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Sep 2023
8:07am, 7 Sep 2023
2,549 posts
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MsG
I'm in Felixstowe to watch today's Tour of Britain stage. The direction signs are going up and I'm playing spot team staff at breakfast.
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Sep 2023
6:23pm, 7 Sep 2023
2,844 posts
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Big_G
I thought I’d work out my points/unit of cost for my team.
Vingegaard, 24.7
Roglic, 34.9
Buitrado, 26
Kuss, 77.1
Groves, 91.5
Ganna, 69.3
Serry, 16.25
Lopez, 14
Bol, 10
Expecting Groves to drop down relative to others if he doesn’t pick up too many more points. Ganna has done well. Kuss good value, although of course I don’t think anyone would have guessed prior to the race that he would be in this situation in the race. I suppose Vingegaard relatively poor, for my highest cost rider. Just pleased my more or less random picks of Lopez and Bol have actually got something. Kiss of death time, but also lucky that all my picks are still in the race.
I’ll try and to the same after the race is over.
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Sep 2023
10:23pm, 7 Sep 2023
21,930 posts
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larkim
Great planning by the looks of things by jumbo today in the milk race...
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Sep 2023
10:39pm, 7 Sep 2023
42,530 posts
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SPR
Ganna and Groves good selections. Kuss pure luck as he was expected to be a worker for two leaders which wouldn't have been likely to generate good points.
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Sep 2023
10:42pm, 7 Sep 2023
42,531 posts
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SPR
Looks like Jumbo want to chip away at Evenepoel's lead over Roglic although today wasn't planned apparently.
Tomorrow will be interesting to see how everyone approaches it.
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Sep 2023
10:45pm, 7 Sep 2023
9,702 posts
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HunkyTeddy
Not been that impressed with the ToB route this year. Only watched the highlights, and thats enough as there really isn't any serious racing apart from in the last few km.
The 'mountains' are a bit of a joke, surely they can find something a bit more taxing than a 1km, 2% gradient slope. I regularly cycle up much harder than that.
I presume the last stage in Wales will have a few lumps, but I will have died of boredom by then.
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Sep 2023
11:52pm, 7 Sep 2023
23,827 posts
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Meglet
Great tactic by Jumbo at ToB, perfectly executed on the corner. Kuuji slowed dramatically and all the rest did too, then it was too late. And a time gap!
Hoping for some action from Pidcock on the weekend stages.
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Sep 2023
5:56am, 8 Sep 2023
2,845 posts
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Big_G
Not sure how to go back on velogames to check the points/cost details, but Kuss got reasonable points at TdF for not a huge amount of outlay, regularly finishing in 6-10th positions on stages (13 times) and finishing 12th overall on GC. But that wasn’t the point of my post 
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Sep 2023
6:31am, 8 Sep 2023
2,846 posts
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Big_G
Will Kuss still be in red at the end of today? Could be a decisive day I suppose, if Remco is feeling good. Interesting seeing Roglic go for a few seconds time bonus yesterday in the sprint. If Roglic is really the ‘main’ Jumbo team leader and is riding well, and if Kuss starts to lose time on Remco, what will Vingegaard do - ie, will he go and help Kuss if he is able to, stick with Roglic, or what? Lots of ifs there, but could possibly be a shake up today.
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Sep 2023
8:04am, 8 Sep 2023
80,434 posts
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Gobi
They won't protect Kuss in the Vuelta
ToB - pity more teams didn't send top sprinters
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