Paris-Nice Stage 8

I regret not getting rid of Porte after Stage 2 now.

1.PERAUD J.
2.MONCOUTIE D.
3.DE CLERCQ B.
4.PORTE R.
5.HIVERT J.

Agree Gkam coverage is poor

why do i never take risks and go with my gut? was gonna go peraud but thought no he is too far down and wont be bothered, then puts in a time like that

Current 1,2,3 is peraud, moncoutie, de clerq

Well I stuffed up and missed hitting the 2nd confirm transfer button, so my team is
Wiggins
Valverde
Boonen
Haussler
Westra
Spilak
Irizar
Simon
Gretsch

So unless it starts snowing in Nice in 20 minutes time, look like I will lose 30+ points to my colleagues and drop outside the top 20.

Going with,

Wiggins
Valverde
Van Garderen
Jeannesson
Spilak
Szmyd
Veuchelen
Westra
Moreno.

Need to make up for taking out Florencio & Gavazzi before yesterday's stage

De Gendt
Leipheimer
Van Garderen
Monfort
Westra
Porte
Coppel
Spilak
Le Lay

Good luck peeps!

i thought for the first time i would use my transfers what you think am i mad???

Wiggins
Leipheimer (Roy)
Monfort
Gerrans

Veuchelen (Di Gregorio)
Spilak (Fedrigo)
Malacarne (Jose Ivan Gutierrez)
Voigt
Westra

might have lost the plot a bit

Bradley Wiggins (SKY)
Tejay van Garderen
Levi Leipheimer (OPQ)
Thomas de Gendt (VCD)
Richie Porte
Jens Voigt
Simon Spilak (KAT)
Jacopo Guarnieri (AST)
Lieuwe Westra (VCD)

Not sure they'll all start. I dropped degenkolb anf howard, and hope levi is fit to start,
How many are going to start though? It sounds like most have gone home !

Was looking at bringing Leipheimer in for Haussler , however the photo of Levi struggling up the step to the team bus have convinced me otherwise. Looks like LL Sanchez.

My team, much like everybody elses will be
Wiggins
Valverde
Van Garderen
LL Sanchez
Westra
Spilak
Irizar
Simon
Gretsch

Yeah Stumpy, as i said in the other thread, 2 things could have happened being -

1, All hammered into the Lampre rider who was on the deck and being shielded while he got medical attention

2, Quickstep would have tried to avoid him and gone flying off the corner, which i think they would have done without any hazards there

But i think they would have been in trouble anyway the angle they entered the corner, I think thats what happened to Matty Lloyd, just overcooked it

In relation to Levi's crash and the comments made about the position of the motorbike - having watched it again on Eurosport did anyone see the other riders coming after him around the bend ?

Yes he was trying to catch the peleton and as such was motoring but every other rider went past without even coming anywhere near the accident.

It seems that the team overcooked the corner which then led to the pile up. Just my opinion if anyone else has a view on it.

Well can't win but,
4th in south west behind dave Atkinson(2nd)
103rd overall
23rd for Paris Nice

Wiggins
Valverde
Van Garderen
LL Sanchez
Westra
Spilak
Irizar
Veuchelen (def 5 points in the bag)
Astarloza

Wanted to put porte in but such an expensive DS hard to fit in!

Start times in Paris-Nice TT tomorrow as follows (all GMT): Danny Pate 10:51, Xabier Zandio 11:28, Kanstantsin Siutsou 11:49, Richie Porte: 11:59, Rigoberto Urán 13:01, Bradley Wiggins 13:25.

So only live to catch the last 12 starting, POOR show again

Valverde
Wiggins
Van Garderen (in for Rojas)
LL Sanchez (in for Leipheimer)
Spilak
Westra
Irizar (in for Veuchelen)
Hivert
Izagirre

Still looking at taking Hivert out for someone else, but not decided yet

I'm giving LuLu a chance to redeem himself and bringing in Spilak. Surely he'll have a go at getting a podium place, however unlikely.

So far behind that I've taken some risks - could be fun!
Wiggins
Valverde
Roche
Seeldraeyers (in for Degenkolb)
Westra
Izagirre
Hivert
Coppel (in for Maes)
Ulissi

same i made my transfers too

Wiggins
Valverde
Van Garderen
LL Sanchez (in for Leipheimer)
Westra
Spilak
Meersman
Hivert
Bookwalter (In for Florencio)

Could end up with a decent return if all goes to plan

I made my transfers early and i just have to live with it now. Shame Burghardt dropped out as i've had to use him as one of my transfers which wasn't planned and ended up without one rider i hoped for.

My team for tomoro is:

Wiggins
Van Garderen
Chavanel
Valverde
Westra
Vanmarcke
Meersman
Izagirre
Astarloza.

Not the best but tough ! Got nothing to loose by showing my team as i'm nowhere near winning owt.

Eurosport coverage at 1pm.