World Number 1

[will10]

Well it's looking like 2011's number 1 will not be defending that particular title in 2012. So: who will score the most CQ points in 2012? Boonen? Purito? Nibali? Someone else?

Previous World number 1:
2011 Gilbert 3180
2010 Nibali 2204
2009 Valverde 2494
2008 Valverde 2662
2007 Evans 1979
2006 Boonen 2559
2005 Boonen 2073

 

[Red Rick]

Contador to reach top 5 in that ranking

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

I think Rodriguez will contend

but let's see how he performs in the Ardennes first.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Valverde or Nibali

 

[Gloin22]

Purito is going win imo. Nibali to come 2nd. Wiggins might come very high too, if he rides well and wins again Dauphine and podiums Tour.

 

[Panda Claws]

Rodriguez could already be the current number one by this sunday.

 

[shalgo]

The top contenders must be Nibali, Purito, Boonen, Valverde, Sagan, and Wiggins.

 

[nvpacchi]

Prolly will be a Spaniard- Piti, Purito, or SamSan

Even with his currently enormous cushion, Boonen doesn't seem to have any more races in the calendar where he can clean up. Maybe Vattenfall, Eneco, and P-Tours, oh and Olympics (if he's even targetting it)??

 

[Panda Claws]

Prolly will be a Spaniard- Piti, Purito, or SamSan

Even with his currently enormous cushion, Boonen doesn't seem to have any more races in the calendar where he can clean up. Maybe Vattenfall, Eneco, and P-Tours, oh and Olympics (if he's even targetting it)??

He IS definitely targeting Olympics.

 

[Ferminal]

Boonen with ~2200.

 

[Catwhoorg]

Hard to see past Boonen with the points he has in the bank, and his form.

I do expect Wiggo to do very well this year, hopefully top #3

 

[Netserk]

Boonen to have a 3000+ season You heard it here first!

He is on his way....

 

[Mellow Velo]

Rodriguez could already be the current number one by this sunday.

Or Gilbert, for that matter, if you use the current ranking.
However, he's currently almost 1000 points behind Boonan on the 2012
ranking, which, I believe was the poser put.

 

[Machu Picchu]

How about Cadel? if he has a good Ardennes & TDF plus others?_?

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Actually, now I thought about it a bit more, I don't just think Rodriguez wil be contending, I can't think how anybody could possibly earn more points than him this year.

I mean, he got second last two years, and he seems to be doing even better this year, with a top 10 spot in Tirreno and a podium in Pais Vasco. He's looking in great shape for the Ardennes, and doesn't have a monster Gilbert in front of him. He still has the Giro, the Vuelta, several one week races, and even more to get in on the points.

Unless Boonen starts winning real mass sprints in GT's again, and assuming Rodriguez wil do more or less the same as he did last two years, I don't see how Boonen could possibly top that, or how anybody else could top that.

 

[El Pistolero]

Boonen to beat some lightweights

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

TGBM with 4000+ points

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

TGBM with 4000+ points

Will get second behind TAWK who will earn 5000+ points

My guess is

1. Wilco
2. Bauke
3. Purito

 

[Panda Claws]

Or Gilbert, for that matter, if you use the current ranking.
However, he's currently almost 1000 points behind Boonan on the 2012
ranking, which, I believe was the poser put.

I know what the poster meant, but I find the current ranking more interesting.

 

[Fetisoff]

JTL, of course.

 

[jens_attacks]

alejandro valverde,probably by far

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Andy schleck.

 

[Netserk]

Tom Boonen now has 1438 points, so to make the 3000 he still needs 1562 points. The crash of that vac. rider really bothers me now (@ msr) Boonen should have podiumed (2nd behind Sagan) there, which would give him additional 164 points. But you shouldn't just look back, but also forward:

Olympic RR: 400
Bel nat RR & ITT (If Gilbert can, then so can Boonen): 210
Vattenfall: 220
Paris-Tours: 140
Ronde van België: 200 (this was how much he earned there in 2005)
Top 10 WCRR: 80+
Eneco tour: ~383 (this was how much EBH earned last year)

= 1633

And that's without counting stages and point classifications in stageraces like TdS, TdF and VaE

 

[gustienordic]

Andy schleck.

Nibali... he is looking good so far this year, especially if he does the Giro-Vuelta and podiums both... thats a good 700 points right there

 

[Panda Claws]

Tom Boonen now has 1438 points, so to make the 3000 he still needs 1562 points. The crash of that vac. rider really bothers me now (@ msr) Boonen should have podiumed (2nd behind Sagan) there, which would give him additional 164 points. But you shouldn't just look back, but also forward:

Olympic RR: 400
Bel nat RR & ITT (If Gilbert can, then so can Boonen): 210
Vattenfall: 220
Paris-Tours: 140
Ronde van België: 200 (this was how much he earned there in 2005)
Top 10 WCRR: 80+
Eneco tour: ~383 (this was how much EBH earned last year)

= 1633

And that's without counting stages and point classifications in stageraces like TdS, TdF and VaE

Face it, nobody will be reaching 3.000 points for a long time.