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ingsve said:I think that this game come downs to two main aspects. First of all you need a solid looking team without too many obvious pitfalls just in order to make sure you are in contention. It's fairly easy to identify teams that have too many obvious mistakes in them like picking expensive riders like Evans, Cancellara, Farrar, Greipel etc. Or riders that had the best year of their career last year that would have to go way beyond themselves to make a profit this year like Hesjedal, Sagan, Dan Martin etc.
Zinoviev Letter said:I think your point is correct, but I'm not sure that Sagan and Martin are very good examples. Both are young. Sagan took a huge leap last year, admittedly, but Martin has been getting steadily better for a couple of years. And both are ahead of where they were at this point last year!
They're relatively risky riders to take, as any rider coming off his best ever year is, but they're a more rational risk to take than an older rider coming off a best ever year is.
ingsve said:Of course they're on an upwards streak but Martin scored 883 points and Sagan scored 928 points so for either of them to be considered a good pick they would need to score at least 1200 and preferably 1400 points at a minimum and that wouldn't even be the doubling of points that I view as a goal for my picks. The chance that they will reach anything like those points is very small in my mind and not enough to warrant a pick.
Timmy-loves-Rabo said:25th.
slowly but surely I'm climbing my way to the top
jaylew said:Anyone have all their riders score yet?
hrotha said:8. Gesink +6
13. Poels +18
64. Seeldraeyers +2:04
77. Denifl +4:06
103. Peterson +9:49
116. Martens +15:07
130. Cobo +15:07
156. Santambrogio +19:50
DNF. Madrazo
My team, which is made up entirely of hilly riders and climbers, is dominating as usual.
Martens has been having knee issues. He started his season in Catalunya, I believe. He's slowly climbing his way up the results lists.Timmy-loves-Rabo said:not sure I've seen a single promising moment from martens this year.
Hugo Koblet said:I won't be doing updates the next two weeks due to vacation but I'm sure someone will be kind enough to do them instead