Pro Tour Punditry 2017 **no spoilers please**

[rich p]

2. Demare, Kittel, Sagan

 

[booze and cake]

Kittel, Cavendish, Kristoff

 

[smutchin]

I'm going to have to get my new wildcard tattooed onto my hand - otherwise pick him for stages as well

You're allowed to pick him for stages, just not for jerseys.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

You're allowed to pick him for stages, just not for jerseys.

Correct.

From now on you can select any rider for any stage, your wildman included

 

[Crackle]

I'm guessing from the picks stage 2 is a sprint, cool....

2. Kittel, Sagan, Groenewegen

 

[Crackle]

This is a late suggestion but what about extra points for picking them in the right order?

 

[smutchin]

This is a late suggestion but what about extra points for picking them in the right order?

How often does anyone actually pick the top three, never mind getting them in the right order?

 

[Crackle]

How often does anyone actually pick the top three, never mind getting them in the right order?

Yeah but I just have.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

This is a late suggestion but what about extra points for picking them in the right order?

I'll think about how I can "maybe" work that suggestion into the Tour; but see below, it might be a waste of time and simpler if it was just for getting top 3 and not bothering about correct order. But always happy to introduce new ideas (if only to confuse you all and award myself random high scores...)

How often does anyone actually pick the top three, never mind getting them in the right order?

3 times during the Giro - you, and Crax (x2), none of them in the right order.

It doesn't happen often, we truly are shite at punditry.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

OK, having thought for at least 10 seconds about Crax's suggestion:

How about: as of now (stage 2 onwards) an additional 50 points is awarded for getting the top 3 in any stage race?

We should all be picking with a view to getting the top 3 correct* as it is so there should be no change to thinking/selection.

* edit - Hopefully it does not stop the "flair" picks; it is very rare for anyone to get top 3 correct. In the Giro there were a total of 273 stage predictions possible, and 3 of these resulted in the top 3 being selected, which by my calculations is just over 1%. We really are shite.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

And just to add, this is getting close to the limit of my counting abilities!!!

 

[gk09]

Out of interest, what happens if your wildcard pick retires on stage 1?!!!


*Edit... I think I probably know the answer....

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Out of interest, what happens if your wildcard pick retires on stage 1?!!!


*Edit... I think I probably know the answer....

You do...

 

[smutchin]

Stage 3 - Peter Sagan, Matthews, Dan Martin

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Stage 2*
160 - shadow
150 - me, irish
140 - richiepoo, simo, roadrage, Archie, gk09
110 - boozey
100 - Adam
90 - mosquito, smutch, crax, Steve
80 - brommers

*Wildman points for me, mosquito, Archie, Shadow, boozey

Overall
300 - richiepoo, roadrage, gk09
280 - shadow
260 - Adam, Archie
250 - mosquito, smutch
200 - brommers
190 - irish
180 - simo
160 - boozey
150 - me
130 - crax, Steve