Decision time 2011.

[jens_attacks]

don't care.

 

[Galic Ho]

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.

I used an order of elimination. Gesink was mostly missing in the ones I saw, so I figured it would be him. There was another post. From what I saw, the marshmallow man could be riding around in France lead around by the Pillsbury Dough Boy. I'd pay to see that.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1 Contador
2 Gesink
3 Evans
4 Van den Broeck
5 S. Sanchez
6 Basso
7 Mollema
8 Wiggins
9 Danielson
10 F.Schleck

LeoTard to totally fail and Fränk saving the day with a long breakaway on Alpe d'Huez which prompts him into the top 10.
Andy disappearing after first losing 20 minutes in the echelons (Rabobank started riding when he was taking a leak). And then dropping his chain on the first mountain of the Luz Ardiden stage, where again Rabobank starts riding. Andy choses to ride straight into the bar and drink his sorrows away.
Rest of Leotard is lost and Fränk proves he is a only an average climber most of the days.

 

[DenisMenchov]

I`d be happy if anyone wins except the man who got booed.

 

[therealtimshady]

contador
basso
a shreck
s sanchez
wiggo
gesink
v de broek
evans
cunego
horner

green - cav
kom - ???

 

[Shardi]

GC:
1. Brajkovic
2. Contador
3. Klöden
4. Gilbert
5. F. Schleck
6. Basso
7. Horner
8. Leipheimer
9. Sanchez
10. A. Schleck

Green: Leipheimer
Polka-dot: Hushovd
White: Gesink

Most stage-wins: Gilbert(3), Cav(2)

 

[jobiwan]

GC:
1. Brajkovic
2. Contador
3. Klöden
4. Gilbert
5. F. Schleck
6. Basso
7. Horner
8. Leipheimer
9. Sanchez
10. A. Schleck

Green: Leipheimer
Polka-dot: Hushovd
White: Gesink

Most stage-wins: Gilbert(3), Cav(2)

I REALLY hope you're trying to be funny. If not, you're not very bright!

 

[ak-zaaf]

1. Gilbert
2. Contador
3. Horner
4. Van den Broeck
5. Basso

Both Schlecks will fall apart at 25km/h on passage du gois.

Epic battle for polka dots between Woutje Poels and TGBM.
Petacchi will show up in that Vino4ever kit.
BMC to lose 29 minutes in the TTT.
Vansevenant investigation will show he also ordered large amounts of peroxide.

 

[Moondance]

GC

1. Schleck the Younger
2. Bertie the Gunner
3. Bobby the Condor
4. Samuel the Asturian
5. Cadel the Infirm
6. 'One-Win' Jurgen
7. Ivan the Not-So-Terrible
8. Andreas the Ancient
9. Bradley the Wigans
10. Schleck the Elder

Points: Cav the Whiner
White: The Condor
Polka dots: The Asturian
Team GC: The Geriatric Squad
Most aggressive: Johnny the Hoover

 

[taiwan]

I was sure I had posted a prediction last year at some point, but I'll be blown if I can find it now.

 

[Shardi]

I REALLY hope you're trying to be funny. If not, you're not very bright!

chapeau!

obvious teaser is obvious..

 

[Shardi]

on a serious note:

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

Green: Cav
Polka: Moncoutie
White: Gesink

 

[dabaideschbi]

1 contador
2 A.Schleck
3 Evans
4 Basso
5 F.Schleck
6 Gesink
7 Vdb
8 Vino
9 Wiggo
10 Sanchez

sanchez will win a stage in the alps! gilbert will win at least two stages

green: Cavendish
polka : Cunego

 

[Havetts]

1 Andy Schleck
2 Contador
3 Gesink
4 Samu
5 Evans
6 VDB2
7 Basso
8 F Schleck
9 Vino
10 Horner

Green: Gilbert
Polkadots: Andy Schleck / Moncoutie
White: Gesink
Lantern Rouge: (had to cheat for this one ) Grabsch
Team classification: Team Old Farts

 

[plooton]

1. Alberto
2. Andy
3. Cadel
4. Roman
5. Ivan
6. Bradley
7. Samu
8. Gesink
9. Lévi
10. Vino

Polka: Alberto
Green: Thor
White: Roman
Team: RadioGaGa

 

[Mambo95]

Lantern Rouge: (had to cheat for this one ) Grabsch

Grabsch will have to cheat too - he's not riding (surprised me too). Bak and Pate seem to be suitable alternative picks.

 

[taiwan]

Malori might be decent shout.

 

[macnir]

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

3.5 Gesink
my fault...

 

[myrideissteelerthanyours]

for the record i like the silly nicknames. its the only thing that makes reading pages and pages of predictions fun after a while

edit: ps i do like reading your predictions ladies and gentlemen so keep em coming if you please. the tour is far from my favorite race until it gets to be this time of year and then suddenly i go bananas

 

[Glockers]

I should know better, but I am going to say the time trial will see Cadel win. Mind you, he was going pretty good before the injury last year.

1. Cadel
2. Contador
3. Sanchez
4. Andy Schleck
5. Gesink
6. Arroyo
7. Basso
8. Brajkovic
9. Coppel
10. Van Den Broeck

 

[phanatic]

Andy
Contador
Basso
Hesjedal
Sammy
Gesink
Evans
Horner
VDB
Cunego

I used last year's Tourmalet as a guide.

 

[gregrowlerson]

1. Andy
2. Cadel
3. Klodi
4. Gesink
5. Contador (a little tired from Giro, maybe loses big time on one MTF)
6. Frank Schleck (will seriously threaten for the podium until ITT)
7. Sami Sanchez
8. Wiggins
9. VDB
10. Levi

 

[PedalCastro]

1- Schleck
2-Contador
3-Gesink
4-Sanchez
5-VDB2
6-Evans
7-F. Schleck
8-Kloden
9-Wiggins
10- Roche ("some say i'm a dreamer"!)

White- Gesink
KOM- Kern
Green- Cav
Lantern Rouge- Cav
Favorite to not perform- Basso just won't cut it unfortunately

 

[swuzzlebubble]

1. Merckx
2. Hinault
3. Indurain
4. Armstrong
5. Coppi
6. Anquetil
7. Bobet
9. LeMond
9. Thys
10. S.Roche

Green: Zabel
KOM: Virenque
White: Ullrich

 

[Midnightfright]

1. Merckx
2. Hinault
3. Indurain
4. Armstrong
5. Coppi
6. Anquetil
7. Bobet
9. LeMond
9. Thys
10. S.Roche

Green: Zabel
KOM: Virenque
White: Ullrich

Your looking for an argument, this is a ridiculous post. Armstrong above Lemond! No chance