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I cast a hopeful vote for Other with Roglic in mind. Now that he is not riding, I would change it to Hindley I guess. Tempted by Skjelmose. I won't be surprised if many on the list lose time early, decide GC is done, and go for stages. Carapaz, for example, just like last year in the Vuelta. I would have selected Mas or Gaudu if they hadn't been *so* awful in their latest race.
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Armchair Cyclist
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TBH, I did it early and quickly, and without a great deal of thought. I think I might have had Yates in mind, or I might just have been thinking of how random some GT third places have been (Van den Broeck, Gadret, De Gendt, Carthy, Majka, Kruijswijk...)
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I voted Other/Pino, not Vino my dear Netserk. This bird is special. This time there's no reason to believe in him. With Tibopino you never know. Why not him?
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We Asked ChatGPT to Help Us Generate a List of Predictions for the 2023 Tour de France.
Here’s what happened when we asked a chabot to predict what will happen in this year's Tour. It—and we—have some thoughts.
Hard to see it happening
- Jun 7, 2011
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Ask RHD to hold Toby down while you get his lamp. I hear she's tall and muscular.
You nearly win the Giro and if you then make the podium of the Tour it's called "random".... okay.
Armchair Cyclist
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You're right, SK doesn't really deserve to be on that list. The principle of third in a GT often being rather unpredictable remains.
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Cookster15
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If Hindley can climb as he did to win the Giro that might be enough. He saved his bikkies until Fedaia. Hindley didn’t seem to have any trouble following attacks by Carapaz or Landa before Fedaia. He seems to have improved his TT since then. That doesn’t mean I am confident only pointing out it wasn’t just the Fedaia.
I'm going with Mas as BOTR. He's a cagey rider with a solid grand tour record, and he has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. He'll be the Geraint Thomas of this year's Tour.
Yates is the easy pick but at some point he'll have to sacrifice himself for Pog, I think. I'm not yet convinced by Hindley or O'Conner for the Tour podium -- I think they'll be 4th/5th.
Carapaz/Landa/Gaudu/Martinez have shown so little form this year that I don't have any way to tell what their level is.
Skjelmose is my wild card breakout pick. A podium wouldn't surprise me.
Yates is the easy pick but at some point he'll have to sacrifice himself for Pog, I think. I'm not yet convinced by Hindley or O'Conner for the Tour podium -- I think they'll be 4th/5th.
Carapaz/Landa/Gaudu/Martinez have shown so little form this year that I don't have any way to tell what their level is.
Skjelmose is my wild card breakout pick. A podium wouldn't surprise me.
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Adam Yates must be such a nice guy. They did it at INEOS and now they are doing it at UAE. Having said that, they are probably using him as decoy like Jumbo did last year with Roglic.
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I think it will be one of the Australians: Hindley or O'Connor. Hindley is a bigger podium favourite so I will choose the less obvious one: O'Connor.
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So we are all agreed the Tour win is between Teddy and Vinny
But who do you think (one answer please) will be the third man on the podium ?
There are last years and the year before's 4th places - Gaudu and O'Connor
There is the determined sounding - Landa
maybe someone from INEOS -Bernal, Pidcock, Martinez
Hows about one of the old French guard - Bardet or Pinot
A rare Italian - Ciccone
A flying Simon - Yates
Newest of the new kids on the block - Skjelmose
My pick for the podium - Hindley
or one of those colourful EF guys from S America - Carapaz, Uran, Chaves
maybe someone else ?? co leader A Yates ?
Who do you think will be the third man and why ??
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But who do you think (one answer please) will be the third man on the podium ?
There are last years and the year before's 4th places - Gaudu and O'Connor
There is the determined sounding - Landa
maybe someone from INEOS -Bernal, Pidcock, Martinez
Hows about one of the old French guard - Bardet or Pinot
A rare Italian - Ciccone
A flying Simon - Yates
Newest of the new kids on the block - Skjelmose
My pick for the podium - Hindley
or one of those colourful EF guys from S America - Carapaz, Uran, Chaves
maybe someone else ?? co leader A Yates ?
Who do you think will be the third man and why ??
»
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Yes, but we need a new one without a poll and with a slightly different thread title.
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Yeah no other team gets to ride for GC and thus no other rider gets to compete for GC ..see that working alright
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