The Great Grand-Tour-Game 2012

[gerundium]

today should shake things up more in GC. can contador crush the opposition or will he get crushed? this should prove to be quite a crucial stage. i am hoping contador was truthful about his dehydration issue in jaca and comes out firing towards andorra.

rain also going to affect the riders, i think gesink / mollema could perform better in the rain (if they don't get dropped on the wet descent of the penultimate climb that is -_-)

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

today should shake things up more in GC. can contador crush the opposition or will he get crushed? this should prove to be quite a crucial stage. i am hoping contador was truthful about his dehydration issue in jaca and comes out firing towards andorra.

rain also going to affect the riders, i think gesink / mollema could perform better in the rain (if they don't get dropped on the wet descent of the penultimate climb that is -_-)

Yeah, we will have our "outs" going up to ten or more.

Since when were cyclists truthful (especially Contador)? Just see the latest reactions from pros and ex-pros concerning Armstrong, it´s just sickening...

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Provisionals after Stage 8:

18,5 Eshnar (39,5) SEVEN
18,5 Kazistuta (36,5) FIVE
17,5 Duartista (38,5) FIVE
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17,5 boomcie (37,5) SIX
17,5 Hartog (35,0) SIX
17,0 Sylvester (39,5) SIX
17,0 Vitapen (36,0) FIVE
16,5 Froome19 (38,0) SIX
16,0 FoxxyBrown1111 (39,5) SIX
16,0 jsem94 (39,5) SIX
16,0 Tuarts (35,5) SIX
14,0 Dekker_Tifosi (40,0) EIGHT
14,0 gerundium (37,0) SEVEN
13,5 Ferminal (37,0) SEVEN
13,0 roundabout (39,5) SIX
13,0 Mellow Velo (37,0) SIX

"outs" at 13+ mins

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Hey..I'm moving up.

Now if only Gesink could get to that 3rd place somehow...

Can I hire a sniper to kill Valverde?

 

[Eshnar]

Provisionals after Stage 8:

18,5 Eshnar (39,5) SEVEN
18,5 Kazistuta (36,5) FIVE
17,5 Duartista (38,5) FIVE
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17,5 boomcie (37,5) SIX
17,5 Hartog (35,0) SIX
17,0 Sylvester (39,5) SIX
17,0 Vitapen (36,0) FIVE
16,5 Froome19 (38,0) SIX
16,0 FoxxyBrown1111 (39,5) SIX
16,0 jsem94 (39,5) SIX
16,0 Tuarts (35,5) SIX
14,0 Dekker_Tifosi (40,0) EIGHT
14,0 gerundium (37,0) SEVEN
13,5 Ferminal (37,0) SEVEN
13,0 roundabout (39,5) SIX
13,0 Mellow Velo (37,0) SIX

"outs" at 13+ mins

lol 1st? Dafuq happened?

 

[Eshnar]

Another point scored This is actually starting to look good

 

[Kazistuta]

Another point scored This is actually starting to look good

Ditto

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Kaz & Eshnar in the book. I guess the rest fights for No. 3...

 

[gerundium]

Ballan apparently blew up on montjuic? Could have scored myself a nice point there.

 

[Eshnar]

Kaz & Eshnar in the book. I guess the rest fights for No. 3...

C'mon, only two points of advantage
Why didn't you update the provisionals, btw?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

C'mon, only two points of advantage
Why didn't you update the provisionals, btw?

Because i would have felt even more depressed. I´ll do it after Froome´s (hopefully) TT-Win.

 

[Eshnar]

Because i would have felt even more depressed. I´ll do it after Froome´s (hopefully) TT-Win.

Let's hope for, then, my friend

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Thanks. Let´s hope he´ll take the lead too. Then i´ll be high in the rankings at least once.

 

[boomcie]

I've really butchered my sprinting picks. Thought Swift would be superior, guess not. Thought Rojas would podium a few times, guess not. Thought Degenkolb would be too inconsistent, guess not. Leaves me with about half a point from sprint stages...

 

[Eshnar]

Foxxy. are you still there?

