2012 Vuelta CQ game

[Armchair cyclist]

Points in the bank at stage 13

1 cantalupe 471
2 Hilltopfinisher 453
3 mc mountain 434
4 CasperVG 247
5 Armchair 243
6 togo95 242
7 Handbrake 237
7 Alien 237
9 Anne B 231
10 TeoSheva 218
11 FF'Wilco 215
12 Step23 213
13 Hugo Koblet 203
14 the fool on the hill 202
15 flyersdk 201
16 Geraint too fast 198
17 Jakob747 181
18 hoerpi 165
19 taiwan 161
20 Maaaaaaaarten 157
21 Sartorius 153
22 Blues in the bottle 152
23 nogavica 150
24 Alias rat 147
25 The Hitch 146
26 Mellow Velo 140
27 Tuarts 135
27 18 Valve 135
29 al pacino 134
30 HelgeBlendet 127
31 minessa 126
32 Orome 125
32 Jpettersen 125
34 vladimir 111
35 comodoro 106
36 The Asian 102
37 gustienordic 97
37 Vitapen 97
39 groomy93 93
40 search 92
41 Nyssinator 90
42 Light Bing 87
43 Eric 8A 86
44 Pentacycle 72
45 Bici-tifoso 66
46 Somar 56
47 vcampbell 38
48 Jancouver 30
49 CQ Manager 21

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Valls out, 15 projected finisher points for Hilltop Finisher lost: pendulum swings back towards Cantalupe.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

No sooner does Hilltop come up to Cantalupe's rear wheel, than Cantalupe sprints clear again. A 1 point margin becomes 74, through Anton's rise in the GC, Pauwels getting into the KoM rankings, Anacona dropping several GC places and Valls retiring.

Pos/Name/Pts/ Pts today/Pos change today
1 cantalupe 1577 106 0
2 Hilltopfinisher 1503 33 0
3 mc mountain 999 -84 0
4 Armchair 976 25 0
5 Blues in the bottle 894 19 1
6 Handbrake 871 -7 -1
7 search 836 -30 0
8 Tuarts 824 -25 0
9 groomy93 809 12 5
10 Anne B 804 22 5
11 taiwan 799 -19 0
12 Alias rat 782 5 4
13 Light Bing 778 14 4
14 flyersdk 777 14 4
15 Sartorius 769 30 7
16 Mellow Velo 764 4 3
17 hoerpi 763 -74 -8
18 Nyssinator 762 -38 -5
19 Alien 761 10 2
20 Jakob747 756 -65 -10
21 Orome 755 23 2
22 CasperVG 744 -11 -2
23 the fool on the hill 717 5 2
24 minessa 694 -112 -12
25 TeoSheva 659 -21 1
26 nogavica 644 -3 1
27 HelgeBlendet 637 -77 -3
28 Maaaaaaaarten 627 5 1
29 Bici-tifoso 622 15 4
30 Geraint too fast 614 18 5
31 Jancouver 604 37 5
32 al pacino 601 -19 -2
33 The Asian 592 -9 1
34 vladimir 591 -20 -2
34 comodoro 591 -41 -6
36 gustienordic 590 48 4
37 The Hitch 586 -29 -6
38 Step23 563 20 1
39 togo95 555 0 -2
40 Pentacycle 537 49 1
41 FF'Wilco 497 23 1
42 Hugo Koblet 496 -58 -4
43 18 Valve 446 32 4
44 Vitapen 445 12 1
45 Somar 441 7 -1
46 Jpettersen 439 22 0
47 Eric 8A 410 -38 -4
48 vcampbell 374 36 0
49 CQ Manager 205 -15 0

 

[Armchair cyclist]

