ProTour Pundit 2015 *no spoilers please*

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Joint winners of the final pundit race of the year are @roadrash and @themosquitoking who both scored 22 points
@Berk on a Bike was next with 15
@rich p @User and @Archie scored 7
Me and @simo105 took in the sights and enjoyed ourselves but scored nothing at all

So that's it all over for the season.

See you all again next year - any suggestions for improvements welcomed.

 

[roadrash]

looking forward to next year already

 

[themosquitoking]

Me too. Have you chosen a rosta of races to pundit on next year yet?
Suggestions for improvement, it needs more cowbell.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Me too. Have you chosen a rosta of races to pundit on next year yet?
Suggestions for improvement, it needs more cowbell.

Not decided on races so feel free to suggest additions/removals - don't make it too complicated tho' as there are limits to what a pen and paper and my brain can handle e.g. don't have 2 races on the go at the same time.

I'm quite happy if others want to volunteer to run a few of the competitions as long as we are clear who is doing what.

And to keep you happy...

 

[rich p]

If i have one point not worth making, it's that the young rider comp in GTs is rubbish as nobody has a scooby who's eligible.
That aside, my grateful thanks to the scotch git for his diligence, his pen and his paper.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I suppose we could have the 'lympics cycling events.

 

[roadrash]

that would be good, i will have to get my lucky pin out again, oh and i forgot to say thanks for running this thread , i wouldnt have a clue where to start

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Righto punditeers, I have a calendar of events sorted for next year. There will be more races covered than last year and the season will start in January (with La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, rather than the Tour Down Under just to add something a bit different) and end with the Worlds in October. The only "cross over" events will be Vuelta/ToB clash in September but hopefully by that time I'll have razor sharp pen and paper skills and take it in my stride.

No need to take part in all events, it's just for fun (unless I win and then it's very important - but that is very unlikely to happen, ever) so feel free to pop in and out as you want.

I'll start a PTP 2016 thread in the early New Year with "teh rulez" and stuff.

 

[SWSteve]

Cheers @Marmion

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

can I make a suggestion, after every race or tour give the top three pundits a set of points or a gold - silver - bronze whatever works for you, then come october, you can announce the top tipsters over the season, you wouldn't have to publish after every race, just keep a note until the end of the season....
I do worry that you don't have enough to do during the season....

Worry not, I plan to keep a running total next season for everyone - my pencil and counting fingers will be working overtime!. And to have a few competitions e.g. Classics/semi-classics competition, Olympic competition (14 events covering road and track), Women's competition (I have a few women's races scheduled into the pundit programme)

 

[roadrash]

looking forward to it, i hope you have extra pencils

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

looking forward to it, i hope you have extra pencils

 

[themosquitoking]

I know somewhere you can get a job lot of cheap sharpener blades.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I know somewhere you can get a job lot of cheap sharpener blades.

I doubt that your scores will blunt the pencils - I may reserve one especially for you that can write "0"

 

[themosquitoking]

I doubt that your scores will blunt the pencils - I may reserve one especially for you that can write "0"

The problem is i am cold blooded and it takes me until August to warm up.