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I'll give it a go.

Plus, Picken out, check Nathan J Brown suspended, check Oxley still injured, check No cover possible, check The strange thing is that in RDT I have no donuts and even have 2 "e"s available.

Saw a different Alpecin ad tonight. The tag line I can't remember exactly but goes something like "designer drugs for your hair". Pity they don't use that in the cycling.

@Steve Well, you definitely have my sympathy. Like you, it is hard to know what I could have done differently - apart from the obvious misjudgements: BSmith, Jelwood, Lewis. So many trades have been forced to avoid donuts that I haven't been able to follow any coherent strategy: can't maximize...

Glad you liked it doddy. Really enjoyed having the company while following the Tour. I'll be back again next year.

Wondered if anyone has had a worse run with injuries this year: Ablett, Bartell, Rockliff, Sloane, Bennell, J Martin, Ablett McGrath, Heeney, Salem, Vandenberg, TBC, McKenzie, Clarke, Hamling Have tried to save some trades but faced with donuts have not had much choice. I have also now had...

Was listening to a podcast in which they complained about the lack of attacking riding by the main GC contenders. Said that Sky were also surprised. Also, that the way Quintana and Valverde were talking they it seemed that they had conceded that Froome was unbeatable and simply aiming to finish...

Cav's lead out rider has withdrawn Prospector. But so has Greipel's. Normally I'd suggest Cav. This year Greipel has had his measure, mostly. It's a toss-up. Fell asleep half-way thru the stage last night. Looking forward to the SBS replay this afternoon.

Thanks Grater. For your sake I hope Rodriguez gets it but I kinda like Bardet. And I think it is good that the French might finally have a genuine GC contender. And I remember Gerdemann.

Ahhh, but that is Le Tour. Have you seen any of the documentaries on the early tours? Some of them were simply ridiculous. In 1926 there were 17 stages over 5,745km. That's an average of about 338km/stage. Although the stages weren't necessarily single day races. Until 1930 each rider had to...

God, Grater - I knew they were on drugs and have seen all the documentaries but I was starting to think that they had finally started to clean the sport up. Pisses me right off. I wish they would just ban them for life. None of this 2-years and then you are allowed back in stuff. The risk of...

Re: "C" on Gaz. That would't be me would it, doddy? Was looking at 2,350+ score, now barely 2,100.

I hope so. That was my rationale for making this stage my bonus stage. Also because I am a bit of a romantic and I really like the thought of the Tour winner winning on Alp d'Huez.

Maybe - and this is my hope - Quintana was just saving his energy for a big attack tonight. Maybe - another hope - they will all attack tonight because they want to get their name on a marker on the climb. Also agree about Evans. He was a really gutsy rider but far too conservative for me...

Agree Grater. I thought Quintana was more agressive. He was when he won the Giro last year. Hopefully he will really attack tonight. I like Nibali precisely because he does attack. For the sake of my double points on the stage I'd like to see the GC guys really go at it. Don't want a break-away...

Well done us! @doddy2731 The bonus stage is a mtn stage so you need climbers but you also need to keep at least one trade for the last sprint stage. Sprinters: Keep: Sagan, Boasson Hagen Get (b/n last 2 stages): Greipel or Cavendish Climbers: Keep: Froome, Valverde, Rodriguez, Gesink Get: If you...

Probably GC contenders. Only sprint stage left is the last day. Of those you don't have, a toss-up between: Contador, Nibali, Quintana, Van Garderen. Grater might know best but I would suggest Quintana then Nibali who may be coming good. Contador: probably shot after riding in the Giro. Van...

Sagan is the rider of the Tour I reckon. Top 5 in 11 stages. Done it on sprint stages and non-sprint stages. For a guy who is supposedly a sprinter that is an incredible effort. For 3 days in a row he's been in break-aways and still finished top 5. League still in 8th place.Congrat.s to us...

I'm backing Bakelants. He's even a favourite on the Velohuman web-site. Maybe Meintjes - if he's recovered from his crash.

Don't remember them. Well, maybe if prompted. Could have been watching on Eurosport/Fox so different ads? Only SBS this year, unfortunately.