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I saved transfers for today, got 339 across the two stages to finish 11th overall. Just kept going for broke trying to pick someone for the breaks rather than a cheap scorer like Zabel. Really enjoyed the race, deserves 2.HC status and will hopefully stay as a decent alternative to Worlds prep for the puncheurs and the Time-Triallists. Annoyed that both ITV and Eurosport televised all the stages EXCEPT the decisive one this morning - quite bizarre. Instead we got about 3 hours a day of Hugh Porter trying to work out how many bonus seconds people had from the Intermediate sprints (and invariably getting it wrong).
Stage win. What do I win?
Fack all.
I think it may be a buff.
312 points today across the 2 stages, up to 143rd and 20th on the stage for 8b.
Up 43 places after the morning time trial
Down 42 in the afternoon
Aargh one short - 199 pts
But at least I picked up 5 other ToB badges today - didn't expect that
well my throw of the dice failed miserably, nevermind!
1,2,3,5,17 with 1,2,8,10 on GC with a smattering of points and mountains this afternoon so I guess I can't complain.
ended up with 1,2,4,6,8,13,18 and Tuens
Took a big risk and 20 pens for last stage.
Out go Wiggo, Chavanel, Barta, Bauer and Izaguirre, leaves me with...
Kittel
Swift
Ruffoni
Blythe
Van Baarle
Kwiatkowski
Tuens
Dowsett
Lander
the 20 pens covered by the points Van Baarle and Lander will score, then hoping Lander and Dowsett duke out the sprints Jersey (I can hope at least)
1,2,3,4,6,8,13 and McNally. RIck Flens let me down for the full house Still, at least I'll get a skinsuit and I might just squeak the 1K badge with the afternoon stage, after a crap end to the season
1,4,6,8,11,13 for me. Plus 1,2,3,6,8,9 on GC.
Sprint - Zabel in already, Cav, Kittel and Ruffoni in for Wiggo, Barta and Izaguirre.
The least patriotic team ever. No dowsett, Wiggo or cav today
ITT - Roche, Chava, Barta, Brandle, Izaguirre, Van Baarle, Kwia, McLay, Teuns
Sprint - Cav and Ruffoni in for Chava and Barta
Sunday TV coverage as far as I can work out...
Eurosport 3:30-6pm
ITV4 3-6pm
No live coverage of the TT which decides the race. Really?
ITT
Wiggo,Bauer,Kwia,Zardini,Roche,VanBaarle,Dowsett,Teuns,Izagirre
Sprint
Kittel,Cav,Markus,Colbrelli,Ruffoni,Teuns,Izagirre,VanBaarle,Dowsett
Ah, I thought I was picking for the day not for each event. Bummer