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Grossschartner avoided being eliminated from the competition with a very unninjalike performance. Honestly, you would think there was no way he would not finish inside top10 from such break but he managed to do so and also grab a lot of camera time with his attack instead.
Louis Meintjes is still in the race........I guess. Unless my memory is faulty I can never remember Meintjes attacking nor can I remember him getting into a break. I wonder what the attraction is for team managers when it comes to new contracts for him ?
To Stage 12
I have added a couple of riders who were unselected, put in the running.
Does top ten in a ITT stage really break ninja status? If the cameraman/producer doesn't pick up on them, then they get a high finish unnoticed.
I have added a couple of riders who were unselected, put in the running.
Does top ten in a ITT stage really break ninja status? If the cameraman/producer doesn't pick up on them, then they get a high finish unnoticed.
| Rider | Manager | Best placing | Current GC | Gap |
| Carl Fredrik Hagen | Leinster | 11 | 6 | - |
| Nicolas Edet | - | 11 | 8 | 0:50 |
| James Knox | - | 15 | 18 | 10:18 |
| Jakob Fuglsang | - | 19 | 19 | 11:09 |
| Kilian Frankiny | Hakkie | 20 | 22 | 14:04 |
| Peter Stetina | Tigerion | 12 | 26 | 23:11 |
| Louis Meintjes | Wirral | 16 | 39 | 38:40 |
| Felix Grossschartner | Anderis | 14 | 53 | 51:12 |
| Antonio Pedrero | Libertine Seguros | 32 | 56 | 53:26 |
| Sergio Pardilla | Armchair Cyclist | 36 | 62 | 1:05:55 |
| Sergei Chernetski | Starlord | 26 | 107 | 01:34:28 |
| Robert Power | Laarsland | 60 | 156 | 02:16:44 |
| Logic is your friend | 2 (st 2) | |||
| Scarponi | 9 (st 2) | |||
| Tobydawq | 17 | DNF | ||
| Del1962 | 9 (st6) | |||
| Pantani lives | 1 (st6) | |||
| Koronin | 5 (st7) | - | ||
| Salvarani | 9 (st7) | |||
| Carton | 10 (st7) | |||
| DJSprtsch | 4 (st8) | |||
| Shadow93 | 10 (st9) | |||
| SafeBet | 6 (st9) | |||
| Red Rick | 8 (st9) | |||
| Hayneplane | 6 (st 10 ITT) | |||
| JoeD1997 | 10 (st 10 ITT) | |||
| Cian | 8 (st 11) |
He is channeling the great Zubeldia. Many are already forgetting that he wore the leader's jersey, which is the mark of extreme ninja capability . . . infliction of selective amnesia on the fan base.
Hagen still lurking.
They're not my picks: I made my nomination Pardilla in the first post. These were just some of the guys in the running who nobody had selected.
Hagen looking good for the award. 6th place and I stiil couldn't tell you what he looks like
I meant those you added because no one else did, and they were doing quite well in the Ninja Competition; that is... before they decided to duke it out for the win.
He's actually slipped to 9th now, but still not troubled the highlights reel.
Edet is clinging onto 7th. He's 2.44 behind NAIRO QUINTANA, and still not been in a top 10.
I deleted Fuglsang and Knox.
