PG - Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 7

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09 May 2024 09:05

The Course

A 40.6k TT with a kicker at the end to help the climbing non TT’ers. With a power 35k start though, it might not be enough.

The Favourites

It’s got all the hallmarks of the Pog vs Pippo show. Ganna has been climbing well of late but you’d imagine he’ll need quite a buffer before the climb to hold on. The best of the rest includes half of Ineos but Plappy has been taking it easy of late. He’s said he’s all in for GC so I expect this is the day he’s been waiting for. Foss on the other hand has done a lot of work but I was there when he won his Worlds title and if he’s on a good day then he’ll be in with a shout. Benny Thomas should get a lot of confidence from his stage win and there was a time when he looked like he could be a TT player. The other Thomas also will expect a good result. Dani Martinez should like this route too. Beyond that it starts to get thin. Cat Killer can TT as can a few others. I would have mentioned Honore but he’s supposedly cracked a rib. Bjerg (if he’s given the green light) and Barta are specialists but outside of that and the likes of a couple of GC hopefuls and now not so hopeful (Arensman and Bardet), there’s not much else unless Caruso finds form of yore.

Here's your start list.

The Rules

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 Scoring

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...

We will notify you by email if we need you to do a secret entry.

The Results

Head over to the spreadsheet to check how you fared. Any issues, please email us on... LeeVus@alone.com

PG - Giro d'Italia 2024 - Stage 7

The Course

The Favourites

The Rules

The Scoring

The Results

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