PREDICTION 2018

[Dr. Watson]

Giro: 1. Dumouiln 2. Aru 3. Pinot
Tour: 1. Quintana 2.Bardet 3. Nibali
Vuelta: 1. Landa 2. Chaves 3. Valverde

Strade: Sagan
Sanremo: Gaviria
Ronde: GVA
PR: Sagan
LBL: Kwia
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Kwia
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin

 

[Gigs_98]

I'll just exclude Froome from my predictions because otherwise this would get a bit complicated.

Giro: 1.Dumoulin, 2.Lopez, 3.Aru
Tour: Porte, Nibali, Landa
Vuelta: Aru, Zakarin, Quintana

Strade: GVA
Sanremo: Gaviria
RVV: Sagan
PR: Sagan
LBL: Alaphilippe
GDL: Valverde
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin

 

[Valv.Piti]

GT's are impossible to predict. I love the sneaky Strade Bianche inclusion, thats some good stuff:

Giro: 1 M.A Lopez 2. Dumoulin 3. Chaves
Tour: 1 Quintana 2 Nibali 3 Zakarin
Vuelta: 1 Valverde 2 Chaves 3 Aru

Strade: Kwiatkowski
Sanremo: Gaviria
Ronde: Van Avermaet
PR: Naesen
Liege: Alaphilippe
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds ITT: Dont care

 

[Dazed and Confused]

g:dumoulin
t: froomey
v: landa

msr: degenkolb
rvv: gva
pr: gva
lbl: valverde
gdl: nibali

wrr: valverde
witt: dumoulin

 

[SemirS]

Giro: 1 Dumoulin 2. Aru 3. Zakarin
Tour: 1 Porte 2 Thomas 3 Bardet
Vuelta: 1 NIbali 2 Valverde 3 Landa

Strade: Fabio Feline
Sanremo: Sagan
Ronde: Sagan
PR: Van Avermaet
Liege: Alaphilippe
Lombardia: Alaphilippe
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Rohan Dennis

 

[Valv.Piti]

We could very well see a 2008 and 2011-esque winner of the TdF. Maybe even 2006?!

 

[May0maniac]

Re:

We could very well see a 2008 and 2011-esque winner of the TdF. Maybe even 2006?!

Yeah, that could actually happen.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re:

We could very well see a 2008 and 2011-esque winner of the TdF. Maybe even 2006?!

Or 1998

 

[staubsauger]

Re: Re:

We could very well see a 2008 and 2011-esque winner of the TdF. Maybe even 2006?!

Or 1998

Landani ain't gonna ride the Giro & Tour!

 

[May0maniac]

Re: Re:

We could very well see a 2008 and 2011-esque winner of the TdF. Maybe even 2006?!

Or 1998

Landani ain't gonna ride the Giro & Tour!

Lol, I was goin to post exactl the same.

 

[Koronin]

Giro: 1 2 3 Doumolin, Chaves, Aru
Tour: 1 2 3 Landa, Valverde, Bardet
Vuelta: 1 2 3 Valverde, Nibali, Chaves

Strade: Valverde
Sanremo: Gavaria
Ronde: GVA
PR: Gilbert
Liege: Valverde (to tie Mercx's record)
Lombardia: Valverde
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds ITT: Doumolin

 

[Eqs1994]

Giro: 1. Froome 2. Dumoulin 3. Aru
Tour: 1. Froome 2. Bardet 3. Nibali
Vuelta: 1. Quintana 2. Chavez 3. Valverde

Strade: Kwiatkowski
Sanremo: Matthews
Ronde: Van Avermaet
Roubaix: Gilbert
Liege: Valverde
Lombardia: Valverde
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds TT: Dumoulin

 

[Escarabajo]

Re:

Giro: 1 2 3 Doumolin, Chaves, Aru
Tour: 1 2 3 Landa, Valverde, Bardet
Vuelta: 1 2 3 Valverde, Nibali, Chavez

Strade: Valverde
Sanremo: Gavaria
Ronde: GVA
PR: Gilbert
Liege: Valverde
Lombardia: Valverde (to tie Mercx's record)
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds ITT: Doumolin

You have 2 different Chaves (Chavez).
You need to make up your mind!

Note: Fore the record I do get confuse as well!!

