Stage 4: Giovinazzo > Bari - 4 transfers ( save )

Time will be taken at the end of penultimate lap for general classification and then race for positions will be end of final lap.

I think end time was taken at first crossing of finish line' but they raced for the intermediate sprint and may race the final circuit. They are still arguing though.

According to cycling news live feed, race is now confirmed as neutralized.

maybe race is on, roads drying.

Evening Peeps,

Skittles gone .don't mind that as was getting very worried that I went matthews in purist.

3 Trades today , had to sack Lancaster(only Orica not in top 10 GC virtually lol), wyss and Ruffoni.

Bought In : NACER, CHICCI, MURILO FISCHER(nacer teamamte)

KITTEL
VIVIANI
MATTHEWS
NIZZOLO
BOUHANNI
FERRARI
SWIFT
CHICCI
FISCHER

Good Luck all.

No changes for me today!

I've got no problem with when the deadlines are set, was just saying its a shame he hadn't decided earlier so those of us that noticed could have changed our teams. Working from home today, so that bit of luck might have gone some way to cancelling out the bad luck of having Dan Martin in my purists!

At the moment it is thought that the race will finish at the first passage of the finish line and the route around Bari will be neutralised.

Riders not racing at the moment, talking about neutralizing the stage.
Roads too slippy in the rain.

He wouldn't have won anyway.

The consolation is that most people will have Kittel in their team

And there's still half an hour to race start. Damn you, early deadlines

PS - Unlucky livestrongnick!

Damn you Kittel - couldn't you have announced that 30 minutes earlier?!

"So, the Giro got me earlier then I thought. Absolutely disappointed that I have to leave this beautiful race today because of a fever. :'((("

I've had a pretty good team so far so just one transfer for me (putting in Nizzolo) and leaving transfers for swapping sprinters out for climbers later in the week.

I've kept the same team - 7 sprinters (Sunday's top 5 plus Matthews and Hurel) plus Fedi and Boem. Could've brought in another sprinter (Ferrari?) but would be dropping straight out again tomorrow so would effectively have needed 20 points today just to break even.

Tomorrow though?! So many possibilities. Break stays away? A couple of under-the-radar puncheurs with a late attack? Or if one of the GC guys goes, the others will have to follow...

Finally put Kittel in my team feel like i was the only one to not have him in

Hoping for a fullhouse today + my sprinters badge as long as Bouhanni doesn't spoil it for me

Elia Viviani (CAD)
Manuel Belletti (AND)
Roberto Ferrari (LAM)
Michael Matthews (OGE)
Giacomo Nizzolo (TFR)
Marcel Kittel (GSH)
Ben Swift (SKY)
Tony Hurel (EUC)
Maarten Tjallingii (BLK)

I thought about Tjallingi, but no KOMs today so although its a guaranteed 5 points, its unlikely to be any more. But if you were bringing him in for tomorrow anyway, then no reason not to do it a day early...

one change today....will leave me SEVEN for tomorrow

Tjallingi in for Bol(Watch that go spectacularly wrong and get out and have a fiver on Jetse to come in the top 3 today!!)

Kittel
Bouhanni
Matthews
Swift
Viviani
Ventoso
Oss
Durbridge
Tjallingi

I've got SEVEN *evil laugh*

Is there A limit to amount of trades you can save, I thought it was a lot last year , but limited to 6 this year ?

I reckon Joelsim will still find a way to get penalty points though