Decision time 2011.

[just some guy]

1. CONTADOR
2. SCHLECK Andy
3. GESINK
4. EVANS Cadel
5. SANCHEZ
6. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen
7. HORNER Chris
8. VANDEVELDE Christian
9. WIGGINS Brad
10. Schleck Frank

White - Gesink
Green - Ale-jet
KOM- VDB2
TEAM - Garmin

But it´s a race in 2 Andy and Contador for 1-2 and a Gesink, Evans, Sammy and VDB2 for 3rd.

Unless this happens which would be great

as we enter stage 12 Evans has 2 - 3 minutes on the other GC guys ( everyone else will rest until now, Evans knows he much be ahead so he goes with Gilbert as much as he can - same idea as last year minus the elbow)

in the TTT Andy drops a chain and they change to a road bike as which happen at the Suisse - he finishes 2 minutes behind most other GC guys.

Contador is tired and only riding at 90% so saves energy

VDB2 has a really crap TTT so he out but then goes for the mountains points and to drag back time ie 2009

Gesink is strong and had a great team he decides he can win the lot so save energy is the next best placed GC guy behind Evans

stage 12 starts

Evans
Gesink 2.45
Contador 3.13
Sammy 3.45
Andy 3.47

If this happens we would have a race - be fireworks and solders down all over the shop - it would set the tour up with each person having a chance - Moutains guys must go hard and early to get back time, Gesink must ride smart pick his battles, Evans must hang-on turn himself inside out.

Be great to watch

Probaly be Contador and Andy 3 minutes ahead and be boring as feck - but it is the big dance so I be watching

 

[macnir]

1 Pistolero
2 Andy S
3 Evans
4 Sam-Sanchez
5 JVDB
6 Cunego
7 Basso---lose massive time in Pyrennes but make come back in Alpes!!!
8 REIN TAARAMAE!!!!!!!
9 Vino (+stage win)
10 some radioshack guy

Coppel Top15
Intxausti and Farrar stage win
Txurruka finally rewarded solo stage win
Bozic a stage pleasssssssssssssse
Katusha won't be empty-handed in Paris
Stage 1,4,6---2 for Gilbert and the other for Voeckler

Frank S in service of Andy

White---Gesink
Polka---Hesjedal will crack and join polka campaign(versus Moncoutie and Rolland)...who win it?I don't care...
Green---Cav

 

[Mambo95]

1. A Schleck
2. Gesink
3. Evans
4. F Schleck
5. Sanchez
6. Wiggins
7. Basso
8. Van den Broeck
9. Horner
10. Kern

(Contador - DNF. Let's be bold, eh)

White - Gesink
Polka - F Schleck
Green -Cavendish

 

[Midnightfright]

1 Pistolero
2 Andy S
3 Evans
4 Sam-Sanchez
5 JVDB
6 Cunego
7 Basso---lose massive time in Pyrennes but make come back in Alpes!!!
8 REIN TAARAMAE!!!!!!!
9 Vino (+stage win)
10 some radioshack guy

Coppel Top15
Intxausti and Farrar stage win
Txurruka finally rewarded solo stage win
Bozic a stage pleasssssssssssssse
Katusha won't be empty-handed in Paris
Stage 1,4,6---2 for Gilbert and the other for Voeckler

Frank S in service of Andy

White---Gesink
Polka---Hesjedal will crack and join polka campaign(versus Moncoutie and Rolland)...who win it?I don't care...
Green---Cav

I don't mean to sound like a ****** but if uve got rein tarramae finishing 8th surely he would get the white jersey.

 

[Midnightfright]

1. A Schleck
2. Gesink
3. Evans
4. F Schleck
5. Sanchez
6. Wiggins
7. Basso
8. Van den Broeck
9. Horner
10. Kern

(Contador - DNF. Let's be bold, eh)

White - Gesink
Polka - F Schleck
Green -Cavendish

I thought u had Contador finishing outside the top 10 and thought that was bold. If u had of taken it a step further u could of had him as laten rouge

 

[HemmoBosscher]

1. CONTADOR Alberto
2. SCHLECK Andy
3. GESINK Robert
4. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen
5. SANCHEZ Samuel
6. EVANS Cadel
7. SCHLECK Frank
8. VINOKOUROV Alexandre
9. KERN Christophe
10. WIGGINS Bradley

KOM- CONTADOR
WHITE- GESINK
GREEN- CAVENDISH

Hoping for:

- Goss to play a large role both in stages and the green jersey, probably unlikely due to Cav.
- One of the Radioshack guys to ride top 6, unlikely.
- Andy repeatedly attacking but unable to shake Contador.
- Greipel and Galimzyanov to both get a stage.
- One of the bookie favorites will not ride top 10, my guess is Basso, he seems out-of-form with his crash still bothering him.
- Voeckler to try for several jerseys and stage wins.

 

[Sophistic]

1.Contador
2.Basso
3.Gesink
4.Horner
5.ASchleck
6.Evans
7.VDB2
8.FSchleck
9.Cunego
10.Wiggins

KOM - Contador
White - Gesink
Green - Cavendish

 

[Kazistuta]

Riders have established nicknames. Hitch you come up with a new one every week for some rider. Then all the new forumists think its cool to follow suite. It ain't. Oh and dude, Andy Schleck! Not Andrew. An Andy is never referred to as Andrew. It is wrong. Always has been. I looked at a great deal of the top 10 lists here and saw more than enough names listed of which I had to guess at whom they referred to. Please for the love of all that is sacred, stop changing the riders names on whim.

