The 2023 Amy Pieters Trofee (Prediction Game WE)

[yaco]

Brown was the second best rider on Corkscrew in TDU and has proven herself to be pretty good on these kind of hills in LBL as well, so I don't think it was a certainty that she would struggle that much today. Especially not in a field that wasn't exactly the cream of the crop.

Climbs in LBL are longer and have steadier gradients - While today they had two ascents of Challember as opposed to the one steep climb in the two stages of the TDU.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Climbs in LBL are longer and have steadier gradients - While today they had two ascents of Challember as opposed to the one steep climb in the two stages of the TDU.

Still it was quite clear that Brown had a bad day. Both she and Adegeest said so, and she wouldn't have finished 21st otherwise in this field.

 

[BR2]

Would be cool if there was a full startlist for UAE yet.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Would be cool if there was a full startlist for UAE yet.

Our next race is actually Omloop. I think FirstCycling has a full startlist up for UAE, if you're still interested, and it looks like it could become a good race.

 

[bminchow]

UAE Tour

WIEBES Lorena
PERSICO Silvia
+
KOOL Charlotte

bminchow has spoken out of his amateur mouth

 

[bminchow]

Our next race is avtually Omloop.I think FirstCycling has a full startlist up for UAE, if you're still interested, and it looks like it could become a good race.

But UAE is a world tour race isnt it?

 

[bminchow]

Oh WWT is not the criteria. Phew, because i had no idea after Webies

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Oh WWT is not the criteria. Phew, because i had no idea after Webies

Yeah, not all WWT races are included in this game, because I wanted to limit the workload for both myself and for you guys.

 

[BR2]

Our next race is actually Omloop. I think FirstCycling has a full startlist up for UAE, if you're still interested, and it looks like it could become a good race.

Okay, I missed that, well both the startlist and the fact that it doesn't matter what I think about the results here.

 

[yaco]

I am surprised that Spratt is not at the UAE Tour - The way she was climbing at the TDU would just baout make her favorite for GC.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Our European season starts with Omloop this Saturday, so don't forget to place your bets before the deadline.
Most of the stars will be there, so I expect there will be more than just a handful of riders picked this time around.

CEGORR
BR: 2
DKO: 2
PK: 2
RhD: 2
Samu: 2
Yaco: 2
LS: 0.5
Bminchow: 0
Gwbert: 0
JV: 0

Current standings after 2 races:
@Dk one 7
@Samu Cuenca 7
@Jumbo Visma Fan :) 5.5
@BR2 5
@Põhja Konn 5
@Libertine Seguros 4.5
@yaco 4
@Gwbert 4
@bminchow 3.5
@RedheadDane 2.5

 

[yaco]

Pfeiffer Georgi and Lottie Kopecky.

 

[bminchow]

Omloop

MACKAIJ Floortje
VOLLERING Demi

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Omloop
AVV and Kopecky

 

[BR2]

Omloop:
Elisa Balsamo
Lorena Wiebes

 

[Dk one]

Balsamo, Kopecky

 

[Põhja Konn]

Omloop:
Balsamo and AVV

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Annemiek van Vleuten, and I was close to picking Bastianelli to have two retiring riders, but I'm not sure she has the form to achieve another top result here, so I'm going with Eleonora Gasparrini instead.

@Libertine Seguros, I'll put you down for Demi and Cille/Kasia, if I don't here anything else
@Gwbert, I'll pick two random riders for you

 

[Libertine Seguros]

@Libertine Seguros, I'll put you down for Demi and Cille/Kasia, if I don't here anything else

Fair play, I'm sure I will go for some iteration of that pairing for about 50 races this season...

My token non-Demi pick will be Annemiek.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Fair play, I'm sure I will go for some iteration of that pairing for about 50 races this season...

My token non-Demi pick will be Annemiek.

I did consider making Deignan/Wiebes the default pairing to make sure you'd always be the first to respond

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I was close to picking Bastianelli to have two retiring riders, but I'm not sure she has the form to achieve another top result here.

Narrator: He was wrong.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Narrator: He was wrong.

Maybe I should take the Deignan/Wiebes forfeiture some time.

 

[RedheadDane]

At least I got some points.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

At least I got some points.

I'm happy for you

@Gwbert's random riders were Floortje Mackaij and Margaux Vigie who finished 21st and 12th

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm happy for you

Yes, I can see that. You look very happy!

Hey! I'm way in the buttom. I need some points!