Here are the overall Classifications predictions for our first Grand tour!
Merckx: (Overall: Leipheimer, Basso || KOM: Cunego, Soler || Points: Cavendish, Petacchi || Young Rider: Lokvist, Seeldraeyers || Team: Astana)
ak-zaaf: (Overall: Soler, Basso || KOM: Soler, Simoni || Points: Bennati, Cavendish || Young Rider: Seeldraeyers, Rabon || Team: Liquigas)
R. Forster: (Overall: Leipheimer, Sastre || KOM: Sastre, Menchov || Points: Cavendish, Forster || Young Rider: Nibali, Boasson Hagen || Team: Saxo Bank)
Titan_90: (Overall: Basso, Leipheimer || KOM: Serpa, Angel Gomez || Points: Petacchi, Cavendish || Young Rider: Lokvist, Augustyn || Team: Astana)
Kazistuta: (Overall: Leipheimer, Basso || KOM: Soler, Serpa || Points: Petacchi, Davis || Young Rider: Cataldo, J.Rodriguez || Team: Astana)
Flahute: (Overall: Basso, Leipheimer || KOM: Pellizotti, Kiryienka || Points: Pellizotti, Petacchi || Young Rider: Visconti, Seeldraeyers || Team: Liquigas)
180mmcrank: (Overall: Basso, Leipheimer || KOM: Soler, Basso || Points: Petacchi, Di Luca || Young Rider: Lokvist, Seeldraeyers || Team: Astana)
Indurain: (Overall: Leipheimer, Basso || KOM: Soler, Garzelli || Points: Petacchi, Pellizotti || Young Rider: Lokvist, Possoni || Team: Astana)
K. Robbins: (Overall: Leipheimer, Basso || KOM: Serpa, Soler || Points: Petacchi, Cavendish || Young Rider: Lokvist, J.Rodriguez || Team: Astana)
Marshan: (Overall: Basso, Leipheimer || KOM: Cardenas, Soler || Points: Cavendish, Petacchi || Young Rider: Augustyn, De Greef || Team: Astana)
Cosette: (Overall: Menchov, Sastre || KOM: Basso, Cunego || Points: Hunt, Cavendish || Young Rider: Lokvist, Boasson Hagen || Team: Astana)
wheels55: (Overall: Leipheimer, Basso || KOM: Soler, Kiryienka || Points: Cavendish, Davis || Young Rider: Augustyn, Possoni || Team: Astana)
aarnold517: (Overall: Leipheimer, Basso || KOM: Soler, Serpa || Points: Petacchi, Davis || Young Rider: Seeldraeyers, J.Rodriguez || Team: Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli)
Bluebeard: (Overall: Leipheimer, Basso || KOM: Simoni, Valjavec || Points: Petacchi, Davis || Young Rider: Gavazzi, Farrar || Team: ISD)
Lookkg386: (Overall: Leipheimer, Basso --- Rest is blank)
El Imbatido: (Overall: Leipheimer, Basso || KOM: Soler, J.Rodriguez || Points: Petacchi, Pozzato || Young Rider: Seeldraeyers, Cataldo || Team: Astana)
Bartoli: (Overall: Basso, Leipheimer || KOM: Kessiakoff, Visconti || Points: Petacchi, Davis || Young Rider: Cataldo, Augustyn || Team: Liquigas)
ingsve: (Overall: Basso, Cunego || KOM: Cardenas, Kiryienka || Points: Cavendish, Petacchi || Young Rider: Lokvist, Seeldraeyers || Team: Lampre)
Martin: (Overall: Menchov, Basso || KOM: Soler, Garzelli || Points: Cavendish, Petacchi || Young Rider: Augustyn, Boasson Hagen || Team: Astana)
peloton: (Overall: Basso, Leipheimer || KOM: Simoni, Basso || Points: Di Luca, Petacchi || Young Rider: Cataldo, Lokvist || Team: Liquigas)
BrandonT: (Overall: Basso, Leipheimer || KOM: Soler, Kessiakoff || Points: Cavendish, Petacchi || Young Rider: Augustyn, Seeldraeyers || Team: Saxo Bank)
Jaylew: (Overall: Leipheimer, Menchov || KOM: Soler, Serpa || Points: Cavendish, Davis || Young Rider: Lokvist, Augustyn || Team: Liquigas)
Missing: Skidmark
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Looking at the picks, it seems like there is a lot of parity with regards to the Overall Classification - Levi and Basso appear to be the heavy favorites. There does seem to be some diversity for the other categories (especially the young riders and sprints classifications)
Quick question to everyone. T Lokvist is now 25 years old, is he still considered under the young rider classification at that age?
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Also: For those who have not sent their Stage 2 predictions, please do so asap. Thanks and good luck to all!