Prediction Game 2021 Women's Edition

[Samu Cuenca]

Yeah good job, bot, although there's still five days to go before Trofeo Alfredo Binda and not even Directvelo has a full startlist yet.

 

[BlueRoads]

Alfredo Binda: Elena Cecchini.

Will also edit OP.

 

[Põhja Konn]

Alfredo Binda: Marianne Vos

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I haven't seen a full startlist yet, and you are of course all allowed to change your bets until the race, if you wish you to.

I haven't decided yet myself. My heart says Cille, while my brain says everyone but her. I rewatched the finale of Strade Bianche yesterday, and what I didn't realize during the race, was that she actually had distanced both van Vleuten and Vollering, but stopped pedalling just before the line, which may be why AvV could overtake her. So she isn't in bad shape, and she has fine support from Muzic and Cavalli, so perhaps she could finally get that WT win under her belt.

 

[RedheadDane]

I decided to go with my heart/national pride this time.
Of course FDJ could still post a final line-up that she's not even on...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I decided to go with my heart/national pride this time.
Of course FDJ could still post a final line-up that she's not even on...

I think she needs to be badly injured to miss it.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I have decided to go for a FdJ rider, but it's someone who already has a WT win, even though it goes against my choice for the youth ranking: Évita Muzic. So in the end I didn't use my heart or my brain.

 

[RedheadDane]

Then what body-part did you use?

 

[BlueRoads]

Then what body-part did you use?

I don't want to know. Please hide the answer under a spoiler tag.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't want to know. Please hide the answer under a spoiler tag.

Spoiler

My Chris Harper aka my belly button

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Gonna go for Kasia.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Will any of us ever actually score a point?

Põhja Konn came close with Voss in second, RhD had Uttrup in third in front of Libertine's Kasia in fourth.
Blueroads's Cecchini finished 20th, while my left hand pick Muzic didn't even cross the line. Luckily for all of us she then didn't score any points for the youth ranking either.

Next up is Gent-Wevelgem next Sunday. I dislike the discontinuation of the world's fastest three-days race, so we are not going to do that one.

 

[Dk one]

Will any of us ever actually score a point?

Põhja Konn came close with Voss in second, RhD had Uttrup in third in front of Libertine's Kasia in fourth.
Blueroads's Cecchini finished 20th, while my left hand pick Muzic didn't even cross the line. Luckily for all of us she then didn't score any points for the youth ranking either.

Next up is Gent-Wevelgem next Sunday. I dislike the discontinuation of the world's fastest three-days race, so we are not going to do that one.

Aw, Panne actually turned out to be quite eventful after all - wind, splits, ditches, crashes, puntures, Grace Brown, another second for Emma etc.

 

[BlueRoads]

I'll try my luck again... with Lotte Kopecky for G-W.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'll try my luck again... with Lotte Kopecky for G-W.

Have you lost faith in Cecchini?
Kopecky is a safe bet. She did however look a little spend in the finale yesterday, where she wasn't able to go with Brown despite being in the best position to do so. But she is the defending champion and has showed fine form so far this year.

 

[RedheadDane]

I've carefully considered my option, and made a pick. (It's in the table on the first page.)

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Lorena, je pense.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Last time I didn't go with either my heart, my brain nor my gut feeling about Longo Borghini, so I have to carefully consider my actions and options this time around.

 

[BlueRoads]

Have you lost faith in Cecchini?
Kopecky is a safe bet. She did however look a little spend in the finale yesterday, where she wasn't able to go with Brown despite being in the best position to do so. But she is the defending champion and has showed fine form so far this year.

Italian for Italian race, Belgian for Belgian race.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Italian for Italian race, Belgian for Belgian race.

Makes sense, but then why didn't you go with an Italian for Strade Bianchi? Consistency is always key

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I've decided that the reason, Emma Norsgaard hasn't won yet, is because she has been wearing the Danish Championship jersey (I know she also wore the young rider's jersey during the Healthy Ageing Tour).
But in a road race she hasn't worn a blue jersey yet. That will finally change tomorrow, cause due to the weird rules of the WT Youth Ranking, she will be in the blue leader's jersey during Gent-Wevelgem.

That will obviously make the whole difference, so she is my pick for tomorrow. It's also more exciting if we root for five non-identical riders.

 

[RedheadDane]

That will finally change tomorrow, cause due to the weird rules of the WT Youth Ranking, she will be in the blue leader's jersey during Gent-Wevelgem.

The weird rules being that the leader of the competition wears the jersey?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The weird rules being that the leader of the competition wears the jersey?

No, the rule apparently being that in the occurrence of a tie, the winner of the most recent race wears the jersey. Muzic finished 20th in Strade Bianche giving her six points, then Gigante took over the lead by finishing 23rd and scoring six points in Trofeo Alfredo Binda, before Norsgaard scored the six points in De Panne with her second place.

(The best young rider in a one-day race or in the GC of a stage race gets six points, the second-best gets four, and the third-best two. This also means that Muzic didn't score any points, when she won a stage in last year's Giro, but did get four points by finishing second behind Harvey in the youth competition. I've only now (possibly) understood the rules, so I'm not surprised if the riders aren't sure about them either, apart from Wiebes perhaps)

 

[Põhja Konn]

G-W: Jolien D'Hoore

 

[yaco]

This is the race for Lottie Kopecky - She'll enjoy the brutal conditions.