ProTour Punditry Predictions

[Crackle]

Tssss.... Crackle just copied me

Would you believe I never thought of that and given your previous run of form.......

United Healthcare did have 4 or 3 riders in the bottom 10 so I figured right that someone from their team might get the Lanterne Rouge, the rest was a pin the tail on approach.

Without that lucky guess I'd be nearly as points poor as Rich. Still time for that though.

 

[montage]

Oh no nailed by the Lantern Rouge!!

You may have noticed I did not pick a LR - this is because I am only adept in the art of winning....when it comes to losing I am clueless.

 

[themosquitoking]

ISTR he said something a while back about a baby on the way. Could be something to do with that perhaps?

Do you think the baby has broken his computer?

 

[rich p]

Oh no nailed by the Lantern Rouge!!

You may have noticed I did not pick a LR - this is because I am only adept in the art of winning....when it comes to losing I am clueless.

Nobody likes a bad loser Montagio!

 

[The Couch]

....when it comes to losing I am clueless.

No problem, in the coming months you'll get a lot of practice

 

[smutchin]

Omloop start list:
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Omloop_Het_nieuwsblad_Elite_2014-Startlist

KBK start list:
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Kuurne_Bruxelles_Kuurne_2014-Startlist

Looks like no G-man for either race, so I'll put my 1.21 Euros on Sebastien Langeveld for Omloop. And stay with Greipel for KBK.

 

[smutchin]

Reminder of upcoming races:
1st March - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2nd March - Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
8th March - Strade Bianche
9th-16th March - Paris-Nice (GC, Points, KOM, LR, 8 stages)
15th March - Ronde Van Drenthe (Women)

Re the last, this looks like it might be a good source of information regarding start lists etc:
http://women.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjUxMzU=
(Interestingly, there's a note that Marianne Vos's name has been "deleted" from the start list, and she's not in the team for the women's Omloop this weekend - is she out injured or something?)

 

[rich p]

Okay, here goes
Omloop - Jurgen Roelandts
KBK - Kristoff

 

[Crackle]

Omloop - Stijn Vandenbergh
kbk - Boonen

 

[The Couch]

Wow, 3 guesses already and nobody going for Stybar (for OHN)
I thought he'd be picked by most (and that I would be perhaps the only one going for Roelandts)...

I'll still have a think about it what I'm going for

 

[smutchin]

Wow, 3 guesses already and nobody going for Stybar (for OHN)

Don't let VamP hear me saying this but I don't rate him on the road... That said, OHN is a race that should suit him more than most.

Actually, I was tempted to go for Stannard. But I've gone for Langeveld because he's won it before and is on a new team this year so is probably well up for it...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Omloop - Markus Burghardt
KBK - Arnaud Demare

 

[themosquitoking]

Omloop - Niki Terpstra
kbk - Boasson Hagen

 

[SWSteve]

Taking a punt:
OHN: Sylvain Chavanel
KBK: EBH(sky)

 

[The Couch]

Omloop - Markus Burghardt

Now, that's a gutsy prediction if ever I saw one (then again last year many would have said the same about Paolini)