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Prediction Game for the Giro, TdF and Vuelta 2011.
The winner will receive 50 USD. If this is not allowed (i accept the rules of cyclingnews.com) the winner will virtually be awarded this:
The rules: After the Giro, the first 16 in the rankings will advance (allowed) to predict the TdF.
The Top-8 after the TdF advance to the Vuelta-Prediction.
After each GT the points start again at zero for each player. That means once a player is qualified, he has the same chance to win the competition. No reasons to give up. Just reach the "playoffs"...
The prediction must be send to me via PM until latest 48 hours before the 1st Stage (Prologue) of the given GT. So for the Vuelta a Espana the deadline is 19.02 CET on Thursday, August 18th, 2011. If a player stops the game, even tough he qualified for the next round, the next best will advance. He will be contacted by me no later than 24 hours before the given GT-Start.
To be predicted: Winners of each stage and the Top-20 of the Final-CG.
Max. predicted stage wins for one rider are 3.
Entrees: (total points scored)
1. Hartog (62)
2. mortand (58) GRAND PRIX WINNER
3. lancaster (57)
4. Sasquatch (56)
5. boomcie (54)
6. The Amateur (53)
7. Sylvester (53)
8. FoxxyBrown1111 (53)
9. The Hitch (38)
10. Ferminal (36)
11. aarnold517 (35)
12. Kazistuta (34)
13. Greenflame (34)
14. Armchair cyclist (33)
15. Timmy-loves-Rabo (33)
16. dlwssonic (31)
17. User Guide (19)
18. AntonioRossi (19)
19. Cobblestoned (18)
20. jobiwan (18)
21. minessa (17)
22. Michielveedeebee (17)
23. luckyboy (17)
24. Eric8-A (16)
25. Tuarts (16)
26. bohino11 (15)
27. Moondance (15)
28. nvpacchi (15)
29. jraama (14)
30. Walkman (14)
31. Nicoper (13)
32. More Strides than Rides (13)
33. JA.Tri (11)
Stats and Final-Standings after the Vuelta
Overview of Stage-Picks for the Vuelta
Overview of Top-20-Picks for the Vuelta
Stats and Standings after the TdF
Overview of Stage-Picks for the TdF
Stats and Standings after the Giro
Overview of Stage-Picks for the Giro
Overview of Top-20-Picks for the Giro
Points: 1 for each correct predicted Stage/Prologue-Winner.
1 for every predicted Top-20-Finisher.
1 additional Point for the correct predicted Place in the Final-CG.
To make the game more exciting: If the predicted rider comes from a Wild-Card-Team, the points are doubled. That means not everybody will predict Cavendish as Stage-Winner of Flat-Stages (at least i hope so).
Example:
a.) Roman Kreuziger finishes 12th in the TdF. Player A predicted him as 20th. Player A will receive 1 point.
b.) Same result, but Player A predicted Roman Kreuziger to finish 12th. He receives 2 points.
Tie-Breakers:
1. Most combined points of all GT´s.
2. Most correct stage wins predicted.
3. Most predicted Top-20-Finishers.
4. "Off-Score" (Explanation: See Post #3)
5. a.) Highest placed (correct) predicted Top-20-Finisher.
... b.) 2nd highest placed (correct) ...
... c.) 3rd highest placed (correct) ...
... d.) ... highest ... etc.
6. Most correct stage wins predicted from WC-Teams.
7. Most predicted Top-20-Finishers from WC-Teams.
8. Most (correct) predicted Top-20-Finishers from WC-Teams.
9. Coin toss (i think the chance for that to happen is 1: 10 Mio.+).
If predictions come early and a predicted rider will not race (please confirm it then with a link) the GT (because of injury etc.), the Player can change (only) this certain rider with another up to 48 hours before the 1st stage.
Specific topics which were not in my mind at the Start are discussed in Post #3 (for example Rider names)
Cheers...
P.S.: To guarantee a fair game for everybody, only members of cyclingnews.com who registered no later than March 2011 are allowed to compete. I hope the reasons are clear.
Finally: Since i´ll manage the game, i´ll automatically advance to each next round as "Wildcard" if not qualified by points. The field then would be 16+1 respectively 8+1. But i would not be allowed to win the Grand Prix. I think that´s fair, right!?
