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Old 07-24-21, 02:32 AM
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carapaz...wow. salvages the tour a little bit, eh? methinx only two of us picked him.
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Old 07-24-21, 02:44 AM
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placed 1st, 4th, 5th, 13th, 24th and 32nd w/the six-man squadron. my sivakov pick finished just outside the points. woodsie in 5th!

good attempt by mcnulty. nice to see him up there in the last chunk of km's.
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I chose poorly.
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Originally Posted by ooga-booga
placed 1st, 4th, 5th, 13th, 24th and 32nd w/the six-man squadron. my sivakov pick finished just outside the points. woodsie in 5th!

good attempt by mcnulty. nice to see him up there in the last chunk of km's.
Wow 51 out of 5076!! I don't think I could've guessed how that race would have ended. Well, I suppose I had #2, #3 but those were the favorites. I little disappointed I didn't think of Carapaz, he was under rated but then pulled off his trade mark flyer of an attack!

Arashiro got a lot of TV time ... off the back usually ... so I'm mentally adding an extra 400 points to my tally
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I chose poorly.


... Final moment where Valverde was dropped ...
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At least Bala finished! Yes, I melted.

Well played ooga-booga, you 1%er.
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Old 07-25-21, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by slcbob
At least Bala finished! Yes, I melted.

Well played ooga-booga, you 1%er.
absolutely guarantees a horrible vuelta showing on my end...
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Donostiako Klasikoa

Back to the Basque country - big names showing up for a Vuelta warm up ... Thinking Vingegaard has a good showing before domestic duty at the Vuelta.


Hold onto your Txapela!

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It's all over but the crying now. Well, if you discount the second guessing, wringing of hands, gnashing of teeth, etc.
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missed it. only have one rider entered. go bauke!!
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Originally Posted by ooga-booga
missed it. only have one rider entered. go bauke!!
I just saw that, but it's a good pick! I won't be fooled completely by your sandbagging before La Vuelta

slcbob picked Ayuso but I thought I'd keep my picks spicy with Adriá who finished third behind him this week. I didn't know how Ineos would approach this so I figured Bernal/Yates would work for Martinez as thanks/prep before Vuelta. Thinking I should've put Yates in for Bernal.
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Wow wow wow Neilson!!!!
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It appears apathy has gotten the better of some in the ongoing Superclasico event. It's just like a grand tour -- you can't tell how the picks will react (or if they'll react) after a rest day, or ten.

Three weeks off now. Then back on the weekly-ish grind for the second half.
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we've realistically got ten daze till the vuelta game availability/onslaught begins. love love the vuelta. hate hate my results.
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Ride for red. Venga venga.
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Martinez a DNF, Adriá 41st 4:26 back Ineos aren't goofing around. Padun has been let out of wherever they had him locked up!

Might poke around the Volta a Portugal, haven't even looked up the race...?
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This is me watching canam73 on my trail. Cliffs ahead?

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so @slcbob is currently in the top .00154 percent of all 2598 participants. yah...4th. holy bleeping bleep! jfc congrats!

as is @slcbob's vibe/style/musings/custom/habit/lifestyle/je ne sais quoi...it's spent on a tour few care about or follow.
seems like something i'd emulate (or have, can't remember and don't remind/@ me). at least underdog had pretty polly purebred...

destroyed the bed this vuelta...o that olympic road race seems like an eternity...

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I keep looking for smaller ponds in which I can be a bigger fish.
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Originally Posted by slcbob
I keep looking for smaller ponds in which I can be a bigger fish.
if you ever make it to insane diego, i'm paying the bar tab.
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Originally Posted by ooga-booga
if you ever make it to insane diego, i'm paying the bar tab.
We can toast la Vuelta that should have been. Then a round on me for the one that will be el aņo proximo.
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Another race tomorrow. I think there are only a couple dozen more to go. Hang in there, those of you that haven't already hung it up.
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looking forward to the worlds. this racing season seems like it has been the equivalent of two.
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Another race tomorrow. I think there are only a couple dozen more to go. Hang in there, those of you that haven't already hung it up.
I lost track awhile back.
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rip chris anker sorensen. you deserved better.
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