| Rider | Manager | Best placing | Current GC | Gap |
| Nicolas Edet | - | 11 | 7 | |
| Carl Fredrik Hagen | Leinster | 11 | 9 | 0:13 |
| Kilian Frankiny | Hakkie | 16 | 19 | 14:10 |
| Peter Stetina | Tigerion | 12 | 24 | 31:48 |
| Louis Meintjes | Wirral | 16 | 39 | 01:08:15 |
| Felix Grossschartner | Anderis | 14 | 42 | 01:09:45 |
| Antonio Pedrero | Libertine Seguros | 32 | 47 | 01:21:28 |
| Sergio Pardilla | Armchair Cyclist | 36 | 63 | 01:42:58 |
| Sergei Chernetski | Starlord | 26 | 100 | 02:25:48 |
| Robert Power | Laarsland | 40 | 137 | 03:03:59 |
| Logic is your friend | 2 (st 2) | |||
| Scarponi | 9 (st 2) | |||
| Tobydawq | 17 | DNF | ||
| Del1962 | 9 (st6) | |||
| Pantani lives | 1 (st6) | |||
| Koronin | 5 (st7) | - | ||
| Salvarani | 9 (st7) | |||
| Carton | 10 (st7) | |||
| DJSprtsch | 4 (st8) | |||
| Shadow93 | 10 (st9) | |||
| SafeBet | 6 (st9) | |||
| Red Rick | 8 (st9) | |||
| Hayneplane | 6 (st 10 ITT) | |||
| JoeD1997 | 10 (st 10 ITT) | |||
| Cian | 8 (st 11) |
To rest day 2 (stage 16)
D'oh: worked out all those times -10:27, and then found SafeBet beat me to it by a few minutes
Others within an hour of Edet who would still be in the game, had they been chosen, are Eg, Powless, Tusvled and Christian Rodriguez.
D'oh: worked out all those times -10:27, and then found SafeBet beat me to it by a few minutes
Others within an hour of Edet who would still be in the game, had they been chosen, are Eg, Powless, Tusvled and Christian Rodriguez.
The fact that Edet is still in contention, in my opinion, is a clear sign that the rules need to be revised. It shouldn't just be about your raw placings. An 11th placing when you went through the trouble of getting in a break is much more against the spirit of the competition than an anonymous 9th or 10th placing from the contenders' group. And a leader's jersey should disqualify you outright.
^^This!!^^
He'll leave the Vuelta unseen with a nice little GC placing. Good on him!!
I'd love to see him test himself with an aggressive attack in these final few stages.
He'll leave the Vuelta unseen with a nice little GC placing. Good on him!!
I'd love to see him test himself with an aggressive attack in these final few stages.
By being at the back of the Red jersey group, CFH is always immediately in front of the camera bike. By trying to be unseen, he is the most visible of all.
But although we don't know how far any group behind is from Quintana/Hagen/Meintjes, he has a real danger of finishing in the top 9 today.
But although we don't know how far any group behind is from Quintana/Hagen/Meintjes, he has a real danger of finishing in the top 9 today.
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This guy is a ninja champion.....
He is in top 10 most days and I have never seen him interviewed or know what he looks like...And like Zubeldia he is a top 10 GC rider of some class
With Hagen and Meintjes out, Edet regains the lead here.
Among the riders selected by posters of this forum, Frankiny has a comfortable lead over Stetina.
Among the riders selected by posters of this forum, Frankiny has a comfortable lead over Stetina.
| Rider | Manager | Best placing | Current GC | Gap |
| Nicolas Edet | - | 11 | 18 | |
| Kilian Frankiny | Hakkie | 16 | 20 | 4:25 |
| Peter Stetina | Tigerion | 12 | 30 | 35:37 |
| Felix Grossschartner | Anderis | 14 | 45 | 01:14:28 |
| Antonio Pedrero | Libertine Seguros | 32 | 47 | 01:16:48 |
| Sergio Pardilla | Armchair Cyclist | 36 | 72 | 01:56:42 |
| Sergei Chernetski | Starlord | 26 | 103 | 02:38:30 |
| Robert Power | Laarsland | 27 | 109 | 02:45:18 |
| Logic is your friend | 2 (st 2) | |||
| Scarponi | 9 (st 2) | |||
| Tobydawq | 17 | DNF | ||
| Del1962 | 9 (st6) | |||
| Pantani lives | 1 (st6) | |||
| Koronin | 5 (st7) | - | ||
| Salvarani | 9 (st7) | |||
| Carton | 10 (st7) | |||
| DJSprtsch | 4 (st8) | |||
| Shadow93 | 10 (st9) | |||
| SafeBet | 6 (st9) | |||
| Red Rick | 8 (st9) | |||
| Hayneplane | 6 (st 10 ITT) | |||
| JoeD1997 | 10 (st 10 ITT) | |||
| Cian | 8 (st 11) | |||
| Leinster | 6 (st 18) | |||
| Wirral | 7 (st 18) |
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