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Funny one that. Really slow start and thought not picking Vos was a fatal error. Got lucky with the riders who did drop out, I kept a full team. Mainly luck of course although I did read Canyon were sick so had a little last minute shuffle about.
 
Mr_Fridge said:
Funny one that. Really slow start and thought not picking Vos was a fatal error. Got lucky with the riders who did drop out, I kept a full team. Mainly luck of course although I did read Canyon were sick so had a little last minute shuffle about.
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Not that funny. Muzic was a better pick than Vos and despite 2 stage wins to 1 the GC pick is always a better option (30 points better) if they come off.
 
I flew out to Italy with my Dad for 24 hours on Thursday. Flew into Pisa, drove to Citta di Castello to drop off a painting, and then drove back. We actually crossed the day's Giro route but, sadly, we didn't have time to go and cheer them on. It was great driving through Tuscany and Umbria.... seeing all those rolling Strade Bianchi hills and little hilltop villages.
 
And here is the first update on the Giro and PG has a very narrow lead over JB with Hugo Sky not far away. ! Good PG Tips so far you could say.

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Very tight at the top. Those going with Pogacar are being well rewarded so far and is looking like it was the right decision.
He's not the type of rider to sit back and coast it in from here either is he? Could easily get another 3 or 4 stage wins between now and the end.
 
I've gone non-pog, but somehow have 4 of the top 6 in the GC, plus yesterdays winner Kooij in my team. That's the good news.

The bad news is that one of my riders is still on zero and two have dropped out already. So I am essentially a 6 man team. Mid-table obscurity awaits unless something happens to Pog.
 
Steer said:
I've gone non-pog, but somehow have 4 of the top 6 in the GC, plus yesterdays winner Kooij in my team. That's the good news.

The bad news is that one of my riders is still on zero and two have dropped out already. So I am essentially a 6 man team. Mid-table obscurity awaits unless something happens to Pog.
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I also went non Pog with the though process of getting 4 or 5 of the top 10 in the GC might be able to outscore him. But if he keeps taking stages there's no chance.
No return on Hamilton so far and Dunbar dropping out after Stage 2 has hurt me though.

Hoping Bardet springs into life after the rest day. He's been an expensive flop so far but he's lost enough time to the GC riders now that he'll be allowed to get into breakaways and chase stages / mountain points.
 
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It’s not shaping up to be the best of tours for Visma Lease-a-Jumbo 🐘. A lot of bad luck for them.
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2 in the breakaway today which I guess will be their tactic for the remainder of the tour. Get riders in breakaways and try and pinch a stage.

A top 5 in the GC for Uijtdebroeks and White Jersey would also be a good achievement for him although looking at the time he lost in the first TT and how he looked in the climb yesterday, top 5 looks a big ask.

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B_G said:
2 in the breakaway today which I guess will be their tactic for the remainder of the tour. Get riders in breakaways and try and pinch a stage.

A top 5 in the GC for Uijtdebroeks and White Jersey would also be a good achievement for him although looking at the time he lost in the first TT and how he looked in the climb yesterday, top 5 looks a big ask.

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An especially big ask given he DNSed today. 😔

Yes all about the breakaways now. Tried it yesterday with Tratnik and that was pretty successful.
 
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