While for those who prefer not to count unhatched eggs

1 cantalupe 567
2 Hilltopfinisher 548
3 mc mountain 441
4 Armchair 265
5 CasperVG 252
6 Handbrake 249
7 Alien 247
7 togo95 247
9 Anne B 246
10 TeoSheva 228
11 FF'Wilco 220
12 Step23 218
13 flyersdk 216
14 the fool on the hill 212
15 Hugo Koblet 208
16 Geraint too fast 203
17 Jakob747 186
18 Blues in the bottle 174
19 hoerpi 170
20 Sartorius 168
21 taiwan 167
22 Maaaaaaaarten 162
23 Alias rat 159
24 nogavica 155
25 Mellow Velo 152
26 The Hitch 151
27 Tuarts 147
28 18 Valve 140
29 al pacino 139
30 Orome 134
31 HelgeBlendet 132
32 minessa 131
33 Jpettersen 130
34 comodoro 118
35 vladimir 116
36 gustienordic 109
37 The Asian 107
38 groomy93 105
39 search 104
40 Nyssinator 102
40 Vitapen 102
42 Light Bing 99
43 Eric 8A 91
44 Pentacycle 84
45 Bici-tifoso 71
46 Somar 61
47 vcampbell 43
48 Jancouver 42
49 CQ Manager 21

 

[Armchair cyclist]

And who is the only one in the game to have selected Piedra: our leader, who is beginning to look like a runaway leader.

Points already won:

1 cantalupe 655
2 Hilltopfinisher 566
3 mc mountain 441
4 Armchair 265
5 CasperVG 255
6 Handbrake 249
7 Alien 247
7 togo95 247
9 Anne B 246
10 TeoSheva 228
11 FF'Wilco 220
12 Step23 218
13 flyersdk 216
14 the fool on the hill 212
15 Hugo Koblet 208
16 Geraint too fast 203
17 Jakob747 186
18 taiwan 182
19 Blues in the bottle 174
20 Sartorius 171
21 hoerpi 170
22 The Hitch 166
23 Maaaaaaaarten 162
24 Alias rat 159
25 nogavica 155
26 Mellow Velo 152
27 Tuarts 147
28 18 Valve 140
29 al pacino 139
30 Orome 134
31 HelgeBlendet 132
32 minessa 131
33 Jpettersen 130
34 The Asian 125
35 comodoro 118
36 vladimir 116
37 gustienordic 109
38 groomy93 108
39 search 104
40 Nyssinator 102
40 Vitapen 102
42 Light Bing 99
43 Eric 8A 98
44 Pentacycle 84
45 Bici-tifoso 71
46 Somar 61
47 vcampbell 43
48 Jancouver 42
49 CQ Manager 21

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Projected final points:

Pos/Name/Pts/ Pts today/Pos change today

1 cantalupe 1696 119 0
2 Hilltopfinisher 1558 55 0
3 mc mountain 1030 31 0
4 Armchair 953 -23 0
5 Handbrake 895 24 1
6 Blues in the bottle 871 -23 -1
7 search 861 25 0
8 groomy93 856 47 1
9 Tuarts 818 -6 -1
10 Alias rat 804 22 2
11 Light Bing 799 21 2
12 Nyssinator 791 29 6
13 Mellow Velo 785 21 3
14 taiwan 780 -19 -3
15 CasperVG 760 16 7
15 hoerpi 760 -3 2
17 Anne B 756 -48 -7
18 Jakob747 741 -15 2
19 Sartorius 739 -30 -4
20 flyersdk 729 -48 -6
21 Orome 728 -27 0
22 Alien 713 -48 -3
23 minessa 683 -11 1
24 the fool on the hill 678 -39 -1
25 nogavica 642 -2 1
26 Maaaaaaaarten 627 0 2
26 The Asian 627 35 7
28 HelgeBlendet 621 -16 -1
29 Bici-tifoso 617 -5 0
30 gustienordic 614 24 6
31 TeoSheva 613 -46 -6
32 The Hitch 608 22 5
33 Jancouver 599 -5 -2
34 comodoro 596 5 0
35 al pacino 595 -6 -3
36 vladimir 593 2 -2
37 Geraint too fast 584 -30 -7
38 Pentacycle 556 19 2
39 togo95 549 -6 0
40 Step23 537 -26 -2
41 Hugo Koblet 500 4 1
42 FF'Wilco 495 -2 -1
43 Jpettersen 439 0 3
44 18 Valve 438 -8 -1
45 Somar 413 -28 0
46 Eric 8A 412 2 1
47 Vitapen 408 -37 -3
48 vcampbell 375 1 0
49 CQ Manager 213 8 0

A hit today for those who splashed out on Froome, but I think nothing higher than third was up for grabs for anyone in that category anyway.
Can any of Hilltop finishers make up the 138 point margin? A DNF for Anton or Ten Dam seems to be his best hope at this stage...

