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Vuelta al Pais Vasco - Stage 4
Tough decisions to make today, will Txurruka go in the break again? Will the same people be racing for the win or will the slightly easier finale make for a different selection.
My transfer decisions are basically which 2 of 3 riders do I drop for which 2 of 3 I want?
I can either drop Fuglsang and Barguil for Ulissi and Didier or another sub 6 credit rider or I can drop Peraud and Barguil for Ulissi and Txurruka.
I don't really want to drop Peraud and I'm worried that Txurruka pretty much has the jersey sewn up now so won't go in the break today but he's a guaranteed 10 points whatever happens.
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I don't effin believe it. 5 riders out of the 1st 6 and I still haven't got my podium badge
1,2,4,5,6,9 and (I think) 15
1,3,4,6,7,9 and Txurruka is still my least favourite rider after choosing today to not go in the break
Think I must be down about 30 points on my Spilak -> Txurruka transfer, why did Spilak choose today of all days to start to ride aggressively?
Anyone got the result 1-20 by any chance?
4 of the top 7: 1246 plus Sanchez 9th. Ulissi 15th, Talansky 19th.
Peraud and Talansky crash. Should have brought in Spilak rather than Ulissi.
Chrisdstripes got a bit closer to me in East Anglia but I prob made ground on Ray in Forum Scorum, so mixed day.
Break tomorrow but doubt if Txurruka will go in it!!
This is from Procycling Stats. Awaiting the official results:
1 QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander Movistar Team 50 3:58:51
2 PORTE Richie Sky Procycling 30 0:02
3 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis Sky Procycling 18 ,,
4 SPILAK Simon Katusha Team 13 ,,
5 PERAUD Jean-christophe AG2R La Mondiale 10 ,,
6 BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto AG2R La Mondiale 7 ,,
7 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto Team Saxo-Tinkoff 4 ,,
8 WEENING Pieter Orica GreenEDGE 3 0:16
9 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel Euskaltel - Euskadi 2 0:23
10 LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto Katusha Team 1 0:24
11 CUNEGO Damiano Lampre - Merida ,,
12 POELS Wout Vacansoleil - DCM ,,
13 CARUSO Giampaolo Katusha Team 0:27
14 GADRET John AG2R La Mondiale ,,
15 ULISSI Diego Lampre - Merida ,,
16 DANIELSON Thomas Garmin - Sharp 0:28
17 SARMIENTO TUNARROSA Jose Cayetano Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 0:30
18 INTXAUSTI Benat Movistar Team 0:33
19 TALANSKY Andrew Garmin - Sharp ,,
20 HERRADA LOPEZ Jose Movistar Team 0:54
Results are on biciclismo and procyclingstats but quite different. Hope procyclingstats are right cos I've got my podium badge if they are
Top 8 was definitely...
Quintana
Henao
Contador
Betancurt
Spilak
Porte
Peraud
Weening
Biciclisimo looks right
results on steephill are:
1 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander
2 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis
3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto4
4 BETANCUR GOMEZ, Carlos Alberto
5 SPILAK, Simon
6 PORTE, Richie
7 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe
8 WEENING, Pieter
9 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel
10 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto
11 POELS, Wouter
12 CUNEGO, Damiano
13 CARUSO, Giampaolo
14 GADRET, John
15 ULISSI, Diego
16 DANIELSON, Thomas
Just realised that there will be fantasy KOM points for the last climb as the summit was 2km before the finish - is that right?
diariovasco agrees with biciclisimo
Ok well if pcs is correct then I have finally got my full house
1,2,4,6,7,9,11,13,15
Plus gc
2,3,4,5,6,9,10
thats 1 - 4, 6, 12 and txurruka for me.
I'll have to take a look at the profile when I score the stage. Generally where the summit is close to the finish (within a couple of km) then it doesn't count but there's an element of discretion on how close is too close.
Once I've had a look I'll run it past Dave (arbiter of all things fantasy cycling) and let you know the outcome when I put the scores up.
For reference, there was a KoM point a couple of km from the finish of a Tirreno stage this year which wasn't scored but each stage is taken on it's own merits.
1-4,6,9,13 + GC 1-4,6,9,10, with Txurruka. Only Rob Ruijh spoiled a full house.
Txurruca disappears did he abandon?
Bad day for me had a couple who may not have scored
Txurruka rolled in 129th on stage
damn u fuglsang!! no full house cheers then.....
Why do I have the feeling that having 1-6, 13 and 15 on the stage and 1-6 and 9 on GC (with no Txuruka and 10 penalty points) will not scare anyone?
The same finish was used in last years Vuelta, so I'd suggest doing the same as whatever was done then.
Usually such finishes are not scored.
1,2,3,5,6 for the stage and 1,2,3,4,5. Overall....plus a few extras for txurrika...not bad
First flight to Paris?
The Good Dr breathes a h-u-g-e sigh of relief eh?
Spilak took the points, so it must have been bfore he got caught. There was even a 2k descent. So I'd score that.
And pcs now agrees with them as well, as do the official results. Ho hum, no podium again for me
Readying himself for the big assault tomorrow perhaps?
I remember it was scored then Contador took the points i guess.
If the finish line is also the KOM line, then they aren't scored, but that isn't the case here. I don't care either way, but it seems funny to have it as a discretionary rule when it could just be black-and-white - all KOMs count unless it is also the finish line.
Nice one Neil - stage win!
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