2015 Top 15 GC Riders for Grand Tours

[Asero831]

Here's mine

1. Alberto Contador
2. Nairo Quintana
3. Chris Froome
4. Vicenzo Nibali
5. Teejay Van Garden
6. Alejandro Valverde
7. Rigoberto Uran
8. Fabio Aru
9. Rafal Majka
10.Thibut Pinot
11. Joaquim Rodriguez
12. JC Peraud
13. Richie Porte
14. Romain Bardet
15. Leopald Konig


Knocking in: Costa, Rolland, Kwiatkowski, Mollema, Pozzovivo, Kelderman, Fugslang, Valls, Zubeldia

 

[The Hitch]

1 Froome
2 Contador


3 Quintana
4 Nibali
5 Porte

6 Valverde
7 Murito
8 Aru
9 Kreuziger
10 Majka
11 Uran
12 Pinot
13 Betancourt
14 Kwiatkowski
15 Peraud.

 

[LaFlorecita]

1 Contador
2 Froome


3 Quintana
4 Nibali

5 Valverde
6 Aru
7 Kreuziger
8 Uran
9 Pinot
10 Rodriguez
11 Bardet
12 Majka
13 Peraud
14 Porte
15 Kelderman

 

[The Hitch]

1 Contador
2 Froome


3 Quintana
4 Nibali

5 Valverde
6 Aru
7 Kreuziger
8 Uran
9 Pinot
10 Rodriguez
11 Bardet
12 Majka
13 Peraud
14 Porte
15 Kelderman

I had Contador above Froome since June last year. But Andalucia shifted it back to Froome.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

1. Contador
2. Nibali
3. Quintana
4. Froome
5. Aru

6.-15. the rest

 

[LaFlorecita]

1 Contador
2 Froome


3 Quintana
4 Nibali

5 Valverde
6 Aru
7 Kreuziger
8 Uran
9 Pinot
10 Rodriguez
11 Bardet
12 Majka
13 Peraud
14 Porte
15 Kelderman

I had Contador above Froome since June last year. But Andalucia shifted it back to Froome.

OK

 

[Vino's Mum]

I find your lack of Talansky disturbing.

 

[staubsauger]

1.Aru
2. Froome & Contador
3. Quintana
4. Valverde
5. Nibali & Uran

If Martinelli sends Aru to the Vuelta, he normally should take the victory there surely. Certainly he's gonna be runner-up at the Giro. Contador should win the Giro, but probably finish 3rd - 5th at the Tour. Froome or Quintana are likely to win the yellow jersey. Neither of them is guaranteed to ace Valverde for 2nd at the Vuelta afterwards.

So in that scenario, the little angel should have the best palmares at season end. That's why he tops my list!

 

[Arredondo]

1. Froome
2. Contador

3. Quintana
4. Aru

5. Nibali
6. Purito
7. Pinot
8. Valverde
9. Uran
10. TvG

11. Majka
12. Pozzovivo
13. JC Peraud
14. Bardet
15. Gesink

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

1. Nibali
2. Contador
3.Aru/Froome/ Quintana
6. Talansky
7. Valverde
8. Van Garderen
9. Pinot
10. JRod
11. Pozzovivo
12. Bardet
13. Peraud
14. Majka
15. Formolo

 

[Ruudz0r]

1 Contador
2 Froome
3 Quintana
4 Nibali
5 Aru
6 Valverde
7 Rodriguez
8 Uran
9 Porte
10 Pinot
11 Sevilla
12 Bardet
13 Majka
14 Horner
15 MA Lopez!

