PREDICTION 2018

Mar 24, 2013
2,806
232
11,880
So, we have a new year and I would like to invite you to join small prediction game.
Rules are easy: 1 point for winner in one day races, 2 points for exact place on podium in GT, 1 point for podium placing in GT

I will ask also for new prediction 2-3 days before each race and GT with the same scoring and on the end, I will do the summary of points for this early prediction and predictions before each race.

Giro: 1 2 3
Tour: 1 2 3
Vuelta: 1 2 3

Strade:
Sanremo:
Ronde:
PR:
Liege:
Lombardia:
Worlds:
Worlds ITT:
 
Jul 28, 2015
3,123
447
9,580
Giro: 1. Froome, 2. Dumoulin, 3. Pinot
Tour: 1. Porte, 2. Nibali, 3. Fuglsang
Vuelta: 1. Landa, 2. Zakarin, 3. Quintana

Strade: van Avermaet
Sanremo: Gaviria
Ronde: van Avermaet
Roubaix: Moscon
Liege: Wellens
Lombardia: Valverde
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin

Some considerations:
I think Froome will still be in wait to be judged in may so able to ride the Giro like Contador in 2011.
At the Tour Nibali and Fulgsang will likely gain a lot of time on cobbles, maybe even more than in 2014 but a top form Porte will drop them on every climb. I think Movistar and Bardet will lose too much, Zakarin will crash.
At the Vuelta only the riders that failed to deliver at the Tour will go for GC.

At Liege Nibali will try to make the race harder from far so no Alaphilippe, Valverde, Matthews, Kwiatkowski sprinting up to Ans and a big selection but like in 2012 he won't win.
For Worlds ITT I put Dumoulin but if he'll go to the Tour after the Giro he won't win.
 
Apr 6, 2016
3,635
410
14,580
Giro: 1. Dumoulin 2. Aru 3. Chaves
Tour: 1. Quintana 2. Nibali 3. Uran
Vuelta: 1. Landa 2. Poels 3. Zakarin

Strade: Kwiatkowski
Sanremo: Gaviria
Ronde: Sagan
Roubaix: Degenkolb
Liege: Alaphilippe
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
 
Apr 30, 2011
48,278
30,832
28,180
Giro: 1. Dumoulin, 2. Aru, 3. Lopez
Tour: 1. Quintana, 2. Nibali, 3. Landa
Vuelta: 1. Froome, 2. Chaves, 3. Valverde

Strade: Sagan
Sanremo: Sagan
Ronde: Sagan
Roubaix: Sagan
Liege: Nibali
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
 
Mar 24, 2013
2,806
232
11,880
Re:

Netserk said:
Giro: 1. Dumoulin, 2. Aru, 3. Lopez
Tour: 1. Quintana, 2. Nibali, 3. Landa
Vuelta: 1. Froome, 2. Chaves, 3. Valverde

Strade: Sagan
Sanremo: Sagan
Ronde: Sagan
Roubaix: Sagan
Liege: Nibali
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin

You are the best :)
 
Mar 24, 2013
2,806
232
11,880
Giro: 1. Aru, 2. Dumoulin 3. Valverde
Tour: 1. Nibali, 2. Landa 3. Porte
Vuelta: 1. Froome, 2. Valverde 3. Quintana

Strade: Sagan
Sanremo: Sagan
Ronde: Sagan
Roubaix: Sagan
Liege: Nibali
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Sagan :lol:
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
 
Nov 7, 2010
8,820
246
17,880
Giro: 1 Chaves 2 Aru 3 Dumoulin
Tour: 1 Quintana 2 Nibali 3 Pinot
Vuelta: 1 Froome 2 Valverde 3 Chaves

Strade: Gilbert
Sanremo: Viviani
Ronde: Van Avermaet
PR: Vanmarcke
Liege: Valverde
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
 
Jun 24, 2017
1,619
320
11,180
Giro: 1. Dumoulin 2. Aru 3. Pinot
Tour: 1. Quintana 2. Nibali 3. Kwiatkowski
Vuelta: 1. Roglic 2. Froome 3. MA Lopez

Strade: Wellens
Sanremo: Degenkolb
Ronde: Kristoff
PR: van Aert
Liege: Alaphilippe
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
 
Dec 31, 2017
1,383
930
12,680
Giro: 1. Dumoulin, 2. Chavez, 3. Lopez
Tour: 1. Nibali, 2. Quintana, 3. Landa
Vuelta: 1. Landa, 2. Chaves, 3. Valverde

Strade: Kwiatkowski
Sanremo: Gilbert
Ronde: Sagan
Roubaix: Vanmarcke
Liege: Valverde
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
 
Sep 2, 2011
17,632
13,957
28,180
Re:

