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musket
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With the points for consistency - it could get a little confusing, especially when you've an autobus of 30 guys all finishing same time - someone loses 29 points...
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istepinyards
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| Tugboat wrote: | | Oli wrote: | | Nice choices! Kirchen and Devolder are names I should probably have had on my list, and good to see you rate Gerrans as a consistent finisher. He's class. |
I reckon Lambretta's line-up is pretty good too. The logic of guys who are super-domestics or who are from smaller teams that won't necessarily be in the headlines but still there or thereabouts could pay-off.
The tactic of just picking GC contenders who'll pick up the bulk of their points on the key mountain stages and TTs may backfire on a couple of people (or at least I hope it does). |
Yes like my theory that JD will take a tihsload of 5ths and 8th places 
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Lambretta
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| musket wrote: | My only worry about picking the guys from little teams after publicity is that they tend to lurk at 150th all Tour asides from 1 stage win!
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Fair point - but Zubeldia for instance, I reckon might be the type just to put his bright orange jersey up in the lead groups regularly and end up with a top ten GC for his efforts...
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Tugboat
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| Posted: Thu 3rd Jul 1:51pm Post subject: |
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| istepinyards wrote: | | musket wrote: | My only worry about picking the guys from little teams after publicity is that they tend to lurk at 150th all Tour asides from 1 stage win!
Is Mick Rogers riding, Oli? |
I havn't heard yet, I has he got over that whatsicallit illness? |
Epstein Barr virus.
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istepinyards
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| Posted: Thu 3rd Jul 1:52pm Post subject: |
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| Tugboat wrote: | | istepinyards wrote: | | musket wrote: | My only worry about picking the guys from little teams after publicity is that they tend to lurk at 150th all Tour asides from 1 stage win!
Is Mick Rogers riding, Oli? |
I havn't heard yet, I has he got over that whatsicallit illness? |
Epstein Barr virus. |
You sure its not glandular fever 
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Oli
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| Posted: Thu 3rd Jul 1:52pm Post subject: |
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He's a Jewish lawyer???
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Friendly Llama
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| Posted: Thu 3rd Jul 2:09pm Post subject: |
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I'm gonna openly say that I don't really follow roadies at all, and the tour is pretty much the only race I care about. Not sure why this is, but I tend to follow it religiously. I have no knowledge other than previous years racing and what I have picked up through a quick hunt on cycling news and here and general banter. My choices are lightly based on logic, more based on who / which teams I like. I really should have picked Rabobank for the team (I loves them), but I just think the CSC team riders look too strong this year.
Feel free to get many laughs out of my probably poor effort, but hey - its all in the spirit of competition  And by the way I did actually send this to Tugboat before you guys all posted your line ups up - I haven't ripped anyone off
Competition 1
Cadel Evans
Frank Schleck
Stijn Devolder
Alejandro Valverde
Damiano Cunego
Andy Schlek
Yaroslav Popovych
Carlos Sastre
Denis Menchov
Juan Antonio Flecha
Competition 2
a.GC:
1 Denis Menchov
2 Cadel Evans
3 Alejandro Valverde
B: Oscar Freire
C: Mauricio Soler
D: Andy Schleck
E: CSC
Big thanks to Tugboat for organising this, I managed to kill a (not working ) morning finding riders. I look forward to seeing some qhizz bang graphs of the competition progress throughout le tour 
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Oli
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| Posted: Thu 3rd Jul 2:20pm Post subject: |
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Damn! Popovych! ANOTHER name I forgot all about...I am parc at this. 
Looks like a great list, FL.
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istepinyards
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| Posted: Thu 3rd Jul 2:21pm Post subject: |
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| Oli wrote: | Damn! Popovych! ANOTHER name I forgot all about...I am parc at this.
Looks like a great list, FL. |
Dean 
Did you put Rogers in as well
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Oli
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| Posted: Thu 3rd Jul 2:22pm Post subject: |
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Friendly Llama
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| Posted: Thu 3rd Jul 2:26pm Post subject: |
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| Oli wrote: | Damn! Popovych! ANOTHER name I forgot all about...I am parc at this.
Looks like a great list, FL. |
But you have no Menchov, I have him winning. Something makes me think your roadie knowledgebase may be a tad greater than mine 
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Oli
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I see Menchov in there somewhere, but probably only top 10 on the back of the TTs in the last week, and maybe one good mountain stage. That means I can't pick him for my top three, and I don't see him being super consistent either, though he would be close to being in my top 10 there...
I'd have Popo in there before him though.
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XCrazy
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As PM'ed to Tugboat:
Big thanks for running this competition, my picks as follows:
GC
1: C.Evans
2: D.Menchov
3: A.Valverde
Points: M.Cavendish
KOM: M.Soler
Young: A.Schleck
Team: CSC-Saxo Bank
Consistency:
A.Valverde
R.Ricco
D.Cunego
C.Evans
F.Cancellara
F.Schleck
S.Devolder
C.Moreau
G.Hincapie
F.Wegman
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pb
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| Posted: Thu 3rd Jul 5:00pm Post subject: |
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My picks a few days ago as sent to Mr Boat:
Consistency:
- Valverde
- Soler
- Evans
- Cunego
- Menchov
- Sastre
- Hincappe
- Cancellara
- Ricco
- Beltran
GC - Valverde, Sastre, Evans
Points - McEwen
Mountains - Soler
Young - Schleck Jnr
Team - Liquigas
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istepinyards
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I am also surprised noone rates Remi De Gregorio. Huge talent in the mountains and has great form at the moment. Soler hasn't had the season or prep he has in the past few years.
Oh well its not the first time i've been alone in my opinions 
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