 

[Handbrake]

Points from yesterdays brutal stage should be worth double!

Armchair cyclist, lookout behind you because I'm finishing fast. Can Froome hold on? Anton will be finishing!

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Points from yesterdays brutal stage should be worth double!

They won't count double: you just had to wait twice as long for updates.

Armchair cyclist, lookout behind you because I'm finishing fast

It is no longer behind me that I would have to look for you: a well timed run, but I suspect that Degenkolb will still do enough to keep mc mountain on the podium.

Pos/Name/Pts/ Pts today/Pos change today
1 cantalupe 1752 56 0
2 Hilltopfinisher 1607 49 0
3 mc mountain 1046 16 0
4 Handbrake 1003 108 1
5 Armchair 980 27 -1
6 search 924 63 1
6 groomy93 924 68 2
8 Blues in the bottle 905 34 -2
9 Alias rat 897 93 1
10 Light Bing 859 60 1
11 taiwan 848 68 3
12 Nyssinator 839 48 0
13 Mellow Velo 829 44 0
14 Orome 827 99 7
15 Tuarts 819 1 -6
16 hoerpi 805 45 -1
17 Anne B 778 22 0
18 the fool on the hill 775 97 6
19 CasperVG 772 12 -4
20 flyersdk 767 38 0
21 Jakob747 763 22 -3
22 Alien 749 36 0
23 Bici-tifoso 743 126 6
24 Sartorius 739 0 -5
25 Maaaaaaaarten 736 109 1
25 gustienordic 736 122 5
27 minessa 716 33 -4
28 The Hitch 691 83 4
29 nogavica 678 36 -4
30 HelgeBlendet 630 9 -2
31 al pacino 628 33 4
32 The Asian 626 -1 -6
33 comodoro 625 29 1
34 vladimir 614 21 2
35 TeoSheva 613 0 -4
36 Geraint too fast 612 28 1
37 Jancouver 609 10 -4
38 Pentacycle 601 45 0
39 togo95 591 42 0
40 FF'Wilco 590 95 2
41 Hugo Koblet 542 42 0
42 Step23 539 2 -2
43 18 Valve 495 57 1
44 vcampbell 494 119 4
45 Jpettersen 488 49 -2
46 Eric 8A 454 42 0
47 Somar 418 5 -2
48 Vitapen 394 -14 -1
49 CQ Manager 219 6 0

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Points secured, even if the riders on your team don't finish.

1 cantalupe 705
2 Hilltopfinisher 612
3 mc mountain 452
4 Handbrake 305
5 Armchair 273
6 FF'Wilco 272
7 CasperVG 268
8 togo95 259
9 Alien 254
10 the fool on the hill 252
11 Anne B 251
12 taiwan 228
12 flyersdk 228
12 TeoSheva 228
15 Step23 223
16 Hugo Koblet 220
17 Alias rat 215
17 Maaaaaaaarten 215
17 Geraint too fast 215
20 The Hitch 212
21 Jakob747 199
22 Blues in the bottle 189
23 Orome 188
24 hoerpi 176
24 Sartorius 176
26 Mellow Velo 168
26 nogavica 168
28 gustienordic 164
29 groomy93 157
30 Tuarts 156
31 18 Valve 152
32 al pacino 145
33 minessa 144
34 Jpettersen 142
35 HelgeBlendet 138
36 comodoro 133
37 The Asian 131
38 Bici-tifoso 124
39 vladimir 122
40 search 120
41 Nyssinator 118
42 Light Bing 115
43 Vitapen 107
44 Eric 8A 103
45 Pentacycle 99
46 vcampbell 95
47 Somar 66
48 Jancouver 50
49 CQ Manager 21

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Rodriguez might have lost out big time today, but his followers haven't lost that much: no-one can take advantage of Contador's and Valverde's rise in the rankings. Hilltop's pursuit suffers from the withdrawal of Rob Ruijgh, who had been worth 50 points in yesterday's table, and the position swap of Ten Dam and Talansky is a virtual 50 point swing in Cantalupe's favour. Game over in this, as well as in the GC contest?