 

[Koronin]

Re: Re:

Giro: 1 2 3 Doumolin, Chaves, Aru
Tour: 1 2 3 Landa, Valverde, Bardet
Vuelta: 1 2 3 Valverde, Nibali, Chavez

Strade: Valverde
Sanremo: Gavaria
Ronde: GVA
PR: Gilbert
Liege: Valverde
Lombardia: Valverde (to tie Mercx's record)
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds ITT: Doumolin

You have 2 different Chaves (Chavez).
You need to make up your mind!

Note: Fore the record I do get confuse as well!!

Opps. I didn't realize that. Thank you for pointing that out. I need to go back and fix that.

 

[Koronin]

Re: Re:

We could very well see a 2008 and 2011-esque winner of the TdF. Maybe even 2006?!

Or 1998

Landani ain't gonna ride the Giro & Tour!

Movistar has already confirmed he and Valverde are doing the Tour/Vuelta double. Funny part is they have only confirmed Quintana for the Tour.

 

[SKSemtex]

Re:

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

Because everybody loves this race.
The real start of the season.

 

[WheelofGear]

Giro: 1 Dumoulin, 2. Pinot 3. Poels
Tour: 1. Porte 2. Quintana 3. Zakarin
Vuelta: 1. Landa 2. Aru 3. Valverde

Strade: Kwai
Sanremo: Matthews
Ronde: GVA
PR: Gilbert
Liege: Valverde
Lombardia: Uran
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin

I've always had the idea that GVA and Gilbert will change monuments next year.

 

[Gerrard Slipped haha]

Giro: 1. Aru, 2. Dumoulin, 3. M.A.L
Tour: 1. Nibali, 2. Porte, 3. Quintana
Vuelta: 1. Valverde, 2. Froome, 3. Chaves

Strade: Kwiatkowski
Sanremo: Gaviria
Ronde: Sagan
PR: GVA
Liege: Valverde
Lombardia: Chaves
Worlds: Kwiatkowski
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin

 

[Rollthedice]

First prediction is that Froome will ride the Giro and Le Tour. He wins the Giro but will be stripped of the title later, Dumoulin declared the winner.

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

Strade: Moscon
Sanremo: Sagan
Ronde: Sagan
PR: Gilbert
LBL: Alaphilippe
Lombardia: Nibali
Worlds: Nibali
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin

 

[Breh]

Re: Re:

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

Because everybody loves this race.
The real start of the season.

I don't see the Omloop anywhere

 

[SKSemtex]

Re: Re:

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

Because everybody loves this race.
The real start of the season.

I don't see the Omloop anywhere

rvv preparation race

 

[Valv.Piti]

While Strade Bianche is an incredible new race on the calendar, I bet most people would still say the real stuff begins at Omloop in the Belgian opening weekend. Strange thing to declare Strade Bianche the start of the season IMO.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

(In my ideal reality Sky has the shittiest season and Froome gets a two year ban)

Giro: 1: Dumoulin 2 Pinot 3 Aru
Tour: 1: Bardet 2: Nibali 3: Mollema (cobbled carnage blows the boys in blue away but Valverde will save the tour with the KOM jersey and 3 stages.)
Vuelta: 1:Lopez 2: Chaves 3: Quintana (after crashing out on the cobbles in France)

KBK: Sagan
Omloop: Vanmarcke
DDV: Vanmarcke
Strade: GVA
Sanremo: Saganator
Ronde: Stijn Devolder from the break!
PR: Stybar
Liege: El Imbatido
Lombardia: El Imbatido
Worlds: Uran
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Koolskamp (a true classic race!)= Greipel
Paris-tours: Greipel

 

[portugal11]

Strade: sagan
milan san remo: sagan
ronde: sagan
paris roubaix: sagan
liege: bala
giro: 1- big tom, 2-fabio "poker face" aru, 3- MAL (froome will be disqualified later)
tour: 1-Nibali (I will vomit if this really happen), 2-thomas, 3-landa
vuelta: 1-landa, 2-aru, 3-quintana
worlds: nibali (I will vomit again)
lombardia: gilbert

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Giro: 1 Dumoulin, 2. Poels/Thomas 3. Superman
Tour: 1. Nibali, 2. Quintana 3. Porte
Vuelta: 1. Froome 2. Landa 3. Valverde

Strade: Kia
Sanremo: Gaviria
Ronde: GVA
PR: Sagan
Liege: Alla
Lombardia: Uran
Worlds: Valverde
Worlds ITT: Dumoulin