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Liege - Bastogne - Liege 2012
Will Monsieur Gilbert finally win a first place?
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Small break group today
Hopefully a few others (of mine) will join them
Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), Simon Geschke (Argos) and Kevin Ista (Accent Jobs)
Three trying to join them
Reinier Honig (Lanbouwkrediet), Gregory Habeaux (Accent Jobs) and Alessandro Bazzana (Team Type 1)
Ha! I had 7 definite riders and 36.9 points left. Based on Gkam's last two posts, my choice of Valverde and Ulissi, instead of the other option I gave myself - of Sanchez and Habeaux - is beginning to look a little dodgy...
On to fiddling around pre Giro now.........TimeTriallers who can sprint a bit for openers?
Ok, Bunch is now at 12-35, so thats gonna be a long day out in the break and almost guaranteed your 10 points if you have any of the breakers.
I'm off on a ride for a couple of hours before it starts live on Eurosport at 2, if you want to keep up to date
http://live.cyclingnews.com/
http://www.letour.fr/2012/LBL/LIVE/us/100/depeches.html
Newbie question here:
I wondered what the prizes for the Spring Classics are.
I am only in for the fun and not the prizes but now I am close to winning I am curious if there are any (except for the glory of course)
So we're looking at Paris-Nice 2012 stage 1 and TDF Rotterdam prologue 2010 as a bit of a form guide?
Yeh they are the sort of stages (As I think ones in the TDS are abit sort) There is another race that has happened this year which will tell you who my definite star guy is....
Habeaux in the break, glad I stuck with him :D. He tried and failed to get in it for the previous two races so I suppose this is 3rd time lucky.
PS Can't believe people are already discussing tactics for the Giro. I'm looking forward to 2 weeks off from discussing tactics
Eurosport coverage started early, 13:30.
All my riders are now grey, somehow I think I won't be scoring heavily today!
S
It's not raining - glad I chose J Rod - at the moment!
Not convinced with my team now
Just come back, it started early
I heard somewhere that Gerrans had a crash?? anything major
I saw Geshcke crash but wasn't aware Gerrans had crashed?
Not seen anything but ive been following the text as was watching the F1
Its raining
Gilbert looks fine
Pierre Rolland in the Break
Lost commentary for bit
Mehdi Sohrabi's not racing today (Surprising given his current form, top 3 places in Amstel and Flèche)
This breakaway could stay away, they are all watching each other in the peleton.
Rolland
Cataldo
Kiryenka
They can all ride
Dont go giving the game away
To be honest its more of a prologue than a time trial (just classed as a time trial beacuse it is slightly too long to be classed as a prologue)
If you do your research you will find the correct riders that will suit the first 5 stages without needing massive changes between them
Interesting choice Voeckler. You could be right. He looked like a man possessed when he won a couple of weeks ago. I chose Gerrans. I was reading an article on Velonation about Greenedge and they felt this was his sort of race.
My team is
J Rod
Vanendert
Gerrans
Gasparatto
Kiserlovski
Ulissi
Albasini
Florencio
Simon
They are still in the race
Once the clock has clicked over the game goes to the next race which is why they have turned grey
anyone thinking about including Gerrans? he came 12th last year.
I agree with comments above that Cunego will be knackered. Wouldn't be surprised if he withdrew before race of even during.
Gerrans is a possible for me but I'm not sure, with Henao and Schleck/Nibali/Sanchez I've got room for a couple of mid-price stars but like the look of Vanendert and one other, Gerrans would be picked but I don't have enough transfers to move the credits around to pick him up instead of Henao.
Re Albasini, anyone think he's got a chance or has he had his turn and will he be working for Gerrans at the weekend?
Picking the italian Caruso is a bit dodgy . . . I followed him, but he hasn't delivered enough for me this season yet.
I can't decide which 2 sky riders to pick for l-b-l. Henao, Uran and Nordhaug all have a good case . . . does anyone have a crystal ball and can tell me which of these 3 is going to have a fall/puncture?
Which 2 would you go for, money being no object . . .
Henao and Uran - Nordhaug tried on FW and it didnt come off so it might be someone else's turn this week whereas Henao has been there or thereabouts for the last 2.
Looking at the hills they have to cover it might suit uran better.
Agreed, Nordhaug seems to have had and used his shot at glory, he'll be working for the team this time, what about Lofqvist though? He's been close to top 20 pretty much every year for the past 5-6.
Nordhaug was riding for Henao for the last section of FW - Urans had crashed early doors, and Nordhaug himself was not completely recovered from the crash when Cunego took him out at Amstel. Urans had to have a few stitches in his knee from FW, so if Nordhaug's now 100% for LBL, Sky might just go for him....
Sky were bigging Nordhaug up the other day on their facebook and totally ignored Henao's top 20 finish
If both are there at the finish, then both could top 20, not sure Nordhaug particularly needs a lead out, he looked strong the other day in the break for the finish. Had he not done that i reckon he would have top 20'ed
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