Well said! My sentiments exactly.

I found it difficult to figure out if this thread is serious or not, mainly due to all those self-invented nicknames. And honestly don't see a reason for nicknaming riders with easy spelled/short last names.

 

[Mellow Velo]

I know this is a bit of fun, but just to point out, Schleckette was born June,(10th) 1986, so this applies:
White Jersey:

The classification of the young rider is reserved to the racers born after the 1st January 1986.

So, if you have him in yellow, he must be in white, too, no?

 

[theyoungest]

I know this is a bit of fun, but just to point out, Schleckette was born June,(10th) 1986, so this applies:
White Jersey:


So, if you have him in yellow, he must be in white, too, no?

Maybe there's another younger brother I don't know of, but Andy Schleck was born in June 1985.

 

[Bavarianrider]

1. Vinokourov
2. Klöden
3. Horner
4. Sanchez
5. Contador.
6. A.Schleck
7. T. Martin
8. Wiggins
9. Evans
10. Uran

Green: Cavendish
White: Uran
Mountain: Sanchez

 

[Midnightfright]

1. Vinokourov
2. Klöden
3. Horner
4. Sanchez
5. Contador.
6. A.Schleck
7. T. Martin
8. Wiggins
9. Evans
10. Uran

Green: Cavendish
White: Uran
Mountain: Sanchez

I actually think I could quite enjoy this tour. Would be a interesting result.

 

[TeoSheva]

1.Andy
2.Basso
3.Contador
4.Horner
5.Gesink
6.Wiggins
7.VDB2
8.Brajkovic
9.Evans
10.Martin T.

KOM - Moncoutie'
White - Andy
Green - Gilbert + 4 stages

Galimzmanyov vs Cav= 2 to 2

one stage for Marcato

 

[Sørensen]

1. Ping
2. Klamydia
3. Fisfis
4. Warrior
5. Noko
6. Hottie
7. Baguazhang
8. Pedicellata
9. Patman
10. Traffic

 

[auscyclefan94]

1.Evans
2.Gesink
3.A Schleck
4.Basso
5.van den Broeck
6.Sanchez
7.F Schleck
8.Horner
9.Kloden
10. Wiggins

Green: Ale-Jet
White: Gesink
POlka dot: Gesink

-Contador to not top 10. yes, I do think he is human and that doing the Giro will sap him of his strength though he'll take a stage.
-Ale-Jet will win the Green Jersey on day one by getting a decent margin on cav from day 1.
-Gesink will have a real break out tour.
-I think Schleck will find a way to f*** it up.
-Cadel will take overall honours.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Just curious ACF, not trying to judge, but is that your actual belief (I mean cadel winning) or what you want?

I just can't see him winning

 

[auscyclefan94]

Just curious ACF, not trying to judge, but is that your actual belief (I mean cadel winning) or what you want?

I just can't see him winning

Both...I am being dead serious mate.

 

[theyoungest]

Both...I am being dead serious mate.

But what scenario do you have in mind... Evans dropping everyone on the climbs? Or Evans taking three minutes on Contador in the time trial?

 

[taiwan]

1. Contador
2. Schleck A.
3. Sanchez
4. Kloeden
5. Evans
6. Basso
7. Gesink
8 Vinokourov
9. Vande Velde
10. Van den Broeck

Although this is the third time I've done this and they'll all be different.

 

[theyoungest]

1. Contador
2. A. Schleck
3. S. Sanchez
4. Gesink
5. Horner
6. Basso
7. Van den Broeck
8. Evans
9. Leipheimer
10. Mollema

 

[Coppi'sLaughter]

1 A.Schleck
2 Contador
3 Gesink
4 F.Schleck
5 S.Sanchez
6 Basso
7 Van den Broeck
8 Wiggins
9 Coppel
10 Brajkovic

Green - Gilbert
KOM - Gadret

Evans will already have his excuses planned for whatever stage that he cracks on!

 

[sublimit]

1.Alberto Contador
2.Andy S
3.S Sanchez
4.VDB
5.Gesink
6.Basso
7.Wiggans
8.Evens
9.Horner
10.Cunego

Green- Petacci
White - Gesink
Polka dot- Moncoutie

 

[jens_attacks]

1.vino
2.klodi
3.basso
4.horner
5.contador
6.andy schleck
7.kern
8.gilbert
9.tony martin
10.intxausti

green-petacchi
white-intxausti
king of the mountains-kern

 

[Ferminal]

I can still not for the life of me separate the two.

All Bertie needs to do is follow his wheel on the big 4 MTFs, and avoid losing stupid time on any of the other stages with uphill or descent finish. Then he gains 1-2 minutes in the ITT.

At the moment I'm tipping Contador because the man is difficult to go against, but with little confidence in him being superior to Andy.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

1.vino
2.klodi
3.basso
4.horner
5.contador
6.andy schleck
7.kern
8.gilbert
9.tony martin
10.intxausti

green-petacchi
white-intxausti
king of the mountains-kern

you win most unlikely scenario