PREDICTION 2020

[RedheadDane]

That's how you know you're really famous: when people do the weirdest things with your name and other people still think of you.

Might also help to have a - somewhat - long name. Hard to do weird stuff with Mas. (Though in that case I suppose the sign of fame would be that people immediately know that it's Enric, and not Lluis we're talking about. )

 

[SKSemtex]

Were there entries in January that did not update in July? Will their January predictions still stand?

No. You there are still some hours to present the new one.

 

[RedheadDane]

What if someone were to quote their post with their January prediction, would it count then?

 

[SKSemtex]

He's no Sky superbot anymore this year

That why I said SKY

 

[SHAD0W93]

Includes Hihope (Shadow did not make a choice for LBL):

MSR: Sagan (12), Gilbert (6), Ewan (4), VdP (3), Bennett, Naesen, Matthews
TdFl: VdP (13), Van Aert (8), GVA (4), Naesen (2), Sagan
PR: van Aert (9), Pedersen (5), van Marcke (3), Stybar (3), VdP (2), Politt (2), GVA (2), Sagan, Aerts
LBL: Alaphilippe (7), Valverde (5), Roglic (3), Higuita (3), Pogacar (2), Bardet, Woods, Poels, Formolo, Kwiatkowski, Schachmann, Yates
Lombardia: Nibali (12), Evenepoel (3), Alaphilippe (2), Pogacar (2), Schachmann (2), Pinot (2), Valverde, Kwiatkowski, Roglic, Bernal, Fuglsang, Poels

WCTT: Dennis (24), Evenepoel (4)
WCRR: Nibali (8), Valverde (3), Bernal (3), Alaphilippe (4), Fuglsang (3), Pinot (2), Woods (2), Schachmann, Teuns, Bardet

Dennis is about as close to a sure thing as it gets in the WCTT. He was clearly stronger than Remco last year, but how much has the latter matured? We shall see.

LBL appears to be the most wide open of the monuments.

My bad xD. I'll edit it when i get home.

 

[SHAD0W93]

What if someone were to quote their post with their January prediction, would it count then?

I for the most part copied my January post.

 

[hayneplane]

Strade Bianche_winner: Wout Van Aert
Milano-Sanremo_winner: Sagan
II Lombardia_winner: Pogacar
Tour de France_1. Place: Bernal
Tour de France_2. Place: Roglic
Tour de France_3. Place: Pogacar
Tour de France_green jersey: Sagan
Tour de France_white jersey: Bernal
Tour de France_dot jersey: Quintana
WCITT MEN ELITE_winner: Evenepoel
WCRR WOMEN ELITE_winner: Van Vleuten
WCRR MEN ELITE_winner: Roglic
La Flèche Wallonne_winner: Alaphillippe
Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Pogacar
Amstel Gold Race_winner: Schachmann
Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields: Sam Bennett
Ronde van Vlaanderen_winner: Van der Poel
Giro d'Italia_1. Place: Evenepoel
Giro d'Italia_2. Place: Nibali
Giro d'Italia_3. Place: Carapaz
Giro d'Italia_cyclamen jersey: Sagan
Paris-Roubaix_winner: Lampaert
La Vuelta ciclista a Espana_1. Place: Adam Yates
La Vuelta ciclista a Espana_2. Place: Valverde
La Vuelta ciclista a Espana_3. Place: Sosa
La Vuelta ciclista a Espana_green jersey: Ackermann

 

[Merckx index]

Whoever wrote Poels (and maybe even Poel) probably meant Wout Poels, not Mathieu.

That was my assumption when I compiled, though it confused me for a bit. Same with Aerts vs. van Aert.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

You thought someone had picked Toon Aerts for one of these races?

 

[Merckx index]

You thought someone had picked Toon Aerts for one of these races?

That's who Jungle Cycle picked for PR, though I notice Semtex changed it to van Aert. Frankly, I don't follow all cyclists close enough to know whether that makes sense or not.

 

[SKSemtex]

The long term prediction is closed now.

As the competition is a combination of long term tip and pre-race tip (this year with the same value), it is time to present your tips for incoming STRADE BIANCHE.

Please place your tips. If no tip is presented before the start of the race your long term tips will be considered as well your pre-race tips.

It is possible to join the competition also if you have not presented your long term tips, however, the new participants can only cumulate the points from pre-race tips.

Strade Bianche_winner:

 

[SHAD0W93]

I'll go
Strade Bianche_winner: Van der Poel

again.

 

[hayneplane]

So does that mean we have two picks effectively and getting it right with either one counts as a win in the comp?

 

[SHAD0W93]

So does that mean we have two picks effectively and getting it right with either one counts as a win in the comp?

It's points, so each pick is 1 point. So you could double up and pick the same person twice to get 2 points or go conservative, split it over two picks and get 1 point.

 

[hayneplane]

Hedging my bet then - Stradeogacar

 

[BlueRoads]

I don't know who to pick. I think I'll wait until the last moment. Maybe some heavenly advice will come along until then.

 

[Pantani_lives]

This will be the year of the Poels.

Van der Poel will win the SB and several other classics.
Evenepoel will win the Giro .
Wout Poels will win the Tour.

 

[Cian]

Strade Bianche_winner: Alaphilippe

 

[Remy55]

Strade Bianche_winner: Schachmann

 

[water202]

Strade Bianche_winner: Schachmann

 

[Blanco]

Strade Bianche: Mathieu Van Der Poel

 

[Jungle Cycle]

That's who Jungle Cycle picked for PR, though I notice Semtex changed it to van Aert. Frankly, I don't follow all cyclists close enough to know whether that makes sense or not.

k'mon... that was a typo and you know it...

 

[Merckx index]

k'mon... that was a typo and you know it...

As I said, I don't know all these riders well enough to know that something like that is a typo. If you had written Aert, I would have guessed it had to be van Aert, but when you put an "s" on the end, it seems you are definitely referring to someone else.

If someone writes Poel, you might figure what's meant is van der Poel, but if someone writes Poels, you aren't so sure, are you?

My major interest is in GTs If someone picks Fromme, or Bernel, i will understand. Some of these other races, I'm not so familiar with.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hedging my bet then - Stradeogacar

You might want to add a space between the ":" and the "P" in "Pogacar".

 

[hayneplane]

You might want to add a space between the ":" and the "P" in "Pogacar".

It wasn't deliberate, didn't realise that would create a stupid emoji but it looks alright and everyone can still tell who the name is so I am leaving it!