Vuelta Stage 11

My team

Alejandro Valverde
Tony Martin
Vicenzo Nibali
Daniel Moreno
Lieuwe Westra
Stef Clement
Marco Pinotti
Andriy Grivko
Ivan Basso

Id say Meersman/Matthews looking at the profile, but not sure myself

I've gone with:

Nibali
Majka
Martin
Horner
Roche
Kangert
Valverde
K Vandewalle
Pinotti
A good mix of GC and TTers

4 TTers in giving me 3 transfers for tomorrows flat stage
Panzerwagon
Spartacus
Pinotti
Kangert

Nibali
Horner
Valverde
Roche
Basso

Would've picked clement too but didn't want to penalty transfer tomorrow!

As long as I get green arrows today I'll be happy, ITT has been my weak point this year.

I haven't picked out my team yet, but with 14 transfers in the bag, I might go TT guys and then back

4 changes for me will probably make 2 for stage 12 then go back to my climbingteam that gained me a few places with one addition as I think it could pay off , hopefully break top 25 after a poor start in fs league

I'd like to add the vuelta is fast becoming my fav of the three GTs to watch and as I've had such great fun ill be back for more next year in the fs fantasy cycling so thx to all those involved

yeah that climb doesn't look too tough to me. although there looks like a bit of a ramp to get it going.

i've rung the changes, can't see it making any difference really and i'm too far behind now to care

Ill be honest that profile doesn't look horrific on that climb ....it's roughly 300m rise over 9000m then effectively downhill or at the worst rolling to the finish .....Martin for the win judging on his 160k+ tt

I was gonna bring horner in but then decided to go EBH instead with thursday in mind.

I think Horner will finish the TT in 12th and end up 3rd on GC

what's chris horner's TTing like?

i mean normally

I'll play it safe - I always get TTs wrong, and don't have enough transfers in hand to take risks. 6 guys will score about 70 GC/jersey points between them per day until Sat, and I'll just rotate the other 3.

Had a list of 12 non-GC contenders that could have a good TT - people that pick the right guys will leap up the table but I didn't fancy my chances!

Half inclined to leave my team as it is and make no changes. I have seven transfers available and I can't pick anyone who for me is a 'must have' who isn't already in my team.

Obviously there are Cancellara and Martin to consider but Martin didn't do well last year so not sure how high either will end up. Valverde is the only guy I might bring in but then I'd have to drop Rodriguez who actually did ok in the Tour de France mountain TT.

I've picked a rubbish team. Not on purpose though.

I believe Martin was not on full form last year, but hoping for better tomorrow

going with 5 TT specialists plus 4 big gc hitters for tomorrow. Stage hunting for the rest of the vuelta now