Pos/Name/Pts/ Pts today/Pos change today
1 cantalupe 1595 -157 0
2 Hilltopfinisher 1343 -264 0
3 mc mountain 1028 -18 0
4 Handbrake 991 -12 0
5 Armchair 960 -20 0
6 search 949 25 0
7 groomy93 943 19 -1
8 Blues in the bottle 894 -11 0
9 Alias rat 888 -9 0
10 hoerpi 845 40 6
11 Light Bing 843 -16 -1
12 Nyssinator 824 -15 0
12 Orome 824 -3 2
14 Mellow Velo 821 -8 -1
15 taiwan 816 -32 -4
16 the fool on the hill 814 39 2
17 Tuarts 803 -16 -2
18 Bici-tifoso 801 58 5
19 CasperVG 784 12 0
20 Anne B 781 3 -3
20 flyersdk 781 14 0
20 gustienordic 781 45 5
23 Jakob747 777 14 -2
24 Alien 751 2 -2
24 Maaaaaaaarten 751 15 1
26 Sartorius 749 10 -2
27 minessa 735 19 0
28 nogavica 694 16 1
29 The Hitch 692 1 -1
30 Geraint too fast 689 77 6
31 togo95 653 62 8
32 HelgeBlendet 632 2 -2
33 al pacino 628 0 -2
34 The Asian 626 0 -2
35 vladimir 616 2 -1
36 FF'Wilco 608 18 4
37 Pentacycle 602 1 1
38 comodoro 601 -24 -5
39 TeoSheva 598 -15 -4
40 Jancouver 577 -32 -3
41 vcampbell 556 62 3
41 Jpettersen 556 68 4
43 18 Valve 555 60 0
44 Step23 553 14 -2
45 Hugo Koblet 549 7 -4
46 Eric 8A 458 4 0
47 Vitapen 413 19 1
48 Somar 412 -6 -1
49 CQ Manager 236 17 0

 

[Armchair cyclist]

In the points definitely scored, the changes in GC are not reflected: Rodriguez still outscores Contador and Valverde in this regard.

1 cantalupe 706
2 Hilltopfinisher 613
3 mc mountain 452
4 Handbrake 305
5 togo95 284
6 Armchair 273
7 FF'Wilco 272
8 CasperVG 268
9 the fool on the hill 257
10 Alien 254
11 Anne B 251
12 Geraint too fast 240
13 taiwan 228
13 flyersdk 228
13 TeoSheva 228
16 Step23 225
17 Hugo Koblet 220
18 Alias rat 215
18 Maaaaaaaarten 215
18 The Hitch 215
21 Jakob747 199
22 gustienordic 191
23 Blues in the bottle 189
24 Orome 188
25 groomy93 182
26 hoerpi 181
27 Sartorius 178
28 18 Valve 177
29 Jpettersen 169
30 Mellow Velo 168
30 nogavica 168
32 Tuarts 156
33 Bici-tifoso 149
34 minessa 146
35 search 145
35 al pacino 145
37 HelgeBlendet 138
38 comodoro 133
39 The Asian 131
40 vladimir 125
41 vcampbell 120
42 Nyssinator 118
43 Light Bing 115
44 Eric 8A 110
45 Vitapen 109
46 Pentacycle 99
47 Somar 66
48 Jancouver 50
49 CQ Manager 31

 

[CQmanager]

Great stage today. Thanks for the update!

 

[Armchair cyclist]

If the race had finished today, these would be the scores:

