Welcome (back) to the 21st Annual PTP Competition
This long-running competition has been a staple for BikeRadar forumites, and we want to bring it with us following the exodus of the sinking ship.We will restart the season from Milan-Sanremo with a blank scorecard for all.
If you are new to this competition, you simply have to select the rider who you think will finish highly in a select group of WT and 1.Pro races. Points are accumulated over the season, and after the Lombardy the player with the highest points gets the bragging rights.
Calendar changes for 2025
Now that 4/5 monuments (come on Lombardia, keep up) have a women's race on the same weekends as the men's race, I've added those to the calendar.How to Play
Playing along with PTP is extremely simple - you don't have to sign up or join anything other than the CycleChat forum. If you're already a member here, that means you're already eligible to play.A few days before each of the chosen races, a PTP thread will be started in the Pro Cycling forum. That thread will contain a selection of useful links - start lists, race maps, past winners and so on. All you have to do is consider who you think is likely to win and post their name in that thread. It's that simple. If the race in question is a stage-race, you also get to predict the daily stage winners.
Post your pick in the relevant PTP thread before the cut off. If you change your mind then please post as a new post rather than editing your old post.
As you play, your scores will be added up and the overall season rankings will be updated in this thread. The scorer's will do their best to ensure scores are accounted for accurately, but ultimate responsibility lies with each player to make sure their points are correct.
PTP Calendar
DATE | RACE | ACRONYM | SCORER22/03 | Milano-Sanremo (M+W) | MSR | twotoebenny
28/03 | E3 Saxo Classic | E3 | mididoctors
30/03 | Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields | GW | gregster04
06/04 | Ronde van Vlaanderen (M+W) | RVV | twotoebenny
09/04 | Scheldeprijs | SP | mididoctors
12-13/04 | Paris-Roubaix (M+W) | PR | twotoebenny
20/04 | Amstel Gold Race | AGR | red.rider
23/04 | La Flèche Wallone | FW | red.rider
27/04 | Liege-Bastogne-Liege (M+W) | LBL | red.rider
29/04-04/05 | Tour de Romandie | TdR | ducknumber1
09/05-01/06 | Giro d'Italia | GdI | gregster04
08-15/06 | Critérium du Dauphiné | CdD | mididoctors
15-22/06 | Tour de Suisse | TdS | red.rider
05-27/07 | Tour de France | TdF | red.rider
02/08 | Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa | SS | red.rider
23/08-14/09 | Vuelta a Espana | VaE | ducknumber1
21-28/09 | World Championships (RR + TT) (M+W) | WC | red.rider
04/10 | Giro dell'Emilia | GdE | red.rider
11/10 | Il Lombardia | IL | red.rider
