2011 prediction game

[Eric8-A]

I completely forgot about Rasmussen. Had I known he was still in, I would have chosen him.

 

[The Hitch]

There will be an update for the final podium predictions too right? I think Taiwan might have those.

Also, lol at Eric. Comes almost last in Giro, near the bottom of cq but is totaly owning this game race after race.

 

[Tuarts]

So the final results for the Giro:

Minessa the big winner here. In one stage goes from the middle of the pack straight to the front!

Major reshuffle in the overall table too, will update soon.

 

[Eric8-A]

I missed the podium.

 

[Tuarts]

So the final table is up! Minessa + Cobblestoned now have a small gap on the rest of the field. Good to see some of the regulars too climbing their way up the leaderboard.

I have also included on post 2 the complete points table from the spreadsheet, so you can see who scored where etc. The full spreadsheet is linked underneath it.

 

[Havetts]

Oh lord, I completely forgot about putting in predictions for stages .

 

[Cobblestoned]

Oh man, 2nd again

I would be really depressed now if I didn't win that German game.
2nd is so cruel.

Congrats minessa !

 

[Tuarts]

Haha, should mention that with the Dauphine coming up I've nominated Stage 3 (TT) and Stage 6 (likely queen stage) as the stages to focus on as well as the overall.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Nice Standings. Great work. Now i can see why i am down in the standings...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

My Stage 21 prediction betrayed how hurried their were by the inclusion of Pinotti, who withdrew several days earlier. That's what happens when real life gets in the way...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Great work Tuarts, but the spreadsheet in post 2 omits stage 2 scores from the subtotal for the Giro.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Man did i mess up in the Giro-Finals. Should have known that the Points-Leaders almost always are the same as the CG-Leaders.

Don´t know if that, or not picking Rodriguez in one of the "Classics" was the biggest blunder...

 

[Tuarts]

Great work Tuarts, but the spreadsheet in post 2 omits stage 2 scores from the subtotal for the Giro.

Ah, yes, see this is why I make it available to download, so you guys can spot my errors.

It doesn't change anything in the overall but here's the amended score totals for the Giro:

 

[luckyboy]

Do we just pick the stages and the overall or are we picking the other jerseys for this as well?

 

[Tuarts]

So the Dauphine starts on Sunday. Please have you Classifications picks (just like the Giro) sent in by then!

We will do the stages again, this time only 2 - Stages 3 & 6.

 

[luckyboy]

Btw, my 2 GC predictions should be swapped around.

 

[Ferminal]

Very difficult to pick apart from youth (was only three I saw as contenders?).

KoM will probably go to break and Points to a GC man but who knows who, and the GC itself anyone can win from Tony Martin to Vino.

Team: Any of the French teams, Astana, BMC, Rabo, Shack?

 

[aarnold517]

Very difficult to pick apart from youth (was only three I saw as contenders?).

KoM will probably go to break and Points to a GC man but who knows who, and the GC itself anyone can win from Tony Martin to Vino.

Team: Any of the French teams, Astana, BMC, Rabo, Shack?

who even qualifies for youth ferminal?

and i agree, the points should go to a GC man but which one who knows. and the KOM is pretty much a toss-up as well, could be anyone depending on the right breaks

 

[Tuarts]

Good, might encouraging some disparity and unique predictions. I suppose I should look at a startlist as well.

Oh and you don't have to send the Stage predictions off at the same time as GC, you can wait until the day of that stage.

 

[minessa]

Congrats minessa !

Vielen Dank!
Thanks to Team Astana for winning the team classification. That was the reason for my win.

 

[luckyboy]

Very difficult to pick apart from youth (was only three I saw as contenders?).

KoM will probably go to break and Points to a GC man but who knows who, and the GC itself anyone can win from Tony Martin to Vino.

Team: Any of the French teams, Astana, BMC, Rabo, Shack?

I thought KOM would be French. Went safe with GC. Youth is pretty easy if we're both thinking of the same three

 

[Ferminal]

who even qualifies for youth ferminal?

Anyone born after 01/01/1986

 

[Tuarts]

Btw, my 2 GC predictions should be swapped around.

It doesn't make a spot of difference.

I have 4 peoples GC picks - 2 days till the start, make sure they're coming in!

 

[Ferminal]

The Teams is impossible to pick

Was tossing up between Katusha and AG2R, but then went with the Rabobus.

 

[Tuarts]

Thanks for those that have predicted. Those that haven't you've got about 10 hours or so till I finalise the teams!