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Tour de France Stage 15 - MONT VENTOUX-
Well after a lot of indecision and several attempts, I have finally settled on my line up for the battle up Mont Ventoux.
I have taken a 10 point penalty but realistically got 8 riders who can score...
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The fact Thursday-Saturday will involve similar riders will help as I can bank transfers.
I've still got 110 points to make up which may seem a lot, but there are lots of fantasy points up for grabs. I can afford to gamble with KOM points whereas the leaders may play safe?
We'll know after Friday I think who will win the overall
oh hang on, that 49' time is just for the last 15km, my bad.
I hadn't thought about that. Hmmm... there are KM points on offer for Wednesday's time trial, right? And Voeckler will try his hand, and odds are Rolland will take a shot at reclaiming the polka dot jersey!
Yep, there's a still alot to play for! 
Larens ten Dam is posting his rides on Strava, assuming they started at the same time and taking the most suitable from the number of segments for the climb for then:
LtD rode the "Mont Ventoux de Bedoin - TDF Arrive" segment in one hour and 43 seconds.
Froome's advantage over LtD at the finish was 1 minute 53 seconds
Froome therefore rode the climb in 58 minutes and 50 seconds. Approximately.
LtD is currently KoM, until Sky release Froome's data
Only the events that suited him though....
Looks like Sagan will get his points. Pity El Fares couldn't stick in there.
G, Stannard, Siutsou and Lopez dropped. Froome still has Kennaugh and Porte with him but Movistar on the front through Costa.
Let them take the strain i say and keep the other 2 Sky lads as reserve.
Costa gone, he didn't last long !
Schleck out the back also.
OPQS leading with Velits and Kwia, lets see how long they last. Only 12k of climbing to go
Nieve and Quintana going up the road. This is going to be very open.
Anyone who has Roche better look away now.....he's gone out the back
Voeckler Schleck Gadret Anton Van Garderen out the back
Hoping for something from Anton.
But Nieve doing well!
Quintana and Nieve don't have much of a gap. At least Nieve is hanging on the wheel. Once the GC battle kicks off don't think they'll hang on unfortunately, though I'd love it if they do!
Kennaugh can hardly move. Only Porte left. Has he got anything in the tank? If not, the break could make it. Could the GC mark until the last couple of k?
Talansky and Kwia gone.
Martin and Moreno out.
Porte doing a good job but still 7.5 to go. Nieve has been dropped. Can he hang on for a reasonable position?
Froome v Quintana. But Quintana hasn't cracked. Nieve with Contador.
Porte 5th. Good for my purists if he can hang on.
Bet Quintana's killing himself for soft-pedalling the ITT (under team orders of course!).
Froome
Quintana
Nieve
Pinot
De Gendt
Navarro
Mederel
Fischer
El Fares
1,2,3 on the road but my punts on Navarro/Pinot/De Gendt didn't work.
Reckon Froome needs to drop Quintana if he wants to win the stage. Quintana probably has the advantage at the end.
I would be very happy with a podium badge. Long time since I had one of those.
I think Contador will give Nieve 3rd as Nieve is helping him.
Porte caught by the Mollema group. Reckon my Cycling News team will have 6 in the top 10ish.
Looks like Froome will win.
Well done on the win Nairo ; )
Hurrah, summit finish podium badge
So how long before the Sky haters come out again with the dopping accusations again?
1,2,3 on the stage and nothing much else. Will probably drop places tonight but it was a cracking stage.
1,2,8,9 much better day for me
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