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League Owner: Felicity Lemon

League Name: Mumsnet Mayhem
League Code: 554095814

It looks as if I jinxed Miguel Angel Lopez! Sorry Miguel.

Hello Heidi.
I wondered who had jinxed MAL that was a nasty crash.

I also picked Lopez, so he was double-jinxed

Despite already being a man down having jinxed MAL I still managed to finish 4th today, with scores from just 2 of my riders, G and then Foss, who I'll admit I'd never heard of and only chose because he was "cheap" - and was in Team Jumbo Visma.

Lord, did we all have MAL, poor bloke, we'd better club together and send him a bunch of grapes or at least a bottle of lucozade.

I am vying for lanterna rossa -- what with Lopez crashing out & Dowsett had a mechanical. Sigh.

BinckBank was very good stage to watch today, btw, better than the Giro. Watch last 30 km to get the suspense of it all.

It seems that I am in an intense battle for the Maglia Nera but at least i didn't jinx MAL

Dammit i've lost a rider today.

I love having the Giro at this time of year, normally I feel guilty being indoors watching but I'd drown if I went outside today so it's lovely being cosy and watching them in the sunshine.

Sorry for your loss Marmite

Yes I'm enjoying an October Giro. Might be a problem later, they mentioned on commentary yesterday that some of the mountain climbs get snow in October.

Just watching dangerous sprint by Alaphillipe in Liege-Bastion-Liege. There was lots of drama (llama) from Alaphilippe thru this 1 day classic. Not chuffed with JA. Very pleased Roglič pipped him on the line.

Col de la Loze got a foot of snow 10 days after the TdF went through

This was at the Altiport - so nowhere near the top on 26 September

In my head I'm imagining they will have thought this through when they did the course but they won't have will they?

Saw picture of Alaphillipe celebrating the win when he didn't and got so much cringe I couldn't read the article, will go back now and get the details.

G crashed in the neutral zone before the start today. Carried on racing but I wonder if that will impact his form.

Oops. The jinx of being selected by me

And me, @prettybird!

Me too, however it's just SO G to crash isn't it?

He usually bounces. It'll be fine.

or maybe not..

FFS

Whaat! Yates dropped now

I'm not playing this game anymore

Me neither.
I know it is early days and stranger things have happened, but I can't see either Simon or G coming back from a disastrous day like this. Hey ho, only a couple of weeks til La Vuelta starts....

G was taken out by a stray bidon rolling across the road. Bad luck indeed.