ProTour Punditry Predictions

[rich p]

If Jetse Bol falls off today, @rich p could yet nick the title with his lanterne rouge prediction!

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That no-good bum, Jetse Bol didn't fall off

 

[The Couch]

Giro standings after stage 19 - close at the top, still all to play for! Though no one has really taken the opportunity to close down montage in the overall standings...

If Jetse Bol falls off today, @rich p could yet nick the title with his lanterne rouge prediction!

Giro predictions made, according to my records - as usual, shout if you think I've cocked it up:

Still it's appreciated @montage that you are willing to give us a shot
But we'll make up some extra points when Monty goes for Ten Dam as winner in the Tour

Valiant effort of @rich p with the Lantern Rouge, but Dutchmen are stubborn sons of *@*!#

Would have gone for Nizzolo in the last sprint, but the Saturday night NBA-match kept me up too long , so I didn't mind seeing him being overtaken by Mezgec.


As always many thanks to you @smutchin for keeping all these predictions
Next up Tour de Suisse and Dauphinee, right?
(Some very interesting races - in reality, not specifically prediction-wise - to see the GC contenders showing their form)

 

[smutchin]

Yup, Dauphiné up next, 8-15 June, eight stages, plus the usual GC, points and KOM jerseys, and lanterne rouge.
http://www.letour.com/criterium-du-dauphine/2014

Then the Tour de Suisse, 14-22 June, with nine stages, including two ITTs (stages 1 and 7), plus GC, points, KOM, LR.
http://www.tourdesuisse.ch

Any other suggestions for bonus points welcome - but keep them simple so poor rich p doesn't get to befuddled.

 

[smutchin]

Final scores on gli usci...

Good solid performance by The Couch there, especially in the early stages.

Overall standings after the Giro:

Those Giro predictions in full:

 

[smutchin]

Right, I'm going to get some Dauphiné predictions in early cos otherwise I'll probably forget...

GC: Froome
Points: Gerrans
KOM: Sylvain Chavanel
Lanterne Rouge: Christian Knees
Stage 1: Geraint Thomas
Stage 2: Atapuma
Stage 3: Alaphilippe

I may change my mind on some/all of these when/if I've had a closer look at the start list.

 

[The Couch]

Yup, Dauphiné up next, 8-15 June, eight stages, plus the usual GC, points and KOM jerseys, and lanterne rouge.
http://www.letour.com/criterium-du-dauphine/2014

Any other suggestions for bonus points welcome - but keep them simple so poor rich p doesn't get to befuddled.

How about team classification (same points as sprint and KOM)? Everybody can easily have a go at that at the start

 

[The Couch]

GC: Bertie
Points: Meersman
KOM: Bono
Lanterne Rouge: Meyer (the way Orico was riding in the Giro, I'm thinking you can't go wrong with them)

Stage 1: Kwiatek

 

[themosquitoking]

GC - Froome
Points - Kwiatowski
KOM - Intxausti
LR - Kevin Reza

Stage 1 - Tony Martin

 

[Crackle]

GC - Contador
Points - Meersman
KOM - Leopold Konig
LR - Aleksejs Saramotins
Stage 1 - Kwiatkowski

 

[SWSteve]

Stage 1 - Tony Martin

I would check that http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Criterium_du_Dauphine_2014-Startlist

 

[SWSteve]

CdD

GC - Froome
Points - Gerrans
KOM - Contador
LR - Egor Silin

Stage 1 - Froome




Torn between Froome and Bert for GC, and Yates and Contador for KOM

 

[themosquitoking]

I would check that http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Criterium_du_Dauphine_2014-Startlist

Dammit, i looked at a different start list. Wondered why no one else had picked him.

 

[Crackle]

Dammit, i looked at a different start list. Wondered why no one else had picked him.

He was beaten by Geraint Thomas recently as well.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

GC - Froomedog
Mountains - Voeckler
Points - Kwiatkowski
LR - Hushovd
Stage 1 - Westra

 

[themosquitoking]

Second go. Stage 1 - Jens Voigt.