The Great Grand-Tour-Game 2012

[FoxxyBrown1111]

This.... Taaramae managed it, he lost 2+ mins and dropped out of T-30. Thanks a lot.

 

[Eshnar]

This.... Taaramae managed it, he lost 2+ mins and dropped out of T-30. Thanks a lot.

Yeah! Thanks to him Levi enters top 30!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

No, Leipheimer was in there yesterday too. So indeed i lost an important half point. Hope Taaramae is just saving energy to come back in the mountain stages. My only hope...

 

[Vitapen]

I'm so happy that I had Rogers in 31st, who made it to top-30.

 

[Samson]

No, Leipheimer was in there yesterday too. So indeed i lost an important half point. Hope Taaramae is just saving energy to come back in the mountain stages. My only hope...

He is, sir.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

I'm so happy that I had Rogers in 31st, who made it to top-30.

Geez, another half point for you. Congrats.

He is, sir.

From your lips to God's ears.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Looks good now.

Just have to hope a certain 2 riders I'm uncertain of don't crack

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

WOW !!!

That one was quite thrilling. High heart rate. First if Lotto catches Vino & Albasini, then if Greipel defends the inches vs. Sagan. SUPER !!!

P.S.: Congrats Dekker. Your 7th stage win. One more and you are tied with my all time record.
And to Boomcie. The only scorer in the world division, cementing his awesome comeback.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Hurrah, although that was pure luck. Before the race I didn't know that littel cat 3 was so tough If I'd knew I never would have put Greipel there. I'm amazed he survived

 

[jsem94]

I thought Cav would do better, and I thought he'd make it because of his losing weight and all. Turns out my Tour is pretty much destroyed by now.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

If i look at the standings now, the more i see how tremendous important Greipel´s win was.

Provisional Standings after Stage 13:

Europe;
19,0 Sylvester (22)
19,0 Dekker_Tifosi (17,5) +1
17,5 Froome19 (21) -1
17,0 FoxxyBrown1111 (23) +2
17,0 Eshnar (20) -1
17,0 search (19,5) -1
16,5 Kazistuta (19)
16,5 mortand (WC) (18)
16,5 Hartog (18)
16,0 The Hitch (22)
15,5 jsem94 (20,5) +2
15,5 al_pacino (17)
15,0 AntonioRossi (18) -2
14,5 minessa (19,5)
14,0 DominicDecoco (19,5)

World;
20,0 Mellow Velo (19)
20,0 Vitapen (18)
19,0 boomcie (20,5) +1
18,5 Ferminal (19,5) -1
17,5 aarnold517 (20)
17,5 gerundium (19)
17,0 roundabout (21,5)* +1
17,0 Duartista (19,5)* +1
17,0 Tuarts (18)* -2
16,5 barmaher (20,5)* +1
16,0 Timmy-loves-Rabo (22,5) -1
16,0 Jakob747 (22) +2
15,5 18-Valve. (pithy) (19,5) -1
15,0 Sasquatch (18) -1
15,0 FF'Wilco (17,5)

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Congrats Dekker. You just tied my all time record w/8 stage wins.

Further congrats to Kazistuta, gerundium & roundabout (for all picking Sanchez today too).

Good competition that so many players picked the right riders on a breakaway stage. Including those who picked Casar (Wilco, Tuarts, and my little self* ).

* Let my quote Judge Sparks here: "self-aggrandizement" , that´s wat i´ll use here. Picking Casar in the right breakaway two GT´s in a row is quite amazing. The chance is like 1/6 x 1/6 (when assuming there are around 6 breakaway stages per GT) x 1/2 x 1/2 (when assuming there is a 50% chance that he finises top 3 in exactly those stages) x 1/3 (that a good rider like Casar succeeds to be in a break that gets trou). So the chance is 0.2 percent. Not bad, i should definitely play lotto.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Totally makes up for my complete and utter Giro-failure

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Totally makes up for my complete and utter Giro-failure

And now you may even score 10 stage wins. Would look pretty awesome....

Provisional Standings after Stage 14:

Europe;
20,5 Dekker_Tifosi (17,5) +1
19,0 Sylvester (22) -1
18,0 FoxxyBrown1111 (23) +1
18,0 Froome19 (21) -1
18,0 Kazistuta (19) +2
17,5 Eshnar (20) -1
17,0 search (19,5) -1
17,0 Hartog (18) +1
16,5 The Hitch (22) +1
16,5 mortand (WC) (18) -2
16,0 al_pacino (17) +1
15,5 jsem94 (20,5) -1
15,5 AntonioRossi (18)
15,0 minessa (19,5)
14,5 DominicDecoco (19,5)

World;
20,5 Mellow Velo (19)
20,5 Vitapen (18)
19,5 boomcie (20,5)
19,0 Ferminal (19,5)
18,5 roundabout (21,5) +2
18,5 gerundium (19)
18,0 aarnold517 (20)* -2
18,0 Tuarts (18)* +1
17,5 Duartista (19,5)*-1
17,0 barmaher (20,5)*
16,5 Timmy-loves-Rabo (22,5)
16,0 18-Valve. (pithy) (19,5) +1
16,0 FF'Wilco (17,5) +2
15,5 Jakob747 (22) -2
15,5 Sasquatch (18) -1

 

[jsem94]

This sucks. Completely failed my top 20 predictions.

 

[boomcie]

Congrats D_T. Good picks.

 

[Sylvester]

ALLEZ Dumoulin!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

ALLEZ Dumoulin!

Almost...

Provisional Standings after Stage 15:

Europe;
20,0 Dekker_Tifosi (17,5)
18,5 Sylvester (22)
17,5 FoxxyBrown1111 (23)
17,5 Froome19 (21)
17,5 Eshnar (20) +1
17,5 Kazistuta (19) -1
16,5 search (19,5)
16,5 Hartog (18)
16,0 The Hitch (22)
16,0 mortand (WC) (18)
15,5 jsem94 (20,5) +1
15,5 al_pacino (17) -1
15,0 AntonioRossi (18)
14,5 minessa (19,5)
14,0 DominicDecoco (19,5)

World;
20,5 Vitapen (18) +1
20,0 Mellow Velo (19) -1
19,0 boomcie (20,5)
19,0 Ferminal (19,5)
19,0 gerundium (19) +1
18,0 roundabout (21,5) -1
17,5 aarnold517 (20)*
17,5 Tuarts (18)*
17,0 barmaher (20,5)* +1
17,0 Duartista (19,5)*-1
16,0 Timmy-loves-Rabo (22,5)
15,5 Jakob747 (22) +2
15,5 18-Valve. (pithy) (19,5) -1
15,5 FF'Wilco (17,5) -1
15,0 Sasquatch (18)

 

[Ferminal]

Did someone change GC positions?

I see, Voeckler in for Leipheimer.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Yep Voeckler got in, Leipheimer out. That´s why some minor changes happened today...

 

[AntonioRossi]

not picking any french stage winner was a very dumb decision

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Damn Leipheimer. He's falling down more than Gesink even

Still.. Kruijswijk and Leipheimer both close to top 30. With a good 3rd week that could give another extra point

 

[Ferminal]

**** you Frank. Two points gone

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Me too, lost 1 important point. Who told me before TdF that picking Schleck is danger, when sending the Picks-PM to me? I should have listen...

 

[Sasquatch]

That was me