A day for the sprinters with the one caveat that it could be ridden hard enough to weaken a couple of the pure fast men. It’s also been windy so there are areas that splits could appear if there’s a couple of teams that want to take it up. 99% chance we get a sprint though.
Jasper P will be the big favourite. Groany has climbed better than normal so should be fresh. After that it’s a large group but there’s two turns in the last k so positioning will be important. I’ll be looking at who’s got the horse power to get them in the right spot. I think Trek will have Mads in a good place but does he have the raw speed? I struggle to find anything but a Jasper victory. Maybe Sammy B and Gav could spoil the Alpecin party and I’m not mentioning the Gav rhyming name as that won’t be helpful…
Here's your start list.
In this game, only the race results matter. You're not committed to keeping the same riders throughout the series, you make fresh picks before every race. Our overall competition is just the sum of individual race scores. You're eligible for the overall even if you miss some races.
Pick 4 riders for the upcoming race. The order of your picks doesn't matter. All of your riders can score.
Riders score points down to 10th place. Less popular riders score more points than heavily-picked favourites. See below for scoring details.
The strict entry deadline is the official start time of the race, the neutralized roll-out or Départ Fictif. Be warned - if your post is timestamped one minute late your entry won't count! So do remember that there's no disadvantage to getting an entry in early, even the day before, because you may always change your picks up until the deadline. Feel free to rethink your picks when it emerges which riders are more or less popular with other players. If you make changes, post your revised 4 picks in a reply to your original post.
The last 3 races will be secret entry between the top contenders… To avoid defensive picking.
When we say top contenders we leave the number open because who knows how many will be within striking distance...
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