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samson63
Over 90 days ago
Straight Male, 61
0 miles · Taunton
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Recycling is great, but after every collection the roads are covered in glass. So not great for cycling.
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Quote by skinny
Stage 5 is listed as a flat stage, but there isn't really such a thing in the Vuelta. There's a steady cat.3 climb for around 13km from around 35km out, then slightly downhill until the final km which is slightly uphill, but not enough to stop the fast guys. That cat 3 climb however, only listed as having around a 3% gradient, will take it's toll, and if there's something to know about this race it's this, the hill will be steeper in parts than it says in the book.
I predict that the sprinters teams will keep the race in check once again, thereby giving their guys a shot at the win. If Bouhanni does sail up the hill there's nobody to match him for speed in a straightforward run in. I don't see it that way, although I have been wrong before :sad: I'm with Dagenkolb, yet again, to win in the bunch sprint, which will have more contenders this time. There are also a couple of strong riders prepared to try a solo ride from afar, which should spice things up.
Ciolek is quite fast for MTN Quebeca, but he seems to be out of sorts, which might leave the way clear for Sbaragli to pick up the baton and have a go, and he could be chasing one of the places. Another outsider who's capable of hanging with the favorites is Francesca Lasca.
Bang on again skinny!
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Quote by skinny
Michael Mathews was too fast for the climbers on stage 3.
Stage 4 is another hilly affair, at least the latter part of it is, but it should come down to a bunch sprint. The bookmakers have Bouhanni as favorite, but personally I don't think he'll manage to get back into the front group after the final climb. That leaves Dagenkolb as the likely winner. Mathews, of course, won't have any trouble with the hills, and is at the top of his game.
The stages begin to get more interesting as some of the strong riders allow themselves to lose time, thereby being no threat to the overall contenders, and therefore unlikely to be chased by them if they get in the morning breakaway. Nevertheless, with limited opportunities for the sprinters, it's likely that Orica Green Edge and Giant Shimano will keep a tight rein on the morning breakaway in this stage.
I think Dagenkolb will prevail this time.
Spot on skinny, I hope that you had a punt on him?
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Quote by Max777
The valuation was primarily done by Goldman Sachs (and UBS), who then made a huge profit when, surprise, surprise it turned out to be undervalued and the stock rose in value. Talk about putting the fox in charge of the chickens.
How did these banks make a huge profit from the stock rising in value?
From the increase in value and commission received when their "clients" (Goldman Sachs International) sold the stock.
Are you implying that Goldman Sachs bought stock in their own right? If so, at what value? would you also care to quantify the 'huge profit' made from the commission on the sale of stock?
Goldman Sachs International, a branch of the bank, had snapped up more than 21 million shares by October 31. On November 11, it had less than 17 million.
It means Goldman traders could have sold at least 4 million shares during a period when they peaked at 587p, at which point they were worth £27million
If they had bought at the issue price and sold at the peak, the deals could have made nearly £12million profit. Goldman Sachs were allowed to profit from their own advice. It has to be a conflict of interest and unethical.
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Quote by Max777
The valuation was primarily done by Goldman Sachs (and UBS), who then made a huge profit when, surprise, surprise it turned out to be undervalued and the stock rose in value. Talk about putting the fox in charge of the chickens.
How did these banks make a huge profit from the stock rising in value?
From the increase in value and commission received when their "clients" (Goldman Sachs International) sold the stock.
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Quote by sandybeach1
When I am in supermarket queue and one of those people holds a board up with a big sign saying this checkout is free then another one comes along and suggests you use the self-serve, if I wanted to use it I would already be using it and not standing in a queue, its my choice, leave me alone :censored:
And when you use the self service checkout, your change arrives in the maximum number of small denomination coins possible :sad:
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Quote by MidsCouple24
Just had a call from a Company offering some form of server facility to improve marketing on Google.
From the sound of it he was just a scammer anyway, offering a way to get on page #1 of potential customers' web searches.
Odd that a scammer would be so reviled by such a wholesome activity as swinging though
