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

[Gwbert]

Fleche: Niewiadoma & Longo Borghini

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's alright, I'm still debating whether to pick van der Breggen for Flèche Wallonne purely on principle, even though she's retired.

I might do the same just to make up for not picking her last year.

 

[yaco]

Niewiadona and Vollering.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

For the Ronde van der Breggen, I will go for perhaps the most predictable prediction pairing of all time: Kasia Niewiadoma and Demi Vollering.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

AVV and Vollering.

 

[Dk one]

Niewiadoma and Vollering.

 

[Põhja Konn]

FW: Niewiadoma and Vollering

 

[Samu Cuenca]

FW: Vollering and Labous.

 

[jaylew]

Kasia & AVV

 

[Gwbert]

For Liege I’m gonna go for a Cavalli triple!! With AVV as backup - surely she’ll get this one?

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Cavalli and Vollering. While I’m away they better do good.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

This one's going to be a tough pick, I think. It's hard to look past van Vleuten or Vollering on form, and it's hard for me to drop Demi-Goddess after she's repaid my faith in her so consistently. At the same time, I have a chaque that we're going to see a good result for Liane Lippert and I really want to go for her, since I have a deficit and safe bets won't likely win me any ground, plus I do like Liane, but I just find it too difficult to look past Annemiek and Demi on this kind of parcours.

If I don't contradict this post later, assume I'm playing safe and going for Annemiek and Demi, despite myself.

 

[yaco]

Van Vleuten and Garcia.

 

[Põhja Konn]

LBL: Cavalli and Vollering

 

[Samu Cuenca]

My only path to overall victory now is to get points from left field picks, so I might as well continue with this tactic. Grace Brown, who could benefit from Cavalli's presence, and Liane Lippert are my picks. My third, but unofficial rider, is Yara Kastelijn.

Of course now that I have chosen Lippert, Labous will presumably finish higher this time.

 

[Dk one]

AVV and Vollering.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

@jaylew, you have an hour left to pick someone

 

[Samu Cuenca]

We are now done with the classics and will mainly be doing stage races from now on with a lot more points on offer. RhD is in the lead, while I'm still doing my best to keep the Danish average down.

FW
JV: AVV, Vollering 3
RhD: AVV, Vollering 3
Jaylew: AVV, Niewiadoma 2
DKO: Niewiadoma, Vollering 1
LS: Niewiadoma, Vollering 1
PK: Niewiadoma, Vollering 1
Samu: Vollering, Labous 1
Yaco: Niewiadoma, Vollering 1
Gwbert: Niewiadoma, ELB 0.5

LBL
DKO: AVV, Vollering 4
LS: AVV, Vollering 4
Gwbert: Cavalli, AVV 3.5
Yaco: AVV, García 3
Samu: Brown, Lippert 2.5
JV: Cavalli, Vollering 1.5
PK: Cavalli, Vollering 1.5
RhD: Cavalli, Vollering 1.5

Standings after 9 of 18 races
@RedheadDane 23.5
@Dk one 22.5
@Põhja Konn 21.5
@Libertine Seguros 20
@Jumbo Visma Fan :) 14
@yaco 14
@Gwbert 10.5
@Samu Cuenca 9.5
@jaylew 9

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm guessing it would probably be smart to start thinking about our picks for Itzulia.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'm guessing it would probably be smart to start thinking about our picks for Itzulia.

Itzulia isn't a part of the schedule. I didn't want to have too many races, so Burgos is the only one in May.

 

[RedheadDane]

Itzulia isn't a part of the schedule. I didn't want to have too many races, so Burgos is the only one in May.

Now, listen here! If I wanna think about my picks for Itzulia, I am damn well gonna think about my picks for Itzulia!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Now, listen here! If I wanna think about my picks for Itzulia, I am damn well gonna think about my picks for Itzulia!

You are of course allowed to think about who you would have picked. I'm not sure how accurate the available start lists are yet. I, for instance, doubt that Ella Harris will be riding it after she's just now returned to riding on the road after having been on crutches since her crash in Brugge-De Panne. But after the Spanish one-day races over the next two days a more reliable start list should be ready.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Reminder Burgos starts this very Thursday, but an accurate start list is unavailable.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Hopefully we'll have get a full start list after Emakumeen Saria today, but I assume quite a few riders will be doing both races.

 

[yaco]

BEX have pulled out of Umakaneen Saria - They could be in doubt for Burgos.