2012 Predictions

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

whoops I didnt mean to say goss wins road race lol

gilbert.

 

[Boeing]

I predict The Hitch will get a sticky

 

[scullster46]

Olympic Road: Cavendish
Olympic TT: Cancellara

Worlds RR: Gilbert
Worlds TT: T. Martin

MSR: Haussler
RvV: Gilbert
PR: Cancellara
LBL:Valverde
GdL: D. Martin
GW: Sagan
AGR: Gilbert
FW: Purito
CSS: Vino
PT: Kittel

Giro: Basso
Tour: Contador (If suspended Evans)
Vuelta: Contador (If suspended Valverde)

 

[Eric8-A]

Olympic Road: Greipel
Olympic TT: Cancellara

Worlds RR: Gilbert
Worlds TT: Cancellara

MSR: Boonen
RVV: Gilbert
PR: Cancellara
LBL: Sanchez
GDL: Martin
GW: Hushovd
AGR: Purito
FW: Hesjedal
CSS: LL Sanchez
PT: Goss

Giro: Basso
Tour: Contador if cleared. If not, then Evans
Vuelta: Anton

 

[Thorn Cycling]

Olympic Road: Cavendish
Olympic TT: Martin

World Road: Gilbert
World TT: Spartacus
TTT: Sky

MSR: Haussler
RvV: Boonen
PR: Thor
LBL: Gilbert
GDL: Martin
GW: Sagan
AGR: Gilbert
FW: Gilbert
CSS: Valverde
PT: EBH

Giro: Basso
Tour: Cuddles
Vuelta: Contador or, if suspended, Anton

TOC: van Garderen

 

[auscyclefan94]

Olympic Road: Cavendish
Olympic TT: Tony Martin

World Road: Evans
World TT: Cancellara
TTT: BMC

MSR: Boonen
RvV: Boonen
PR: Boonen
LBL: Evans (I tip him every year to win this race)
GL: Gilbert
GW: Don't care
AMG: Gilbert
FW: Gilbert
CSS: What????
PT: Kittel

Giro: Basso
Tour: Evans
Vuelta: Igor Anton because I don't know any other riders of significance who are competing.
ToC: Leipheimer

Giro: Jose Rujano
Tour: Alberto Contador (Suspension alternative is Andy Schleck)
Vuelta: Alberto Contador (Suspension alternative is Vincenzo Nibali)

No offense but are you out of your mind?

 

[PCutter]

ORR: Cav
OTT: Martin

WCRR: Sagan
WCTT: Cancellara
TTT: Green Edge

MSR: Goss
RvV: Cancellara
PR: Boonen
LBL: Conti (if cleared)/Evans (with Gilbert marked out)
GdL: Gilbert
GW: CJ Sutton
AGR: Gilbert
FW: Rodriguez
CSS: Samu

Giro: Nibali
Tour: Conti/Evans
Vuelta: Conti/Menchov

 

[Eric8-A]

Start putting Contador for the Olympic TT. He said he's gonna participate.

 

[Tank Engine]

Sad to see such a top class athlete, who went out of his way to thank foreign fans even as some through death threats at him, inspires such hatred.

+1 . I rather took Libertine's reply as a sarcastic riposte to my "British Fanboyism" in saying that Froome would win a GT. Contador would certainly be a more obvious bet (given he rides the Vuelta), but taking Contador out of the equation, there are quite a few guys who could realistically win and I can't see that Froome would be a worse pick than Cobo, Nibali or Mollema.

I guess you know Libertine better than I do. I can understand people not liking Wiggo or Cavendish (I'd give Cav the vote here, since at least he's got a sense of humour), but from Froome's quotes, he seems a very down to earth and affable guy.

 

[Greenflame]

Olympic Road: Greipel
Olympic TT: T Martin

World Road: A Schleck
World TT: Cancellara
TTT: Sky

MSR: Cavendish
RvV: Gilbert
PR: Cancellara
LBL: Evans
GL: Scarponi
GW: Breschel
AMG: Rodriguez
FW: Contador
CSS: Nibali
PT: Gilbert

Giro: Basso
TDF: Contador
Vuelta: Anton

Some other random predictions:
- Contador will not be suspended.
- Evans won't be on the podium in the Tour, yet Schleck will be.
- Anton will finally stay upright for an entire GT and win the Vuelta ahead of Contador.