Pos/Name/Pts/ Pts today/Pos change today
1 cantalupe 1595 2 0
2 Hilltopfinisher 1343 4 0
3 mc mountain 1028 43 0
4 Handbrake 991 60 0
5 Armchair 960 47 0
6 search 949 33 0
7 groomy93 943 8 0
8 Alias rat 894 35 1
9 Blues in the bottle 888 -1 -1
10 taiwan 845 73 5
11 Light Bing 843 30 0
12 the fool on the hill 824 47 4
13 Nyssinator 824 33 -1
14 hoerpi 821 6 -4
14 Mellow Velo 816 30 0
16 Anne B 814 41 4
17 Orome 803 -8 -5
17 gustienordic 801 35 3
19 Tuarts 784 -2 -2
20 Bici-tifoso 781 -4 -2
21 Alien 781 40 3
22 Maaaaaaaarten 781 37 2
23 CasperVG 777 -7 -4
24 flyersdk 751 -11 -4
25 Jakob747 751 -8 -2
26 minessa 749 31 1
27 Sartorius 735 3 -1
28 The Hitch 694 41 1
29 nogavica 692 37 -1
30 Geraint too fast 689 19 0
31 al pacino 653 45 2
32 togo95 632 19 -1
33 HelgeBlendet 628 27 -1
34 Pentacycle 626 37 3
34 TeoSheva 616 41 5
36 comodoro 608 33 2
37 The Asian 602 4 -3
38 Step23 601 66 6
39 vladimir 598 -3 -4
40 Hugo Koblet 577 60 5
41 FF'Wilco 556 -4 -5
42 18 Valve 556 33 1
43 Jancouver 555 -4 -3
44 vcampbell 553 -7 -3
45 Jpettersen 549 -8 -4
46 Eric 8A 458 0 0
47 Somar 413 34 1
48 Vitapen 412 -6 -1
49 CQ Manager 236 2 0


But it didn't so, for now, these are:
1. cantalupe 706
2. hilltopfinisher 613
3. mc_mountain 502
4. Handbrake 370
5. Armchair cyclist 313
6. togo95 309
7. Alien 301
8. taiwan 298
9. the_fool_on_the_hill 297
10. Step23 295
11. AnneB 291
12. Hugo Koblet 285
13. FF'Wilco 272
14. CasperVG 268
14. TeoSheva 268
16. Geraint Too Fast 265
17. Maaaaaaaarten 255
17. The Hitch 255
17. alias_rat 255
20. gustienordic 231
21. flyersdk 228
22. 18-Valve. (pithy) 217
23. Mellow Velo 208
23. nogav1ca 208
25. Jakob747 199
26. Blues in the bottle 196
27. Orome 188
28. minessa 186
29. search_ 185
29. al_pacino 185
31. groomy93 182
32. hoerpi 181
33. Sartorius 178
34. Jpettersen 174
35. comodoro 173
36. HelgeBlendet 163
37. Nyssinator 158
38. Tuarts 156
39. LightBing 155
40. bici-tifoso 149
41. Pentacycle 139
42. the asian 131
43. vladimir 125
44. vcampbell 120
45. Eric8-A 110
46. Vitapen 109
47. Somar 106
48. Jancouver 50
49. CQmanager 31

 

[Armchair cyclist]

One mountain stage, one flat stage to go: not much change in either way of measuring things since stage 18:

For those pessimists who only trust the points already banked:
1. cantalupe 721
2. hilltopfinisher 628
3. mc_mountain 505
4. Handbrake 373
5. Armchair cyclist 316
6. togo95 310
7. Alien 304
8. taiwan 301
9. the_fool_on_the_hill 300
10. Step23 295
11. AnneB 294
12. Hugo Koblet 288
13. CasperVG 278
14. FF'Wilco 272
15. TeoSheva 271
16. Geraint Too Fast 266
17. Maaaaaaaarten 258
17. The Hitch 258
17. alias_rat 258
20. flyersdk 238
21. gustienordic 235
22. 18-Valve. (pithy) 221
22. Mellow Velo 221
24. nogav1ca 211
25. Jakob747 206
26. Blues in the bottle 196
26. minessa 196
28. search_ 189
29. al_pacino 188
29. hoerpi 188
29. Orome 188
32. groomy93 183
32. comodoro 183
34. Sartorius 178
35. Jpettersen 175
36. HelgeBlendet 170
37. Nyssinator 161
38. LightBing 158
39. Tuarts 156
40. bici-tifoso 150
41. Pentacycle 142
42. the asian 131
43. vladimir 125
44. vcampbell 121
45. Eric8-A 115
46. Vitapen 109
46. Somar 109
48. Jancouver 50
49. CQmanager 33

And for pessimists who daren't hope that their chosen riders could posibly get any higher up the rankings:

