The Great Grand-Tour-Game 2012

[Sylvester]

Some interesting picks for sure, but most players try to play it safe, I guess. I considered most of the top 20 picks. No people claiming Kash will win the Vuelta

On another note: 4 of last year's 8 finalists made it to this year's Vuelta: Hartog, Foxxy, boomcie and Sylvester.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Some interesting picks for sure, but most players try to play it safe, I guess. I considered most of the top 20 picks. No people claiming Kash will win the Vuelta

On another note: 4 of last year's 8 finalists made it to this year's Vuelta: Hartog, Foxxy, boomcie and Sylvester.

Not bad, a 50% conversion rate. But i have to admit, i only made directly to the finals, b/c barmaher didn´t send picks, and the 1st replacement FF Wilco was a little late replying...

That´s true (about playing it safe mostly). But i took some risks. Do or die with Froome. If he wins, i have a good chance... I didn´t know what to do with all the colombians so i put them in a row (15,-16,-17th), looks more beautiful.
Talansky over Le Mevel is another one. B/C Le Mevel looked good lately. And picking Quintana over the veterans like Valverde & Menchov...
Anyway, i am satisfied with my T-20. The best ever i did... so now let´s finish last.

 

[Ferminal]

Oops, I half forgot about Rojas.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Degenkolb´s sprint heads up 2012 (only when he finished in T-5, so that might be a little biased):
vs Bouhanni 4-0
vs Koldo 1-0
vs Viviani 0-1
vs Rojas 1-1
vs Davis 2-1
vs Bennati 3-0
vs Swift 1-1
total; 12-4

Swift:
vs Bouhanni 0-1
vs Viviani 3-0
vs Rojas 1-0
vs Davis 3-0
vs Breschel 2-1
vs Bennati 3-0
vs Degenkolb 1-1
total; 13-3

Bouhanni:
vs Davis 4-0
vs Breschel 1-2
vs Swift 1-0
vs Degenkolb 0-4
total; 6-6

So i picked Bouhanni twice. Logic!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I picked Bouhanni and never Degenkolb. But that was 100% based on feeling. We'll see I have faith in the young Frenchie

 

[boomcie]

GC frequencies: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArPqrRgs_XfudFFLbVdrREZRRjNncDlFcU1HNTZUdGc

Stage pick cross tabs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArPqrRgs_XfudG9OV1JoMDgzOEp6cW5uLXlQUkk4NXc

Good luck to all! Except DT [kidding].

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Great work again Boomcie.

All picked JRod on stage 12. Nothing to gain there...

 

[Tuarts]

Oh man, I hope Rojas gets up on Stage 2.

Lol at having De Weert as a unique, he'll falter now. Looks like most played it safe on the GC, last 10 spots will be critical

 

[gerundium]

i have Kascheskin as a unique GC rider, maybe it'll pay off.

 

[gerundium]

well that first guess of O-GE backfired, off to a bad start -_-

 

[jsem94]

I failed by not having Cataldo on my top 20.

 

[Hartog]

So I'm the only one with Tom Dumoulin, Valls and De la Fuente in the top 20. Guess I'll either look stupid or brilliant.

 

[Kazistuta]

Nice to "steal" half a point in the TTT along with Ferminal.....

 

[gerundium]

i'm on the board

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Including Boomcies Stats, everything is updated in post #1 (standings, etc.).

Standings after Stage 2 (see also link in post #1):
1,0 Sylvester (39,5)
1,0 gerundium (37,0)
1,0 Kazistuta (36,5)
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1,0 Vitapen (36,0)
1,0 Hartog (35,0)
0,5 jsem94 (39,5)
0,5 Froome19 (38,0)
0,5 boomcie (37,5)
0,5 Ferminal (37,0)
0,0 Dekker_Tifosi (40,0)
0,0 Eshnar (39,5)
0,0 FoxxyBrown1111 (39,5)
0,0 roundabout (39,5)
0,0 Duartista (38,5)
0,0 Mellow Velo (37,0)
0,0 Tuarts (35,5)

In the money so far:
Sylvester, Gerundium & Kazistuta...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

0,0000

 

[Ferminal]

TGBM to deliver an easy point here.

 

[Tuarts]

Booo, shenanigans! re-draw!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

YES! Valv by millimeters. Wonderful

 

[Kazistuta]

YES! Valv by millimeters. Wonderful

And I will enjoy my moment in the hot seat

 

[Eshnar]

YES! Valv by millimeters. Wonderful

He almost lost there

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

And I will enjoy my moment in the hot seat

It may last...

He almost lost there

Not even now i am sure that he won. But i take the point anyway.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Hurrah 0 points. Why did I predict Anton again?
Rodriguez and Valv are much more obvious picks.. ugh

At this rate I'm going to end dead last, together with the Quintana failure today

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

At least Quintana many have. The big blunder was that we go with Bouhanni. Why didn´t i trust my stats?
He´s no chance vs. Degenkolb & Swift...

Edit: So, i´ll do the provisionals now. May at least there, you don´t have laterne rouge.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Provisionals after Stage 3: (see also post #1 for standings link)

17,5 Froome19 (38,0) TWO
17,5 Kazistuta (36,5) THREE
17,0 boomcie (37,5) TWO
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16,5 Sylvester (39,5) THREE
16,5 FoxxyBrown1111 (39,5) THREE
16,5 Duartista (38,5) THREE
16,0 jsem94 (39,5) THREE
16,0 gerundium (37,0) THREE
16,0 Tuarts (35,5) TWO
15,5 Eshnar (39,5) THREE
15,0 Vitapen (36,0) FIVE
15,0 Hartog (35,0) SIX
14,5 Mellow Velo (37,0) FIVE
14,0 roundabout (39,5) FOUR
13,0 Dekker_Tifosi (40,0) FOUR
12,5 Ferminal (37,0) FOUR