The Great Grand-Tour-Game 2012

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Yop Sasquatch, it seems that´s it. See you next year again.

Biggest winners are roundabout and barmaher each gaining 3 spots. The hardest hit w/Schlecks fault is indeed Ferminal, losing 3 spots, but still safe as wild card qualifier. So don´t take it too hard.

Provisional Standings after Stage 16:

Europe;
20,5 Dekker_Tifosi (17,5)
19,0 Sylvester (22)
18,0 FoxxyBrown1111 (23)
17,0 Froome19 (21)
17,0 Eshnar (20)
17,0 search (19,5) +1
17,0 Kazistuta (19)* -1
17,0 Hartog (18)*
15,5 The Hitch (22)
15,5 jsem94 (20,5) +1
15,5 mortand (WC) (18) -1
15,0 al_pacino (17)
14,5 AntonioRossi (18)
14,0 minessa (19,5)
13,5 DominicDecoco (19,5)

World;
20,0 Vitapen (18)
19,5 Mellow Velo (19)
18,5 roundabout (21,5) +3
18,5 boomcie (20,5) -1
18,0 gerundium (19)
17,5 barmaher (20,5) +3
17,5 Ferminal (19,5)* -3
17,0 aarnold517 (20)* -1
17,0 Tuarts (18) -1
16,5 Duartista (19,5)
16,0 18-Valve. (pithy) (19,5) +2
16,0 FF'Wilco (17,5) +2
15,5 Timmy-loves-Rabo (22,5) -2
15,5 Jakob747 (22) -2
13,5 Sasquatch (18)

Hartog wins final WC-Spot vs. Tuarts on 4th tie breaker step (10 predicted Top-20 riders vs. 9)

 

[Duartista]

Oh dear. I really need Valverde to sneak into the top 20 tomorrow.

 

[Ferminal]

Nervous now

 

[Sylvester]

I should make the cut now. 17 points seem pretty secure, my Giro score is good and Sagan might score another point on the Champs. If Brajkovic and Rolland keep their spots I'm certainly safe, but that probably won't happen.

 

[Eshnar]

so. Did anything change today?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Oh dear. I really need Valverde to sneak into the top 20 tomorrow.

Well done.

so. Did anything change today?

Omg, oh yes! But for you for the better, while i am now only 0.5 points away from elimination.

Biggest winners: Kazistuta & Tuarts each +5 (!!) spots and barmaher (+3)...
Biggest losers: Vitapen at -6 (but still qualifier), Froome & gerundium each -5.

Provisional Standings after Stage 17:

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

World;
18,5 roundabout (21,5) +2
18,5 Mellow Velo (19)
18,0 barmaher (20,5) +3
18,0 Tuarts (18) +5
17,5 boomcie (20,5) -1
17,5 Ferminal (19,5) +1
17,5 Vitapen (18)* -6
17,0 aarnold517 (20)*
17,0 Duartista (19,5)* +1
17,0 gerundium (19)* -5
16,0 FF'Wilco (17,5) +1
15,5 Timmy-loves-Rabo (22,5) +1
15,0 18-Valve. (pithy) (19,5) -2
14,5 Sasquatch (18) +1
14,0 Jakob747 (22) -1

 

[jsem94]

It seems like I'm dead. My top 20 was horrible.

 

[Ferminal]

Who has Wiggins for tomorrow?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I have Wiggins for tomorrow!

Also had Sagan for today. But sadly Cavendish was superior. Still 0,5 pt tho.

 

[Eshnar]

Who has Wiggins for tomorrow?

me
And had EBH for today

 

[aarnold517]

I had roy, hoping he'd randomly make it in a break and somehow come away with a win....so close

Plus levi loses over 7 minutes for no good reason today and falls down to 31st taking away a half point...might be the end of me

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

No no no

Leipheimer off, no score for me while many others scored w/Goss & Sagan. Then i have Tony Martin for the ITT.

I guess i depend on those who won´t send the picks in time, so that i sneak in as a replacement.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Dead Man Walking: I am still in as very last wild card qualifier. But that will change for the worse tomorrow when Wiggins scores, and certainly Rolland & Brajkovic switch places. Omg! All depends on Champs elysee´s Greipel win.

Big winners: jsem & gerundium each +5 spots (both scored today, and took advantage of the Leipheimer mess + jsem hit the jackpot further b/c Cobo moved into T-30).

Provisional Standings after Stage 18:

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

World;
18,5 barmaher (20,5) +2
18,0 roundabout (21,5) -1
18,0 Mellow Velo (19) -1
17,5 Ferminal (19,5) +2
17,5 gerundium (19) +5
17,5 Tuarts (18) -2
17,0 boomcie (20,5)* -2
17,0 Duartista (19,5)* +1
17,0 Vitapen (18)* -2
16,5 aarnold517 (20) -2
16,0 FF'Wilco (17,5)
15,5 Timmy-loves-Rabo (22,5)
14,5 18-Valve. (pithy) (19,5)
14,0 Jakob747 (22) +1
14,0 Sasquatch (18) -1

 

[jsem94]

Talk about luck.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

I tought it´s skill : To know beforehand, that Cobo, in only a Vuelta make up tour, will position better than Leipheimer in his goal for the season tour.

 

[jsem94]

Well. Could be a bit of both.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

And as i see, you have Wiggo too. Nice comeback. If he scores tomorrow (very likely), that will save it for you...

 

[jsem94]

As things took a turn today, it might take a turn soon enough again - so I'm not going to celebrate too soon.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

That could be only if Wiggins falls, or even more unlikely, Froome gains 2+ mins on him.

 

[Eshnar]

Well I guess I can feel satisfied.
Let's hope for Cavendish tomorrow

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

9th correct stage pick. Hurrah!

Now Cavendish has to win tomorrow and I can reach 10 correct stage picks

 

[Eshnar]

9th correct stage pick. Hurrah!

Now Cavendish has to win tomorrow and I can reach 10 correct stage picks

We have a deal

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Provisionals after Stage 19:

Europe;
21,5 Dekker_Tifosi (17,5)
18,5 Eshnar (20)
18,0 jsem94 (20,5) +2
17,5 Kazistuta (19) -1
17,0 Sylvester (22) -1
17,0 Froome19 (21) +4
17,0 Hartog (18)* -1
16,5 FoxxyBrown1111 (23) -1
16,5 search (19,5) -1
16,0 The Hitch (22) -1
15,0 AntonioRossi (18) +4
15,0 mortand (WC) (18) +2
15,0 al_pacino (17) -2
14,0 minessa (19,5) -2
14,0 DominicDecoco (19,5) -2

World;
19,5 barmaher (20,5)
18,0 roundabout (21,5)
18,0 Duartista (19,5) +5
18,0 Mellow Velo (19) -1
18,0 Vitapen (18) +4
17,5 Ferminal (19,5) -2
17,5 gerundium (19)* -2
17,5 Tuarts (18)* -2
17,0 boomcie (20,5)* -2
17,0 FF'Wilco (17,5) +1
16,5 aarnold517 (20) -1
15,5 Timmy-loves-Rabo (22,5)
14,5 18-Valve. (pithy) (19,5)
14,0 Jakob747 (22)
14,0 Sasquatch (18)

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Congrats Dekker for the new record w/9 stage wins. Tough to break in the future. Maybe unbreakable...

BTW, no deal here. I desperately need Greipel to win tomorrow.

 

[jsem94]

Wow. Looks like I made it through after all.