 

[theyoungest]

- Anton will finally stay upright for an entire GT and win the Vuelta ahead of Contador.

He stayed upright throughout a GT quite recently, in the Giro. He got 18th.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

He stayed upright throughout a GT quite recently, in the Giro. He got 18th.

But to do well in the GC was never a goal for him in the Giro. His main goal was to win a stage and his overall goal for the season was the Vuelta.

 

[scullster46]

But to do well in the GC was never a goal for him in the Giro. His main goal was to win a stage and his overall goal for the season was the Vuelta.

Did Anton ever give an explanation to why his form was so horrific in the Vuelta? Was it just the Giro, cause he didn't really go all out there?(although Nibali, Rodriguez and Scarponi didn't do as well as expected in the Vuelta either so it could have been that)

 

[Tank Engine]

Did Anton ever give an explanation to why his form was so horrific in the Vuelta? Was it just the Giro, cause he didn't really go all out there?(although Nibali, Rodriguez and Scarponi didn't do as well as expected in the Vuelta either so it could have been that)

From what I know he had serious digestion problems in the lead up to the Vuelta, which lead to him being particularly weak at the beginning of the race.

 

[just some guy]

Olympic Road: Goss
Olympic TT: T. Martin

World Road: Gilbert
World TT: T Martin
TTT: Garmin

MSR: Goss
RvV: GVA
PR: Thor
LBL: Gilbert
GL: Gilbert
GW: Fabian
AGR: Gilbert
FW: EVANS
CSS: Samu
PT: Costa

Giro: scarponi
TDF: Evans
Vuelta: Contador if not racing Nibali

ToC - TJVG

PS I think Boonan will win PR but said Thor so Parrulo is reminded that if Thor wins he gets a thor Avatar

 

[will10]

No offense but are you out of your mind?

Not at all, with Bruyneel at the wheel he will be fully prepared to vastly improve his TT abilities.

 

[bicing]

This is how I went for "2011 Classics... Pick one rider!" thread:
Milan – San Remo (Italy)- Greipel
Ronde van Vlaanderen (Belgium)- Haussler
Gent–Wevelgem (Belgium)- Farrar
Paris–Roubaix (France)- Hushovd
Amstel Gold Race (Netherlands)- Gesink
Flèche Wallonne (Belgium)- Rodriguez
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (Belgium)- Cunego
Clásica de San Sebastián (San Sebastian Classic) (Spain)- Kolobnev
Paris–Brussels (France/ Belgium)- A.Rasmussen
Paris–Tours (France)- Boonen
Giro di Lombardia (Italy)- Ricco

So I don't know why anyone would expect the following results:
Olympic Road: Cavendish
Olympic TT: T Martin

World Road: Rodriguez
World TT: T Martin
TTT: Omega Pharma Quick Step

MSR: Gilbert
RvV: Breschel
PR: Boonen
LBL: Gilbert
GL: Gilbert
GW: Sagan
AMG: Gilbert
FW: Contador
CSS: Gilbert
PT: Goss

Giro: Cunego
TDF: Contador
Vuelta: Contador

 

[Panda Claws]

Here are the results so far


Olympic Road

Cavendish: 11
Greipel: 3
Goss: 3
Boonen: 2
Boasson Hagen: 2
Gilbert: 2

Olympic Time Trial

T. Martin: 18
Cancellara:5

World Road

Gilbert: 16
Rodriguez: 2
D. Martin: 1
Mollema: 1
Evans: 1
Sagan: 1
A. Schleck: 1

World Time Trial

T. Martin: 14
Cancellara: 8
Contador: 1

Team Time Trial

Sky: 10
Quick Step: 3
Garmin: 2
BMC: 2
Green Edge: 1

Milan-Sanremo

Boasson Hagen: 3
Cancellara: 3
Boonen: 3
Haussler: 2
Goss: 2
Gilbert: 2
Freire: 2

Ronde van Vlaanderen

Gilbert: 13
Boonen: 5
Boasson Hagen: 1
Langeveld: 1
Cancellara: 1
Van Avermaet: 1
Breschel :1

Paris-Roubaix

Cancellara: 13
Boonen: 6
Hushovd: 2

Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Gilbert: 10
Valverde: 6
Evans: 3

