Tour de France

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

Mountain stages seem to come in quite a bit earlier this year with some Category 1 and HC climbs featuring earlier in the piece.

 

[Rupert]

Yep. Stages 10,11,12 all mtn top finishes. Stage 13, 14, 16 classic break-away or all-rounder stages but if GC close then GC favourites. Then Stages 17, 18, 19, 20 all mtn stages. Stage 15 is the only sprinters stage until the Champs in the last stage.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

Does anyone remember the time a few years ago (2009, maybe?) when some sort of union strike was taking place and the striking workers were threatening to block the route of the tour on one course? I think there was only about 20min in it in the end, by the time someone negotiated with the strikers to call it off.

I hope something like that happens again.

 

[Rupert]

Yeah, I remember. I think it was agricultural workers protesting. I think.

 

[Prospector]

Yeah, I remember. I think it was agricultural workers protesting. I think.

The peasants were revolting!

 

[Rupert]

A much better way to put it Prospector.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

I am glad that someone else remembers the occasion, @Rupert!

 

[doddy2731]

Had 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in my team last night! Bang Bang Bang.
P.S. Sam Bennett still stinks!

 

[Rupert]

Well done, doddy.
Didn't do too bad myself with 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 10th and 16th.
P.S. I am starting to agree.

 

[Rupert]

8 more trades available. All GC guys for me.

 

[doddy2731]

8 more trades available. All GC guys for me.

Sorry for my ignorance, GC?

 

[Prospector]

General Classification

 

[Rupert]

Yeah, the riders who are the best overall, aiming to win the whole sheabang: Froome, Contador, Nibali, and Quintana especially.

 

[doddy2731]

Bugger, i just did 4 trades based on the next 4-5 stages. Rookie mistake..

 

[Rupert]

I just had a look and I don't think you've done too bad:
Froome, Rodriguez and Valverde all GC contendors;
Dan Martin and Gallopin for next few stages but also GC, if not favourites
rest cheapies
For what my opinion is worth.

 

[doddy2731]

Cool, i have no idea when it come to cycling, this would be the most interest i've had in it ever.

 

[Grater]

Not sure when I'll make trades. Might make a couple today.

Don't know who scores what in the team time trial.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

8 more trades available. All GC guys for me.

Might as well wait until before the Tuesday stage to trade because tonight should favour sprinters (or a breakaway) and then there is the team time trial for which there are fewer points and then a day off. You'd hate to trade someone in tonight who cops an injury when there are not many points up for grabs until Tuesday.

Mind you I brought Froome in for Cancellara to get the extra points for retaining yellow.

 

[Fitzroy Guerrilla]

Not sure when I'll make trades. Might make a couple today.

Don't know who scores what in the team time trial.

It goes through the scoring in the rules section.

First place gets 30 points in Cat 1 stages, 20 in Cat 2 and 12 in TTT, just as an example.

 

[Grater]

I just brought in Rodriguez, Contador and Froome. Hope to pick up some points tonight.