ProTour Pundit 2016 *no spoilers please*

[Pro Tour Punditry]

It looks like we're maybe getting the hang of this, a decent amount of scoring on stage 1 from everyone - it'll never last

25 @roadrash @ItsSteveLovell
22 @rich p
20 @User @Berk on a Bike and me
17 @smutchin
15 @simo105

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Anyone who didn't come in with the small front group today (which includes Van Emden and Hofland) is already nearly two minutes down. Given how small the margins usually are in this race, I suspect that means they're already out of GC contention.

Looks that way. van Emden was a gamble (he was third or fourth favourite with PP) and it looks like the splits have put paid to that. Hey ho.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Good call. I nearly picked him too as the ITT may prove as crucial as it was last year and I couldn't see any obvious TT specialists.

I thought he was worth a shout. He was second behind Sagan in the ToC TT last year and first in the test at the Eneco Tour, both similar distances. He needed to get in the lead group today, the plonker.

 

[smutchin]

I am also not at all interested in this race; wake me up when the interesting races start...

The most interesting thing about this race is the organiser's perverse desire to make the race less interesting.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Stage 2 - Cav, Kristoff, Modolo

 

[roadrash]

Stage 2..... Cav, Kristoff and Modolo ...... again

 

[simo105]

Stage 2 cav modolo hofland

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

2 - Cav, Kristoff, Modolo

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Scores update after stage 2:
47 - @roadrash
42 - @User @Berk on a Bike and me
39 - @smutchin
32 - @rich p
25 - @simo105 @ItsSteveLovell (who didnae make a stage 2 pick)

 

[roadrash]

Stage 3...Boasson hagen, Kristoff, and Lars Boom

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Stage 3 - van Emden, Boom, Sergeant

 

[simo105]

Stage 3 EBH, kristoff modolo

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

stage 3 - GvA, EBH, JvE

 

[SWSteve]

3 EBH Kristoff Modolo

 

[rich p]

3 van Emden, Sergent, Dempster