Btw, today we all won! Congrats!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

I've really butchered my sprinting picks. Thought Swift would be superior, guess not. Thought Rojas would podium a few times, guess not. Thought Degenkolb would be too inconsistent, guess not. Leaves me with about half a point from sprint stages...

That´s the killer here...

Foxxy. are you still there?

Btw, today we all won! Congrats!

Yop. Just a few days away.

So here we go again:

Provisionals after Stage 12
19,5 Kazistuta (36,5) SIX
19,5 Vitapen (36,0) SEVEN
19,0 Eshnar (39,5) EIGHT
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18,0 Sylvester (39,5) SEVEN
17,0 FoxxyBrown1111 (39,5) EIGHT
17,0 Duartista (38,5) SIX
17,0 Hartog (35,0) EIGHT
16,5 boomcie (37,5) SEVEN
16,0 jsem94 (39,5) EIGHT
16,0 Ferminal (37,0) EIGHT
15,5 Froome19 (38,0) SEVEN
14,0 gerundium (37,0) EIGHT
14,0 Tuarts (35,5) SEVEN
13,5 Dekker_Tifosi (40,0) NINE
13,5 Mellow Velo (37,0) EIGHT
13,0 roundabout (39,5) SEVEN

"outs" at 20+ mins

 

[Ferminal]

Somehow I'm mid table

Got Monfort in correct spot for now.

 

[Eshnar]

Good to see I'm still on the podium.
It all comes down to the final gc I guess.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

nine outs.. *celebrates*

 

[Ferminal]

Bouhanni went well today.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Isn´t that extra super? Degenkolb wins about 55 stages in this Vuelta. And when i have him on a flat stage, the peloton can´t close the gap (which happens 99.9 % of times in flat stages). Wonderful!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

nine outs.. *celebrates*

And tomorrow we go for the kill: 12 outs for each of us... a sarcastic big LOL!

Bouhanni went well today.

Yes.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

My only hope to finish T-3 is to hit some more guys on the spot. And of course AC must finish second. So go JRod!

Provisionals after Stage 14:
20,0 Kazistuta (36,5) SIX
18,5 Eshnar (39,5) EIGHT
18,5 Vitapen (36,0) SEVEN
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17,5 Sylvester (39,5) SEVEN
17,0 FoxxyBrown1111 (39,5) EIGHT
17,0 Hartog (35,0) EIGHT
16,5 jsem94 (39,5) EIGHT
16,0 Duartista (38,5) SIX
16,0 boomcie (37,5) SEVEN
16,0 Ferminal (37,0) EIGHT
15,0 Froome19 (38,0) SEVEN
14,5 Tuarts (35,5) SEVEN
14,0 Dekker_Tifosi (40,0) NINE
14,0 Mellow Velo (37,0) EIGHT
13,5 gerundium (37,0) EIGHT
11,0 roundabout (39,5) EIGHT

"outs" 30+ mins

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

DUDE. This race sucks

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

DUDE. This race sucks

100%. I thought it might get better today, no. It got worse. It seems it will be only four fighting for the Top-3...

Actually Eshnar & Kaz for the GP. And Syl vs. Vita for No. 3 and 1st loser spot.

Provisionals after Stage 15:
20,0 Kazistuta (36,5) SIX
19,5 Eshnar (39,5) EIGHT
18,5 Sylvester (39,5) SEVEN
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18,5 Vitapen (36,0) SEVEN
17,0 FoxxyBrown1111 (39,5) EIGHT
16,5 jsem94 (39,5) EIGHT
16,0 Duartista (38,5) SIX
16,0 boomcie (37,5) SEVEN
16,0 Ferminal (37,0) EIGHT
16,0 Hartog (35,0) EIGHT
15,0 Froome19 (38,0) SEVEN
15,0 Mellow Velo (37,0) EIGHT
14,5 Tuarts (35,5) SEVEN
14,0 Dekker_Tifosi (40,0) NINE
14,0 gerundium (37,0) EIGHT
12,0 roundabout (39,5) SEVEN

"outs" at 30+ mins