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PREDICTION 2018

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SKSemtex

SKSemtex

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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:
 
Nirvana

Nirvana

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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.
 
Laplaz

Laplaz

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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
 
Netserk

Netserk

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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
 
SKSemtex

SKSemtex

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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
 
DFA123

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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
 
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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
 
repre

repre

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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
 
LeChuck

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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
 
Tonton

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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
 
Hugo Koblet

Hugo Koblet

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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
 
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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
 
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