1 cantalupe 1612 17 0
2 Hilltopfinisher 1357 14 0
3 mc mountain 1067 39 0
4 Handbrake 1050 59 0
5 Armchair 1008 48 0
6 search 987 38 0
7 groomy93 958 15 0
8 Alias rat 922 34 1
9 taiwan 892 76 6
10 Blues in the bottle 889 -5 -2
11 Light Bing 872 29 0
12 the fool on the hill 862 48 4
13 Mellow Velo 860 39 1
14 hoerpi 856 11 -4
15 Nyssinator 853 29 -3
16 Anne B 825 44 4
17 gustienordic 821 40 3
18 Orome 812 -12 -6
19 Bici-tifoso 800 -1 -1
20 Tuarts 799 -4 -3
21 Alien 790 39 3
22 Maaaaaaaarten 783 32 2
23 CasperVG 781 -3 -4
24 flyersdk 776 -5 -4
25 Jakob747 772 -5 -2
26 minessa 768 33 1
27 Sartorius 752 3 -1
28 The Hitch 736 44 1
29 nogavica 726 32 -1
30 Geraint too fast 709 20 0
31 togo95 675 22 0
32 al pacino 672 44 1
33 HelgeBlendet 666 34 -1
34 TeoSheva 642 44 5
35 comodoro 640 39 3
36 Pentacycle 636 34 1
37 The Asian 628 2 -3
38 Step23 616 63 6
39 vladimir 613 -3 -4
40 Hugo Koblet 603 54 5
41 FF'Wilco 596 -12 -5
41 18 Valve 596 41 2
43 Jancouver 566 -11 -3
44 vcampbell 552 -4 -3
44 Jpettersen 552 -4 -3
46 Eric 8A 460 2 0
47 Somar 447 35 1
48 Vitapen 404 -9 -1
49 CQ Manager 247 11 0


The only real competition seems to be the race for the third spot on the podium. Provisional third place holder mcmountain will have to trust in Degenkolb tomorrow, unless Kadri or Ancona pull off a surprise today to earn substantial points; Handbrake will look for Anton, De Gendt or Landa to do something for him today, otherwise he'll need Allan Davis to make the top three, and Degenkolb to fail, on Sunday.

 

[taiwan]

only game I've been near top ten in this year (out of 5).

 

[Handbrake]

Fingers crossed for Davis tonight (and Swift).

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Almost done:

1 cantalupe 1574 -38 0
2 Hilltopfinisher 1390 33 0
3 mc mountain 1110 43 0
4 Handbrake 1082 32 0
5 Armchair 1081 73 0
6 search 1007 20 0
7 Alias rat 970 48 1
8 groomy93 965 7 -1
9 Nyssinator 949 96 6
10 Blues in the bottle 935 46 0
11 taiwan 918 26 -2
12 Light Bing 905 33 -1
13 the fool on the hill 885 23 -1
13 Mellow Velo 885 25 0
15 Tuarts 882 83 5
16 hoerpi 861 5 -2
17 gustienordic 836 15 0
18 Anne B 835 10 -2
19 Alien 808 18 2
20 CasperVG 799 18 3
21 Orome 790 -22 -3
21 Bici-tifoso 790 -10 -2
23 Jakob747 783 11 2
24 flyersdk 781 5 0
25 Maaaaaaaarten 780 -3 -3
26 The Hitch 778 42 2
27 minessa 762 -6 -1
28 nogavica 750 24 1
29 Sartorius 739 -13 -2
30 Geraint too fast 738 29 0
31 HelgeBlendet 727 61 2
32 Step23 717 101 6
33 togo95 698 23 -2
34 al pacino 675 3 -2
35 Jancouver 672 106 8
36 Pentacycle 670 34 0
37 The Asian 658 30 0
38 TeoSheva 656 14 -4
39 comodoro 643 3 -4
40 vladimir 631 18 -1
41 Hugo Koblet 605 2 -1
41 FF'Wilco 605 9 0
43 18 Valve 587 -9 -2
44 Jpettersen 567 15 0
45 vcampbell 541 -11 -1
46 Eric 8A 476 16 0
47 Somar 456 9 0
48 Vitapen 414 10 0
49 CQ Manager 247 0 0


Handbrake gets third if Davis wins, or if Davis second and Degenkolb no higher than fifth (assuming no non-sprinters take major points for either of them).

