fantasy giro 2020 + general giro discussion
10-20-20, 07:48 PM
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C'est la guerre.
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10-20-20, 08:08 PM
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right...? with that team having almeida. that person...dunno if they are actually a bikeforums.net denizen but hopefully they are. they submitted a vuelta team too so my feeling is that they jumped into the bf giro league after doing vuelta pics. i like the new blood but will add a gt stage-race disclaimer (starting with this 2020 vuelta) that teams have to be entered into the league before the start of stage #4 . plenty of time to add the team if you actually spaced on it vs ambushing the league at the end
10-20-20, 08:37 PM
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10-20-20, 08:37 PM
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stage seventeen...guerreiro or villella? i knead some points from my guy so villella ftw.
10-21-20, 01:13 AM
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10-21-20, 01:21 AM
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they were already trending that way...with remco and almeida (and alaphilippe/jungels somewhat). it would seem every race/tour is in play and not just stage wins.
it was interesting to see ineos in the tour de france post-bernal bouncing. aggressive and opportunistic. tgh had a win in the giro along with the success of ganna and narvaez
not a fan of ineos but fascinating to watch them adjust on the fly from a strictly gc-based team.
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10-21-20, 02:38 PM
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retroactively extending the new "if your team isn't entered into the league by the start of stage four, your team isn't eligible to podium, get frequent flyer miles, complimentary massages, etc."
to include this giro. it ain't fair to have the daily hopes and dreams of various teams/players buoyed and destroyed more cruelly and unusually with someone jumping in late.
with that said...current standings as of the conclusion of stage 17:
1. USAZorro (what took you so long?)
2. yellow snow aficionado (what took you so long?)
3. MTBrider (hard charging in the last week!)
to include this giro. it ain't fair to have the daily hopes and dreams of various teams/players buoyed and destroyed more cruelly and unusually with someone jumping in late.
with that said...current standings as of the conclusion of stage 17:
1. USAZorro (what took you so long?)
2. yellow snow aficionado (what took you so long?)
3. MTBrider (hard charging in the last week!)
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10-21-20, 02:57 PM
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and now this...ugh...
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gir...from-stage-20/
it'll be a minor miracle if the giro actually completes stage 21.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gir...from-stage-20/
it'll be a minor miracle if the giro actually completes stage 21.
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retroactively extending the new "if your team isn't entered into the league by the start of stage four, your team isn't eligible to podium, get frequent flyer miles, complimentary massages, etc."
to include this giro. it ain't fair to have the daily hopes and dreams of various teams/players buoyed and destroyed more cruelly and unusually with someone jumping in late.
with that said...current standings as of the conclusion of stage 17:
1. USAZorro (what took you so long?)
2. yellow snow aficionado (what took you so long?)
3. MTBrider (hard charging in the last week!)
to include this giro. it ain't fair to have the daily hopes and dreams of various teams/players buoyed and destroyed more cruelly and unusually with someone jumping in late.
with that said...current standings as of the conclusion of stage 17:
1. USAZorro (what took you so long?)
2. yellow snow aficionado (what took you so long?)
3. MTBrider (hard charging in the last week!)
10-22-20, 01:09 AM
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stage eighteen...guerreiro.
10-22-20, 01:11 AM
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My fantasy run ended long ago in the Giro and before it started in the Vuelta. What about Almeida's? Does the Stelvio claim another victim. I hope not but wouldn't bet against it.
TGH for the day and Wilco into pink.
TGH for the day and Wilco into pink.
10-22-20, 01:47 AM
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10-22-20, 01:56 AM
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tgh has the youth and the legs and could conceivably wind up being the pink panther. blake edwards would be proud. henry mancini...likely not. it would be wild to see ineos with a guy in pink this late
in a gc without the usual dominator/driving mr. daisy mode.
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Tgh just missed it. Almeida put in a fantastic run. Tgh is impressive considering he waited for Thomas early on. Ineos might just turn this around!
I agree with the sentiments about ineos going from GC to opportunistic - I forget that they sign some of the best to be domestiques. Unleash em and wow!
I agree with the sentiments about ineos going from GC to opportunistic - I forget that they sign some of the best to be domestiques. Unleash em and wow!
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Well, I lost one today. Visconti had something go wrong.
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I can't keep up with the relentless pace of two GTs and a bit of a crunch in both work and home responsibilities. Work is going to have to go. I haven't seen the Stelvio replay yet. Uggh!
No one is going to do the work today to bring Demare to the finish line. I have no idea who will win from the break.
No one is going to do the work today to bring Demare to the finish line. I have no idea who will win from the break.
10-23-20, 08:46 AM
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WTH? Flat stage and no Demare or Sagan vying for the win?!?
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Don't have the channels to watch, but am pumped not to be in last place!
10-24-20, 02:35 AM
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stage twenty...last stage for the continual horrible villella prediction to play out for the win, rolling the dice yet again...
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Some guy on one of them newfangled carbon fiber jobbies is going to win the stage.
Perhaps the day when electronic shifting reminds us why it's not such a good idea.
Perhaps the day when electronic shifting reminds us why it's not such a good idea.
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Oh Rohan made third to get me more points. I feel like one4smoke will pip me for Maglia Nera. I'll pull on my rainbow jersey and start celebrating before the line...
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wow. tgh killing it. good for him. tomorrow's last stage....that pancake-flat tt will be exciting to watch the jai/tgh duel for the pink.
if tgh wins the giro, that may be enough for team MTBrider to snatch the pink jersey at the last possible moment.
if tgh wins the giro, that may be enough for team MTBrider to snatch the pink jersey at the last possible moment.
