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Tour de Romandie - Prologue

My team for this one is:

Froome
Martin
Porte
Gesink
Frank
Majka
Dennis
Wyss (M)
Van Rensburg

I think the climbers will do better than they usually do in a prologue but that the TTers may still come out on top.  My money is on Martin for the win, Froome, Gesink, Porte, Frank and the likes of Peraud and Spilak to get close with a smattering of TT specialists (Tuft, Bono, Malori) there or there abouts.  Don't see sprinters competing in this one.

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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JAndrewHill | 11 years ago
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Just checked my purist team...its looking hot hot hot...

My team, 2,4,5,11,16,LR + 5 for Rasch

Tony Martin (OPQ)
Richie Porte (SKY)
Moreno Moser (LIQ)
Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (MOV)
Adam Blythe (BMC)
Andrew Talansky (GRM)
Marcel Wyss (IAM)
Bert Grabsch (OPQ)
Gabriel Rasch (SKY)

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drheaton | 11 years ago
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I'll be doing the scores tonight, just a quick announcement the official Tour de Romandie website is showing 'No Results' for both the sprint and mountains competition.

Effectively that means there are no stage KoM points and no standing for either competition despite the prologue being classed as a cat 3 climb. Scores will be uploaded on this basis and should it change they'll be updated later.

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drheaton | 11 years ago
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85 standard, 51 purist, could have been worse but too many of my high-priced riders (Martin, Gesink, Frank) didn't pay off.

Now, what about tomorrow  39

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livestrongnick | 11 years ago
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71 standard and 97 purist, dropped kreuziger and Spilak for 2 sprinters that should score top 10 tomorrow but hoping top 5!  39

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JAndrewHill | 11 years ago
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2 badges for my purist team...cant be bad

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simon F | 11 years ago
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24-04-2013 | 13:24 | 1 ère étape du TdR Classement de GPM (le Gruyère AOP) après l'arrivée à Bruson : 1. Froome, 5 pts. 2. Talansky, 3pts. 3. Kiservolski 2pts. 4. Porte 1 pt.

Posted just now on the main site - still nothing in the results though and apparently, Talansky's wearing the jersey?

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drheaton | 11 years ago
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Still nothing on the official list of results:

http://www.tourderomandie.ch/en/35-ranking

But what you've posted translates as:

Step 1 of the ToR Ranking GPM (Gruyère PDO) after arrival in Bruson: 1. Froome, 5 pts. 2. Talansky, 3pts. 3. Kiservolski 2pts. 4. Porte 1 pt.

Given that they were the first four on the stage I think it's safe to say they were awarded those points but I'll check it against whatever results for the KoM they release at the end of today's stage.

If they've been given then when I do the scores tonight I'll do an update on the prologue to reflect that, expect them to get an extra 9, 7, 5 and 3 points respectively.

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drheaton | 11 years ago
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Ah, sorry, just realised that it's technically a summit so just 5,4,3 & 2 for standings, stage points not scored.

Either way, will update this evening.

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simon F | 11 years ago
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I guess that's right. TdR have just posted ...

GPM, général provisoire : Froome et Bravo 5pts. Talansky et Bérard, 3. Kiserlovski et Veilleux 2. Porte et Fumeaux 1.

so it looks like the points were awarded yesterday.

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TERatcliffe26 replied to drheaton | 11 years ago
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drheaton wrote:

Still nothing on the official list of results:

http://www.tourderomandie.ch/en/35-ranking

But what you've posted translates as:

Step 1 of the ToR Ranking GPM (Gruyère PDO) after arrival in Bruson: 1. Froome, 5 pts. 2. Talansky, 3pts. 3. Kiservolski 2pts. 4. Porte 1 pt.

Given that they were the first four on the stage I think it's safe to say they were awarded those points but I'll check it against whatever results for the KoM they release at the end of today's stage.

If they've been given then when I do the scores tonight I'll do an update on the prologue to reflect that, expect them to get an extra 9, 7, 5 and 3 points respectively.

Why 9,7,5,3?

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JAndrewHill | 11 years ago
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1,4,5,16 could be worse. Wish Id stuck with Talansky

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Alan Tullett | 11 years ago
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Originally I had Porte Talansky Rui Costa and Betancurt but then changed it all bringing in Martin and Malori!! Disaster! Maybe it is better to go with the expensive favourite!

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Some Fella | 11 years ago
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Here comes my standard question at times like this.....

...... is this on telly anywhere? British Eurosport dont seem to be showing it.
I blinking love The Tour de Romandie too.  2

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livestrongnick replied to Some Fella | 11 years ago
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Some Fella wrote:

Here comes my standard question at times like this.....

...... is this on telly anywhere? British Eurosport dont seem to be showing it.
I blinking love The Tour de Romandie too.  2

Sky Sports 2 has it this year. Although if you are aware of p2p streamimg sites you can get it that way  19

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Some Fella replied to livestrongnick | 11 years ago
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livestrongnick wrote:
Some Fella wrote:

Here comes my standard question at times like this.....

...... is this on telly anywhere? British Eurosport dont seem to be showing it.
I blinking love The Tour de Romandie too.  2

Sky Sports 2 has it this year.

Bloody Murdoch! I dont have Sky Sports. The swine.

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Ghedebrav | 11 years ago
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1,4,12,16. Could've been worse, I suppose but stupidly don't know why I didn't pick Talansky.

He's been swiftly traded in, as has Brajkovic. Gretsch & Martin OUT.

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simon F | 11 years ago
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Just come home from an interview, looked at the results and thought I'd done badly but reading this little lot I've not done too bad at all - 1,4,5 std and 1,5,12 purist. Now to watch it all go to pieces for the rest of the week.

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drheaton | 11 years ago
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1, 4 & 16 standard, just 1 & 16 purist.

Think there may be a few fairly high scores but most of us will be languishing around the 70 mark.

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Stumps | 11 years ago
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Dont know if this is right:

11 Moreno MOSER
12 Carlos BETANCUR
13 David LOPEZ GARCIA
14 Sylvester szmyd
15 Ruben PLAZA MOLINA
16 Tony MARTIN
17 Manuele BOARO
18 Janez BRAJKOVIC
19 Steven KRUIJSWIJK
20 Alexandr Dyachenko

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johnny2names | 11 years ago
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urg, that went a bit flat for my standard. switched talansky out for martin at last minute  20
got spooked by betfair money coming in from 6:1 to 3:1, thought they knew something....

binned betancur also  20

westra/spilak/machado= waste of space...

'in sky we trust' a consolation.

1-4-16 standard

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Stumps | 11 years ago
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1, 4 for standard from top 10 - anyone know 11 - 20 ?

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Wig_Billy | 11 years ago
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Disappointed with Peraud & Spilak, but at least I know who to get rid of for tomorrow now.

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TERatcliffe26 | 11 years ago
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Well that was a bust....

1,2,12 purist
2,10,16 standard

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livestrongnick | 11 years ago
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Damn Froome & Kiserlovski just ruined my 1-2  14

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TERatcliffe26 | 11 years ago
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Talansky my saviour as he is in both my teams. Let down from Martin. Need Froome to do well and it may be an ok score for my Purist team  39

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livestrongnick | 11 years ago
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So just Porte and hopefully Talansky for me  20

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livestrongnick | 11 years ago
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Theres the silver lining nice one Richie  4

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Stumps | 11 years ago
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Porte just gone quickest

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livestrongnick | 11 years ago
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Spilak another Dud  14

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chrisdstripes | 11 years ago
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I have Kelderman, so its fingers crossed now for Westra, otherwise its a bad day! (Purists OK tho with Rui Costa)

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