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It probably started at 10pm when SBS started their 30 minute talk fest. Edit yeah, it did start at 10pm. SBS could go straight to coverage when they air it, but they just choose to have Gabriele Gate and then a wank fest between each other. When SBS coverage starts that's when other...

It's the organiser that decides TV coverage. SBS can only show it when the organiser tells them to. It's the same for every other country in the world. Live pictures will come at the same time for everyone when the organiser allows it. There's only 6 or so stages that will be shown in its entire...

Grab Sagan because he's a good shot tonight plus he'll probably come top 5 a lot during the first week.

The other good thing about the mountain TT is that you don't need to be a good TT rider to win a mountain TT either. It's about climbing ability.

I used stage 18 as my bonus, as did someone else in this leauge. Someone also used stage 17. Stage 18 was a no brainer for me. Uphill time trial, category 1, the GC riders will already be in the team anyway as a mountain time trial is for the GC riders.

I did Kittel to Alaphillipe and Greipel to Tom Dumoulin Hoping Dumoulin takes yellow! Was going to take Van Avermaet but everyone else will be taking him so want to be different. Obviously will trade those two back out unless one takes yellow in which case, I need to find a way for Greipel and...

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/could-the-tour-de-frances-first-uphill-finish-see-top-contenders-in-action/ - here's another article too!

Get rid of Team Sky. Heres' 2 different previews for the stage. Might help with trades. http://cyclesportnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7497:2016-tour-de-france-stage-2-preview&catid=18&Itemid=101 http://cyclingquotes.com/news/2016_tour_de_france_stage_2_preview/

I'm ranked 213 Wonder how many above me used their bonus stage.

I like the idea of the trade amnesty! Also, whoever wears the KOM after todays stage will probably hold it until Wednesday at least, and if they keep it Wednesday, will hold it until Saturday so might be worth bringing them in to get an extra 5 points a stage

Damn. I should have used stage 1 for my bonus stage considering 7 of my 9 riders filled the top 7 and the team won. I would have taken the early lead. The two Lampre riders didn't score points.

I'll be using a couple of transfers for stage 2.

Too late now. They have closed it off for stage 1. Went Dimension Data: Cavendish should get top 5's a lot, plus Boasson-Hagen when there's uphill finishes. Riders: Kittel, Sagan, Greipel, Cavendish, Coquard, Theuns, Cimolai, Laporte and Bono. Hoping Bono gets some top 20's leading out...

I dunno whether to go Matthews. If Gerrans sucks it up and isn't a wanker, then Matthews will be good, but I just can't see how they both will ride for each other. OGE screwed things up this year between those two considering Matthews is going to Giant Apelcin.

I've looked at my team with Ettix and without Ettix. And I agree with the above. Is 10 points really worth it when you could get more from a single sprinter?

I could load up with cheap sprinters like McLay, Holst Enger, Gronewegen etc, but its their first tour and I question how many points they could score.

At the moment I'm going with Ettix as the team. 7m is a lot of money, but they will score points every stage in the first week. They could have 2 people top 5 in stage 2.

From Saturday to Friday, only 2 stages aren't for the sprinters, so I will aim to trade sprinters out for the Wednesday stage and then trade sprinters back in for the Thursday and Friday stages.

At the moment I'm tossing up between two strategies. Load up the top line sprinters and hope the cheaper riders do something, or go for a consistent approach over the entire 9 riders plus team. It's hard to work out!

Cyclingquotes.com usually has good previews up for people that need help. www.cyclingquotes.com This site has published previews today for all the classifications. Worth a read. CycleSportNews - an Australian site. Here's there Yellow Jersey preview (other classifications are linked in there)...