Giro: 1. Dumoulin 2. Pinot 3. Aru
Tour: 1. Valverde 2. Uran 3. Nibali
Vuelta: 1. Quintana 2. Landa 3. Bardet

Strade: Wellens
Sanremo: Gaviria
Ronde: GVA
PR: Demare
Liege: Valverde
Lombardia: Pinot
Worlds: Dan Martin
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
 
Jun 6, 2017
6,170
3,703
23,180
Giro: Chaves, Aru, Dumoulin
Tour: Uran, Quintana, Porte
Vuelta: Landa, Nibali, Valverde

San Remo: Sagan
Ronde: Van Avermaet
Roubaix: Terpstra
Liege: Valverde
Lombardia: Valverde
Worlds: Landa
 
Sep 12, 2017
65
3
2,685
Giro: 1. Dumoulin 2. Aru 3. Pinot
Tour: 1. Porte 2. Quintana 3. Nibali
Vuelta: 1. Landa 2. Quintana 3. Chaves

Strade: Kwiatkowski
Sanremo: Gaviria
Ronde: Sagan
Roubaix: Moscon
Liege: Alaphilippe
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
 
Apr 12, 2015
7,060
1,204
20,680
Giro: 1. Dumoulin 2. Aru 3. Pinot
Tour: 1. Nibali 2. Bardet 3. Valverde
Vuelta: 1. Landa 2. Porte 3. Poels

Strade: Kwiatkowski
Sanremo: Sagan
Ronde: GVA
Roubaix: Gilbert
Liege: Kwiatkowski
Lombardia: Moscon
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
 
May 14, 2017
1,532
1,374
13,680
Giro: Dumoulin, Aru, Pinot
Tour: Nibali, Bardet, Valverde
Vuelta: Quintana, Froome, Landa

Strade: Sagan
Sanremo: Matthews
Ronde: Sagan
PR: Degenkolb
Liege: Valverde
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Martin
 
May 17, 2013
7,577
2,458
20,680
OK, let's defend my title :cool: ...

Giro: 1. Dumoulin, 2. Pinot, 3. Aru
Tour: 1. Nibali, 2. Quintana, 3. Bardet
Vuelta: 1. Froome, 2. Landa, 3. Valverde

Strade: Kwiat
MSR: Demare
Ronde: Sagan
PR: Sagan
LBL: GVA
GDL: Nibali
WRRC: Valverde
WITTC: Dumoulin

also:

FW: Alaphilippe
AGR: Kwiat
 
May 9, 2010
11,121
2,614
28,180
Any reason why Strade Bianche is included?

Giro: 1 Dumoulin, 2 Aru, 3 Chaves
Tour: 1 Froome, 2 Porte, 3 Quintana
Vuelta: 1 Froome, 2 Quintana, 3 Chaves

Strade: Sagan
Sanremo: Sagan
Ronde: Sagan
PR: Sagan
Liege: Valverde
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
 
Feb 23, 2014
8,827
254
17,880
Giro: Dumoulin, Aru, Pinot
Tour: Nibali, Bardet, Quintana,
Vuelta: Landa, Chaves, Valverde

Strade: Moscon
Sanremo: Sagan
Ronde: GVA
PR: Sep V M
Liege: Nibali
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds ITT: Tony Martin
 
Jun 9, 2011
2,926
9
11,495
Giro: Dumoulin, Lopez, Aru
Tour: Froome, Quintana, Nibali
Vuelta: Valverde, Lopez, Landa

Strade: Sagan
Sanremo: Gaviria
Ronde: van Avermaet
PR: Vanmarcke
Liege: Alaphilippe
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
 
Sep 11, 2016
2,624
2,739
17,180
Giro: Aru, Dumoulin, Chaves
Tour: Nibali, Poels, Porte
Vuelta: Quintana, Landa, Valverde

Strade: Kwia
MSR: Kwia
Ronde: Sagan
PR: GVA
Liege: D. Martin
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Porte
Worlds TT: Dumoulin
 
Nov 18, 2015
111
0
0
Giro: 1. Dumoulin 2. Aru 3. Pinot
Tour: 1. Nibali 2. Froome 3. Quintana
Vuelta: 1. Aru 2. Landa 3. Chaves

Strade: Stybar
Sanremo: Viviani
Ronde: GVA
PR: Degenkolb
Liege: Martin
Lombardia: Alaphilippe
Worlds: Benoot
Worlds ITT: Roglic
 
Sep 20, 2017
12,805
23,981
28,180
Giro: 1 Aru 2 Dumoulin 3 Chaves
Tour: 1 Nibali 2 Froome 3 Bardet
Vuelta: 1 Valverde 2 Froome 3 Chaves

Strade: Kwiatkowski
Sanremo: Gaviria
Ronde: Sagan
PR: Vanmarcke
Liege: Alaphilippe
Lombardia: Moscon
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Roglic
 

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