TdF stage 5

Indeed. Hope the GC guys can all stay injury-free, at least stay in the race anyway. I had a quid each way on Tony Martin at 200/1 - fingers crossed!

Nice big break

Sectors 7 and 5 have been removed due to the weather, but the last 4 sectors towards the finish are still in. (Sector 1 is the one nearest the finish). Can't wait - perfect day to be working from home!

Bit worried by my team.Hoping Albasini goes well to try and get yellow, with Rast my outside bet to do well

gone for

Coquard
Sagan
GVA
Terpstra
Cancellara
Albasini
Visconti
Van Summeren
Rast

Could loose big ground again, but didn't want to make penalties, but gonna have to tomorrow.

Yeah, I would've preferred Degenkolb to Demare/Kristoff, but considering I already had those two in, it seemed silly to change it. If I'm honest, I've bottled it today, too unpredictable especially with the weather, so just brought in the two favourites and saved transfers for the weekend...

Cancellara
Vanmarcke
Demare
Kristoff
Sagan
Haussler
Voss
2 Bretagne 3.0's - Vachon and Gerard - hoping for something from one of them today...

Fabian Cancellara (TFR)
Bryan Coquard (EUC)
Peter Sagan (CAD)
Niki Terpstra (OPQ)
Sep Vanmarcke (BLK)
Greg Van Avermaet (BMC)
Jean-Marc Bideau (BSE)
Rein Taaramae (COF)
Johan Van Summeren (GRS)

Considered Degenkolb and would of liked to of put GT in but 20 pens is enough for today...

There is still 3 hrs to go for transfers but this is my team which will, no doubt, be very similar to every other team bar a couple of the lesser priced riders.

Arnaud Demare
Peter Sagan
Niki Terpstra
Greg Van Avermaet
Fabian Cancellara
Sep Vanmarcke
Giovanni Visconti
Nelson Oliveira
Rein Taaramae

Spartacus,Niki and Sagan in

Kittel,DeMare,Geipel out

Sagan
Cancellara
Terpstra
Kristoff
Navardauskas
Paolini
Pichot
Haussler
Bideau

banking one so 3 transfers for stage 6 tomorrow

Peter Sagan (CAD)
Fabian Cancellara (TFR)
Alexander Kristoff (KAT)
GVA (BMC
Ramunas Navadauskas (GRS)
Cheng Ji (GSH)
Heinrich Haussler (IAM)
Giovanni Visconti (Mov)
Arnaud Gerard (BSE)

I hope it isn't carnage. That's the risk obviously of putting a cobbled stage in, that weather will conspire to make it an absolute bloodbath.

I was tempted by a few guys here but in the end happy with the three I've made before we return to the sprints.

Wouldn't be surprised if we lose a GC contender or two today, and even one or two of the more delicate sprinters (though not Kittel, who probably ate a bowl of cobbles for breakfast).

I had GVA already, subbed in Vanmarcke, Spartacus and Boom. kept Sagan and Demare.

i predict carnage tomorrow though. seen the forecast?

Playing it fairly cagey with Cancellara and Vanmarcke in for Kittel and Renshaw (I'm sure a popular combination of transfers) - might make another one in the morning but might just save them up for a more predictable stage. Had a sneaky feeling about one rider in particular but he's 200/1 so I have to assume the bookies know something I don't! Or that I'm just totally wrong. Either way I've not taken the bait.

Hard to call: Cancellara, one of the Vans (Avaermaet sticks out being so high in GC), Sagan, Terpstra or Degenkolb.

Couldn't resist Fabs in the end. He's in.

Gone GVA too...

I took Viviani and Renshaw out and put in Cancellara and Van Marcke, but it is really hard to call.

I have just noticed the similarity to 2010 for tomorrow and the day after. Doh
The cobble stage won by Hushvod, and Reims by Petacchi

Pity Thomas won't be let of the leash. Out of the top 10 in 2010 only Thomas, Cancellara and Van summeren are around this year.

Forgot to say, I did the Gruson/Carrefour de l'Arbre sector on the bike... not pleasant...

I've missed the boat on this Skoda thing, haven't I?

4 changes made (2 pens) and my first 5 changes for my skoda team

Quite a few contenders for this stage, I think. Experienced, tough, fast guys should be the picks, but there are quite a few of these types. Also, enough random stuff can happen so yeah, this could be a difficult stage. I've two transfers in the bank already, so I'm tempted to keep carrying those over and just making two changes.

No Cancellara?

This could be a make or break stage for fantasy, just like it will be for the Tour. Back the cobblestone specialists or the versatile sprinters? Pick the wrong one and you could lose out on a lot of points.

Well I have just got rid of Kittel. He looked tired today. Renshaws out too.