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Giro - Stage 2 (TTT)
So whats everyone doing and whats everyones thinking for today? Anyone made any specific transfers? Ive personally left it the same, my biggest problem is gonna be making transfers the next few days as Im away from this evening.
Half my team yesterday was based on today. Although Blythe and Nava ruined my hopes for either Haas or Phinney being in Pink (countback would put Nava or Blythe in if either of there teams win by a big enough margin, so I believe). But yes Haas and Phinney were for today and tomorrow, well all week for Phinney. Zandio for Skys points, same with Wyanants for Rabo, who I think could do something on one of these undulating stages, or go in a break.
So I expect a solid score today, All my riders could score, but I expect Sky, BMC, Radioshack, Garmin, Rabobank and OPQS to top 10, unsure on Lampre, Androni and FDJ and my biggest worry is a lack of a greenedge or Cannondale rider, who should also top 10 along with Astana. (at least some guaranteed points from Bouhanni, Cav and Nizzolo for the points comp)
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Cattaneo gets 7 for stage 2 not the 5 he currently has.
5 for stage + 2 for Youth =7
So Viviani gets 5 for stage 2 not the 4 points he was allocated. Thats what I make it
I think so too...4 for pts comp and 1 for youth comp makes 5.
Excuse my ignorance, but how are the points for TTT awarded.
Don't 2 riders from the same team, get the same number of points?
Danny Pate Sky 10
Sergio Luis Henao Sky 18
Salvatore Puccio Sky 25
Bradley Wiggins Sky 19
Dario Cataldo AR Sky 17
Rigoberto Uran KM Sky 16
Yes
Puccio 10 for stage + 10 for 1st in Gen Class + 5 for youth
Wiggins 10 for stage + 9 for second in Gen Class etc etc
I'll shut up then,shall I?
...and some people (not me) are presumably only playing the game to win the daily prizes. They probably laugh at the politics and discussion of it all.
It's not just about the transfers, although that is a valid point. If you boxed clever today, any gains would have been nullified by the low gains from doing well. Not everybody is bad at TTTs. I'm not asking for a massive score just something that is equal to other stages. If it was up to me the TTT would not be in any tour, but that's another story. I just think that if the TTT exists, the scoring should be reviewed.
Love the Giro, with or without the game, but love playing (and losing) it.
The impact of the extra transfers will be minimal.
Penalty transfers cost 10 points so if I had used two today to bring in Puccio and Wiggins I'd be up in points terms and able to take the 20 point hit today to make the same changes as I'm doing now with my four transfers. I could even make another two if I wanted to and as long as I picked scoring riders I'd be OK.
The saved transfers aren't so beneficial, I just used it as a rest day because I'm crap at TTTs. In hindsight picking Sky and Movistar riders for today would have worked out better than sticking with what I had.
Cheers Dave, extends my lead over you at the top of Forum Scorum
Phew! Green arrows for standard and purist. What a relief!
umm youth points don't seem to have been awarded?
they have, just to the wrong people in two cases. will be updated
Think i might have scraped together 38 points today!
Typical, yesterday it was Visconti i took out and today it was Puccio for Pate
One day i'll get it right.
Do zandio or pate score today? Five For Winnning team perhaps
Each member of a winning team scores 10 on TTT (see conversation above)
Would i be right in thinking Puccio will be white too?
I think I make this the white standings top 5
Puccio
Dowsett
Aru
Navadauskas
Haas
Puccio
Dowsett
Aru
Cattaneo
Viviani
according to www.gazzetta.it
My bad, I was just reading through the results and trying to figure it out, Id forgot about Viviani's bonus seconds from yesterday too
Dammit! Another rubbish TTT for my team. Already a pretty dreadful start to the Giro. And I have no idea at all who'll do what on stage 3.
Harumph.
1 Salvatore PUCCIO Italy 24 3:20:43
2 Bradley WIGGINS Great Britain 33 +0
3 Sergio Luis HENAO MONTOYA Colombia 26 +0
4 Dario CATALDO Italy 28 +0
5 Rigoberto URAN URAN Colombia 26 +0
6 Benat INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA Spain 27 +9
7 Giovanni VISCONTI Italy 30 +9
8 José HERRADA LOPEZ Spain 28 +9
9 Alex DOWSETT Great Britain 25 +9
10 Eros CAPECCHI Italy 27 +9
Puccio in Pink....
Sky
Movistar
Astana
Katusha
Vini Fantini
Lampre
Garmin
Blanco
Vancansoleil
Cannondale
That's your top 10
this is why i don't like TTT lol, looks like my purist team could outscore my standard team, what to do tomorrow, i need to do my transfers in the next half hour lol
OPQS are really treading water!!
Puccio you legend
I haven't changed my team from yesterday at all, saving transfers for the next couple of days.
Much the same as I might do towards the end to annoy someone
I've taken a 6 point penalty...
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