Vuelta a España Ninja of La Vuelta

[Breezy1985]

Hart just has to take to the start line and the British media is all over him. Couldn't blow his nose without Kirby or Brian Smith fawning over him.

First thing Wiggins mentioned in the post race today was how hard the climb was because the likes of TGH got dropped

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Well that didn't last long: we have our first elimination.

Meh, Stupid topic anyway.

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[hayneplane]

You were saying…

Clearly I was wrong about his form but I am pleased with that as I like him as a rider . Still kept his ninja status by skilfully avoiding the top ten by the narrowest of margins

 

[42x16ss]

First thing Wiggins mentioned in the post race today was how hard the climb was because the likes of TGH got dropped

They carry on as if he's the second coming of Merckx...

 

[Scarponi]

ESP 15 ARANBURU DEBA, Alexander (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA) + 1:10

technically he is out of the running with a ninth today but he could have been it.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm probably late to the party but my guess would have been Hermann Pernsteiner.

 

[Alexandre B.]

ESP 15 ARANBURU DEBA, Alexander (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA) + 1:10

technically he is out of the running with a ninth today but he could have been it.

He’s too fast to be considered, in my opinion.

 

[Salvarani]

George Bennett

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

My pick is Víctor de la Parte

 

[Armchair cyclist]

My pick is Víctor de la Parte

Tobydawq has already taken him.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Ah, bummer. A risky pick would be Rojas....but I'll go for Ruben Guerreiro.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Jesus Herrada. Before someone else takes him.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

António Pedrero, thanks mainly to Unzué's obsession with the Teams Classification.

 

[RedheadDane]

Clearly I was wrong about his form but I am pleased with that as I like him as a rider . Still kept his ninja status by skilfully avoiding the top ten by the narrowest of margins

I guess I understood the purpose of this a little too literally. Simply a matter of "not being seen".

 

[ppanther92]

As de la Parte was already mentioned, i'll go with Latour. Back after a longer period of injuries and probably not where he would have been otherwise. But he is fresh, AG2Rs GC man and will want to have some result. So chances are good he is the one hanging on the group in the mountains and finishing in the low top10 or just outside.

 

[Salvarani]

As de la Parte was already mentioned, i'll go with Latour. Back after a longer period of injuries and probably not where he would have been otherwise. But he is fresh, AG2Rs GC man and will want to have some result. So chances are good he is the one hanging on the group in the mountains and finishing in the low top10 or just outside.

Someone mentioned Latour on first page!

 

[hayneplane]

I guess I understood the purpose of this a little too literally. Simply a matter of "not being seen".

That was the original spirit of the concept but when it became a forum contest actual rules came in and I believe that tv time was judged to be too subjective a criteria to use.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

I just proposed this, as I have done on intermittent GTs over the last few years, for a bit of fun. I have no objection to there being a rider proclaimed as the ninja by acclamation who doesn't fit these rules, but if it is going to have any pretence of being a prediction competition, there has to be some objectivity. I'm perfectly hapy if we have a "rules" winner and a separate "people's choice".

Chill, as I believe the young people say today.

 

[del1962]

David De La Cruz

 

[carton]

I just proposed this, as I have done on intermittent GTs over the last few years, for a bit of fun. I have no objection to there being a rider proclaimed as the ninja by acclamation who doesn't fit these rules, but if it is going to have any pretence of being a prediction competition, there has to be some objectivity. I'm perfectly hapy if we have a "rules" winner and a separate "people's choice".

Chill, as I believe the young people say today.

This seems like a good approach.

Since nominations seem to be still open:

The Official CNForums Ninja of the Vuelta: Oscar Rodriguez
The Haimar Zubeldia Memorial People's Choice Award winner: Wilco Kelderman

 

[ppanther92]

Someone mentioned Latour on first page!

***, i thought i had a good candidate there...

 

[This Charming Man]

Hart just has to take to the start line and the British media is all over him. Couldn't blow his nose without Kirby or Brian Smith fawning over him.

Tao is an old school cyclist, very fun to watch. Best of luck to him...the man has panache.

 

[hayneplane]

***, i thought i had a good candidate there...

You did but I claimed him first

 

[Tigerion]

I'll throw my hat into the ring with Peter Stetina

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Rider	Picker	Best placing	Current GC	Gap
Lopez		15	5	-
Rafal Majka	Koronin	18	10	00:13
Victor de la Parte	Tobydawq	17	11	00:15
Pierre Latour	Hayneplane	11	15	00:36
George Bennett	Salvarani	14	17	00:40
David de la Cruz	Del1962	37	32	01:31
Herman Pernsteiner	SafeBet	48	35	01:32
Ruben Guerreiro	DJSprtsch	21	36	01:39
Matteo Fabbro	Cian	46	38	01:39
Sergei Chernetski	Starlord	26	43	01:46
Oscar Rodriguez	Carton	36	46	01:52
Jesus Herrada	Pantani lives	19	55	04:47
Louis Meintjes	Wirral	33	58	05:44
Peter Stetina	Tigerion	44	66	07:02
Sergio Pardilla	Armchair Cyclist	53	67	07:14
Antonio Pedrero	Libertine Seguros	71	76	08:55
Tao Geoghegan-Hart	Shadow93	51	88	09:39
Felix Grossschartner	Anderis	106	107	12:17
Robert Power	Laarsland	168	174	45:07
Nicolas Roche	Logic is your friend	2 (st 2)
Alex Aranburu	Scarponi	9 (st 2)