPQ, 2 SKY, 1 BMC
Arredondo
Zubeldia
Izaguirre
Erviti
Uran
Velits
Froome
Rowe
Wyss
Well that pretty much failed!
Well that pretty much failed!
Team 1
Joaquin Rodriguez
Carlos Alberto Betancur
Jose Rodolfo Serpa
Wilco Kelderman
Andrew Talansky
Rohan Dennis
Romain Sicard
Luis Leon Sanchez (last minute change and took Coppel out)
Jonathan Fumeaux
Team 2
Ryder Hesjedal
Daniele Bennati
Carlos Alberto Betancur
Steve Morabito
Damiano Caruso
Ivan Santaromita
Mikel Nieve
Samuel Sanchez
Tanel Kangert
This does not look like the team of a man who's 'disinterested in men's pro cycling'...
This looks like someone who's in it to win it... 
Except for Betancur, unless you're banking on lots of Lantern Rouge points... 
By the way, just read this http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/3057428-debaters-hope-to-sway-undecided-... and thought of you... 
Purist team
Froome
Quintana
Matthews
Barguil
Debusschere
Felline
Landa
Kudus
Tschopp
Standard
Boonen
Hofland
Bouhanni
Rowe
Pelucchi
Matthews
Wyss
J Moreno
Erviti
Purist
Wilco
Uran
Craddock
Bouhanni
JVDB
Lulu
Craven
Kudus
Mas
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