Prediction Game 2021 Women's Edition

[BlueRoads]

I have no idea. I wanted to say Grace Brown, but if she's not riding it that's not the option I'm going to choose. There's a bunch of riders who I'd like to pick, but in the end I'm saying Vollering again - maybe, if van der Breggen is not totally up to it, she's going to help Demi a bit... in return for FW.

 

[BlueRoads]

About those other races... you could take both. Of course Thüringen will always be better 'cause it's closer to me.
And then there's always the possibility to give half-points which is stupid but I've heard others have done it before.

 

[Põhja Konn]

I'm going with van der Breggen for LBL.

As for additions to the predictions game, I don't really have a preference between Thüringen and Burgos. Wouldn't actually mind doing the game for both of those, but not sure Samu Cuenca shares the sentiment.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Gonna say Elisa this time.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I have nothing against doing both races, but I wasn't sure what you guys would of think of it.

I have picked van Vleuten, even though she doesn't look as strong as she did three weeks ago. Hopefully she'll still finish on the podium if not better.

 

[RedheadDane]

Unfortunately I think BlueRoads has overtaken me.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Unfortunately I think BlueRoads has overtaken me.

That depends on whether I should start counting her points again.

BlueRoads 12(+4)
RedheadDane 11
Põhja Konn 10
Libertine Seguros 9(+1)
Samu Cuenca 8(+2)

I'm still not completely sure about the upcoming races, but I'll make a decision when I know how strong the fields in them are going to be.

 

[RedheadDane]

That depends on whether I should start counting her points again.

Of course, you also lose 10 points for threatening to kidnap people, right?

Damn this is close!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Of course, you also lose 10 points for threatening to kidnap people, right?

Damn this is close!

The kidnapping threats didn't come about in the game rhread, so I'm not sure I can deduct points because of them. But I'll keep an extra eye on her, that's for sure!

This is only close, because I have made some very bad decisions.
You might score some good points by being the only one to pick van Vleuten for the individual ranking, but then Jastrab may cost you some too. Libertine is the only one, who has a virtual point in the youth competition. Maria Novolodskaya now has a lead of six points over Muzic and eight over Norsgaard in third place.

 

[RedheadDane]

Libertine is the only one, who has a virtual point in the youth competition. Maria Novolodskaya now has a lead of six points over Muzic and eight over Norsgaard in third place.

And that's the problem with that Youth Ranking. All those old seasoned riders being so damn young!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And that's the problem with that Youth Ranking. All those old seasoned riders being so damn young!

As these links can confirm, you're definitely right about that!

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[Samu Cuenca]

I've finally decided that we're gonna do both the Vuelta a Burgos and Thüringen Ladies Tour. We don't have the full startlists yet, but Burgos could end up being another van Vleuten-van der Breggen showdown.

Burgos begins on Thursday and Thüringen next Tuesday, so hopefully we'll have the startlists in time for us to pick a top 3. Yes, this time we're a picking a top 3.
If one of our riders finishes third, we'll get one point, we'll gain two points for a rider finishing second, and three points if a chosen rider wins the race. So that means there's a whopping 12 points to be scored for each of us during these two races.

 

[RedheadDane]

So... we're allowed to pick three riders now? Just for these two races, or is that a thing now?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So... we're allowed to pick three riders now? Just for these two races, or is that a thing now?

I'm experimenting here. We're are also meant to pick a top 3 for the Giro, so I might use the same rules for that if this goes well.

 

[RedheadDane]

So, I gave myself the little challenge of not just picking both Van Der Breggen and Van Vleuten.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

So in the end I'm going to play safe, rather than go for the Cille/Kasia/Demi podium I demand.

1. Annemiek
2. Anna
3. Kasia

 

[BlueRoads]

Ah, very quickly, for Burgos:

van Vleuten
van der Breggen
Mavi Garcia

 

[Samu Cuenca]

@Põhja Konn Remember to pick a top 3 for Burgos, if you want score some extra points

I'm going with Anna (not Shackley), Annemiek and Cille.

 

[Põhja Konn]

@Põhja Konn Remember to pick a top 3 for Burgos, if you want score some extra points

I'm going with Anna (not Shackley), Annemiek and Cille.

I thought I would do it later during the evening after I got home from work yesterday, but then completely forgot to. It's a bit late now unfortunately, so no points for me in this round.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I thought I would do it later during the evening after I got home from work yesterday, but then completely forgot to. It's a bit late now unfortunately, so no points for me in this round.

There weren't any real diffences on stage 1, so I'll allow a late entry

 

[Põhja Konn]

There weren't any real diffences on stage 1, so I'll allow a late entry

Almost feels like cheating, but my picks are Annemiek, Anna VDB and Cille.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Almost feels like cheating, but my picks are Annemiek, Anna VDB and Cille.

I hope you do well

 

[RedheadDane]

Thüringen is gonna be hard, because all the big names are in Spain, and I don't have any profiles...

 

[BlueRoads]

Thüringen is gonna be hard, because all the big names are in Spain, and I don't have any profiles...

Neither do I.
This is going to be fun...
I would think it should be hilly.
I'm picking
1 Lisa Brennauer
2 Lizzie Deignan
3 Marta Cavalli

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I reserve the right to make amendments when the full startlist comes out (particularly keeping an eye on that Dutch national team) but at the moment a mixture of hope and expectation yields:
1 Lucinda Brand
2 Liane Lippert
3 Ellen van Dijk