 

[SeriousSam]

1 Froome
2 Contador

3 Nibali
4 Quintana

5 Porte
6 Valverde
8 Aru
9 Uran

10 Pino
11 Purito
12 Majka
13 Kwiatkowski
14 Teejay
15 Talansky

Like Hitch, I would've put Contador first without the events at Andalucia

 

[Netserk]

Contador
Froome
Nibali
Quintana
Uran
Aru
Peraud
Kreuziger
Valverde
Porte
Pinot
Majka
Purito
Pozzovivo
Kelderman

 

[Mr.White]

Contador
Nibali
Froome
Quintana
Valverde
Uran
Purito
Aru
Pinot
Van Garderen
Peraud
Talansky
Pozzovivo
Porte
Majka

 

[Jagartrott]

It's amazing how some riders get so much credit (Talansky, Porte) while others that have proven their worth multiple times get (almost) no mention (Hesjedal, Rolland, JVDB, etc.). Porte is 30 years old and has finished inside the top-10 of a GC once in his carreer (in 2010), for crying out loud.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

1. AC
2. Froome
.....
3. Nibali
4. Quintana
....
5. Piti
6. Aru
7. Kreuziger
8. TJVG
9. JRod
10. Uran Uran
....
11. Majka
12. Peraud
13. Pinot
14. Fuglsang
15. Talansky

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I decided to make my very own very unscientific study using CQ ranking.

I tested the "big 4" using a method of counting all CQ points earned in the last three years in GT's, tripling the points earned in 2014 and doubling the ones earned in 2013 to make newer results count more.

It turns out that Nibali is pretty much the boss:

Nibali: 8466
Froome: 5507
Contador: 4783
Quintana: 4602

Edit: Valverde scored 5958

 

[Netserk]

Shouldn't it only be GC points? Otherwise someone like Kittel or Sagan will score more than someone like Fuglsang I think.

 

[ILovecycling]

1 Froome
2 Contador


3 Quintana
4 Nibali
5 Porte

6 Valverde
7 Murito
8 Aru
9 Kreuziger
10 Majka
11 Uran
12 Pinot
13 Betancourt
14 Kwiatkowski
15 Peraud.

are you on something hitch ?

edit: oh my god another one, SeriousSam

 

[Pedal Pusher]

Here's mine

1. Alberto Contador
2. Nairo Quintana
3. Chris Froome
4. Vicenzo Nibali
5. Teejay Van Garden
6. Alejandro Valverde
7. Rigoberto Uran
8. Fabio Aru
9. Rafal Majka
10.Thibut Pinot
11. Joaquim Rodriguez
12. JC Peraud
13. Richie Porte
14. Romain Bardet
15. Leopald Konig


Knocking in: Costa, Rolland, Kwiatkowski, Mollema, Pozzovivo, Kelderman, Fugslang, Valls, Zubeldia

 

[Pedal Pusher]

Here's mine

1. Alberto Contador
2. Nairo Quintana
3. Chris Froome
4. Vicenzo Nibali
5. Teejay Van Garden
6. Alejandro Valverde
7. Rigoberto Uran
8. Fabio Aru
9. Rafal Majka
10.Thibut Pinot
11. Joaquim Rodriguez
12. JC Peraud
13. Richie Porte
14. Romain Bardet
15. Leopald Konig


Knocking in: Costa, Rolland, Kwiatkowski, Mollema, Pozzovivo, Kelderman, Fugslang, Valls, Zubeldia

Dont think TJ is top 10 GC rider for grand tours and possibly not even top 15 GC rider

 

[W4llenquist]

1. Contador
2. Froome
3. Quintana
4. Nibali
5. Aru
6. Uran
7. Valverde
8. Pinot
9. Rodriguez
10. Bardet
11. Majka
12. TJVG
13. Porte
14. Pozzovivo
15. Talansky

 

[The fridge in the blue trees]

Uran ridiculously underrated by most here.

 

[PremierAndrew]

1 Froome 2 Contador

(Also Contador above Froome before Andalusia, except I would've kept Froome above Bertie until the Vuelta)

3 Nibali
4 Quintana
5 Porte
6 Valverde

7 Uran
8 Purito
9 Costa
10 Aru
11 Kreuziger
12 Pinot
13 TvG
14 Bardet
15 Fuglsang

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re:

Uran ridiculously underrated by most here.

Agreed. But also ridiculously overrated by a few here.