Giro di Lombardia

Gilbert: 8
D. Martin: 6
Nibali: 4

Gent-Wevelgem

Sagan: 7
Boonen: 2
Cancellara: 2

Amstel Gold Race

Gilbert: 18
Rodriguez: 2
S. Sanchez: 1
Boasson Hagen: 1
Sagan: 1

Waalse Pijl

Rodriguez: 6
Gilbert: 4
Evans: 4
Anton: 3
Contador: 3

Clasica San Sebastian

S. Sanchez: 5
Gilbert: 3
Valverde: 3
Gesink: 2
Van Avermaet: 2

Paris-Tours

Greipel: 5
Kittel: 4
Boasson Hagen: 2
Goss: 2

Giro d'Italia

Basso: 15
Scarponi: 3
Rujano: 2
Nibali: 1
Cunegi: 1

Tour de France

Contador: 17
Evans: 4
Wiggings: 1

Vuelta a Espana

Contador: 15
Anton: 3
Mollema: 1
Froome: 1
Nibali: 1
Valverde: 1



Suck it, Tour of California.

 

[luckyboy]

Olympic Road: Cavendish
Olympic TT: Cancellara

World Road: Gilbert
World TT: Martin
TTT: Sky

MSR: Freire
RvV: Chavanel
PR: Boonen
LBL: Gilbert
GL: Cunego
AMG: Gilbert
FW: Rodriguez
CSS: Sanchez

Giro: Basso
Tour: Contador (Menchov)
Vuelta: Nibali

 

[Parrulo]

PS I think Boonan will win PR but said Thor so Parrulo is reminded that if Thor wins he gets a thor Avatar

forever!!!!! i think me and timmy are together on that

safe bet tho almost as safe as to bet on cav to win the tour

 

[barmaher]

Olympic Road
EBH

Olympic Time Trial
Tony Martin

World Road
EBH

World Time Trial
Tony Martin

Team Time Trial
Sky

Milan-Sanremo
EBH

Ronde van Vlaanderen
EBH

Paris-Roubaix
EBH

Liege-Bastogne-Liege
A Schleck

Giro di Lombardia
A Schleck

Gent-Wevelgem
EBH

Amstel Gold Race
Frank Schleck

Waalse Pijl
A Shleck

Clasica San Sebastian
Valverde

Paris-Tours
EBH

Giro d'Italia
Daniel Martin

Tour de France
Contador...if banned, A Schleck

Vuelta a Espana
Contador....if banned, Daniel Martin

 

[Greenflame]

He stayed upright throughout a GT quite recently, in the Giro. He got 18th.

True, forgot about that. He wasn't in GC contention there though, as Hugo pointed out.

Funny to see that Gilbert is a favourite for pretty much any race he's aiming for next year. Everyone does apparently think he's going to be as dominant as last year?

 

[maltiv]

Olympic Road
EBH

Olympic Time Trial
Tony Martin

World Road
EBH

World Time Trial
Tony Martin

Team Time Trial
Sky

Milan-Sanremo
EBH

Ronde van Vlaanderen
EBH

Paris-Roubaix
EBH

Liege-Bastogne-Liege
A Schleck

Giro di Lombardia
A Schleck

Gent-Wevelgem
EBH

Amstel Gold Race
Frank Schleck

Waalse Pijl
A Shleck

Clasica San Sebastian
Valverde

Paris-Tours
EBH

Giro d'Italia
Daniel Martin

Tour de France
Contador...if banned, A Schleck

Vuelta a Espana
Contador....if banned, Daniel Martin

Might as well put EBH up at TDF too while you're first at it.

 

[Panda Claws]

True, forgot about that. He wasn't in GC contention there though, as Hugo pointed out.

Funny to see that Gilbert is a favourite for pretty much any race he's aiming for next year. Everyone does apparently think he's going to be as dominant as last year?

Why couldn't he be?

- He has proven that he can win as the marked man.
- His team is stronger.
- He will probably be just as strong if not stronger.
- He will be more experienced.
- New RVV's parcours suits him better.

 

[Havetts]

Olympic Road: Greipel
Olympic TT: Tony Martin

World Road: EBH
World TT: Tony Martin
TTT: Sky

MSR: EBH
RvV: Gilbert
PR: Boonen
LBL: Valverde
GL: Gesink
GW: EBH
AMG: Gilbert
FW: Anton
CSS: Gesink
PT: Greipel

Giro: Basso
TDF: Menchov
Vuelta: Anton