Prediction Game 2022 Women's Edition (De Amy Pieters Trofee)

[Põhja Konn]

Worlds RR: Balsamo and Vos

 

[Dk one]

Vos, Brown.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Cille and Sierra.

 

[Dk one]

Well, that turned out great

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Well, that turned out great

At least you weren't out for the whole lead in period to forget to submit a prediction...I was doing well with the Ceratizit Challenge and the ITT too, but momentum just got brought to a crashing halt!

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Reminder for both our host and contestants that points need to be updated, and Romandie is the final race of the game.

 

[RedheadDane]

The table only has one field for Romandie, so... no stage huntress? Or should I just write "GC" or "SH" before each name?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The table only has one field for Romandie, so... no stage huntress? Or should I just write "GC" or "SH" before each name?

I think I decided at the start of the year not to have stage huntresses in this race, because it only has three stages, and I assumed Van Vleuten would win at least one of them, if she started the race, which it now seems she will.

But I will allow you to choose one stage huntress after all.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Don't forget to submit your picks for Romandie.

 

[yaco]

GC = AVV
Stage = Lippert

 

[RedheadDane]

Just to be clear; it's two GC riders, right?

 

[Dk one]

Are we doing two gc? In that case, in prioritized order: AVV, ELB.
Stage: Vollering

 

[RedheadDane]

It has generally been two GC, as per the rules on the first page.
Of course, Samu could have changed the rules.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It has generally been two GC, as per the rules on the first page.
Of course, Samu could have changed the rules.

Yes, two for GC and one stage huntress.

 

[Põhja Konn]

Romandie:

GC: Van Vleuten, ELB
Stages: Lippert

 

[yaco]

Add Vollering as my second GC rider.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Well, I'm going to have to play a bit of a gamble as I was doing so well leading into the Worlds RR, and then I was travelling and neglected to send picks for that, so am now well down.

I'm obviously not going to gamble that much that I don't pick Demi Vollering in the GC, because I've committed so hard to that strategy that I can guarantee she'll do an Itzulia job as soon as I don't pick her.

My other GC candidate will be Elisa Longo Borghini, for risk/reward (not that she's a riskier pick than Demi in the slightest, she's in great form and is one of the best riders in the world, we all know that, but of course because it means I'm not picking Annemiek for GC).

In a bet-hedging manner, however, I will then pick Annemiek van Vleuten as my stage huntress.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

GC: Labous and Bradbury
SH: Sierra

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

GC-AVV and Volering
Stage-Lippert

 

[RedheadDane]

Oi! Samu! Where's the final standings?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Oi! Samu! Where's the final standings?

They'll be ready before a new Danish government has been announced.

 

[Dk one]

They'll be ready before a new Danish government has been announced.

Promises, promises

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Promises, promises

Well it's not fully announced before Thursday though

 

[Dk one]

Well it's not fully announced before Thursday though

Since you are doing all the hard work, I will buy that

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'm now finally ready to reveal the winner of the 2022 Amy Pieters Trofee.
If I make a third edtion, I'll attempt to do a better job as gamemaster and perhaps introduced a simpler points system.

A hard thought battle went on throughout the season, and it wasn't decided before the last race. And perhaps someone will be a bit cross with themselves for some choices they made at the start of the year

But without further ado, here are the scores from the last races (I hope I haven't made any mistakes, but if you spot some, then please don't speak, but forever hold your peace):

Tour of Scandinavia/Battle of the North
DKO: 5
Gwbert: 2.5
JV: 5
LS: 5
PK: 5
RhD: 5
Yaco: 2.5
Samu: 2

Ceratizit Challenge by la Vuelta
LS: 5
DKO: 4.5
JV: 4.5
PK: 4.5
RhD: 3.5
Samu: 3.5
Yaco: 1

WC (ITT + RR)
LS: 3
PK: 3
RhD: 3
Samu: 1
Yaco: 1
DKO: 0
JV: 0

Tour de Romandie
DKO: 3
PK: 3
RhD: 3
Yaco: 2
JV: 2
LS: 1
Samu: 1

End of season WWT rankings
Yaco : 3
DKO: 2
Gwbert: 2
RhD: 2
Samu: 2
LS: 1
JV: 1
PK: 0



Final standings
@Dk one 60
@Põhja Konn 59
@RedheadDane 59
@Libertine Seguros 54.5
@Jumbo Visma Fan :) 48.5
@yaco 40
@Samu Cuenca 37.5
@Gwbert 36
@jaylew 11

So just like in the 2016 WC RR, the podium is made up of a Dane, a redhead and someone from a republic that borders Russia. Chapeau to DK one who joins in LS in the game's hall of fame.