 

[Armchair cyclist]

And the final (althou unofficial) rankings:

1 cantalupe 1544
2 Hilltopfinisher 1360
3 mc mountain 1180
4 Handbrake 1100
5 Armchair 1078
6 search 1007
7 Alias rat 970
8 groomy93 965
9 Nyssinator 949
10 taiwan 936
11 Blues in the bottle 935
12 Light Bing 905
13 Mellow Velo 884
14 the fool on the hill 882
14 Tuarts 882
16 hoerpi 861
17 CasperVG 841
18 gustienordic 836
19 Anne B 832
20 Maaaaaaaarten 823
21 Alien 810
22 Bici-tifoso 793
22 nogavica 793
24 Orome 790
25 flyersdk 787
26 Jakob747 783
27 The Hitch 778
28 minessa 762
29 togo95 759
30 Geraint too fast 756
31 HelgeBlendet 745
31 Step23 745
33 Sartorius 739
34 al pacino 718
35 The Asian 701
36 Jancouver 675
37 Pentacycle 670
38 Hugo Koblet 666
39 TeoSheva 656
40 FF'Wilco 648
41 comodoro 643
42 vladimir 631
43 18 Valve 590
44 Jpettersen 567
45 vcampbell 541
46 Eric 8A 476
47 Somar 456
48 Vitapen 414
49 CQ Manager 247

In fairness to those at the bottom of the table, it should be pointed out that CQ Manager's team consists entirely of unique picks (presumably because that way he could not be accused of having stolen other picks while he was collating the lists), and Eric 8A limited himself, for some reason best known to himself, to an expenditure of 2667 points, while most of us were much nearer the 3500 budget.

Interesting to note that with stage and leader's jersey points, Rodriguez outscored Hesjedal in the Giro, and both Contador and Valverde in the Vuelta.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Cumulative scores for those of us who took part in all three GTs this year:

Position/Team/Giro+Tour+Vuelta=Total
1 Hilltopfinisher 1548 + 1833 + 1360 = 4741
2 Handbrake 1687 + 1515 + 1100 = 4302
3 the fool on the hill 1243 + 1857 + 882 = 3982
4 mc mountain 1648 + 1115 + 1180 = 3943
5 search 613 + 2159 + 1007 = 3779
6 Nyssinator 1070 + 1712 + 949 = 3731
7 Tuarts 1525 + 1268 + 882 = 3675
8 Geraint too fast 1600 + 1303 + 756 = 3659
9 Maaaaaaaarten 1121 + 1703 + 823 = 3647
10 Mellow Velo 1556 + 1200 + 884 = 3640
11 gustienordic 1538 + 1241 + 836 = 3615
12 Armchair 751 + 1750 + 1078 = 3579
13 groomy93 1357 + 1189 + 965 = 3511
14 flyersdk 756 + 1945 + 787 = 3488
15 HelgeBlendet 1033 + 1615 + 745 = 3393
16 FF'Wilco 1650 + 1081 + 648 = 3379
17 vladimir 1122 + 1491 + 631 = 3244
18 TeoSheva 702 + 1723 + 656 = 3081
19 18 Valve 906 + 1494 + 590 = 2990
20 Hugo Koblet 867 + 1411 + 666 = 2944
21 taiwan 712 + 1167 + 936 = 2815
22 minessa 816 + 1186 + 762 = 2764
23 togo95 774 + 1184 + 759 = 2717
24 Eric 8A 1224 + 993 + 476 = 2693
25 Jancouver 917 + 1032 + 675 = 2624
26 comodoro 941 + 1039 + 643 = 2623
27 Jpettersen 809 + 1210 + 567 = 2586
28 Vitapen 627 + 1492 + 414 = 2533
29 CasperVG 309 + 1376 + 841 = 2526
30 Jakob747 643 + 521 + 783 = 1947
31 CQ Manager 801 + 402 + 247 = 1450

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Thanks for your work on this, Armchair!

Ouch, I did very bad in the Vuelta game :s