The winner will receive 50 USD. If this is not allowed (i accept the rules of cyclingnews.com) the winner will virtually be awarded this:

The rules: After the Giro, the first 16 in the rankings will advance (allowed) to predict the TdF.
The Top-8 after the TdF advance to the Vuelta-Prediction.
After each GT the points start again at zero for each player. That means once a player is qualified, he has the same chance to win the competition. No reasons to give up. Just reach the "playoffs"...
The prediction must be send to me via PM until latest 48 hours before the 1st Stage (Prologue) of the given GT. So for the Vuelta a Espana the deadline is 19.02 CET on Thursday, August 18th, 2011. If a player stops the game, even tough he qualified for the next round, the next best will advance. He will be contacted by me no later than 24 hours before the given GT-Start.
To be predicted: Winners of each stage and the Top-20 of the Final-CG.
Max. predicted stage wins for one rider are 3.
Entrees: (total points scored)
1. Hartog (62)
2. mortand (58) GRAND PRIX WINNER
3. lancaster (57)
4. Sasquatch (56)
5. boomcie (54)
6. The Amateur (53)
7. Sylvester (53)
8. FoxxyBrown1111 (53)
9. The Hitch (38)
10. Ferminal (36)
11. aarnold517 (35)
12. Kazistuta (34)
13. Greenflame (34)
14. Armchair cyclist (33)
15. Timmy-loves-Rabo (33)
16. dlwssonic (31)
17. User Guide (19)
18. AntonioRossi (19)
19. Cobblestoned (18)
20. jobiwan (18)
21. minessa (17)
22. Michielveedeebee (17)
23. luckyboy (17)
24. Eric8-A (16)
25. Tuarts (16)
26. bohino11 (15)
27. Moondance (15)
28. nvpacchi (15)
29. jraama (14)
30. Walkman (14)
31. Nicoper (13)
32. More Strides than Rides (13)
33. JA.Tri (11)
Stats and Final-Standings after the Vuelta
Overview of Stage-Picks for the Vuelta
Overview of Top-20-Picks for the Vuelta
Stats and Standings after the TdF
Overview of Stage-Picks for the TdF
Stats and Standings after the Giro
Overview of Stage-Picks for the Giro
Overview of Top-20-Picks for the Giro
Points: 1 for each correct predicted Stage/Prologue-Winner.
1 for every predicted Top-20-Finisher.
1 additional Point for the correct predicted Place in the Final-CG.
To make the game more exciting: If the predicted rider comes from a Wild-Card-Team, the points are doubled. That means not everybody will predict Cavendish as Stage-Winner of Flat-Stages (at least i hope so).
Example:
a.) Roman Kreuziger finishes 12th in the TdF. Player A predicted him as 20th. Player A will receive 1 point.
b.) Same result, but Player A predicted Roman Kreuziger to finish 12th. He receives 2 points.
Tie-Breakers:
1. Most combined points of all GT´s.
2. Most correct stage wins predicted.
3. Most predicted Top-20-Finishers.
4. "Off-Score" (Explanation: See Post #3)
5. a.) Highest placed (correct) predicted Top-20-Finisher.
... b.) 2nd highest placed (correct) ...
... c.) 3rd highest placed (correct) ...
... d.) ... highest ... etc.
6. Most correct stage wins predicted from WC-Teams.
7. Most predicted Top-20-Finishers from WC-Teams.
8. Most (correct) predicted Top-20-Finishers from WC-Teams.
9. Coin toss (i think the chance for that to happen is 1: 10 Mio.+).
If predictions come early and a predicted rider will not race (please confirm it then with a link) the GT (because of injury etc.), the Player can change (only) this certain rider with another up to 48 hours before the 1st stage.
Specific topics which were not in my mind at the Start are discussed in Post #3 (for example Rider names)
Cheers...
P.S.: To guarantee a fair game for everybody, only members of cyclingnews.com who registered no later than March 2011 are allowed to compete. I hope the reasons are clear.
Finally: Since i´ll manage the game, i´ll automatically advance to each next round as "Wildcard" if not qualified by points. The field then would be 16+1 respectively 8+1. But i would not be allowed to win the Grand Prix. I think that´s fair, right!?