Tour de France 2024

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The Giro league code still works.

I am looking forward to it!

League Name: Mumsnet Marauders
League Code: 159285217

First attempt at a team submitted. Will probably adjust it!

Kuss out 🥺

I've already had to change my team to substitute him.

But the substitute was "cheaper" so I was able to trade up on another rider

My current dilemma is whether Thomas as a domestique for 10 points is worth it!

I had him in my team but I've adjusted and at the moment realised I don't for the first time for years have a single Ineos Grenadier in my team!

I do have the other Gee in my team

did a bit of costly swapping about last night to include Juan Ayuso … still time to review 🤔😬

Aaaarghhhhh and I spent all my money on Pogacar and apparently he had covid recently ... Not changing - just aaarghhh!

Hey! 15 teams so far and there's still 14 hours left.

We have no Felicity Lemon. 😱

@FelicityLemon - not seen you around Hope you're able to enter a team

I’ve had to amend to accommodate G 🤔
Can you imagine if he does a lead out for Cav again 🤩🙌🏻💪🏻

@Pan2 @prettybird
thanks for the heads up. Life somewhat got in the way but I have a team in!

Yay.

The world makes more sense now. 😀

Going to do some swopsies. I've started with the big 2 but this feels a bit obvious and safe and a bit boring. They are both going to go - no MN yellow jersey for me, then!!

Seems odd that Roglic is only on 20 credits cost and so far off TP and Vingegaard. So he's in.

I've blown my budget on Roglic & Vingegaard but have put in a random UAE domestique so that if Pog does win anything, at least I'll get some "Assist" points.

Cav is in there for purely hopeful sentimental reasons

Looks like the presentation is in the Bobili Gardens. Overlooking the Duomo. Has anyone else been to Florence? No want to return!

I went to Florence over 40 years ago () when I was inter-railing with my best friend.

Unfortunately, we'd spent the previous three days in Rome, including a day going around the Vatican Museums, so by the time we got to Florence we were museumed out

I distinctly remember us looking inside the Duomo and thinking "Meh" and then going round the Uffizi Galleries, standing in front of Botticelli's "Venus Rising" and sighing, "Oh, another Botticelli. It's ok I suppose, nothing special...."

I really should go back

Ha ha ha...

We didn't go into the Duomo or the Ufizzi due to the massive queues that looked they would be there all day.

The streets around the cathedral are works of art themselves. Bobili garden is beautiful.

Definitely a return journey required.

I actually can't watch already.
Going to do something else instead and catch up on highlights.

I forgot to do a time. But wow...what a stage.. I was on my feet yelling "stop looking behind you and pedal!" like some kind of maniac.😂

Just finished watching the highlights - it was really good!

That was exciting - and worrying - to watch live

I "dropped" Bardet from the team I'd had for the Giro At least I had Wout Impressive showing!

Should be an exciting Tour

Ds tells me that his claim to fame is being lapped by both Tom Pidcock and Fred Wright on multiple events at the North West Youth Tour . He knows that they are a year older than him as they were 2nd year Youth B while he was 1st Year Youth B (and it was his first even multi-day, UK wide event).

I drafted in Bardet after dropping TP and Vinny this morning. Good for today.
Got the official mag this afternoon too. Adds to the annual collection.

Yes I went about 7 years ago now , can recommend highly.

Yes I want a return, missing so much when I was there before. But just wandering the streets and gardens was a real pleasure.